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    Dear Europa Universalis player,

    We are pleasantly surprised that our membership list has grown so fast
    and is approaching 3,000 people. You are many out there who have been
    and are still contributing to spreading the popularity of the game and
    we wanted to share some news about our plans for it those most
    dedicated.

    But first let us extend a THANK YOU ALL. The game has a growing
    popularity (to those who wonder; yes it is selling well!) which is
    spreading from country to country even before our release in the local
    territories. A lot can be contributed to the uniqueness in deep local
    history portrayed on a global scale in the game but your contribution
    has helped us (and still help us) to build EU into what will hopefully
    become an established classic.

    We are a small company and have limited resources. Your enthusiasm has
    provided excellent reviews, awards, and online attention otherwise
    impossible. Your AAR´s serve as great advertisements for the game. We
    have found local publishing partners and distributors because many of
    you have written and spoken very highly of the game to the trade.
    Newcomers overwhelmed by the information overload have been helped on
    the forums by you guys to help up until we can update the official
    materials. In short, you have been great and we are deeply grateful.

    Now to the goodies. Will there be a sequel? Will we have add-on packs?
    Will we make other historical games based on the game engine? The answer
    to all questions is YES!

    Many of you are wondering if there will be an EU 2. It is a little early
    to tell for sure, but we are certainly discussing internally how it
    could be designed, and what is should achieve. We can say that it will
    be a very ambitious project because we will set up very high goals.
    (That sounds like a quote we made four or five years ago starting work
    on EU

    There are many ways we can expand the current game and improve certain
    features. We keep resources tied to do this and will hopefully announce
    a project searching beta testers in the summer.

    And we are pleased to let you know we have decided to make another game
    based on the engine! We have our preliminary design ideas, and
    historical period, but again we do not wish to announce as of yet what
    exactly the game will portray. What we do want however is to go to the
    web forum and participate in our poll of what historical theme YOU would
    like to see on a similar scope as EU! The poll will be up later today.

    Happy gaming to you all!

    The Europa Universalis Team
    at Paradox Entertainment

    ----------------------------------

    On another note, Patric popped on to the EU general forum to announce that a totally new scenario and some other goodies would be appearing in their download section. In fact he said they had appeared, but his post appears to have jumped the gun because we can't see them yet

    Happy Easter everyone!!
    To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection.
    H.Poincaré

  • #2
    I got this email as well, but hadn't read it yet.

    This is great news and I can't wait to see what else they'll be coming out with.
    "Let us kill the English! Their concept of individual rights could undermine the power of our beloved tyrants!"

    ~Lisa as Jeanne d'Arc

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    • #3
      YAY! Good job, guys! I can't wait to see their next game! I suggested a 1792-1914 game .
      “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
      - John 13:34-35 (NRSV)

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      • #4
        Looks like the Roman era is leading in the poll though.


        Eitherway, I think we'll probably see both in the next few years.
        "Let us kill the English! Their concept of individual rights could undermine the power of our beloved tyrants!"

        ~Lisa as Jeanne d'Arc

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        • #5

          Damn. At this rate the sequel is going to be out before I manage to get the original.

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          • #6
            quote:

            Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui on 04-15-2001 02:50 PM
            YAY! Good job, guys! I can't wait to see their next game! I suggested a 1792-1914 game .


            Shame on you
            It is to be the Invasions (500-1000 AD) of course...

            What!!
            Invasions is almost last in voting
            Nah, when would people now whats best for them

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            • #7
              Ugh... if they came out with a 500-1000 game, I don't think I'd buy it. Have no interest in that time period.
              “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
              - John 13:34-35 (NRSV)

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              • #8
                I would buy any of the variants, even the mutant one. Definatly

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                • #9
                  I think it is crucial that number of states/territories stays big ... nothing after 1870 would be same fun (no more minor states) and the earlier then 1500 period requires a strech of facts and imagination to represent the territories that existed then as centralised "states" ...

                  I voted Great Wars 1900-1950 (not sure of exact period). I dont see any way current engine could work with WWII, but hey

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