Map Teaser - 27th of May

[Straigthtsilver]

What color is Croatia now?

An equally hideous Pepto Bismol pink

 

[klingonadmiral]

What color is Croatia now?

White so they can clash with Austria.

 

[Wizzington]

What color is Croatia now?

Reflective chrome.

 

[ChildeR]

I don't believe that matters because castille inherits Aragon anyway

Player Aragon is never inherited and if Castile inherits Aragon they are now even stronger against Portugal. So, not sure how that disputes what I wrote.

 

[zdlugasz]

wait who said they are gone now?

I have probably phrased it wrongly. +10 mercantilism bonus is gone, and I think that number of missions has decreased

 

[Golladan]

Bonus picture of the mighty Sultanate of Hormuz.

What's the icon under the terrain with the 85?

 

[dino_yoshi13]

Reflective chrome.

Does it actually show up to be shiny and reflective in the game?

 

[Basileios Makedon]

Please add the strait of Gibraltar! It's annoying when you play at let's say Serbia and you see Castilian and Portuguese armies passing through the Balkans!

 

[PiriReis]

Looks like we'll be seeing more conflict over Italy between Spain and France. Perhaps this will later warrant an expansion?
Anyways, while I do like the new setup, why is Nikaea still a CoT in Constantinople? Wouldn't it be more accurate for Thessalonika and Smyrna to be CoT?

You meant Hüdavendigâr (Bursa)? Could be because it was known for being a trade center for silk (and textile in general) and continued to be the source of most royal silk products during the Ottoman-Turkish period.

 

[Wizzington]

Does it actually show up to be shiny and reflective in the game?

It reflects the faces of great Croatian heroes of history.

 

[Galaahd]

Please add the strait of Gibraltar! It's annoying when you play at let's say Serbia and you see Castilian and Portuguese armies passing through the Balkans!

"Power projection" (I mean, actual power projection, not the mechanical value) has always been bonkers in this game. Countries are able to perform impossible feats, and will often do it for little reason other than the fact that they can.

 

[Aries666]

Putting two end-nodes on the same region (Italy) seems a bit unbalanced. Especially if your'e trying to ingnore italian provinces or if a player manages to form Italy and control both nodes at the same time, wich will grant him possibly the biggest trade income without sweating,

Not really, considering any Italian nation is going to need to take, Constantinople, Alexandria and Sevilla to make a decent income in Genoa and Venice.

 

[Chieron]

- Croatia's map color is no longer hideously green

Croatian green could then be given to the Ottomans perhaps? Imho, it's much nicer than the minty Turkish green.

 

[Aries666]

Hormuz Straight today is regularly crossed by very small boats by traders between Iran and the Gulf states. The waters are very calm usually.

Gibraltar and Calais require strong seaworthy ships to cross. Distance is not the only factor.

How to you explain the strait between Ireland and Scotland, they aren't exactly calm seas.

 

[Wizzington]

Gibraltar would get a strait if it weren't for the fact that it'd make all of Africa non overseas to Spain.

 

[WeissRaben]

What's the icon under the terrain with the 85?

Mmmmh. Power cost to improve development?

 

[Wizzington]

Mmmmh. Power cost to improve development?

Bingo.

 

[springel]

How to you explain the strait between Ireland and Scotland, they aren't exactly calm seas.

I don't try to explain any game features. Just mentioned that the Straight of Hormuz is navigated by small boats and that distance is not the main factor in deciding the ease of crossing.

Maybe the presence of a large number of small vessels near a straight means an army can just arrive and cross without needing their own regular war fleet.

But I haven't studied the crossing system in EU IV. I guess Paradox has mostly considered the effect on game play, instead of using real world factors.

 

[FleetingRain]

No.

So, are they an exception to the usual vassal religion rule? Or has that been changed for everyone?

 

[Wizzington]

So, are they an exception to the usual vassal religion rule? Or has that been changed for everyone?

Vassals keep their religion when released now. We added an interface string to tell you what religion a released vassal will be.