Bremen

Primary culture

Lower Saxon (Germanic)

Capital province

Bremen (1874)

Government

Free City

State religion

Catholic

Technology group

Western

Bremen ideas

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Traditions:

+10% National tax modifier

+2% Missionary strength

Lex Saxonum

+1 Diplomatic reputation

Memories of Verden

+2 Tolerance of the true faith

Deep Pockets

+15% Improve relations

Free Imperial City of Bremen

+10% Trade efficiency

Vegesack Harbor

+10% Provincial trade power modifier

Bremish Walls

+25% Fort defense

Foundation of Bremerhaven

−10% Ship cost

Ambition:

+1 Missionary

Bremen is a free city of the Holy Roman Empire and a member of the trade league of Lübeck.

Now that we control the key provinces of this region, local nobles have no other choice but to accept our leadership. When they fall in line, the united duchy of Hanover will become the leading power of the region.

Potential requirements

Hanover does not exist.
The country:

was never an end-game nation.
was never a German regional nation.
has not enacted this decision before.
is not a colonial nation.
is not the Papal State, the Holy Roman Empire, Germany, Prussia, Lübeck or Saxony.
has Lower Saxon primary culture.

If the country is AI-controlled, it:

is not a custom nation.
is not a former colonial nation.
owns core provinces Lüneburg and Hanover.

Playing with normal or historical nations.

Allow

The country:

has an administrative technology of at least 10.
is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
is not at war.
is not a nomad nation.
owns core provinces:
- Lüneburg
- Hanover.
owns at least 8 core provinces in North Germany region with Lower Saxon culture.
has at least 100 total development.
Hanover is part of a state.

Effects

The country:

becomes Hanover.
gains 25 prestige.
gets new missions.
gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’, unless it is a custom nation.
increases rank to kingdom, if:
- it is a duchy
- it is an elector of the Holy Roman Empire or is not a member.
gets permanent claims on all unowned provinces in:
- North Germany region with Lower Saxon culture
- Braunschweig area
- Weser area.
gets “Increased Centralization” for 20 years, giving:
- −0.05 monthly autonomy change,
- +1 national unrest.

If Hanover (1758) is part of the HRE, but its owner is not a member then:

the province is removed from the HRE.
the Holy Roman Emperor:
- gets the opinion modifier “Removed provinces from the Empire” towards the owner, worth −50 opinion with a yearly decay of 1.
- loses 1 imperial authority.

Hanover (1758):

becomes the new capital of the owner country.
gains 1 base tax.

AI will always take this decision

id

Form German Nation

Regardless of the absence of a strong, central authority, our nation is prospering. The Hanseatic League, formed by hundreds of towns in northern Germany, has contributed to the prosperity of our nation. Intellectual growth, combined with sea and overland trading, has also helped spur the development and transform our country into a wealthy manufacturing center.

Potential requirements

Germany does not exist.
The country:

was never an end-game nation.
is not The Papal State, Holy Roman Empire or Roman Empire
has not yet enacted this decision.
is not a colonial nation.
is in the Germanic culture group except Dutch culture.

If the country is AI-controlled then it:

has an administrative technology of at least 20.
is not a custom nation
is not a former colonial nation.
is not a theocracy.
has at least 15 cities.

Playing with normal or historical nations.

Allow

The country:

has an administrative technology of at least 20.
is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
is not at war.
is not a nomad nation.
is not the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
owns core provinces:
- Berlin
- München
- Brunswick
- Augsburg or Stuttgart
- Nürnberg or Frankfurt
- Niederhessen or Köln
- Königsberg or Straßburg
- Hamburg or Lübeck
- Dresden or Erfurt
owns at least 50 core provinces across the North Germany and South Germany regions.

Effects

The country:

becomes Germany.
gains 25 prestige.
gets new missions.
gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’, unless it is a custom nation.
leaves the Holy Roman Empire.
increases rank to empire.
gets a permanent claim on North Germany and South Germany regions.
gets “Increased Centralization” for 20 years, giving:
- −0.05 monthly autonomy change,
- +1 national unrest.

The emperor of the HRE:

gets the opinion modifier “Left the Holy Roman Empire” ( −150 opinion / +1 yearly decay) towards Germany.
gets the event ‘Germany breaks out of the Empire’.

AI will always take this decision unless it is

Austria

Strategy[edit | edit source]

The below is one of many player suggested strategies for Bremen. Bear in mind, due to the dynamic nature of the game, it may unfold differently for other players.

First Moves[edit | edit source]

As a free city, Bremen is protected by the Emperor at the beginning of the game. As the player's goal will probably be to grow as fast as possible, they'll lose this protection early into the game. Bremen is quite weak but still richer than some of its OPM-neighbors. Finding allies is a good starting path. Due to its size, Bremen won't be able to immediately ally great regional powers like Brandenburg or Bohemia. Allying Hamburg and Lübeck may be a good choice if these OPM rival the player's enemies.

A recommended first move would be to fabricate a claim on East Frisia and to annex it, as it is the only OPM around you that does not belong to the HRE and thus will result in lower aggressive expansion and the Emperor won't demand to return unlawful territory. Adding this province to the HRE can boost your relations with the emperor as well. Taking East Frisia will also give you a trade bonus, as it is the location of the Ems estuary.

If Denmark doesn't ally a great power like Poland or Bohemia, it is recommended to fabricate claims on their territory: Sweden's declaration of independence creates a window of opportunity to expand in Scandinavia, if Sweden has under 50% liberty desire, they well help Denmark, so it is not recommended to attack.

Abandoning your first government type[edit | edit source]

Once the player has grown enough, they'll face a huge challenge: the emperor will have high Aggressive Expansion and possibly even Unlawful territory penalties due to the player's fast expansion within the HRE, and the player's enemies may be allied to great powers like France or the Commonwealth which refuse to ally the player because the player are still too small or because they are already allied to the player's rivals.

From there, it should be envisaged to change the player's government type, as the republican system affects your safety. Although the player is not powerful enough to ally great powers, they can improve relations with them in order to contract royal marriages and prevent them from attacking the player or from joining wars against you. For instance, if the Netherlands have rivaled the player and are allied to France, they cannot call their ally to arms if you contracted a royal marriage with their ally.

The fastest way to abandon the republican system is to re-elect the current ruler until they declare the country a republican dictatorship (requires Res Publica). When the ruler dies, the country will become a monarchy which allows it to contract marriages with other states.

Colonization[edit | edit source]

Colonizing the new world is not really recommended, although it is possible. At first the player will need to wait until higher diplomatic technology is reached in order to have a sufficient colonial range to reach America or Africa. That means that other colonial powers will be a step ahead of the player. Furthermore, the trade generated by the player's colonies cannot be transferred to their home trade node unless the player has good control over the English Channel and/or Sevilla nodes. It may be better to save the player's diplomatic points to increase your diplomatic reputation. In reality, Germany didn't enter the colonial race until the late 19th century.

Country guides

Western technology group