I think it's hilarious - and so typically Paradox - that they set aside a whole expansion for the Greeks, and instead of giving the Empire game mechanics that made historical sense, they gave it a bunch of flavor for the fangirls while leaving the basic functioning of the French-style Western sociopolitical system intact.
tis why mods exist
Imperial Administration Law for the Byzantines?
yep, and other empires can get it with right laws and investments
There is a Themata-esque system coming into play with the new Viceroys
I've been searching for a good Let's Play of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. I found one on YouTube, but it went downhill the moment their first character died in Anatolia in the first episode.
playing as Jerusalem is asking for trouble, its like playing as Northumbria in the Old Gods start date
http://forum.paradox...and-the-Maghreb
This is looking more and more like a complete overhaul rather than just a DLC
http://forum.paradox...and-the-Maghreb
This is looking more and more like a complete overhaul rather than just a DLC
So has anyone tried out Charlemagne yet? Is it worth the price?
I like how Paradox tries to make their games better through dlc, but the prices are kind of ridiculous. I feel like I've spent more money buying the damn dlc than the actual game.
So has anyone tried out Charlemagne yet? Is it worth the price?
I like how Paradox tries to make their games better through dlc, but the prices are kind of ridiculous. I feel like I've spent more money buying the damn dlc than the actual game.
I know it is too expensive for a DLC but I bought it anyway.. it is still CK II and it is still Paradox and they have yet to dissapoint me.
I started as Saxony for my first gameplay since it seems one of the most interesting starts but within 10 years my king already died and Charlemagne got Francia united and started to attack me. I had managed to grab some extra territory really easy but their army is twice my size and I can't control most of it since it comes from my vassals (that are now my allies since I am a low tribal country)
Other than that I like it so far. The Tribals have some nice different council actions like increasing piety & prestige and possibly raising an army in the process and even though my income is really low, I can make enough raiding although my army seems weak compared with other nations with of the same size.
Now I have to decide whether or not I am going to retreat to Denmark or going to start over and hope for a longer war between the two Francia's
Ever since I got the Charlemagne patch, I have a hard time opening the game. When I do, it's impossible to play any character. Is this a general problem?
Ever since I got the Charlemagne patch, I have a hard time opening the game. When I do, it's impossible to play any character. Is this a general problem?
That's why I'm content with Rajas of India and won't get any more DLC.
And I find no reason to get a newer version of Paradox Empire Building games if they're gonna experimentally change the game rules with every patch and/or have DLCs that in total are two times the price of the vanilla games.
That's why I'm content with Rajas of India and won't get any more DLC.
And I find no reason to get a newer version of Paradox Empire Building games if they're gonna experimentally change the game rules with every patch and/or have DLCs that in total are two times the price of the vanilla games.
Err, I never got Charlemagne, just the patch.
When I said that the game is impossible to play, I meant it literally. I keep getting CTDs every time I try to start/load a character.
As for paying for Paradox DLC, just wait for the merciful steam-wizard Gaben to give the word.
well im downloading Charlemagne right now, as soon as im done editing some game files (making it possible for hellenic pagans to form Rome and so on) ill say my 2 cents on how good it is
well the 1st thing is - vassal limits suck, i edited it so i can have 100 vassals at max centralization 
What's the deal w/ vassal limits?
Guest_Act of Velour_*
I had a fun game going as Georgia. Gonna wait until the Art of War to keep up a campaign though. It looks like it has some great features on the way.
I had a fun game going as Georgia. Gonna wait until the Art of War to keep up a campaign though. It looks like it has some great features on the way.
Welcome to the madness!
Does anyone know what are the best ideas to use for EUIV?
That highly depends on the country you play and your playstyle
For a big colonial nation, like Portugal, Spain and England grab Exploration first and for minor colonial nations like France and Netherlands grab it first or second and either Exploration or Expansion for the hordes, countries in N-E Asia and America
For the Ottomans and Spain religious and humanist (both administrative) ideas are usefull since you will have to deal with religious and nationalist unrest
In mainland Europe and India Diplomatic and Influence (both diplomatic) are really usefull since you will have to deal with many small nations and lilkely a lot of diplo annexations
For nations in Italy Trade and Maritime ideas are very usefull since you can establish a major trade nation in no-time, giving enough money to do everything you want
Small nations might benefit from Quantity and Administrative but I almost never pick them since I don't usually stall small for long
But both Offensive and Defensive (military ideas) are always usefull to grab since you get forced march, which is almost a must have and a massive military boost
The other idea's can be very usefull as well but they are not as important so I tend to pick those later in the game
As fun as CK2 is restoring Rome for the 10th time has gotten a little boring....i need something new....ALL HAIL THE SCOTTISH EMPIRE!!!!!
I started a new game as Saxony as in my first Francia got united very fast and I was in no way prepared for that invasion.. But now that I knew that I managed to prevent it.
I started sowing discontend in West Francia from the very start and focussed my council on raising an army, This resulted in a civil war in West Francia that created an independent Aquitaine and them losing the war against Middle-Francia. When WF then decided to declare war on me, they had a lot less armies and I had accumulated enough prestige to raise a big tribal army which resulted in:
After this I did not really had to worry too much about a Francian invasion so I focussed on expanding my territory by warring the small Slavic states, the warring Scandinavian tribes and making use of constant warring between West Francia, East Francia and Bavaria I managed to grab all holy sites and reform the Germanic faith
This resulted in a nice world state:
West-Francia finally managed to get Middle-Francia though they did not have a claim on Saxony anymore so they were not that big of a threat (plus I kept the sowing discontent going so they had A LOT of revolts).
The Byzanthines lost Anatolia to a Jihad while the muslims got Jerusalem back after losing it to a Crusade.
Lombady managed to grow a bit north but is losing the south to the Byzantines and the Pope isn't too happy with them since they converted to Fraticelli.
Meanwhile Ruthenia and Rus are almost in a constant war over dominance in Eastern Europe
Then, after my genius, homosexual father of 12 childern and leader of the Germanic faith died, the Pope decided to take advantage of the fact that I have gavelkind succession and thus lost 75% of my land..
Luckily, thanks to some quick fratricide, I got most of my land back together and managed to beat those filthy Catholics back
My next goal was founding my own Saxon Empire which is NOT easy while on gavelkind.. You need 180 realm size and after each death I have to get my old lands back..
But after grabbing most of Scandinavia, the Baltic States and some holy wars against the Catholics (West Francia fell apart in at least 7 countries) and I usurped East Francia. The remainder of West-Francia did not like this and declared a holy war against me, honestly believing they stood a chance against me after falling apart..
The Carolingian line getting smaller and smaller while the Saxon will rule Europe.
But when playing I stumbled upon some nice little bugs (atleast I think it's a bug)
When I grabbed enough lands to create a kingdom title, one of my kids automatically got a claim on it and became its heir even though I never actually created the title. I did not have it when alive but when I died, that kid suddenly became a king..
This was manageble however, since the king would be the brother of my current char and I would be first to inherit (fratricide was pretty common in those times..)
But now I am an Emperor I found something game breaking.. Under normal Gavelkind your first kid gets your first titles (so 1 empire, 1 kingdom, etc) but under Elective gavelkind it is impossible to make the same guy get both my Empire and Kingdom title. This means that when I die (and I have tested this) my main kingdom title (Kingdom of Saxony) where my personal lands are, becomes independent of me as Emperor of Saxony. I could work with this in another playthrough but in this one I want to remain tribal and never convert to feudalism. However, when I die, my Empire automacially becomes feudal since my new capital is a feudal holding instead of a tribal one..
Other than that, playing a tribal is pretty cool
At the start it can be hard and gavelkind succession sucks but once you can get your steward to increase your prestige and your priest to increase your piety and both have a chance to raise a pretty big army for you. Plus for every 500 prestige you can raise a 2500 man strong tribal army at any time, and as you might expect, this option becomes very OP, especially if you only use them for actions that earn you prestige like fighting battles and raiding.
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