Augustus - Teaser #3 - 27th of July 2015
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Okay, so a reference to the sacrifice mechanic in EU:Rome. But is it a troll attempt?
obviously its a grand strategy game about ancient judea this would explain the numerology and the prohibition on pork 
obviously its a grand strategy game about ancient judea this would explain the numerology and the prohibition on pork
I'm actually seriously thinking it could be a bronze age/early iron age based game... I could really get behind Tha idea
A theocracy simulator! You've heard it here first, folk!
Also, nice to hear that Paradox supports the animal rights cause, although the comment felt a bit out of place.
Herod was truly a CK2 masterobviously its a grand strategy game about ancient judea this would explain the numerology and the prohibition on pork
Buddhism and Taoism enerally prohibit killing of animals;some animal offerings, such as fowl, pigs, goats, fish, or other livestock, are accepted in some Taoism sects and beliefs in Chinese folk religions. (Wikipedia)
China GS confirmed!
China GS confirmed!
It's a reference to pig stabbing in EU: Rome. Muslims don't eat pigs. Muslims were part of the Migration era and the fall of Rome. So of course this hint is about the Dark Ages! A new Rome game would need pig stabbing!
Consider this... If it was a Bronze Age simulator, from the 7th century BCE to the 3rd century BCE, you could play as Rome and Alexander and Qin Shi Huang all in one game. Almost everyone would win... Except the cold war gs people
Oh dear... this could be anything, I can think of so many times not stabbing a pig was quiet usual
As someone who has never played Rome (although I might have to do something about that) would someone mind to explain how pig stabbing features in that game?
With a stability system not based on sacrifice, apparently.
Pigs were stabbed to signify sacrifice, and recover stability.
This probably means that EU:Rome new standalone series will rectify the fact that pigs weren't sacrificed in the Roman world but only at one particular Greek festival and sacrifice process (remarkably called the holocaust*)?
[* in case of future game, don't use that term for obvious reasons]
So it won't be mount and blade-like game. Next patch eu4: new comet option: stab a pig.
With a timeline that large you'd be in danger of serious railroading to include Alexander and maybe even the warring states period. Unless you made this some form of scenario-driven story-based game...
