Non-european UI DLCs idea

[Vityviktor]

I think this would be a great idea for a DLC. Imagine playing Ming with a different eastern UI, with advisors that would have unique chinese portraits, and things like that. And the same for Aztecs, Ottomans, Mamluks, Indians, Horde Nations... It would help to make the game more inmersive, like Culture Portraits in CK2. I think i would pay for that.

 

[Felicity]

I'm not buying a UI DLC unless it's guaranteed to not break like V2's did.

I had to actually get that thing removed from my Steam account for V2 to work properly. Rrgh. Glaring flaw in Steam not allowing you to opt out of DLC on launch.

 

[Te. Kenzo]

Glaring flaw in Steam not allowing you to opt out of DLC on launch.

Yeah, I hope EUIV will have that option directly in the game instead of a launcher.

However, I think paradox learned the lesson with the infamous DLC of V2.

 

[Illanair]

Could be interesting with CK2 style, Interfaces depending on what religion, or culture you play as. I wouldn't expect it for anything less than what CK2 did - that is for major players as part of an "overhaul DLC" as has been the case with Islam and the Vikings.

 

[justtoobad]

I was actually just going to make this thread.

I'm buy it. It doesn't feel 100% right playing as e.g. a Muslim country or the Aztecs with the default UI.

 

[Vityviktor]

I was actually just going to make this thread.

I'm buy it. It doesn't feel 100% right playing as e.g. a Muslim country or the Aztecs with the default UI.

That's it. Just with that details the game would be more inmersive for non-european nations.

 

[TheRevanchist]

Glaring flaw in Steam not allowing you to opt out of DLC on launch.

That's because V2 uses the old expansion model.

In CK2 you can opt out of DLC at launch and it should be the case for EU4 as well.

 

[Assalander]

Yeah, I'm afraid I'll stick to European nations until such a DLC (or a mod) is out.

Now I hope it won't be broken when you change your tech group and "feel" such as the Timurids (horde) becoming the Mughals (Indian tech).

 

[MrLebanon]

Yeah, I'm afraid I'll stick to European nations until such a DLC (or a mod) is out.

Same here - assuming they are using the same model as CK2 for their DLCs... depth & flavour for non-Europeans should be expected to come later.

 

[dvandyke]

Does anybody not think they deliberately left the rest of the world for DLC?
Cut and pasting everything outside europe/japan from EU3 is unacceptable.
Anyhow I like the idea but they need to prioritise gameplay before user interface, hopefully they give us some good quality DLCs that bring unique gameplay features in addition to the cosmetic stuff.
Some of the CK2 DLC is actually very good in this regard.

 

[Jess135]

Does anybody not think they deliberately left the rest of the world for DLC?
Cut and pasting everything outside europe/japan from EU3 is unacceptable.
Anyhow I like the idea but they need to prioritise gameplay before user interface, hopefully they give us some good quality DLCs that bring unique gameplay features in addition to the cosmetic stuff.
Some of the CK2 DLC is actually very good in this regard.

They probably did leave the rest of the world for DLC, there's nothing wrong with that though. The focus of the game is Europe, so they prioritized European content for the launch. It's the same as with CK2, where they focused on Christians to start then added the rest as optional extras.

 

[ABookshelf]

Does anybody not think they deliberately left the rest of the world for DLC?
Cut and pasting everything outside europe/japan from EU3 is unacceptable.

So what, you want Paradox to push the release back 6 months so they can touch up the rest of the world?

Anyway I usually don't go for this cosmetic stuff but a lot of people do and I think you're right that it would make the game immersive. Maybe if its really good and cheap enough I'll actually buy it.

 

[MrLebanon]

Maybe if its really good and cheap enough I'll actually buy it.

Considering that you can nab most CK2 DLCs on sale for 25-50 cents I'm sure this will be the case

 

[TheRevanchist]

Does anybody not think they deliberately left the rest of the world for DLC?
Cut and pasting everything outside europe/japan from EU3 is unacceptable.

It probably helped the release date though. I mean if they waited until every part of the world is fleshed out, might take them a few more years before they can release the thing.

 

[Assalander]

Does anybody not think they deliberately left the rest of the world for DLC?
Cut and pasting everything outside europe/japan from EU3 is unacceptable.

Well there are many non-european nations in the 3 tiers, some with their specific mecanics like Japan and Ming China, or hordes (and Timurids can become Mughal). Japan, Korea, Ming, Timurids, Ottomans, Persia, Mameluks, Ethiopia, North-African and many Indian nations have their specific NIs, and probably a couple flavor events as well. Outside of the Americas and sub-saharian Africa, cosmetics (UI and advisors) are the only glaring flaw IMHO (but a rather immersion-breaking one, though I may get over it eventually if nothing this way comes).

 

[dvandyke]

It's an observation, rather than a criticism.
Stuff like the DLC omitted from the “deluxe version” is just plain wrong but I don’t have necessary a problem with this.
We have been waiting years for Africa and the New World to get some love in EU3 with no joy, maybe with a financial incentive Paradox will finally pull their finger out!