Leading a nation without having control over it will lead nowhere, but will demolish, and it is the same in Europa Universalis 5. To lead a nation to greater heights, the player must gain control over its locations. The control over a nation will result in better tax income, local crown power, conversion speed, and more. In this guide, we will tell you how to increase control in Europa Universalis 5.
The major factor to gain most of your control over your nation’s locations is by increasing the proximity. The proximity is the measurement of how easy it is to travel between the locations and the proximity source. As players increase the proximity, the proximity cost reduces, granting you control over the locations. There are three major ways to lower the proximity costs in Europa Universalis 5.
Building roads is the initial step of reducing the proximity costs in a nation. It gives you a direct connection to cities and areas of your nation, reducing the movement cost, market access cost, and proximity cost. Moreover, it allows you to move the military at a better rate, giving you overall better control.
To build a road in EU5, click on the city from which you want to start the road. It will open the management window on the left side. Now, select the Roads button in the menu to begin the process of building roads. As you move the cursor over the region, it will portray the road line. Click on the city or area where you want the road to end. After making a decision, click the left button on the final window pop-up to begin the road construction.
There might be some areas in your nation where roads cannot reach. It is where the harbors come into play. To gain control over these areas, you will have to build a harbor to reach them with ships. The control is not enough, unless there is a reduction in proximity cost. Build wharves in those areas to increase the Harbor Capacity and produce sailors. Sailors can help in building ships, allowing you to spread control across water easily.
The final method to reduce proximity costs in your nation is the development. Cultivate a land and enact a cabinet action to start the development of a province. You can choose any area for the development of a province. Select an area you want to target for a province and then appoint a cabinet member to the action from the Government tab. However, you must select the cabinet with a high administrative stat for better results.
In addition to these methods, there are a couple of other ways to gain control. One of the most important ones is the satisfaction of the population. You must fulfill the needs of your people to keep control over them.
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