1 Feb, 1500 – New pope elected after the last one passes
1 May - Istria is now a core – 0.34 monthly from it
We lost our claim on Zeta
1 June – I claim Treviso
3 June – The Ottomans declare war on the Mamluks and I agree to join them.
1 July –
Jamaica – 13 development, 0.26 made here, I have not state-made it. Coastline, Tuscan, Catholic, Sugar Farmers.
My next target is Benguela, south of Kongo on the African Coast.
8 July – Cyprus agrees to send us 30% of their trade from their nation
1 Aug –
Martinique – Sugar, 13 dev, 0.97 made here (this is a state with St. Vincent, Barbados, etc), coastline, Tuscan and Catholic and it has straits north to Dominica and south to St. Lucia.
My next colonial target is Havana
Big news.
We form a colonial nation here which acts as a vassal, but we get enhanced benefits as you can see. The Pope backs our claims in the Caribbean over Portugal and others, as you can see below in a Treaty of Tordesillas.
I name it the Athenian Caribbean
13 August – Whenever an event occurs that changes the economic demand of someone, there is a chance it will happen with any nation with that need. Today the “Empires need Paper” event occurs increasing their value on the market. I was the originator of this event!
The Ottomans send me some war subsides
I will use it to begin to work on another army for the use of fighting
Dec 28 – I arrive in Bangazi
WHOA!
Jan 1, 1501 - The next institution has arrived – Colonialism. Again, you get the various benefits of embracing the culture. And it begins with US. We started it! So I don’t have to worry about getting it
I gain a TON of MIL, ADM, and DIP Power as well as tons of prestige, reform points, and the place it started, Achaea, gets a permanent port bonus for the game.
11 Feb – Tunis raids us!
14 Feb – Another explorer mission heads out
26 Feb – Bangazi falls to us
14 May – I take Darnah
30 June – Bardiya falls to us
30 July -Morocco recaptured Bangazi and I order my larger and better forces to hit them
5 Aug – Hungary is undergoing a big civil war
20 Sept- I lose
26 Sept – I order another exploration expedition
12 Nov – Genoa announces us as their new rival
17 Nov – The Turks capture the Mamluks capital
1 Dec – A new government reform
I recruit my new leaders and recruits from the merchants and burghers, we reduce our advisor costs by -10% and get big bonuses from my burgher class
17 Dec -Arguin converts to Catholicism!
Next is to change the culture of it to Tuscan