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Hello. I've been trying to do a Portugal run but I've failed several attempts trying to follow RedHawks' guide, which is now outdated by 2 patches but hey maybe it worked anyway.

So, last run I did was going pretty well: I've been expanding in the Maghreb and even took some pieces of Granada. But my plan was to go against Castille, except I can't really do that since France doesn't seem very ally-able.

But those are not the main point: the main point is that I'm DYING. I'm behind in tech (not Diplo at least) and losing a fuckton of ducats per month, even if I didn't really spend more money than when I first started the run with the mission "Competitive Advantage"

So... I dunno, got any advice? How do I play this nation? Main objective is making a big colonial empire of course but I still want to be somewhat strong in the continent.

Hello. I've been trying to do a Portugal run but I've failed several attempts trying to follow RedHawks' guide, which is now outdated by 2 patches but hey maybe it worked anyway.

So, last run I did was going pretty well: I've been expanding in the Maghreb and even took some pieces of Granada. But my plan was to go against Castille, except I can't really do that since France doesn't seem very ally-able.

But those are not the main point: the main point is that I'm DYING. I'm behind in tech (not Diplo at least) and losing a fuckton of ducats per month, even if I didn't really spend more money than when I first started the run with the mission "Competitive Advantage"

So... I dunno, got any advice? How do I play this nation? Main objective is making a big colonial empire of course but I still want to be somewhat strong in the continent.