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ENGLA LAND (1066)
Alternate History Mod For Crusader Kings
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ENGLA LAND (1066)
Alternate History Mod For Crusader Kings
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I’ve been continually shocked that no-one seems to have attempted to make the most obvious alternate history modification to the basic 1066 scenario, or if they have, it's been hidden and lost for some time now. So I took a couple of afternoons out of my schedule to create a preliminary first version of such a mod, in which William the Bastard and the flower of the Norman nobility lie dead on the battlefield of Hastings, and mighty King Harold II Godwinson is set to assert his control over the whole of the Land of the Angles...
Scenario Files: http://rapidshare.com/files/13476556/Engla_Land_1066.zip.html (422KB)
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Installation
* Patch Crusader Kings to version 1.05 (latest patch).
* Copy the contents of the folder “Engla Land 1066” into your Crusader Directory, remembering to back up all necessary files first.
* OPTIONAL: The game has been optimised for use with Gratianus’ face mod (download here: http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showpost.php?p=4541355&postcount=2 ), so install this as well if you want to see my painstakingly designed Saxonised faces.
* Start the game, and select the scenario “Engla Land (1066)"
What This Does…
* New states set up in England, with new Coats of Arms in many cases (many are of course 19th century inventions, and some still need to be found, but it’s the best I could manage at present!)
* Reorders the various Duchies in England to reflect the Saxon Earldoms of the immediate pre-Norman period.
* Renames “Saxon” culture as “Anglo-Saxon”
Each of the new states has been designed to play in a slightly different way, so…
England - Following Harold Godwinson’s victories at Stamford Bridge and Hastings, England is the most powerful state in Britain, with three strong and loyal Earls as vassals. While the Northern Earls remain independent, it should be possible for the King of England to assert his authority over them in the coming years. However, future Kings are still chosen by the Witan, and so powerful vassals could be a threat to the succession of the dynasty…
Kent and East Anglia: Both ruled by members of the House of Godwin, Earls Leofwine and Gyrth have pledged their loyalty to their brother King Harold. Of the two, Leofwine is the stronger, holding the Earldom of Essex as well as Kent, and is in a good position to be elected the next King...
Cornwall: Ruled by Earl Cadoc, Welsh-speaking Cornwall is currently poor and weak – but its position within the Kingdom means that a Brythonic King of the Angles remains a remote possibility…
Mercia: A centralised hereditary Earldom under Edwin. Currently independent, but should it join with England Edwin will be in an excellent position to claim the throne...
Northumberland: Morcar Leofricson was elected Earl of Northumberland by the squabbling Thanes of the North-East, and holds only a small personal demesne in the environs of Westmoreland. He lacks an heir, and if he had a child, he would be unlikely to be elected the next Earl. However, were accidents to befall his brother and nephew in Mercia, the whole of the North would be in his grasp…
Northampton: Sandwiched between the Houses of Leofric and Godwin, Northampton is small and vulnerable. The only hope of the young Earl Waltheof Siward would seem to be to align himself with one of the other states…
Lincoln: Taking advantage of the chaos of 1066, the exiled Hereward Leofricson has returned and seized control of his ancestral lands in Lincoln. Can the mighty warrior overcome his poor position, and aggrandise his holdings further?
( - totally silly, and just for fun!):
And of course, the Kingdom of Scotland and the various Duchies and Counties of Ireland and Wales remain intact (Gwynedd has in fact expanded into Herefod), and may stand a better chance in this scenario than when faced against the Normans…
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Known Issues:
• This isn’t really my period and it’s principally based on what I have been able to dig up on the internet or think would be interesting to play. As such, placeholder characters and counties abound, and I’m sure the setup is crawling with historical inaccuracies.
• Most of the new characters are unmarried, but do generally have placeholder children. My attempts to insert fictional wives led to a series of horrific crashes, so I looked upon this as actions of the Wyrd and gave up. If anyone knows the real wives and children of the characters in the mod, please speak up and I’ll try again!
• Might be an idea to change the county, province, title and dynasty names to their Saxon equivalents. Any suggestions here would be very good.
• Haven’t actually played it past around 1100, so anything potential problems past then are currently unknown…
• AI England generally vassalises most of the states within the first year - do people like this, or should the Northern Earldoms be made more rebellious...?
Any corrections or suggestions are always greatly appreciated. Time permitting, there may be further versions of this if good feedback is received. Also, if anyone wants to incorporate features of this into their own projects, they are very welcome to do so – Crusader Kings needs more mods!
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