Ulm

Primary culture

Swabian (Germanic)

Capital province

Ulm (1872)

Government

Free City

State religion

Catholic

Technology group

Western

Ulmer ideas

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Traditions:

+5% Trade efficiency

+1 Land leader maneuver

Großer Schwörbrief

+5% Burghers loyalty equilibrium

Schwäbischer Bund

+1 Diplomatic relation

Birthplace of German Realism

+1 Yearly prestige

Dürer's Fortifications

+25% Fort defense

Ulmer Textile Trade

+10% Production efficiency

Enlist the Swiss Mercenaries

+5% Mercenary discipline

Finish the Ulm Minster

+2 Tolerance of the true faith

Ambition:

+0.5 Yearly army tradition

Ulm is a free city of the Holy Roman Empire located in South Germany. Its neighbors are Wurttemberg, Ingolstadt, Augsburg and Memmingen.

Missions[edit | edit source]

Main article: Swabian minors missions

Ulm shares Swabian minor missions with other Swabian nations, focusing on dominating and eventually forming Swabia, granting an additional 8 missions.

The old Duchy of Swabia ended with the execution of Conradin, the last of the Hohenstaufen Dukes, in 1268. Since then, a plethora of countries, bishoprics and free cities have emerged to fill the void left by the fall of the Hohenstaufens. However, these small states are often unable to protect their liberty - thus, the Habsburgs of Austria have built up considerable territorial holdings in Swabia, which they call "Further Austria". We must restore unity to Swabia if we are to end this pattern of outside encroachment.

Potential requirements

Swabia 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.
has Swabian as primary culture.

If the country is AI-controlled, it:

is not a custom nation
is not a former colonial nation.

Playing with normal or historical nations.

Allow

The country:

is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
is not at war.
owns core provinces:
- Stuttgart
- Ulm
owns at least 10 core provinces in Europe with Swabian culture.

Effects

The country:

becomes Swabia.
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 or not a member of the Holy Roman Empire.
gets permanent claims on all unowned provinces in:
- West Swabia area
- East Swabia area
- Baden area
- Switzerland area
- Romandie area
- Bregenz.
gets “Increased Centralization” for 20 years, giving:
- −0.05 monthly autonomy change,
- +1 national unrest.

AI will always take this decision
AI gives "high priority" (400) to 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.
does not have the Teutonic Order mission An Empire of Iron and Blood or delayed forming Germany in the event from that mission.

If the country is AI-controlled then it:

is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
has an administrative technology of at least 20.
is not a custom nation
is not a former colonial nation.
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.
owns core provinces:
- Berlin (50)
- München (65)
- Brunswick (57
- Augsburg (1868) or Stuttgart (70)
- Nürnberg (67) or Frankfurt (1876)
- Niederhessen (1762) or Köln (85)
- Königsberg (41) or Straßburg (75)
- Hamburg (44) or Lübeck (45)
- Dresden (61) or Erfurt (63)
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.

If the country is the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire:

Dismantle the Holy Roman Empire.

Else:

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

Strategy[edit | edit source]

The player should quickly seek to ally regional powers, and especially ally your rivals' rivals. The player should also improve relations with Austria, to try and get an alliance with them. Whilst you can take your time as you are a free city, you should try and expand as fast as possible to ensure not falling behind. Build up favours and go to war, taking as many provinces as possible whilst being careful of AE. The player should focus on getting the required provinces to form Swabia, which will gain you prestige, claims and better ideas. From here the player may want to ally electors and try to become the Emperor, or simply continue expanding in Germany.