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This guide is going to explore how to tackle the disastrous Hook and Cod Wars event in (EU5) Europa Universalis 5.
The Hook and Cod Wars are one of the most difficult to handle disasters in (EU5) Europa Universalis 5. While Holland is generally considered one of the best starting locations in the game, you may also face a series of disasters if you choose it.
The most debilitating of these disasters is the Hook and Cod Wars. You will have to deal with an enormous uprising, usually in the middle of a plague. Needless to say, it is not a fun or easy time. This guide will tell you the best way to handle the Hook and Cod Wars in Europa Universalis 5.
DISCLAIMER: This event currently seems to be bugged, where choosing events favorable to the nobles instead satisfies the Burghers and angers the nobles and vice versa. This will likely be fixed soon.
Hook and Cod Wars Guide in Europa Universalis 5
How Does the Hook and Cod Wars Start in (EU5) Europa Universalis 5?
The Hook and Cod Wars were a series of real battles fought in Holland over who would rule the country. This disaster begins when your starting ruler and their heir both die, and you have no other suitable heirs. In this state of uncertainty, the nobles and the Burghers (peasants) go to war for control.
The major issue comes with the disaster preceding this one, that being the Black Plague. Not only does this plague wipe out vast swathes of your population, but it may also kill your ruler and their heirs. The decimation of your country, followed by a civil war that threatens your stability, is a brutal combination.
How To Manage the Hook and Cod Wars in (EU5) Europa Universalis 5
The best way to handle it would be to avoid it altogether. During the Black Plague, seclude your court to raise the chances of avoiding the plague. Should your ruler and their heir survive, then the crisis will be averted.
Just in case, you should also prepare for the worst during the plague. Developing roads and food-gathering operations is a good idea. During the wars themselves, you will have to pick one of the two sides: The Hooks (the nobles) or the Cods (the Burghers).
The goal is for one of the sides to gain 20 points, which are obtained through various events during the war. Depending on the choices you make, one of the sides will gain a point, and the satisfaction levels of both factions will be affected.
Maintaining diplomatic relations is also key during this war. In particular, if France starts winning against Britain, they may choose to attack you as well. Being allies with them will prevent this. Brabant is also a threatening force that may attack you or your allies at any time. Having alliances can help you fend off their powerful army.
If you don’t feel like dealing with all of this, you can simply restart and hope not to trigger the war next time. If you fail to avoid the Wars again and again, then you can also choose to start in a different country altogether.
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