Updated Beginners Guide for Europa Universalis 4 - No DLC 2020 - Step by Step Portugal - Part 1

[@KRX_]

Hey everyone! This no DLC tutorial is still a good series for learning the thematic concepts and process of playing and succeeding in EU4. However, there has been MAJOR patches since the release of this series. We now have a brand new series, no DLC, with the recent 1.31 patch. This time FRANCE: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHLImpyQhaiVqbs

[@abeherbert6603]

Not only is it so helpful to get a tutorial for a no-DLC build of the game, your delivery style is also really calm and relaxing. Makes learning this game feel less daunting.

[@KRX_]

Thank you for the kind words! Let me know if you have any questions.

[@sandroboi263]

This man sounds so wholesome he wants more people to get into a thing his very passionate about and that's just so great

[@KRX_]

That is exactly what I'm trying to do! This game can be very intimidating for new players.

[@andreravenna4435]

You are like the Bob Ross of EU4 tutorials. "just go with the flow" Happy little mistakes. Love it

[@KRX_]

Thank you! lol. That definitely is a great mindset when playing EU4 and learning!

[@richardturton5892]

Love the slow pace..so many guides are delivered at such a fast pace that things have moved on before your brain has assimilated what has been already said...

[@KRX_]

Kind words, thank you! Glad these have been helpful, let me know if you have any questions.

[@falsacuenta5939]

0:01: 🎮 A tutorial guide for complete beginners for Europa Universalis 4, with a focus on gameplay without DLCs. 4:08: 🎮 The video is about playing and teaching the complex game of Portugal. 7:53: 🗺 The video explains how to use map modes in the game to identify alliances and diplomatic relations. 11:45: 🤝 The video discusses diplomatic relations and alliances in the game. 15:36: 🕌 The video discusses the religious and cultural dynamics in a unified Europe, focusing on the Catholic faith, Sunni faith, and the reconquest of Granada. 19:45: ⚔ The video discusses the strategic planning for conquest in a historical game. 23:39: ⚔ The video discusses the strategy of forming alliances in the game and the limit on diplomatic relations. 27:54: 🤝 The video discusses rivalries and alliances between nations in the game. 31:18: ⚔ The video discusses the process of going to war and using spy networks to fabricate claims. Recapped using Tammy AI

[@KRX_]

My gut reaction was to remove this comment. But honestly, that is an impressive summary of the video with timestamps! As long as the AI is accurate with its timestamps, this might useful to some folks! It also displays how organized this unorganized video actually is!

[@vittorioviegas]

I really enjoyed your tutorial! I bought the game some years ago, but man it was hard to get a grasp on what to do. I did have some experience with Crusader Kings 2 but when I got EU4 I had pretty much forgotten everything about CK2 and how to properly play. I'll be looking forward to the next episodes.

[@KRX_]

Thanks for checking these out and the kind words! This is a very slow series, but this is also a complicated game! If you have any extra questions not covered in the videos, please ask!

[@excal301]

Great balance of pace and detail. Thanks for this 👍

[@KRX_]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching :)

[@jeffreyestahl]

Still learning - nicely done! As an old fogie who loves his war themed board games, one thing I've said to others in my hobby is that if you sit down with a complete noob and proceed to thrash him because you're experienced and you can, all you've managed is to convince him never to play your favorite game again.

[@KRX_]

Thanks for the kind words and checking this out! This video is going to be slightly out of date with the big update coming out tomorrow! But we do have a new tutorial for 2021 schedule and it will be appearing tomorrow on the channel, that one will follow France however. Good luck with learning the game!

[@jeffreyestahl]

@@KRX_ Nice - I'll be sure to pay attention. In my Venice play, I was saddened that the new release broke my save game, and I was unable to finish the game (only about 5 years left). Personally, I love Venice, so it was my first choice to learn with. (masochistic - I know) Still, learned a lot about ally management and how to expand in all directions by rotating your 'victims'. ;) (BTW, in that game, became Italy, had a profit income of about 230d and a treasury of just over 80k d, army of 460 regiments and a navy of 490 ships; lots of fun to be honest)

[@KRX_]

@@jeffreyestahl It is possible to go into your Steam settings and adjust the version of the game you're playing on, to go back and play older save files if you wanted to finish venice. Venice definitely would of been a tougher nation to play as someone learning the game, glad to hear it went well!

[@jeffreyestahl]

@@KRX_ I have a leisurely anaconda style of play, utilizing heavy diplomacy to create defensive shields from behind which I can strike in limit ways until they're no longer needed. (and always always outspend any opponents) It's a play style I've used to effect in other games (including Stellaris which I love too). Killed me a lot when playing HOI4 since that game almost requires the constant and rapid push to succeed. Thanks for the advice on being able to finish older games. Sadly, I'd deleted that file when I believed it would no longer be possible to complete it. I'd do a play again sometime as Venice; it's always been my favorite go-to nation in most games.

[@KRX_]

Yeah I like going back and replaying nations. I've probably gone back to France 4-5 times! I personally do want to do a Venice run myself soon as well!

[@Salty_Bagel]

Don’t see how your channel isn’t more popular. Your tutorials are great!

[@KRX_]

Thank you!

[@benlusignan3251]

This is such a great series, very easy to follow and listen to, good work my friend!

[@KRX_]

Thank you for the kind words! Let me know if you have questions.

[@3044-l6y]

Great job. Nice to finally find a tutorial that explains concepts rather that just menus and buttons.

[@KRX_]

That was my goal and mindset for these tutorials! Glad it has been useful for you, let me know if you have any questions :)

[@3044-l6y]

@@KRX_ If I am following along would it be best to disable the 2 DLCs I have; Art of War and Common Sense? Thanks again.

[@KRX_]

@@3044-l6y I would keep those enabled! They add some nice extra diplomatic interactions you might find in your menus. They wont invalidate what we discussion in this series. They'll just give you some more options/choices at certain points.

[@3044-l6y]

@@KRX_ Sounds good, thanks.

[@thiagodemelo9774]

Most tutorials are outdated or don't explain what the player is doing Yours is perfect and you have a lot of attention towards the inexperience of the viewer Thank you for this!

[@thiagodemelo9774]

You post so much videos omg, I'll watch everything 😍 Do you monetize your videos? I want to support your work with my views!

[@KRX_]

Kind words, thank you for watching! Watching the videos is a big help! But hopefully they're useful as well :)

[@osenhorsafoda6771]

Im goin to be honest. At first I was like "Damn, this guy is talking and not showing nothing" then I went with the flow, and actually you were showing how to play the game, this game is not "Do this and that and BAM" you have to actually evaluate alot your actions. I loved the pace of your explanation about the context, instead of me wanting you to speed up, you made me slow down and enjoy. Cheers mate, thanx for making us a understandable guide.

[@KRX_]

That is exactly what I was going for! Great to hear someone appreciate it.... We this tutorial is still 99% up to date, but we do actually have some new tutorials as well, that take on different perspectives and cover new patched versions of the game, in case you'd rather learn from those. Either way, good luck with the learning process, and let me know if you have any questions! But yes, this game is extremely reactive and analytical. There is no definitive move set. You always have to re-evaluate your surroundings. It's like chess, but with a random setup!

[@GasimovTV]

Dude your tutorial is the best tutorial i have watched about EU4. I am a beginner in this game, and you helped me to learn this game step by step. Thank you so much!

[@KRX_]

Awesome, thank you! Let me know if you have any questions.

[@circlonianmapper]

It’s nice to see how much you care about your fans, great tutorial!

[@KRX_]

Thank you checking out the content and commenting!

[@andywatson3]

Had this game in my library for a long time, but the learning curve has always stopped me playing. Loved this tutorial- not just click this, or press that, but building up the reasons behind decisions. Looking forward to unpressing pause! 😁

[@KRX_]

Glad you enjoyed it! It'll be a couple more episodes before we unpause sadly. These games have a lot to unpack! It's a very deep simulation. But I think it's worth it. EU4 is my favorite Paradox game, and I think even without the DLC, it's really fun!

[@themarcanatorjones1782]

Thank you so much even seven months later this had helped me! 🙏🏿

[@KRX_]

This video should be 99% updated still which is a good. We do have some more updated videos on the channel as well focused around Castile, Ottoman, England or Muscovy. We'll definitely do more of these series when new patches/DLC come out in 2021!

[@maniacgamer8362]

Thanks man. I bought this game a year ago but my pc was bad. Finally got a good one. Will definitely learn a lot from you tutorials. Left a like

[@KRX_]

Thank you! Let me know if you have any questions. This tutorial is SLIGHTLY out of date, but it should still provide a good basis for understanding the bulk of the game concepts. There is also a big patch coming soon(tm) We'll need to make some more tutorials at that point!

[@maniacgamer8362]

@@KRX_ ok 👍 thx

[@piggy3759]

Really good tutorial man you are so helpful!!

[@KRX_]

Glad it helped!

[@ClericPreston_]

Just swinging by to leave a like because it is cool that you take new player perspectives into account!

[@KRX_]

Hey Cleric Preston! Thanks for swinging by to the KZbin channel! I really appreciate it, if you have questions or suggestions please ask!

[@ANP-c9f]

This is a very nice tutorial for beginners!

[@KRX_]

Glad to hear! Sadly there are a couple changes with the recent update, mostly with Estates and Government ranks. Those bits are looked at with the more recent tutorials on the channel which look at Muscovy, England, Castile and The Ottomans.

[@overeasyevan]

Duuuude yes, thank you for this! Can't wait for the full guide :D

[@KRX_]

Thanks Evan for the enthusiasm! Please let me know about the pacing or if you have any questions that I should of answered as we went along.

[@count487]

Just got the game. This is a great guide

[@KRX_]

Thank you for the kind words.

[@Astragoth2]

this is outstanding!

[@KRX_]

Awesome to hear! Thanks for the kind words, let me know if you have any questions.

[@Ziltoledodo]

just stated the game, i ll bingewatch this. Thanks

[@KRX_]

Let me know if you have any questions!

[@MarkHerndon]

Took a long time to actually get around to doing something but you got there.

[@KRX_]

Thanks!

[@spyrojoe4721]

a proper guide for this game without dlc in 2020 my hero +1 subscriber

[@KRX_]

Thanks for the kind words! We'll have to update this again for 2021 though... lol. Let me know if you have any questions.

[@atrOx80]

Very good guide, iam about to buy the game and this is what i needed! thx!

[@KRX_]

Hope it helps! Keep in mind a large DLC is coming out Tuesday, and we will have a brand new up to date playthrough coming out on that Tuesday. It will also be a no DLC playthrough, but it will include some of the tweeks and changes from the past year. Also the game will likely be discounted this upcoming week on Steam!

[@paddywack8378]

Thanks, just got the game on sale and I have 0 idea what I’m doing except the bare minimum from the tutorial. This helps a lot

[@KRX_]

Good to hear, thanks for watching, let me know if you have questions :)

[@PotatoslicerYT]

How would you recommend getting into the various DLC in terms of which to buy first and in what order to learn them? Should I buy and learn one at a time or attempt to tackle several at once?

[@KRX_]

That is a tough question, because all the DLCs add a bunch of small intertwined features to the game. We're asking the questions about "what to get first" during the Twitch streams all the time! It's hard to remember which DLCS do what honestly when you've been playing with them for years. I'd say look at Art of War, Rights of Man and Cossacks. Cossacks isn't usually recommended, however it adds a VERY important system to the game, the idea of "favors" and it really balances out the diplomacy a lot! As always, make sure you only buy them on sale! They go on sale often enough.

[@estherc3618]

Great tutorial. Thank you.

[@KRX_]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ether49]

not only is this based on a board game, but theres a new EU board game coming out thats based on the video game and is excellent called EU the price of power. I highly recommend checking it out on tabletop simulator if youre into board games

[@KRX_]

I know right, a board game becomes a computer game, becomes a board game again! Crazy.

[@StewEnergy]

Good tutorial. I am just playing Portugal 🇵🇹. I choose to break the Alliance with England because they don’t come to defend you against anyone and they will ask you to attack Castile.

[@KRX_]

Thanks for watching StewEnergy! I'd be very surprised if they decided to attack Castile. They're too far away (once France takes back their land from England, which happens very quickly.) Also might be worth noting that if you're allied to Castile, and England attack, they wouldn't call you into that war since you would be obligated to defend Castile instead. By allying England AND Castile, you prevent them from having hostile relations with each other essentially because neither want to take the other, knowing you would have to be on the defenders side. Also, defensive call to arms is almost ALWAYS answered by the AI, unless they're bogged down in their own wars. So England not honoring the call seems unlikely as well. England is a pretty big stick and a strong navy. They don't do a lot as an ally, but their presence, as an ally, tends to prevent other countries from wanting to attack you. Overall, England is a very weak and unstable country at the start of the game. Aside from beating up Ireland and Scotland, they don't tend to start aggressive wars with Europe, and even if they do, they're ineffective because the AI has a hard time shuffling armies across water. Regardless though, Portugal is such a safe and stable position that being allied, or not allied to England is not going to matter! You have a lot of flexibility with Portugal, especially if you keep Castile a friendly ally.

[@StewEnergy]

KRX you are right, but they got me involved in the two roses war and France tried to occupy my territory, and all of the sudden England told me that I need to attack Castile (I was allied also with them) with them. England don’t helped me and I got a wipe out. Break England alliance, it’s not useful

[@StewEnergy]

@@KRX_ yes I agree with you, but I had alliances with both countries and that happens. I am not lucky ;-) . Thanks for your video and help, always very helpful. I will try again with Portugal.

[@KRX_]

@@StewEnergy Yep, anything is possible in EU4, you make the best decisions you can and you roll with the flow! That is what makes it fun and memorable! Of course this isn't a strategy for Portugal! This is a beginners guide to the game. Good luck on your conquests!

[@Chironex_Fleckeri]

I'm familiar with HoI4 and all of the basics with that. EU 4 is harder for most because not only is there more mechanics and abstractions of managing a nation, the historical context isn't recent and there isn't a narrow focus like HoI and WW2. I have all the DLC enabled, but I don't understand the big picture. Idk how to tell if I'm doing the right things before I unpause. Do I just try it out and see what's what?

[@KRX_]

The first three episodes of this series covers my personal thought process before un-pausing the game. So discusses Diplomacy (ep 1,) Economy/Internal Situation (ep 2,) and Setting the Direction of the Country/Production (ep 3.) If you have all the DLCs feel free to follow along with out Ottoman or Castile tutorial on the channel, both of those are similar tutorial series but include DLC gameplay and considerations!

[@Chironex_Fleckeri]

@@KRX_ Oh, sweet. I'll do that now. You commented just as I sat down to play all night. Spent about 10 hours just reading menus over and over.

[@bobobobodi]

Helpful video, but for some reason I can't rival Granada at the start, I don't know why it's not on the list

[@KRX_]

Rival options can be different each time you load the game in some cases. Also there was a small update since this series was uploaded. Just rival three people based on the same thought process demonstrated in the video and play on! This isn't a step by step guide, it's attempting to teach you how to play the game yourself.

[@JB-lg2vj]

i actually like this

[@KRX_]

Good to hear!

[@Gameersgreed]

This is awesome! I started by playing as the Netherlands in the 80 years war timestamp and go absolutely smashed by Spain/Castile. Then I played France trying to figure out how the mechanics works. I then tried Castile as I was hoping to colonize South America but Portugal beat me to it. So Portugal seems like a good nation to play as if you like exploring. Any tips for exploring though (Attrition on the open see wipes out my ships before I can really get anywhere!)

[@KRX_]

Thanks for watching and commenting! I highly recommend only playing from the 1444 start date, the other start dates haven't been supported or updated properly as the game has been updated over the last X amount of years. So sometimes things can be a bit goofy. To answer your question... this tutorial series covers exploration. However I just can't articulate all you need to know in these youtube comments. Portugal starts with an explorer, that I use pretty quickly to explore the west coast of Africa. Exploration is a SLOW process that requires certain ideas/technology. It includes a lot of going back and forth, back and forth. A big tip is, using SHIFT + Mouse Click in order to queue up multiple moves for the ships. Also light ships are fastest so should be used to explore. So you use shift click to queue up a lot of moves, including it's return home, and then you just ignore it till it comes back. Again, this cannot be taught and explained from the youtube comments...

[@D64nz]

Watching a few of these series, one question comes to mind and sorry if it was covered elsewhere, but they ever mention why they choose that exact starting date? It is an interesting period, with a lot of big events coming up, but it is also passed over other also big periods. 11th November is 11/11/1444. That's as much as I could guess.

[@KRX_]

I think the developers have explained why they chose the starting date, I can't remember the specific reason. However the general idea is that 1444 is around the end of the middle ages and onto the age of discovery. The start is only a few years before the fall of Byzantium and the discovery of the new world!

[@genesis_playz7776]

you great guides but I have a suggestion make vids on how to form nations like how to form Spain or Malaya

[@KRX_]

Thanks for watching. We form Spain as Aragon "50 year walkthrough" series that lasts about 15 episodes. We also discuss forming Spaining during the Castile tutorial series. Forming nations in this game is just acquire X land and then hit a button. It isn't the most dynamic aspect of the game. These tutorials are for teaching people how to play the game from the ground up.

[@genesis_playz7776]

@@KRX_ thanks

[@anubhabmaiti9658]

Hey during the anniversary of Stellaris the game came for free on steam for a few days. So is this game going to be free in its anniversary?(not native English)

[@KRX_]

No idea! This game is more popular than Stellaris, so they might not feel the need to give it away for free. I'm not even sure when the anniversary for EU4 is! Although I would absolutely love and support the idea of them giving it away for free! That would be awesome!

[@IDKismyname]

Krx what texture pack are you using I like it lol.

[@KRX_]

Thicker Borders - Darker Water are two mods. This also might be made with a mod called "Transparent Political Map Mode" which changes the map texture a bit.

[@rakibalhassan5156]

thamks

[@KRX_]

Thanks for watching!

[@ruddthreetrees1104]

hi krx. Great vids, just subbed. Prob a really noob question, but i've started same as you but for me france looks different in political view. its actually split down the middle with orleans , armagnac, nevers etc. if i click on diplomatic i can see that they are vassals of france but how come in political i don't have france as one large blue mass like you do? Thanks

[@KRX_]

This tutorial is now slightly out of date, they updated the map occasionally, so the environment around france has changed and been enhanced to include more detail of actual france in 1444. Everything we discuss is still relevant and up to date! Your world will just look a little different. The same concepts and considerations apply! France is very powerful, so be careful if they are a foe, and be grateful if they are an ally! You are correct that all those little countries around France are french vassals and will support France in all wars, offensive or defense.

[@ruddthreetrees1104]

@@KRX_ thanks mate, i worked it out in the end after then watching your france play through. Also the estate completely changed...but i'm going to mostly ignore that for now. The annoying thing for me is i was following you exactly to try and learn but for me england instantly called me to war against france lol. I think i should have probably got out of the alliance but forsight etc etc

[@KRX_]

Well you can only follow the process of playing the game, not the specifics. Every campaign is going to be different. The estates have also been updated, these can be largely ignored while learning the game. However, if you watched the France series, there is a detail explanation of the estate system in that series. As there is updated Estate explanations for the other series including Muscovy, Ottomans, England, Brandenburg and Castile all on this channel. Either way, the estates are nothing to worry about.

[@adriangomez2362]

6:00 "Portugal hasnt discovered the new world yet" Yeah In real life either. It was Expedition from Castilla...

[@KRX_]

Well, Columbus was an Italian who lived in Portugal, who sailed ultimately for Spain. Portugal did discover many parts new world in the 15th century with their own explorers landing in numerous locations. I think you're also missing the point of the discussion. I'm teaching the game in this video, not the history. However, I'm trying to use some history to explain some of the mechanisms in the game, like terra incognita. I'm not sure if you had a question or not, let me know if you do!

[@adriangomez2362]

@@KRX_ yes i didnt mean to be disrespectful, just to note that it was saling under the banner of castilla and with spanish citizens (prisioners mostly 🤣). The tutorial us really great, thanks!!

[@KRX_]

@@adriangomez2362 No, I didn't take it to be disrespectful! Glad the tutorials have been helpful, let me know if you have questions.

[@spyrojoe4721]

Do you know of any groups for playing EUIV, perhaps with people willing to teach new players like myself? As the groups on steam are all dead/inactive.

[@KRX_]

Thats an interesting idea... I mean we play on our Twitch channel a couple days a week and have an active discord community ready to help and answer questions (links for both in the video description.) There are usually multiplayer games going on Twitch all the time, however this are NOT new player friendly, and a lot of the people who make content for this game are very 'hardcore.' I do take some pride in the fact we have a unique outlook to the game and from that we strive for a more welcoming community than many other channels dedicated to the paradox strategy games. We have not (yet) done a multiplayer community game thing, but we do hang out and chat weekly during EU4 streams. A great place to ask questions and learn details about the game.

[@the2survivalists104]

How do you make a historic timeline in mare nostrum?

[@KRX_]

There is a button in the top right next to the speed menu and music menu. This does require the mare nostrum as you mention, so it isn't something we're going to show off in this playthrough which is a no DLC playthrough.

[@lightofruin1938]

Hii, Very Very nice tutorial for a beginner like me. I really want to play India (I chose Bengal) but there are so many small nations and almost everyone hates us, and have claims on our land. Should I try to ally smaller countries and try to take on bigger ones or do I ally with the stronger nations and eat up the smaller ones??

[@KRX_]

Well, we actually have a Bengal quick start guide on the channel that just went live, maybe would be useful to check that out? Bengal is a very powerful and rich country. You should be able to ally other medium/large countries in the region and beat up the smaller nations around you. So to answer your question, ally the big nations, eat the small nations.

[@Louren1]

More like this video pls.

[@KRX_]

A new major patch is on the way for EU4, we'll definitely need to do some more video series like this for that update! At the moment we do have series covering Muscovy, Ottomans, England and Castile in this same style already on the youtube channel.

[@Louren1]

@@KRX_ ok, big update i think :D

[@DonMatek]

I've been playing this game for a while, without any DLC's and God it kills me when you take a 3 month break just to come back to the game and everything looks completely different! Anyway I started again (just like in my last game) as Cyprus, so far so good but as always I fall behind with tech (overextension ftw!). Ottomans are partitioned, I have some Hungarian and Crimean lands plus nice blob of yellow where ottomans heart used to be hehe. Unfortunetely Poland turning hostile (I didn't join their war with Otto, instead I started a new one with Malmuks on my side, ops) so I had no choice but to start being friends with Muscovy and I'm guessing if I could get Bohemia or Denmark on my side too maybe we can reduce Poland a bit.

[@KRX_]

Sounds like a successful run as cyprus so far! Thats a tough start I imagine!

[@DonMatek]

@@KRX_ It's the second time I'm doing this, so it's easier. Plus it's on easy mode so it's a lot easier. I wanted to try out religious ideas but that was a bad choice since I don't have the economy now to convert my provinces. But anyways I'm about the same power as ottomans, I'm using Kazan right now to get money to improve my production and I have put my further expansion on hold for now as I want to be able to build a decent size fleet since I plan on sticking my nose into heart of Europe, Venice will be my entry point most likely. I played as Navara a few time too, but it was a lot of restarts, eventually carpeted both Americas in Europe I had few german states left and then big polish blob. :) imgur.com/pLnie38 World Image

[@per7658]

in the name of all portugueses, i shall say, PORTUGAL CARALHO. translate at your own risk

[@kaefy2417]

can you play as phillipines without dlc ?

[@KRX_]

Yes! All the starting countries and regions are available for free with the game! There are 7-8 different country choices in the Philippines to pick from.

[@kaefy2417]

@@KRX_ thank you thank you so much. cause im thinking if im going to buy it cause i only can afford the base game rn.

[@kaefy2417]

@@KRX_ one last question sir i truly enjoy how the gameplay of this video but is it worth to buy the extreme edition ? or just buy based game ?

[@KRX_]

The extreme version is not really worth it. There is an empire founders bundle you could consider to get a few good DLC. Most of what comes in the "extreme version" is random scraps/junk.

[@ZanathKariashi]

@@kaefy2417 The extreme edition is just mostly some minor unit graphic packs and a music pack for Byzantium (most of it was pre-order bonuses for pre-ordering the game or pre-ordering the game via specific merchant promotions that wer eventually made available a few months after release for purchase by people who missed it and still wanted them). The only gameplay affecting things are American Dream (adding the 1776 start-date, a few period appropriate colonial events, and colonial america unit pack)), and the Purple Phoenix dlc that adds a few extra thematic missions to Byzantium's mission tree (replacing most of the generic ones they have without). American Dream is largely irrelevant unless you actually play using the 1776 start-date. And Byzantium is one of the hardest nations in the game to play, so it's really only worth getting Purple Phoenix if you're a rabid fan of byzantium.

[@zironemegeaz]

but I do know how to press the buttons...

[@KRX_]

Knowing how and where to press the buttons is a big step in learning the game, this tutorial might be too simply for you then in all honesty. However, what we're trying to teach in the tutorial, is the process of decision making that goes beyond just pressing the buttons. The context before the decision making and available choices. In hopes of helping brand new beginners to the game, we do have to start with just pressing the buttons though!

[@zironemegeaz]

@@KRX_ just started playing and some things are different like the estates menu

[@rodrigofreitas9257]

This game is free ?

[@KRX_]

No, this is a game you buy. You can get it during common sales for $5-10. This playthrough is without any of the included DLC, which definitely keeps the price down! I think you can try the game with the Xbox game pass, so if you're a member over there, then it might be "free."

[@sirpatrick549]

The amount of times you repeat things is probably necessary with this damn game. The tone of voice helps too. Gets annoying when some cocky 2000+ hour player is like "Just do this!!!!!" and you do that and it doesn't work because they didn't explain WHY it worked.

[@KRX_]

I appreciate this comment because it gets to the heart of what I was trying to do! I'm still trying to improve and get better at explaining the game, so this tutorial is not without flaws, but I was trying to be thoughtful with explaining the concepts of the game.

[@chunkypig5764]

This hurt my head

[@KRX_]

Sorry to hear that! The game is rather complicated, I tried to go slow and set things up thematically, rather than just start rattling off mechanisms of the game. Many people have said these tutorials are too slow and repeating, but I found that to be a better way of teaching the game for new players. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask, but this game may not be for you, or maybe just this tutorial is not for you!

[@LtDramaticOctopus]

Drink every time you say Portugal.

[@KRX_]

Stay safe!

[@howardj9946]

I think the only thing you'll learn in the first 10 minutes is he chose Portugal, he'll remind you 6 times in case you missed it

[@KRX_]

This tutorial is for complete beginners! The first 5-10mins are meant for people who may have not even played a Paradox grand strategy game before and need more understanding of "what" the game is about. People that have a foundational understanding of the game will not benefit from these videos! Thanks for watching though and let me know if you have any questions.

[@大砲はピュ]

This guy is actually kinda annoying...

[@KRX_]

I trust you know what to do then!

[@大砲はピュ]

@@KRX_ I still liked

[@KRX_]

@@大砲はピュ Well I appreciate that! Very kind of you!