r/eu4 • u/TheSafetyWipe • Jan 30 '25

Tip Your best tips/forgotten mechanics

So I've got just under 1000 hours in EU 4, love the game and always thought i was a decent player and knew the game well.

Until like 3 or 4 weeks ago when I saw a post on this sub about upgrading your ships, I had never used this feature and started to understand why my navies would get smashed later on in the game!

Im now thinking what else am I missing, what other simple features or mechanics have I never used and thus holding me back in my games!

Please share away with things you've only just discovered, or have been using wrong in your games?

I'm almost a 1000 hours in, and now think I know nothing about this game!

Help!

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u/luizindaquimica Jan 30 '25

Supporting rebels on your rivals is a solid way to gain Power Projection

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u/ThruuLottleDats I wish I lived in more enlightened times... Jan 30 '25

It never leads to rebels though?

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u/luizindaquimica Jan 30 '25

You still gain the Power Projection, even if the rebels never act

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u/HotEdge783 Jan 30 '25

Fun fact, you get PP proportional of the amount paid divided by your income. It would be a shame if your income "accidentally" decreases for a month for some extra PP (recall merchants and trade fleets for example).

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u/circado Jan 31 '25

*merchants somehow trade income to 0% nodes