Patch Highlights
Popular Nation Openers
Mechanics Quickstart
Diplomacy Basics
Master alliance-building, trust, relations, rivals, and vassalization. Learn how to stabilize your first 20 years through strategic diplomacy.
Trade & Markets Deep Dive
Complete guide to dynamic markets, market access, trade capacity, and early-game playbook. Learn how to build profitable trade networks.
Economy & Trade Primer
Understand goods variety, markets, capacity constraints, and supply chains. Plan capacity before expansion.
Military & Logistics 101
Master supply, attrition, terrain, movement, and transport. Win fast with objectives, not endless sieges.
Estates & Crown Power – Quick Start
Learn how to manage estates, grant privileges, and maintain crown power for reforms and stability.
Populations Primer
Understand how pops convert food and housing into labor, staff buildings, and drive production. Learn to read locations and manage employment.
Estates & Crown Power – Quickstart
Understand crown power vs privileges, opening loadout, adjustment cycles, and synergies. Learn how to manage estates effectively.
Quickstart Guides
Get started quickly with these essential guides covering economy, war, and diplomacy basics.
Beginner Economy Quick Wins
Five quick wins to stabilize your economy early: staffed jobs, food/housing capacity, trade capacity, and maintenance discipline.
War & Battles – Your First Win
Win your first short, supplied war using terrain, sieges, and blockades. Avoid attrition races and multi-front commitments.
Diplomacy Crash Course
Master relations, trust, rivals, subjects, and aggressive expansion. Learn to avoid cascading wars and build stable alliances.
Logistics Checklists
Before war, during war, and after war checklists. Learn how to prepare for and execute wars efficiently.
Quick Help
Fast solutions to common economy, war, and trade issues.
Why is my economy stalling?
Diagnose and fix economy stalling: food shortages, market capacity, and access problems. Get your economy working again.
Why am I losing wars I should win?
Fix war losses despite superior numbers: avoid attrition, manage terrain, and win wars efficiently.
Fix No Market Capacity
Troubleshoot capacity issues: build marketplaces, staff buildings, and optimize routes to get your trade working.
Raise Control & Access
Improve market control and access: build roads, secure ports, and maximize tax efficiency through infrastructure.
Set Up Your First Trade Market
Build a dependable early income stream by focusing on one main market, raising capacity, and using short protected routes.
Staff Buildings Without Wasting Money
Ensure buildings are properly staffed and have necessary inputs. Learn how to avoid wasting money on unproductive buildings.
Common Beginner Mistakes
Avoid five common mistakes that waste resources and stall progress. Learn how to build, trade, fight, and manage estates correctly.
UI Navigation Essentials
Master map modes, location panels, market & trade panes, and pre-war checks. Learn how to navigate the interface efficiently.
When should I create a new Market?
Learn when to create new markets. Understand capacity saturation, infrastructure requirements, and protection needs.
How to import Institutions via Trade
Learn how to import institutions via trade routes. Understand market centers, capacity, and embrace requirements.
Beginner Guides
30-Day Starter Plan
Week-by-week guide to stabilize economy, set up trade, prepare first war, and execute efficiently. Generic plan applicable to any nation.
Learn the Safe Route
A step-by-step beginner path with five pitfalls to avoid and a 30-year plan to try today.
Make It Run Smoothly
Practical settings and habits to keep EU5 snappy on mid-tier PCs.