Europa Universalis IV Screenshots Megathread

[Davisx3m]

remember the first screenshots of CK2 looked like this:

Wow! I forgot that :O

 

[CaptRobau]

Lot's of goodies this week. Screenshots from the 2nd dev diary and the PC GAMER preview in the OP.

 

[TECC]

@takedown47:
But i don't think that the graphics of the EU 4 final version will be changed that much compared to the beta

 

[blue sam3]

Remove the game time limit altogether. I don't see why anyone would want a set time span when games like Total War allow you to play your country for as long as you'd like. Sure, people can mod the game to remove the time limit, but it really is a feature that should be included in the full game. No one is forcing you to play forever, but some of us would like to.

No Total War game allows you to play as long as you like. It has fairly short time limits that most people don't see because they tend to conquer everything. You need a limit for technical reasons that you just can't avoid.

 

[unmerged(303218)]

Remove the game time limit altogether. I don't see why anyone would want a set time span when games like Total War allow you to play your country for as long as you'd like. Sure, people can mod the game to remove the time limit, but it really is a feature that should be included in the full game. No one is forcing you to play forever, but some of us would like to.

Apart from technical reasons (if a game needs to keep time, just as Paradox games do, there needs to be a limit on its value) games aren't made endless for two reasons:
1) It is very hard to create games that can simulate very different periods well and not hog computer resources
2) If someone could create such a game, then - after selling many copies, no doubt at that - the demand for historical games (I assume it can't be too high even now) would drop considerably, as everyone would be content with playing that single game, and would have no need to buy any different. Thus the company to publish such a game would kill off not only its competition, but itself as well.

 

[takedown47]

@takedown47:
But i don't think that the graphics of the EU 4 final version will be changed that much compared to the beta

I agree. I think the reason CK2 alpha makes your eyes bleed is that was 1 year before release and they were still developing the new style map.

 

[tuvix]

Why must the provinces that have ports have their capital on the coast???

 

[svenk91]

Not all provinces have that (look at Görz and the last screenshots from the pc gamers preview of Burgas/Edirne and Africa). They probably haven't spend time with placing everything at the proper location.

 

[SprightlyMonkey]

I love the fact it's Crusader Kings 2 textures, they look beautiful. Good work guys.

 

[Camtheman]

Incredible, more shots of pollitical mapmode, plox?

 

[CzarPhilip]

yes!!!

 

[Santôka]

Two new screenshots from this thread:
http://www.spacesector.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/europa_universalis_4_prealpha_screenshot2_large.jpg
http://www.spacesector.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/europa_universalis_4_prealpha_screenshot3_large.jpg

 

[zwatt08]

Simply can't wait

 

[TECC]

I want that Game, NOW!

i like the micture of CK2 and EU3

 

[TanksAhoy]

I love seeing the trade routes on the map. That was one of my favourite things about the Total War maps.

 

[takedown47]

I have some new screenshots to show:

View attachment 65181 View attachment 65182 View attachment 65183

 

[CaptRobau]

Those are already included, but thanks anyway.

 

[MilosM]

That province layout pic from DD1 actually has nothing to do with EU4 except being in that DD, people might get confused thinking that is actually EU4 layout.

 

[CaptRobau]

Didn't they state it was from early development.

 

[Lama43]

That province layout pic from DD1 actually has nothing to do with EU4 except being in that DD, people might get confused thinking that is actually EU4 layout.

Actually that's just the EU3 layout applied on a Miller projection, to show that they changed it.