Because Hope Springs Eternal: Languish EU3 MP thread

[Solmyr]

I saw some posts claiming that MP chat still crashes the game.

Btw, we could be different and play various Indian/Central Asian states between China and the Timurids.

[Tamas]

Btw, we could be different and play various Indian/Central Asian states between China and the Timurids.

No way.

[jimmy olsen]

After playing this all day today I'm confident that a game as the electors would be hilarious as the majority of the players would crash and burn, with the possible exception of Bohemia.

There seems to be way more warfare and the situation is far more fluid. It's much harder for a minor to expand fast.

If you want to do an HRE, play Bohemia, Austria, Milan, Burgundy, Brandenberg and Bavaria.

[Slargos]

So the latest news on the patch progress is apparently that the 4.1 patch has been re-relased with a "fix" for the MP chat problem, that doesn't really fix the bug.

Still crashes, only now it takes a couple of times pressing the chat button for it to crash.

Someone suggested running it through steam (add game as "non steam game") and using steam chat which purportedly works fine.

It might be an alternative for now, unless they actually fix it before we start.

[Tamas]

Okay so lets agree to start on next Sunday? Either with Steam chat or regular chat if it gets fixed

[Pat]

Is there a difference between Steam chat and MSN (f.ex.)?

[Tamas]

Is there a difference between Steam chat and MSN (f.ex.)?

You mean beside that you don't have to alt-tab to see Steam chat? None.

[Kleves]

Okay so lets agree to start on next Sunday? Either with Steam chat or regular chat if it gets fixed

I don't know that everyone is available next week.

[Pat]

Is there a difference between Steam chat and MSN (f.ex.)?

You mean beside that you don't have to alt-tab to see Steam chat? None.

That'd be a substantial difference, yes.

[Slargos]

Is there a difference between Steam chat and MSN (f.ex.)?

Steam chat is launched in a pop up window in the game. You have to alt-tab to use MSN.

[Habbaku]

Yeah, I'm not sure that everyone's available for this coming Sunday.  I will be free if you want to try to make sure things are relatively stable in MP, though, Tamas.

[Slargos]

I might be able to join for purpose of a test run, but I probably won't be available for an entire game.

[Habbaku]

After playing for several hours today using HTTT, I'm convinced that a major-powers game is the way to go.  Electors may be fun to play for a cripple-fight type of scenario, but they are rather vulnerable against a concerted effort by, well, any major nation unless everyone's working together.  Or it seems that way, anyhow.

Depending on how many people we get, what assortment do we go for?

I think a traditional England, France, Spain, Austria, Poland, Muscovy, Ottomans assortment would be best, but I see nothing wrong with people playing other powers of their own choosing.  Since we'll likely do a 1399 campaign, maybe someone would prefer something besides Muscovy, for example?

[Alcibiades]

This Sunday will not work for me.

[jimmy olsen]

After playing for several hours today using HTTT, I'm convinced that a major-powers game is the way to go.  Electors may be fun to play for a cripple-fight type of scenario, but they are rather vulnerable against a concerted effort by, well, any major nation unless everyone's working together.  Or it seems that way, anyhow.

Depending on how many people we get, what assortment do we go for?

I think a traditional England, France, Spain, Austria, Poland, Muscovy, Ottomans assortment would be best, but I see nothing wrong with people playing other powers of their own choosing.  Since we'll likely do a 1399 campaign, maybe someone would prefer something besides Muscovy, for example?

But aren't the new HRE rules one of the main points of the expansion? Can countries not in the HRE see how much authority the Emperor has and what reforms he's passed?

Just because the starting electors are weak doesn't mean you can't play within the HRE. Just play as the larger powers within it like I earlier suggested.