Mediaeval Auctoriso: Update 1

[NagatsukaShumi]

I don't believe the Isle of Man will be a province no Ian .

France is less provinces after some discussion, HRE is all there due to certain plans we have to make it far harder than it would appear to be on the map.

I'm trying to reduce what I say as more will follow in subsequent updates for you guys.

[Sirron]

Hi, the map and all you mentioned looks great.

However, the inclusion of Bohemia into HRE seem a bit ahistorical to me, as you may be well aware.

Bohemia, even in early Middle Ages enjoyed the independence which was quite unique, despite being part of HRE. The emperors rarely had means by which to directly influence choice of dukes/later kings of Bohemia.

It seem s to me that if you consider Bohemia the part of HRE you may well add Hungary or even Poland to papacy, as they were both officially owing allegiance to Papacy (apostolic kings of Hungary, etc...).

There were some earlier talks on this matter especially by Czech MTW fans and if you are really keen on historical matters it would be only wise to either at least separate Bohemia and Moravia from HRE and give it either neutral status (so it can be contested by e.g. Polish as it was the cause under Boleslaw Chrobry in first quarter of 11 century) or to make it independent power (reflecting the strength of Premyslid, whose Boleslav I (ruled until 999) controlled vast empire reaching to upper Hungary, southern Poland deep into west Ukraine - territory of Upper Bug, or much later Luxembourg dynasty, whose Charles IV became the emperor and shifted the centre of power and interest from German territories to his beloved Prague, etc.

Uh, longer one this time.

[shifty157]

There was a good deal of debate about Bohemia (and a few other factions that are in a similar position). Due to the limit on the unmber of factions we decided not to include them as a starting faction. But they will be represented in the game. Not to worry.

[shifty157]

Thanks for the support. Its much appreciated.

Just as a mini-update to keep you guys updated as to our progress. Weve now more or less figured out how all of our core features (governments, adaptive units, etc) will work. With this groundwork laid we're transitioning into researching the various factions.

Ill try to put together a full update for you by the end of May. It will most likely include more details on our core features. I realize that the last update was sufficiently vague and i apologize but please realize that it is difficult to give concrete facts when we dont know a thing about the game we intend to mod. In addition the update will include a rundown of one of the factions.

Until then please post your comments/questions/suggestions/whatever. Ill be around to give answers along with other members of the team. You cna post here or for the quickest response you should register and post on our official forums. You can reach them at: http://s15.invisionfree.com/Byzantiu...p?showforum=13