Gameplay Feature Questions Megathread

[Sovereign]

Well we be able to zoom right into the map, I mean right in so we can see the faces of the soldiers? Yes, I have a fetish for a good close up ZOOOM!


Also would be great to see some form of representation of POPs on the map, dunno how, but somehow.

 

[RedRalphWiggum]

'Cottage production simulating pre-industrial economies'.... no one has really mentioned this, I wonder how it will work? Less productive versions of factories or something different entirely?

 

[King]

'Cottage production simulating pre-industrial economies'.... no one has really mentioned this, I wonder how it will work? Less productive versions of factories or something different entirely?

Something different

 

[RedRalphWiggum]

Something different

Intriguing...

 

[Sovereign]

Different literacy levels for different POPs

Is this in terms of POP nationality of POP class? Because, I'd imagine that literate POPs are middle class (clerks, clergy, officers etc)

 

[King]

Different literacy levels for different POPs

Is this in terms of POP nationality of POP class? Because, I'd imagine that literate POPs are middle class (clerks, clergy, officers etc)

All of them. Think of this way in Victoria literacy was a country value that affected the whole country equally. An upshot of this was if you country had 100% literacy and then you claimed your place in the sun in Africa the natives instantly learnt how to read and write. Now being a pop value when you claim a chunk of Africa your locals are still illiterate, but this has no affect on your highly literate national population back home.

 

[RedRalphWiggum]

All of them. Think of this way in Victoria literacy was a country value that affected the whole country equally. An upshot of this was if you country had 100% literacy and then you claimed your place in the sun in Africa the natives instantly learnt how to read and write. Now being a pop value when you claim a chunk of Africa your locals are still illiterate, but this has no affect on your highly literate national population back home.

Will any of the new reforms and reform levels deal with education?

 

[OHgamer]

All of them. Think of this way in Victoria literacy was a country value that affected the whole country equally. An upshot of this was if you country had 100% literacy and then you claimed your place in the sun in Africa the natives instantly learnt how to read and write. Now being a pop value when you claim a chunk of Africa your locals are still illiterate, but this has no affect on your highly literate national population back home.

Hallelujah!

 

[King]

Will any of the new reforms and reform levels deal with education?

Tell me what our Beta tests show and I'll be able to answer that one.

 

[RELee]

All of them. Think of this way in Victoria literacy was a country value that affected the whole country equally. An upshot of this was if you country had 100% literacy and then you claimed your place in the sun in Africa the natives instantly learnt how to read and write. Now being a pop value when you claim a chunk of Africa your locals are still illiterate, but this has no affect on your highly literate national population back home.

Wasn't expecting this.

 

[RedRalphWiggum]

Tell me what our Beta tests show and I'll be able to answer that one.

I think it would be a good feature, education for females, the poor, rural education etc. all having made a big impact on the era.

 

[greendevil]

Something different

Can you be more specific or this is under NDA?

 

[King]

Can you be more specific or this is under NDA?

You are safe ground to assume that my answers here are as specific as I can be.

 

[Aubrey]

All of them. Think of this way in Victoria literacy was a country value that affected the whole country equally. An upshot of this was if you country had 100% literacy and then you claimed your place in the sun in Africa the natives instantly learnt how to read and write. Now being a pop value when you claim a chunk of Africa your locals are still illiterate, but this has no affect on your highly literate national population back home.

*sniff*

I love you , man!

 

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All of them. Think of this way in Victoria literacy was a country value that affected the whole country equally. An upshot of this was if you country had 100% literacy and then you claimed your place in the sun in Africa the natives instantly learnt how to read and write. Now being a pop value when you claim a chunk of Africa your locals are still illiterate, but this has no affect on your highly literate national population back home.

Can i Chose to Educate my African population if I wan't to?

Or will they slowly learn to read and write aswell if I pay the full education cost?

 

[Sid Meier]

I read it, but did not reply.

What are you saying? This could be taken quite a few ways.

 

[Yaromir]

Are you sure? I mean, Pops can change their ideology over a time scale of a couple of days. For example, you can get socialists in power just by making the Pops unemployed for a couple of days, then putting them back to work after the election.

Exactly!

I didn't find V1 political system very interesting or engaging (or having noticeable effect on game-play). Too much under-the-hood simulation, IMHO.

It is best when system has a clear triggers with noticeable effects which are relatively quick.

It is also imperative that a system has a number of operational tokens which human mind can comfortably grasp. Recall in V1 building RRs or promoting POPs (in Russia, hehe)

 

[King]

What are you saying? This could be taken quite a few ways.

There is absolutely no need to double post things. I do take the time to read stuff.

 

[Taylor]

How will sprites look in Vic 2? Will it have multiple soldiers like in Vic 1?

I was thinking it'd be cool if when marching, they walk in a column (i.e. pairs of soldiers behind each other), and when fighting they stand in some kind of formation (for example the one in Vic 1).

 

[RedRalphWiggum]

King, I assume that the AI will use similar logic to the EU3 AI when offering peace, i.e. it wont offer you 90% of its country as it sometimes does in Vicky1? Will there still be the same '3 province max for annexation' rule?