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Paradox Grand Strategy - Thread of Fighting WW2 as Bithynia
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Lactose_Intolerant
Member
They are streaming EU4
http://www.twitch.tv/paradoxinteractive
http://www.twitch.tv/paradoxinteractive
Probably, I just want the 10 people reward tier.
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
I am referring to my amazing lack of investment in actually playing these games despite owning several, enjoying reading about how to play them, watching people play them on youtube, reading posts from you guys, keeping up with new releases and updates, etc. You might say... *puts on sunglasses* ...it's a paradox.
Signed up, thanks for the link. Now to get this to 5 somehow... here is my link if you haven't signed up yet.
http://signup.europauniversalis4.com/r/835bbd190bc
http://signup.europauniversalis4.com/r/835bbd190bc
Holy crap you did that fast. I'm at three hahah.
Ok, I signed up with your. Now, will I ever get this to 5 or even ten?
Here it is:
http://signup.europauniversalis4.com/r/e6af83c335c
oipic
Member
I just bumped you up by one, Kabouter.
Nice. Only a month away I can't wait.
Signed up at yours.
Here's mine is anyone is willing to use it:
http://signup.europauniversalis4.com/r/024201476c8
Cameron122
Member
http://signup.europauniversalis4.com/r/d990cefd2a2
If anyone wants to use mine
Been playing the Elder Kings mod and GoT mod for CK2. Fun stuff!
If anyone wants to use mine
Been playing the Elder Kings mod and GoT mod for CK2. Fun stuff!
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
Maybe we should start threatening to ban people who don't sign up with your link.
Still stuck at six with my link
I know that feel man. I have been stuck at 9 for a week or so.
Old Gods is looking pretty fun, may have to dip my toes into CK2 again.
Just got Heart of Darkness on the weekend. It adds a shitload more depth to Vicky 2.
Decided to start playing a game as Saxony, but quickly found I had no place to expand to. I became a secondary power quickly, but every country around me was allied with their Prussia or Austria, who would both crush me if I decided to aggressively expand.
Being landlocked, I could also not send out naval vessels to collonise Africa.
Also started checking out The Republic expansion for Crusader Kings 2. I love it. It really adds a different way to play. Took me a while to pick up though. For a few hours I had no clue why I only had 1 trade port, while everyone else had 4. I also didn't know I could expand my mansion and personal wealth until about 4 hours into the game.
One of the most entertaining parts was getting into a feud with another Venetian House. Every 10 years or so a message would pop up about the next stage in our feud, which started in my not being invited to a ball being held by the other family. Next I put on an even bigger ball and didn't invite the other family. Then I tried to sabotage one of their ships....unsuccessfully. Finally our family flagships had a run in as we were both leaving the Venetian harbour. After both our ships were destroyed by fighting, we were the only survivors and wound up being picked up by slavers. The head of the other household shared his water with me when I collapsed.
When the chance to escape came, I had the option of letting the head of the other house die by leaving him while I escaped. Normally I wouldn't have left him, but he was the expected successor to the position of Serene Doge of Venice.
So long, sucker! Now my son with terrible stats is the next in line for the position.
Decided to start playing a game as Saxony, but quickly found I had no place to expand to. I became a secondary power quickly, but every country around me was allied with their Prussia or Austria, who would both crush me if I decided to aggressively expand.
Being landlocked, I could also not send out naval vessels to collonise Africa.
Also started checking out The Republic expansion for Crusader Kings 2. I love it. It really adds a different way to play. Took me a while to pick up though. For a few hours I had no clue why I only had 1 trade port, while everyone else had 4. I also didn't know I could expand my mansion and personal wealth until about 4 hours into the game.
One of the most entertaining parts was getting into a feud with another Venetian House. Every 10 years or so a message would pop up about the next stage in our feud, which started in my not being invited to a ball being held by the other family. Next I put on an even bigger ball and didn't invite the other family. Then I tried to sabotage one of their ships....unsuccessfully. Finally our family flagships had a run in as we were both leaving the Venetian harbour. After both our ships were destroyed by fighting, we were the only survivors and wound up being picked up by slavers. The head of the other household shared his water with me when I collapsed.
When the chance to escape came, I had the option of letting the head of the other house die by leaving him while I escaped. Normally I wouldn't have left him, but he was the expected successor to the position of Serene Doge of Venice.
So long, sucker! Now my son with terrible stats is the next in line for the position.
Cameron122
Member
Made a thread that didn't get any love
Here's the gist
Started watching House of Cards(USA) and playing Crusader Kings II.
"It's a fantastic show in my opinion, Kevin Spacey is greatness. Even when he's advertising the PSVita. Coincidentally, I have started playing Crusader Kings II. I'd love to see a character focused grand strategy game in the modern era. Is there anything like that, yet? I've dabbled in Hearts Of Iron III. "
Here's the gist
Started watching House of Cards(USA) and playing Crusader Kings II.
"It's a fantastic show in my opinion, Kevin Spacey is greatness. Even when he's advertising the PSVita. Coincidentally, I have started playing Crusader Kings II. I'd love to see a character focused grand strategy game in the modern era. Is there anything like that, yet? I've dabbled in Hearts Of Iron III. "
East vs West is coming soon, dunno how character based it will be though.
Seems like "characters" in that game would be similar to how it is in HoI, which is not really character-based at all.
Goddamn annoying. As Serene Doge of Venice, my game kept crashing for no reason. It took a couple of days to figure it out, but it turns out that the death of one of my imprisoned vassals triggered a crash to desktop. There was no way to avoid it either.
So I've restarted as a Byzantine count, spreading my seed all over Europe. My house now controls most of Ireland, and several other Byzantine counties.
So I've restarted as a Byzantine count, spreading my seed all over Europe. My house now controls most of Ireland, and several other Byzantine counties.
Two more days until The Old Gods releases! Anyone else really excited? I do hope pagans other than Norse/Zoroastrian have more than just a few events though. They didn't show anything at all in the DD's.
Who do you plan to play as first? I haven't decided yet, but I'll surely spend quite some time at the Select a character screen.
Who do you plan to play as first? I haven't decided yet, but I'll surely spend quite some time at the Select a character screen.
Yeah, I can't wait. A lot of the new stuff sounds great, like the adventurer thing and the new rebel system.
I'm either gonna be Bjorn Ironside (or whichever the playable son of Ragnar is - Ivar?) or take a crack at the Kingdom of Asturias.
Old Gods is out and is pretty much what it said on the box. Can't comment on if it was worth the 15 before I've played 40 more hours of it, but it feels pretty solid.
Christianity is already divided in two in the game, which I guess might actually be correct if they want specifically Orthodox Christianity to be able to spread into the Balkans and Russia, but it's probably not the right term for it? The expansion may not be deep enough for them to have been able to take that into account.
Religion now gives you abilities as a character which is pretty cool. Norse pagans get to conquer all sea-connected territories without reason. The Norse abilities feel pretty "game"-y, so to speak, but the rest of the religions have pretty though through ones like being able to get a divorce from the Pope as a Catholic and have several wives as a Muslim. These were already things in the game but a list of it is not presented to you if you hover over the religion icon in someone's character page.
Haven't really grasped raids and loot yet. Apparently a condition is that you're in friendly lands?
Christianity is already divided in two in the game, which I guess might actually be correct if they want specifically Orthodox Christianity to be able to spread into the Balkans and Russia, but it's probably not the right term for it? The expansion may not be deep enough for them to have been able to take that into account.
Religion now gives you abilities as a character which is pretty cool. Norse pagans get to conquer all sea-connected territories without reason. The Norse abilities feel pretty "game"-y, so to speak, but the rest of the religions have pretty though through ones like being able to get a divorce from the Pope as a Catholic and have several wives as a Muslim. These were already things in the game but a list of it is not presented to you if you hover over the religion icon in someone's character page.
Haven't really grasped raids and loot yet. Apparently a condition is that you're in friendly lands?
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
So I this guy on Youtube has a bunch of EU4 preview vids posted on his channel:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLs3acGYgI1-tHGlPhfp32gDYzyG2aMD8m
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLs3acGYgI1-tHGlPhfp32gDYzyG2aMD8m
I only played for like 20 mins today. My bro was streaming a tournament after and I had to go to hospital later. Hopefuly I'll be able to play more tomorrow.
It was pretty interesting from what I've played. Started as Duke of Sorbs but kinda got killed by the Norse after conquering a coastal province.
It was pretty interesting from what I've played. Started as Duke of Sorbs but kinda got killed by the Norse after conquering a coastal province.
As ever, I'm waiting to see how this affects the Game of Thrones mod. Republic allowed them to expand the game to include Essos' Free Cities. I expect Old Gods allows them to model the Dothraki a bit better.
Basileus777
Member
It could be useful with the Ironborn too.
BigWeather
Member
Realistically, Denmark and Sweden seem to form way too early. They're fully formed enormous monster kingdoms by 880 while the rest of Europe is figuring out if Germany should be a thousand nations or one. They're free to expand east and are culturally forced to constantly be at war with what ends up being mostly unorganised pagans.
The AI should probably be made to declare war at close cultural neighbours instead to somehow balance out so that nations stabilise around 1000. I can't figure out any in-game mechanics that would promote Norse in-fighting.
bonesmccoy
Banned
What are people's opinions on Victoria 2? It's the only Paradox GS series that I have to experience.
I tried it but I'm a EU3/CK2 noob so I was totaly lost in it
I'll get back to it once, but The Old Gods DLC juts got out for CK2. That + StarCraft II takes all my playtime.
Fragamemnon
Member
It's awesome, but unlike the other games it's not so much a game on conquest of massive tracts of land as it is a game about being the top dog of the world in a more well-rounded manner.
Well worth getting into.
It's absolutely crucial for Baltic and Norse paganism, obviously. England is also way more interesting in the 800s than in a standard game. I haven't played as one of the central European superpowers yet but they seem to balance out pretty OK. Byzantine and the various Muslim countries seem pretty much the same.
I've only recently started playing/learning it, having mostly played EUIII, but so far I'm enjoying it a lot. I wouldn't say it's especially complicated, but coming from EUIII there's more that requires your attention, at least if you want to really maximise your nation's potential. Also, whilst you can't blob as easily, I feel like I have more freedom in what I can do militarily due to being able to create justifications for war (a feature they're adding in EUIV I believe).
I also prefer the tech tree, and as of the latest expansion, the combat is fairly decent imo.
thequickandthedead
Member
How steep is the learning curve for HoI3? I've had some experience with CK2 but not sure how different the gameplay is.
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
It's pretty steep. More so than other PI games. You can automate a lot of things but if you do, you'll have trouble learning it.
bonesmccoy
Banned
My first Paradox GS game was HoI3. It didn't go well for the first, I dunno, 10 hours.
Thanks for the responses on Victoria 2, everyone.