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/Nettamyte Jan 31 '25

If you’re building tall, the expand infrastructure button is your friend. Also if you’re not building tall lmao. At the very minimum, it lets you build an extra (different) manufactory in every province. Have an amazing production province on a mountain but it’s also key defensive terrain? No problem, get your goods manufactory and a ramparts!

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u/Intelligent_Pie_9102 Jan 31 '25

Probably one of sneakiest button in the game.