Restarting the project

[unmerged(25696)]

Before school dragged me away from the project for a month and a bit I promised Archduke that I would finish up development on a number of the Aberration countries (Tuscany, Sicily, Papal States, Teutonic Order, some KoJ ideas as well). These are promises I would like to make good on in the next month or two.

Is it alright if I continue to carry the responsibility for these nations? If so, whom do I submit new events and ideas to?

Seems that I'm in charge now, until TheArchduke comes back or we find better.
I've made a Submission thread, in the stickies, both to warn me and to keep everybody informed of what is changed. The workings are that only changes that are agreed upon in separate threads (I prefer consensus to votes, BTW) should be posted, and no discussion take place in the submission thread.

I'd prefer you give your ideas here (or preferably in independent threads, to keep things seamingly organized ), to have a global brain-storming. If everyone is developping events indepedently, we risk major crashes between ideas. So, you should at least tell the global lines of your events (I suppose few events are isolated, are they ?).

This is especially true for the KoJ, as we're trying to make it more durable (on the first line of the fight against the Caliphate). For the other countries, nobody has showned interest, yet.

EDIT : hmm, I'm still too slow on the writing process.
Thanks Archduke.

 

[Medicine Man]

Ok then. When I'm back to work on Abe, I'll start threads with my plans/ideas for the various countries. In the case of Italy however, you don't need to worry about plans clashing as I was responsible for most of Italy to date (parts of Milan and Sicily excepted). I was also thinking about ways to make the KoJ more durable and interesting, although I would not be surprised if someone beat me to it -- they are fairly far down on my list.

Ack -- I also owe Archduke development on Milan. So yeah, I'll be busy with Italy and the Teutons.

 

[unmerged(21937)]

So, when RotW gets aberrated, what will remain as the colonial scene? Just Americas? Also Africa? With aberrated RotW we get even more competition for the colonies, while colonizable area diminishes. Let's just not chart whole world with major powers, as practically removing colonial scene would remove significant interesting element from the scenario.

 

[Medicine Man]

So, when RotW gets aberrated, what will remain as the colonial scene? Just Americas? Also Africa? With aberrated RotW we get even more competition for the colonies, while colonizable area diminishes. Let's just not chart whole world with major powers, as practically removing colonial scene would remove significant interesting element from the scenario.

I feel the same way as Byak on this point. If we are going to Aberrate the rest of the world, it should be in an add-on, not in the main product. Euro-centric? Yes. But then the name of the game says it all.

 

[unmerged(33565)]

I feel the same way as Byak on this point. If we are going to Aberrate the rest of the world, it should be in an add-on, not in the main product. Euro-centric? Yes. But then the name of the game says it all.

All we are really looking at right now is China, Nippon, India, and Persia. This might extend to Southeast Asia and Indonesia. How much will effect colonization really, most games set up rules against going into china before a date. I guess Indonesia might effect it a little, but not as much a change in America would make.

 

[unmerged(25696)]

All we are really looking at right now is China, Nippon, India, and Persia. This might extend to Southeast Asia and Indonesia. How much will effect colonization really, most games set up rules against going into china before a date. I guess Indonesia might effect it a little, but not as much a change in America would make.

Indeed. China, Persia and Southeast Asia are fully colonized in 1419, and only Indonesia and India have provinces left. For India, it's only a possibility for now to use the unsettled provinces, and Indonesia will surely be left open enough (and if not, only pagan countries should be added, with possibilities of conversions very late - not before 1600 IMHO).

Moreover, I'm in favor of delaying explorers and colonization for all non-european countries until at least 1550, to allow the europeans a chance to come by first.

 

[unmerged(25696)]

Announcement

You've probably noted that I've been missing for ten days. I haven't had problems with moderators nor with any Forum member, I haven't been ill or sick, but I simply didn't have the time.

As it is, I won't have much time from now on (although I should rejoice of this), and there's a huge difference between writing a few events when time permits, and taking a leading role in a mod. I know I could maybe do the former, from time to time, but I'm sure I won't be able to do the latter. I'll barely have time to come on the Forum, so I can't guarantee anything.

So, I am in the regret to quit the centralizing role I had thought I could assume. I find Aberration to be a great mod, and I have had my most funny games of late with it, but I couldn't make many updates/fixes, nor follow the whole sub-forum. And then, I would be a liability rather than an asset, so it is better if I just step down. I apologise for this, wish good luck to my successor, and hope I'll be able to submit new events (I have many ideas running in my head).


Now, just a few things I've tried of late, results of some tests :
- there're great benefits to cut down all aggressivities in the AI files. When I say 'down', I mean one-third to one-fourth of what they're currently are. It won't change much things in MP, but this'll avoid endless wars in SP, ending in constant struggles between the same countries over and over, and permit a better survivability of the minors
- 'empty' (and undiscovered, by anyone) provinces in the arabic peninsula, isolating Aden and Oman from the Hedjaz and the Caliphate, work great to prevent Caliphate from expanding too quickly there. A strong navy for Oman is necessary, but an undiscovered sea-zone would be good too. It is somewhat deterministic, but combined with levantine culture and bigger manpower for Byzantium, it worked great to prevent blitzkrieg of the Caliphate
- explorers and conquistadors for non-europeans (meaning asians) shouldn't appear before 1600-1650, at the very least : I introduced some in a game around 1550-1600 (with the vanilla setup), and the result was that the asians were colonizing faster, not only in indonesia but also in america (and the AI colonizing Australia is quite a shock )

 

[tombom]

That is a shame lawkeeper.

Now we need to choose another one. I'd offer, but I'd probably be crap at a leading role.

 

[unmerged(31994)]

no no!every project you take dies!

just kidding, it would be great to have u as coordinator

 

[tombom]

We need to decide pretty quickly who will be leader otherwise we'll just lose pace again. If nobody else comes forward within a day and nobody objects, I'll start doing stuff.

 

[midos]

I know you don't want anything too far-fetched etc, but what about including that Prester John nation that Enrique was so interested in looking for (in the Ireland description)? Obviously not as a major power, but maybe as a country that Ireland could hook up with, maybe inherit?

 

[tombom]

I know you don't want anything too far-fetched etc, but what about including that Prester John nation that Enrique was so interested in looking for (in the Ireland description)? Obviously not as a major power, but maybe as a country that Ireland could hook up with, maybe inherit?

Prester John never actually existed. While the crusades were happening, the Pope supposedly recieved a letter from him saying that he controlled lands beyond persia and that he would welcome the crusaders. But he didn't actually exist.

And I've released 1.06b which fixes all the bugs in the bug list to begin with.

 

[midos]

Prester John never actually existed. While the crusades were happening, the Pope supposedly recieved a letter from him saying that he controlled lands beyond persia and that he would welcome the crusaders. But he didn't actually exist.

And I've released 1.06b which fixes all the bugs in the bug list to begin with.

Neither did any of the other monarchs or characters featured in Aberration, it's an alternative history!

 

[tombom]

Neither did any of the other monarchs or characters featured in Aberration, it's an alternative history!

I know. It's supposed to be believeable though. Prester John would have supposedly been in the area just past Persia. It would be incredibly unrealistic though to have a Catholic kingdom next to Persia surviving past the Mongols that swept past there. It's highly unlikely to of ever got a Catholic there at all. If you come up with some sort of basic thing showing how it could work, I might think a bit.

 

[borg1980]

And I've released 1.06b which fixes all the bugs in the bug list to begin with.

Great work. Thanks. I'm trying to translate aberration into polish language

I have an idea - what about something like aberration scenario for Victoria -
with the same countries + eventually changes caused by alternative history
1419 - 1836 . This would be very very good.

 

[unmerged(21937)]

I have an idea - what about something like aberration scenario for Victoria -
with the same countries + eventually changes caused by alternative history
1419 - 1836 . This would be very very good.

I like that one, as I've been modding Vicky a bit lately. It would need some kind of default history for Abe though, which is the main cause for not doing post 1419 scens, as well as the work involved.

If doing something like that would start, we'd need a thread to make an all agreeable "default history".

 

[borg1980]

If doing something like that would start, we'd need a thread to make an all agreeable "default history".

It's very nice idea . Can You put this thread and moot this concept?
(Your english and expierience are much better than mine ).

 

[unmerged(21937)]

It's very nice idea . Can You put this thread and moot this concept?
(Your english and expierience are much better than mine ).

I could put the thread up and actually would have already, if I wouldn't first want other opinions about it too. Mostly from the various active contributors.

 

[unmerged(31994)]

I could put the thread up and actually would have already, if I wouldn't first want other opinions about it too. Mostly from the various active contributors.

I like it need help?