You want more upper class? It helps to not let the lower classes be taxed high, AND it is equally important to have lower taxes on wealthy brackets so they stay such. Some of the things to look towards are what events you can activate in time (Ones you're on the path towards are listed in the government tab)Д®lection manipulation is hard, but can be done. It took me 20-30 years, but I completely took over France as the German Empire once. I'm kind of on the fence about that idea, but considering I can't think of any Great Powers being completely conquered in this time frame, I guess it accomplishes the goal of keeping things somewhat realistic. If I'm playing a Great Power though, I usually just take a couple tax increase techs and coast on the income from those even on hard mode, letting my capitalists do whatever they want with their money (or building whatever factories I feel like), allowing me to gradually eat France in revenge for EUIII, and climb my way up the tech ladder just like you do.Д®dit- Oh yeah, what European countries are you trying to annex? If it's a big one, it's going to take several wars, even if your war score is 100%. This could take a while, but learning it will really help my economy too. Right now I'm working on figuring out the trade screen, the interaction of supply, demand, capitalists and all that. If you can get a grasp on that, everything from improving your economy to colonizing to waging wars becomes anywhere from little to a lot easier. One thing I can think of is keeping an eye on the population screen, seeing what types are evolving/devolving, for what reasons, and working out what tweaks will give you the kinds of pops you want. Answering what you can actually do is tough, because there's just SO MUCH INFORMATION. I wouldn't say I'm good at it by any means, but I too learned so much by playing the United Kingdom. If you were willing to occasionally humor your partner by joining in pointless colonial wars against, say, Burma, that alliance could remain fairly stable throughout the game.Д¬lick to expand.I love Victoria 2 (not as much as EUIII, though that might change with the House Divided expansion coming out next year, Paradox expansions are always awesome). *) I haven't been playing that game in a while, but I remember in the earlier versions you could get at least two alliances with major powers in the beginning of the game. Having powerful allies yourself is crucial here*, as is a healthy industrial base that can sustain the economy and/or allow you to climb out of debt after a major war. What country are you playing? Your starting position can have a huge influence on your means to accomplish these goals, and whether any of these are sensible to begin with.ДЄssuming a major European industrial power, annexing countries is not necessarily difficult, but you have to really watch the diplomatic component of the game if you're trying to go on a conquering spree: Most minor countries are in the diplomatic sphere of one of the major powers, so any significant campaign of conquest will mean that your country needs to be able to face a protracted war against that power, and possibly another allied Major. Have any of you developed a better grasp on the game? My games have tended to default to snaking my way up the tech tree and engaging in diplomacy by doing lots of repetative clicking. I can annex undeveloped countries, but apart from being able to order railroads built in them, I haven't succeeded in doing anything with them. I haven't been able to get the political backing I need to annex European countries after defeating them. The railroads and factories get built, but they don't seem to make me noticably richer.Дў.

On the other hand, I have not succeeded in doing any of the followingДЎ.

I can work my way up the tech tree, which can result in my citizens building railroads and factories. I can gain prestige by filling the world with diplomatic influence until I get to host loads of trade fairs.ДЈ. I can gain prestige by winning battles.Дў. So far, I find that I can successfully achieve 3 things in this game.ДЎ. It is set in the 19th century and lets you take on the role of any of the countries that were about then.

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