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Europa Universalis 5: Mistakes and Solutions When Playing the Ottoman Empire
This video discusses common mistakes made while playing the Ottoman Empire in Europa Universalis 5 and how to avoid or correct them. Focusing on various game mechanics such as economic management, military strategy, territorial expansion, and technological development, it offers players practical tips for a more successful Ottoman experience.
1. 🔍 Introduction to Common Mistakes in the Ottoman Series
- ✅ Evaluation of mistakes and regrets in the series.
- ✅ Focusing on mistakes made in the long run.
00:00 - 00:24
1. 🔍 Introduction to Common Mistakes in the Ottoman Series
- ✅ Evaluation of mistakes and regrets in the series.
- ✅ Focusing on mistakes made in the long run.
00:25 - 03:33
2. 📉 Basic Mistakes in Economic Management: Famine and Urbanization
- ✅ The main reason for economic difficulties in the Ottoman Empire: Earthquakes and famine.
- ✅ Making every place a city leads to hunger problems when the Little Ice Age arrives.
- ✅ Istanbul's food deficit not being closed due to the lack of river connection.
- ✅ The importance of delivering food to Istanbul by imposing food on rural settlements.
| Urbanization Strategy | Description |
|---|---|
| Places with River Connection | Food production can be increased with irrigation buildings. |
| Rural Settlements | Ideal for food production, can be used to supply food to Istanbul. |
03:34 - 04:49
3. 📍 Urbanization Strategies: Where Should Cities Be Built?
- ✅ The difficulty of irrigating Istanbul due to the lack of river connection.
- ✅ Increasing food production with irrigation buildings in places with river connection.
- ✅ The problems of doing too much urbanization in Anatolia.
- ✅ Building cities in places with grain from KTO or places that are not valuable as raw materials.
- ✅ The advantages of building cities in places with food production (if there is irrigation).
04:50 - 06:11
4. ⚔️ Military and Economic Mistakes: Army, Colonies, and Coalitions
- ✅ The problem of not being able to balance food supply.
- ✅ Investing too much in professional armies and experiencing economic difficulties.
- ✅ Establishing colonies is an unnecessary expense and burden for the Ottomans.
- ✅ The potential to act more aggressively against coalitions.
06:12 - 07:58
5. 🚫 Things Not to Do: Enemies, Buildings, and Automation
- ✅ The importance of not leaving enemies in the east.
- ✅ Taking coalitions on two fronts means suicide.
- ✅ The mistake of refusing to close some buildings (e.g., Janissary barracks).
- ✅ Not recommending automation much in the Ottoman Empire.
07:59 - 09:36
6. 🌍 Expansion Strategies: Where to Expand?
- ✅ The necessity of expanding according to KTO.
- ✅ The Ottoman expansion area is based on gold and silver.
- ✅ The importance of expanding towards Hungary and, if possible, Bohemia (silver and gold mines).
- ✅ The potential of processing and selling gold in jewelers instead of selling it directly.
09:37 - 11:56
7. 🛠️ Economic Mistakes and Solutions: Investment, Control, and Markets
- ✅ Not being able to repair regions sufficiently after an earthquake.
- ✅ Problems experienced in the control map and the mistake of being late to roads.
- ✅ The importance of switching to fratricide in the earliest period.
- ✅ The mistake of building too many forts and forgetting about them.
- ✅ The necessity of printing raw materials according to the market.
- ✅ The importance of the Alexandria market.
11:57 - 13:09
8. 🗺️ Market Strategies and Borders: Where Not to Enter?
- ✅ The necessity of not entering some markets (difficult to control, difficult to conquer, and unnecessary).
- ✅ The Trabzon market should be taken.
- ✅ Not going down to Africa is a mistake.
- ✅ The mistake of printing markets too little.
13:10 - 14:50
9. 🧪 Technological Mistakes and Research Priorities
- ✅ Major mistakes made in technology (colony research).
- ✅ The necessity of researching production buildings in all countries.
- ✅ The importance of the level of production methods.
14:51 - 15:53
10. 📝 Summary and Recommendations: Urbanization, Direction of Attack, and Control
- ✅ Not making every place a city and proceeding wisely.
- ✅ Not opening the Istanbul area to too much urbanization.
- ✅ The importance of building cities in places that can produce their own supplies.
15:54 - 17:02
11. ⚔️ Direction of Attack, Coalitions, and Courage
- ✅ Setting the Nile River as the border.
- ✅ Not being afraid of coalitions and making bold moves.
17:03 - 18:11
12. ⚖️ Coalition Balance and Control Logic
- ✅ Preventing the coalition by releasing prisoners.
- ✅ The importance of control logic and the necessity of building roads.
- ✅ The importance of reaching high controls in the places where you first started.
18:12 - 18:56
13. 🔚 Conclusion: Mistakes Made and Future Guides
- ✅ Mistakes such as starving the people, falling behind in land conquests, entering economic depressions, and being afraid of the coalition.
- ✅ Announcement of future guides (Ottoman, France, England, Castile).