Imperator - Development Diary #3 - 11th of June 2018
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I was a bit worried but this looks (in theory at least...) like a better system than the one in EU 4.
Gold for development, pops generating technology and powers for specific actions which could simulate limited time of your ruler.
Call me interested. But please no more "Feature for power increase in every expansion" kind of thing...
Gold for development, pops generating technology and powers for specific actions which could simulate limited time of your ruler.
Call me interested. But please no more "Feature for power increase in every expansion" kind of thing...
A better system than in EU4, yes. And things like technology are moved to a more realistic system.
I got some ideas on how to make the conversion system feel more realistic. I made some sketch-work:
The pop slowly converts with time. The ruler zeal and other attributes, pop size, nation stability and other factors slow and speed up the process. If you have a low zeal the process might take for ages, but a high one could make conversion rapid. You could spam extra power to make the conversion faster, but not actually contribute directly to the progress.
The pop slowly converts with time. The ruler zeal and other attributes, pop size, nation stability and other factors slow and speed up the process. If you have a low zeal the process might take for ages, but a high one could make conversion rapid. You could spam extra power to make the conversion faster, but not actually contribute directly to the progress.
Hmmm, is the screenshot based on an old map and is subject to change? Just want to know the factions available for us to pick.
Stabbing pigs... don't tell me that we still increase Stability by stabbing pigs. That pun wore off in EU:R already.
I dont mind the mana system when used wisely, but i had hope that its generation would be tied to something other than ruler skill. I think this would have been the perfect opportunity to make the I:R system truly unique from EU4 and CK2.
What about this: We take your line of thought "bonus in monthly power for having your national ideas match the categories your government want ideas in", and somehow work that to be instead your main source of mana income. Then, that income is adjusted by your nations "administrative efficiency". "Administrative efficiency" is increased by technology and having a highly skilled leader, but is decreased by controlling a large number of provinces, or having disloyal governors, or having high war exhaustion, or by being in debt, or any number of things. This way you untie your mana from some arbitrarily generated leader, and instead put the reins in the players hands to control. At the same time, you put one more nerf on blobbing nations and make "playing tall" more viable.
Obviously without actually playing the game i have no idea what im talking about, but i hope my response gave you some food for thought!
What about this: We take your line of thought "bonus in monthly power for having your national ideas match the categories your government want ideas in", and somehow work that to be instead your main source of mana income. Then, that income is adjusted by your nations "administrative efficiency". "Administrative efficiency" is increased by technology and having a highly skilled leader, but is decreased by controlling a large number of provinces, or having disloyal governors, or having high war exhaustion, or by being in debt, or any number of things. This way you untie your mana from some arbitrarily generated leader, and instead put the reins in the players hands to control. At the same time, you put one more nerf on blobbing nations and make "playing tall" more viable.
Obviously without actually playing the game i have no idea what im talking about, but i hope my response gave you some food for thought!
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Just as a historical question: what's going on there to make Thebes a separate entity from Boiotia? Also, who else is stoked for a Prasiae world conquest? 
I read it that way first too.
But then realised he probably means 'manpower, which is mostly for raising and reinforcing armies.
Alexander destroyed Thebes. It never reached it old glory and lose his overlordship over Boethia. Boethia was closer to Macedonia during the Post-Alexander era and Thebes as a weakened city state.
Spamming your power isnt very fun. Just because i press a button multiple times doesnt make it more fun. I am ok with pressing a button and my effect taking some time. I am also ok to spend continously like diploannex in eu4 but spamming doesnt sound like fun