What Missions Do
Missions are packages of tasks guiding your economy, infrastructure, and trade buildup. Once a mission chain is completed, you cannot reselect it for 25 years, enforcing pacing and commitment. This ensures missions guide your development without rushing you through all content at once.
Economic Mission Families
Missions are organized into families that guide your development path. Examples include:
Develop a Capital Economy
Pick a market; choose Manufactory Focus or Trade Focus; unlock branches like:
- Expanded Trade Capacities
- Luxuries for the People
Infrastructure Efforts
Mission chain: A Great Capital → Assembly Halls → roads/urbanization paths toward regional control.
Traditional Economy
Mission chain: Irrigation → village marketplaces → resource production upgrades leading to Prosperous Production.
The Development of Trade
Mission chain: Wharfs → entrepôts → market center → merchant fleet → trade capacity milestones.
How to Pick (Simple Rules)
Inland Starters with Labor Surplus
Choose Capital Economy → Manufactory Focus to convert jobs into goods, then Infrastructure Efforts for control. This path maximizes production from your workforce.
Maritime/Trade Starters
Choose Capital Economy → Trade Focus, then The Development of Trade for capacity and fleet milestones. This path builds early trade income and naval advantages.
Link to Nations
- Portugal & England: Recommend Trade Focus missions to align with their natural strengths.
- Austria: Recommend Infrastructure Efforts to build regional control and stability.
- France & Inland Powers: Recommend Manufactory Focus path to leverage production capabilities.
- Venice: Leverages Trade Focus and The Development of Trade deeply for market control and entrepôts.