Reformation?

[Katana]

With all the mention religion is getting, I am curious to know if the protestant reformation will be included in the game. It seems like it should be to me - after all, the colonisation of the New World coincided with it (16th century). I know Hussite War Wagons are in the game. Has there been any official word from CA on this? It would be cool if the campaign ended with the Peace of Westphalia and the end of the Thirty Years' War.

[Templar Knight]

Nope, its not in, and the campaign ends in 1530, over 100 years before the end of the 30 years war.

[Watchman]

The Thirty Years' War would need a game all of its own. Anyway, the military paradigms involved in it were very different from what the TW system is made to handle, both tactically and strategically. Tercios ? Caracole ? The "Swedish brigade" ? The peculiarities of Vauban sieges and trace italienne fortresses ? The self-maintaining "perpetual war" made possible by an endless cycle of taking a loan, raising an army with it and then paying off the loan in part with loot, pillage and "contributions" gathered with that army and in part with yet more loans ?
N-a-a-a-a-hhhh.

Anyway, I'm pretty sure the Hussites were one of those pre-Luther heretic sects that every now and then popped up to give the Chrch the hives (and a propensity to declare Crusades and an open season for massacres and atrocity). Kind of like the Cathars/Albiguensians.
Lemme check...
Yep, "The Hussite Wars 1419-36".

[Katana]

Ok, so the game ends in 1530. Luther put his thesis on the door at Wittenburg in 1517. Is that going to be in the game?

[Geoffrey S]

If not, it'd be great material for an expansion. I'd absolutely love to see a game based on the thirty years war with all that entails.

[hoom]

My understanding is that protestantism has been lumped in generically with the Heretics & should manifest as heresy/unrest.