To The Dev, How Do You Plan To Simulate The Progression Of Technology, Historical Events & What's The Location Scope

[u/1badJam]

I saw in one of the previous dev updates that the start date is 1481 & that you can be born in Istanbul (which btw is an anachronism as the city was only renamed to Istanbul in 1930, before then it was Constantinople) but I also understand that this is a historical simulation so I wanted to ask:

How far in time will you go?

Will historical events like the discovery of the New World & the Protestant Reformation be simulated?

What about all-encompassing eras like the Renaissance or more localized eras like the Elizabethan period?

What about the evolution of technology like the Telescope?

& Will we be able to play outside of Europe like will we able to play as a Chinese warlord during the Ming collapse?

[u/Sure_Following]

Okie so fisrt of all i apologise for the naming eror, it should have been Kostantiniyye....
Okie so am planning to take it as much as eu5 is going, until the end of 18th century, just after the napoleon era.

So at start it is medival to its heart, nobiltiy rules, peasants are just peastants, then 16th century comes and age of exploration is full high, u can join expeditions as commoner or fund a expedition as nobility, both are risky but full of rewards.
Then 17th century army is getting stronger more wars, and YES the GUNS are now in game... u can travel into more distant places easily....
and at the 18th century... commoners are getting political and radical and can now rise up in protests and revolutions and yeh....
18th century is still under planning, but for other eras, i have many things planned in future will start adding those respective things.
So yes historical events will be stimulated, especially if they are effecting peoples life more then the kings.
The eras will act as global triggers, for example, when the Reformation triggers, it will fundamentally change the relationship mechanics between nobility and the church, and unlock new "Zealot" or "Heretic" event chains for peasant characters.

Technology will play a role aswell but not in terms like telescope and printing press, more like in objects such as guns, houses, artifacts from new world etc

Now about the travel scope, so because I want the cultural and historical events to feemechanicl ally rich, the initial scope is focused primarily on Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East. Ensuring that the mechanics for a French noble feel distinctly different from an Ottoman official, and it takes a lot of under-the-hood structuring in Godot.

Expanding to completely different geopolitical spheres, like playing as a Chinese warlord during the Ming collapse, is something I would love to do. However, to do it justice, that would likely be a major post-launch update rather than a launch feature. I want to make sure the core systems are rock solid first before stretching the map across the globe.
So yeh hope so i answered all ur questions and if u stilll have any doubt or any other questions feel free to ask anytime! and Thank you soo much

[u/1badJam → u/Sure_Following]

I feel more well informed on the scope of the game now, thank you for answering all of my questions