Theory for Chapter 4

[Ajax]

I think it will be a China/Nomad expansion

Let me explain :

- First what they are saying in the latest devlog, i quote :

" We’re currently hard at work on Chapter IV, and have been for quite some time. While it’s too early to give any specifics on the content, it’s safe to say that it’s likely going to be our biggest year yet! "

When you know how big and generous was this year with Roads to power and Landless expansion, it means they are raising the bar for something even bigger..

- Second ,the image of the devlog, wich is a crown in a serpent nest.

Do you know what year is 2025 for the Chinese calendar ?

it is the year of the snake...

-finally they also stated they will not bring Merchant republics with chapter 4 but most likely for chapter 5 because they think the features they will implement in chapter 4 will reinforce and makes merchant republics better once they implement them later (in chapter 5).

This also aligns perfectly with China/nomads (silk road)

My thinking is next year we get China/Nomad expansion then the year after they release merchant republics with chapter 5 then everything will be ready for the Marco Polo experience.

And you guys? what do you think it will be ?

[brownacs]

Nomads doesn't seem like a terrible prediction. It synergises with the wanderer stuff pretty well and the last dev diary seemed to be quite heavy on the idea of developing features synergistically.

Map expansion seems less likely. I can't remember where I saw it but their 'road map', which was from a little while ago, had that completely boxed off with no obvious path (straining the road analogy a little). I'm not sure the game, at least as it currently is, could really handle it without becoming unbearably slow(er) after a few 100 years. Never say never though I guess.

I'd guess if it is nomads sans map expansion then it'll be more Turkic centric than Mongolic.

[Emperor2000]

Originally posted by Ajax:

I think it will be a China/Nomad expansion

Let me explain :

- First what they are saying in the latest devlog, i quote :

" We’re currently hard at work on Chapter IV, and have been for quite some time. While it’s too early to give any specifics on the content, it’s safe to say that it’s likely going to be our biggest year yet! "

When you know how big and generous was this year with Roads to power and Landless expansion, it means they are raising the bar for something even bigger..

- Second ,the image of the devlog, wich is a crown in a serpent nest.

Do you know what year is 2025 for the Chinese calendar ?

it is the year of the snake...

-finally they also stated they will not bring Merchant republics with chapter 4 but most likely for chapter 5 because they think the features they will implement in chapter 4 will reinforce and makes merchant republics better once they implement them later (in chapter 5).

This also aligns perfectly with China/nomads (silk road)

My thinking is next year we get China/Nomad expansion then the year after they release merchant republics with chapter 5 then everything will be ready for the Marco Polo experience.

And you guys? what do you think it will be ?

If they add China in Chapter IV, they will kill the entire Game, by doing this.

Because adding another useless Region to the Game, while over 95% of the existing Regions don't have got any Flavor, is not a good thing to do.


And don't forgot, that they have not even fix any Mayor Bug in the Game, Bugs who are in the Game since Release.

[A Wiggly Monster]

I hope they overhaul the war and battle system

[Bordric]

They had a roadmap of sort but it really didn't say what was going to happen each year. But was laid out like a house and had the rooms they wanted to remodel so to speak. Had room for War and Religion, Republics etc. Can't find it at the moment. But at least gave an idea.

[yung runescape]

I hope they bring back the cults and societies they had in CK2, like a secret circle type thing

[Zyrean]

I hope it'll be cults and socities. Things like china - You play once and never care about it again if you don't play with them - are waste of time and money. Brings things all nations can enjoy!

[Bordric]

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/developer-diary/dev-diary-109-floor-plan-for-the-future.1546534/


Little dated but still interesting.

[Khorne Flakes]

Do I think China should be what we get with Chapter IV? Absolutely not, it should come near the end of CK3's development(5~ years from now around Chapter IX), once the rest of the existing game has been fleshed out...
...But I do believe that this dev team might actually consider doing something like this, even with the west feeling very unpolished. Most likely to appeal to the chinese part of the player base and the hope of expanding it.

[JBrown247]

"When you know how big and generous was this year with Roads to power and Landless expansion, it means they are raising the bar for something even bigger.."

Doesn't need to be very big nor generous. Bar is a little under 1 mm off the ground after the past year.

[Gegenpress]

I wonder if making Genghis Khan playable and super OP in the new start date was a preview of their plans for 2025 with regards to the nomads or not.

It's hard to see them adding China fully though, and even partial additions like CK2 didn't really translate fully in practice.

[Ajax]

Originally posted by Ajax:

I think it will be a China/Nomad expansion

Let me explain :

- First what they are saying in the latest devlog, i quote :

" We’re currently hard at work on Chapter IV, and have been for quite some time. While it’s too early to give any specifics on the content, it’s safe to say that it’s likely going to be our biggest year yet! "

When you know how big and generous was this year with Roads to power and Landless expansion, it means they are raising the bar for something even bigger..

- Second ,the image of the devlog, wich is a crown in a serpent nest.

Do you know what year is 2025 for the Chinese calendar ?

it is the year of the snake...

-finally they also stated they will not bring Merchant republics with chapter 4 but most likely for chapter 5 because they think the features they will implement in chapter 4 will reinforce and makes merchant republics better once they implement them later (in chapter 5).

This also aligns perfectly with China/nomads (silk road)

My thinking is next year we get China/Nomad expansion then the year after they release merchant republics with chapter 5 then everything will be ready for the Marco Polo experience.

And you guys? what do you think it will be ?

well well well.....

Next week i will reveal the content of chapter 5 and chapter 6, stay tuned ....