Wouldn't a decimal star date measurement of time be more "in flavour" instead of the month/year way it is currently represented? Or even better, if one could choose or it matched your Ethos?
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Even with Sol-based calendars, we really don't need months. Just a Julian Year.Day format would suffice.
Just like the good old Third Imperium!
What would be a nice option would be to let the player set the length of the year, and the starting year, as a cosmetic feature. Setting the start year to zero as a standard choice makes sense, and is in line with a lot of SF where the calendar is based on the year that FTL was acheived.
Just like the good old Third Imperium!
What would be a nice option would be to let the player set the length of the year, and the starting year, as a cosmetic feature. Setting the start year to zero as a standard choice makes sense, and is in line with a lot of SF where the calendar is based on the year that FTL was acheived.
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While I understand the fluff/flavour of doing it differently, I really like the current system myself, it's relatable, easy to understand and just 'works'
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I'm only suggesting it as a display mod, really. Paradox probably don't need to bother with it - someone will likely do a Stardate mod that works in Ironman within a few days of launch
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I demand a French Republican calendar! Don't forget the 5/6 Sansculottides! Ah ! ça ira, ça ira, ça ira!
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What is "ironman" mode?
Never mind, I found it here http://www.ckiiwiki.com/Ironman
...and sounds awesome
Never mind, I found it here http://www.ckiiwiki.com/Ironman
...and sounds awesome
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It would just be confusing - I don't even understand the whole "star date" thing in Star Trek.
For one, as a player, it's easily to relate too. Secondly, especially if playing as a Human for example, why would the calendar change just because we now have super-fast spaceships?
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If you want a mod, go ahead
But as a human player, the current calendar gives me an anchoring point and is familiar enough, so i'd prefer to use it and not learn/adapt to some other form of calendar.
But as a human player, the current calendar gives me an anchoring point and is familiar enough, so i'd prefer to use it and not learn/adapt to some other form of calendar.
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Sounds like easy mod material, but for most people playing this game confusion of how much time has passed between now and when Stellaris picks up doesn't sound appealing.
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Speaking of date, it would be nice if we could switch to dd/mm/yyyy format, since the current yyyy/mm/dd format is slightly annoying, at least to me (also Americans might want to switch to their own confusing mm/dd/yyyy format ).
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I'm fine with whatever the devs think is comfortable for them. All three can be argued to be the most "logical" but in the end 2/3 of players will not get what they want. Being an American it'll take a little bit for me to get used to it, but it's inconsequential in the end.Speaking of date, it would be nice if we could switch to dd/mm/yyyy format, since the current yyyy/mm/dd format is slightly annoying, at least to me (also Americans might want to switch to their own confusing mm/dd/yyyy format
Edit: What might be better is to have the option for all three to be selected from.
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I can't speak for my fellow Eaglelanders, but as a Burgurstani I have absolutely no problems with yyyy/mm/dd... there's no confusion whatsoever as long as yyyy is four digits and mm comes before dd.
the Star Trek Star Date was YYYYMMDDHH so I am fine with how it is in the moment
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I doubt that a species not having 10 fingers would use a decimal system.
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Just as likely as without, babylons used base 64 rather than modern base 10
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