Dev Diary #116 - Agrarian Research Techniques

[Kimlin1004]

I feel like this is having the opposite affect of what is desired. These teasers are becoming annoying and making me lose hope in the next DLC instead of exciting me and making me anticipate the DLC.

Anyone else feel the same?

 

[Trunting]

Could the first guy be Baldouin V of Flanders?

(regent of France 1066-1067))

 

[TheGib770]

Good read on French agriculture here

 

[BrotherJonathan]

I do genuinely appreciate the attempt at humor, but it does kind of feel like you're needlessly dragging this out. Unless of course its more of an issue of not being allowed to share anything yet.

 

[anbeck]

Could the first guy be Baldouin V of Flanders?

(regent of France 1066-1067))

I don't think so. The clothes don't matter [EDIT: match] and the duke wears a crown.

 

[Torngasuk]

Oh wow...are we finally getting support for heraldic clothing?

Unrelated to the rest of the speculation, this is extremely exciting and something I've been looking forward to since release. At last, fashionable flair for natty nobles.

 

[WestuHal]

“The theme is not one that has been the subject of an expansion in previous iterations of CK”

That’s what the developers have said re the content of the upcoming expansion…of course, the position is complicated by the fact that the statement doesn’t necessarily rule out a feature that we’ve seen a version of before (such as regencies, which were in CK2) from appearing as part of the expansion or the accompanying free patch.

See also below FYI Wokeg’s post about regency mechanics from about a month ago…I think I read it at the time to mean that regencies weren’t something on the radar just yet but, looking at it again, there’s nothing to indicate that they won’t in fact be part of the next update…

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/regency-how-to-best-implement-it.1566239/post-28740282

 

[Zylathas]

I do genuinely appreciate the attempt at humor, but it does kind of feel like you're needlessly dragging this out. Unless of course its more of an issue of not being allowed to share anything yet.

I am saying what I said on reddit:

"considering that the stickied posts were cleaned up today on the forums, which is usually the sign that an announcement is imminent. That we're getting a shit load of dev reactions in this thread and that there should be a few months of dev dairies before a release. I am expecting an announcement either today, on thursday or next week with a release in may or maybe late april. This would mean that we'd see wards & wardens in september and another flavor pack somewhere in october-november."

 

[WestuHal]

That’s what the developers have said re the content of the upcoming expansion…of course, the position is complicated by the fact that the statement doesn’t necessarily rule out a feature that we’ve seen a version of before (such as regencies, which were in CK2) from appearing as part of the expansion or the accompanying free patch.

See also below FYI Wokeg’s post about regency mechanics from about a month ago…I think I read it at the time to mean that regencies weren’t something on the radar just yet but, looking at it again, there’s nothing to indicate that they won’t in fact be part of the next update…

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/regency-how-to-best-implement-it.1566239/post-28740282

I just got a ‘love’ react from Wokeg to this post…I think this might tell us something about the likelihood of regencies making a return as part of the next update.

 

[Trunting]

Ok, then it is regencies with a character action focus.

 

[Unknown Unknown]

I think the third one might be the son of Rurik of Novgorod in the 867 start date. He looks familiar but can't open the game at the moment. I think he's got the quick trait.
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In which case, he isn't an historical character. Helgi/Oleg was not Rurik's son; Ingvarr/Igor was, and he isn't born in 867.

 

[Torngasuk]

Ok, then it is regencies with a character action focus.

If this is the case - and it may yet prove to be otherwise, if it truly has nothing to do with Wards & Wardens - then this would be an immense addition to the game, and something I've been hoping for for a very long time.

 

[Trunting]

Is the Norse guy Oleg the Wise?

 

[Lucododosor]

If it's indeed about regencies then the fact Wards & Wardens won will really give a opportunity to tie things together between expansions this year, that's exciting - tho now that I think about it, I really don't know what those teaser pictures in previous DDs would have to do with regencies....

 

[Trunting]

If it's indeed about regencies then the fact Wards & Wardens won will really give a opportunity to tie things together between expansions this year, that's exciting - tho now that I think about it, I really don't know what those teaser pictures in previous DDs would have to do with regencies....

Well I for a fact knnow: We got a bridgE a cavE and rEgEncis

 

[Kimlin1004]

Pupil interactions.

 

[wolfFRdu64]

i understood nothing

 

[raven63]

My guess/wish is something like adding de facto rulers to the game. This is just based on the Rasad hint, and probably a weak guess

The list of interactions can be a hint if we can match every currently existing one, then the unmatched ones would presumably be new interactions

 

[TheGib770]

Scandinavian agriculture is also cool.

 

[marlatt90]

I don't have the game available to me, but are they all characters that have children or child siblings as rulers where they may serve as regents?