Be especially careful that the Baltic doesn’t become a landlocked lake. There will only be so much you can expand your trade at this early point in the game but every bit helps. Get more! You may have to offer money to get trade agreements and even if the cost seems steep, bear in mind that you’ll often make the money back in a few turns and make a clear profit after that. You have trade agreements with France & Great Britain. The port near St Petersburg can be converted into a trade port to maximise income. Visby (the port in the middle of the Baltic) should be converted into a shipping port where you will build your navies. These will give you biggest bang for your buck at this stage.
The farms should all be upgraded to give you population growth and for maximum and quickest return on investment, you should upgrade the craft workshop at Gothenburg as well as the iron mines in Finland. This can be done by expanding your trade network and investing in upgrades. It’s the economy stupid!īefore you can do anything (and that includes not jumping into potentially intractable wars), you need to improve your economy. Nip it in the bud before it begins! Your other provinces have high Protestant faith so there is no need to worry about them at present. With 60% Orthodox faith, there is a danger of unrest due to religion. Your missionary should be moved into Ingria as that is where he is needed most. Russia tends to be relatively quiet at the start of the game so St Petersburg should be guarded but not heavily so. Make sure to guard the bridge south of Riga as that is where they will try to cross. For such a small province, they can be quite belligerent and often declare war on you before you’re ready to move against them. Do this by being patient and building up enough strength to force your enemies into making foolish moves.Ĭourland is a protectorate of Poland-Lithuania. Solving this diplomatic impasse is your immediate priority to solve in order to be able to expand in the European theatre.
If you go to war with them, their allies Poland-Lithuania and Russia will probably be at war with you in the east where your hold is quite precarious. Your immediate objective should be to secure Scandinavia but this is easier said than done because of the alliances the Danes hold. Courland is immediately south of Estonia-Livonia and south of them but not directly bordering, you have Poland-Lithuania and Prussia. This means that Denmark borders you to your west/south-west and there is a long border with Russia to your east. Your initial provinces are Sweden, Estonia-Livonia, Finland and Ingria.
They are a potentially very strong faction once you secure Scandinavia but their start is something of a challenge. The bridge south of Riga should be guarded.Ĭongratulations for choosing Sweden.
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