[SWMH] Dev diaries for Eastern expansion and its planned release

[elvain]

[SWMH] Dev diaries for Eastern expansion and its planned release - overview

You have all (or at least many of you) been waiting for that map expansion very long, much longer than we have even planned and wanted you to wait. In the meantime, we tried to keep you as informed about the state of development as possible. Now, some of those Dev Diaries are long hidden under the constant flow of ideas of this subforum... so this thread is meant for those, who have missed some previous DDs.
In those DDs, There are also many good points which we need to take into consideration or change the mod according to those great advices of the great community we have here - you. So it will also be helpfull for SWMH team.

So here are the DevDiaries released so far:
1) Asian expansion DD1 - de jure Persia (7.9.2014/Elvain)
2) Asian expansion DD2 - de jure India and Turkestan (13.9.2014/Elvain)
3) Asian Expansion DD3 - The Turks in 867 (30.11.2014/Elvain)
4) Eastern Roman Empire DD1 - de jure setup (30.11.2014/theKing1988)
5) Holy Roman Empire's new cultural setup DD (8.1.2015/Ruwaard)
6) Asian expansion DD4 - Persia in 867 (10.1.2015/Elvain)
7) Asian expansion DD5 - The Qarakhanids in 1066 (23.2.2015/Elvain)
8) SWMH DD6 for Eastern expansion - Seljuk Persia in 1066 (26.2.2015/Elvain)
9) SWMH Eastern expansion DD6:A look at the Steppe and Khazaria with entourage. (16.3.2015/Aasmul)
10) SWMH Eastern expansion DD7: Freezing with the reindeers (15.5.2015/Aasmul)
11) SWMH Eastern expansion DD8: 867 ERE (16.5.2015/theKing1988)
12) SWMH Eastern expansion DD9. The Qipchaq question (6.6.2015/Aasmul)
13) SWMH Eastern expansion DD10. ERE 1066 (7.6.2015/theKing1988)
14) SWMH DevDiary . Caucasus and the Jazira (2.7.2015/theKing1988)
15) SWMH Eastern expansion DevDiary 11. Liber Census Daniæ (4.7.2015/Aasmul)

There was also some minor stuff which didn't make it into a separate DD:
SWMH Bohemia - The Premyslid rivals (20.1.2015/Elvain)

and finally we should not forget some of the compatching announcements and semi-DDs in SWMH main thread:
The Silk road
The Nomads in 867

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Or we can take it from geographical perspective:
India:
Asian expansion DD2 - de jure India and Turkestan

Persia:
Asian expansion DD1 - de jure Persia
Asian expansion DD4 - Persia in 867
SWMH DevDiary6 for Eastern expansion - Seljuk Persia in 1066

Turkestan:
Asian expansion DD2 - de jure India and Turkestan
Asian Expansion DD3 - The Turks in 867
Asian expansion DD5 - The Qarakhanids in 1066

The north of Russia
SWMH Eastern expansion DD7: Freezing with the reindeers

The Steppe:
SWMH Eastern expansion DD6:A look at the Steppe and Khazaria with entourage.
SWMH Eastern expansion DD9. The Qipchaq question

The Byzantium-ERE:
Eastern Roman Empire DD1 - de jure setup
SWMH Eastern expansion DD8: 867 ERE
SWMH Eastern expansion DD10. ERE 1066

The Middle East:
SWMH DevDiary . Caucasus and the Jazira

The Holy Roman Empire:
Holy Roman Empire's new cultural setup DD

Denmark:
SWMH Eastern expansion DevDiary 11. Liber Census Daniæ

 

[Boodas]

But this is not all. There will soon be another one, going back to the east:
Asian expansion DD4 - Persia in 867
this time, the waiting time won't be too long, I promise

 

[bontanel]

 

[elvain]

The latest DD has just been released

 

[elvain]

Ok, so there has been some progress recently so I hope there might be yet another DD either next week or the one after...
The question is what do you prefer...
A 1066 political setup - 1) in Persia? or 2) in Turkestan? or cultural development over time - 3) of Turkish cultures? or of Persian/Iranian cultures*?

The choice will of course influence the time of release of the DD. The latter will perhaps take the longer than any other.

 

[Damocles]

Any chance of giving Ireland a quick fix pass? In the game, it's mostly plains with a few hill provinces in the north. In real life, it was almost entirely hills, forest and marsh at this time.

I've also noticed that all around the map, plains are everywhere. Especially in Germany where there should be many more forests. More steppe less plains in Eurasia as well, and the Carpathian Basin.

 

[elvain]

Any chance of giving Ireland a quick fix pass? In the game, it's mostly plains with a few hill provinces in the north. In real life, it was almost entirely hills, forest and marsh at this time.

I've also noticed that all around the map, plains are everywhere. Especially in Germany where there should be many more forests. More steppe less plains in Eurasia as well, and the Carpathian Basin.

Answered at better place

 

[elvain]

As most of you probably noticed, there was another update which includes the 1066 Turkestan - The Qarakhanids.

The next DD to come will be about Seljuk Persia.. and will be out soon

 

[bontanel]

As most of you probably noticed, there was another update which includes the 1066 Turkestan - The Qarakhanids.

The next DD to come will be about Seljuk Persia.. and will be out soon

Would that be the final dev diary?

 

[Aasmul]

Would that be the final dev diary?

nah, you won't get off that easily. But time inbetween them will soon get a lot smaller than previous since we are wrapping up a lot of features these days.

 

[Gwyn ap Nud]

That's very exciting! I can't wait!

 

[Prof. Wubba]

Can we expect anymore diaries soon? I need to satiate my hunger for this release; I've been looking forward to this for a good while. Keep up the good work guys.

 

[elvain]

I believe there will be some, but now it's not my turn and I have already done almost all my DDs. We are now heading to one big cornerstone and after it's finnished there might be nice chance that guys will give you something to look at
We know it's taking terribly long. I can't even say how much would we like to have everything done so you could actually play with SWMH in those eastern lands.

 

[theKing1988]

I think Aasmul should be the next one to do a Dev Diary. He hasn't done one yet, so he is probably the one with most to show people

 

[Melnerag]

Great to hear! I've sworn not to shave or play CK2 until eastern expansion is released. So you can see why I am eager on more than one level! (Okay, part of that statement isn't true)

I think those Dev Diaries are lies, you are covering up the fact that Paradox has hired you to make CK 3, that is why this is taking so long.

I am on to you...:ninja:

 

[Aasmul]

Can we expect anymore diaries soon? I need to satiate my hunger for this release; I've been looking forward to this for a good while. Keep up the good work guys.

I hope this can keep the belly from rumbling

Great to hear! I've sworn not to shave or play CK2 until eastern expansion is released. So you can see why I am eager on more than one level! (Okay, part of that statement isn't true)

I think those Dev Diaries are lies, you are covering up the fact that Paradox has hired you to make CK 3, that is why this is taking so long.

I am on to you...:ninja:

damn! :angryeople can't keep a secret these days:laugh:

 

[elvain]

I hope this can keep the belly from rumbling

added to the list

 

[alfian]

Any idea on the release date? When is it going to release?

 

[Teutonic_Thrash]

The Seljuk/Persia in 1066 dev diary is also numbered as 6 and thus isn't linked in the first post. Also, there was that thread about Middle Eastern title names which could probably be linked in this thread as well.

 

[zijistark]

Any idea on the release date? When is it going to release?

When it's all ready. Not only does SWMH need to be in top form, but we've got to make sure the whole HIP package is in top form when combined with SWMH (NBRT+, EMF, CPR, and ARKOpack, namely, and in that order).