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CKII is released.
- Thread starter Trash
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Vaarna_Aarne
Notorious Internet Vandal
I would say that the portraits ARE worth considering, they do add a nice visual polish. The African pack for obvious reasons (unless you like tanmen), but the new Russia pack is also of pretty high quality. And of course, I've gotten them all just by using Blue Coins from actual game purchases.
I don't give a damn about the music packs though, since the game already has nice music.
Wise Emperor
Arcane
First Dev Diary for The Republics is up http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum...-Republic-Developer-Diary-1-The-Five-Families
We should get five people together to play a single republic. Could be epic.
The Brazilian Slaughter
Arcane
That way lies increasing russian-ness...
The Brazilian Slaughter
Arcane
That way lies increasing russian-ness...
Multi-headed Cow
Guest
The game does have quite nice music, but one thing that bums me out about the music DLC is it's only tied to certain kingdoms/locations. I think there's supposedly a text file somewhere you can dick with to add them to the normal rotation, but I wish they just had a button in the options to put the DLC music in normal rotation.
Trash
Pointing and laughing.
Yeah, it's annoying to edit them. Once you do however it really improves the overall experience. Paradox should just stop making them 'themed' only and add them to the normal rotation.
Vaarna_Aarne
Notorious Internet Vandal
I dunno, suddenly getting Minaret sounds in the far North would be pretty unimmersive.
Well, fuck it, I pressed the "Add All" button because they were cheap as chips.
Then I went to start the game today and couldn't find a manual. Holy shit.
Finally found a working link to one, so it looks like I have some reading to do over the holidays.
Then I went to start the game today and couldn't find a manual. Holy shit.
Finally found a working link to one, so it looks like I have some reading to do over the holidays.
Or learn as you play and check the pdf manual/internet when you're not sure of something.
Also, obviously, get the coat of arms packs.
Average Manatee
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Just know that the four main ways to gain new lands are inheritance (takes a long time without application of a knife), getting a claim on lands for yourself and pressing it (gotten through plots, usurping dutchy or higher titles when you own 50% of their lands, or fabricated), or getting someone with a claim to be your vassal (usually by inviting a courtier to your court and granting them any old land) and pressing it for them (Must be a lower rank than you or otherwise they go independent, or if you marry you can have your children inherit both your titles) or holy wars (50/50 chance of getting a ton of land in one go or getting reverse dogpiled, and the land is unusable for a long time due to religious and cultural differences nuking what you get).
As long as you understand that there's no reason not to jump right in, the game is pretty tame and even if you screw up you won't be gutted and annexed like in most games, just gain a liege and pay a fairly small amount of taxes or lose 1 or 2 lands (but still have the claims to get them back later). Only way to truly lose is to have no heir and die, but that's pretty hard unless you start with an unmarried 50 year old woman.
Also always educate your own heir (send them to another educator with max rank education traits like Midas Touched or Grey Eminence before their 16th birthday if you want so they can get those traits, but that's kind of exploitative). This way you can determine their trait growth.
Trash
Pointing and laughing.
They now have introduced working tutorials however.
Average Manatee
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They are useless though, so they don't work for their intended purpose.
Norfleet
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Sounds like real life to me.
Trash
Pointing and laughing.
http://www.mediafire.com/?stote70360e3t5c
There you go. Feel free to ploink that link down wherever you want. It's for the 1.07 version and copatible with the main dlc's. Think it should also work with the last patch. I'll update the mod when they release the republic dlc.
Wise Emperor
Arcane
Republics Dev Diary #2
Weeeee "Grant Independence" button & more Mercs
Weeeee "Grant Independence" button & more Mercs
Fucking finally. Next they need premature abdication. Where you can prevent yourself from becoming an Emperor, when you don't want to be.
Vaarna_Aarne
Notorious Internet Vandal
Gotta say, the expansion DLCs can be very demoralizing for modder work ethic. I haven't done any work on CK2 for a while now, since I just wait for the Republic DLC so I have less shit to fix.
Another thing should be the ability to either a) not recognise female dukes or b) enforce succession laws on vassals. The biggest problem in my games is always the vassal duchies that grow due to marriages.
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