Questions to the Developers

[elboludox]

ubik: why are there some posts by yourself that say bump in some threads in this sub forum?

[ubik]

ubik: why are there some posts by yourself that say bump in some threads in this sub forum?

Because of Jaidal issue.

[tuore]

Well, why don't you just sticky them?

[Jaidal]

Because of Jaidal issue.

Sorry 'bout that!

At least they're stickied now anyway.

[von Sachsen]

I have constantly heard that the vast majority of the values in this game will be qualitative rather than quantitative in order to make it a bit less like a game. My question is will there any be any chance that the reports we are given are wrong, be it due to false inteligence or an overexuberant minister? (Actually come to think of it improving the accuracy of internal/foreign reports would be a powerful incentive to create a bureaucracy/formal inteligence service or what ever the game equivalent is.)

[tuore]

Will the minimap be static or will it be dynamic (so that it only shows what you've discovered)?

[nOxr]

Will there be something similar to 'Lucky nations' in the game? If so, would it be possible as the user to pick one or two of the countries?

Because when I'm thinking about starting a new game, my thoughts go like this: "I wanna play Denmark, with a strong Sweden as neighbour", or "It would be fun to play Georgia, but only if Ottomans are really strong."

[tuore]

Will there be something similar to 'Lucky nations' in the game? If so, would it be possible as the user to pick one or two of the countries?

Because when I'm thinking about starting a new game, my thoughts go like this: "I wanna play Denmark, with a strong Sweden as neighbour", or "It would be fun to play Georgia, but only if Ottomans are really strong."

I would love this feature. But I think that the "Lucky nations" are coded differently, and because the game has an über-historical setup, most likely the historically "lucky" nations will become big in MMtG as well.

[k_merse]

As far as I know Ubik wants to remove the lucky tag from the game completely and solve the balance problem differently.

[Swedish Steel!]

As far as I know Ubik wants to remove the lucky tag from the game completely and solve the balance problem differently.

Phew! that's very reassuring to hear.

[ubik]

Will there be something similar to 'Lucky nations' in the game? If so, would it be possible as the user to pick one or two of the countries?

Because when I'm thinking about starting a new game, my thoughts go like this: "I wanna play Denmark, with a strong Sweden as neighbour", or "It would be fun to play Georgia, but only if Ottomans are really strong."

No lucky nations. They were already excised from the engine.

[twinxor]

I'm hoping to see some more simulation of hard currency in the game. In EU this is pretty much ignored – ducats come seemingly out of nowhere and then disappear into the void when you use them to pay troops. There's only some lip service with the vague idea of inflation if you mint too much. But this isn't satisfying because it ignores the very important issue of supply and demand for precious metal currency. Having lots of hard currency available was lucrative but it could lead to huge problems for countries with an glut (like Spain after all its conquests) or countries that couldn't effectively convert goods into precious metal. Any plans for a more detailed system of this aspect of economics?

[ubik]

I have constantly heard that the vast majority of the values in this game will be qualitative rather than quantitative in order to make it a bit less like a game.

No. The vast majority of information is quantitative. Some very important Information, like Infamy, Prestige, Religious Fervor, War Exhaustion are qualitative and cannot be quantified.

My question is will there any be any chance that the reports we are given are wrong, be it due to false inteligence or an overexuberant minister?

No. That would be going too far. We want to give the player accurate info about his country.

Info on other countries is another matter entirely, of course.

[ubik]

I'm hoping to see some more simulation of hard currency in the game. In EU this is pretty much ignored – ducats come seemingly out of nowhere and then disappear into the void when you use them to pay troops. There's only some lip service with the vague idea of inflation if you mint too much. But this isn't satisfying because it ignores the very important issue of supply and demand for precious metal currency. Having lots of hard currency available was lucrative but it could lead to huge problems for countries with an glut (like Spain after all its conquests) or countries that couldn't effectively convert goods into precious metal. Any plans for a more detailed system of this aspect of economics?

We are not going to turn Magna Mundi into an economic simulation.

[twinxor]

We are not going to turn Magna Mundi into an economic simulation.

Well, I hope the economic model makes a little more sense than EU3's does, anyway.

[tuore]

You didn't answer my question about minimap.

[k_merse]

I don't think there will be any changes in minimap. What would be the point? It's only here to make it easier to jump from the home country to the colonies, without scrolling across the world.

[tuore]

I don't think there will be any changes in minimap. What would be the point? It's only here to make it easier to jump from the home country to the colonies, without scrolling across the world.

But you exactly know the location of Australia in 1399, thanks to the minimap. Even though my geographical skills are perfect and I could place every nation on the map, I think it gives a nice immersion.

[k_merse]

Good for you But I still can't see the point what good would come from adding terra incognita to the minimap as well. It's only for making navigation faster and for nothing else.

[Jaidal]

Details are important when it comes to the feel of a game. I support tuore's view. But to be fair, I'd have to see screenshots either way to know for sure. They are coming soon right?