r/eu4 • u/127FiftyTop • 19h ago
Advice Wanted First idea set as Georgia
I am trying (again) a run as Georgia, and it's going quite well. I annexed all of Circassia, shirvan, the two daghestani nations + the steppe up to Astrakan and most of aq qoyunlu, Trebizond is my vassal, Muscovy is my ally (I also have Cyprus, Theodoro and mushasha but they are useless right now), I spawned renaissance and all of my army is composed by 16 strelicy infantry and 4 Cossack cavalry (force limit is 20). I unlocked my first idea set and I was wondering what to chose: main treats are a big QQ (they attacked aq after I nearly killed them and took one third of their ally ajam in the process) and of course the ottomans. I am on par with ottos as for military and diplomatic tech, but due to the many cores I created admin tech is behind my neighbours. For this reason I would avoid any adm idea group for now. The economy is in shambles, so trade is tempting me, but diplo is always useful and influence/espionnage could have a role too. If not, I was thinking about taking quality just for the first tree ideas (I don't have a navy beside a single trade ship) so I don't fall behind the ottos, but even so they will probably overtake me as soon as they get renaissance too...
What would you guys suggest? I am not an expert (at 1000 hours I am yet to finish the 1444 tutorial) but I would like to keep this run going as long as possible
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u/GainPrestigious539 18h ago
If you're hurting economically, trade can do wonders for siphoning money from the Persia node. However if you have mil power to spare I'd probably go quantity to deter the Ottomans and give you an edge against your neighbors. The war will feed itself