Europa Universalis IV – Developer Diary 12 - Dominium Maris Baltici
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If you go to a library and suggest them to buy it, they will often consider it since they usually like users to suggest books to help them spend their money.Nice, but that is expensive.Hopefully a library nearby gets it.
Out of curiosity what is the destiny of Finland? If Sweden loses the Finnish provinces what happens to the Hakkapeliitta? Also, if Finland gets created/freed (as it always seems to do in EUIII), what will it's national ideas look like?
I guess they'll still have it. NIs are 'hard-wired' and not alternate history friendly - you get them regardless of the context. You can potentially have Swedish noble republic with 'Swedish Absolutism', absolutist England with 'Bill of Rights', or protestant Spain with 'Devout Catholicism'.
One way to look at those NIs is to see them as cultural heritage of a certain country. For example, Bill of Rights could represent a historical event from your country's history (like the stuff from English history), but a hundred years after, you could have a successful line of excellent and capable rulers who are able to regain much power, and so Bill of Rights still remains a part of your culture, it just doesnt mean the same thing. I dont see the problem with that really. In real life history there arent many countries who are now what they were in the beginning, with no or little change along the road.
No, that's wrong. If you started with several NI's representing past history, prior to start date, then it could represent heritage, give flavor, and put country in it's unique historical context - that would be fine. NI's based on the future relative to game start can't be considered that way. That's right - future. They totally ignore 'butterfly effect' (no Oprichina if Ivan the Terrible isn't born), or context (Devout Catholicism for protestant Spain). They are cool gimmick, sort of awesome unlockable bonus that player strives to get with joy (similar to leveling in rpgs). They're also immersion braking oversimplification of history for me.
But they had to add to the Swedish national pride some extra treat... The devs are Swedish after all Maybe I too would have done that in their place...
Maybe I too would have done that in their place...Just what I'm talking about when I said that I don't want to see a movie about what happened in Europe during the new age. With such pre-deterministic NIs they might as well add the pre-deterministic events of EU2 when no matter what you did, it triggered.
But they had to add to the Swedish national pride some extra treat... The devs are Swedish after all
Just what I'm talking about when I said that I don't want to see a movie about what happened in Europe during the new age. With such pre-deterministic NIs they might as well add the pre-deterministic events of EU2 when no matter what you did, it triggered.
That's silly. You don't have to see them as what they're called, just because it says Swedish Absolutism doesn't mean that what it is in your game. Maybe it's referencing to how well run your republic is. The only historical deterministic thing about it is the name. You can imagine it to mean whatever you want, it's just modifiers.
Its safe to say im0 that whoever controls the Skåneland controls Scandinavia (you have to remember that even today Øresunds regionen has the most population in Scandinavia! Skåneland makiing up quite alot of that)
After watching Russia's NI, I don't think Swedens are that bad! but I think these NI seems to force you in one direction of playstyle..
Its known to all that the faulty British, French, Dutch (all those evil people in europe "teasing") were scared of a unified Scandinavia and they did all they could to split up power by supporting the weakest at the
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I hope thats not right. Sweden should be quite weak, at the early start date and be most likely to lose wars before 1500 and against both Denmark-Norway (the union survived untill 1524 after all) But the NI seems to support Sweden being quite powerful early on. I much rather see them getting the boost midgame when they historical became a dominant european power (unlike some of the others I don't disagree with that)
That being said. I wonder how the union will work ? will it be like EU3 or will we see a better mechanic to show us this ? will Sweden get events to revolt etc? I kinda disliked that if you played Denmark in EU3 Sweden would just spam you insults.. that was a bad way of simulating it! I much rather see dynamic events where revolts come and chances for negative effects would hit the "ruler" of the union.
Also will Sweden start with cores on Skåneland ?
Whilst I can't conclusively answer that, I can tell you that at this startdate in EU3, Sweden has cores on both Skåneland and Gotland. Smart money would guess that it'll still be the same.
Yes but seeing they have a new core system
you never know.. because I think its a cheap core to start with.. (not that it matters much in SP)
Yes but seeing they have a new core system
They have a new system for changing cores. Theyre still using the same data for existing/startdate cores.
Guess it makes sense they would stick with the same.. still that would be disappointing
but nothing to ruin my excitement..
This is so bullshit, ah well...
Sweden should just have "All your bases belong to us " Type of event where they just win the entire Scandinavia + Europe
Sweden should just have "All your bases belong to us " Type of event where they just win the entire Scandinavia + Europe
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Don't worry Mehow! I've heard that Norway gets an National Idea called "Norwegian Ski Infantry"
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I guess you're going to develop on the Swedish-Polish conflicts about Vasa inheritance and the ownership of Livonia?
Personally I'd sod Livonia and the Baltic and focus on Scandinavian unification and later on colonizing what is today known as "Canada." Easy way to become the leading producer and trader in fur which is sure to fill my coffers with sweet, sweet income. Whenever I try to establish the Swedish dominance of the Baltic it always ends up badly with either everyone and their mothers ganking me or just a slow bleeding of my coffers due to having armies and navies that are too large for the relatively poor income I get from my provinces, even accounting for fur and lumber trade.
I was with you, until you said you'd colonize Canada. We live in a frigid, cold, forested, furry place - so you'll colonise a frigid, cold, forested, furry place? seems like a lot of voyage for nothing to me
why don't you go for Brazil, Africa, Asia?