Make start dates moddable

[v22]

They said I:R will have only one start date and I'm fine with it, but I hope that modera can, eventually, add start dates.

 

[Rhaegar1]

The current trend is that PDS games get more moddable. changing a startdate is fairly trivial so I'd say there is no chance in hell that this won't be possible. PDS however won't put the information with regard to which nation historically owns which provinces so you gonna need a mod for that and won't get there with just changing just a few parameters.

I'm fairly confident that mods adding start dates will be the first to arrive to give people the chance to play Rome on the eve of the second punic war or start a game with a just became independ Bactria or stuff like that.

 

[icedt729]

I just wonder how the UI will look. With this being the first PDS game of its type to ship with only one start date, I'm not sure we can expect to see an EU- or CK-style start date selection screen.

 

[Rhaegar1]

I just wonder how the UI will look. With this being the first PDS game of its type to ship with only one start date, I'm not sure we can expect to see an EU- or CK-style start date selection screen.

True that, I guess that playing an alternative startdate won't be like clicking on one from an integrated drop down menu unless the mod builds that in (if possible) I feel the chances are higher you will have to download a dedicated mod for a dedicated time.

 

[AKronblad]

I just wonder how the UI will look. With this being the first PDS game of its type to ship with only one start date, I'm not sure we can expect to see an EU- or CK-style start date selection screen.

True that, I guess that playing an alternative startdate won't be like clicking on one from an integrated drop down menu unless the mod builds that in (if possible) I feel the chances are higher you will have to download a dedicated mod for a dedicated time.

Already in EU4 there's an option in the .mod file to hide the date chooser and only be able to choose from bookmark dates, so I guess Paradox will enable us to go the other way around in Imperator: Rome. And I also expect that Paradox's start date is like any other bookmark (just taking place on the start date), why new bookmarks can easily be added by modders.

 

[Captain Frakas]

so I guess Paradox will enable us to go the other way around in Imperator: Rome

I hope so...

 

[Andrelvis]

I just wonder how the UI will look. With this being the first PDS game of its type to ship with only one start date, I'm not sure we can expect to see an EU- or CK-style start date selection screen.

Victoria II shipped with only one start date, and it had a EU-style start date selection screen (as far as bookmarks go).

 

[Nikolai]

Of course it will be moddable. This is a Paradox game after all.

 

[v22]

Of course it will be moddable. This is a Paradox game after all.

They are doing some things that i don't really think are appropriate for a paradox game, so they might hardcore only one start date- and mod have to change this single one

 

[Nikolai]

They are doing some things that i don't really think are appropriate for a paradox game, so they might hardcore only one start date- and mod have to change this single one

Such as...?

And no. They have been extremely mod friendly since EU2. Heck, even EU1 had a couple great mods.

 

[wingren013]

The start date screen is part of the engine. No real reason for them to remove it.

 

[icedt729]

Victoria II shipped with only one start date, and it had a EU-style start date selection screen (as far as bookmarks go).

Right! For a second I forgot that the House Divided start date was added later.

 

[v22]

Such as...?

And no. They have been extremely mod friendly since EU2. Heck, even EU1 had a couple great mods.

Such as devolving simplifying things too much but that's just my personal opinion

Anyway I know that but it could well be that the upgraded engine makes it harder to implement such a feature but I don't, honestly, know