Slaying Half of Europe Without A Single Battle - EU4 1.36 Finland

In this video I'll play defensively as Finland in Europa Universalis IV.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Opening moves
01:18 Releasing Finland
04:01 Independence war
06:07 Conquering Novgorod
07:51 Annihilating Muscovy
11:14 Conquering Sweden
12:02 Conquering Livonia
15:11 Fighitng Denmark-Muscovy
18:57 Conquering Norway
19:48 Conquering Novgorod provinces
21:42 Partitioning Poland
24:12 Becoming the White Death

[@SugarRushBob]

Stacking insane amounts of fort defense and attrition. Amazing video!

[@Mordacitas7]

Finland into Georgia into Persia would be killer

[@CoolBonobo]

Finland into Korea 🔥

[@gustavosanches3454]

@@CoolBonobo Finland HRE Emperor into Korea to finally mend the Proto-Finnic-Holy-Roman-Khaganate x HyperKorea Empire war schism

[@owengoddard326]

@@CoolBonobo The Finish Korean hyper war could be real

[@harku123]

This was my single most fun campaign I ever did. I released Finland in 1444 without nation ruining though, I just used Sweden's start mana to dev as much as I could. Genuinely super fun campaign. I ended up owning the Baltic and ottomans once intervened in a war and they lost ALL their troops to my woods forts in Prussia and Livonia. I had defensive and spy ideas, decent policy with those ideas. Super fun campaign. If you're a weaker country, playing defensive is your way to win. I've done the same as Afghanistan and Korea (before 1.35) beating Ming.

[@Rusty_Justice]

Their ideas look strong but I'm not good enough for their start. Bravo

[@kylekelly1167]

In some of my games lately Austria and Muscovy kept being in bankruptcy and allied and never joined each other wars but some how they keep the alliance. It seems like the AI doesn't always send out defensive calls to arms.

[@FrederikJolle]

Muscovy is the worst ally idk how many times i have been declared on and Muscovy dishonored the call to arms

[@kylekelly1167]

@@FrederikJolle i do agree but it's the same reason why he does for any ally his trade value is shit so he's always in debt. Plus the human might be steering trade away from him and Lubeck trade node steels Alot of his possible income.

[@pileofcheese5017]

Man you really should pay more attention to rebels, this is also a theme in your previous videos, constantly being on the brink of losing provinces is not good. Just slow down a bit, provoke some revolts before you declare a war, and your game will go much smoother. Separatists will spawn separatism, which will increase unrest and put you in an unending rebel cycle. They'll also create devastation, which will seriously damage your economic capabilities, and occupied provinces won't contribute to your economy at all. Letting rebels run amok like this is really bad for your country

[@Rusty_Justice]

Half the fun for me in this game is seeing how far I can push my nation before it implodes. Playing on a knifes edge, balancing both conquest and internal affairs. Then you either snowball into oblivion or go out with a bang. I couldn't play this game slow and steady so maybe it's the same for bonobo. Head down, eyes closed, can't lose

[@kylekelly1167]

It seems the AI spams Merc companies when wars are not going good for them.

[@MasterBeiberEverything]

Fun !

[@stuartwatson7524]

Great video, but i love trust, can get a lot of reasons to join war from trust

[@CoolBonobo]

True, sometimes saves the day

[@izab3ru]

You ever done the orleans to militant order? Crusader state France is very fun

[@CoolBonobo]

I wanted to do this for a long time, but waiting until 1600 is what's stopping me lol. Definitely will make sometime in the future

[@izab3ru]

@CoolBonobo Yeah, I don't understand the need for age of absolutism myself. Seems like reformation would fit best flavor wise. But if you do go for it and decide to keep playing after, the modifiers you get like stay even if you swap to revolutionary France. 16 morale revolutionary France with unlimited manpower is also super fun.

[@njfdeuS]

Im pretty sure if you take the max loans you can inherit the money, but not the loans once you release the nation. This should still bankrupt the parent nation and give you a ton of starting money.

[@amilavxilmen5632]

The White day but it's 400 years earlier

[@KKsKrissvs121]

Can you do norwegian wood?

[@bendors97]

Thank god they renamed it Greater Finland. Finland Baltic Empire sounded so off idk.

[@CoolBonobo]

You can choose actually, which is even cooler. You can even remain Finland

[@unluckos]

why arent u coring provinces but add them as trade company?

[@CoolBonobo]

For merchants, if tc has >50% of trade power it gives you merchants

[@unluckos]

@@CoolBonobo but isn't the manpower + production better than one merchant?

[@CoolBonobo]

That's the trick, you still get money from production (although less). In addition you get much more money from trade. But of course in general core provinces are better.

[@unluckos]

@@CoolBonobo but aint the manpower the meta now? like you can always take loans corruption etc but manpower is more precious right now from mid game to late game

[@makiskanyt9269]

ayo

[@nikitender]

Давай не выпендривайся и говори на нашем

[@CoolBonobo]

Чому не державною?

[@sabaurushadze1639]

the way you play is painful for my eyes, try to be a bit more tall in your playthrough

[@DrBees-ms2vt]

Playing tall is boring and not the best way to play Finland. As you will be out scaled by most European neighbors

[@CoolBonobo]

Tall Finland is something new, there are like 2 grassland provinces in whole Finland? Maybe 10 if you also conquer Estonia and Novgorod, but then it's not really tall run. Tall Denmark might work though

[@ruslantyshtykbayev9719]

​@CoolBonobo u can get a forest expansion privilege from mission, so u don't need grasslands. Also u can get economic/defensive policy for extra 10 dev cost reduction. Finland is perfect for playing tall, not like Holland, but easy to defend whole Scandinavia with 3 forts PS and obviously u have 10 dev cost reduction in national ideas for a reason

[@Benderstal]

The way you criticize others enjoying video games and having fun is painful for my eyes.