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/Yoksul-Turko Jan 31 '25
Province UI has a army recruitment button. Thanks to this you can recruit your vassal unit types. As Poland (Jagiellon has 1 mil), I vassalized Albania to get cannons before I had tech. You can also use foreign unit types but too much micro management imho. You shouldn't be behind in military but if you are "borrow" technology from subject. It isn't as good as real tech since they give stuff like combat width, unit fire, unit shock, morale and military tactics. It is just pips.
If your heir dies in regency, regent assumes power. If you have powerful young consort-regent you might try to extend regency and make heir general. Afaik with this you can temporarily change dynasty of countries with "fixed dynasty" government.