Dev Diary #116 - Agrarian Research Techniques

[erkkimerkki]

Is the first "guy" Guy de Bachaumont?

(Prince Robert's spymaster in Dijon in 1066)

 

[ck3enjoyer]

There is no way it's not regencies, right?

 

[UN Peacekeeper]

Regencies seems to be the best found link right now, though I would like to see character comparisons to make sure people’s guesses are right

 

[SamOuel]

I was actually enthusiast when I read the title. I tought maybe « farmlands » would become an upgrade available rather than a locked feature, or something like that. Anyway, I am sure i will enyoy the actual new developments

 

[Trunting]

... Anyone watching? No? Good.

What could the eyes at he beginning of the thread mean? Anyone found out yet?

 

[johnty5]

There is no way it's not regencies, right?

It’s an icon that is used elsewhere for “vassal”

 

[TheGib770]

 

[firespark 84]

For a dev team to be able to do stuff like this and keep the players interested instead of just pissed off, there needs to be good will. Hideo kojima is super cryptic with his game releases but people tolerate it. Why? Because he makes good stuff that almost always delivers. The ck dev team has done nothing of the sort so far, so all stuff like this does is make people care even less. Especially after last weeks “dev diary” (it can barely be called that since it was showing a 3D model and nothing else). How can the dev team not see that what they need now is transparency to try and rebuild trust? We need to know that there is something substantial going on before we start caring again. Hell stellaris had a dev diary that was basically a villain introduction for the new dlc but people were fine with it, because they have been Outputting great content at a great pace for years now, and we have an idea of what is actually being worked on because we were told what the dlc is that is coming out, and there was a whole dev diary outlining what would be the subjects of the next several dev diaries, most of which have been compelling and given the community something to look forward to.
Edit: wow I just looked at the eu4 dev diary today. If you guys want to see what I’m talking about when it comes to a good dev diary, go there. Them both coming out on the same day is a side by side comparison of what a good dev diary is vs what not to do.

 

[firespark 84]

Three that I notice at a glance. Only agricultural techniques here. There are absolutely no hidden things in this developer diary.

I shall take a lean back and see when people notice what these characters have in common.

They are all unlanded

 

[Lucododosor]

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who's the 4th guy then?

 

[TheGib770]

who's the 4th guy then?

It's a person, that's for sure (He literally has nothing to do with the others)

 

[AdjectiveNounNumber]

For a dev team to be able to do stuff like this and keep the players interested instead of just pissed off, there needs to be good will. Hideo kojima is super cryptic with his game releases but people tolerate it. Why? Because he makes good stuff that almost always delivers. The ck dev team has done nothing of the sort so far, so all stuff like this does is make people care even less. Especially after last weeks “dev diary” (it can barely be called that since it was showing a 3D model and nothing else). How can the dev team not see that what they need now is transparency to try and rebuild trust? We need to know that there is something substantial going on before we start caring again. Hell stellaris had a dev diary that was basically a villain introduction for the new dlc but people were fine with it, because they have been Outputting great content at a great pace for years now, and we have an idea of what is actually being worked on because we were told what the dlc is that is coming out, and there was a whole dev diary outlining what would be the subjects of the next several dev diaries, most of which have been compelling and given the community something to look forward to.

Furthermore I was under the impression that the purpose of dev diaries is to try and get feedback on things before they’re too far along in development. There’s no point in getting feedback on something that is already finished and being pushed out the door

 

[johnty5]

Given that @Wokeg is specifically replying to a load of suggestions to say “it’s not that” but isn’t doing that for suggestions that this is regency-related (despite that being the most common speculation in the comments), it seems pretty likely it’s about regencies.

At this point - when the thread has convinced itself that it’s regencies - if it wasn’t regencies, they’d likely be trying to damp down that assumption to avoid disappointment later on.

 

[Rubidium]

These are all new interactions - varying from "that's a simple request" to mini-features, plus the one small scheme. I am very much looking forward to speaking about them in more detail at some point (hopefully) soon.

New interactions means that some of the previous guesses are obsolete.

Hoping that the prisoner one is "Ransom captive" or similar, letting you pay ransom for characters who aren't part of your court but who may still be of interest to you (e.g., your daughter who you married off to some landed noble and was then captured/imprisoned).

 

[Wokeg]

... Anyone watching? No? Good.

What could the eyes at he beginning of the thread mean? Anyone found out yet?

^^' They mean I find the forum's emoji variety to be woefully lacking.

 

[psjimene]

I feel like Paradox promised me candy and gave me a stone :/

 

[firespark 84]

who's the 4th guy then?

It said in the diary that he has nothing to do with the others and the question was what do the 3 have in common

 

[Rubidium]

Noting that the pictures of the crowned heads are O and D, with the O line being ~1 character shorter than the other, I assume they are "Demand X" and "Offer X."

Possibly hostages?

 

[Lucododosor]

It said in the diary that he has nothing to do with the others and the question was what do the 3 have in common

I know, having nothing to do with the other three could be a clue too

 

[johnty5]

It said in the diary that he has nothing to do with the others and the question was what do the 3 have in common

@PDS_Noodle said that the DD contained two teasers, so the fourth guy may well be about something else entirely.