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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Catonsville, MD
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Times of Boredom
26 October, 1577 NLD: Taiwan. Whoah momma. Unclaimed CHINAWARE province with almost 6000 natives.
20 November, 1577 Our explorer berths at Ternate.
18 December, 1577 I accept a request from Venice to move across our provinces.
1 January, 1578 I have a colonist and some money. Where next to colonize?
Obviously the Spice Islands offer some nice choices. What are the best?
Well, for pure value, Taiwan is amazing. The natives are a bit pissy I have a 70% chance of my first colonist taking, it costs me 100 ducats, almost twice as much as normal. It would take 672 days for colonists to reach Taiwan. Plus, it may be a bit too close to China for my tastes. What if China decides they want it? What do I do?
Mataram As a spice province with a high tax value (8 outta 10) theres really not much more you could want from a province. The large number (9000) of slightly aggressive natives might be a problem considering the slow speed of colonization here in the Indies.
If all I want in an outpost and a spice isle, then Halmahera is my best choice. The 500 natives here barely register a pulse, and although the taxvalue is very low (1), its a spice colony. Theres a large 82% chance of my first colonists settling which is about as good as you are going to get with natives on the colony. Lets send our colonists here.
Halmahera it is.
April 4, 1578 Our Monarach, Giovanni III has died. We have a new king, Guglielmo III. Admin: 7, Military: 8, Diplomacy: 3
April 6, 1578 RM: Burgundy, Castille
8 April, 1578 RM: Great Britain
10 April, 1578 Lithuania lost a province in peace accords with the Ottomans
27 April, 1578 We became the Papal Controller again.
30 April, 1578 RM: Lithuania
1 May, 1578 Our stability increased.
4 May, 1578 Little Karoo grewoo
20 May, 1578: RM: Tyrone
23 May, 1578 A new war between Crimea and the Ottomans against Lithuania begins
1 January, 1579 I order level one forts in Turks Islands and Santana
31 July, 1579 Little Karoo expanded. I sent more colonists in.
30 September, 1579 RM: Saxony
20 October, 1579 We successfully set up a colony in Halmahera
1 January, 1580 I order a level one fort built in Sao Vicente
25 June, 1580 The Teutonic Order again tries to pick a fight with Austria. Again I agree to join our fellow brothers.
30 July, 1580 Little Karoo expands. I send out more colonists.
1 September, 1580 Turks Island is now a core
1 January, 1581 I order more colonists to Halmahera
23 January, 1581 RM: France
8 July, 1581 The Order sent us a white peace offer, which we accepted.
29 July, 1581 Little Karoo expands. I send more colonists. If these take, then its a city and the natives join.
16 September, 1581 I take a look at my slider settings, because I can move one. I decide to move us one towards Free Trade. Our stability drops.
1 January, 1582 Our government tech increases
1 March, 1582 Our land tech increases.
I need to find another place to send colonists. After some consideration, I choose Rio de Janeiro. Its near my current South America holdings, and a sugar province. Its solid.
10 March, 1582 - - Hungary ceded territory to the Ottomans. That leaves just one Hungarian province left Croatia.
29 July, 1582 Little Karoo expands. It is now a full colony:
Little Karoo Located on the southern tip, east side, of the African continent, Little Karro is an ideally suited colony for exploration and interseas trade. 1563 Catholic Lombards work the sugar trade here. 25.08 ducats are made here annually, with 22 of those being production.
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