In fact, don’t even be friends with Scotland. The French tech level is also really low to begin with, meaning you won’t be leaving Europe in a rush. You will either need to siege the provinces England holds in France and wait it out while the ticker goes up, or risk trying to cross the channel. The first tempting mission you will be presented with is to chase England back out of France, but to do so you are going to need a pretty high war score. The start of the game is during the 100 years war, and while it can be settled early on, it will only be for little gain. It can be fun to sort France’s shit out, but it’s perhaps not going to give you the same satisfaction as say conquering new lands to the west with the likes of Castile. Unless you want a lot of long, pointless wars that gain you very little, then it can be a little fruitless playing as France. Each of these assumes you are playing from the games earliest start point, 1444. Here are my top five tips on getting started in Europa Universalis IV. Choosing the Nation to play as is just the first of many decisions you will make in the game. Check out our latest review of the Conquest of Paradise DCL for Europa Universalis IVĪs detailed in our review, Europa Universalis IV is a game with A LOT of options and a lot of different play styles.

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