Crusader Kings 2 Redux

[garbon]

I don't if they changed it, but once upon a time - vikings would plow over Wessex next if you didn't get aggressive.

[Queequeg]

Historical Immersion tampers down the early Viking invasion-cb slaughter a bit.  Jorvik and some other settlements are founded, but you don't see Viking kingdoms of Ireland and Scotland established in 5 years like you do in Vanilla. 

[PRC]

Doomdark's Rajas of India Dev Diary 1: http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?753709-Crusader-Kings-II-Rajas-of-India-Dev-Diary-1-Overview&p=16842278#post16842278

Can the game really handle all these new characters and provinces without slowing to a crawl? Yes. Actually, memory usage was the bigger issue, but we've comfortably reduced that by more than 300Mb, which allows us to add all the extra characters. We've also optimized the game for speed, but it might end up running a bit slower than before (though it should only be noticeable on speed 5 unless you have an ancient rig.) I should also mention that due to the drastic changes we are making to the game, old save games will not remain compatible with version 2.1! However, version 2.0.4 will remain available as a beta branch on Steam.

[Valmy]

THe first AAR about Byzantium recreating the empire of Alexander the Great will be up in less than five minutes after release.

[garbon]

I do hope they get rid of the ability for holy orders to win crusades. I currently have Hungary ruled by Teutonic Order, Portugal by the Knights Hospitaller, and Andalusia by the Knights of Calatrava. It is 989.

[Zanza]

I do hope they get rid of the ability for holy orders to win crusades. I currently have Hungary ruled by Teutonic Order, Portugal by the Knights Hospitaller, and Andalusia by the Knights of Calatrava. It is 989.

The Teutonic Order did win a crusade during the game period though. Not in 989 of course.

[garbon]

I think that could be represented well enough using the holy war mechanic.

[Queequeg]

That's also impossible to model with the way the game currently works.  You'd have a crusade for Lithuania that would only hit Samogotia. 

[garbon]

Nice to see some of the detail they are bringing to the Indian religions. I do echo comments though that untouchables seems like not a particularly useful caste given that the game supposedly focuses on "nobility"

Also, empire map is little strange. Key places that saw several empires (heartland around Delhi) is split between two. Though massive, perhaps India should only have had one northern and one southern.

And Maldives as playable?

[garbon]

In an odd twist, I saw the Tulunids become miaphysite allowing the Order of St. Anthony to spring back into existence. Bit of a strange* result as it means that Egypt through Somalia is safely Christian.

*well not so much strange as just unusual for CK2.

[Queequeg]

In an odd twist, I saw the Tulunids become miaphysite allowing the Order of St. Anthony to spring back into existence. Bit of a strange* result as it means that Egypt through Somalia is safely Christian.

*well not so much strange as just unusual for CK2.

[garbon]

Needs to be some sort of mechanism to deal with kidnapped, concubined wives. My wife was Queen of Norway and while I was not looking, she got dethroned and made into a concubine. To my dismay, I had no way to recover her via diplomacy or war.

[garbon]

Saxon and Finno-Ugric sprite packs? No thanks.

[Razgovory]

Needs to be some sort of mechanism to deal with kidnapped, concubined wives. My wife was Queen of Norway and while I was not looking, she got dethroned and made into a concubine. To my dismay, I had no way to recover her via diplomacy or war.

Yeah, that's annoying.  That's a problem with the whole imprisonment system.

[Queequeg]

Aw yiss, Finns and Saxons.