Starting Dates ?

[chief117]

Are we getting custom starting dates like EU4,CK2 or set in stone dates like CK3,Vicky2,HOI4 with 2 starting dates, I would like a lot custom starts,For example CK3, I cant play the leper king and is what i played CK2 for,So i just really like the flexibility of the custom dates, Ok i know that doing all the dates can be costly in time and resources, but if not at launch it would be cool to see after it realeses or in some expansion, thanks.

 

[ero_sk]

No, 1836 is the only available starting date. Although Devs have hinted that in the future (after the release) an earlier date might get added.

 

[Sarius1997]

Honestly, it probably isn't worth the work. Vicky Startdates are an insane amount of work, and I don't feel that additional ones bring that much value.

 

[Victor Cortez]

I don't think we're ever going to get custom starting dates ever again. Think of the work that goes into them for each DLC.
I personally wouldn't mind a few key starting dates (ie: after the Franco-Prussian war, or right before...), but we'll see.

 

[Meanmanturbo]

Only 1936. Stated that they might add a 1821 start date after launch in some way.

 

[kviiri]

The free selection of start dates present in CK2 and EU4, while an attractive feature for showing off, adds very little for most of the players and requires a lot of work from the developer side. Doubly so for a game like Vicky which is much less abstract than eg. Crusader Kings. I don't think it'll make a comeback.

 

[Rubidium]

Pretty sure that telemetry showed that basically no one played the old 1861 date from Victoria II, and more broadly that people only play one or two start dates.

Add in that Victoria start dates are a massive ton of work (you need to get all the pops for all the provinces, with their class and cultural breakdowns) compared to even something like CK (where you "just" needed the character title histories), and I doubt it will be considered a good use of dev time.

 

[Claudius84]

Honestly, it probably isn't worth the work. Vicky Startdates are an insane amount of work, and I don't feel that additional ones bring that much value.

I'd rather have cheaper and bigger DLC's than more starting dates.

 

[Wagonlitz]

Only 1936. Stated that they might add a 1821 start date after launch in some way.

1936? That's a mighty short game.

 

[Meanmanturbo]

1936? That's a mighty short game.

What would you call a 1936-2036 game? What person defined that period the most?

 

[Cymsdale]

What would you call a 1936-2036 game? What person defined that period the most?

The Corgi Queen

 

[C.N.]

What would you call a 1936-2036 game? What person defined that period the most?

The immortal god-queen, Elizabeth II.

 

[Claudius84]

What would you call a 1936-2036 game? What person defined that period the most?

Mao