14 DAY TRIAL // For many, Burgundy only means a color now, but at a certain point in history, it was linked to a political entity that could have used favorable situations and solid leadership to take over the territory of what we now know as modern France.
In my game of Europa Universalis IV, I have defeated the British and I am currently consolidating my empire by building a few barracks and markets to increase both military and trade strength.
At the same time, I am suspiciously looking at my cousins as they try to take over some more territory in central Europa, entangling themselves in a fight that also involves Austria and other German powers.
I could launch another war of expansion and get some more territory or I could actually prop my rival up and try to gobble it up later.
My expansionist instincts win out the struggle and I launch a two-pronged attack on Burgundy, which is in a rather bad tactical position right now.
The new siege mechanics, which no longer work in linear fashion, make it somewhat harder to occupy huge swathes of territory.
So once I defeat two enemy armies and after capturing three provinces, I launch a peace offer that my enemy finds very suitable given the damage I could inflict.
France has grown a little bit once more, but I have accumulated some negative behavior and that means I need to lay off from attacking for a while in order to avoid a negative response from the big European powers.
So I plan to take a look at my National Ideas next and maybe try to increase the revenue I get from trade, as gold flow is still somewhat of a problem.
I am also very much tempted to abandon my current French game in EU IV and switch to Burgundy just to see their situation and whether a conquest of all France is possible.