The Netherlands (starting with Holland)

Best Games - In Nomine

 Scandinavia

 Mecklenburg

 France

 Castille

Best Games - Divine Wind

Persia

 Austria-Hungary:

 Rev. France (actually Japan)

 Brasil (starting as Portugal)

My best games in Europa Universalis 3 In Nomine

In this post, I'm presenting what in my opinion are the best saves I've made

1.Italy (start with Naples)

2.Westphalia (start with Cologne)

3.Byzantine Empire

4.Spain (start with Castille)

How to win the game

In this post I'll explain you the best way to win the game. Start choosing your country and when chosen, just start the game.

Let's start with a small country. I've chosen Utrecht. As Utrecht my greatest objective is to form the Neatherlands. For that I need Gelre, Frieland, zeeland and Holland. Feel free while chosing your country.

1.Change your slide for a beneffic one. It depends on the country you choose. (for example for Utrecht I've chosen Centralisation. It is always good to have a centralised country.)

2.Change your tech investment to Government tech until level 4, when you can choose your first idea. Later you change your tech investment to the appropriate Technology for your country

3.Start training troops according to the menpower and the provinces you have.

4.Estabilish trade on several trade centres to earn more money.

5.If you are near the sea then try to colonize America.

6.Conquer the wealthiest provinces, follow your missions and your own objectives you've set in the beggining.

Good Luck!!!!!

Castille Strategy

Introduction

Playing with Castille is very easy.You are one of the wealthiest countries in Europe with good expansion probabilities.

Beginning

You have 17 provinces, all in western Europe. One of them is a trade centre that gives you some profits in the beginning.

Threats

Your only possible threat is France, but in the beginning you don´t have any boarder with them. They aren't as dangerous as England because their fleet doesn't match yours. Try to ally them, but only when Aragon is conquered, to prevent France to atack Aragon when you do so.

Objectives

As Castille you need to have a good fleet as well as a big army to defend your boarders. I suggest a total of 50k army and a 40 ships fleet

Castille must also pay attention to Portugal, destroying them, before they start colonizing, otherwise, many of your pretended colonies, you'll belong to them. Without Portugal in the map, you have the whole Atlantic, Indic and Pacific for you for around 50 years.

One of your objectives will be very probably "form Spain", but you have to conquer Aragon and have cores there before doing so.

Colonize America, try to conquer the Gold from the Aztecs and the Incas, but pay attention to the revolts there.

Forget Africa completely because the provinces won't give you any money.

Focus on India and take an 10k army to kill any savages that try to take you out of that land. Don't forget Eastern Asia, because the proinces are very valuable and rich and give you a lot of money.

Before you advance into colonization, try to conquer the rich provinces in Nothern Italy which also have Universties that give you some Stability Investment.

Greece would also be a good place to expand to, but watch out for your Badboy (Reputation) that instantly 'kills' your merchants.

Portugal Strategy

Playing with Portugal is very easy. I suggest this country for begginers.

Beggining

You start with 6 provinces, all in Europe. Three produce wine, the other three fish. From the beggining, you have England as your Ally and you jave the whole Atlantic Ocean for you, before the others know that it even exists.

Threats

The only threat you have is a possible war against Castille. The other countries in Europe won't attack you. You don't want to be at war against any of the countries in Europe, so don't ally to any other country.

Gameplay

Portugal can easily become one of the world's superpowers. In the first years you'll get two very benneficial missions: "Discover Madeira" and "Discover The Azores", which give you two good bases for the later colonization of America.

Objectives

Portugal should focus on the colonization of South and North America. Search for provinces with good production and good taxes, like Manhattan and Massachussets.

One of the 'musts' is India and its rich provinces, like Goa.

Don't spend time in Africa. Just complete you missions and forget Africa for the entire game, because the provinces there don't give you any money. Let Castille (Spain) colonize them all.

If you want a more radical game and if you are more expeerienced player, then I suggest conquering Italy and its rich provinces in the North, but watch out for your reputation. A bad reputation can easily 'kill' your merchants.

Don't forget the small islands in the Caribbean. Their also very valuable.

Trade

As Portugal you should focus on trade. Keep your repuation at zero and send merchants mainly to your trading centres, that you should later build. In the begging try to establish your merchants on centres like Antwerpen, Venice and Lübeck.

Technology

Like you should ever do, in the beggining, put the Government Tech at the maximum to get your first idea. When you reach the next level, then switch it to trade tech because you will later move onto colonization and for that you need Trade tech at level 7. (idea 'Quest dor the New World')