Heir to the Throne - New Countries

[finyou2]

Mmm, is there a decision as Cyprus or Knights to form KoJ then?

Not yet but we have hope:

I will add a form Romania decision (much like the other unifying decisions) to the first patch for HttT (whenever that will be.)

 

[polskaGOLA]

Meh. Romania is so ugly map wise atm.

The capital of Modolva in RL is inside Transylvania. Modolva should have 3 provinces, Moldovia, Basarabia and Bugeac (Budjak).

 

[SapientHomo]

Johan (or other Paradox employee). Is there any particular reason why you didn't include Epirus, Mentese, Ramazan & Saruhan in the new countries guide? Surely you could have found a paragraph to write about them as they were a complete surprise when the Ottoman Empire collapsed and one of them I'd never even heard of...

 

[Grubnessul]

I'd like to request the range limit for crusades be removed or increased. Historically, GB, France, and other nations (Burgandy tried once) launched crusades that are not possible in the game due to this limitation imposed by the game mechanics. I'm posting this here because of the mention of Jerusalem, and of course it was first established via crusade, and attempts to re-establish it were also done via crusade.

Edit: Hanseatic League as a source of events, awseome idea. As a country in and of itself? Not really liking that idea tbh. I think it should be more like an HRE wielding economic rather than military power, like the ability to banish merchants, levy penalties, or perhaps even shut down or reduce the influence of COT's through their merchant power. This legue was -extremely- powerful, but it was made up of wealthy merchants, bankers, landlords, and traders. It should be a commercial power only, not an actual nation-state.

It isn't a nation-state, it's at best a state. Important difference.

 

[Doomdark]

Johan (or other Paradox employee). Is there any particular reason why you didn't include Epirus, Mentese, Ramazan & Saruhan in the new countries guide? Surely you could have found a paragraph to write about them as they were a complete surprise when the Ottoman Empire collapsed and one of them I'd never even heard of...

Yes, we were adding them to patch 4.1, but decided to include them in the gold master at the last minute.

 

[LeeDub]

New countries = good.

Shame you guys are so reluctant to add a PLC though.

Buth thanks for the new countries anyway! Forming Romania should be a treat.

 

[Pyriel]

You have to conquer Judea, convert it to catholicism (or maybe any christian religion) and then release it as a vassal.

Ahh thank you
I was wondering about this

 

[PureBeef]

Since Jerusalem is in the game, could there be a possibility to get the Principality of Antioch in the game? I hate seeing Jerusalem all by its lonesome on the mainland.

 

[OrangeYoshi]

Yes, we were adding them to patch 4.1, but decided to include them in the gold master at the last minute.

Any news on what will be in that patch or a ballpark figure on when it will come out?

 

[Gorgo Primus]

Will you guys be adding Greece and Westphalia as formable nations too?

At the moment you can't form them; only release them.

 

[Doomdark]

Any news on what will be in that patch or a ballpark figure on when it will come out?

There will be a hotfix/beta patch tomorrow (Friday).

 

[unmerged(137980)]

Sweet Berry is playable! That's where my dad's side of the family comes from!

 

[Junuxx]

did Saruhan replace Aydin or can both appear?

 

[Doomdark]

did Saruhan replace Aydin or can both appear?

Both can appear. The province should really be split, but there you have it.

 

[Junuxx]

Both can appear. The province should really be split, but there you have it.

Interesting, thanks.

 

[BritNavFan]

Here's my two picks for new countries:

1) The Kingdom of Dali in what is now Yunnan, China (the three Buddhist provinces at the southwest tip of Ming). It didn't form during the EU3 period, but it was a threat to form, being geographically isolated and different in culture from the rest of China, and as such it impacts Ming/Manchu strategy: they don't have a completely homogenous country any more; they have to worry about different culture group provinces seceding. The three provinces would be Bai culture from the Burmese culture group.

Aside: The Cantonese culture is a culture without a tag. The WUU tag seems appropriate for it.

2) The Kingdom of Wolof in Senegambia. I'm not sure whether it was independent from Mali in 1399, but if not it definitely became independent over the 15th century. This would give Mali a chance to collapse, as it did historically. The culture Senegambian already exists and does not have a tag.

Of course, there are no end of countries I'd like to add in Western Africa. The one with the most atmosphere would be the Tuareg tribal federation of Agadez/Aïr, north of Songhai. (If you've read Dune, the Freemen are inspired by the Tuareg.)

 

[Pellucid]

You have to conquer Judea, convert it to catholicism (or maybe any christian religion) and then release it as a vassal.

That's what I assumed, except it didn't work.

 

[SapientHomo]

Yes, we were adding them to patch 4.1, but decided to include them in the gold master at the last minute.

Thanks. You guys spoil us.

 

[polskaGOLA]

Since Jerusalem is in the game, could there be a possibility to get the Principality of Antioch in the game? I hate seeing Jerusalem all by its lonesome on the mainland.

Yes, as well as Theodoro

That would stop Greece from rebelling in Kaffa.

 

[Gorgo Primus]

Any chance you guys could break up Japan into their historical dynamos and then give them a decision to form a unified Japan?