IntroductionEuropa Universalis 3 is that crazy new (as in, within the last few years!) game from Paradox Interactive. It is essentially a turn-based real-time strategy game. It's also epic. Completely.
Heir to the Throne is it's latest expansion pack which completely changes a metric shit tonne of mechanics (mainly involving inheritance of countries, royal marriages etc) and makes the game extra Fun.
Magna Mundi is the most commonly used mod for the game (even coming ahead of the normal game in terms of what percentage of players use it). It makes lots more Fun for us to enjoy, adds historic accuracy and makes the game a lot less fluid in terms of historical accuracy.
ChoicesYou guys have two options for what version of the game to play:-
A)
Heir to the ThronePros:-
- More fluid history.
- Starting choices allow you to go wherever the hell you like.
- Tested and unbuggy.
- More fun.
Cons:-
- Less Fun.
- Less historically accurate.
- Less diversity.
- Less chance of seeing me brutally fuck up. (Still a fairly high chance!)
NOTE: As an additional option for Heir to the Throne (but not Magna Mundi due to scriptbreaking), you can choose to watch a dynasty instead of a country. Allows far more gameplay switches and hilarity as the Timurids become members of the English royal family or some stupidity like that.
B)
Magna MundiPros:-
- Far more Fun than Heir to the Throne.
- More historically accurate.
- More diversity in starting positions and overall gameplay. (Example: Playing as a Japanese Shogunate uniting Japan or playing as the Knights of St John smashing against the Muslim world compared to playing as Japan as a sea nation and the Knights of St John as a sea nation.)
- More chances of brutal fuck ups! (YEY!)
Cons:-
- Far more difficult (need to start as a major world power) to change world history. I can tell you now that the Ottoman Empire will probably invade and conquer most of Europe, Sweden will unite Scandanavia and colonise Canada, Portugal will colonise Africa and the Eastern half of South America and Spain will get the West. Only with massive effort as England could you stop some of that.
- Can be "locked into" a path from the traits you get forced onto you from the start. Difficult / impossible to divert from that path.
- Can be quite buggy.
- Can be less fun if we play as a landlocked minor power.
CHOOSE NOW!As a bonus option (completely and truly free!), you also get to pick what country (or dynasty!) you want to play as. Here are some examples, but this is definitely not a comprehensive list:-
For Both:-
- England / Scotland:- Unite the isles into Great Britain and colonise the New World.
- Ming (China):- Fulfill the Mandate of Heaven and have all of the Eurasian world in your Merciless grasp.
- Holy Roman Empire:- Act as a member of the Holy Roman Empire and use cunning, brute force and diplomacy to have the Electors crown you Emperor before uniting the squabbling states into a single, unified force.
- The Papal State:- Be the Pope himself and either conquer and unite Italy or play the factions of Europe off against one another.
- Golden Horde:- Invade the various Slavic countries under the banner of the Golden Horde.
- The Teutonic Order:- Show the infidels of the Baltic what Christian steel can do.
Heir to the Throne:-
- The Timurids: Make Europe shudder before the might of one of the strongest Hordes ever known in history.
- Byzantium: Create the new Greek Orthodox Empire out of the ashes of the Ottoman Empire.
Magna Mundi:-
- Japanese Shogunate:- Sure, it's possible to play as Japan in Heir to the Throne, but it's not possible to play as one of the squabbling Shogunates, seeking to unite Japan under their banner in a variety of wars of succession.
- Knights of St John:- With a variety of unique events, decisions and the like, the Knights of St John seek to keep the Mediterranean clear of Muslim pirates whilst perhaps practicing a little bit of piracy themselves.
- Greek Minor Nations:- Unite the disparate Greek nations under the banner of Byzantine and show those Ottoman scum who the real bosses are around here.
- Aztlan:- Crush the opposition in Central America and prepare yourself for an attack of European scum. Perhaps spread to the rest of the Americans, too, putting those provinces under our Azteca rule.
CHOOSE NOW!I'll be updating this when I get five votes for a single version option or by Sunday if we get less than that. :p
Just ask questions about other chooseable nations and I'll be happy to supply. I've just put down the "fun" ones for now.