Europa Universalis 4 - Castile - Tutorial for Beginners! #2 - Military Matters

[@respomanify]

They should add casus beli for nations with similar colors.

[@lequiltas]

LOL

[@stangerdeath9555]

words of a wise man

[@faye400]

11th of November, 1444. Of course historically known as the discovery of dry-cleaning technology by the Castilians.

[@ll-tr7hh]

ahahah

[@majorphysics3669]

@Álvaro de Bazán he says something about the armies uniforms not being dry cleaned.

[@ashurrell]

Over an hour of video in the series and it's still on pause XD

[@naspawickr1668]

Wellcome to EU4

[@Zerpderp0]

Welcome to EU4, where everything is paused and Alliances don't matter. That's right, alliances matter just like Ming's stability.

[@Turvok]

Welcome to most paradox game tutorials lol. Crusader kings and hearts of iron the same lol. (same engine too)

[@patex514]

To be fair, with most games like this you keep the game paused at the beginning for a while just so you can set up and plan. Then you play it at a fairly high speed while you wait until you accrue enough resources to do stuff.

[@adamgrau6747]

When intellectuals make tutorials...

[@MrUbershroom]

Finally, the truth comes out 5:46

[@faye400]

+MrÜbershroom LMFAO

[@geno9788]

I'm dead

[@supper2172]

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[@Lames067]

"The best leader is 666" -Quill18, Satan Worshipper

[@CUTEPSYCH0]

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[@tjepting1]

most in-depth and steep learning curve I have ever seen for a game... Wow lol. It will be nice when I learn it all. That's for sure. This seems to kick Civ out of the water!

[@GeKifft]

I would argue Eve online is still the steepest. However, pardox likes making challenging games.

[@deusvult6920]

I still prefer civ

[@enchantingtable1550]

@@GeKifft No way, Eve Online is a piece of cake compared to this. Eve online is not really that complex, just time consuming, where as this is less time consuming, but more complex.

[@GeKifft]

@@enchantingtable1550 I think you forget with EVE online there is no saving a game and fixing it. If you mess up on something while learning it can be gg no re. Where as in this game...just reload and learn said thing and it's fixed. Hence. EVE steeper and unforgiving learning curve.

[@enchantingtable1550]

@@GeKifft The loss of progress doesn't really equate to a steeper learning curve. Loss of progress just means you need to put more time in to make isk back, hence why I said it was more time consuming and less complex.

[@OsuFXOtaku]

Oh my god thank you for the tip on army maintenance. Was always playing at 100% army maintenance 24/7 and this has been dragging down my income to unplayable amounts.

[@beerjoust]

You taught me how to play HOI4 a few years back and it’s been a blast. Now I’m here to give EU4 a go. Thank you quill18 for your patient tutelage.

[@tryptamigo]

you've got to be one of the best tutorial creators i've ever witnessed, breaking down some of the most intimidating games in an approachable, entertaining way.

[@Beranys]

"the best possible ruler is 666"

[@rafaelbrandao4645]

it's because you need a pact with the devil to get one

[@shinydewott]

*demonic voice* SATAN IS THE BEST AND THE ONLY LEADER!!!

[@bwfamily4220]

There’s really is a life outside of negativity and darkness. It Won’t be perfect but a lot better keep trying.

[@sivabalanj]

i want this comment to get 666 likes as well...lol

[@TheLastinpurple]

Fun fact: Navarre still has special taxation and self-government laws that come from this time period

[@bravotangosierra6518]

It happens in the Vasque Country too, and it's what we (Catalans) want to get for Catalunya. :)

[@markhuender8712]

But you're Prussian

[@bravotangosierra6518]

Willem-Alexander I can be whatever you want.

[@markhuender8712]

Ofcourse

[@Zminchu]

Kinky

[@thibaultbourzeix2723]

I just leave a comment to thank you quill for your amazing work on these tutorials. I've been through your HOI4 tutorial playlists few months ago when i started the game (i was new to the paradox franchise) and i'm doing the same with EU4 now. Your videos are clear, greatly synthesized and your way of explaining things is just perfect. Thank you

[@PepsimVideos]

Thank you so much for this series, going from Civ 5 to a paradox game is like trying to switch from flavored coffee to black coffee with acid laced in the beans

[@sasukeguigui]

Thanks for this series, I'm an Arumba's subscribers and i always wanted to know about this game :)

[@aperson2572]

i got this game and wow... its so complicated its scary. luckily i have this tutorial :)

[@fullscopejedi1378]

Its been seven years and im still rewatching this series trying to understand the game

[@micahjared8082]

Better than Very Great Beginner Tutorial Not starting off by cramming down our throats every single icon and explaining every detail of every option before the game begins +2 Laying it down in simple terms, without too much fanfare +1 Not speaking Mono Tone...... +1 A hard game to 'jump' into, no matter how resolved you are to jump in with no guidance. After watching a few of quill's vids, Im now at the vangaurd - of a New World Order

[@epiceditiongames4677]

Thank you for making this tutorial I have wanted to get into this game for a while but couldn't figure it out even after following the built in tutorial

[@concisecipher1]

It's really just trial and error. The fun way to learn how to play is to play as Byzantium or Georgia and learn what it means to try and survive :}

[@mrprotectron9368]

it literally feels like i'm taking a course to be a king and recreate the glorious Byzantium Empire

[@congobongo2009]

You have a gift for teaching. I watched a few other tutorials and was about to give up on this game when I found yours. I was floored how well you explain things.

[@ShowginTV]

I'm so glad this series exists. While I did find the in-game tutorial helpful, I find it better to understand the mechanics when its explained like this.

[@trixsterdo]

This is great. I have been looking for some novice type tutorials EU4. This fits the bill just nicely. Always like your vids.

[@WolfgangBrozart]

No war for the first 30 days or your money back!

[@mergechaos]

Best guide I've found, I was so confused with this game after coming from CK3 and hoi4. Played the tutorial and thought, "Oh, this is gonna be easy." Proceeded to get screwed in less than a month as Castille.

[@SundiataWTF]

This is the best tutorial I've ever seen on KZbin. Great work, Quill!

[@sif2152]

You just earned yourself a new subscriber. Love the concise and detailed information in these videos and I also love how you deliver the information as if speaking to the naive reader. Keep up the great work!

[@MultiMarnix]

First time playing EU4 and tried to just start playing. I thought it was similar to AoE II. That became a hopeless endeavor after 5 minutes. The game is awesome but complex! These tutorials really elaborate the whole game.Thanks Quill!

[@nicolassegonds-pichon5009]

Hey quil18, if I hadn't seen this video I swear I would have given up on this game due to complexity.

[@jonahturner2969]

As a beginner, I would love a really thorough explanation of overextension and especially aggressive expansion

[@hakairyu1]

+Jonah Turner When you take land, countries that know you do exist will get an opinion malus called agressive expansion (AE) against you. How much they get depends on what they have in common with the country that lost land. Same religion and same culture means more AE, there are a bunch more modifiers such as whether you have a claim to the land, under what CB did you take that land et cetera. However, the most important factor is development of the province distance: the closer they are the more upset they get, and the richer the land the more they get upset. As an example: if I am France and decided to conquer a bunch of Italian Catholic provinces bordering me (so Savoy and Milan after I get through Savoy), the ones who get the most AE will be the ones closest to them and who are Italian and Catholic. Venice will care the most, Naples and Austria slightly less because one is farther away and one is German, not Italian. Also; when you conquer land in the Holy Roman Empire, you will get double (iirc) the AE even if you yourself are a member of the HRE. By contrast, if I'm Muscovy annexing Russian land, people won't care because there are like 3 independent nations that are Russian or Orthodox in the vicinity. Oh, and your allies get much less AE against you than they otherwise would. If a country has at least -50 as AE against you, and has a negative opinion of you (or are a rival with -100 or less opinion of you); they may coalition you. They won't always do it, but they probably will if there are too many of them. So pissing off one or two countries is ok even if they are big countries, pissing of entire regions is not. If the coalition is strong enough they will attack you, otherwise the rule is that if you attack all of them you fight all of them and can't peace out each one separately. So you both have to expend more effort, and can't take nearly as much land from a coalition (you could take up to 100% warscore's worth of land per country if you could peace them out separately except you wouldn't because you'd get AE; this gets you a 15 year truce with all coalition members). In order to avoid coalitions; on the peace-deal screen there is a number to the lower left, and when you hover over it (there are like 4 numbers, hover over each one and you'll get it) it shows you how much AE you will get with a number of countries (after some distance countries seem to not care at all) and then list the countries that would meet the criteria to join a coalition against you. It will say for example, Denmark (number, number). One of those numbers is how much AE they will have against you as opinion modifier, and the other is what their relations to you will be. If you could just improve relations with most of them and avoid getting their opinion down to the negatives, you could just do that and not get coalitioned. AE will reduce if you lose some land in a coalition war, and coalitions will disperse after the coalition war, but the most reliable way to reduce AE is time. Countries will lose 2 AE per month (AE had an upper bound of -1000 last I looked, could have gone down to -200 for all I know), Prestige and a lot of other stuff gets you Better Relations over Time which means you lose AE faster. For example there is the Better Relations over Time advisor, the diplomat, who gives +30%; so you burn AE 30% faster at 2.6 per turn. Prestige also gives you BRoT, and there should be ideas and such too.

[@gregorybalint]

+hakairyu1 thx, that makes sense now.

[@ernestconcepcion531]

Thank you so much for making these videos!! just got EU4 collection. So daunting, but you certainly made me feel more comfortable playing it. THANKS!! :)

[@Airhawk360]

Thank goodness for this tutorial. I've already got experience in Stellaris, but finally got this and its every bit as complex as I thought :p

[@COYADD]

I'm excited for the next one. Trade is a topic I love in general.

[@Herrathion]

Very good explanations, even for complete beginners you make sense, while still keeping it interesting. Nice

[@zacharymullaney4341]

You're excellent at explaining this game, thank you!

[@edh9999]

I love watching tutorials.

[@Emanoval]

Very good tutorial videos (instant subscribe). Even though my english isn't the best i could understand literally everything. Thanks :-)

[@FelixHdez]

Same, every tutorial in spanish is not as good as this one

[@Nigel1Powers]

Great videos! Wanted to try this game soo long

[@lunuria6123]

Hello, I'm glad I was able to find such a good tutorial. Thanks.

[@iagohauchi3694]

Quill thanks for this lessons! I really like strategy games, but EU4 as well as Crusader Kings is strange to me. I never had the patience for a full tutorial but this of yours is really good and fun! sorry if bad english and Thanks a lot! :D

[@traceysullivan2889]

what I loved a bout vic 2 was major superpowers and secondary powers loved that mechanic

[@Supergforce777]

I've been playing eu since eu3, not sure why I'm watching these... oh ya because quill made them

[@Habu71]

These tutorials are fantastic and a life saver. Thanks so much for these @quill18

[@mishutoful]

I think this is best tutorial for any game ever

[@brownmold]

Excellent beginners guide.

[@alexthegrape1000]

13:50 Does anybody know what the background music is called? It's magnificent

[@Lostania0]

Once again, excellent tutorial !

[@logandaley1544]

I feel like I should have a note pad. This series is reminding me how I felt when I first booted up CK2 a long time ago.

[@ethan3387]

Amazing videos man! Pleaseeee keep it up!

[@IproductionsI]

You´re awesome man. Just got this game, and your videos are helping me alot! I´m playing with Portugal since im Portuguese :p

[@Pangora2]

Two in one day? You f'in spoil me. I am being tickled by a Quill and made to laugh out in joy. 18 of them.

[@randomusername.5605]

Yeeees anotherone. Thanks Quill

[@Bubulinaq]

I just subed to your channel :) I am on the second video of your tutorial and i am really enjoying this! Finally i will learn how to play lol

[@alexisdespland4939]

you have a beautiful very musical voice.

[@burno55_]

holy shit in my game which is my first, aragon's leader was excommunicated and my ally navarre declared war on themso i had to as well

[@ShowginTV]

This game is beyond complicated, but I really wanna master it.

[@es_for1]

Thank you for these vids!

[@danil6088]

*morale is currently at 2.95 out of a maximum of 0.51* how does that make any sense? I'm bad at math but isn't 2.96 more than 0.51?

[@lucascesar029]

the morale will drop when he unpauses the game

[@danil6088]

still, I don't understand how 0.51 is the max value while the current one is 2.95 which is way more than 0.51. Or i'm just dumb

[@lucascesar029]

Danila like i said,it's because the game was paused,when he unpauses it will drop to like 0.51 or less,just a small "bug"

[@danil6088]

Okay, got it. Thanks :)

[@thestarboundshow5129]

Ricciardo I

[@lolkskiss8536]

I love when he says "AMAAAAZING"

[@zXOcdestroyerXz]

Thanks man. This is great. I wished shen actually explained what he did sometimes.

[@yakimyakim3067]

Great Series!!

[@DrXoz]

This game to me is like taking the hardest math class without any actual knowledge of math.

[@berlinkopftcuster9217]

I love your style I might have 500 hours on this game but I am still watching your tutorial

[@nullnvoid404]

9 regiments of cavalry... quill, that was a 3... 11:39

[@Thebman-rg4pt]

the picture is to the left of the number

[@HarbingerOfTruth1]

Brain.exe has stopped working

[@thepracticalinvestor2386]

PaladinPainFTW cool

[@Valchrist1313]

I never realized that Spain was only 60 years old when they invaded the Aztecs.

[@Dosteyboi]

*"Ya man. I attacked that country because god damn! They've got the same colour as my country! Can you believe that?"*

[@brycefrank6107]

Nothing better than quill at 1.5 speed

[@jadonschroer8143]

When number 3 coming out!!!! I need more!

[@dylanfoster2488]

You're awesome, I've only watched #1 and #2 but these a fucking phenomenal

[@wanderingronin6462]

"They cna be sent out to make friends and influence people" Nice reference.

[@artleisure9487]

I am trying the "Offer Vassalization". Can anybody tell me how to check if a country is at war or peace ? (which is one condition of offer vassalization) ?

[@moepskie]

Nice tutorial series so far. Tried Arumba's as well, but after his first video it became quite unstructured and confusing :/ At least this series seems to be more well-structured :)

[@paultato8485]

moepskie Yeah, also arumbas series is so very long and the 2 player dialogue of it makes it longer than necessary and go off course.

[@ArabicNameGuy]

I tried Ironmanning Hungary after getting halfway through this video. I had no advisors, and picked a fight with Venice way before I was ready. Lost Lika and Zagrab by 1447. Good times.

[@dealswithdragons]

Phenomenal series, making this at first daunting game very accessible.! Thanks Quill!

[@nicolastello8056]

he's not france no need to suck off

[@tigrecito48]

are the heirs skill power point things based on the two parents skills or are they completely random? if you had a dad 1 1 1 & a mother 3 3 3 would the child be a 2 2 2 or random?

[@CanadianHoneybadger]

Question! The guy who could have raised your taxes, would he have been the best choice since he might be able to pay for himself and thus offset the cost of his raised price, while giving your more administrative power?

[@youngbeard]

Thanks for these videos. I bought the game on a Humble Bundle some time ago, and sat down to play it over the weekend. The built in tutorial doesn't really prepare you for the complexity of this game!

[@Emilsuseronyoutube]

Quill, will you make a more advanced tutorial for people who knows the game but doesn't know what to do in some cases?

[@danjal87nl]

While I'm sure he'll go into more in-depth stuff as he moves ahead in the game. Like he said in the first episode, a lot of those aspects you pick up from watching LPs. One of the great advantages of watching Quill, Northernlion, Mathas and Arumba play together is that you get to 'experience' 4 nations at once. And if a certain event or thing happens for one of them you can always switch to their point of view to see what it is and how they deal with it. The problem that comes with EU IV is that its not really easy to do proper tutorials on every single specific case since there are so many variables. And depending on the state of the world aswell as your own plans you'll end up taking different actions in the same situation. Meaning that often there is no easy answer as to what the 'right thing to do' would be.

[@hakairyu1]

Well, not quite sure but Ming is probably making more in raw income than the Timurids. The ledger only shows the countries you know of.

[@fogease]

Production efficiency does not contribute to goods produced, but only to direct earnings from production, and so doesn't give trade value in a node or trade power.

[@lusciouslocks8790]

You pronounced León correctly mate.

[@MrSoLiDIcEplays]

people often ask me, Jim your Dad brand is so strong... how do you do it?

[@itsshowtime4451]

Quill, I have a bit of a problem. Not gameplay-wise but graphics. Specifically the shields with the country's flag design. All of them for me are black. Do you know how to fix this?

[@leopoldlodewijkfilipsmaria7826]

+It's Showtime google it.

[@yomamajo6130]

+It's Showtime maybe gpu dying

[@charsoviawpoa3961]

What happens if Navarra is a vassal of Aragon? Should I declare Aragon if there good friends with me

[@tabsforever5692]

I mean you have to to form spain

[@Krellnus]

Suzerain is the word you were looking for.

[@birdlawxpert1895]

So in watched your first video and jumped in. I allied with France while they were on their huge war with england campaign thing. I allied with Portugal immediately. Sadly Portugal was at war with France too as they're allied with england. Indidnt want to take Portugal out but it was fate.

[@birdlawxpert1895]

Also my heir died as soon as I got cb to war Aragon early on as ty were excommunicated and my stability went down

[@pa7r1c3k]

20:37 Me on everything in my first game

[@aqwandrew6330]

is it ok if i play it only play it using extreme edition without dlc????

[@albinalmquist4253]

I don't understand the missions part, there only seems to exist the national decisions and then something called policies.

[@mantasbekesius6993]

You are playing on a newer version, friend 😊. It's little bit different

[@CCCPCommunist]

How do I recruit armies?

[@godfrieds2078]

I also have corruption is that a problem?

[@jackmccabe3044]

Is england good to start with

[@OwlKami]

Yes. England is fantastic to start with. Despite hostile relations with France, you are very isolated in your comfortable island and should had an easy time making money from trade and colonising later on.

[@yaumelepire6310]

I think you meant a Suzerain.

[@HueyPPLong]

What's better this or crusade kings 2

[@dancoygoh]

Can you rename regiments?

[@MrAwrsomeness]

This is beyond complicated, makes total war and civ look like childs play.

[@flyingspaghetti]

Yes, but Total War and Civ is engaging, this is just looking at tables and numbers.

[@vedantthapar3666]

flyingspagetti why can that not be engaging?

[@mingzhouzhu4668]

they are yellow and we are yellow so obviously we have to combine them I like the way you think

[@tylermitchell185]

learning hoi4 took forever and i dont feel like going through the same hell i did then

[@zodiac2701]

welcome to paradox games. They are very very complicated

[@domja9389]

This game requires hours of learning and reading things multiple times. A lot going on.

[@admiralalpaca6032]

woah! voice drop at 0:35!!!

[@sawlaen824]

when does he actually get to making units and fighting wars

[@ahmadalfi2861]

10:36 "ughhhhhh" i know