The Glorious Revolution

Sounds like a great idea to me! If you ever need anyone to write flavor text (unit descriptions, building descriptions, traits, etc.) then I'm definitely willing and able to help (I've got loads of free time).

Plus the Jacobite uprising is a great time period to cover. I live pretty close to Derby, famous for being the furthest Bonnie Prince Charlie got before he turned his army around.

History might tell you it was because he was responding to the threat of a British army, but don't you believe it. It was really because he got to Derby and realised the whole campaign just wasn't worth it (Derby can have that affect on you if you travel there.)

Plus there can be more than two factions. There were several different clans in Scotland at the time that took different sides. You could even include the Dutch and maybe Ireland if you wanted to extend the scope a little. It would be interesting to see what would happen if other areas under English control jumped on the revolutionary bandwagaon.

Originally Posted by Sir Beane

If you ever need anyone to write flavor text (unit descriptions, building descriptions, traits, etc.) then I'm definitely willing and able to help

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I think it is a Great Idea! It could even run longer…The English put out that there were no Hires left in the Stuart House, but it was a lie, they still exists today!

Benjamin Franklin held discussions with them about the Kingship of the United States, but obviously that didn’t work out.

I don’t know of how I could help other than historical background, but the idea is wonderful.

I'm studying Jacobitism at Uni right now, so hopefully it will come in useful for gaining historical knowledge.

Perhaps there could be a chance that the Jacobo-French invasion of 1734 that never happened could actually happen?

Sounds interesting, not sure what I could do to help though, as I expect you know more about the Jacobites than I. However I could possibly help with the Dutch faction? I feel that this could eventually spiral off into a good MOD about the latter years of the Sun King and the War of Spanish succession?

Originally Posted by Bopa the Magyar

Sounds interesting, not sure what I could do to help though, as I expect you know more about the Jacobites than I. However I could possibly help with the Dutch faction? I feel that this could eventually spiral off into a good MOD about the latter years of the Sun King and the War of Spanish succession?

Well I wouldn't really be sure about the scope of the mod until I see just how easy it will be to mod the game, what the limits are etc.

French support was important in many of the Jacobite risings, indeed there was nearly a naval invasion across the Channel in 1744. How best to represent the French though I am not sure of. Perhaps some French units could be added to the Jacobite faction and appear in a script if a 'rising' is seen as having occured. Or perhaps the French could be a faction on the edge of the map, presumably with some kind of cash bonus to reflect their power.

I would allow for some kind of scripted arrivals of French regiments if certain areas are taken, it would seem to be the best choice.