Europa Universalis 4 - Holy Roman Empire (HRE)- Tutorial for Beginners!

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[@danjal87nl]

Maybe consider, once all the basic questions have gone. To do a bit of a 'per expansion' advanced mechanics look? Which would not only be informative but also help people decide on whether they should or shouldn't pick up certain expansions necessarily.

[@rogerwilco2]

+Danjal Veskandar That's a good one.

[@Duanathar]

An explanation of each mechanic in the expansions sounds good. I got this game and a few of the DLC's a while ago for 75% off, and I'd love an explanation of what else the game has to offer beyond just the core.

[@TheAndrew1987]

hre is kindergarten simulator 2013

[@SkyForceOne2]

+Andrew Harper *962

[@jlee2009100]

lol

[@SkyForceOne2]

***** It lasted that long because it almost had no meaning.

[@SkyForceOne2]

Ian Knight in Eu4, yes. in reality, no. the point was about the real HRE.

[@SkyForceOne2]

Ian Knight Learn some history. The HRE played almost no role in forming Germany, fruthermore, it even held it back from developing.

[@9pmInTokyo]

I reached the end of the tutorial series in one sitting! Hooray! I now know A LOT more than I did before. Thanks, Quill. You're the best!

[@Emilsuseronyoutube]

Holy shit 42 minutes of explaining the HRE?!

[@TheSidekickGaming]

I have 800 hours on the game but I still have no idea what the core HRE experience is like.

[@endersdragon34]

+TheSidekickGaming Just 170 hours but same. Did a campaign where I created Italy from Naples as part of the empire and did a Honsa into Germany campaign... but that's pretty much it.

[@martincharles6545]

+TheSidekickGaming Same here

[@AdamKruger]

You guys never vassal-swarmed France ? :(

[@endersdragon34]

Poor France :(

[@Prudenprocom]

I have almost 2000 and still not able to return everything. Trying for the first time as Aragon

[@crab6220]

One time the AI elected Bosnia as the emperor

[@wyatt1828]

Connor Boehm whaaa

[@fuckoffgoogle9747]

In my game as France one province minor Nassau got elected as Emperor lmao

[@porter5224]

Must... sleep... but... Quill18... *Implodes *

[@dwiss2556]

Excellent initiative to do some basic tutorials on some of the stuff in EU4 - i lift my hat in awe and respect. After so many expansions its going to be my main source to point others to from now on!

[@ZombieKingKiller]

I really like watching you play and explain EU4. It's the kind of game I suck at and lose interest when I actually play it, but I can never get enough of your videos on it.

[@RikardoFilipe23]

It's really nice that Quill is making this tutorials. They really help out new players or even experienced players that didn't handle certain areas of the world.

[@InternetHandle123]

I’ve had the game since it came out like a decade ago and stayed away from hre, honestly Europe in general

[@guildmasterwigglytuff235]

Now we need tutorials for non-western factions such as the steppe hordes, African factions or American factions

[@vroomkaboom108]

Quill, i just want to say how beautiful all of your pronounciations are. You are a great person and you should feel great.

[@darbysaurd9432]

Just got into the game, watched all your tutorials. Thank you very much for your work on them. Now I feel I have one eye open compared to being blind before. Look forward to watching more content.

[@marxussy]

I don't know how, but after 4 years quill still has the best paradox tutorials on KZbin

[@identity4316]

Thank you for your amazing insightful, rich tutorial videos I think these are a must-watch tutorials for EU4 beginners. Please keep up the good work

[@frankurbanski2207]

Could you do a Tutorial about inheriting countries and personal unions, because that topic is always very interesting ;) great videos keep it up

[@adrianatgaming8640]

not much difference than vassals and annexing but when its poland

[@Flueeeee]

Watched it all.. Loved your tutorial, thank you so much.

[@moenbase1]

Nice tutorial. Very informative for new players, or players who don't do much HRE.

[@firas9102]

Thank you for making all these videos, really helpful.

[@Calamanatione]

Holy Roman Empire Batman

[@CountArtha]

Yeah, playing as Hesse was a surprise when I jumped in and started playing in my usual aggressive way. That annexation penalty is vicious!

[@m136dalie]

Great tutorial! Keen to give this a try

[@ZanathKariashi]

Didn't mention the Peace of Westphallia. If the league war white-peaces or doesn't fire for 30 years after the league forms, All christian denominations become valid HRE religions, removing the penalty entirely as long as they're christian AND allow Reformed, Orthodox, Coptics, and even Nestorians as Emperor. (not that you'll ever probably see a nestorian nation in normal gameplay as the religion doesn't exist unless you release a specific nation very early in the game before they lose their last core, in which case they have Nestorian as their official national religion and can potentially revive it).

[@musikkritik6316]

which nation do you mean?

[@scorpionfiresome3834]

@@musikkritik6316 Looks like we’ll never know, as far as i know the only way to have Nestorianism in EU4 is to import CK2

[@Chessrook44]

Very interesting, I may look into it... I am still curious if you could get into talking about the religion game and how that works.

[@rcportilho]

Great , thank you for doing this!!! Love this tutorials!!!

[@morunaga]

Just last week I finished my Brandenburg run for the Ruina Imperii and An Early Reich achievements. Prussian Space Marines are quite fun. However, as my first HRE game, I found it very challenging to play a military campaign. Aggressive expansion and unlawful territory really curb your capacity for expansion (until you're able to take down coalitions on your own).

[@Bill_Garthright]

Quill, these were excellent. But if you have time, a video about your strategy when dealing with estates would be a great addition. I'm relatively new to the game and just picked up a bunch of DLC, so I'm playing with estates for the first time. I know the general idea, I think, but it's hard to tell which provinces I should give them for optimal play.

[@thesherbet]

personally i just give all my centers of trade to the merchants and then only give the cheapest possible provinces to the others when they demand their usual minimum development, then just keep them balanced via events (ideally dont let them get above 70% influence in case of an event) and then just abuse their interactions when you need them ie free manpower/settlers/monarch points. You can largely ignore them for most of the game but they certainly have uses. Also if you grab a really high tax province but its got huge autonomy, consider giving it to the church estate (or whatever they get called in other cultures) since estates can negate autonomy in certain areas.

[@JohnIcalus]

I have 670 hours played and I still watch every tip video I can about this damn game

[@KokosNaSnehu2]

Great video man, thank you!

[@RangerJoe79]

I'd love to see Quill18 do a video discussing the nuances of play in Japan. Perhaps a mention of how the game plays out as an indigenous nation in the new world would also be good fodder for an episode.

[@thatnerdbird6051]

The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire -Voltaire

[@moistcanadian1682]

Kind of was though. Holy? Yes. Empire? Depends on your definition but it could be said that it is. Roman? Not really

[@Alex2Buzz]

Depends on what time period we're talking about. Voltaire lived during the Empire's waning years, and at that point his quip was quite correct.

[@squakrock]

Holy because it was crowned by the pope Roman meaning king of the romans And empire because it was a coalition of mainly German Christian states

[@marioandrescrespo8320]

More like Holy German Empire

[@omunday1995]

saxony is an extremely fun nation to play with, I got a whole pile of achievements with them, formed prussia (also got the goosestep), then Germany and dismantled the hre in the process as well as getting "all your trade are belong to us" and armada achievement, probably my most successful game to date

[@kavehgamer]

thank you for the tutorial!

[@BlackShadow1991]

thank you very much for those tutorials :D

[@MsAnyasDad]

Thanks for the tutorial Quill! I am fairly new to EU and CK and often question what I am doing. I noticed in the past (2+ years) you had a CK tutorial however I was curious to know if you planned on doing a new one like EU. After all, what could possibly go wrong?

[@MrgalaxyGamer101]

Please do a game as Austria focused on the HRE it would be FANTASTIC!!!

[@billkoutsokostas5595]

You sound like Chris Pratt man. :D haha love your eu4 videos keep up!

[@rogerwilco4231]

Good tutorial, nice work!Explain us how Japan works please :)

[@Hugh.Manatee]

Ooh, I still need to play Sengoku Japan... China has it's own special rules as well; with the heavenly mandate and the three factions. Hordes might also be an interesting topic to look at.

[@sohpol]

I'm new player. In my first long term run I've played as a Castile (per Quills suggestions). It went pretty well. Thing is that because HRE was far away I didn't pay any attention to it and didn't know their mechanics. In my second play through as a Poland I didn't noticed that Pomerania is HRE member. I was pretty shocked when I saw half of the Europe marching on me 0.O

[@randomusername.5605]

YASS thanks quill

[@shinkicker404]

"Play as Brandenburg and get those Space Marines form Prussia..." hahaha.... so true.

[@JohninMinecraft]

Also though this is obviously just a beginners guide, its worth noting its not really random or guarenteed that people leave when you revoke the privilagia, it is based on who votes for the reform, if everyone votes for the reform no one leaves, though the ai dosnt do that, since it dosnt know better

[@cheetawilliam]

quill could you do a more advanced combat tutorial also for the late game?

[@Darksteal-lo2zt]

You should do another lets play with Super Ulm! That was my favorite play through..

[@TheTechzilla]

YAY Quill! :D

[@mag287100]

Thanks!

[@joopie99aa]

Didn't watch the entire video. But I think you forgot to mention some of the penalties of unlawful territory. Opinion penalty, revolt risk, etc. And also that the emperor will join on the defending side of any internal no-CB war. (The latter may come up rarely, but it's really confusing if you're just 'shopping around' for possible wars and suddenly see the emperor on the declaration screen.)

[@wutrax1]

also he didn't mention that you can avoid the unlawful territory by beeing at war. just declare another war and only make peace after you finished coring whatever you annexed in the first war

[@joopie99aa]

wu trax I didn't know that! Thanks!

[@wutrax1]

JSQuareD I forgot the easiest solution: just ally the emperor :) It's a bit more difficult for smaller states, but if you play as one of the larger states in the empire it should be relatively easy, as long as he doesn't rival you.

[@tomzicare]

How combat works tutorial and compositions of armies please.

[@koujow]

Does anyone know what could cause a nation to flip to a new religion? I recently played a game as Japan allied to a Shinto Oirat. I didn't complain, since being the same religion helped keep us allied, but I just thought it was weird to see it happen. Outside of the Reformation, I didn't think nations changed religions.

[@JohninMinecraft]

Im pretty sure that cb against people who annex member states is gone, unless you demand territory and they say no, or they are outside the empire

[@beskar66]

Hay Quill could you possibly do a campaign as Portugal colonial focused?

[@Heligoland360]

I became emperor against my will when I played as Prussia. I think it was from a protestant league war, but I was allied with the side that lost, and I wasn't in the war.

[@lStealtherl]

I'd be interested to watch the other specific systems of Japan, China, etc. A topic touching on westernization would be a good help as well if one decides to play a nation outside Europe.

[@twoofrummer]

hey quill, any chance you could do a native American play thru. maybe try the no trail of tears achievement

[@Evan_30]

In my experience that playthrough is fairly boring, even on speed 5. It does, however, get pretty fun once you can westernize.

[@ejs6758]

every time you said "suck up" i lol'd

[@Scitch87]

+quill18 cologne is not a One Province Minor....they have 3 Provinces they are just not connected with the capital.

[@petterhakansson2130]

What if Pomerania takes land from the teutonic order that is not part of the HRE. How does i as the emperor make pomerania add it to provinces to the HRE?

[@TheAnthraxBiology]

Cologne is not an OPM!

[@tigrecito48]

if you want to play this game as the eventual country germany.. who do you start as? holy roman empire? prussia? or one of the minor nations??

[@haressae5859]

colonge is a 1 province minor it has 3 provinces

[@ximiony]

I don't understand anything he says but i like those colors.

[@unofficial_ai]

How do I become a elector in present day or extended timeline mod

[@milanmilacic9311]

Can austria pick austria as an elector

[@daplanehuntermanpilot]

I wish the Extended Timeline Mod had the Holy Roman Empire as a whole in the past. It was actually a 1 nation until the 1260's when in slowly split. Then around the 1400's, it got even smaller.

[@adrianatgaming8640]

no it got bigger its just split

[@TrinityForceOne]

"And then you do the religious war and it great fun." -quill18 :D

[@DRakshasa]

Are there more countries/places/whatever with a more unique gameplay? For example the native Americans or the papal state?

[@nilswickman7453]

Im playing as Bohemia and as an elector then I became emperor but Im still an elector as I have a vote. I only got the manpower and army limit bonuses so no tax income bonus. I have even passed the call for Reichsreform. I have no idea whats going on. Please help.

[@Esty6]

I tried the HRE game with a custom nation I made once, but the mid-game drag killed it for me. After I passed some 3 or 4 reforms, the religious reforms started and I just couldn't get IA at all, it was negative most of the times. For each country I attacked to flip their religion, two more converted. It was a major pain.

[@MrRageQuitChicken]

+Esty6 It's sort of historical though, considering how much the reforms "screwed" up the HRE in real life as well, but i agree it is really brutal if you're unlucky with the centers of reformation.

[@Kingtot]

+Esty6 The forced conversion from the religious centers stops at 1650.

[@hansgomez1317]

would you do une about CK2?

[@tiagopassarela]

What if you say Yes to a call to arms but actually don't help at all?

[@collinleecrawford]

So I’m doing Austria and apparently a small alliance is strong enough to not listen to me Austria with Bohemia and half the electors

[@fatcat2861]

make more ofthis video but for eu1-3

[@thinkingthing5885]

12:40 i annexed 2 provinces and nearly half of the HRE Went into a coalition against me. (PS. i took 2 provinces from saxony, wo has quite a lot of those.(maybe that's a thing idk tell me if so.))

[@paga1251]

So how do you become an elector?

[@onetwo9500]

11:37 IS THAT A FACE, RIGHT THERE, THE YELLOW COUNTRY JUST BESIDE THE GUI

[@Threeezzz]

Cologne has 3 provinces...

[@Minuz1]

+Rmozzz He should know, he played as them in a multiplayer game with arumba, mathas and northernlion. It's probably just an oversight since he didn't see the unajoined provinces.

[@AlwaysRM_]

Ally with the Emperor. He can't ask for unlaw 😎 You mayby become an Elector if an Elector(Mainz, Trier Koln) dies xD

[@aaajaaabss]

17:50 "Cologne is a 1 province minor" it owns 3 provinces... not 1... *Cough*Westphalen, Paderborn*Cough* *Cough* Ive actually seen cologne almost annex all of the HRE once

[@tomh4754]

Hey +quilll18, or anyone really, how do I create a custom nation that starts as the emperor instead of Austria?

[@bamootheelephant6448]

Is there a guide that shows how to play the hre? This just teaches mechanics, but a guide for how to say, keep the peace would be helpful.

[@LosT4088]

Is it possible to gain emperor place once it became protestant and you are catholic. I converged many states into catholic now i want to make the hre religion officially catholic so i can be chosen emperor

[@TheOzelot11]

Can you add your territory to the HRE if you're not part of the HRE but Emperor?

[@tobiasbengtsson2112]

B

[@TheOzelot11]

UltimateToby 17 Ahhh, thanks for your great answer, you really helped me...

[@tobiasbengtsson2112]

Starfall no problem. Glad I could help

[@nguyenforthewin1337]

The answer is yes.

[@TheOzelot11]

Brian Nguyen Ok thank you. :)

[@JohnnieKirkegaard94]

how come i have -1000 with all electors?

[@ArthurTully]

You didn't really cover dismantling the HRE.

[@kimonolumaymun8828]

i couldnt stop looking at ulm.. i dont know why.

[@karlkor9119]

i play as bohemia and i become emparor, ant it was all god but then i got 1200 + points vs reelecting me. is that because my hair is women? or maybe because i take land from bavaria? but i think that it is because woman hair. because after war with bavaria all was good??????

[@paga1251]

Is this guide still valid for 1.29?

[@ThieflyChap]

Dunno if this has been asked already but, is it possible for a country to become a member of the HRE that isn't already, say, England?

[@razhorryan3557]

ThieflyChap yes it is possible as long you adjacent with HRE province and have high relation with emperor you could join HRE. or you could influence the majority of elector then the next time emperor die, your king are the next emperor then you could become member by adding your capital as HRE province

[@ThieflyChap]

razhor ryan Cheers. :)

[@kaiserwilhelm3933]

What happens if unified HRE becomes a republic? Does it keep the name "Holy Roman EMPIRE"?

[@PRUSER27]

played aggressive Protestant trader Bohemia as a first game....aaaand it kinda worked since I made friends with Poland and France and stormed Saxons Pomeranians and some such. had no idea how HRE works but I made Austria my bitch after big religious war left them deeply in debt :D fun game might try again later knowing how all this works :D

[@killer30556]

i had ai austria speed the reforms that fast that the religeus wat never triggerd

[@MedicFilms]

I started the gane as Bohemia and got brought into the lovely Jagellion line and annexed Poland, Prussia, and Lithuania, and ended up becoming emperor early on. After the protestant reformation, a bunch of my princes became Protestant and I'm having a LOT of trouble getting my IA up. The heretics alone cost -0.25 IA per month and my total IA change per month rn is -0.20. I could change a lot of princes to Catholicism diplomatically, but I don't have enough IA to do so. Anyone have any advice on how to kick my IA back to speed?

[@vulturearmy3780]

MedicFilms the only thing i think you can do is dismantle the hre and start expanding since you've already has established yourself as a strong nation

[@The-Seeker]

The Emperor must be catholic till the league wars are finished. If the war finishes in a certain amount of time that side gets its religion required to be emperor and elector. If the war finishes without the win condition there is a realm peace which allows ANY Catholic subset to be emperor or elector (including orthodox)

[@dankplays4377]

TEACH ME YOU GOD!

[@wenjizeng89]

HRE - Suck-up stimulator 2016

[@alistairwall5470]

The HRE reminds me of the EU

[@sandorski56]

+Alistair Wall Ya, had the same thought. The more I play this game, the more I realize how little History I really know.

[@Minuz1]

+Alistair Wall The EU is a economic alliance, the HRE is a military one. Most EU countries are though in NATO which is pretty much the HRE on a grander scale.

[@Minuz1]

***** nitpicking approved :)

[@emmanouilachladiotis5272]

That what i thought at some point too lol. Was not even looking for this game thing. K was trying to understand that Holy roman empire that hasn't anything to do with Roman lol

[@1redrider100]

12 months later: This is all obsolete XD Thank you for trying, Quill.

[@endersdragon34]

+Alex Xavier Steel - D I think we will start seeing DLC for EU4 less and less now that HoI4 and Stellaris are both coming out this spring.

[@lewyssmith4855]

+Bryan G Umm no. Paradox make bank from EU4 so why would they stop. I mean look at the amount of dlc for CK2

[@user-pi8pd9wc5y]

No grammar. Comment on what they did for attention. Cringy name and profile picture. Thumbs down?

[@olivemoon2545]

Why is it obsolete now?

[@NolanFazen]

Does dismantling hre need imperial authority?

[@thesherbet]

nope, just needs very few HRE members and then beat them up in war iirc.

[@NolanFazen]

thanks

[@maviarab]

Fast forward almost 600 years and it's called the EU.