Dynamic Empire Name on Map

[Lamahorse]

At the moment that you qualify to upgrade your rank from a Kingdom to an Empire; this should also change on the political map.

Therefore, forming an Empire will change your country name on the political map (for example Portugal) into The Portuguese Empire.

Downsides; one would have to retain the original generic colony names as The Portuguese Empire Brazil doesn't sound right.

 

[Chlodio]

There is already so many weird localization issues like the Rev. Ottomans, do you really want to create new issues without solving existing ones?

 

[Mattius]

I've seen this before, I've agreed every time.

 

[edwardianed]

At the moment that you qualify to upgrade your rank from a Kingdom to an Empire; this should also change on the political map.

Therefore, forming an Empire will change your country name on the political map (for example Portugal) into The Portuguese Empire.

Downsides; one would have to retain the original generic colony names as The Portuguese Empire Brazil doesn't sound right.

Why? Even at the height of the British or French Empires, the mother countries were still the United Kingdom and France.

 

[Mattius]

Why? Even at the height of the British or French Empires, the mother countries were still the United Kingdom and France.

Why? Because it would be cool, that's why.

 

[edwardianed]

Why? Because it would be cool, that's why.

Cool, but without any basis in history. From Rome to Britain (and even America if one is cynical), an empire has always referred to a country's holdings and hegemony, not the country itself.

 

[Mattius]

There doesn't always have to be an exact historical basis. Custom nations don't have a historical basis.

 

[edwardianed]

There doesn't always have to be an exact historical basis.

Yes, but happening, nearly happening, or having been suggested at least once, in all of recorded history, should probably be an important factor.

Custom nations don't have a historical basis.

Napoleon would beg to differ (as would every nation involved in the scramble for Africa).

 

[Mattius]

Yes, but happening, nearly happening, or having been suggested at least once, in all of recorded history, should probably be an important factor.


Napoleon would beg to differ (as would every nation involved in the scramble for Africa).

Clearly, my debate skills are outmatched.

 

[TheG-Man98]

Yes, but happening, nearly happening, or having been suggested at least once, in all of recorded history, should probably be an important factor.


Napoleon would beg to differ (as would every nation involved in the scramble for Africa).[/QUOTE client

Clearly, my debate skills are outmatched.

Napoleon made client states custom natioms in 1444 are completly unhistorical

 

[edwardianed]

Having a historical basis ≠ being historically accurate. Doing something earlier that it was done in history, when it was perfectly viable to do so* is nowhere near as objectionable as doing something that was never done ever.

*And has arguably always been done, after all aren't all nations in history technically custom nations? The earth didn't form with dotted lines marking out state territories...