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Tinto Flavour #6 - 14th of February 2025 - Bohemia

Hello, and welcome one more week to Tinto Flavour, the happy Friday when we take a look at the content of the new, super-secret Project Caesar. Today we will be travelling to the Kingdom of Bohemia, a charming place that is worth setting video games in…:

"Charles IV, King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor, had a long and successful reign…

The lands of Bohemia are a territory inhabited by Slavs in the heart of the Germanic Holy Roman Empire. After a long period under the Přemyslid dynasty, the current de Luxembourg rulers may tighten the ties the country has with the Empire, although King Jehan the Blind de Luxembourg is more Francien than German, having been educated in the royal court of Paris.

Keeping both the Nobility and the common folk satisfied under a foreign King, and navigating the political intricacies of the Holy Roman Empire will prove a hurdle for anybody. Fortunately, Bohemia is a strong Kingdom, but will it succeed in its ambitions?"

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As usual, please consider the UI, 2D and 3D art as WIP.

Here you have the lands of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia:
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You might notice some location and country changes… More about that at the end of this post!

Bohemia starts in a very interesting diplomatic situation:
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From top to bottom: Rivals, Enemies (Rivals are the countries chosen by the player, while Enemies are the countries that chose our country as a Rival), Wars, Embargos, Subjects, and Alliances.

Here is a clearer view using the Diplomatic map mode:
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Jehan ‘the Blind’ is Count of Luxembourg, his inherited and main title; King of Bohemia, after his marriage with Elizabeth Přemyslid, the last princess of that dynasty; and Duke of Wrocław and overlord of Silesia, after his agreement with King Casimir III of Poland on the Treaty of Trentschin, in 1335. His heir is his son Charles, who rules over Moravia. You can also notice that Lower Bavaria is your ally, and all the countries involved in the ongoing Teuton-Polish War. As usual, take the map as WIP, as we’ve already internally discussed that the colouring needs to be improved, to portray better the diplomatic situation shown above.

Bohemia starts with a unique government reform, the ‘Bohemian Commonwealth’:
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It also has a couple of unique Estate Privilege. The ‘Inaugural Diplomas’ were granted by King Jehan in 1311, after he acceded to the throne:
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While ‘Ius Teutonicum’ is a privilege for the Commoners, it represents the German settlements across the country:
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This privilege can be coupled with the ‘Invite German Settlers’ that we mentioned in Tinto Flavour #1, making for a strong combination if you want to grow the population of your country.

As a side note, the Parliament of Bohemia has a flavour name, that we added following your feedback in Tinto Talks #41:
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Let’s take a look at some of the unique advances of Bohemia, now. The first unlocks a unique unit, the ‘Wagenburg’:
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We also have advances for later ages, such as the famous ‘Bohemian Crystal’ in the Age of Discovery, or ‘Bohemian Thaler’ in the Age of Reformation:
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Let’s take a look now at the narrative content for Bohemia because it is very interesting. The main historical event of the period probably is the Hussite Wars, which we’re representing with a Situation:
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The situation may trigger around 1400, with this event initiating it:
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These are the two options:
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If the player selects the first, Bohemia will convert to Hussitism:
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Jan Hus will be a character appearing in the game and founding this religion, but we will talk about him in a future Tinto Flavour devoted to another situation, the ‘Western Schism’.

The Pope will be able to declare a Crusade to restore Catholicism in Bohemia with a follow-up event, and the Hussite Wars will start after that:

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I triggered the situation from the console, so we obviously have some weird behaviors here with the countries called to arms, the leaders, etc.; please take this panel as a ‘template’ of how the situation will look like when triggered organically in a regular gameplay.

Apart from the side of the situation (Defender of Rome and Defenders of Bohemia), and their respective leaders, there are a few actions that can be performed by Bohemia through the situation:
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The currency that you have to pay to perform these actions is called ‘Religious Influence’. We will talk more about it in the future Tinto Talks devoted to Catholic and Protestant religions.

More content and events will trigger during the situation. And, finally, these are the conditions that may end the Situation, either with a Catholic or a Hussite victory:
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The 30 years that the situation may last is subject to future balance, as usual.

Let’s take a look now at some of the Bohemian Dynamic Historical Events:

‘Maiestas Carolina’ is an event that unlocks a unique policy of the same name for the Legal Code law, if the first option is selected:
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There will be the option to found a University in Prague:
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And also to sponsor an artist to craft a new fancy crown:
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You may notice that King Jehan wears a fancy, new crown, compared with the previous event. The name of the country will also change to ‘Crown of Bohemia’, and the ‘Crown of Saint Wenceslas’ will be created as a ‘Regalia’ work of art.

Last, but not least, I think that I might be willing to get a cold beer after this Tinto Flavour:
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Pivo, prosím!

…And much more content will be available for Bohemia, but that’s all for today! I won’t be available for the replies, but my fellow coworker @Roger Corominas will be replying instead of me. For next week, we will have the HRE Tinto Maps Feedback on Monday, and next Friday’s Tinto Flavour country will be Bavaria. Cheers!
 

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The Hussite wars were as much a religious conflict as they were a class and ethnic conflict.
How will the struggle between the czech and german elements and the burgers + lower nobility against the clergy and upper nobility be represented?

Also should Bohemia and the Hussites receive some bonus for early firearms and gunpowder tech?
 
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Will Bohemia, being ruled by a German monarch, still suffer from the different culture group malus for the emperor election in EU4? It didn’t really make sense, as it wasn’t the nation that was being chosen emperor but rather the monarch.
 
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When I woke up this morning, I thought that Johan made himself King of Bohemia and Luxembourg. Now that I'm awake, this is pretty cool stuff. Nice to see unique features and detail going into countries at release. Keep it up and thanks!
 
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Not gone, the events will use appropriate characters in the game, and they will have a separate historical_info text explaining the actual history in our timeline.
Can we get more info on this?

Is it the case that for the Turks, some random son will turn out to be an alternate incarnation of Suleiman? Given preset stats to match, and whatever else might come with him such as special events, but is a character already rooted in the family tree with his own name, and possibly a different dynasty?

Additionally, perhaps best saved for the Hungary TT, will the Hunyadi's/Corvinus characters appear in such a way, or at least Lazlo and Matyas as children of a randomly spawning Janos?

Seems like an inspired way to add characters into the game.
 
Why are there no more Silesian names on the map?

Do the maps shown today take into account HRE feedback?

Can I ask what flags belong to specific Silesian duchies? - (I can advise).
Also, I have a curiosity.

In the years 1336-1365 ruled Nicholas II (duke of Opava, Racibórz and Pszczyna; burgrave of Klodzko) from the Přemyslovci dynasty in the Duchy of Pszczyna (1290-1517). In later years, the Duchy of Pszczyna became a Free State, like other Silesian duchies (1517-1765). Then, until the fall of the German Empire, it was a principality.

So would it be possible to present in this game several principalities with a common ruler?

Source:
 
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Is there any interface to compare units like the Wagenburg with other units? I'd like to see something covering
  • units you are thinking of building (what is the difference between the 3 units I can build)
  • units you are thinking of researching (is Wagenburg better than my other alternatives to research? How much better is the new AgeII unit I could research compared to the units I already have) AND
  • units you are thinking of fighting (will the French smash my armies due to having a special unit?). It might be good to demonstrate that UI and seek feedback.
Currently I can't keep all these funny units straight and have no idea how they compare to "ordinary" units in the same age. I'm sure this will get much worse before game launch.
 
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What an incredible tinto talk! Now where’s the Pilsner Urquell?

Hopefully there are lots of little bits of flavor related to these kinds of “local specialty products” even if it’s just tooltips in unique production methods or locations. I think it would be cool to learn in-game the abstractions that may or may not differentiate these products. A quick example:

Perhaps a country with Bavarian culture has a specialty production method for beer when a brewery is built in the mountains to simulate lager production. This production method should have a little star in the “finished product icon” to show that this product is a local specialty, and mousing over the icon has a little tooltip explaining cold fermentation of lagers in mountain caves.

To continue this little example maybe a brewery in modern day Belgium has a production method including fruit and our finished product has a little tooltip saying “this is open air fermented lambic beer”

Perhaps this could even be tied into the “culture power” mechanic somehow, as these local products came to be seen as national symbols in some cases and contribute greatly to national pride and prestige.

I await the “local flavors” DLC with great anticipation.
 
Ehm, can we get a close look at Silesia and its counties? It looks very odd to me and if you look at the borders, lets say, after the Seven Years War, you might know what I mean. Klodzko/Glatz the part sticking out ist missing? Or may I am just blind. Anyway great work!
 
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