CKII is released.

[Whisky]

Secret societies? I can't wait to get inducted into a mystic order and divine ancient lore from texts long forgotten.

Now let's all get drunk and play jeu de paume!

 

[Barbarian]

Sounds like another shitty "events and gimmicks" pack, to be honest. I would be interested in having them actually fixing and improving core gameplay. Crusades haven't been touched in ages, for instance, and they never worked properly.

 

[Kem0sabe]

They figured that what their customers what is the game to feel more like an rpg, with a constant fucking stream of events spawning every turn.

Instead of fixing the ridiculous combat and the retarded AI, they just force their writers to keep spewing this infantile shit, while their artists make a few new paintings and sprites.

Paradox are as bad as Activision, EA or ubisoft.

 

[Barbarian]

It wouldn't be so terrible if the swedes could actually write for shit, but they can't. The event chains are incredibly silly, usually have 2 to 3 possible outcomes and get old real fast(you will be tired of them by the second time they show up usually).

 

[vonAchdorf]

Yeah, the events are mostly bad and silly. In an average CK2 game who get more hindustani eunuchs in your court than the average caliph.

 

[Makabb]

They figured that what their customers what is the game to feel more like an rpg, with a constant fucking stream of events spawning every turn.

Instead of fixing the ridiculous combat and the retarded AI, they just force their writers to keep spewing this infantile shit, while their artists make a few new paintings and sprites.

Paradox are as bad as Activision, EA or ubisoft.

they are worse, no ea or activision game got 100 dlc

 

[LizardWizard]

Took them long enough

 

[Barbarian]

Thought it was a joke when I saw your post. Had to check in their forums and everything.

This is certainly good stuff though. Items and modifiers are already in the game, now you will be able to see them, inherit them, steal them, etc. I doubt the swedes will do much historical and fun stuff with it, but modders will.

If they actually go the mile and add stuff like Joyeuse, Curtana, Lobera and the more famous religious relics I will be happy.

 

[Average Manatee]

Dang. https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...k2-dev-diary-33-lets-talk-about-sects.986617/ and https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...bout-artifacts-real-talk-about-relics.988111/

It's like a DLC designed as mod bait. Cunning business decision from Paradox if players have to purchase a DLC to continue playing newer versions of mods.

Maybe by 2018 the engine will be advanced enough that Cleve can port Grimoire to CK2.

 

[Whisky]

Dang. https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...k2-dev-diary-33-lets-talk-about-sects.986617/ and https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...bout-artifacts-real-talk-about-relics.988111/

It's like a DLC designed as mod bait. Cunning business decision from Paradox if players have to purchase a DLC to continue playing newer versions of mods.

Maybe by 2018 the engine will be advanced enough that Cleve can port Grimoire to CK2.

The items are going to be part of the free patch, so that shouldn't lock people out.

Still, the sects look like it could fit in with plenty of mods, so yeah.

 

[wwsd]

I just gained immortality after about an hour of playing with Alexios Komnenos. I get the event chain in most games that I play, but it usually fails for some reason or another, so it's nice to finally get it. When The Reaper's Due came out, some people mentioned that there are very few real changes for immortal characters, and that nobody notices anything about your character celebrating his 140th birthday or whatever. But in one of the later patches, the notes mention "Immortality suspicion" events and some other stuff. So if anyone else has attained immortality: does it change the experience at all, apart from the obvious? Or can I basically just stomp everyone into the ground with my overpowered immortal Alexios forever?

 

[Barbarian]

Honestly, just disable supernatural events. They are shit and only provide a few minutes of novelty. Btw, las dev diary is up:

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/ck2-dd-35-who-ordered-these-monks.989846/

So we will have new western portraits, monastic orders, societies and treasuries. I like it. I still think they should be focusing on the core mechanics but these new features will add to the game, specially modding wise.

 

[GrainWetski]

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/ck2-dev-diary-36-the-witching-hour.993525/

Oh yes... it's easy as cake to mod in new Societies with powers and missions.

 

[Barbarian]

Retarded, but they did say it will be possible to turn this particular society off in game rules so I don't care.

Other societies seem alright though. I specially like that the hashashin are now both a society and a holy order. Shoud be easy to mod in some nice features for the other holy orders.

 

[Average Manatee]

I still think they should be focusing on the core mechanics.

I'd be interested to know what exactly you think the core mechanics still need. I'd like a nice big balance overhaul (Martial is way OP now and half the foci are useless) and big AI improvements to make it more competitive, but those aren't exactly something you can make a DLC for, and playable Theocracies are something they've said they just can't figure out how to make work.

 

[Hoaxmetal]

but those aren't exactly something you can make a DLC for

Paradox would beg to differ.

 

[Barbarian]

I still think they should be focusing on the core mechanics.

I'd be interested to know what exactly you think the core mechanics still need.

Crusades need some serious work, for one, as do holy wars in general. They are a core aspect of the game and never worked well.

I would like the crusades system to actually somewhat attempt to replicate history. As it stands you never get something like the 4th crusade in the game(a crusade being diverted), or something like the first crusade(a commitee of nobles winning the war and basically choosing a king among themselves and dividing conquered territory), or the small crusades lead by foreign rulers to help the kingdom of Jerusalem(i.e: Sigurd's crusade) .

As it stands the system is completely ahistorical and completely broken.

I could go on... character relations need some huge work as well. They need to add dynastic feuds. You can kill the entire family of a ruler, strip of all his titles, fuck his wife and do several other things and he won't even become your rival. All he will get is those silly opinion modifiers, and those will go away in one or two generations(the child or grandchild of the man whose life you destroyed will have nothing against you).

 

[Commissar Draco]

No Templars, Joanites and Teutonic Orders? Swede Cucks gonna cuck.

 

[Barbarian]

Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre should be in. And I mean the actual thing(the knightly order allegedly founded by Godfrey when he became "advocate of the holy sepulchre"), and not some fictional orthodox holy order which never actually existed.

Also, Livonian Brothers of the Sword while they are at it.

 

[Lagole Gon]

Items? Cults?
I'm under impression this DLC is mainly for Warhammer modders.

 

[IDtenT]

Items? Cults?
I'm under impression this DLC is mainly for Warhammer modders.

They did the same for Game of Thrones. They know their audience.

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/ck2-dev-diary-36-the-witching-hour.993525/

Oh yes... it's easy as cake to mod in new Societies with powers and missions.

 

[Turisas]

5-year anniversary stream today on twitch at 16:00 CET - guess they might finally announce the release date for them satanic cults.

 

[Hoaxmetal]

5-year anniversary stream today on twitch at 16:00 CET - guess they might finally announce the release date for them satanic cults.

And 5 more years of DLC

 

[Turisas]

Oh for sure, they'll keep churning them out for as long as there's suckers loyal fans to appreciate their work!