The weakness of England and the slow collapse of the Iberian states allowed a number of wars exploiting French incursions to overcome superior numbers and technology. Sayle has expanded the small Merchant Republic of Qarthadastim from Tunis to the interior of Africa and the shores of the New World. Influence is strong because Coalitions are much rarer when you have 30% less AE. The UK? It's the midnight snack Prussia has after eating the others. The ideas and polices they unlock are what allow Prussia to have 100 Army Tradition all the time, while having 4-6 pips in fire and shock for generals while having 120 Dsicpline, causing them to eat Poland for breakfast, Austria for second breakfast, Russia for tea-time(liberal amounts of beer and ale included), Spain for Lunch, Ottomans for Afternoon Snacks, France and Sweden for dinner. These idea groups are what make the Prussian Space Marines what they are. So You have to have Innovative, Quality, Defensive, Offensive and Economic. Especially since you rarely have crap generals. Combine this with discipline stacking from your other ideas, you can easily eat armies twice your size. Innovative means cheaper techs, more leaders, less war exhaustion, cheaper advisers, and Mondern Firearms Techniques for 50% INF Combat Ability. Seriously, Prussia can early on just have 4 CAV with no problem with how strong it's INF can get. This is the single least useful thing to stack as Prussia. The thing is? Aristrocratic's only actual boost to your military is CAV combat ability. Serriously, it's the worst idea group in the game.Įspecially since your idea set is not the set of groups that cause Prussian Space Marines to arise.

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