Well conbgratulations now you've givne the community the idea that it might one day get a dedicated rome/antiquity game rather than EU: Rome 2, so I hope for your sake that you're not actually working on EU:Rome2.
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They should listen more to podcat then. Vics peacetime mechanics are awesome.
So, would it be safe to assume there will be some CK2 RPG-esque features?
I hope so, as IMO that's been the best feature any PDX game has added to the genre!
TBH it was clear at the tech one, and the trademark. So do not be too sorry for the leak
Not really. Tech development as a conscious purpose driven process is impossible without the scientific method. Tech progression as in a process of accumulation of practical knowledge, yeah, that's possible.
I was going to bash podcat for saying he was in the EU camp and not HoI's but then I kept on reading so it's fine. We cool.
so... you wrote from Johan's account in HoI IV forum, and he wrote from yours here
ok
Haha, that "I"m the EU guy" had me scratching my head until I got to this
. At least you're all considerate with each other's accounts, and you're not posting things to make Podcat look silly and vice-versa .
The scientific method was in use long before the rise of rome though. As for formalising it, it was first (as far as we know) formalised in the first centuries by a guy in china then around year 1k by some arab guy and then finally by sir francis bacon in the 16th century. So it has nothing to do with modern times.
I remember a lot of people spinning these into a New IP set in the claassical and possibly even ancient period. Possibly that you were gonna expand to a greek start, stuff like that.
Side note, if you ever do Rome 2 having a Greek start would be awesome.
Ehh, it WAS Chris King but since he left there is doubt that there IS a Vicky guy at all. Shams hinted at that being the reason for there not being any Vicky 3 in development at the time a question about it came up, like a year or so ago.
His own indie company. He and another guy who is also an ex Paradox employee. They just recently released their own 4x, Galactic Inheritors I think it's called.
This is not a joke post. I honestly tried to patiently explain people in Reddit that kept insisting it was Rome 2. These are examples of my futile attempts:
Me: sigh
Me: sigh
Romist reply: No uhh! It just means there will be other ways of increasing stability!
Me: sigh
Me: It's the same for all PDS games. (And of course... sigh).
Me: sigh
Romist reply: Elections? This confirms Rome 2 for realz, might as well just announce it today!
Me: sigh
Romist reply: No No No No You want to take My Precious!
Me: sigh
Romist reply: See? a black dude slave from Abyssinia
Me: sigh
Me: sigh
Romist reply: No! this represents how Rome would see new things on their expansions, elephants, zebras, cobras!
Me: final sigh
Romist reply: That doesn't mean anything! It could be that the game starts [X years before or after Rome's start date] and it wouldn't be a sequel!
Me: sigh
Romist reply: See? The seven hills east of Pompeii and the three temples of Artemisa north of Vesuvius! (or some such nonsense)
Me: sigh
Me: Now this is obviously means it's not Rome 2 as stabbing of pigs was a Rome way of getting stability.
Romist reply: No uhh! It just means there will be other ways of increasing stability!
Me: sigh
Romist reply: See? This confirms Rome 2 as terrain was really important to move elephants and cavalry!
Me: It's the same for all PDS games. (And of course... sigh).
Romist reply: CK2, HoI4 and since Rome 2 will probably have features of both games, they picked him as the obvious choice!
Me: sigh
Me: only Rome had some sort of elections and the Greek City States (which at the time were history already). Technology wasn't really important in that period ('Barbarians' had no technology and kicked Rome's arse).
Romist reply: Elections? This confirms Rome 2 for realz, might as well just announce it today!
Me: sigh
Me: This confirms it's a space based game as it's been said in several interviews and streams that they would love to make a space 4x game.
Romist reply: No No No No You want to take My Precious!
Me: sigh
Me: See? that haircut is modern.
Romist reply: See? a black dude slave from Abyssinia
Me: sigh
Romist reply: They confirmed Rome 2! Leaders were very important in Rome! *opens champagne*
Me: sigh
Me: A quote from Blade Runner, please tell me that settles it!
Romist reply: No! this represents how Rome would see new things on their expansions, elephants, zebras, cobras!
Me: final sigh