Umm, the AI being terrible is already a known fact for 4X games as in what it does is mostly to turtle/harass/expand. It doesn't really react to your own strategy which makes cookie cutter builds achieve victory without problems once you find it.

I didn't say people who enjoy 4X games are retarded. Please don't put words into my mouth. You really like to do thisa a lot, you know that?

People do enjoy 4X games as well. It's the same as Bad Rats or even Big Rigs. Even when the game is broken, it does bring enjoyment. Playing those games certainly ain't retarded but still comparing it to 4X is a little bit weird, but that's a point there if you don't realize what I'm talking about.

I'm not saying my taste is more superior. I'm saying that I don't have to deal with dumb AI in Grand Strategy games. But I have to deal with dull UI as well as steep learning curves. To each his own. I'm not saying Grand Strategy is the holy grail of strategy games. I'm just saying that I can't return to 4X games as I can never deal with it's dumb AI anymore.

I am posting a balanced discussion. You're the one reading it wrong. I still think 4X games are good but not for me as I can't deal with dumb AI that will always lose to cookie cutter builds.

Edit: And one more thing, if you just spend 5 hours to learn Grand Strategy, I'm pretty sure you'll come to same conclusion as I am. And I mean without the bias that you're feeling right now cause I hurt you when I said 4X games have dumb AI.

This post has been edited by pikachu01: Nov 3 2014, 11:13 PM

The thing is, I'm not looking down at 4X games. That's what you need to understand. It's just like FPS vs Third Person Shooter. Some prefer FPS as it's precise and immersive. But some dislike it because it induces motion sickness. I understand Big Rigs and Bad Rats aren't good examples (I noted that as well, but that's just an example, can't you understand what I'm saying?)

4X are bad cause of it's dumb AI. That's one of it's traits. You can't run away from it. I bet you can't really say the AI is good as the best it could be is "usable". That's not enough for me. Yes, Grand Strategy games is historical. Some people might not like that, and I agree. However, that's one of it's traits as well and it cannot run away from being historical. Same thing like 4X can't run away from being ruined by cookie cutter builds cause it's AI can't cope with the player's strategy.

As Castille, you have to make sure that your economy is sound (which is pretty easy as it's a rich base tax country). Also Aragon is your buffer against France. You can get a Personal Union with Aragon if luck is on your side, but if not, you have to find a way to chip away at them till you've fully annex them. In the meantime, get either France or UK at your side. Both of them are considered superpowers and getting on their bad side is bad. Send diplomats and improve relations with them. They'll ally with you. Portugal is also a good ally to have.

Meanwhile, expand your trade, build light ships to protect trade and hire advisors (your income is more than enough to hire +1 (or even+2) advisors. That way, you can improve your military tech.

You can set "Bonuses" to Player for an easier experience.

Also, if you're overrun by the enemy, you can concede defeat and suffer some losses (provincial or money/prestige).

Edit: France is OP as their generals have better modifiers than other countries. This makes it dangerous as their 20stack army can pretty much decimate other countries 20stack army. Best if you stack up to 40 to defeat their 20 stack. Also, crossing rivers will give you a penalty when attacking.

This post has been edited by pikachu01: Nov 4 2014, 05:27 PM

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That's one of the things when playing EU4. You got to check if your neighbours are threats. You can check the Generals when you want to attack an army (the stars that represent the army represent the General strength). France is always known as the Big Blue Blob as it's army is always OP, but a good Castille can still take it on without much problems in mid game.

Edit: EU4 automatically saves your game every year. You can rollback to the previous years and start diplomatically kissing up France

This post has been edited by pikachu01: Nov 4 2014, 07:34 PM

Haha, I've seen people talking about babies and girlfriend as well as porn. I'm guessing Grand Strategy still falls under steam games.

Yes there are, there's this:
https://forum.lowyat.net/Pregnancy&Parenting
https://forum.lowyat.net/CupidsCorner

And under those subforums, even more dedicated threads for whatever that suits your need.

Umm, parenting and girlfriends don't fall under gaming subforum.

Yeah, though I do see the thread there untouched for years. I'll spruce it up a bit and see if anyone bites.

This seems interesting. You can pick and choose your Grand Strategy games here:


This post has been edited by pikachu01: Nov 4 2014, 09:06 PM

Try unplugging everything and just plugging the power.

If it's power cycling, then something is really wrong with the hardware.

The Novelist isn't that good anyways actually judging from the reviews.

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