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June 30th:
Technical fixes are ongoing today, and we're looking at the list of priorities for the next patch. It looks like it will be a big one, but more on that as it develops.
Today I'd like to share a short story about the multiplayer campaign Sensei and I are currently fighting.
We started as Prussia and the United Provinces, with Sensei playing the Dutch, world power.
We initially built a strong network of trade and alliances, however this soon dragged the Dutch into trouble. Several of their allies declared war on one another and bitter recriminations at lost agreements ensued. As the tiny sdtate of Prussia I was intent on buil;ding good relations with my neighbours and focussing on a strong economy in ordfer to build the mighty Prussian war machine to its zenith, before unleashing it into Europe.
A combination of pirates and Barbary raids soon began to ttake their toll on Sensei's Dutch fleets and we were left with little in the way of Naval power. In this weakened position the Sweedish, who had conquered much of what was Danish territory undertok a daring raid against Senseis remaining fleets. Sinking a small contingent of trade ships bound for the indies was a declaration of war.
Pulled into a fight with an enemy so close, I provided Pruissian military might whilst the Dutch fleets efectively blockaded the Sweeds channel and disrupted their trade income. After a combination of a swift land grab and such income destruction the Swedes sued for peace and the first co-operative war for us was over.
Our economioes began to grow and neighbouring nations eyed us with greed.
Baerwly two years later the Austrians declared war on Prussia and moved a massive army to the outskirts of Brandenburg. I managed to hold the Austrians off, but was left with little more than a garrison force in my capital region. Sensei dilligently signed an access agreement with money I sent him and marched an army via Saxony into Austria territory.
As I surged forth to beat back the Austrians side by side with the Dutch forces, we rode out onto the battleifeld against their cities together. A glorious day as Dutch cannons pounded the walls of the Austrian defences and Prussian troops flooded the gap to engage the Austrians in brutal hand to hand combat, their most beloved method of fighting.
Fresh from our victory over the Austrian city, we felt a chance of demanding peace. Our war effort was overstretched and economies suffering badly.
In a heartbeat Courland invaded from my north east and sent a massive force in Eastern Prussia.
Stretched thin in the south against the Austrians Greart Britain broke its alliance and trade agreements with both the Dutch and my own, Prussian, forces. Within moments it had begun sinking the remaining Dutch fleets and blockading Amsterdams port.
With Eatern Prussia in reach of aggressive Courland, Great Britain at war with the Dutch at sea and a resurgent Austria on our southern doorstep our campaign is in a very fragile place...
For those of you who will find such a tale interesting but not of merit for a daily update, we located and fixed a CTD on startup as a result and made improvements to the battle loading handling and have also identified an issue with battles causing de-synching, so the storytelling serves a purpose!
Kind regards,
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