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Poll
Question: What period or time in history would you want to see covered in the next Paradox game?
Option 1: Neolithic-Chalcolithic votes: 0
Option 2: Bronze Age votes: 2
Option 3: Early Iron Age General votes: 1
Option 4: Classical Greece votes: 5
Option 5: Hellenistic votes: 5
Option 6: Roman Empire votes: 7
Option 7: New Game on Dark AGes votes: 2
Option 8: CK3 votes: 0
Option 9: EUV votes: 0
Option 10: Victoria III votes: 4
Title: Next Period to be Covered by a Paradox Strategy Game?
Post by: Queequeg on April 14, 2014, 08:56:41 PM
I'm doing Classical Greece.  All polls include general EUIV style world map games or something more specific.
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Post by: Eddie Teach on April 14, 2014, 09:31:01 PM
The Martian Land Rush.
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Post by: garbon on April 14, 2014, 09:36:03 PM
Take it to p'dox forums. They have all sorts of threads about this.
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Post by: PDH on April 14, 2014, 09:36:55 PM
A Proterozoic game would be terribly exciting.
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Post by: HVC on April 14, 2014, 09:39:09 PM
Empire of ants
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Post by: CountDeMoney on April 14, 2014, 09:43:23 PM
Quote from: PDH on April 14, 2014, 09:36:55 PM
A Proterozoic game would be terribly exciting.

With 3,000 Swedish events.
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Post by: 11B4V on April 14, 2014, 10:26:15 PM
Who cares
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Post by: Razgovory on April 14, 2014, 11:08:40 PM
Quote from: HVC on April 14, 2014, 09:39:09 PM
Empire of ants

I did enjoy SimAnt.
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Post by: Neil on April 14, 2014, 11:41:13 PM
Probably Victoria III. 
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Post by: jimmy olsen on April 15, 2014, 12:12:43 AM
I'd really like a game based in Classical Greece.
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Post by: Valmy on April 15, 2014, 12:37:30 AM
Quote from: HVC on April 14, 2014, 09:39:09 PM
Empire of ants

Giant Ants?  Maybe in the vicinity of a city in modern Belarus?
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Post by: Valmy on April 15, 2014, 12:38:12 AM
Anyway Hellenistic. 
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Post by: Syt on April 15, 2014, 12:39:38 AM
I would like a CK like game set in ancient Rome. Or Vicky 3.
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Post by: Richard Hakluyt on April 15, 2014, 04:07:11 AM
Hellenistic period, start with the death of Alexander.
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Post by: Norgy on April 15, 2014, 04:08:35 AM
I think they might use Rome as a backdrop for a new CK-like character-driven game.
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Post by: celedhring on April 15, 2014, 04:55:20 AM
I'd love a CK-like game that covered the Hellenistic period through the fall of the Roman Empire. However, the "never will happen" game of my dreams would be one set in the Late Bronze-Iron ages. Playing the Assyrians  :wub:

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Post by: Valmy on April 15, 2014, 08:11:59 AM
Quote from: celedhring on April 15, 2014, 04:55:20 AM
I'd love a CK-like game that covered the Hellenistic period through the fall of the Roman Empire. However, the "never will happen" game of my dreams would be one set in the Late Bronze-Iron ages. Playing the Assyrians  :wub:

Elamites4eva!
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Post by: Josquius on April 15, 2014, 10:21:04 AM
As I've said a bagillion times before an ancient Greece game would be awesome but would have to move somewhat away from the established map based conquer 'em up format; that was the main problem with Rome, even though the Romans were far more into that sort of thing.
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Post by: Darth Wagtaros on April 15, 2014, 10:24:08 AM
Vietnam.
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Post by: Viking on April 15, 2014, 10:27:49 AM
Game in the ancient middle east, starting with narmer or sargon. Where each empire earns points for the player who can then spend them when the empire falls on tech for the next barbarian/invading tribe when he takes over that. The tech level then determines how large the empire can get before it goes decadent. The last barbarian invader will be alexander.
Title: Re: Next Period to be Covered by a Paradox Strategy Game?
Post by: Barrister on April 15, 2014, 10:41:47 AM
Quote from: celedhring on April 15, 2014, 04:55:20 AM
I'd love a CK-like game that covered the Hellenistic period through the fall of the Roman Empire. However, the "never will happen" game of my dreams would be one set in the Late Bronze-Iron ages. Playing the Assyrians  :wub:

Ever play the old Avalon Hill board game Civilization?

There's a fun game to be had in that time period.
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Post by: Zanza on April 15, 2014, 11:43:45 AM
A 4X space game with some of the best mechanics from CK2 and EUIV and some space-specific mechanics.
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Post by: crazy canuck on April 15, 2014, 11:44:56 AM
Quote from: Barrister on April 15, 2014, 10:41:47 AM
Quote from: celedhring on April 15, 2014, 04:55:20 AM
I'd love a CK-like game that covered the Hellenistic period through the fall of the Roman Empire. However, the "never will happen" game of my dreams would be one set in the Late Bronze-Iron ages. Playing the Assyrians  :wub:

Ever play the old Avalon Hill board game Civilization?

There's a fun game to be had in that time period.

That was made into a computer game.  It was not that fun.
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Post by: Barrister on April 15, 2014, 11:46:36 AM
Quote from: crazy canuck on April 15, 2014, 11:44:56 AM
Quote from: Barrister on April 15, 2014, 10:41:47 AM
Quote from: celedhring on April 15, 2014, 04:55:20 AM
I'd love a CK-like game that covered the Hellenistic period through the fall of the Roman Empire. However, the "never will happen" game of my dreams would be one set in the Late Bronze-Iron ages. Playing the Assyrians  :wub:

Ever play the old Avalon Hill board game Civilization?

There's a fun game to be had in that time period.

I have that computer game somewhere.  It wasn't bad, as far as "board game to computer game conversions" go.

But was more just commenting on the general time period itself.

That was made into a computer game.  It was not that fun.
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Post by: CountDeMoney on April 15, 2014, 06:26:31 PM
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on April 15, 2014, 10:24:08 AM
Vietnam.

With 3,000 Swedish events.
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Post by: celedhring on April 16, 2014, 05:20:02 AM
Quote from: Barrister on April 15, 2014, 10:41:47 AM
Quote from: celedhring on April 15, 2014, 04:55:20 AM
I'd love a CK-like game that covered the Hellenistic period through the fall of the Roman Empire. However, the "never will happen" game of my dreams would be one set in the Late Bronze-Iron ages. Playing the Assyrians  :wub:

Ever play the old Avalon Hill board game Civilization?

There's a fun game to be had in that time period.

It was the first strategy game I ever owned  :wub:

Actually my hardon for that time period probably stems from those times.
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Post by: Maladict on April 16, 2014, 05:56:33 AM
Quote from: Barrister on April 15, 2014, 10:41:47 AM
Ever play the old Avalon Hill board game Civilization?


I still have it. Sadly, it's the Dutch version so it isn't worth shit.
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Post by: Norgy on April 16, 2014, 07:10:28 AM
Assyria, eh, he said knowingly.
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Post by: Razgovory on April 16, 2014, 09:54:30 AM
I voted Bronze Age, but you know, I'd actually like to see a 4x space game come from them.
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Post by: Darth Wagtaros on April 16, 2014, 10:02:03 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 15, 2014, 06:26:31 PM
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on April 15, 2014, 10:24:08 AM
Vietnam.

With 3,000 Swedish events.
At least. 
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Post by: celedhring on April 16, 2014, 10:55:16 AM
I still play classic Civ from time to time, for old times' sake. It's pretty fun and the base gameplay holds up well, I believe.
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Post by: Norgy on April 16, 2014, 11:55:49 AM
Quote from: Barrister on April 15, 2014, 10:41:47 AM
Quote from: celedhring on April 15, 2014, 04:55:20 AM
I'd love a CK-like game that covered the Hellenistic period through the fall of the Roman Empire. However, the "never will happen" game of my dreams would be one set in the Late Bronze-Iron ages. Playing the Assyrians  :wub:

Ever play the old Avalon Hill board game Civilization?

There's a fun game to be had in that time period.

There was a Gods and Kings mod for Civ 5 called Anno Domini that was superb. I am waiting for the Brave New World update of it.
http://www.annodomini.org.uk/
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Post by: The Brain on April 16, 2014, 12:56:59 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on April 16, 2014, 09:54:30 AM
I voted Bronze Age, but you know, I'd actually like to see a 4x space game come from them.

I thought Incan torpedo boats was bad. Space Sumerians would blow IMHO.
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Post by: Iormlund on April 16, 2014, 01:08:27 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on April 16, 2014, 09:54:30 AM
I voted Bronze Age, but you know, I'd actually like to see a 4x space game come from them.

Ditto.
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Post by: Barrister on April 16, 2014, 02:14:36 PM
Quote from: Iormlund on April 16, 2014, 01:08:27 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on April 16, 2014, 09:54:30 AM
I voted Bronze Age, but you know, I'd actually like to see a 4x space game come from them.

Ditto.

I dunno - there are a decent number of space 4x games out there these days.

Hardly anybody makes historical games like Paradox does.
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Post by: sbr on April 16, 2014, 03:54:28 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on April 16, 2014, 09:54:30 AM
I voted Bronze Age, but you know, I'd actually like to see a 4x space game come from them.

I was thinking their experiment in randomly generated maps for the EUIV expansion might be the test for a space themed grand strategy game.

I would really like to see that myself.  A lot of their game mechanics are good, they just fall apart when compared to what we already know happened in real life.  In a game with no base for comparison they might work much better.
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Post by: The Brain on April 16, 2014, 04:04:16 PM
Space Sweden will conquer all.
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Post by: dps on April 17, 2014, 07:33:56 PM
Quote from: sbr on April 16, 2014, 03:54:28 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on April 16, 2014, 09:54:30 AM
I voted Bronze Age, but you know, I'd actually like to see a 4x space game come from them.

I was thinking their experiment in randomly generated maps for the EUIV expansion might be the test for a space themed grand strategy game.

I would really like to see that myself.  A lot of their game mechanics are good, they just fall apart when compared to what we already know happened in real life.  In a game with no base for comparison they might work much better.

Personally, I haven't seen a 4X space game I liked since MOO2, so I wouldn't mind Paradox taking a crack at one.  But while I agree with the sentiment that a lot of their mechanics are good, I kind of think that 4X space games work best as turn-based, and Johann has too much of a hard-on for RTS to go that route.
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Post by: sbr on April 18, 2014, 07:48:42 AM
True.
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Post by: mongers on April 18, 2014, 08:53:16 AM
Quote from: Norgy on April 16, 2014, 11:55:49 AM
Quote from: Barrister on April 15, 2014, 10:41:47 AM
Quote from: celedhring on April 15, 2014, 04:55:20 AM
I'd love a CK-like game that covered the Hellenistic period through the fall of the Roman Empire. However, the "never will happen" game of my dreams would be one set in the Late Bronze-Iron ages. Playing the Assyrians  :wub:

Ever play the old Avalon Hill board game Civilization?

There's a fun game to be had in that time period.

There was a Gods and Kings mod for Civ 5 called Anno Domini that was superb. I am waiting for the Brave New World update of it.
http://www.annodomini.org.uk/

Wow, why did I not know about this.

Excellent link, thanks Norgy :cheers: