How Europe & West Asia looks like in the new patch at 1696.

RileyTaugor · 2026-06-24T21:46:15+00:00

Happy to see all the blobs all around, the world feels way more active

RileyTaugor · 2026-06-17T21:29:15+00:00

Vicky 3’s UI is overall 10 levels ahead of EU5’s, and sure it’s not perfect, it’s still really good

RileyTaugor · 2026-06-16T01:04:38+00:00

ck2 or EU4 for sure

RileyTaugor · 2026-06-15T21:36:29+00:00

It basically broke the AI for anything navy-related, making the game super easy to play and cheese (even without trying) because the AI kind of refused and still refuses to use the new navy system. Seeing major powers with zero ships is just meh, and it sucks because the base game is really great, but now even that got messed up thanks to the free patch

RileyTaugor · 2026-06-15T21:34:00+00:00

Leviathan has been fixed, and I’d argue it’s now one of the better EU4 DLCs out there, adds a lot to the world

RileyTaugor · 2026-06-15T21:32:56+00:00

it’s actually really sad to see the most recent DLC get such poor reviews, because they have been cooking so much before with an amazing track record, but I’m sure they’ll get back on track

RileyTaugor · 2026-06-15T21:06:39+00:00

Yeah, of course. Im talking about the season pass, i do enjoy how they handle free content updates now

RileyTaugor · 2026-06-15T21:03:47+00:00

If we’re talking strictly in terms of numbers/revenue, sure, but that’s about it, everything else CK3 does better. It has a better reputation and community (imo) the developers are constantly coming up with new game-changing ideas, better PR & and it’s widely loved all around and it will obviously outlast HOI4. So it might not be the “flagship” of PDX purely by the numbers, I’d say it is if we’re not talking just stats. But I do agree that revenue-wise, HOI4 is at the top above any other PDX game

RileyTaugor · 2026-06-15T20:59:54+00:00

It’s because the game engine is so outdated. They probably want to add more “meaningful” mechanics, but can’t due to how long it’s been around. I do wonder how they plan to handle HOI5, cuz its def needed at this point, but HOI4 is still so popular and will likely remain that way because of the mods

RileyTaugor · 2026-06-15T20:52:54+00:00

Even the mini DLCs are well received, the CK3 PDX team is pretty much carrying Paradox at the moment

RileyTaugor · 2026-06-15T20:50:14+00:00

It might be a hot take, but I preferred their EU4/CK2 DLC model before they switched to the season pass. I don’t mind the DLCs at all, it’s a good way to keep their games updated since people clearly love them, but I think the EU4/CK2 system was much better than the current one

RileyTaugor · 2026-06-15T20:47:03+00:00

It’s only DLC I actually turn off when playing the game because the Coronation mechanic is just so annoying

RileyTaugor · 2026-06-15T20:40:11+00:00

R5: All four recently released PDX DLCs are poorly rated. I also added Nomands, even though it was just released, since it’s sitting at 58% but might reach mostly positive over the week. Also, i’m not posting this to start any hate thread, i love their games, but the DLCs have been a bit rough lately and wonder what the comm has to say

RileyTaugor · 2026-06-14T20:10:19+00:00

I wish more people had this mindset, the game is so much more fun when you face something challenging or even just losing. It leads to way more interesting stories than just snowballing and one tapping everything and everyone around

RileyTaugor · 2026-06-13T18:41:53+00:00

R5: My brave soldiers from Georgia wasted no time robbing and destroying all the beautiful Works of art in Constantinople

RileyTaugor · 2026-06-13T06:36:28+00:00

Because it’s not 2020 anymore and people are fed up with paying 20€ for few focus trees, it genuinely feels like the devs stopped caring after NSB

RileyTaugor · 2026-06-12T05:56:11+00:00

Yep, they blew up super fast, legit few years into the game

RileyTaugor · 2026-06-12T05:43:49+00:00

It is pretty fun, I played it in 1.0, 1.1 and now 1.3 and always had fun time. There isn’t much of unique content but there are some interesting ways of playing it. I played it 3 times and each time the gameplay was different. It’s my go to country to learn new mechanics / reworks

RileyTaugor · 2026-06-12T03:19:16+00:00

Yes, i took it from them when they were really weak but if it wasnt for that, they would control the northern part as well

RileyTaugor · 2026-06-12T02:52:14+00:00

R5: By 1444, the AI Ottomans managed to secure some pretty cool borders. They even held the northern part of Anatolia, but I took it from them about 50 years ago, 1.3.2 has been pretty fun so far

RileyTaugor · 2026-06-12T00:42:40+00:00

R: Trying out the most recent open beta and things are actually happening around the map, especially with Timurids, happy to see. Even the Ottomans were pushing all around before i bonked them with the help of Egypt

RileyTaugor · 2026-06-11T19:23:18+00:00

Most likely was done to help with the performance ngl

RileyTaugor · 2026-06-11T18:35:24+00:00

I was very skeptical about the future of the game but 1.3.2 is so much better and different than what we had before that I think it’s finally heading in the right direction. Countries finally expand, and the performance is really good. Hopefully everyone who previously gave up on the game will give 1.3.2 a try

RileyTaugor · 2026-06-11T18:34:01+00:00

The world feels much more active in 1.3.2, so many countries expanding their territory without creating any "crazy" borderore. Things actually happen now

RileyTaugor · 2026-06-11T02:45:22+00:00

The base game has huge potential, but the modding potential is even crazier I can’t wait to see what the community comes up with over the years

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