Joshua Bennett
The Ottoman Empire was predominantly Muslim, with most of its Christian subjects in Eastern Europe remaining Orthodox. However, it is possible to convert to Catholicism. One way is to get some Catholic provinces and put missionaries in them to encourage unrest and spawn religious rebels. Once they spawn, do not accept their demands until they have converted over 50% of your total development to Catholicism. Then, accept their demands and convert to Catholicism. Alternatively, you can ally with Catholic nations and royal marriage key electors, or vassalize electors and revoke provinces from disgruntled Dhimmi, which will instantly spawn religious rebels.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Game | Europa Universalis IV |
| Objective | Turn the Ottomans Catholic and Become HRE Emperor by 1460 |
| Steps | Conquer Byzantium by 1445/46; revoke estates to unstate Turkish provinces in Anatolia; state new Greek provinces; move the capital to Constantinople; become an empire and switch to Greek; ally with Hungary, Poland, and Ming; attack Bosnia and Serbia; give newly conquered Catholic provinces to Dhimmi; revoke provinces from Dhimmi to spawn Catholic rebels; allow Catholic rebels to take as much land as possible; influence electors |
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What You'll Learn
- Encourage religious rebels to spawn by putting a missionary in a Catholic province
- Allow religious rebels to take over land, increasing religious unity
- Half of total development must be Catholic before accepting rebel demands
- Vassalize electors to increase chances of becoming emperor
- Ally with Hungary, Poland and Ming to take on AE
Encourage religious rebels to spawn by putting a missionary in a Catholic province
To encourage religious rebels to spawn, you can put a missionary in a Catholic province. This strategy can be employed when attempting to turn the Ottomans Catholic and become the Holy Roman Emperor by 1460.
Firstly, it is important to note that the rebel faction of a province will only change if the current rebel faction has less than 30% progress towards an uprising. If this condition is met, sending a missionary will almost always result in a change to the religious rebel faction. The missionary adds a x2000 modifier for spawning religious rebels, which is usually enough to switch to religious rebels unless there are other factors favouring nationalist rebels.
However, in rare cases, the x2000 modifier can be overcome by factors such as low mandate, high tolerance, low legitimacy, or low stability. Additionally, separatists have a base weight of 10, which can be increased to 450 if the province is in a different culture group, potentially making it more challenging to switch to religious rebels.
To increase the likelihood of success in spawning religious rebels, you can employ the following strategies:
- Ensure that the current rebel faction has less than 30% progress before sending a missionary.
- Reduce factors that favour nationalist rebels, such as tolerance to the religion in the province, as this affects both religious and nationalist rebel types.
- Keep in mind that more separatism does not increase the weight of religious rebels. Aim to keep separatism low to increase the chances of a religious rebellion.
- If possible, address any factors that might hinder the effectiveness of the missionary, such as low mandate, high tolerance, low legitimacy, or low stability.
- Spawn the rebels on your mainland and keep your strait crossings clear of ships. This is important because random trade ships or helpful allies may block their crossing, hindering the rebels' movement.
- Give newly flipped Catholic provinces to the Dhimmi to spawn more zealots. Once half of your development is Catholic, you can flip whenever you want, but spawning more zealots will reduce the number of provinces you need to convert and increase stability.
By following these steps and strategically placing missionaries in Catholic provinces, you can effectively encourage the spawning of religious rebels and work towards your goal of becoming Catholic as the Ottomans.
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Allow religious rebels to take over land, increasing religious unity
To increase religious unity, you can make use of religious rebels. This strategy involves allowing religious rebels to occupy and convert your land to their faith, gradually increasing the presence of that religion within your nation. Once a particular religion becomes dominant, you can agree to the demands of the religious rebels and enforce a religious conversion for your nation.
Spawn Religious Rebels
The first step is to create conditions that will spawn religious rebels within your nation. This can be done by conquering provinces of the desired religion, in this case, Catholic land. You can then give these provinces to your Dhimmi, and revoke them later, angering the Dhimmi and spawning Catholic rebels.
Allow Rebels to Occupy Land
Turn off your forts and allow the Catholic rebels free rein to occupy as much land as possible. The more land they convert to Catholicism, the higher your religious unity will be when you eventually flip to that religion. Rebels tend to move towards neighbouring unoccupied provinces, so spawning them in the interior of your nation can increase the chances of them remaining within your territory.
Manage Unrest
Allowing rebels to occupy your land will inevitably lead to unrest. To manage this, you can employ a divide-and-conquer strategy by spreading the unrest across several different rebel factions, keeping each individual faction weaker and more manageable. You can also increase your religious unity by promoting the culture of the occupied provinces, which may require bonuses to maximum promoted cultures.
Enforce Religious Conversion
Once the rebels have converted a significant portion of your land, you can agree to their demands and enforce a religious conversion. To do this, you will need to ensure that the desired religion becomes dominant in terms of development within your nation. This can be achieved by keeping multiple religions present in your nation, avoiding converting all your land to a single faith.
By following these steps, you can effectively use religious rebels to increase your religious unity and facilitate a conversion to Catholicism as the Ottomans.
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Half of total development must be Catholic before accepting rebel demands
In the grand strategy game Europa Universalis IV by Paradox Development Studio, players can attempt to convert their country to a different religion by accepting religious rebel demands. However, it is important to note that simply accepting these demands may not always result in a successful conversion.
To increase the chances of converting to Catholicism as the Ottomans, players should aim for half of their total development to be Catholic before accepting rebel demands. This means that the Catholic religion should have more development than any other individual religion in the country. Players can achieve this by conquering Catholic provinces or waiting until the majority of their country naturally becomes Catholic.
Once the Catholic religion has a majority in development, players can occupy all but one province of the rebels and then accept their demands. It is crucial to only accept the demands if it results in a religious conversion. Players can also try to spawn multiple Catholic rebels for a faster conversion process.
Additionally, some players have suggested moving the capital to a different province or being at war to prevent rebels from enforcing their demands prematurely. These strategies can be employed alongside ensuring that half of the total development is Catholic to maximize the chances of successfully converting to Catholicism as the Ottomans.
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Vassalize electors to increase chances of becoming emperor
To become the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire as the Catholic Ottoman Empire, one strategy is to vassalize electors. Having vassalized electors can increase your chances of becoming emperor, but it is not a guarantee. Each vassalized elector will give a negative authority penalty, similar to having a missing elector. This means that having vassalized electors can work against you, reducing your chances of being elected emperor.
However, if you can improve your relations with your vassals, you can increase your chances of being elected. One strategy is to improve your diplomatic reputation through advisors, policies, and ideas. Focus on diplomatic and influence idea groups, and consider taking diplomatic as your first idea group for extra diplomats and diplomatic reputation. You can also improve relations with electors by giving gifts, being in a war with them (especially against a rival like Austria), offering military access, and forming royal marriages.
Additionally, you can decrease the imperial authority of other electors by taking land out of the Holy Roman Empire. This will reduce the appeal of other electors and make your vassals more likely to vote for you. Just be mindful of expanding towards the Holy Roman Empire too early, as this may hurt your relations with electors.
Remember that vassals will typically not vote for people they are at war with, so it is essential to maintain positive relations and address any sources of tension. By combining vassalization with strong diplomatic relations and strategic manipulation of imperial authority, you can increase your chances of becoming emperor.
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Ally with Hungary, Poland and Ming to take on AE
To become Catholic as the Ottomans, one strategy is to ally with Hungary, Poland, and Ming to tackle aggressive expansion (AE). This strategy requires improving relations with these powers. Here's how you can do it:
Firstly, focus on Hungary. One approach is to attack the Livonian Order, which is often allied with the Teutonic Order and Riga. Capturing Danzig can force the Teutons to give up their alliance with Hungary. Alternatively, you can declare a no-cb war on the Livonians. If you have Lithuania under PU, you can also have them start a claim on a Livonian province and then force the Teutons to break their alliance with Hungary.
For Poland, you can exploit their historical rivalry with Denmark, which is a natural target for the Commonwealth to gain control of Baltic trade. You can also take advantage of Poland's long-term outlook on AE; if you ally with them and take Russian land, Poland will take longer to reach -50 aggressive expansion. This strategy can be used to create an alliance shield, where you expand into nearby countries like Serbia, Bosnia, and Albania, and Poland will absorb some of the AE.
As for Ming, they can be a valuable ally to tackle AE by switching between different fronts. You can attack the Manchu tribes, Indochina, and Tibetan nations without worrying about the same religious or geographic proximity that affects European nations.
Remember that improving relations and having strong allies will help you manage AE and avoid coalitions. By following these steps, you can tackle AE and work towards your goal of becoming Catholic as the Ottomans.
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Frequently asked questions
You need to get some Catholic provinces and put a missionary in them. Encourage unrest and spawn religious rebels. Wait for them to convert over 50% of your total development to Catholicism. Only then should you accept their demands and convert to Catholicism.
You can try to vassalize four electors and become emperor that way. You can also revoke provinces from Dhimmi, which will spawn religious rebels. Piss off the Dhimmi and then revoke any Catholic provinces you have given them. Spawn as many Catholic rebels as you can and let them take as much land as possible. The more land they convert to Catholic, the higher your religious unity will be when you flip, and the more stable your country will be.
Converting to Catholicism as the Ottomans is likely a strategic move in the game. It may also be done out of curiosity to see how the game mechanics play out or to create interesting scenarios for gameplay.
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