Hello everyone. We're a bit too busy working on patch 1.13 to make a proper DD today, so I just thought I'd do a little preview of new national ideas we're adding in 1.13.

Patch 1.13 is planned for release as a beta patch next week, to be made a full patch later (we don't want to release it as a full patch right now because the team is about to disappear on vacation). It should be compatible with 1.12 saves, but as always, no guarantees. It contains 200+ bug fixes (mostly older pre 1.12 bugs) and a bunch of balance tweaks. As you might have surmised, it also contains a bunch of new idea groups, so without further ado:

Yarkand
Traditions
National Unrest: -1.00, Trade Efficiency: +10.0%

1. Northern Silk Road: Caravan Power: +20.0%
2. Altishahr: National Tax Modifier: +10.0%
3. Tarikh-i-Rashidi: Diplomatic Reputation: +1.00
4. Empower the Khojas: Tolerance of the True Faith: +2.00
5. Holy Warriors: Morale of Armies: +10.0%
6. Black Mountain and White Mountains: National Manpower Modifier: +10.0%
7. Encourage Tarim Trade: Provincial Trade Power Modifier: +15.0%

Ambition
Domestic Trade Power: +10.0%

Luxembourg
Traditions
Production Efficiency: +10.0%, National Garrison Growth: +25.0%

1. Imperial Legacy: Diplomatic Reputation: +1.00
2. The Ardennes: Fort Defense: +20.0%
3. The Moselle Trade: Trade Steering: +15.0%
4. The Fortress of Luxembourg: Fort Maintenance: -15.0%
5. The Spanish Road: Manpower Recovery Speed: +10.0%
6. The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg: Diplomatic Relations: +1
7. Rivals On All Sides: Diplomats: +1

Ambition
Siege Ability: +10.0%

Nizhny Novgorod
Traditions
Build Cost: -10.0%, Fort Maintenance: -10.0%

1. At The Confluence Of Giants: Caravan Power: +20.0%
2. Crossroads Of Nations: Development Cost: -10.0%
3. Issue Land Reforms: National Tax Modifier: +10.0%
4. Citadel Of Russia: Fort Defense: +10.0%
5. To The East!: Colonists: +1
6. Open Up The River Trade: Trade Efficiency: +10.0%
7. Russian Ambition: Culture Conversion Cost: -15.0%

Ambition
Time to fabricate claims: -20.0%

Orleans
Traditions
Fort Defense: +20.0%, Trade Steering: +10.0%

1. Seiges of Orleans: Fort Maintenance: -15.0%
2. Port of Orleans: Provincial Trade Power Modifier: +10.0%
3. Saffron of Boynes: Production Efficiency: +10.0%
4. Chateaux of the Loire Valley: Yearly Prestige: +1.00
5. The Cathedral of Orleans: Tolerance of the True Faith: +2.00
6. French Language in All Courts: Income from Vassals: +15.0%, Diplomatic Annexation Cost: -10.0%
7. Calvin and Molière: Idea Cost: -10.0%

Ambition
Build Cost: -15.0%

Nubian Ideas
Traditions
National Tax Modifier: +10.0%, Diplomatic Relations: +1

1. The Nile: Goods Produced Modifier: +10.0%
2. Nubian Heritage: Stability Cost Modifier: -10.0%
3. Warriors of the Sahara Desert: Attrition for Enemies: +1.00
4. Encourage Long-Distance Trade: Caravan Power: +10.0%
5. Nubian Religious Unity: Missionary Strength: +2.0%
6. Desert Cavalry: Cavalry Combat Ability: +10.0%
7. Fortified Strongholds: Fort Maintenance: -10.0%

Ambition
Land Maintenance Modifier: -10.0%

Sapmi
Traditions
National Manpower Modifier: +10.0%, Religious Unity: +30.0%

1. Land of the Midnight Sun: Attrition for Enemies: +1.00
2. Protection of Reindeer Herds: National Tax Modifier: +10.0%
3. Regulate Trade with the Southerners: Merchants: +1
4. Encourage growth of the Winter Market: Provincial Trade Power Modifier: +10.0%
5. Defend the Noaidi Traditions: Tolerance of the True Faith: +2.00
6. Living off the Land: Land Attrition: -10.0%
7. Standardize Literary Language: Stability Cost Modifier: -10.0%

Ambition
Missionary Strength: +1.0%

Galicia
Traditions
Light Ship Cost: -15.0%, Yearly Navy Tradition: +1.00

1. The Way of St. James: National Tax Modifier: +10.0%
2. Galicia la Bella: Fort Defense: +20.0%
3. Rein in the Cities: Stability Cost Modifier: -10.0%
4. Galician Shipyards: Ship Durability: +5.0%
5. Santiago y Cierra!: Morale of Armies: +10.0%
6. Sailors of the Cantabrian Sea: Morale of Navies: +15.0%
7. Irmandinos: Infantry Combat Ability: +10.0%

Ambition
Merchants: +1

León
Traditions
National Tax Modifier: +10.0%, Tolerance of the True Faith: +2.00

1. Heritage of the Reconquista: Yearly Army Tradition: +0.50
2. Leonese Cortes: National Unrest: -1.00
3. Conquest of the New World: Colonists: +1
4. School of Salamanca: Idea Cost: -10.0%
5. Expand the Leonese Navy: Naval Force Limit Modifier: +25.0%
6. Patronize the Leonese Language: Yearly Prestige: +1.00
7. Leonese Nationalism: Infantry Combat Ability: +10.0%

Ambition
Production Efficiency: +10.0%

Yi
Traditions
Infantry Combat Ability: +10.0%, Fort Defense: +20.0%

1. Strengthen the Yi Caste System: Stability Cost Modifier: -10.0%
2. Deep in the Mountains: Attrition for Enemies: +1.00
3. Chain of Zimo Domains: Reinforce Speed: +15.0%
4. Yi Solar Calendar: National Tax Modifier: +10.0%
5. Promote the Bimoism: Tolerance of the True Faith: +2.00
6. Renovate the Skyward Tombs: Yearly Legitimacy: +1.00
7. Children of the Black Tiger: Morale of Armies: +10.0%

Ambition
Manpower Recovery Speed: +10.0%

Nevers
Traditions
Infantry Cost: -10.0%, Yearly Papal Influence: +2

1. Forges of Nivernais: Production Efficiency: +10.0%
2. Commentaire sur la Coutume du Pays et Duché de Nivernais: Stability Cost Modifier: -10.0%
3. Faience Production: Goods Produced Modifier: +10.0%
4. True Frenchmen: Morale of Armies: +10.0%
5. Bridges of the Loire: Fort Defense: +20.0%
6. Morvan Wet Nurses: Manpower Recovery Speed: +10.0%
7. Greatest Palace of the Loire Valley: Yearly Prestige: +1.00

Ambition
Infantry Combat Ability: +10.0%

Medri Bahri
Traditions
Stability Cost Modifier: -10.0%, Trade Steering: +10.0%

1. Kings of the Sea: Trade Efficiency: +10.0%
2. Christian Legacy: Tolerance of the True Faith: +2.00
3. Diplomatic Flexibility: Diplomats: +1
4. Strengthen Central Rule: National Tax Modifier: +10.0%
5. Independent Traditions: Morale of Armies: +10.0%
6. Promote the Red Sea Trade: Domestic Trade Power: +15.0%
7. Princely Ambitions: Aggressive Expansion Impact: -10.0%

Ambition
Diplomatic Reputation: +1.00

Dali
Traditions
National Manpower Modifier: +10.0%, Tolerance of Heretics: +2.00

1. Renovate the City of Jumie: Yearly Prestige: +1.00
2. The Tea-Horse Route: Caravan Power: +20.0%
3. Confucian Influences: National Tax Modifier: +10.0%
4. Buddhas Teachings: National Unrest: -1.00
5. Benzhu Worship: Stability Cost Modifier: -10.0%
6. Rice Terrases: Development Cost: -10.0%
7. Dian Bronze: Production Efficiency: +10.0%

Ambition
Goods Produced Modifier: +10.0%

Andhra
Traditions
Mercenary Cost: -15.0%, Fort Defense: +20.0%

1. Patronize Telugu Literature: Yearly Prestige: +1.00
2. Telugu Warrior Aristocrats: Yearly Army Tradition: +0.50
3. Kakatiya Legacy: National Tax Modifier: +10.0%
4. Great Forts of the East: Fort Maintenance: -15.0%
5. Legend of Prataparudra: Yearly Legitimacy: +1.00
6. Diamond Mines of Kollur: Production Efficiency: +10.0%
7. Encourage Coromandel Trade: Domestic Trade Power: +10.0%

Ambition
National Manpower Modifier: +10.0%

French Ducal Ideas
Traditions
Fort Maintenance: -10.0%, Cavalry Cost: -10.0%

1. Men of Trade: Domestic Trade Power: +10.0%
2. Renaissance Palaces: Prestige Decay: -1.0%
3. Qui Ruit Et Lethum: Infantry Combat Ability: +10.0%
4. Religious Conviction: Tolerance of the True Faith: +2.00
5. French Cuisine: Yearly Prestige: +1.00
6. French Enlightenment: Diplomatic Relations: +1
7. La Petite Nation: Morale of Armies: +10.0%

Ambition
National Tax Modifier: +10.0%

Hormuz
Traditions
Merchants: +1, Trade Power Abroad: +10.0%

1. A Vast Emporium: Trade Efficiency: +10.0%
2. Protecting the Islands: Fort Defense: +20.0%
3. Reform the Moqarrariya: Stability Cost Modifier: -10.0%
4. Far-reaching Diplomacy: Diplomatic Relations: +1
5. Maintain Trading Monopoly: Global Trade Power: +10.0%
6. Develop Qeshm and Hormuz: Development Cost: -10.0%
7. Hormuzi Naval Expansion: Naval Force Limit Modifier: +25.0%

Ambition
Naval Maintenance Modifier: -10.0%

Greek Ideas
Traditions
Galley Cost: -20.0%, Fort Defense: +20.0%

1. Greek Orthodox Faith: Tolerance of the True Faith: +2.00
2. Maritime Heritage: Yearly Navy Tradition: +1.00
3. Klephtic Recruitment: Infantry Combat Ability: +10.0%
4. Greek Diaspora: Advisor Costs: -10.0%
5. Control the Mediterranean Trade: Trade Efficiency: +10.0%
6. Philhellenism: Diplomatic Reputation: +1.00, Diplomatic Relations: +1
7. Greek Enlightenment: Idea Cost: -10.0%

Ambition
Core-Creation Cost: -10.0%

Moluccan Ideas
Traditions
Production Efficiency: +10.0%, Goods Produced Modifier: +10.0%

1. The Spice Islands: Trade Efficiency: +10.0%
2. Shared Cultural Heritage: Yearly Legitimacy: +1.00
3. Dominance over the Outer Islands: Colonists: +1
4. Agents of Trade: Merchants: +1
5. Four Kingdoms: National Unrest: -2.00
6. Alliance with the Papuans: Light Ship Combat Ability: +15.0%
7. Pragmatic Diplomacy: Diplomats: +1

Ambition
Attrition for Enemies: +1.00

Ladakh
Traditions
Tolerance of the True Faith: +2.00, Diplomatic Relations: +1

1. The Two Kingdom of Ladakh: Yearly Prestige: +1.00
2. Fortified Mountain Cities: Fort Maintenance: -20.0%
3. Wool from the Roof of the World: Goods Produced Modifier: +10.0%
4. Construction of Great Monasteries: Build Cost: -15.0%
5. La dvags rgyal rabs: Stability Cost Modifier: -10.0%
6. A Kingdom United: Yearly Legitimacy: +1.00
7. Invite Far-Away Traders: Trade Efficiency: +10.0%

Ambition
Fort Defense: +20.0%

Baluchistan
Traditions
Fort Maintenance: -10.0%, Looting Speed: +25.0%

1. Natural Defences: Attrition for Enemies: +1.00
2. Hani and Sheh Mureed: Morale of Armies: +10.0%
3. Khan of the Baloch: Yearly Legitimacy: +1.00
4. Reorganization of the Army: National Manpower Modifier: +15.0%
5. Control the overland Trade: Domestic Trade Power: +10.0%
6. Chiefs and Landlords: National Tax Modifier: +10.0%
7. Baluchi leadership: Yearly Army Tradition: +0.50

Ambition
Land Force Limit Modifier: +20.0%

Mutapa
Traditions
Yearly Inflation Reduction: +0.10, Goods Produced Modifier: +10.0%

1. Mwenemutapa: Discipline: +5.0%
2. Rekindling The Royal Fires: Stability Cost Modifier: -10.0%
3. Mutapa Architecture: Fort Maintenance: -10.0%
4. Spokesman before the Dead: Yearly Legitimacy: +1.00
5. Elected Administrators: National Tax Modifier: +10.0%
6. Curva: Trade Efficiency: +10.0%
7. Controlling the Mutapan Riches: Domestic Trade Power: +20.0%

Ambition
Development Cost: -10.0%

Kangra
Traditions
National Tax Modifier: +10.0%, Attrition for Enemies: +1.00

1. Katoch Lineage: Prestige Decay: -1.0%
2. Riches of the Kangra Valley: National Manpower Modifier: +10.0%
3. Martial Heritage: Morale of Armies: +10.0%
4. Control of the Hill Forts: Fort Maintenance: -10.0%, Garrison Size: +10.0%
5. Strengthen the Mountain Trade: Caravan Power: +15.0%
6. Pahari Painting: Yearly Prestige: +1.00
7. Tigers of the Himalayas: Discipline: +5.0%

Ambition
National Unrest: -1.00

Mazovia
Traditions
Domestic Trade Power: +10.0%, Cavalry Combat Ability: +10.0%

1. Piast Legacy: Yearly Prestige: +1.00
2. Mazovian Frontier: Fort Defense: +20.0%
3. Between Monk, Eagle and Purse: Diplomatic Relations: +1
4. Szlachta Zasciankowa: Cavalry Cost: -10.0%
5. Mazovian Lawmaking: Stability Cost Modifier: -10.0%
6. Sejmy i Sejmiki: Yearly Legitimacy: +1.00
7. Central Emporium: Provincial Trade Power Modifier: +10.0%

Ambition
National Unrest: -1.00

With these, only 33 of the 596 countries in the game now have generic ideas - and of those, several are formable tags that don't need them.

 

[solidprice]

Thank you wiz.
I hope one day we can play this tag in ironman.
I only wish for one thing:
They need a Bearry white event.

it would fire if you have no heir with different options.
The 3 would be:
1.You're my first.
2.My last.
3.My everything!

You guys are completely right that I forgot about Jan Mayen. I just wrote some ideas for them while waiting for a build to finish (probably won't make it into 1.13 tho).

Jan Mayen
Traditions
Land Leader Shock: +1.00, Core-Creation Cost: -15.0%

1. Of Noble Bearing: Yearly Prestige: +1.00
2. The Right to Bear Arms: Infantry Combat Ability: +20.0%
3. Grizzly Terrain: Attrition for Enemies: +1.00
4. Keeping our Bearings: Naval Attrition: -15.0%
5. Polarized Nation: Accepted Culture Threshold: -25.0%
6. Come Bearing Gifts: Improve Relations: +30.0%
7. Expand the Bearocracy: Development Cost: -10.0%

Ambition
Land Maintenance Modifier: -10.0%

 

[Trin Tragula]

Pretty meh country selection once again. Countries nobody plays. I'd rather have every HRE state given new ones instead of generic "German" ideas. Stuff people actually play and is there at game start.

The majority of these are countries that are there at the start of the game.
There are certainly still countries that currently have group ideas that could use individual sets but for now the goal was to make as many countries start without generic ones as possible, especially in 1444.
I'm also not convinced these are countries nobody plays (especially compared to HRE minors) but then again I was always mostly a ROTW player and tastes differ.

 

[Atomix26]

I wonder what culture conversion for Jan Mayen involves.

feeding people to new cubs.

 

[Frederick III]

I think Flanders is badly in need of a unique idea set, now that it's in the game at game start...

 

[DC123456789]

Pretty meh country selection once again. Countries nobody plays. I'd rather have every HRE state given new ones instead of generic "German" ideas. Stuff people actually play and is there at game start.

Getting rid of all national ideas is more important than getting rid of all group ideas. I'm sure we'll be at that point quite soon though...

 

[Zan Thrax]

Jan Mayen
Traditions
Land Leader Shock: +1.00, Core-Creation Cost: -15.0%

1. Of Noble Bearing: Yearly Prestige: +1.00
2. The Right to Bear Arms: Infantry Combat Ability: +20.0%

Shouldn't that be the Right to Arm Bears?

 

[Atomix26]

The majority of these are countries that are there at the start of the game.
There are certainly still countries that currently have group ideas that could use individual sets but for now the goal was to make as many countries start without generic ones as possible, especially in 1444.
I'm also not convinced these are countries nobody plays (especially compared to HRE minors) but then again I was always mostly a ROTW player and tastes differ.

Even for the HRE minors, there are still reasons to play them.

Honestly, I think that in terms of countries that no one has played, some of the Sub Saharan Minor states are pretty overshadowed, as well as possibly some of the Incan/Meso American minors/ Ones that are Nuahatl, that aren't Aztec, or some of the more southern countries in Peru, or maybe even one or two of the new Pacific or Siberian minors. Pate is also notable, as is Shammar(At least Haasa has the notability of being Shia.)

I think the only reason that I have had to play in Sub-saharan africa was for the Songhai achievement, and the only country to really pick outside of that is Mali. Yeah, you have a few ROTW players, but some of the countries aren't even comparable in a Marth-Roy sense[Context: In competitive Smash bros, Marth is an amazing, viable character, and Roy is a clone of marth, who has a few interesting features, but just isn't finished], just more like... overshadowed.

 

[LinusLinothorax]

Nubian Ideas
Traditions
National Tax Modifier: +10.0%, Diplomatic Relations: +1

1. The Nile: Goods Produced Modifier: +10.0%
2. Nubian Heritage: Stability Cost Modifier: -10.0%
3. Warriors of the Sahara Desert: Attrition for Enemies: +1.00
4. Encourage Long-Distance Trade: Caravan Power: +10.0%
5. Nubian Religious Unity: Missionary Strength: +2.0%
6. Desert Cavalry: Cavalry Combat Ability: +10.0%
7. Fortified Strongholds: Fort Maintenance: -10.0%

Ambition
Land Maintenance Modifier: -10.0%

Finally, and they look quite moderate aswell. Now you only have to make Makuria an Christian OPM and Nubia is fine.
Btw., i hope you guys dont give these ideas to Funj? They were no Nubians.

 

[Dark Kain]

I don't see Florence in the list, does this mean that Florence and Tuscany share the same idea group?
If yes wouldn't be a nice touch if this idea group was extended to the other tuscan minors? (Lucca, Siena and Pisa, if released?)

 

[Christopholes]

Finally, and they look quite moderate aswell. Now you only have to make Makuria an OPM and Christian and Nubia is fine.
Btw., i hope you guys dont give these ideas to Funj? They were no Nubians.

As Funj is the primary nation of Nubian they probably did. Darfur is Nubian as well.

 

[LinusLinothorax]

As Funj is the primary nation of Nubian they probably did. Darfur is Nubian as well.

The Sultanatate Dar Fur was founded by Islamized Nubians, that is true, but the the ethnics of the the Funj is unssolved. It is only known that they came from the south, far beyond the area that was inhabited by Nubians.

 

[chrnno]

Shouldn't that be the Right to Arm Bears?

No, too blatant and if you think that then I guess you missed the double meaning and pun?

 

[Falc]

Flanders really needs its own ideas now that it starts independent

I think Flanders is badly in need of a unique idea set, now that it's in the game at game start...

On the one hand, I sort of agree with both these.

On the other hand, they could just use the Dutch ideas. Although the labels on it do tie the set to the Netherlands, the ideas themselves wouldn't be a bad fit. The German labels they have now fit much worse...

Or, maaaaybe, the new French Ducal ideas?

 

[drxero]

On the one hand, I sort of agree with both these.

On the other hand, they could just use the Dutch ideas. Although the labels on it do tie the set to the Netherlands, the ideas themselves wouldn't be a bad fit. The German labels they have now fit much worse...

Or, maaaaybe, the new French Ducal ideas?

Please don't give us Dutch ideas. They put hamburgers and croquettes in walls.

 

[Riekopo]

Common Sense currently has a rating of 57% on Steam. Is this patch going to fix it? Kind of a bad time to go on vacation.

 

[Zelius]

Common Sense currently has a rating of 57% on Steam. Is this patch going to fix it? Kind of a bad time to go on vacation.

I'm sorry to inform you that the Paradox Interactive Information Control Corporation was shut down by Interpol years ago.

... but seriously, what? "Curses, the coring costs!!!!" sums up the majority of the negative reviews there. Whether they will change it next patch is up to them.

 

[Gearanomaly]

This might be a stupid question, but I couldn't find it anywhere.
What are the general ideas that being phased out?

 

[Witto]

God damn, Luxembourg has some nice diplo ideas. Gotta give it a go.

 

[Lamahorse]

Probably the most compelling argument against Dutch national ideas in this thread!

 

[Slayen]

This might be a stupid question, but I couldn't find it anywhere.
What are the general ideas that being phased out?

The only 'general' ideas that are being actively phased are the generic ideas, marked in game ss National Ideas. They are the really crappy ones that were given to countries that didn't have unique or group (ie German, Italian, Indian Sultinate, etc) ideas.