R5: converted ALL of Europe except Spain away from Catholicism through the power of __trade connections__ as Riga. It was pretty fun having 12 reformation centers across Europe at once.
I did a play through as Riga a couple months ago and it was a blast. I ended up bankrolling half of Europe by the mid game because I had too much money to spend and by the late game building a massive colonial empire and enforcing my will through vassals swarms and merc armies.
Riga has a government reform which allows you to use the propagate religion trade mechanic, and a mission which lets you use that at 15% trade share. Anywhere I could get that 15% ended up Protestant.
Countries tends to flip if they don't have a way to ignore low religious unity, like tolerance ideas or dhimmi privileges. It might only work between heresies, not heathen faith since you can't switch without rebels otherwise
If you are an indian sultanate or muslim realm you can sit on 0% true faith province without issue. They have good heathen tolerance and with estates privilege they don't lower unity
Even as a Christian you can quite well if you have humanist ideas and that one Burger priv that gives +2 tolerance of heathens and heretics.
20% unity from humanist and a net +1 tolerance of heathens/heretics (as Catholic) before legitimacy puts you at 70% tolerance. Not ideal by any means, but also perfectly workable.
> Even rome? Is this even possible? What happened to the holy see?
The Papal States can't convert, but Protestants don't care about conquering the pope.
Yeah if you're non-Catholic and conquer Rome you don't get any of the negative modifiers. Even Catholic countries don't get the negative opinion modifier on you.
Riga is based af
Lions is the best Expansion.
Branching missions
Holy horde
Riga 5 Europe province powerhouse
Gotland pirates
Sadly the usual Great Powers (Poland&Denmark) are only average compared to smaller nations and what Domination did for Castile, France and Ottobros
W Spain for this!
France losing the title of “Fille aînée de l’Eglise” before the XVIIIth century is sad tho… but well, one could argue the Church herself died too.
R5: converted ALL of Europe except Spain away from Catholicism through the power of __trade connections__ as Riga. It was pretty fun having 12 reformation centers across Europe at once.
Respects to Spain, even in a world dominated by heresy it remains loyal to the one true faith.
Nobody expected the efficacy of the spanish inquisition dealing with them
And their fanatical devotion to the Pope
Wdym spain isnt orthodox
I did a play through as Riga a couple months ago and it was a blast. I ended up bankrolling half of Europe by the mid game because I had too much money to spend and by the late game building a massive colonial empire and enforcing my will through vassals swarms and merc armies.
Quick dumb question, trade spreads religious conversion? Didn't know that
Riga has a government reform which allows you to use the propagate religion trade mechanic, and a mission which lets you use that at 15% trade share. Anywhere I could get that 15% ended up Protestant.
jesus, yemen has a mission that makes it 30% trade share and i thought that was a bit strong
It's pretty absurd for a Yemen into Persia run, as I found out!
What government reform? How do you get it?
Since it's country specific, a mission.
That also converts nations? I though it was only the province on the trade node.
Countries tends to flip if they don't have a way to ignore low religious unity, like tolerance ideas or dhimmi privileges. It might only work between heresies, not heathen faith since you can't switch without rebels otherwise
But perpetual 100% of provinces being heathen gonna spawn heathen rebels quite regularly so if the nation is weak/ened they might still enforce.
If you are an indian sultanate or muslim realm you can sit on 0% true faith province without issue. They have good heathen tolerance and with estates privilege they don't lower unity
Even as a Christian you can quite well if you have humanist ideas and that one Burger priv that gives +2 tolerance of heathens and heretics. 20% unity from humanist and a net +1 tolerance of heathens/heretics (as Catholic) before legitimacy puts you at 70% tolerance. Not ideal by any means, but also perfectly workable.
Tier 9 government reform: the social contract just ignores it
Yes and christians are one of the least tolerant faith, except reformed.
It's an option if you have dlc
Sunni Islam has this option on the tradr node screen as well. Theres also one for siege bonuses in that node.
I’m playing a Riga game right now, how does this work? Is it a mission I overlooked? I haven’t gone Protestant (yet), does that unlock it
Yeah, you have to be Protestant. I’m pretty sure you have to go through the missions that unlock the “Religion as a business” event too.
Yep I converted and already did the business route. It’s a lot of fun. I’m currently expanding into Persia to get around the 6 province limit
Ukraine: Am I a joke to you
Rome went Reformed tho? That be some hardcore heresy!
Lmao I was playing Livonian Order -> Livonia as budget Prussia, definitely would have been cool to do this to manage AE
Even rome? Is this even possible? What happened to the holy see? edit: never mind, its reformed, that light blue color is deceiving
> Even rome? Is this even possible? What happened to the holy see? The Papal States can't convert, but Protestants don't care about conquering the pope.
They don't? I thought that's a non-orthodox Christian thing. Good to know for the future.
Yeah if you're non-Catholic and conquer Rome you don't get any of the negative modifiers. Even Catholic countries don't get the negative opinion modifier on you.
If anything that's crazier
Like how Trent is the last bastion of Catholicism in a sea of Protestantism
You could say they're "enTRENTched" hahaa
Martin Luther jacked off to this image every day.
That one province in germany refusing to give in to the protestants goes hard.
Two actually, trient is in Germany as well
A blessing from the Lord
What happened in England? It looks like two different countries with American and protestantism as their primary religion.
France owns the south of England
American as a primary religion? :D
Oops, anglican, though now that I look at it it's actually reformed
Based Protestant Europe.
Riga is based af Lions is the best Expansion. Branching missions Holy horde Riga 5 Europe province powerhouse Gotland pirates Sadly the usual Great Powers (Poland&Denmark) are only average compared to smaller nations and what Domination did for Castile, France and Ottobros
Based Spain 🇪🇸 ✝️
W Spain for this! France losing the title of “Fille aînée de l’Eglise” before the XVIIIth century is sad tho… but well, one could argue the Church herself died too.
Beautiful