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Off the Record / Re: US - Greenland Crisis Thre...

Last post by crazy canuck - Today at 10:21:37 AM

How do you bypass a void?

This

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Gaming HQ / Re: Europa Universalis V confi...

Last post by Syt - Today at 10:09:38 AM

Johan, in the Complacency thread:

Hero Of Olympus said:
There was a big talk about making all systems a simulation/organic works, and now we need gamey system that is soo artificial? Doesn't look good if you ask me.

Why do you think this is gamey and an estate privilege is not gamey ?

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Gaming HQ / Re: Europa Universalis V confi...

Last post by Syt - Today at 10:04:29 AM

Current draft for Levy/Regulars/Mercenary rework by Johan:

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/tinto-talks-extra-levy-mercenary-regular-1-1-rework.1894259/

First of all, we have removed the levy specific special scaling abilities for damage dealt or damage taken.. It is now purely 0.5 * (1 + levy_combat_efficiency), capped at 1.0, which means that if you can stack up to +100% levy combat efficiency, your levies will be as good (except for the 10% discipline difference) for each soldier as regulars and mercenaries.

Levies no longer have a severe penalty to assaulting. Its now using the normal levy combat efficiency scale.

Levies no longer have a minimum size of 1,000 men, but instead have the same size on their regiments as regulars and mercenaries.

Regiments now scale from 500 infantry to 3000 infantry over the ages, and from 200 to 1200 cavalry, etc, throught the age advances instead of doubling each age. This will create less of a huge power spike each age, but instead get a more balanced progression, as well as making levies scale together.

When it comes to mercenaries, we have changed the contracting price from 150% of the unit construction to 25% of constructing a regular, and the cost for the leader is far cheaper as well.

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In combat we have gone from a 0-5 diceroll to have the 0-9 diceroll that EU4 had, which makes the defensive modifiers have less of an impact, making offense more interesting.

Secured Flanks for Infantry has been changed from 25% to 50%, and Left and Right Flanks now have 2 x secure flanks when they have the center secured. ie, infantry on flanks no longer sucks.

Artillery now takes 25% extra damage instead of 50% extra damage.

Some buildings and units have been adjusted for the regiments size changes.

#4

Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...

Last post by Josquius - Today at 10:01:07 AM

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Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Baron von Schtinkenbutt - Today at 09:58:26 AM

College isn't for learning. It's for sports.

In A&M's case, it's also for weird, creepy paramilitary shit.

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Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Crazy_Ivan80 - Today at 09:43:13 AM

The magadrassas, soon to be even more stringent than Kabul Uni.

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Gaming HQ / Re: Europa Universalis V confi...

Last post by The Minsky Moment - Today at 09:38:26 AM

Yeah a new sweeping mechanic is what the game needs right now. What the hell, Johan.

At least you can't accuse him of complacency.  Just Complacency.

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Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...

Last post by HVC - Today at 09:35:28 AM

And what do marbles represent?

The stuff you can't lose.

That's why they belong in a museum.

The Earl of Elgin approves.

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Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by HisMajestyBOB - Today at 09:33:48 AM

College isn't for learning. It's for sports.

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Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...

Last post by The Minsky Moment - Today at 09:33:44 AM

I think this needs a different Britain - and perhaps Trump prompts that but I'm not sure. I don't think Britain's every put any security and foreign policy marbles into the EU - we blocked every attempt to expand the foreign and security policy bits of the EU treaties. Even Blair who's one of the most pro-EU PMs we've ever had massively watered down the common defence article to basically subordinate it to NATO (it was also watered down following the Irish vote against Lisbon because of concerns around Irish neutrality).

Well perhaps I do need to clarify "marbles"

I don't think you can make absolute and crystal clear bright lines between security policy, diplomacy, foreign policy, trade, economic policy, taxation, and economic regulation.  In fact, one of the aspects of the "Trump Effect" has been to blur and break down those distinctions.  It's in that sense that I mean EU membership necessarily puts some marbles in the EU basket.