FAQ date: Sunday, September 4th, 2005 --------------------------- Europa Universalis 2 --------------------------- GUIDE Author :Dragos Mocanu aka _Rafael_ Platform:Windows PC Version :1.0 E-Mail :rafa_teg@yahoo.com More faqs and walktroughs to come. More guides to come at: www.cheathappens.com Of course, you can send this faq to any other site with the following conditions: - Do not charge people to see it or otherwise make a profit from it. - Do not alter it. - Give proper credit to the author. - You may not sell, rent or lease the document. E-Mail me for bugs, questions, my mistakes or just something i missed OR secrets i don`t know. Do not worry, i will post everywhing (that is interesting) that is sent and the name of the person. ==================================================================================== Table of contents: [1]Introduction to Europa Universalis II [2]Interface [3]Units [4]Combat [5]Diplomacy [6]Religion [7]Colonisation [8]Economy [9]Development [10]F.A.Q. [11]Bugs [12]Cheat codes-favorite part [R]Information =================================================================================== /[1]Introduction\ =================================================================================== Europa Universalis II is the child of Europa Universalis I. They look the same, but there are a lot of differences. Although the name is Europa Univeralis II, it`s not only about Europe. You can play with any nation. You can`t play forever, though. There`s a limit of time. The best way to play the game is the Mission mode. You get missions and when you complete one, you get 2%, or something. In Points mode, you get points from missions or conquering new teritories. But WHAT has this game better than other strategy games? Control and realism. You can`t just march your army into another country! you have to send a diplomat to declare war. And so on... =================================================================================== /[2]Interface\ =================================================================================== Let`s get friendly with the stone-hearted interface of this game. It`s pretty hard at the beggining, but you will get the hang of it. Let`s look up! First there are 4 icons. They tell you the number of traders, settlers, diplomats and missionaries. Then you can see the date. Can you see the small flag? that represents the stability. i mean the number. it can be from -3 to +3. +3 is the best. Do you see those soldiers and a number? Manpower. After that you can see your gold. Ducats. Let`s look in the left side of your Sony LCD 21". You must see the flag of your country and your points. it`s not really a flag. In the left of the flag you can notice the land and naval troops. In the right of the flag you can notice Budgeting and Financial Summary. In the left bottom corner you can notice, again, missionary, diplomats, traders and settlers. From there you can send any of these 4 types of important people. Under them there are 3 other tiny icons. click on them and you WILL notice that the map has changed. there are more ways to loog at the map: economy, military.... Under them you can see a small map of your entire map! In the left side of this there is a papirus. There are the missions i was talking about! In the right of the small map there is a book where you can see the decissions of other countries: declaring wars, making peace... Click on a province. you can see the buildings and a fortress. just up of them you can see an icon of a raw material (wool, lumber...). there are 2 numbers: one in the left of it (taxes and income) and one in the right of it (how much of that raw material is being produced). =================================================================================== /[3]Units\ =================================================================================== The 3 types of units are: Infantry, cavalery and artilery. Not too many, so you won`t get the mixed up. To build some units click a barracks or double-click the province. You can also hire mercenaries. NOTE:you can only hire men of you have at least 1 province in Europe! After you build some troops click on them. You see their morale. Can you see the skull? That represents the men that die every month. You can also observe the leader`s name. You can change the leader. =================================================================================== /[4]Combat\ =================================================================================== Why don`t you expand your country "just a little bit"? For country and monarch! click on the diplomat icon. Not the tiny one, in the upper part. you should see every country with it`s own colours. Choose your country. I mean click on one of your provinces. Do you see any country with red? That means you hate them! Every country has an icon. I will explain most of the so-called "shortcuts" for knowing relations: -a crown that is on top of a country-icon means you have a royal marriage with them -a hand that holds lightning means you have an alliance with that country -a cloud and lightning on top of a country-icon means you have a "cassus belli" on them -a pair of lions holding a country-icon means that a country is your vassal Explanation of 2 new words for you: Cassus belli-means a shared hate Vassal-means you became his vassal, or you captured their whole country and gave them their capital back Have you seen a small country? Click on the diplomat icon. click on that country. then click Declare War. It`s war! choose an army and send them to war. If you meet an enemy army it`s going to be fight. It`s all about morale. You need high morale! In the left of your screen you will see two men attacking each other. They represent each army. Do you see an arrow? It shows which side is winning! Pray it`s on your side. If you attack a city, a siege is born! It could last a year, but you win for sure But! If you have artilery, you can assalt! That takes a few seconds. You can win or lose. It isn`t your choice. =================================================================================== /[5]Diplomacy\ =================================================================================== A part of the diplomacy was explained a few inches up, in the combat section. I`ve put them there, because there were needed more you should read all of this guide! Not just some sections. Shame on you! You can earn point by doing marriages, making alliances, trade agreements... To get good with a country isn`t such a bad ideea. you should try to send a gift. To do this you should click on the diplomat-icon and then, in the left, relations. Sending gifts or marriages are a good way to start. This gives you some relation points. It`s good to have a lot of friends, because you could have a big alliance. I have ALL OF EUROPE`S COUNTRIES UNITED! Even if there are only 3, in my game, but the ideea counts. Try not to make an alliance with a barbarian country, because declaring wars affect your economy and your reputation! =================================================================================== /[6]Religion\ =================================================================================== First let`s talk about your country`s religion. click on your country`s flag. The next to it, there is Domestic Policies and Religion. Click Religion. Here you can set the Tolerance levels. On some countries you can set the religion. Down you can see The Sole Defender icon. You could click it, if there isn`t any other Sole Deffender Of The Faith. If there isn`t, then i sugget to click it. It boosts up your reputation and maybe, with some luck, a country, from other religion will declare war. But, rarely they do that. Missionaries. They can change the religion in a province. just click on the Missionary icon. But there`s another way. Conquer another country and the make peace with the religion conversion option. It`s exactly the same as you did for a Vassal! =================================================================================== /[7]Colonisation\ =================================================================================== Let`s get rocking! If there`s no U.S.A., then YOU could discover it and then conquer it. All you need is a big Naval Tech, or Christophor Columbus and some Colonists. You should sail along the cost and when you can just send a Colonist to a province. Just click the Clolonist icon. It isn`t that hard! But be aware! Indians are there. In countries, so it won`t be that simple. And The colonisation process can take a long time, before it becomes a real province! =================================================================================== /[8]Economy\ =================================================================================== Money! Ducats, i meant. Always check the ducat icon. it shows how much money you get. Be sure it`s not with minus!!! Let`s change where the money`s going. Click on the economy icon. There it shows you there the money is going (naval tech, land tech, treasury...). You can change them freely. If you are a continental-type country, don`t give money to naval tech at all! Here, you can see if you can manage your money! I will tell you again: Be sure you`re getting money!!!!!!! =================================================================================== /[9]Development\ =================================================================================== This section is an Economy-part 2. When your savants are getting money, your tech is getting better, to a new level. When you reach a new level you get new things. ex: Level 3 Land Tech: Level 2 Fortress Tey ussualy make your troops fight better. You can get a guvernor in your province or buy a new building. NOTE: Every province has a space to build a new building. There are only 5 building to be build. You should choose them carefully: Fine Arts 700$ (+12 ducats if in Capital, +6 if not) Weapons Manufactory 602$ (+12 if city has copper, +6 if not) Naval Equipment 602$ (+12 in in city with Fish or Naval, +6 if not) Refinery 602$ (+12 if in city with Sugar or Wine) Goods Manufactory 502$ (+12 if in city with Cloth, Cotton or Tabbaco, +6 if not) You get my grip, no? =================================================================================== /[10]F.A.Q. =================================================================================== q: I HATE THIS MUSIC!!! CAN I DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT?!?! a: yes. look in the dir of the game and del all mp3 files. remember their name. Put your own mp3s instead of them. cool, no? q: In the mission-mode, i do missions but i`m still at 0%! a: You have the pirate version or you have the floppy disk edition from a friend! PAY THE MAN! the producer... q: How the ^$#@!% can I change my name?! a: That standard name is a bit lame. Go into multiplayer and here, you can put a cool name. Hope to get some questions from you! =================================================================================== /[11]Bugs\ =================================================================================== Except Bugs Bunny, i don`t know any. E-mail me =================================================================================== /[12]Cheat codes\ =================================================================================== These codes are from this website www.cheathappens.com submited by: I give credit from the author of those cheats. he keeps his copyright and i give credit to him. During gameplay, press [F12] for the cheat window, type any of the following codes, then press [Ctrl] + [F12] to exit cheat window: colombus - Reveal Map pappenheim - Remove Fog of War russianhordes - No Manpower Limits difrules - Never Lose a Battle swift - +10000 Population to Capital montezuma - +50000 Ducats dagama - 6 Traders pocahontas - 6 Colonists vatican - 6 Diplomats richelieu - Control All Military Units wallenstein - Review Status of All Provinces robespierre - Change Domestic Policy Freely gustavus - +100 Ducats to Land Tech Investment drake - +100 Ducats to Naval Tech Investment cromwell - +100 Ducats to Infra Tech Investment polo - +100 Ducats to Trade Tech Investment cortez - Toggle Natives alba - Toggle Revolts tordesillas - Toggle Effects of Treaty of Tordesillas tilly - Toggle AI Declaring War luther - Toggle Effects of Reformation calvin - Toggle Effects of John Calvin trent - Toggle Effect of Council of Trent event - # Trigger Event # (1000-1076) ney - Game Doesn't Pause When Event Occurs =================================================================================== /[Z]Information\ =================================================================================== E-Mail me for bugs, questions, my mistakes or just something i missed OR secrets i don`t know. 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