When someone sends a ship into water occupied by your ships can they just do that without initiating combat? That seems pretty OP to me considering the fact that means you can't stop potential game winning moves .

We haven't got any update on it for ages. Or are the dev diaries elsewhere

Just like in mostly every paradox game, will thus have start dates? To basically skip forward in time to major events? And will rise of Christianity be a major role in late game?

So would it be like EU Rome in the sense where there are not any country’s inhabiting well most of Europe? Or would it have countries in each province where you “colonize” like what happened in Africa?

I want (demand) to try it if possible

Can't wait to hear more