Occupy all provinces except one. If your army has at least 20 Janissary regiments or over 20% of the army is Janissaries, and your stability is negative, you may be facing theJanissary Coupdisaster which hurts your technological advancements tremendously. Best time to hit them is in the first 50 years of the game, and the last 100 years of the game. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. When youre already allied, youre giving that country a diplomatic relationship slot anyhow. Make your way towards the Holy Roman Empire to go there where the real-life Ottomans couldnt: Vienna. For your finances throughout this run, trade is instrumental. High debt and high war exhaustion means rebels which means even more trouble for them. Getting the war goal and war score to go up, gives the chance for a good peace deal which makes them weaker and every following war with them easier. Build your Navy to fight. Sadly its very hard because not only do they have quantity, i believe its +33% land force from ideas. This selection contains highly anticipated releases, sequels, ports and some f We're in the home stretch! They are superior early on. Once youve successfully taken Samarkand, the one area you still need for the Caliphate is Thatta, in India. Who are your allies? It's best to strike if they are already in a war. Particularly as Poland/Commonwealth, which has a nice set of military national ideas. We also established footholds in Persia, Egypt, Libya, and the Caucasus, which we can use to expand further. JavaScript is disabled. While if they attack them with you not allied to said nation, it's that big country plus it's allies and then you can start a war with your allies against the Ottoman at the same time. They hit a mid game power peak typically that's hard to beat, this is not the best time to try fighting them. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. I'd probably invade Ottomans when they're busy fighting multiple wars and you might even be lucky enough for separatists to break off small chunks of their empire. You must log in or register to reply here. If you annex them, you can no longer get the -10% Aggressive Expansion bonus. This part is for those players who are trying to complete the Unify Islam mission, in which you unite all corners of the vast Islamic world under a single Caliphate once more. Stack up on military ideas and policies (for example quality + religious gives extra morale and siege ability) so despite my lower army size they are vastly superior in quality. Genoa and Venice still hold on to some of our rightful territories. What (military) ideas do you have? Hit them early and try to divide their territory works great. Its useful for you to take this before a rising threat, Russia, can show itself. Since you cant annex vassals during the war, use your moments of peace to start the process. The best way to beat any AI is to let them bleed all their manpower in small stacks, so try to and block the Bosporus if you have naval advantage and let small stacks through (small here being less than 20k or so), then wipe them with a numerical advantage. I'm around the same size as the Ottomans now, but their total units are 173k compared to my 49k. A mysterious list, a small Hungarian town, and unimaginable horror. However, always have an army ready in case you need it for war. FML. Not saying quantity is worse, cause quantity is AMAZING for what it does, which is usually worth it for countries with either eh or downright shitty land and therefore economies, but outclassing the Ottomans is the key to victory in this case. Then, take 100% worth of war score demands on top of those rebel enforcements, including annulling their treaties. Soon enough, Ottoman Empire was just busy quelling rebellion rising in half the provinces and all I had to do was siege. This war can be tricky since Hungary could have a high discipline. However, prevent the Russians from getting any land south of the mountains by taking out any Georgian state that might still remain. I allied Lithuania and attacked Ottoman Empire that was allied with Tunis and Crete. By writing about games, he can bring two of his great passions together. The Ottomans are hard to take down the longer you leave them undisturbed. Luckily for you, the AI in Eu4 is incredibly stupid, so you'll likely only face a portion of their full military at first, and this is a wonderful time to stackwipe a third of their forces. Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts. With everyone on different sides, and AI sucks at doing multi front wars, Ottoman will usually go for one country instead of everyone at once, allowing the rests of the nations to siege freely. Over the years, hes developed a similar passion for writing, which he mostly gains during his studies. Take at least, More importantly, the land you had to take to unify the Caliphate should have made you a formidable power by now. There're a dozen different factors that go into something like this, and without a photo, it's very difficult to gauge. I knew espionage as last idea group and I figured it wasn't worth it, but wanted to try it anyway for fun. Then you declare war on Byzantium a few years after 1444 and pray the Ottomans do so too after you. From your base in Morocco and Spain, it shouldnt be hard for you to break your alliance with France and declare war on them. You don't need any military idea groups or military national ideas to wipe out the Ottomans. To maximize your trade income, consider addingWealth of Nations to your DLC list! With both of them weakening, I swooped in and strengthened my position in the Balkan. You basically become unstoppable if you avoid unfavourable offensive terrain battles. By doing so, youll deny the Russians a strategically useful area of operations, and protect your core land. Premiered Nov 19, 2020 1.3K Dislike Share Save Zlewikk TV 98K subscribers EU4 has already 16 expansions in their library. You need to provide at least cursory information about your situation if you want help. Youll gain claims on this area with the missionConquer Mocha, that you get when youve conquered the southern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Are the Mamluks still around? I easily beat them, even stack wiping them sometimes. I just don't find it fun to always split my armies, siege a lot of provinces and then consolidate my forces. I'm around the same size as the Ottomans now. As any war would just be you and them vs the Ottoman. disaster which hurts your technological advancements tremendously. Its useful for you to take this before a rising threat, Russia, can show itself. If he goes for other nations, it's just easier for you to carpet siege all the forts you want. Its useful for you to grab important Caucasus provinces early. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. all are full except expansion. One of the biggest flaws for the Ottos is that they're very spread out across three continents (most of the time) meaning they are pretty prone to splitting their forces. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt9GyYZn0y3vuzouyDCpMrYXebe4nUyOz PATREON https://www.patreon.com/chewyshoot REDDIT https://www.reddit.com/r/chewyshoot/ NEW MERCH https://chewyshoot.creator-spring.com/ Check out the VOD channel to catch streams after the fact https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNhobr_D_kg9pV8jQbfAolA#EU4Guide #EU4Ottoman #EU4Ottomans My Mod Pack https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1868840012Consider rating the pack if you enjoy it so others can find it easier in the workshop!__ Join the community Discord server https://discord.gg/RWUbeJZ Keep up to date on the channel via Twitter https://twitter.com/Chewyshoot Subscribe if you haven't already so you can keep up to date with the channel, and ding the bell to get notifications when we upload!__Check out EU4 at the Paradox website https://www.paradoxplaza.com/europa-universalis-iv/EUEU04GSK-MASTER.htmor on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/236850/Europa_Universalis_IV/__Videos and associated commentary are intended to be transformative in nature and thus fall under the \"Fair Use\" laws of video use.This video may contain some audio from the \"Themes of the Old World\" mod on the Steam Workshop for Europa Universalis IV, with the audio created, and licensed to Chewyshoot, by Utopia.Find and support them on Spotify: https://sptfy.com/utopia It just depends on actually winning the first war. Wait for them to declare on someone on the south side of the Bosporus and then get your fleet into the channel, declare war, occupy everything in the Balkans and win! In my game, Austria has been beaten down and is pretty tiny, Russia is getting slowly annexed by me and the Malmuks aren't doing much. You must log in or register to reply here. I might be able to get France on my side too. I always do a little DLC recommendation to make the run more fun previously I recommended Cradle of Civilization and Rights of Man. I took most of the Levant, snaked my way to Medina, got some more land in the Nile Delta, and cleaned up my African borders. Aside from this generic advice, be sure to check whether you can accidentally vassalize your allies. Let's play Europa Universalis IV (EU4) as the Ottomans! So, feel free to jump around in this guide to have it suit your campaign. The way EU IV is designed, if you want to play optimally then you should use the minimum sized stacks needed to siege provinces, split your navy in order to cycle them against strong naval opponents and generally minimise the losses due to attrition. You can take small coastal ports when you peace out their allies to gain an early foothold. I was sowing discontent Ottoman Empire right from the get go, but at this point I started funneling my extremely large treasury into supporting the Ottoman rebellion. Your situation might differ from mine, but I had to deal with a massive Timurids that united all of Persia. You can also take a single Croatian province to core-conquer large parts of Dalmatia. Let's play Europa Universalis IV (EU4) as the Ottomans! To add on to this: Another good time to strike would be right after an important military tech, especially if you can grab it a few years ahead of time. Dont give them land though, thatd be a waste of your precious war score. They will then continually build more troops there for you to destroy. Honestly, when I want to kill them, I just don't stop declaring war. Espaol - Latinoamrica (Spanish - Latin America). Look around Ottoman. You can now complete the missionsControl the DanubeandConquer Transsylvania, but dont complete them just yet. Its also important to consolidate your holdings at home. What military ideas do they have? If Byzantium was at war with the Ottomans, you now become the war leader and can call in all of your strong allies (e.g. Anyone who dislikes Spain is your friend, in this case. The best way to beat this navy is to snipe their fleets which they like to spread out since Mare Nostrum. I also connected my Crimean holdings to the mainland, so I can defend it more easily. . Thanks for the help :). Like my Burgundian Conquest run, where I was super rich and powerful, but my nation was not much bigger than France is at the start. You can also try bringing other people in on your war. Continue building up your army as the force limit grows, but beware of your dependence on janissaries. Boats. Gotta love EU4 logic. Decent generals, high morale and good army tradition can be of great help. I strongly recommend keeping Oman around as a vassal for the time being theres a good chance theyll be the last nation to host the Hanbali school of thought. From your base in Morocco and Spain, it shouldnt be hard for you to break your alliance with France and declare war on them. Ally (a couple) big nation(s) to make them not want to attack me to give me time to prepare. In case this is where you enter the series, first of all welcome! You can attack the Spanish head-on, but this might bring in some difficult allies. It's not so much worth breaking truce any more with AE, revolt risk and manpower recovery in the early game being what it is. I always have this anxiety about attacking them; even though they fold like paper tigers every time. Best advice for beating ottomans is simply stop being intimidated by their numbers and fight them. Let's play Europa Universalis IV (EU4) as the Ottomans! After finishing up Sicily and Morocco, you can cross the Strait of Gibraltar and siege Spain itself. I'm the 3rd great power in the world and they're the 1st. Fezzan may be allied to the Mamluks. If you wanted to hit them tech 15 infantry backed by cannons would be good, tech 16 would be better, but they get a resurgence in the value of their cav at 18-19. Ideally, you managed to cripple the Spanish armies trapped in Morocco, so the Spanish may not put up much of a fight. I usually like to set out goals. Destroy navy and beat up whatever army they dredge up. Set them as a nation of interest and pay close attention to their wars. Most states are weak, meaning you can diplomatically conquer most of them.. Once youve taken the east coast of Arabia, you can complete the mission toConquer Al-Ahsa. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt9GyYZn0y3vuzouyDCpMrYXebe4nUyOz PATREON https://www.patreon.com/chewyshoot REDDIT https://www.reddit.com/r/chewyshoot/ NEW MERCH https://chewyshoot.creator-spring.com/ Check out the VOD channel to catch streams after the fact https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNhobr_D_kg9pV8jQbfAolA#EU4Guide #EU4Ottoman #EU4Ottomans My Mod Pack https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1868840012Consider rating the pack if you enjoy it so others can find it easier in the workshop!__ Join the community Discord server https://discord.gg/RWUbeJZ Keep up to date on the channel via Twitter https://twitter.com/Chewyshoot Subscribe if you haven't already so you can keep up to date with the channel, and ding the bell to get notifications when we upload!__Check out EU4 at the Paradox website https://www.paradoxplaza.com/europa-universalis-iv/EUEU04GSK-MASTER.htmor on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/236850/Europa_Universalis_IV/__Videos and associated commentary are intended to be transformative in nature and thus fall under the \"Fair Use\" laws of video use.This video may contain some audio from the \"Themes of the Old World\" mod on the Steam Workshop for Europa Universalis IV, with the audio created, and licensed to Chewyshoot, by Utopia.Find and support them on Spotify: https://sptfy.com/utopia Try to break up their alliances. In the previous part, we covered the remainder of the Age of Discovery and built the Ottomans from a major power to a powerhouse. Total is plus 83%. Particularly as Poland/Commonwealth, which has a nice set of military national ideas. Now observe the situation. JavaScript is disabled. . The Ottomans will have pretty good discipline, a large manpower pool and a good economy for mercs. The Mamluks sit on the main trade nodes directing trade from India and China to Europe. as soon as you can, since you need them to restore the Caliphate. Before declaring war, see if there are any vassals you can annex. I just needed to buy enough time to take Tunis/Crete out of the equation. If you get really lucky, others will follow your lead and you can get a huge dogpile going. I encountered some issues in my own run that couldve jeopardized the progress of this guide. Yeah, they aren't the scourge of Christendom for nothing. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Ottoman Empire became modern day Turkey lol. . Move your army in position and declare war to retake a Transylvanian core like Hunyad. Youll also get an achievement to show off how great youve become at EU4: theDar al-Islam. This is part 3 of the Ottomans made easy EU4 guide. Basically, you get some strong allies for yourself. Remember to enact the fortification edict on all provinces containing a fort, especially in your capital. You are using an out of date browser. You can assign far-flung territories to trade companies to help you bring in some extra ducats. You can beat them as an immediate neighbor or as someone who doesn't border them for centuries. I had a mighty Spain to deal with that expanded deep into North Africa and threatened my expansion plan. Moreover, it will anger our next target of expansion: Tunis. If you also have to fight your next target only take cash for shorter truce. That's why my new. Thats right Europe seemed to have forgotten what weve been doing to the other states, so its time for a friendly reminder. Be ready to play defensively if Ottoman decides to choose you. When you control these cities, you gain the permanent modifierCustodian of the Holy Cities. The Ottoman army is pretty bad (compared to Europeans) after mil tech 15. Keep that Navy under constant pressure. By now, the Ottomans are a powerhouse that dominates the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean. is a province you will need to retake the Caliphate. This is typically when other great powers take their opportunity to declare war on the ottomans so they end up fighting 3 wars at once. This is especially true if the PLC and Russia blobs as they end up all hating each other. They will either leave you alone while they fight their war, at which point you can just focus on sieging down as many forts as you can, or they'll come straight to confront you, leaving themselves vulnerable in the other front (which means less area to call reinforcements from, income diminishes, war exhaustion goes up). How to beat Ottomans as Poland It is 1505, I annexed Danzig, Mazovia, Lithuania as a junior partner, and Austrians as my allies. The Ottomans historically had issues expanding into Persia. While you prepare for a war with Tunis, consolidate your holdings. Thanks anyway :). Those penalties are insignificant compared to being able to remove them quickly. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. It may not display this or other websites correctly. And while it's faster than walking, it can still take like two years if you need to get your one main fleet back from the East Indies to Europe, which can be really annoying.

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