Depends how far ahead in tech you are, also I'll be next to genoa within 25 years.
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Depends how far ahead in tech you are, also I'll be next to genoa within 25 years.
Cossacks Developer Diary
Some good looking stuff overall. The diplomacy overhaul in particular looks good.
Some good looking stuff overall. The diplomacy overhaul in particular looks good.
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spy tech sounds overpowered, unless the rest of the idea group is as useless as it is now. Will be fun to pick it for once though!
I just realized Paradox finally is making a space-themed game: http://www.usgamer.net/articles/goo...ique-outlook-to-space-strategy-with-stellaris
Might be something for our group next year!
Might be something for our group next year!
I know a lot of people are looking forward to Stellaris but I'm mostly interested in HoI4.
I never liked the Hearts of Iron-series, way too much microing of the actual warfare itself (this has hopefully changed), too big power differentials between nations making only a few of them really interesting to play, and of course, a fixed scenario in a limited time span making for little replayability. I have no idea how much they are addressing these issues now though. Definitely way more interested in a more open-ended space game 
I never liked the Hearts of Iron-series, way too much microing of the actual warfare itself (this has hopefully changed), too big power differentials between nations making only a few of them really interesting to play, and of course, a fixed scenario in a limited time span making for little replayability. I have no idea how much they are addressing these issues now though. Definitely way more interested in a more open-ended space game
I hope they address none of those, because it'd make it a non-WW2 game. The actual warfare should be the focus, the power differentials were massive and without a limited time span and a fixed scenario, it wouldn't be a WW2 game.
Right, I was going to add that they probably wont, since that will alienate the fans they do have for that ww2-feel. Btw, this is why I think Europa Universalis is their best series, while it has historical flair, it is also by far the most open-ended of all of them.
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OPMs are way too overpowered in EU4, though. You get 1 ducat per month and 6 force-limit just for existing, which means two allied OPMs are roughly equally as powerful as a five province TAG. I mean, I know people want every tag to be viable but sometimes I find it very frustrating because it makes much of the game's balance be whack.
I dont really know if I agree. From a gameplay-perspective, that vibrating world of many smaller nations that characterize central Europe in the start, is by far the most fun world to play in, gives lots of opportunities, and forces the player to think through his actions (like I constantly fail to do). From an historical perspective, sure, you could say they are overpowered, but that is only a compensation to other parts of the game that is also unbalanced, particularly the way bigger powers dont really interfere in each others affairs in game, something which served to protect all those OPM during most of EUs time frame, and doesnt really happen that much in the game (although stuff like the Rival-system, Coalitions, the much stronger HRE etc are clearly steps in the right direction).
As late as after the 30-year war, there was about 1500 territories in the HRE that was in practice independent (and remember, after most of Italy was removed), and at the start of the napoleonic wars, there war about 330 if im not mistaken. If anything, these minors needs more, not less protection than now.
As late as after the 30-year war, there was about 1500 territories in the HRE that was in practice independent (and remember, after most of Italy was removed), and at the start of the napoleonic wars, there war about 330 if im not mistaken. If anything, these minors needs more, not less protection than now.
A game that will live in infamy, or Paradox's finest hour. We'll see. I'm still annoyed at the loss of the Order of Battle!
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Since we are not that many remaining players, would those remaining be ok with starting 21pm CEST Wednesdays as well?
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Mamluks AAr
Finished the war against Ottos, Najd (grabbed Oman) and Tunis (fed Fezzan). Waged a small war against Adal, then went to war against Timurids and freed Persia. Also helped out Morfeo with some fleet assistance, since his army got stuck on Sardinia in his coalition war against most of the remaining Italy and Styria
Nice to see my War Galleys in action!
Finished the war against Ottos, Najd (grabbed Oman) and Tunis (fed Fezzan). Waged a small war against Adal, then went to war against Timurids and freed Persia. Also helped out Morfeo with some fleet assistance, since his army got stuck on Sardinia in his coalition war against most of the remaining Italy and Styria
Nice to see my War Galleys in action!
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Morfeo's country looks like he has blasted it on the map with a sawed-off shotgun
Nation building Chuck Norris Style
Nation building Chuck Norris Style
FTFY.
AAR: Sardinia Piemont spreading the peace Chuck Norris-style
We started out where we ended last time, by hunting down the Bosnian oppressors, peaced out with them, and returned all the cores to our protected Croatia.
We then saw the Tunisian possession of the Baleares broke free from their former overlords declaring a Catalan duchy, and quickly decided we had to help them retain their peace, and thus offered our protection - which they gladly accepted. The ruthless conquerors in Aragon had also entered into the conflict, thus we were needed to instantly fight them. Both France and Castile entered on our side, and the Papacy and Provence on theirs, meaning it gave us a good opportunity to clean up in the chaos in the Mediterranean. The aragonese army got stuck on the Baleares - while we returned Naples to the Ducky of Naples, took control over the feared pirate harbors on Corsica to secure our trade - and returned to the legitimate government of Catalonia three provinces on the mainland.
This of course, sparked another round of coalitions against us, where all the nations eager to keep anarchy and chaos, united against me. This included Florence, Venice, Milan, Montenegro and Styria, but we had France, Bavaria and the Swiss federation on our side. Unfortunately, in a classic moment of stupidity, I underestimated their combined naval strength, and thus wasn't able to transport my army to the mainland in time to participate in those crucial early battles - which our side lost heavily without me (that AI France is definitely overrated). We eventually was able to land in southern Italy after the Mamelukes had interfered and sunk most of the imperialist navy, where we decisively routed the florentin army and started to retake most of the peninsula. At the end we were fighting a big battle outside of Firenze against the combined forces of the coalition, which we will hopefully be able to win, after sieging down and now controlling all the provinces in south and central Italy except that one.
Province Gained: Corsica
Vassals Gained: Catalonia
Provinces Gained for Vassals: Three on the iberian mainland, six or seven croatian ones, Naples.
We started out where we ended last time, by hunting down the Bosnian oppressors, peaced out with them, and returned all the cores to our protected Croatia.
We then saw the Tunisian possession of the Baleares broke free from their former overlords declaring a Catalan duchy, and quickly decided we had to help them retain their peace, and thus offered our protection - which they gladly accepted. The ruthless conquerors in Aragon had also entered into the conflict, thus we were needed to instantly fight them. Both France and Castile entered on our side, and the Papacy and Provence on theirs, meaning it gave us a good opportunity to clean up in the chaos in the Mediterranean. The aragonese army got stuck on the Baleares - while we returned Naples to the Ducky of Naples, took control over the feared pirate harbors on Corsica to secure our trade - and returned to the legitimate government of Catalonia three provinces on the mainland.
This of course, sparked another round of coalitions against us, where all the nations eager to keep anarchy and chaos, united against me. This included Florence, Venice, Milan, Montenegro and Styria, but we had France, Bavaria and the Swiss federation on our side. Unfortunately, in a classic moment of stupidity, I underestimated their combined naval strength, and thus wasn't able to transport my army to the mainland in time to participate in those crucial early battles - which our side lost heavily without me (that AI France is definitely overrated). We eventually was able to land in southern Italy after the Mamelukes had interfered and sunk most of the imperialist navy, where we decisively routed the florentin army and started to retake most of the peninsula. At the end we were fighting a big battle outside of Firenze against the combined forces of the coalition, which we will hopefully be able to win, after sieging down and now controlling all the provinces in south and central Italy except that one.
Province Gained: Corsica
Vassals Gained: Catalonia
Provinces Gained for Vassals: Three on the iberian mainland, six or seven croatian ones, Naples.
Brandenburg AAR:
Took Luneburg and Wismar in a war, then lost Luneburg and Potsdam in another war against Saxony. Jolly good times.
Sat around doing nothing due to no manpower and money, then saw that the War of the Protestant League had kicked off, led by Bohemia. The most fun war in the entire game, and I couldn't do anything but sit and watch while playing Persona 4. More good times.
Bohemia ended up winning, so I got a lot of lovely bonuses. I then looked at the HRE post war, and discovered that I had a lot of friendly electors. So I just have to keep them onside and I'll become Emprah once Bohemia's 25 year old King dies.
I also ended up joining a war against Denmark, which had appeared again during the War of the Protestant League. Sweden do love to beat them up, I suppose. Denmark were allied with Brunswick, who had taken back Luneburg.. so I might just end up with that province again. I'll have spent so much paper mana on that one province, I swear.
Provinces Gained: Luneburg, Wismar
Provinces Lost: Luneburg, Potsdam
Emprah Status: Waiting on the Golden Throne.
Took Luneburg and Wismar in a war, then lost Luneburg and Potsdam in another war against Saxony. Jolly good times.
Sat around doing nothing due to no manpower and money, then saw that the War of the Protestant League had kicked off, led by Bohemia. The most fun war in the entire game, and I couldn't do anything but sit and watch while playing Persona 4. More good times.
Bohemia ended up winning, so I got a lot of lovely bonuses. I then looked at the HRE post war, and discovered that I had a lot of friendly electors. So I just have to keep them onside and I'll become Emprah once Bohemia's 25 year old King dies.
I also ended up joining a war against Denmark, which had appeared again during the War of the Protestant League. Sweden do love to beat them up, I suppose. Denmark were allied with Brunswick, who had taken back Luneburg.. so I might just end up with that province again. I'll have spent so much paper mana on that one province, I swear.
Provinces Gained: Luneburg, Wismar
Provinces Lost: Luneburg, Potsdam
Emprah Status: Waiting on the Golden Throne.
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They also plan on adding new tiles with future expansions.
There'll probably also be pretty great mods that just add more high quality tiles out within a few months/weeks.
I might even try doing it myself as the guide doesn't make it out to be too hard and I have a few ideas for continents and smaller islands!
I might even try doing it myself as the guide doesn't make it out to be too hard and I have a few ideas for continents and smaller islands!
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DDRJake is doing a preview stream for Cossacks as Aq Qoyunlu:
http://www.twitch.tv/ddrjake
http://www.twitch.tv/ddrjake
Well that went kinda bad, hehe.
Mgoblue201
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How have the Persians not declared war yet? Are they waiting for him to beat the Ottomans and then crush all his hope?
He no longer has that alliance lol
Mgoblue201
Won't stop picking the right nation
He still has a royal marriage with them, so unless the Mamluks turn hostile Persia would have to fight him alone.
Mgoblue201
Won't stop picking the right nation
The civil war probably helped him more than anything. Despite costing him his entire army and prestige, the rebels took back all his occupied provinces and fought the Ottomans for him (plus they gave him a free army at the end of it). He probably should have revoked the Mamluks military access because they were sometimes fighting the rebels instead of the Ottomans.
40+ year long war, that's something you don't see everyday.
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