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Rogue0071
Dec 8, 2009

Grey Hunter's next target.

Lum_ posted:

A Communist Germany is amusing from an alt-history perspective; recruit Trotsky as a minister and win the world for the Fourth International.

edit: beaten but leaving it since I actually linked to it! :effort: However it looks like Mixed Mod includes it as well, so, welp. Just so this post actually has value, here's the mod you really were looking for.

Still doesn't beat the bug from vanilla DH where if you couped the Soviet Union as a Leninist government you got Lenin and Trotsky back in charge, along with the rest of the civil war government.

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Doink9731
May 11, 2011

I'm living in a nightmare.
Check out these unused DLC art files. I wonder what Paradox is planning.


Nuclearmonkee
Jun 10, 2009


Doink9731 posted:

Check out these unused DLC art files. I wonder what Paradox is planning.




Whatever it is, it looks beautiful.

Bishop Rodan
Dec 5, 2011

See you in the funny papers, liebchen!
If this means they're bringing back the alienattack console command, sign me the gently caress up.

PleasingFungus
Oct 10, 2012
idiot asshole bitch who should fuck off

Doink9731 posted:

Check out these unused DLC art files. I wonder what Paradox is planning.




Please tell me that is a native american spaceship in the second image.

Oh man, and the Ottoman tank in the first one. Magical.

PittTheElder
Feb 13, 2012

:geno: Yes, it's like a lava lamp.

New worlders are played out. It should be Kongolese or something.

Walliard
Dec 29, 2010

Oppan Windfall Style

PittTheElder posted:

New worlders are played out. It should be Kongolese or something.

Ryukyuans.

PittTheElder
Feb 13, 2012

:geno: Yes, it's like a lava lamp.

I stand corrected.

Toplowtech
Aug 31, 2004

The Olmec Empire Strikes Back/Return of the Olmec. The joke is: it's actually a Star Trek parody.

cock hero flux
Apr 17, 2011



Doink9731 posted:

Check out these unused DLC art files. I wonder what Paradox is planning.




Terra Universalis.

V for Vegas
Sep 1, 2004

THUNDERDOME LOSER

Dauntasa posted:

Terra Universalis.

Terror Universalis

KICK BAMA KICK
Mar 2, 2009

Europa Universaurus obviously.

Rosscifer
Aug 3, 2005

Patience
Here's my first game as Ottomans in 1535.



- Mega Poland is allied with Mega France.
- The Hansa has northern Germany locked up and the AI always seems to do well with Tuscany.
- Qara Konalu is the puke green blob and Oman has united Arabia Shiites triumph.
- Timurids migrated north-east

I figured the best way to deal with everyone buying access to Portugal's ports was to exterminate Portugal. Colonization isn't as expensive as I expected and I've been able to build 10 or so colonies without much expense. It sucks that you can't seize universities anymore but being able to core quickly makes remote conquests much cheaper. In EU3 I would have had 50 years of -90% remote province income penalties for my Spanish provinces, but now it's just months. Also no colonist penalties for Islam! And since only nearby powers care about your aggression buffer states work brilliantly.

Rosscifer fucked around with this message at 10:38 on Aug 16, 2013

V for Vegas
Sep 1, 2004

THUNDERDOME LOSER

Rosscifer posted:

Here's my first game as Ottomans in 1535.



- Mega Poland is allied with Mega France.
- The Hansa has northern Germany locked up and the AI always seems to do well with Tuscany.
- Qara Konalu is the puke green blob and Oman has united Arabia Shiites triumph.
- Timurids migrated north-east

I figured the best way to deal with everyone buying access to Portugal's ports was to exterminate Portugal. Colonization isn't as expensive as I expected and I've been able to build 10 or so colonies without much expense. It sucks that you can't seize universities anymore but being able to core quickly makes remote conquests much cheaper. In EU3 I would have had 50 years of -90% remote province income penalties for my Spanish provinces, but now it's just months. Also no colonist penalties for Islam! And since only nearby powers care about your aggression buffer states work brilliantly.

100 years as OE and you haven't taken Greece or Trebizond? You sir, are no member of the Pretty Borders Club.

ChrisAsmadi
Apr 19, 2007
:D

uPen posted:

There's no upper limit to how far you can improve relations with a vassal. With normal nations you can only hit +100 before your guy says I can't do it anymore but with vassals I've gotten it up to 140+ from that modifier alone so that I could annex.

And yeah rebels can be a huge loving deal, my Mughal game is in a death spiral because I have no manpower and the rebels just keep coming.

It's actually +200 with Vassals.

Dibujante
Jul 27, 2004

ChrisAsmadi posted:

It's actually +200 with Vassals.
Don't you need +190 to vassalize to begin with? How do you do that? Is that basically a way of forcing you to win some wars with your junior allies in order to vassalize them?

Nuclearmonkee
Jun 10, 2009


Dibujante posted:

Don't you need +190 to vassalize to begin with? How do you do that? Is that basically a way of forcing you to win some wars with your junior allies in order to vassalize them?

Same enemy, same religion, royal marriage, and some relations boost with maybe a gift thrown in is enough.

Or just enforce it via war :black101:

RabidWeasel
Aug 4, 2007

Cultures thrive on their myths and legends...and snuggles!
The shared enemy bonus is definitely the easiest way to get diplo vassals, which makes sense if you think about it.

Vaos
Dec 30, 2008

Unleash the fiery Armageddon.

Dibujante posted:

Don't you need +190 to vassalize to begin with? How do you do that? Is that basically a way of forcing you to win some wars with your junior allies in order to vassalize them?

What he meant is that you can get a total of +200 relations from "improve relations" with one of your vassals instead of the usual +100 max with other countries. This helps a lot inheriting different religions vassals and such. Still, having the same rivals and all makes it faster.

Rudi Starnberg
Jul 8, 2012

Dibujante posted:

Don't you need +190 to vassalize to begin with? How do you do that? Is that basically a way of forcing you to win some wars with your junior allies in order to vassalize them?

To diplo vasalies you pretty much need the shared enemy bonus ontop of being allied, maried and the same religion, which as others have said makes perfect sense. It shouldn't be easy for you to vassalies another country, and they are only going to agree to it to get the protection against another power that they fear.

Trujillo
Jul 10, 2007
Or if you support a rebellion it seems pretty easy to vassilize the country right after. I did it with Scotland as Great Britain when they rebelled from Norway in a multiplayer game and I was able to diplo vassilize right after despite owning the rest of their provinces.

meatbag
Apr 2, 2007
Clapping Larry
While it was incredibly annoying right when it happened, in retrospect it is pretty cool that a single 5/5/2/3 rebel commander forced me to convert to Protestantism. I was coming out of a war where the Ottomans had killed all of my 80k troops (thanks for all the help Poland, I'm glad you lost Bessarbia :argh:), and my mercenaries could not touch him. Without ironman I would have just reloaded, but I converted and am having more fun for it.

Ironman mode is the best mode.

ghengilhar
Mar 21, 2013

V for Vegas posted:

Holy crap, I've left my Gamersgate CK2 game behind since it isn't compatible with my Steam EU4, and now want to start a Steam CK2 game - and all the CK2 DLC is nearly $100! I hope there's another sale soon.

Tell me about it, I've done the same, my CK2, EU3, V2 and HOI3 have all now migrated over to steam. Luckily there was a 75% off sale when I biught all my stuff. Now EU4 is out I'd think a Paradox Steam sale should be on the hozison.

Evil Agita
Feb 25, 2005

Lord Fool, give me another chance. I'll prove my strength to you!
Any random world generators work with current eu3 or are they all dead?

KoldPT
Oct 9, 2012
So, if you haven't bought EU IV yet, you might want to take a look at the current deal on Nuuvem, as the price is ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS. Don't see it getting any cheaper any time soon.

ChrisAsmadi
Apr 19, 2007
:D


This event is kind of amazing, but I wonder why Johan is one of the three choices here, of all the possible famous leaders.

(Johan had better stats, too).

VVVV
I meant a historical reason for it. I know he's a dev.
VVVV

ChrisAsmadi fucked around with this message at 03:27 on Aug 17, 2013

binge crotching
Apr 2, 2010

ChrisAsmadi posted:



This event is kind of amazing, but I wonder why Johan is one of the three choices here, of all the possible famous leaders.

(Johan had better stats, too).

You don't know Johan? pdxjohan posts here occasionally, Johan Andersson is the lead dev for Paradox.

Average Bear
Apr 4, 2010

ChrisAsmadi posted:



This event is kind of amazing, but I wonder why Johan is one of the three choices here, of all the possible famous leaders.

(Johan had better stats, too).

VVVV
I meant a historical reason for it. I know he's a dev.
VVVV

There is no historical reason.

Turkeybro
Nov 12, 2011

Looking for strong men to discover what's under the helmet.


Ya know Bohemia, maybe trying to Revoke the Privilegia was a bad idea...



Bonus action shot of what Venice looks like if you take a bunch of stuff in Asia then funnel it through Alexandria.

Nick Esasky
Nov 10, 2009

ChrisAsmadi posted:



This event is kind of amazing, but I wonder why Johan is one of the three choices here, of all the possible famous leaders.

(Johan had better stats, too).

VVVV
I meant a historical reason for it. I know he's a dev.
VVVV

Johan seems like the Swedish version of John, and i'm sure there's a few famous conquerers amoung the many rulers named John.

Pornographic Memory
Dec 17, 2008
Does there need to be a historical reason for it? It's just an easter egg, it's not like they've never done some joke options or even entirely humorous events before.

Dr. Video Games 0031
Jul 17, 2004

Edit: Nevermind, wrong thread again!

PleasingFungus
Oct 10, 2012
idiot asshole bitch who should fuck off

ZachRyker posted:

Johan seems like the Swedish version of John, and i'm sure there's a few famous conquerers amoung the many rulers named John.

:goonsay:

MrKonarski
May 9, 2012
I need some modding help , I'm trying to make a mod so when you westernise your unit list does too in EU 4 , I have been checking files and I can't figure out the command line for it ( Something like Unitlist_western = yes ) , can someone help ?

Vaos
Dec 30, 2008

Unleash the fiery Armageddon.
I am going to vacation in Stockholm for a week or so, is there a way to get a tour of the Paradox offices ? :v:

Zerf
Dec 17, 2004

I miss you, sandman

Vaos posted:

I am going to vacation in Stockholm for a week or so, is there a way to get a tour of the Paradox offices ? :v:

We usually don't give fan tours of our office unless there are special events etc. You are however welcome to PM me, Darkrenown, Wiz or podcat if you want to meet us for a beer or two after working hours. Unless you're a creepy anti-social person of course, we don't want to drink beer to awkward silence :)

csm141
Jul 19, 2010

i care, i'm listening, i can help you without giving any advice
Pillbug
'welcome to Sweden, man'
'why doesn't Serbia have its own ideas and furthermore... '
*Paradox devs shrink into their beers*

Zerf
Dec 17, 2004

I miss you, sandman

Chief Savage Man posted:

'welcome to Sweden, man'
'why doesn't Serbia have its own ideas and furthermore... '
*Paradox devs shrink into their beers*

Ideas? No, let's start the discussion with the inaccurate representation of the Balkan borders in all our games. That topic will probably last the entire evening...

TjyvTompa
Jun 1, 2001

im gay
Is there anywhere I can find out more info on exactly how the trade system works and how to gain the most from it? For example I have no idea if I should send Barques to protect the trade and increase tradepower for a tradenode where I control 100% of the provinces or what to do to get the most out of it. Is it better to use my merchants to steer trade or collect income? Why do I not receive income frome some nodes even though I control most of the trade in it?

How would I for example increase my income in Ragusa? I'm the Roman Empire.

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radlum
May 13, 2013

KoldPT posted:

So, if you haven't bought EU IV yet, you might want to take a look at the current deal on Nuuvem, as the price is ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS. Don't see it getting any cheaper any time soon.

That's a great deal, just (around) 20 dollars! But I've never bought anything there. Is it good? Will there be any issues if I don't live in Brazil?

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