Quick update on EU4 Strength Score, the score/recommendation tool that links back here for chains. Some of you may have seen the version of this I posted on r/eu4, but since it connects directly with achievement chains, figured it's worth sharing here too.

Some stats I feel proud of, since last Friday:

• the tool was used for 1020 calculations


• by 827 distinct users


• 129 achievements were unlocked after the first time using the tool, 35 of which were suggested by the tool directly

These changes were introduced:

• switched to EU4 wiki's difficulty instead of Steam achievement rarity, as requested by almost everyone


• "Suggest something harder" button that recommends three more achievements of a higher difficulty (on the result's page)


• "Request recalculation" button on the results page, an easy way to trigger a new result, e.g. if you unlocked something new and want to see new suggestions


• leaderboard page (calculations from before switching to EU4 wiki difficulty grading aren't counted in; some people share a score, so treat it as sharing a spot rather than a tiebreak)


• a bug report page (available once you've made a calculation)


• deeper linking with achievement chains here -- create a chain straight from a result page, or click any achievement icon on eu4.jane.berlin to jump to its page on this site


• fixed a few cases where suggestions were too easy or jumped too far ahead in difficulty -- thanks to those who flagged those

What's next: a similar tool now exists for HOI4, CK3, Vic3, and EU5 too, each linking back here the same way. Two people asked about Epic Games integration -- still in R&D, and I'd love to hear from someone with an actual Epic Games EU4 account to test API calls against. A few people also suggested a score-per-playtime metric; open to it if people still want it now that scoring is difficulty-based.

Thanks to everyone who's used the tool so far!