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EU4 - Development Diary - 31st March 2016

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Hello and welcome back. Mare Nostrum will be upon us very soon so I will take this last dev diary before release to show some extras and the 15 new achievements which will be part of the 1.16 patch. With Wiz safely banished to the furthest reaches of space to make friends with Blorg, I am free to ensure there are no more Eastern Roman Empire related Achievements.


The 15 new achievements, which some clever cookies may have seen before are:
  • Mare Nostrum: Restore the Roman Empire and own the entire Mediterranean and Black Sea coast lines.

  • Kuban Cigars: As Kuba, own or have a subject own Havana and be the world’s leading producer of Tobacco.

  • Kushite Restoration: As a Nubian culture nation, own the entire Egyptian region as core provinces.

  • The Fezzan Corridors: As Fezzan, control at least 90% of the trade power in Tunis, Katsina, Safi and Timbuktu.

  • Victorian Three: As Basoga, Buganda or Karagwe, reach administrative, diplomatic and military technology level 32.

  • The Animal Kingdom: As Manipur, unite the Bengal region and convert it to Animism.

  • Golden Horn: As a Somali nation, fully own the Horn of Africa region and have a monthly gold income of at least 50 ducats.

  • Kinslayer: As Tver, Yaroslavl, Ryazan or Odoyev, eliminate all other Rurikovich nations without changing your ruling dynasty.

  • Choson One: As Korea, own or have a subject own all Shinto, Confucian and Buddhist provinces in the world.

  • Sailor Mon: As Pegu, have at least 100,000 sailors.
  • The White Company: Hire your army out to both sides in a war and fight in a battle against your former employer.

  • Networking: Have 100 point spy networks in 3 rival nations.

  • Time Bandit: Successfully steal a map from another nation.

  • With a little help..: As Ragusa, lead a Trade League of at least 5 nations and guarantee the Ottomans’ independence

  • Just Resting In My Account: Corrupt the officials in a rival country
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Going hand-in-hand with one of these achievements, we have added one of the longest requested formable nations: The Roman Empire. It is no easy task to perform, requiring Christianity or Paganism and ownership of the regions of Italy, France, Iberia, Balkans, Anatolia, Mashriq as well as certain key provinces, but doing so will allow you to recreate the thousand year empire and grant you the new unique culture of Roman.

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Forming Rome is a free feature, available as part of the 1.16 patch.

Next up is Timeline, a new Mare Nostrum feature

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At any point through your campaign you can hit the new timeline button next to the date and observe how the world has evolved throughout the years. Watch as empires rise and fall and re-live how your own nation rose to its great heights (hopefully)

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Opening Timeline will bring the map back to how it was at the start of your campaign and then you can choose at what speed to run through the world's history. You can pan all over the map during this timeline, so while the Big Blue Blob takes over Europe you can admire infighting new world natives or see which of the Daimyo's made Japan theirs.

Finally, some ideas, starting with the aforementioned Roman Empire

Roman ideas:

Code: 
Traditions:
        discipline = 0.05
        legitimacy = 1
   
Ambition:
         global_manpower_modifier = 0.33

    pax romana
        global_unrest = -1

    legacy of rome
        diplomatic_reputation = 2
 
    SPQR
        stability_cost_modifier = -0.2

    roman legions
        infantry_power = 0.10
        land_forcelimit_modifier = 0.15
 
    roman architecture
        production_efficiency = 0.2
 
    imperial bureaucracy =
        global_tax_modifier = 0.1
 
    imperium sine fine = {
        core_creation = -0.20

African Great Lakes Ideas:

Code: 
    traditions:
        loot_amount = 0.25
        hostile_attrition = 1.0
ambition:

        merchants = 1

    source_of_the_nile
        global_manpower_modifier = 0.15
 
    heirs_of_kitara
        prestige = 1
 
    no_illegitimate_children
        heir_chance = 0.5
 
    cwezy_religion
        tolerance_own = 2
 
    emitwe
        infantry_cost = -0.1
 
    unity_of_clans
        infantry_power = 0.1
 
    development_of_clientship
        global_tax_modifier = 0.1

And as a representative for the Irish, let's bring in Desmond.

Code: 
Traditions:
        garrison_size = 0.25
        global_manpower_modifier = 0.25

Ambition:
        defensiveness = 0.15

    dms_the_land_of_castles
        build_cost = -0.1
 
    dms_cadet_lines
        stability_cost_modifier = -0.1
 
    dms_gaelic_bastion
        land_morale = 0.1  
 
    dms_the_munster_ambition
        province_warscore_cost = -0.1
        core_creation = -0.1
 
    dms_fierce_independence
        diplomatic_upkeep = 1
 
    dms_promote_the_clture_of_service
        war_exhaustion = -0.02
        prestige_from_land = 0.25
 
    dms_inner_perfection
        adm_tech_cost_modifier = -0.1


Mare Nostrum will set sail on Tuesday April the 5th for €14:99, and by popular request is available for pre-order at https://www.paradoxplaza.com/europa-universalis-iv-mare-nostrum
 
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> Roman Empire tag (a nation that had been gone in its represented form for a millennium as of 1444, and that still had a direct link to the Roman Empire in Constantinople)
"GLORY OF ROME!"

> Lotharingia tag for Burgundy (a nation that had been gone for 500 years as of 1444, with at least one historical sovereign struggling for it)
"It makes no sense, lol, dead nation"

I don't understand these forums.
 
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Chlodio said:
But it'll effect all of us. Every tag will slow the game even if they aren't formed, true few tags won't change anything notable, but adding such fantasy nation is the crossing of the Rubicon, in the future Paradox doesn't second guess when they're adding fantasy nations. It is such waste potential when they could historical nations like Belgium and even forming Yugoslavia would make more sense. It is the patch they're going it is going to effect their design philosophy, why can't you see it?
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If you don't want fantasy nations why would you suggest Belgium?
 
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Chlodio said:
Much like the HRE-tag and Arabia if they are ever formed they're formed by player thus making them nothing more than player-only tags, such tag adds nothing to the game. Instead of adding the real tags that existed during the time period (there are many) we're getting this fantasy nation whose formation only serves people who hate history and get empowered when they hear words Roman and empire. I've no idea why such people are even playing EU4, I would imagine that Civ and Total War would be more enjoyable for their kind.
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It's a pretty harsh conclusion that I hate history, because sometimes I would like to play with anachronistic tags.
 
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BrokenSky said:
So you can re-form Rome as anyone, not just ERE?
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Only The Holy roman Empire and Papal States are blocked from forming Rome (They are meant to be blocked from all nation formations)

oblio- said:
Are these key provinces in North Africa, as well? A restored Roman Empire without Carthage and Egypt seems a little bland.
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In addition to the regions of Italy, France, Ibera, Balkans, Anatolia and Mashriq, you must also own Fez, Tunis, Qahirah, London, Yorkshire, Zeeland and Wien, be at peace, be Christian OR Pagan, not a subject and not a nomad.

The decision will appear on your National Decisions list once you own Rome itself.

The_Meme_Man said:
Christian huh?....do Copts count? Could I reform Rome as Ethiopia?....or post Krishitan Japan?
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Yes, yes, yes.

puddingkip said:
Did Karaman get a new colour or am I imagining things?
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Yes.

DominusNovus said:
Whats 'free = yes' mean?
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It means I needs to hone my copy-pasting skills (it's used in scripting)
 
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This dev diary was very anti-climactic.
 
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Chlodio said:
I knew it, but it didn't stop fifty people telling me that I had misunderstood the description of the achievement.

Such pointless tag... I can't believe that development has come to this point.
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again you in so many threats. 98% love it and honestly no one cares what you think

Chlodio said:
Much like the HRE-tag and Arabia if they are ever formed they're formed by player thus making them nothing more than player-only tags, such tag adds nothing to the game. Instead of adding the real tags that existed during the time period (there are many) we're getting this fantasy nation whose formation only serves people who hate history and get empowered when they hear words Roman and empire. I've no idea why such people are even playing EU4, I would imagine that Civ and Total War would be more enjoyable for their kind.
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you ever wondered why your normaly get posts with -100 ? it has a reason ... get help
 
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Chlodio said:
Much like the HRE-tag and Arabia if they are ever formed they're formed by player thus making them nothing more than player-only tags, such tag adds nothing to the game. Instead of adding the real tags that existed during the time period (there are many) we're getting this fantasy nation whose formation only serves people who hate history and get empowered when they hear words Roman and empire. I've no idea why such people are even playing EU4, I would imagine that Civ and Total War would be more enjoyable for their kind.
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Don't worry, I'm sure the AI will get over being excluded from the 'likely to restore Rome' club, and keep on playing.
 
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"ownership of the regions of Italy, France, Iberia, Balkans, Anatolia, Mashriq as well as certain key provinces" o_O
 
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It is not an April Fools in the timezone of Sweden, where PDS work.

Chlodio said:
Such pointless tag... I can't believe that development has come to this point.
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Chlodio said:
Much like the HRE-tag and Arabia if they are ever formed they're formed by player thus making them nothing more than player-only tags, such tag adds nothing to the game. Instead of adding the real tags that existed during the time period (there are many) we're getting this fantasy nation whose formation only serves people who hate history and get empowered when they hear words Roman and empire. I've no idea why such people are even playing EU4, I would imagine that Civ and Total War would be more enjoyable for their kind.
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While your point is valid, it is not a new addition. The Roman Empire TAG is already ingame, so what was added here was only a decision to form it.
 
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Chlodio said:
Much like the HRE-tag and Arabia if they are ever formed they're formed by player thus making them nothing more than player-only tags, such tag adds nothing to the game. Instead of adding the real tags that existed during the time period (there are many) we're getting this fantasy nation whose formation only serves people who hate history and get empowered when they hear words Roman and empire. I've no idea why such people are even playing EU4, I would imagine that Civ and Total War would be more enjoyable for their kind.
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What is that supposed to mean? I find your post deeply and personally offensive. I have been playing Civ since 1994 and EU since 2001, yet i also have a Masters degree in History which -i am fairly certain- guarantees i do not hate it. In any case, it's not your place to wonder why i play EU and it certainly is not your right to categorize gamers like me as "such people" who belong to "their kind".
 
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