Aladar said:
Might be Tonioz, but being Spains puppet for a whole game gets kinda boring. Why should only Spain be a great nation, when Portugal has the potencial too. I didn't see you "giving" me any islands in the Carribian.
Well, i dreamed to rule Portugal under the terms i gave to you. I`m afraid i hardly find such pair being at the western spot.
The reason, why i gave islands in caribbeans to Venice was already explained. I even didn`t think to give it to Portugal because Portugal was and is staying totally helpless comparing for example England, OE, France or Flandern (or Spain

) Portugal cryed for Spain help when was dowed, and did nothing to help Spain under your reign. Spain was ready to assist Portugal in any ways, and got dowed in the return.
Regading your dowing. You probably even didn`t notice you have Canarian islands. And you dowed Spain after she kicked English soldiers from Portugal and suffered stabhits from that ? :rofl:
You probably didn`t realize that Spain can easily let you stay with Tago only in the europe region, when you are doing such suicide attacks

I suppose Barnius tryed to explain you. Well, you can judje by yourself if you ask your eu2 icq list how many spanish players gave Andalussia & Portugal as goodwill and if that is possible after clear portugal aggression
Denis: i`d call your deal as far from being good one. I saw only single interesting semi-conflict far from Spain between France and OE for Africa lands, and i told Barnius i`m sure he`ll deal it diplomatically and France will sell lands. And he sold it to you, lol, so the conflict will go again to "evil Spain" stage (besides now you`ll most probably get insane claims from Portugal, who is far from judjing reality). I doubt Spain would need these lands at all unless you`ll dow OE for connection. But i`m afraid guys won`t let you fair war to beat OE out.
Besides you are paying to France even, and even for letting them take CoT + Corsika... As to Venice, i`d suggest you to offer Venice Emilia, Mantua (with core) and Romagna + cores on Istria and Dalmatia for return of more poor Baleares, Sardinia, Sicily and Messina, Malta back to Spain (with cores). It is fair deal, even very lenient if remember the intention of Venice not to pay 3 600 ducats. Sure they have to sign to pay old debts as well.
Though your enemies failed to hold even single province in a war, and will suffer from own WE and RR before they are able to do anything with Spain.
On the other side, you are right - i may agree with you that it is almost single opportunity to stop insane wishes of gangbangers, while Spain is alone and naval allies (who Spain was kind a lot of times) betrayed. But as you may see, Brandenburg is already not satisfied by their previous demands - 2 provinces & wp all around. Looks like Brandenburg wishes to judje Africa`s matters or he just doesn`t satisfied that France won`t redow Spain.
Congrats with diplomacy, Barnius, highest mark... NAP will end in Turenne golden times, and you are nowhere to be afraid and now you can try to get a piece from English cake... And the papers burn, right ? :rofl:
Generally, England and OE are clear leaders of the game. Totally free in development and no challenge to do anything they wish, while other (France, Flandern, Brandenburg, Sweden, Austria, Poland, Venice) got low tech development&high inflation and they are kicking Spain - single nation, who would be able to compete these leaders. But people let OE have best income, manpower and lands, and their eyes are very big if Spain is near it. They are ready to kick challenging Spain by everything they have. Great for OE, who lost only 90K of their troops in the war - misery efforts comparing good effects. OE totally perfectly controls the region, and noone cares if OE would like to eat Venice or someone else. Everyone cares about Spain in Italy, the only worth thing.
It is clearly that England has no competition in the seas already. Juv almost passed the period, when England could be attacked, only three naval powers are rest - Venice, Portugal and Flandern. Each one is far from any major role in colonization and navy, and each one is doing best to kill Spain

I bet England has at least for more than 100 years of the period of total domination & safe borders, and their income will be very good soon...