Expansion becomes a lot harder than in singleplayer after a certain point as playerwars tend to be more lengthy and costly. If you survive that's good, if you reach 1000 development that's great. You should keep your expectations low to not be too disappointed. The first 30mins of the first session are probably the most lethal phase in the game. Generally, half of us won't survive the first two sessions. In singleplayer you might go Influence -> Administrative ideas first but if you do that in multiplayer expect a rude awakening. If your opponent goes over FL and you don't, you lose. You should generally stay at 100% force limit and not be afraid to go over force limit for a war. Expect to feel actual excitement for the game and your heart racing during a player war!

Also expect Humans to fight a lot harder and longer. Expect to become unnaturally attached to another country. Expect to be betrayed or your secrets revealed. In SP you have a very good overview how different countries stand to each other and you, with humans that's a little different. Getting used to no pauses is the first thing. Your reinforcements wont be as well timed, you cant exploit a time window as well, disasters might fire. There are some key differences between EU4 multiplayer and singleplayer. People with 2 or more screens often have EU4 on one screen and Discord on the other to do more live diplo, because the in game chat sucks.

It is important to check out #campaign-info once and #player-info and #eu4-announcements every once in a while, as well as check the pinned messages (though they contain a lot of shitposts as well).Ī lot of regions and alliances organise themselves with selfmade discords for more secrecy.Ĭommunication is probably the most important factor in determining your survival, and friendly words can go a long way. If you've made it this far you've noticed that already. The tool we use for this is Discord, where you can message any person you share a server with. Either by rightclicking on your profile or if you're on mobile, tapping the server icon.Ĭommunication is key, if you don't talk to the other players before and between the sessions, you are likely not going to last long. Once you have a country you can change your nickname to include the country so people can find you easier. This is going to be a very short, barebones guide for players new to EU4 multiplayer

Eu4 multiplayer tips