Paradox Grand Strategy: Tim Cook? How many divisions has he got?

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Elias_Maluco: Aug 23, 2007; I need to sleep

cool av posted:

Mana systems are OK but they could be done better. Just abstract all types into a single pool and remove the "luck factor" by having it regenerate at a fixed rate, in realtime. Each action you take as a player should cost an amount of mana relative to its importance. So I might have 60/60 mana and I want to declare a war on a large neighbor. That costs 50 mana. If I return to the game 5 hours later, that mana will have regenerated and I can take another action. If I want to play faster, I can choose to spend a currency item to refill my bar. Currency items should be gained via special ingame events, or via a small microtransacton. This would make the game far more enjoyable, and perhaps also get Pdox some much needed extra money.

EuropaVille

# ? Jun 1, 2019 13:37

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# ? May 9, 2024 12:10

Saganlives: Jul 6, 2005

I, for one, won't be satisfied until I can pay for a 6/6/6 ruler.

# ? Jun 1, 2019 15:25

Playstation 4: Apr 25, 2014; Unlockable Ben

idhrendur posted:

I meant to reply to these awhile back. Someone on the Paradox forums made a tool to help with some of that. Not sure if it's helpful given where you're at, but it's over here: https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/tools-ck2maptools-automating-some-of-the-map-generation-process.1116396/

Afraid not, this appears to only be able to do randomized placements and only on maps it generates.

Its java again, so you could theoretically work on it like the cse, but im out of it enough thanks to work i havent gotten what i want done there either.

What would help is if i could turn a savegame into a starting scenaeio, being able to change things ingame and have it be startable would be great.

# ? Jun 1, 2019 17:29

KOGAHAZAN!!: Apr 29, 2013; a miserable failure as a person

an incredible success as a magical murder spider

And I'm quite particular about my provinces, so... maybe, in the future?

But we proceed at pace :toot:

KOGAHAZAN!! posted:

Two empires to go and then I'm done.

Playstation 4 posted:

What would help is if i could turn a savegame into a starting scenaeio, being able to change things ingame and have it be startable would be great.

Not conceptually difficult, I think?

# ? Jun 2, 2019 04:29

chairface: Oct 28, 2007; No matter what you believe, I don't believe in you.

Kyle Hyde posted:

I, for one, won't be satisfied until I can pay for a 6/6/6 ruler.

Ronald. 6. Wilson. 6. Reagan. 6.

# ? Jun 2, 2019 06:45

Yaoi Gagarin: Feb 20, 2014

chairface posted:

Ronald. 6. Wilson. 6. Reagan. 6.

Ah, the Great Satan himself

# ? Jun 2, 2019 17:25

YF-23: Feb 17, 2011; My god, it's full of cat!

By the way, have the people in this thread that want EU4 to be more of a simulation been paying any attention to MEIOU & Taxes? Because all jokes about Trois-Eveches aside, it seems to be exactly what you guys want.

# ? Jun 2, 2019 19:13

Vichan: Oct 1, 2014; I'LL PUNISH YOU ACCORDING TO YOUR CRIME

YF-23 posted:

By the way, have the people in this thread that want EU4 to be more of a simulation been paying any attention to MEIOU & Taxes? Because all jokes about Trois-Eveches aside, it seems to be exactly what you guys want.

If only it ran smoothly. It's nigh unplayable for me right now.

# ? Jun 2, 2019 19:17

A Buttery Pastry: Sep 4, 2011; Delicious and Informative!

YF-23 posted:

By the way, have the people in this thread that want EU4 to be more of a simulation been paying any attention to MEIOU & Taxes? Because all jokes about Trois-Eveches aside, it seems to be exactly what you guys want.

Unless they've changed their philosophy since I tried it last, it really isn't anything like what I'd want. At least the way I remember it, there's a whole lot of player fiddling with poo poo, but the gameplay is still fundamentally that of the base game. Like, the whole simulation/society aspect is basically asking for systems to be properly integrated into each other, which mods really can't do.

Take trade for instance: Colonialism, technology, government, population (growth), religion - all of those aspects of the game should influence and be influenced by trade, and each of those would themselves be tied into other systems too. Another example would be war, where army tradition and proximity should directly influence technology, which would naturally encourage army tech to develop faster in regions with loads of smaller powers duking it out constantly - and retard it in regions where a hegemon has crushed all opposition.

A Buttery Pastry fucked around with this message at 20:08 on Jun 2, 2019

# ? Jun 2, 2019 20:05

AnoHito: May 8, 2014

YF-23 posted:

By the way, have the people in this thread that want EU4 to be more of a simulation been paying any attention to MEIOU & Taxes? Because all jokes about Trois-Eveches aside, it seems to be exactly what you guys want.

M&T brought back carpet sieging, which is reason enough to drat it even if it didn't have any other massive flaws (it does).

# ? Jun 2, 2019 22:49

PittTheElder: Feb 13, 2012; Yes, it's like a lava lamp.

YF-23 posted:

By the way, have the people in this thread that want EU4 to be more of a simulation been paying any attention to MEIOU & Taxes? Because all jokes about Trois-Eveches aside, it seems to be exactly what you guys want.

I've tried it, it felt like they had the right idea, but having to run it all through provincial modifiers makes the game run like poo poo and makes the information insanely difficult to find. But yeah that is legit the direction I'd like the game to go. Communication efficiency in particular is a good loving idea.

# ? Jun 2, 2019 23:00

QuarkJets: Sep 8, 2008

Vichan posted:

If only it ran smoothly. It's nigh unplayable for me right now.

It's a more comprehensive simulation, yes.

# ? Jun 2, 2019 23:11

reignonyourparade: Nov 15, 2012

QuarkJets posted:

It's a more comprehensive simulation, yes.

It's a hacked together mess because it's a mod doing a bunch of poo poo mods have no business doing.

# ? Jun 3, 2019 09:40

Groogy: Jun 12, 2014; Tanks are kinda wasted on invading the USSR

cool av posted:

If I return to the game 5 hours later, that mana will have regenerated and I can take another action. If I want to play faster, I can choose to spend a currency item to refill my bar. Currency items should be gained via special ingame events, or via a small microtransacton. This would make the game far more enjoyable, and perhaps also get Pdox some much needed extra money.

Wait excuse me wtf :psyduck:

I really hope this is a case of Poe's law and me having too much caffeine at work already.

# ? Jun 3, 2019 12:52

AAAAA! Real Muenster: Jul 12, 2008; My QB is also named Bort

Groogy posted:

Wait excuse me wtf
I really hope this is a case of Poe's law and me having too much caffeine at work already.

I'm preeeeeeety sure he's joking. I'll take some caffeine though please.

# ? Jun 3, 2019 13:15

RagnarokZ: May 14, 2004; Emperor of the Internet

Groogy posted:

Wait excuse me wtf
I really hope this is a case of Poe's law and me having too much caffeine at work already.

It's a joke.

It's basically how mobile games work.

# ? Jun 3, 2019 14:43

Poil: Mar 17, 2007

Groogy posted:

Wait excuse me wtf
I really hope this is a case of Poe's law and me having too much caffeine at work already.

But we really want to spend money to buy Parabux with which to purchase Paraboxes with loot like a new flag emblem or +1 to <random> stat for all rulers in one EU4 playthrough (stackable). Working in ironman and multiplayer of course. :homebrew:

# ? Jun 3, 2019 15:15

Lum_: Jun 5, 2006

look if you're gonna go evil, lean into it hard

World of Tanks sells golden bullets, EU4 should too. Your armies dying too quickly just because they're outnumbered, never drilled, and are still using spears? Buy FUNBUX and roll over your enemies in MP! Plus, anytime you lose, you can just accuse your opponent of using funbux.

I see nothing wrong with this whatsoever

# ? Jun 3, 2019 15:36

Poil: Mar 17, 2007

The golden shells weren't too bad since if you had terrible map awareness, bad aiming skills or just plain sucked at the game you still got your rear end kicked. A bigger issue was all the tanks with super stats only available by spending real money. I heard one of the latest has such thick frontal armor not even gold shells are enough to penetrate it. :shepspends:

# ? Jun 3, 2019 15:39

AAAAA! Real Muenster: Jul 12, 2008; My QB is also named Bort

Poil posted:

The golden shells weren't too bad since if you had terrible map awareness, bad aiming skills or just plain sucked at the game you still got your rear end kicked. A bigger issue was all the tanks with super stats only available by spending real money. I heard one of the latest has such thick frontal armor not even gold shells are enough to penetrate it.

They do that kind of stuff to get everyone to buy it. Then after a month or two they patch it "fixing" the tank to be balanced (after everyone spent their money on it).

# ? Jun 3, 2019 15:47

feller: Jul 5, 2006

Time for platinum shells

# ? Jun 3, 2019 19:43

Don Gato: Apr 28, 2013; Actually a bipedal cat.; Grimey Drawer

Senor Dog posted:

Time for ~~platinum shells~~ Prussian Space Marines

There, now it's more fitting for most Paradox settings.

# ? Jun 4, 2019 03:18

HereticMIND: Nov 4, 2012

Don Gato posted:

There, now it's more fitting for most Paradox settings.

You misspelled Swedish.

# ? Jun 4, 2019 08:27

Cynic Jester: Apr 11, 2009; Let's put a simile on that face
A dazzling simile
Twinkling like the night sky

HereticMIND posted:

You misspelled Swedish.

Prussian Swedish Marines, checks out.

# ? Jun 4, 2019 08:34

Obliterati: Nov 13, 2012; Pain is inevitable.
Suffering is optional.
Thunderdome is forever.

Cynic Jester posted:

Prussian Swedish Marines, checks out.

Ask me about culture converting as Sweden in multiplayer in my 'stop invading me or I click this button and become Prussia with Swedish events and modifers' strat

# ? Jun 4, 2019 13:06

AAAAA! Real Muenster: Jul 12, 2008; My QB is also named Bort

Obliterati posted:

Ask me about culture converting as Sweden in multiplayer in my 'stop invading me or I click this button and become Prussia with Swedish events and modifers' strat