


Make sure there are gaps between the released client states so they can't form claims on each other and go to war. With the new Austria Title Update (Update 1.30) there are now a lot more options to release countries.Ģ) Conquer all of Europe, including the HRE, then create and release single province Client States. If you don't have the Emperor DLC, there are two main methods for increasing the number of countries:ġ) Declaring war on the larger members, like Bohemia, Austria, or (now) Bavaria, and use the Release Country option in the peace deal. This can help, increase the number of member countries.

If you have the Emperor DLC, there are new reforms available for the Emperor that can allow you to declare war on neighboring non-HRE countries to force them to join the HRE. As such, the developers decided to up the requirement from 75 countries to 100 for the achievement. The new DLC pack and title update has expanded the number of countries that are present at the 1444 start from 58 to 78. This is just an update on the requirements for the achievement.
