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I'm not playing either, as well haha.
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Europa Universalis IV MP Community Thread of fanboi needing to speaka da English
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There's no escaping, we'll bombard you with gifs and screenshots (since this is effectively our Offtopic thread for anything the EU community does, like measuring fanbois penis size or talking about morfeos girls) until you give in.
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2 inches and far too young respectively.
Yeah, no. I will still be playing Final Fantasy Tactics!
Edit: I think we should wait too btw.
Lol.
Anyways guys, my computer is basically dead, so I need a new one. However, my university have a rather limited stock, so there is basically between these two for me now. Maybe some of you more tech-savy guys could help me by pointing out which would give the better EU4-performance:
The first is a normal windows PC, and has the following specs:
HP Elitebook 850 G1, 15,6 Ultrabook
5,6 LED, FHD, SVA, 1920x1080, Antirefleks
Intel Core i7-4600U
16GB (2 x 8GB), 1600MHz, DDR3L
256GB SATA-3 SSD
As far as I can tell, this machine doesnt have a dedicated graphics card, which sucks, but might not matter much for EU4? I have also heard less than great things about those ultrabook-processors, but I dont know.
Then there is the alternative, which is a mac, and I guess I would have to get a Windows-parition on it:
MacBook Pro 15",
Intel Quad-Core i7, 2,6 GHz,
Retina
8GB, 1600 MHz
512GB SSD
Intel HD Graphics 4000 (2880z1800)
So guys, disregarding price - would any of those be able to run EU4 decently?
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can you choose the slightly expensive version of macbook pro 15? (kr 23 990,00)
That comes with a decent dedicated video card (the one uzzy refers to)
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hotfix is out
But are both good enough for EU4?
As far as I can understand from the website, the one I posted was the top model they would deliver.
Have a look here: https://it.uib.no/Innkjøpsveiledning_for_bærbare_Mac-maskiner
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I would call them tomorrow and ask for the full specs. But it looks from the site that it is indeed the version with no dedicated video card. :/
sort of makes sense for the uses 90% of University employees have for it too 
I would call them tomorrow and ask for the full specs. But it looks from the site that it is indeed the version with no dedicated video card. :/sort of makes sense for the uses 90% of University employees have for it too
Indeed it does make sense, yeah.
Great, just in time for me to start on a quest for the Turn the Table achievement for the third time.
Nice, might as well post it there.
Just looking at the specs, I'd say yes. How well it'll run isn't something I know though.
This is the important part, since EU4 is more or less the only PC-game that is not either pretty old or indie, that I play.
Sounds good, probably getting that one then.
DDRJake has joined the EU4 QA team. So I guess all the exploits in EU4 will be gone within a week now.
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Yeah I had that too when I was doing it, but that was before the patch(es). I think I even complained about not being able to get a game off the ground in one of the threads (either the "main" thread or the last MP thread).
Eventually I just cheated the system by revoking all the cores I didn't own and called it a day.
Eventually I just cheated the system by revoking all the cores I didn't own and called it a day.
What are you using for changing the map and army graphics?
I installed that mod on his recommendation and now am a firm believer too.
Makes the map much easier to read.
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The one that makes the political map a transparent overlay is amazing. Markedly improved my troop management.
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Installed all those mods as well now. Looks much better. Thanks for the heads up!
The creator removed that from Steam and never updated it. Most disappointing!
I am currently playing as Castile. It is actually my second game with this nation, but I got bored last time rather quick. France got huge fast, including decimating Burgundy, and then decided to take Rousillion. Aragon already lost Naples in their PU, so as their ally that one day inherits all of Aragon, I could not stand by and accept this. So, in come the monster stacks of France, like 55k. First I lost my fleet and then I lost an important battle, but luckily I managed to gather enough mercenaries to hold them back. France was hesitating, especially because an Aragon stack of 20k ventured into their southern provinces. Milan also sent 12k reinforcements, so anything was possible at this point. The progress of France was extremely slow and every province they took was immediately retaken when possible, at minimal costs. I was rebuilding my army, consisting of mercenaries mainly, reaching around 45k on troops in total. This was enough to defeat France. In the end, Aragon annexed the region of Foix and I was left with an enormous debt. That's OK though, because stopping the big push of France was rather satisfactory. And if I keep the status quo I will be able to incorporate a bigger Aragon.
The one thing I could not grasp was the fact that a coalition against France of practically every state on earth was formed just prior to the war, with the exception of me and Aragon. Apparently, the AE penalty of France was not big enough for me to join. Anyway, I was disappointed that the AI did not capitalize on this chance to declare war as well. France would have been destroyed.
The one thing I could not grasp was the fact that a coalition against France of practically every state on earth was formed just prior to the war, with the exception of me and Aragon. Apparently, the AE penalty of France was not big enough for me to join. Anyway, I was disappointed that the AI did not capitalize on this chance to declare war as well. France would have been destroyed.
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees, more features to this game, MOAR. The future of this game is insane.
Even if it's set to 720p?
Watching DDRJake annex the Ottomans as Albania is an amazing thing.
Lol, that was an amusing exploit, especially after seeing they'd "fixed" using
in achievement runs.
edit: Three Mountains run? Created a bunch of 800 point Bantuu culture South American Tech Animist nations. Hopefully they'll finish off the western nations, then it'll be no westernisation for anyone but me and my little custom western nation vassal.
custom nations
edit: Three Mountains run? Created a bunch of 800 point Bantuu culture South American Tech Animist nations. Hopefully they'll finish off the western nations, then it'll be no westernisation for anyone but me and my little custom western nation vassal.
Didn't think of changing visual settings :'). Macbook now seems to be able to handle it
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Great! Looking forward to it! 9pm then!
Yes, and we end at 01:00 CEST as all first sessions Before.
Atm we're still in CET though
And yeah, tomorrow we start at 21:30 CET and play until 23:00 CET
Americans might want to take note that Europe hasn't moved to daylight savings yet, so take that into account
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