Imperator - Development Diary #16 - 10th of September 2018
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What about loyalty of the governor - is it a different thing from province loyalty? Becouse the fact that some greeks are rebellious shouldn't result in roman governor losing loyalty and wanting independence. On a contrary - the more unruly his subjects are the more he should be dependant on Rome.
What about slaves uprisings?
Yes... If only I:R and other PDS titles were 100% historically correct...
Damn, this game looks so beautiful.
One question though, in that civilization value tooltip you can see the effects and the cap, but where can you see the current value and the monthly increase/decrease?
I like how you are are limiting the ability to build roads to only the "developecd countries". Makes the difference in technology and resoirces feel more real. Not like in HOI4 where Bhutan can industrialise overnight.
Short but sweet dev diary, two aspects of the game of which I'm looking forward to. 
I have to point out though that the Romans did indeed repair their roads. If they didn't, carts and their cargo and the like could suffer major damage due to potholes, not to mention tripping up sandal-wearing Roman Legionaries as they march in formation. There's even earthquakes, storms and flooding which are normal in Italy, causing havoc to Roman roads. So a maintenance cost could be warranted.
I have to point out though that the Romans did indeed repair their roads. If they didn't, carts and their cargo and the like could suffer major damage due to potholes, not to mention tripping up sandal-wearing Roman Legionaries as they march in formation. There's even earthquakes, storms and flooding which are normal in Italy, causing havoc to Roman roads. So a maintenance cost could be warranted.
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I hope there will be a cost to build the roads, and that cost will be dependant on the terrain type, so that roads make sense, and we don’t get autobahns crisscrossing the Alps, or an interstate connecting Alexandria and Babylon through the Arabian deserts.
What does this rebel system mean for standing units? If half the provinces rebel does half your army instantly split off?
Gating off road-building to anyone who isn't Latin seems like a very questionable design decision and I'm looking forward to clarification that that isn't the case.
Im pretty sure that is the case:
This line:
You must have that tradition Before you can build roads and the only way to get it is from the latin traditions.
To be honest, it’d make more sense to me if it was tied to your civilization level...
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Interesting, can other nations take city occupied by rebels without declaring war against this nation?
Some are intrigued by the fact that only Roman armies can build roads. Personally, I find it pretty realistic. The Roman legions were not only great soldiers, they were also logistics experts.
To compare, on HoI4, Germany has a significant advance in tanks and it's a problem for anyone. Why ? Because everyone knows, that historically speaking, it was the case.
I just hope it will be as fun to play the barbarians and non-latin culture (and they have their own "advantages" ) as the Romans.
To compare, on HoI4, Germany has a significant advance in tanks and it's a problem for anyone. Why ? Because everyone knows, that historically speaking, it was the case.
I just hope it will be as fun to play the barbarians and non-latin culture (and they have their own "advantages" ) as the Romans.
They may have improved the building of roads, but they sure weren't the only ones to build them. The celts had roads, the Persians had roads for a long time (the Royal Road was already old when Darius I improved and revamped it and gave it that name).
Were other people's roads as huge and strong and impressive as the Roman ones? Sure, not. But they did exist.
