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Two new games by Paradox "Nero" and "Armstrong"

Started by Zanza, January 15, 2014, 12:37:22 PM

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Queequeg

#15
January 18, 2014, 11:52:10 AM
Quote from: Syt on January 18, 2014, 03:10:23 AM
Well, for Nero the hints are:
- There will be fire & darkness.
- Is this a troll attempt ?
Maybe it's a Balrog simulator?
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Josquius

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January 18, 2014, 10:42:15 PM Last Edit: January 18, 2014, 10:43:53 PM by Tyr
So Armstrong is a (low tech and hard?) sci if space colonization game? Interesting.
From the name I was expecting a modern version of race to space .
QuoteWouldn't the ancient world make a lot more sense as a conquer em up?
No. Especially with paradox's grand map overview.
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Syt

#17
January 19, 2014, 01:55:36 AM
I'm saying Nero is a fantasy game with a randomized map. The EU4 expansion's random map generator for the Americas is a side product of the development.
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Syt

#18
January 20, 2014, 04:59:43 AM
New hint for "Nero": There are no provinces in this game.
New hint for "Armstrong": http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=99428&d=1390198236
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Syt

#19
January 20, 2014, 07:34:37 AM
Quote from: Syt on January 20, 2014, 04:59:43 AM
New hint for "Nero": There are no provinces in this game.
New hint for "Armstrong": http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=99428&d=1390198236

The wailing and gnashing of teeth over a province-less P'dox game is hilarious. :lol:
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Maximus

#20
January 20, 2014, 11:15:56 AM
Based on who is developing it, I would guess Nero is based on Norse mythology. Fire and darkness, check. Trolls, check. The pic could be Niflheim etc.

Syt

#21
January 20, 2014, 11:19:08 AM
Maybe they're jumping the MOBA bandwaggon? :P

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Vricklund

#22
January 21, 2014, 12:28:04 PM
HoI2 introduced "movement is attack". A provinceless HoI4 could be a natural extension of that concept. The picture looks a little like a maginot fort but other than that none of the hints are spot on.

Also, if Nero is HoI4, what's Armstrong?

Syt

#23
January 22, 2014, 03:21:56 AM
So the final hint list for Nero is:

- There will be fire & darkness.
- Is this a troll attempt ?
- There are no provinces in this game.
- Clausewitz as you would never have thought possible. [The engine Clausewitz, not the person.]
- What does the Skald say?

I'm sticking with Norse RPG/Strategy hybrid. Maybe something like King of Dragon Pass with CK2 influences? Or something with tactical battles thrown in? At any rate I can't say how happy I am that PDS is finally doing something else than refining their old formula (something that may have reached its zenith with CK2 and EU4).

Amrstrong's hints are pretty clear: ships, rockets, tech trees, espionage, politics, and a graphic that looked like the attack planning from previous games - I would be very surprised if it wasn't HoI4.
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Vricklund

#24
January 22, 2014, 06:01:54 AM
Yeah, you're probably right - Armstrong looks more like HoI4 and Nero is something completely different. Won't get it but it will be fun to see what they've come up with.

Zanza

#25
January 22, 2014, 03:07:56 PM
Quote from: Syt on January 22, 2014, 03:21:56 AM
something that may have reached its zenith with CK2 and EU4
HoI4 is pretty much inevitable. The last game was so-so and as you said, they have learned a lot and made their games more accessible and polished. They would be stupid not to create the cashcow that HoI4 must be.

Syt

#26
January 23, 2014, 10:34:04 AM
https://twitter.com/quill18

quill18 on Twitter:

Project Nero is Runemaster a Norse mythology fueled RPG!

New PDS game: RUNEMASTER. Norse-themed RPG. 3 classes, 6 races. (Berserker, Skald, Runemaster)

Races: Troll, Giant, Light Elf, Dark Elf, something something (too fast!!)

Human and Dwarf are the last two.

RUNEMASTER: Some people trying to prevent Ragnorok, others will try to bring it forward.

RUNEMASTER: Huge, procedurally generated map -- and 6 different worlds.

Runemaster features procedurally generated worlds and features turn based combat. #pdxcon

#pdxcon RUNEMASTER: "Emergent Storytelling" -- something like what you get in CK2?

RUNEMASTER: Actions lead to consquences that lead to different quest arcs

emergent stories too. Quests and storylines change based on your actions. "crusader kings as an RPG". We get to see it today, too

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Syt

#27
January 23, 2014, 10:34:21 AM
Armstrong is HoI4, of course.
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Syt

#28
January 23, 2014, 12:43:00 PM
Question on the forums re: Runemaster:

Quotecan modders create new campaigns? classes? races? spells? skills? how open to modders will the game be?

Reply Johan: Everything

And regarding openendedness: "Our goal is to have the storyline feel as different as between two ck2 playthroughs."

I'm getting cautiously excited about this.
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garbon

#29
January 23, 2014, 12:48:48 PM
I need an in-game screenshot first.
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