I prayed, prayed like there's no tomorrow, and Johan answered me! Excellent. We're moving in the right direction. Now we still need to do something about only four countries per age being the chosen ones.



Edit: If you want there to be special countries then at least make them randomised or like with splendor, have them fulfill some criteria. Or even better, mix the two. For example, only a country that is not in Western Europe, and has provinces in and outside of Europe can get the sieging bonus in the first era (obviously tweak that to accommodate for Nogay etc). That would most likely still be the Ottomans, but it could also be Muscovy or Tunis or Golden Horde or even Venice. Make it, so that it's possible to sway luck to your side, so the more provinces on two continents the higher the chance. And for countries in Western Europe, have the exploration or colonisation bonuses randomised between them in a similar fashion. It opens choices, keeps the "every game is fresh and different".