Can't we use Ruler designer with IronMan/Achievement enable?

[TentacleMayor]

Wait, you can't? Thanks OP, I prob won't be getting Ruler Designer then, at least not till I'm done with achievements.

 

[TheDarkMaster]

Best solution I can think of is that you can only take so many traits while in Ironman mode (hard limit of four or five), and cannot change a ruler's culture or religion.

 

[MrLebanon]

If P'dox believes that a DLC for the game is so unbalanced that you can't get achievements while using it, they should ifx it, instead of screwing over people who've paid for a feature and are now being restricted from using it.

This complaint is about as valid as someone complaining they can't use the SoA College of Cardinals feature when playing as a pagan. Seriously, two separate entities entirely.

 

[Adimon6]

I have to say, I've always been very supportive of all paradox's decisions regarding my favourite game thus far, but this has really blown me over. If the Ruler Designer is that unbalanced, it should be fixed.

I made a character earlier with decent stats (nothing major), cruel, 22 years old, but with a name I chose, looking the way I chose, from a Dynasty I designed. Clicked start to play, suddenly I'm this random Occitan dude (I wanted to be Frankish).

I do have the customiser - is there a way of me customising the first name/dynasty name in ironman still? That would mediate the situation a little bit.

This has really disappointed me. I like achievements as they're things to go for, structure etc. They don't actually mean that much outside of the individual gaining them - there aren't any benefits or rewards or whatever. It's just a sense of fulfilment. Yet, in order to get them I have to be a premade dynasty in spite of owning every other piece of DLC? I'm really, really disappointed.

Please change this paradox. Even if it means everything costs more in Ruler Designer, or like you can't ruler design traits/stats but you can change name/looks. It's ruined my evening a little. I know that sounds hyperbolic, but it's how I feel. I've looked forward to this for ages now, I'm off work ill (SYMPATHIESS!!!) and this was my big hit of today. I only mention the last part so it's not all "Why are you taking a game so seriously, just chill out". Like it was kind of the big, exciting thing that made today bearable.

Kudos on everything else though - or, well, when I bring myself to play the features then kudos!

This...

 

[dizzyflores]

This would make me sad but I don't play on steam so

 

[Cerwyn]

You know, if Ruler Designer is not Iron Man/Achievement compatible, why not get rid of the age modifier? Since it's not supposed to be a "legit" playthrough in the first place, why not remove these "limitations" entirely?

Multiplayer games tend to have in-house rules about it or ban it entirely anyways, so it's not like that would play a role.

Yeah, I know I can just edit out the game and save file and stuff in 2 minutes of work, but still.

 

[hwoosh]

I have to say, I've always been very supportive of all paradox's decisions regarding my favourite game thus far, but this has really blown me over. If the Ruler Designer is that unbalanced, it should be fixed. (snip)

You all are looking at this wrong. Think of the Ruler Designer as a tool Paradox have given us to easily make a tiny little mod using the ease and convenience of the game's UI rather than manually editing files. It's just like the CK2 > EU4 Converter in this respect. And you can't get achievements with a modded game in CK2 any more than you can in EU4.

 

[Keioel]

that's disappointing, I was hoping to get the Kingdom of Israel achievement with a Sephardic Jew.

 

[Lord Blazer]

I kind of have to echo this thread already, but it's sad that I can't use the Ruler Designer to play my own character in Ironman Mode :/

 

[Zolotaya]

I don't understand the fascination that many people have to achievements.

 

[hwoosh]

I don't understand the fascination that many people have to achievements.

For one thing, the sheer number of possibilities in the game is overwhelming. Just like the ‘Why you should play as any particular character’ thread, people find it useful and fun to have a finite list of set goals to work at.

 

[Duruial]

That is unfortunate. I will probably have to compensate by using the customization DLC to change the name and coat of arms of my Dynasty, but I will miss the days of building my custom made small time Duke into the ruler of the known world (Albeit through several generations)

 

[TentacleMayor]

I don't understand the fascination that many people have to achievements.

It's epeen, basically. Like a digital trophy you put on the wall (Steam profile). And then there's the challenge of getting them, which some players love, and the sense of fulfilment when you make progress.

 

[maitrecarotte]

That is very frustrating. I dont want to jump on paradox hate bandwagon, but I am very upset about this one.

 

[Mulleks]

I really disagree with their move on disabling the Ruler Finder for ironman mode. It is not a good practice to only allow certain DLC to work with certain difficulty levels or sets of play. It's a very bad prescident for future DLC where if I buy the Even More things 5! DLC it may not function with the Even Even More Things 6! DLC. I cannot have confidence in my purchases with Paradox if this is the direction taken. As well it also lacks any form of notification that Ruler Designer is disabled.

 

[TheDarkMaster]

I really disagree with their move on disabling the Ruler Finder for ironman mode. It is not a good practice to only allow certain DLC to work with certain difficulty levels or sets of play. It's a very bad prescident for future DLC where if I buy the Even More things 5! DLC it may not function with the Even Even More Things 6! DLC. I cannot have confidence in my purchases with Paradox if this is the direction taken. As well it also lacks any form of notification that Ruler Designer is disabled.

I don't know about that, Ironman mode was part of the patch that was released today for free. There are currenlty no DLCs that can't be used simultaniously. Just one that can't be used while you're in a certain game mode.

 

[Mulleks]

I don't know about that, Ironman mode was part of the patch that was released today for free. There are currenlty no DLCs that can't be used simultaniously. Just one that can't be used while you're in a certain game mode.

No other game modes eliminate purchased content, it's only this "feature" added in which includes a large chunk of the game now.

 

[DominusNovus]

I really don't understand why people are so surprised and upset about this. Its only logical that you wouldn't be able to use something thats so easy to manipulate in order to qualify for the achievements. Its trivial to minmax your character with the designer.

 

[Gurluas]

Agreed, I'd also like to use the RD.
The Hellenic religion can only be accessed that way. I wanted an Hellenic Byzantium.

 

[DominusNovus]

No other game modes eliminate purchased content, it's only this "feature" added in which includes a large chunk of the game now.

Which feature? Ironman? How is that a large chunk of the game?