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Did anyone actually check if this is maybe a picture of an old game and only a hint and not part of the new game ?

o_O

*dramatic music*

Is this a possibility ?

Nobody ?

I can't recall anyone suggesting this NOT to be part of the game ?
But does it have to be ?


i think i faint...
 
As badly as I wanted an antiquity game, it looks like we're getting something futuristic. I'm just hoping for something reasonably PDSy, with the real-time map painting that I love so dear, and not just another space 4x.
 
I like these threads.. Just love all the speculations from you all!
 
I like these threads.. Just love all the speculations from you all!

This confirms my suspicions. We are all being trolled by Paradox! :eek:












Just kidding. Watching people speculate things you are going to reveal is always amusing. :p
 
I like these threads.. Just love all the speculations from you all!

Glares at dev. Why if you guys didn't develop some of my favorite games........

I probably wouldn't get so worked up about what is.
 
Glares at dev. Why if you guys didn't develop some of my favorite games........

I probably wouldn't get so worked up about what is.

Well.. If you look at my title below my name you can easily see why I am considered to be one of the company trolls
 
I reckon the picture is of a person in Paradox, & it has been darkened, giving a false perspective. Anyone recognise him. Fredrik side on looks similar, though his hooter is slightly smaller.

Remember, the seventh clue, saying something all of PI have been involved in. This suggests all staff members are in the game, probably in a portrait.
 
At this point a space game seems the most likely. The only hint that doesn't make sense for a space game is "Seven and three are important numbers". If it's a space game, what could that hint be referring to?


his will be our first new major IP released since the original Crusader Kings over 10 years ago.
This hint tells us it's a new grand-strategy IP. Obviously a big project.

Seven and Three are important numbers.
Originally, this hint seemed to imply a Roman or Classical era game. It's very hard to reconcile with a the idea of a Space Game. At this point, it is very difficult to determine what this hint means.

Terrain truly matters in this game.
This hint implies a game with colonization, possibly a space age game, or a game with an emphasis on battles like HoI.

There will be no stabbing of pigs.
This hint either implies a game set after the Roman period, or a game set in Rome with a reworking of the stability mechanic.

Game Director is Henrik Fåhraeus, 15 year industry veteran, lead designer behind the Crusader Kings and Hearts of Iron series.
This just confirms that is a big IP. Although it could mean it has either (A) character interaction mechanics, or (B) an emphasis on warfare like HoI.

Elections and Technological Development are important parts of the game.
This hint threw us a big curve. Elections could mean a Classical period game, but it was hard to tell. At this point a space age game began to seem more likely.

This is a project we've always dreamt about doing, something all of PI have been involved in, not just the PDS developers.
This confirms it was a project with a huge scope. Something they've always dreamt of doing. This is when people really began suspecting a space game.

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And today we get an image of a black man with blue lines on the left side of the image (you can see them clearly if you zoom in.) Space age game confirmed?
 
Well, since there is no hope for Rome left, I hope for an Alpha Centauri - Victoria mix with a name less generic than just Stellaris. Guess not too likely to happen either.
Paradox is Generic Name Master Look at their game titles.
 
But on a serious note.. I mean it when I say I like all the posts in these threads.. Mostly since it gets my hype up for when a title/project is finally revealed.
 
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They didn't try. Beyond Earth is a Civ spin-off, it doesn't really focus on lore. It's just Earth, all went wrong, these are the nations of the future.

OTOH Endless Legend has a pretty great lore (it looks like high fantasy, but if you delve deep in said lore you could notice it's a kind of sci-fi, what passes for magic is nanotechnology and there are robots) and was made by a little french studio.
an awesome little studio and beyond earth has a huge amount of lore you just got to find it.;)