Hearts of Iron

[Kyle]

Originally posted by ravagon
Blimey. Another one.



Already.

How on earth is Paradox churning these out so fast? Recycling what they've already got I suppose? Still, if it isn't broke don't fix it ...


Hope its not too ambitious though. In the WW2 genre there's a bit more competition than they've had in the previous 2 ...

They've been working on HoI since August, or sometime thereabout.

[ixnay]

Wow. I think I'll definitely have to give both these games a try...

[uglyduck]

Originally posted by Shadowstrike
I agree. It should be 1096, which would actually have some referance to the Crusades. Of course with the EU engine the Crusades will be a mess (try getting the HRE to march a 50K army overland to the Holy Land).

Only 20% of the engine has been used. The rest has been extensively rewritten

[Kyle]

Re: Extremely wishful thinking

Originally posted by Sagacious Dolphin
If an add-on to convert game data from the end of one game to the beginning scenario of the other, then it would be complete.

The goal of the game is to amass as much Prestige and Piety as possible for your dynasty.
Saved games from Crusader Kings can be converted into the format of EU 2, so that a player can extend his game into the later centuries by exporting the file to his EU2 game.

http://www.paradoxplaza.com/crusader.asp

[ixnay]

Wow. This sounds pretty damn good, too.

[Dauphin]

Wow, that was just a whimsical idea. If they can get it to work then that'd be brill.

[Carolus_Rex]

Originally posted by Carolus_Rex
Both games look promising.

Both are based on the EU2 Engine which is kinda cool. Though for HoI only 20% of the engine still remains, it'll be totally revamped.

It'll start after Hastings too. Dunno about Stamford Bridge though..

[Grumbold]

Hmm, this seems funny. I could have sworn when asked the EU forum polled more votes for an Ancient era game than a Crusade, Renaissance, Napoleonic or later period. Strange that they seem to be announcing games in reverse order. So much for players wishes influencing developers

Fortunately there seem to be other companies reviving the Roman strategy game market at the moment but I was hoping Paradox would do something a little more diverse that would allow anyone to try and rise to glory, not just the one nation. I have a great fondness for Mithradates VI of Pontus (131-63 BC) and would delight in leading him to glory (on the EU2 map Pontus existed approximately where Trebizond lies.)

[Kyle]

Originally posted by Grumbold
Hmm, this seems funny. I could have sworn when asked the EU forum polled more votes for an Ancient era game than a Crusade, Renaissance, Napoleonic or later period. Strange that they seem to be announcing games in reverse order. So much for players wishes influencing developers

I think that's one of the reasons they hooked up with the developers of Legion.

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by Carolus_Rex


It'll start after Hastings too. Dunno about Stamford Bridge though..

Battles of?

The battle of Stamford Bridge was before the Battle of Hastings. So if it is after the battle at Battle (near Hastings) it is also after the battle of Stamford Bridge.

[Carolus_Rex]

Figures then, I'm not very into those Anglo battles.

[Garth Vader]

HOI looks like a wishlist of a game for me I hope they can pull it off well