

Bro I crave for an earlier start date mod
I think 1836 is too late for some minor countries to really develop and have an interesting playthrough, because all you gonna do for a while is sit and build tall. By the time you are ready to face some stronger nations the game is next to ending. I know you can cheese and meta your way up playing as any country and become mega rich, but im a casual and RP kind of player, i dont look up on how to min max every button in the game and I just want an organic run.
I also wanted to see more colonization in the game, I know some ppl will tell me to go play EU5, but hey, I want the geopolitcs and economics simulation of Vic3 with some colonization too, opening the door for more alt hist.
Anyway, there were some mods that attempted that, all which are dead atm, the last one i tried which really gave me hope was 1776, but apparently its also dead now.
How do you play this game without paying?
Free AI sucks, using cheap AI consumes most of the coins in like 1-2 hours
What is the best tech/expert modpack of newer versions?
I want a modpack that feels like the old industrialcraft mods and the galactic craft modpacks, but in newer versions, and that possibly use create too.
Something like sevtech ages maybe but for 1.20/1.21
I would like a bit of exploration too although not mandatory
I dont want anything super grindy like GTNH, but I accept having GT