Next step for EU: cinematic events?

[HerrStarr]

Ending screen sucks, more attention to this.
No event from the discovery of america or the first colony!?
And no event for circumnavigating the globe???

 

[uishax]

3d cinematics too costly, Civ 5 style pictures + music is more appropiate.

 

[DrLulz]

Nothing wrong with cinematics. However, this would definitely be bottom of the to-do-list for me. Too many games out there already have pretty cinematics and poor gameplay.

 

[Eh up me duck]

I would love to see a short video of a guy hammering the Ninety Five Theses to a church door somewhere in Germany come the reformation. Also a short video for the descovery of the new world would be sweet, things like that.

Wouldn't necessary take anything away from the rest of the game, it's not like the devs themselves would be making them.

 

[crownsteler]

I was thinking the same thing. Although I would animated stills to full cinematics. I feel they are less obtrusive, fit the period better, and are less artifical. Include them for unique events only (so they don't appear too often), add some nice ambient sounds, and you'd add so much atmosphere to the game.

I feel it will work especially well for a Victorian era game.

 

[Nyrael]

This is... This is what you think is important? The game is broken, and you want... Cinematic events?
Ok. Why not? It's not like they're going to try to fix anything anyways.

Coders wouldn't work on it anyway, animators would.
It would not even be too expensive if it is only the few major events. And a small animation loop and good music can do wonders to creating a feeling of satisfaction.

 

[solidprice]

3d cinematics too costly, Civ 5 style pictures + music is more appropiate.

this.
Not to say copy Civ 5, but could be nice.
start with major events, then scale down from there if you wish.
Examples:
discovery of the new world
First colonial nation
start of the Christian reformation.
Start/end of hre league wars
Passing imperial reforms/forming the HRE/greyskin
When your country finishes westernisation.
when your break free as a colonial/vassal/PU nation.
when the first revolutionary nation forms.
ending the game in 1821 "winning"
losing.
going into bankruptcy.
Becoming a new tag/country.
Unify Islam.
Mending the schism.
World conquest.

woah that's a lot of work! Bet it would be great!

 

[Peanutcat]

I'd pay for a cinematic DLC

 

[Grubnessul]

These kind of cinematics are fun for the first 1 or 2 times, boring afterwards. So it seems like a waste of time/money to me.

 

[Epicduke]

I wouldn't mind it, only if it was a side thing though. Although, it sounds costly.

 

[TheBoozehammer]

I would like to see it, but it could be hard to make them work for everything that can happen by game end, although ones for major events could be great. Also, I don't think it would take up too many resources, considering it would be a different set of people entirely.

 

[IcyBlizzard]

If they did add these, wouldn't it affect multiplayer? To be honest, I know they would be rare, but at the same time, I really don't find much want for them from me.

 

[hajutze]

As long as I can turn then off ... unlike some stuff they added to the battle results :glare:

 

[Holland989]

Remember those trailers for EU4 where a nation like France or Sweden would be painted on the map?
Something like that: Your nation from the beginning and slowly painting the map untill the end date.
It may be short, but at least it could give you a feeling that you actually achieved something.

 

[Vedinu]

Maybe for EU5.

 

[Oepfel]

please not. after second time you see them they become annoying. but for the more important events some nicer event screens with maybe a nice picture and some background information I wouldn't say no. I fact I'd wish paradox would add way more historical knowledge and facts. still waiting for ingame wikipedia access tbh.

 

[SacredDatura]

Remember those trailers for EU4 where a nation like France or Sweden would be painted on the map?
Something like that: Your nation from the beginning and slowly painting the map untill the end date.
It may be short, but at least it could give you a feeling that you actually achieved something.

That would be great. If you have a particularly large empire all the province names kind of blur together and the history becomes incomprehensible. Having a prettified F10 timelapse would be immensely satisfying. If there was one for religion, tech over time, etc. that'd be good too.