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Tinto Flavour #16 - 9th of May 2025 - Brandenburg & Prussia

Hello and welcome one more week to Tinto Flavour, the happy Fridays in which we take a look at the content of the super secret Project Caesar Europa Universalis V!

Today we will be talking about Brandenburg, and the main tag that it can form, Prussia. Therefore, today is even more special for two reasons. The first is that this is the first country that we talk about in which the content for the base country and the formable is aligned, as it was the historical result; in this category we have a few more important countries, such as England/Great Britain or Castile/Spain, of which we’ll talk more about in future TFs. The second is because we considered Brandenburg/Prussia one of the relevant tags in the period, and thus, it has more baseline content than the previous one; so far, we’ve only taken a look previously to one tag of that category, the Timurids (and you may have noticed that it was a long and meaty TF).

Let’s start now taking a look at the content, then:

The Electorate of Brandenburg was established as the Northern March in the Slavic Wends' territory. The region features loamy uplands and depressions with rivers and lakes, pine trees and heat, and a soil which is predominantly dry and sandy, but suitable for agriculture, making it to be called 'the sandbox of the Holy Roman Empire'.\n\nIn 1157, after claiming these lands from Jaxa of Köpenick, Elector Albrecht ‘the Bear’ Askanier officially became [GetCountry('BRA').GetGovernment.GetRulerTitle]. Initially limited to Havelland and Zauche, he encouraged the #italic Ostsiedlung#!'s process towards the Neumark east of the Oder, gradually incorporating it into his possessions, and colonists coming from Flanders and the Rhineland were invited to settle, fortifying their towns in the process. After his death in 1170, the Askanier dynasty continued this expansion for over 150 years, acquiring neighboring regions like the Oder Lagoon and the Uckermark, which expanded their influence to the Baltic Sea, but also led to conflicts with Denmark. However, the last Askanier, Elector Heinrich II., died without a direct heir in 1320.

Now, the von Wittelsbach dynasty has arrived, but the lack of interest in ruling over these lands casts a shadow over the future of the Electorate of Brandenburg.

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As usual, consider all UI, 2D and 3D art WIP.

The starting situation of Brandenburg:
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We are not attached to just showing the flatmap mode anymore! Yay!

It starts with a similar content setup to that of Saxony, which we showed some weeks ago:
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Here are some of the unique advances of both Brandenburg and Prussia:
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Brandenburg & Prussia might have some military-related advances, yeah… But take into account that this approx. half of the amount available, so there are non-military-related ones.

Let’s now take a look at the narrative content, which is quite meaty. This is one of the first starting events for Brandenburg:
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Slightly painful…

As you see, there are around 30 events that may be triggered after this, of varied topics, that impact the governance of Brandenburg in the first decades of the game. One of the most interesting ones are those related to the ‘False Waldemar’ event chain:
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I don’t think you should trust a guy that looks that way…

After the year 1500, if certain triggers are met, you might receive an event regarding this Teutonic Order, which may lead to the formation of Prussia:
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Although you can also form it organically, by expanding into the area (although the Emperor may have a say in this, as historically happened):
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This is a lovely color, isn’t it?

You may now figure that Prussia is a country with much more content in the late game, so I’m just going to show you some of it; but take into consideration that of the following events, the first one can trigger after 1530, the second after 1637, and the others in different dates after 1700:
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Did you know that the Engine we use is named after him?

And some other content that you might get in the last two ages, as well:
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And that’s all for today! It was an intense week! And the next one, even more, since we will start publishing a second Tinto Flavour on Tuesdays! Therefore, the schedule will be the following:
  • Monday -> Tinto Maps Feedback for Great Britain & Ireland
  • Tuesday -> Tinto Flavour about Vijayanagar and other ‘minor’ Indian countries
  • Wednesday -> Tinto Talks about Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism
  • Friday -> Tinto Flavour about Delhi
Cheers!
 
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but most likely then it wont ever be seen? last time devs replied there was like a year ago, or did I misunderstood something again?
They recheck the old diaries from time to time, in any case this is not the appropriate place to post it so please remove it and if you don't want to post it in an old diary just make a new thread
 
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Thank god for PDX leaving their wrong attitude towards Prussian blue in the dust a couple of years ago. How could they ever think that grey was a good a choice when you have this beautifull shade of blue literally righ there with the righ name.
 
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Brandenburg's capital wasn't Potsdam in 1337, it was Brandenburg an der Havel, also will there be an event for moving it into Berlin?
The rest looks good though
The location of Brandenburg is owned by the Bishopric of Brandenburgum, so...
 
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\n\nIn 1157, after claiming these lands from Jaxa of Köpenick, Elector Albrecht ‘the Bear’ Askanier officially became [GetCountry('BRA').GetGovernment.GetRulerTitle]. Initially limited to Havelland and Zauche, he encouraged the #italic Ostsiedlung#!'s process towards the Neumark east of the Oder,
Seems you accidentally pasted in the raw localization. But that’s fine, it’s good to see italics and dynamic loc are supported in PC… I mean EU5! :p
 
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Any chance we will ever get a list of the generic laws, policies, etc. Because I keep seeing unique content but I don't know what to compare it with. This is the first time we see, for example, the Cultural Traditions Law.
 
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First of all, congratulations to the team — from the gameplay footage, the game looks absolutely fantastic!

My question is: is it possible to organically form Prussia with the borders shown in my uploaded image, without directly annexing the Teutonic Order?

I’m thinking of a historical route where you play as Brandenburg, Poland annexes the Teutonic Order, you acquire Eastern Pomerania, and eventually gain a personal union over Ducal Prussia while it's still a vassal under Poland.

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Also... Can you play as the Hohenzollern as whatever country in the HRE are they in at the start the game and acquire Brandenburg through events?
 
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Will there be any events or situations that lead to Prussia getting the Rhineland as they did after the Napoleonic wars?
 
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  • Monday -> Tinto Maps Feedback for Great Britain & Ireland
  • Tuesday -> Tinto Flavour about Vijayanagar and other ‘minor’ Indian countries
  • Wednesday -> Tinto Talks about Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism
  • Friday -> Tinto Flavour about Delhi
So, one day for GBR and three days for India? What about British East India Company and Princely States?
 
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First of all, congratulations to the team — from the gameplay footage, the game looks absolutely fantastic!

My question is: is it possible to organically form Prussia with the borders shown in my uploaded image, without directly annexing the Teutonic Order?

I’m thinking of a historical route where you play as Brandenburg, Poland annexes the Teutonic Order, you acquire Eastern Pomerania, and eventually gain a personal union over Ducal Prussia while it's still a vassal under Poland.

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Also... Can you play as the Hohenzollern as whatever country in the HRE are they in at the start the game and acquire Brandenburg through events?
 
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Any historical event related to Brandenburg's becoming Calvinist and being very tolerant of Lutherans and other protestant faiths? Also it may be a bit to early but is there any event for the unification of the Prussian protestant churches?
 
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Thank god for PDX leaving their wrong attitude towards Prussian blue in the dust a couple of years ago. How could they ever think that grey was a good a choice when you have this beautifull shade of blue literally righ there with the righ name.
Fun fact: we changed it first in EU5, and then the EU4 one was a follow-up one, for Domination, IIRC. :D
 
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It's not much of a priority for us, sadly. There are many things we want to improve and keep working on, and the depth that we can now add with the new systems of EUV is incredible. But that also means that we need to prioritize our resources and development time, as we aren't a big studio.
Ah, alright! I was worried that there were other groups that the name was excluding. If there aren't, that's not terrible so long as the mechanics don't force Rabbinic mechanics on Ethiopian Jews, or something similar. The groups are usually quite geographically separate, so it's not urgent that they be portrayed separately in my eyes, though it would be nice to have, at some point.
 
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Seems you accidentally pasted in the raw localization. But that’s fine, it’s good to see italics and dynamic loc are supported in PC… I mean EU5! :p
Lol. Well, yeah, take it as a 'raw loc script show', lol.
 
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First of all, congratulations to the team — from the gameplay footage, the game looks absolutely fantastic!

My question is: is it possible to organically form Prussia with the borders shown in my uploaded image, without directly annexing the Teutonic Order?

I’m thinking of a historical route where you play as Brandenburg, Poland annexes the Teutonic Order, you acquire Eastern Pomerania, and eventually gain a personal union over Ducal Prussia while it's still a vassal under Poland.

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Also... Can you play as the Hohenzollern as whatever country in the HRE are they in at the start the game and acquire Brandenburg through events?
1. Yes, through the event that I've shown.
2. The Hohenzollern start in Hohenzollern, a Unique Location Minor that owns Balingen, so they can end up ruling organically. But some events may lead to them to end up as rulers of Brandenburg, too.
 
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