I guess I'm in a minority, but sandbox-style features like custom nations and random new world appeal to me. A lot. A LOT.
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EU4 - Dev Diary - June 18th
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Wiz, can you give us a more detailed view of the chosen Countries, like you already did after another patch? With play percentages and such?
Great DD! Good to see feedback on issues.
I really hope you guys get back around to Random New World. I like alternative history, and whenever EU4 gets something like that implemented, the game's replayability and quality skyrocket for me.
I really hope you guys get back around to Random New World. I like alternative history, and whenever EU4 gets something like that implemented, the game's replayability and quality skyrocket for me.
I always thought the RNW stuff looked a bit... odd. Never stopped me from using it when I wanted to, but I definitely look forward to whatever you guys may have planned for it in the future.
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I always thought that the lakes were supposed to look like that in-game lol 
But the new ones look much nicer i have to say, so good job on that!
As for the Random New World - i've never understood the appeal of that, to me this is the most pointless feature that i have not used once nor do i plan to so for all i care you can just remove it from the game.
Same thing with custom nations.
But the new ones look much nicer i have to say, so good job on that!As for the Random New World - i've never understood the appeal of that, to me this is the most pointless feature that i have not used once nor do i plan to so for all i care you can just remove it from the game.
Same thing with custom nations.
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It's very nice to hear that the Random New World might get a makeover. It was one of the features I was most looking forward to, but its final form is just too...off to be enjoyed. Getting an updated one that can create a believable New World would be awesome.
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Interesting diary. It reminds me of post-mortem DD of CK2 although there were few. Out of curiosity, do you collect other data than just the country played?
I would really love a reworked random new world and enjoy playing with it, unlike now. That's a feature I liked a lot in Civ, it made exploration much more meaningful.
I would really love a reworked random new world and enjoy playing with it, unlike now. That's a feature I liked a lot in Civ, it made exploration much more meaningful.
Can confirm. I fired up Steam to check the sales and noticed EUIV downloading a 10MB file. Is that the hotfix?
Well the launcher says 1.12.2, so i suppose it is. Waiting for patchnotes :O
Interesting. Do you have any data on the least popular player nations? Do you have any data on campaigns finished, and if so, are there any countries that have never been fully played to 1820?
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We have not done DDs like this at all before last week's, it's a new thing.
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Is not popular because is unplayable. Give them fort 4 in Constantinople and you'll see a change
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This is perhaps the silliest post I've seen on this forum, and I've seen a lot of silly posts on this forum.
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I seriously doubt the most of the userbase will even notice that any time soon after the change much less take it into consideration when choosing.
I completely agree with what you said about random new world, it was unnatural. It would be great to have realistic looking continents. Also, the spawning of native Americans is not so good in my opinion, I think it could be made more random and spread out.
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Maybe also put Constantinople with dev level 100, and giving them a 50k army, with a 50 galleys navy... Anything completely ahistorical that could portrait a super-byzantium that at 1444 was on it's knees paying vassalage to the Ottos and asking for approval on who should be the Emperor.
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50 galleys is nothing, Ottomans can get much bigger navy very fast. Make it 300 at least.
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I think the way to think of Byzantium is that it is a country that everyone who puts some time in EU4 will inevitably play.
Okey, the most obvious reason most people play the major countries is because of new players. That's fine and good.
Byzantium is not unplayed though. Most people will not inevitably play small German minor or small Asian countries or tribes (although it is very good to have them there). Everyone will at some point think "what about Byzantium".
So it might not be a popular start but it is a start mostly everyone will eventually pick.
Also, the fact that it (used to?) be hard as balls discouraged multiple playthroughs.
Okey, the most obvious reason most people play the major countries is because of new players. That's fine and good.
Byzantium is not unplayed though. Most people will not inevitably play small German minor or small Asian countries or tribes (although it is very good to have them there). Everyone will at some point think "what about Byzantium".
So it might not be a popular start but it is a start mostly everyone will eventually pick.
Also, the fact that it (used to?) be hard as balls discouraged multiple playthroughs.
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I'd think that most people don't plau with it on, at least I don't. I once payed a native campaign with it on, but I feel like many people don't use it because of the issues that where listed above, but that might just be me ;-)
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