Fog of War Gamerule

[WatershockPlayz]

From the screenshots it looks like their won't be a fog of war, which I dont entirely like.

My personal feelings are that, historically speaking, rulers really only knew about the happenings in their general area. For example A European King won't know very much of the goings outside of Europe, they would know about Abbasids and some of the Slavic states but not much else. Hell Spain didn't even know their were significant African nations until they sailed down the previously believed unsailable African Coast (They had always wondered why the North Africans were so rich, answer: Trans-Sharan Trade), Britian and the Portugese had only heard of whispers of India until they sailed around Africa.

Similairly India had no idea about the European Nations, or at least only vague notions of them.

At the very least I think that a fog of war blocking off Sub-Saharan Africa and India/Asia for Europeans until they come closer to the areas there. Similarly India and Other Asian cuntries should have a fog of war blocking off Europe. The only country without any significant fog of war would be Abbasids who were smack in the middle of the world and would have a fog of war over say Britain and maybe Scandinavia.

Obviously this isn't that big a deal in-game and it probably won't get added, but I want to gauge the general opinion around a fog of war gamerule.

 

[RagingJaws]

The first two screenshots on the steam page show parts of Wales and much of central England in darker contrast, which looks to me like a fog of war of sorts. I don't think the game would be released without something of the sort.

You're also describing terra incognita that we see in EU4. I do think that won't be a thing in game. It may not be accurate but better gameplay wise, for the player to "see" things (albeit with fog of war) that are happening elsewhere.

 

[Federalist girl]

One interesting thing I’d like to see with fog of war: not knowing the stats and traits of foreign rulers and characters.

Got a diplomatic marriage with some distant princess? Great. The ambassador says she’s a genius but then she shows up and actually she’s a bit dull. Oops! Well, you’re stuck with the marriage now, unless you want to send her back and insult the foreign king.

admittedly that would also completely change the marriage game as we know it in CK2, but it would be historical.

 

[WatershockPlayz]

One interesting thing I’d like to see with fog of war: not knowing the stats and traits of foreign rulers and characters.

Got a diplomatic marriage with some distant princess? Great. The ambassador says she’s a genius but then she shows up and actually she’s a bit dull. Oops! Well, you’re stuck with the marriage now, unless you want to send her back and insult the foreign king.

admittedly that would also completely change the marriage game as we know it in CK2, but it would be historical.

That does sound like a very interest mechanic, although it would be even better if you could control what others belivied your children were, imagine multiplayer options, offering another player a genius quick child for a non-agression pact that's actually a dull inbred girl.