The Three Mountains is EVEN EASIER in Patch 1.37

[@PA_Sword]

I know the AI is coded to naturally advance toward player nations but the Ottos taking explo in 1530s is absolutely fucking insane.

[@haroldnicolas4740]

So is the streamer... 😂😂😂

[@mjw907]

That's kinda sick tho. I like it.

[@159Revan]

I rarly see otto take explo ideas. You are right on that one.

[@TheFyroPyro]

The AI is coded to advance toward players?!

[@Moros311]

@@TheFyroPyro Among other things. If the following is true: - An AI can rival the player and has fewer than three rivals chosen, - The player is set as rival by less than three other nations (or the player has rivalled them), Then: - The AI WILL declare the player the rival out of all options, perhaps unless someone else has set them as a rival. This is absurdly blatant with Denmark and if you try it out, you'll notice immediately. Why? Because Denmark, due to its Personal Unions at game start, has a very wide range of who they can set as rival. This means that no matter who you choose in Europe you will almost always have Denmark as a game-start rival so long as you have more than 50 total Development. Even if you don't, then at some point the chance will happen and they'll declare you a rival. Denmark is literally coded (probably unintentionally) to be a early-game antagonist.

[@yoruguafighter666]

I almost made a joke about how you reached Argentina levels of inflation but then I remembered Argentina's inflation rate is actually higher 💀

[@DylanSargesson]

26:05 having an Explorer or an Admiral is no different for when you're doing a battle, provided they have the same pips. It's the same as Conquistadors (vs. Generals) - the difference how many pips they get when they are originally rolled. For any given amount of Army/Naval Tradition, a Conquistador/Explorer will, on average, have 20% fewer pips than a General/Admiral.

[@HyperScorpio8688]

There is a little difference on conquistadors, as they cannot do auto rebel suppression, instead they get the golden city search (aka auto explore land button) But on sea you are correct I believe

[@Broomtwo]

I haven't attempted three mountains before but want to try it soon, this should be helpful :)

[@Theplaymaker57]

You should!

[@TheLoneWanderererr]

You have conviced me, after 4k hours I will finally do it.

[@gabrielhandwerker5504]

Im on 2,5 k hours and still didnt got a WQ u got any Tipps?

[@PA_Sword]

@@gabrielhandwerker5504 Revoking Early is an easy WC strat w/ Austria, Mughals is always an easy dub once you break the Ottoblob, Russia cuz many men go brrrrr, Any Western European Major (except Portugal) cuz their mission trees and ideas are insane. I did my first WC on 1.33 w/ the Mughals. Its more of a mental grind once you get to the point where you can just field so many men the Ai can't do anything.

[@danieltehrani1396]

@@PA_Sword with the Mughals if you want to make it even easier. Start as the Timmy’s and no CB byz during or after the ajam war. That will neuter the Otto’s and make everything even easier

[@lovis1188]

@@gabrielhandwerker5504 basically any of ThePlaymaker's strats are really fun and easy if you get the setup right.

[@marcoagostini7866]

Oirat. Humanist+offensive as first ideas and you won't have any rebel while you can conquer easy and fast.

[@scorpionfiresome3834]

25:57 The difference between an explorer and an admiral is that the explorer always has a minimum of one pip less than the admiral upon recruiting, the same is true for conquistadors vs generals, which is why they tend to suck more, but hey, they make up for it by being able to explore terra incognita. How do i know this? Hover over the recruit explorer/admirals/general/conquistador button and read what it says.

[@tombstone3echo]

Great Guides! I followed ur Ottoman Eyalet Exploit for my first WC and your Austria Aztec Guide for my first true onetag and onefaith guide. Will you continue this guide or not?

[@sayakp2571]

Got the achievement with this start (except the European part) and then forming Japan, getting EoC, and changing to Hindu. Not sure how many of those would be helpful, but I feel like they made expansion and wars easier for me. Couldn't complete some of the Japanese MT (-5% power cost) because some Aztec missions got in the way. Its was a comfy run. Thanks for the video.

[@shipgosync7895]

random thing, it's obvious when your audio/video cuts when your video is stationary over a specific area, if you separate and just cut the audio but keep the video playing without cutting then it's less obvious. or if you don't rly care then ignore me hsfdjhsfdj

[@Theplaymaker57]

I'm not sure what you mean. But I am not skilled with editing

[@shipgosync7895]

@@Theplaymaker57 only just saw this reply, is there any easy way for me to DM you like on discord and explain a bit better?

[@DonFunk70]

Funny how you were bleeding money for 105 years without noticeing you had forgoten to activate your merchant pro

[@jamiewillis3905]

I wish there was a part 2. I can only like once though.

[@DnaKGames]

when the rebels took your capital in alaska without you noticing until your ships blew up. 🤣

[@matis2964]

Answering the question about the difference between the admiral and the explorer: it doesn't matter BUT on average admirals have more pips

[@crimsintv]

24:01 i had no idea this was a thing what the fuck how long has "annex migratory tribe" been a thing

[@DankusMemicus]

I think they introduced it in 1.34.

[@truckpong]

literally same. game changing

[@leifkjnny5424]

Be aware that the Aztec mission tree is super broken. If you adopt it and then form another tag with its own mission tree, you keep both.

[@rodi8266]

he knows check out his Holy Roman Aztec Empire video

[@ChronicApathy123]

I think its high american that breaks missions.

[@BlitzNexus]

Where's part 2 at?

[@WizMeistro]

Naval attrition to "kill" your leader earlier. Send a 1000 stack to the open seas with your leader instead of drilling.

[@Theplaymaker57]

Are they more likely to die?

[@rodi8266]

the drilling thing got patched out years ago anyway

[@FumeiYuusha]

I'm fairly certain I saw a 6 hour long video of this on the channel, but now it's gone. Is there any way I can find it, or is it gone for good? I would have loved to watch the whole thing. :/

[@akiamini4006]

Nah bruh it was prew patch of the game

[@FumeiYuusha]

@@akiamini4006 Ahh, thanks. I guess I confused myself.

[@seejayep4258]

yes more please. this was very interesting strat. more

[@l0lLorenzol0l]

Would it be worth it to form Manchu before moving your capital to the new world for the ideas and busted ruler and missions?

[@oroblock1782]

Probably not, ryuku's -25 ae is probably better for Europe than manchus stuff. And forming manchu would put you behind on getting to the new world. If your going through the effort to form manchu as ryuku (I've done it, it's really hard, lots of save scumming) it's probably better to do a qing emperor of china run.

[@leifkjnny5424]

​@@oroblock1782You can form Manchu after going to the New World though. If you tagswitch then you have to do a true one-tag. Going New World and later forming a tag that moves your capital is a problem since it csuses colonial nations to spawn. BUT if you form a post-colonial tag first then you will never get colonial nations no matter what. I recommend Alaska, it's easy to form and has -20% CCR and a spiffy map colour.

[@oroblock1782]

@@leifkjnny5424 the other guy was asking if it was worth doing before before going to the new world, presumably as part of playmakers strategy. That strategy is go to the new world and get strong from bullying natives, and now the Aztec missions. Then go to Europe, do all the formables that give admin efficiency to hit the cap, and then wc from there. Forming manchu, and going to Manchuria in general is going to slow that strategy down significantly, and your not going to get anything that really helps that strategy.

[@leifkjnny5424]

@@oroblock1782 Yeah, the Manchu path only makes sense if you are going in the opposite direction (natural progression being take Mandate and form Qing, etc.) Forming e.g. Alaska as an intermediate step makes sense either way though. Being able to freely move your capital without spawning colonial nations is the point there.

[@oroblock1782]

@@leifkjnny5424 I can sort of see it, but it creates the opposite problem where it's slowing down you manchu gameplay significantly. I'd prefer to form qing, which has better ideas anyway, 25ccr and 5 admin efficiency, and just move capital after.

[@lovis1188]

doesnt new aztek make the burgundy strat better?

[@Trip-tw5dk]

Bros collecting notifications

[@shararm]

Finally have to try this

[@marek19993]

12:48 anyone can link me this decision on EU4 wiki? Are there also similar decisions for other country which allows take someone's mission tree?

[@cebolla473]

So after you dismantle the HRE as Catholic are you switching back to Nahuatl or staying Catholic?

[@SaulmanWinters]

Could have sold institution to Ming for big money

[@DylanSargesson]

As he said in the video, Too low opinion from breaking the Tributary relationship, so they wouldn't accept

[@rudshut158]

If I had a nickel for every game thay austria became giga big when you played ryukyu into mexico, i would have 2 nickles. its super akward that it happend 2 times tho

[@Bobo4913]

I goes with this strat without the video. But I have no clue about ho to reach mil hegemon and I'm in 1700. Gov cap and my army size are totally a bottleneck. I can't make better than have all of America, China and be the EOC. If you have solution

[@Cynndora]

Aztec supremacy.

[@danielgeorgiev2385]

Does the achievement still count if you tag switch?

[@iamtheguardsman9942]

It does but you have to true one tag

[@Veloxyll]

Yeah, you either stay Ryukyu and never form nations, but can have subjects. Or you true one tag and own the whole world directly

[@carltonleboss]

Epic stuff.

[@mimameta]

What is even going on?

[@IvanIvanov-gb5zx]

0/10 didnt take inno ideas

[@mlkjh7415]

Damn, after butchering my name in your livestream, you said you put me in the video, but i guess you lied to me like you lie to AI 🤣🤣. Unsubscribed

[@Theplaymaker57]

Oh my mistake, I must have paused my recording when I said that, you can be in the next one if you want lol

[@mlkjh7415]

@@Theplaymaker57 I’m just kidding 🤣

[@ahfaopfhi5010]

Forming other nations during three mountains is extremely cringe.

[@Bleed1987]

restart until you have luck is not a guide

[@Chocolatnave123]

why are you trying to do the hardest achievement if you're bad at the game?

[@Bleed1987]

@@Chocolatnave123 i never said im trying this achievement, maybe i already did. you dont know how good or bad i am at the game

[@Zerophoenix1]

@@Bleed1987 in eu4 the ends always justifies the means XD

[@adolfmauser6582]

good thing this isn't a guide...

[@Bleed1987]

@@adolfmauser6582 so how you call this?