General Information[]
As opposed to "Modern France" after September 4, 1870
France, at its start, is a Catholic Francien feudal monarchy located in the France region of the Western Europe subcontinent. The monarchy is formed by Catholic West Francia on July 3, 987, gaining cores, bordering fellow Catholic Aquitaine, Gascony, Auvergne, Toulouse south, Anjou, Brittany west, Normandy, Flanders, Cambrai, Hainaut north, Namur, Luxembourg, Lorraine and Burgundy east, waters of the Gulf of Lion (Western Mediterranean area) southeast and North Atlantic northwest.
The now Revolutionary France will switch to becoming Catholic Modern France on September 4, 1870, losing cores and never appearing on-map again.
Called "France" on-file
See also: Great Britain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Vichy France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Burgundy, Francia, West Francia, Castile, Aragon, England, Prussia, Russia, Austria, Quebec
History[]
Despite early struggles with decentralization, France quickly rises to become a dominant power in Europe, often setting its sights on expanding into Holy Roman Empire provinces and getting away with it. However, France's power fades with the end of imperialism and the rise of unified Germany and Italy, making the modern starts more difficult if one wishes to expand.
Form French Nation[]
- Requirement(s):
- Is not: Holy Roman Empire, The Papal State, Spain, Modern France, Vichy France, Francia or European Union
- Does not exist: France and Modern France
- One of the following must be true: Have Culture Group French, Primary Culture Basque or Primary Culture Breton
- Is not at war
- Is a tributary or free
- Is not a subject nation
- Is not a nomad nation
- Administrative Technology at least 30
- Own core province(s): Maine (177), Berry (179), Valois (182), Paris (183), Orleanais (184), Nemours (185), and Reims (186)
- Effect(s):
- Country changes to France
- Capital moves to Civitas Parisiorum (183)
- Obtain new missions
- The Government Rank changes to Kingdom
- Gain a permanent claim on Region(s): France
- Gain 'Increased Centralization' for 20 years
- Gain 25 Prestige
- Gain opportunity to embrace French Ideas and Traditions
Strategy[]
Rise of the Ottomans (1444 Start)[]
When playing as France, your main strategy should be one of defensive unification. The player should aim to unify the smaller states of France under one singular cosmopolitan state, this can be achieved through peaceful or violent means. By the time France is unified, land such as Bordeaux and Calais should be reclaimed from England so as to increase your trade power in the English channel and the Basque area of France.
Further Expansion[]
As France, further expansion should be made against rival Catholic nations who pose a significant threat towards you; Castile and Aragon are both good places to start within your conquest to eliminate any opposition.
If you wish to retain strong links with your Catholic neighbors, then you may favor a more adventurous and long term plan for expansion. As France there is always a possibility to invade the smaller and largely insignificant states of the Southern Mediterranean. Countries like Savoy, Milan, Siena, and Genoa are rich targets that you should go after once they leave the Holy Roman Empire. From the north of Italy, you have a firm FOA (Forward Operating Area) to press a swift attack south towards Naples. Once Italy has been annexed, you have several options:
1. Attack and conquer North Africa.
2. Utilize your added strength and attack Castile and Aragon.
3. Invade the Greek Isles through Albania.
All of the above, are viable options for your next plan of expansion and will further your capabilities in Central Europe.
Bugs[]
In old version of the mod, due to a bug, the revolutionary flag wouldn't have been the Vanilla tricolor, but a strange yellow-white-yellow combination . To resolve it, you had to delete common/custom_country_colors
and gfx/custom_flags
folders.