However, you can fight back the Christian and Muslim tides by reforming your religion and adopting a feudal rather than tribal structure. Pagan rulers are very powerful early game, but they weaken as time goes on and have messy successions. The Old Gods, as the name implies, grants you the ability to play as a pagan ruler, and adds a "Viking Age" start date to the game in 867. The Old Gods was the fifth DLC, and one of the largest.
Republics play quite differently from feudal rulers your levies tend to be small, and gaining area inland is difficult, but your absurd income lets you hire many mercenaries and large retinues, and you can quite easily conquer coastal counties. It allows you to play as rulers in the coastal merchant republics of Europe, such as Venice, Visby, and the Hanseatic League the player controls a powerful merchant family that competes for dominance in their republic with four other merchant families, with a special "family palace" holding allowing you to continue playing even if you lose the elections. It's a relatively controversial expansion. It's not intended as a real "feature" DLC as much as it's a balancing mechanic the Mongols ravage the eastern side of the map, but anywhere beyond the HRE is relatively safe, a threat which is counteracted by the screaming Aztec hordes. It adds an ahistorical invasion of Europe from an advanced Aztec empire across the sea. They start small, but very powerful or technologically advanced rulers can achieve EU4-sized armies of powerful troops (such as an entire army of pikemen or cavalry.) It also allows all rulers (with sufficient technology) to establish "retinues", which are standing armies of concentrated troop types. It adds flavor to the Byzantine empire and allows Byzantine emperors to restore the Roman Empire proper and mend the Great Schism, both of which are rather difficult feats that carry substantial rewards if accomplished. Legacy of Rome was the second DLC expansion. Muslims, who (as you may expect) are largely concentrated in the Middle East and Africa, have a substantially different playstyle from Christian rulers they can conquer land much more easily and tend to have stabler realms in peacetime, but they have a "Decadence" mechanic where sinful relatives with the "decadent" trait raise your decadence score, which carries steep penalties and the threat of powerful revolts if not managed properly. Sword of Islam was the first DLC expansion for the game. I'll give a rundown of what each DLC does, and put my recommendations at the end. Currently, /r/CrusaderKings is operating its seventh communal game. That information can be found in the hub post for the most recent game.Where can I find information about the subreddit's communal game? Websites and WikisĬlick here to get rid of memes on this subreddit Communal Games If you post a screenshot of the game, please point out what you want people to look at in the image or explain in the comments. Don't be racist, discriminatory, or otherwise a dick.ĥ. This rule is being enforced at the time of posting, rather than us having to go through the sub and remove a bunch of old posts.Ģ. If you just want history related memes, go to /r/trippinthroughtime or /r/Parado圎xtra. A picture of a crusader doing something silly? Not related, and it will be removed. The actual content of a post - not just the title, or the general idea - needs to be related to Crusader Kings. Engage in courtly intrigue, dynastic struggles, and holy warfare in mediæval Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, India, the Steppes & Tibet.Ĭan you achieve fame and fortune for your noble family, or will your names be forgotten to history? NEW ANNOUNCEMENTġ. Hover your mouse over any of the boxes below to view relevant information.Ĭrusader Kings is a historical grand strategy / RPG video game series for PC, Mac & Linux developed & published by Paradox Interactive.Beginner's Guide DLC Guide Mods CK2 Wiki CK3 Wiki Paradox Forums Discord NEW PLAYERS! README!