Let's mod EU to Victoria, 1492 on, as Vicky seems like a much richer engine on which to base the modern era represented by the EU series. We already have lots of leaders, monarchs, events, etc. from which to create a scenario. So, how 'bout it?
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That's exactly what I was asking in the A Free America scenario thread. I got a positivce answer from the mods. The engine should allow for european colonization à la 1492-1760.
Even without terra incognita or placing new colonies on empty land, 1492 starting scenario would propably be possible by dividing the whole americas to indians.
I think it would be most inteeresting ,and have expressed that oppinion in other thread's around here.
An only think i'm worried about though is the date system for the game.It's designed for a 100 years timeframe (devided in month's) ,so maybe it wouldn't be easy to stretch those 100 years to 400 years and still have a correct date system.
However ,in EUII and unlimited time patch has been made ,it maybe could be done for Vicky to ,but then ,givven thaty a vicky game would take for it's 100 years of play an equeal time as for EUII a 400 year period ,then with an unlimited time patch and EUII mod for vicky might take 4times longer to complete than a regular EUII game.
An only think i'm worried about though is the date system for the game.It's designed for a 100 years timeframe (devided in month's) ,so maybe it wouldn't be easy to stretch those 100 years to 400 years and still have a correct date system.
However ,in EUII and unlimited time patch has been made ,it maybe could be done for Vicky to ,but then ,givven thaty a vicky game would take for it's 100 years of play an equeal time as for EUII a 400 year period ,then with an unlimited time patch and EUII mod for vicky might take 4times longer to complete than a regular EUII game.
game developers have said that this will be a very difficult task, one they are not even sure if the game engine is capable of.
It may be a difficult task, but frankly the EU engine isn't very well suited for the EU time period.
the 18th century is actually the 1700's if i'm correct, and i can't recall any mention of factories being built in the 1700's. so, unless you want to make a bunch of new technologies, sort of like pre-industrialization techs, then i think EU actually works better as an engine for everything except units and warfare.
funny that, as it was around this time the industrial reveloution started in Britain
I think 1790-1930 could probably be done with the Vicky engine. The industrial revolution did begin in the 18th century but until the last few decades this only really effected Britain and France
You also have the "manufactorization" of France. I think the snag really is the exploration. If you make a 1419 start, what advantage will Portugal have, for instance? Everyone knows the new world, everyone knows the sea route to India.
The snag could also be the trade system with the CoTs and the kind of traded products.