The Republic Expansion – Q&A

[Doomdark]

With the release of Crusader Kings II: The Republic expansion today, there's no need to hold back and be secretive! So if anyone has any questions regarding the expansion and the patch, ask away in this thread and we will do our best to answer them during the day!

Here is the dev diary archive for the expansion:
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/...-Diary-Archive

Here are the patch notes for 1.09:
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/...09-Patch-Notes

The expansion is 9,99 USD and buy links will appear hear as soon as it goes live:
http://www.paradoxplaza.com/games/cr...i-the-republic

So... Fire away!

[Skyhunteren]

Do you have an idea about when it goes live?

Should I camp the computer or?

[Myrten]

Can heads of patrician families own any landed titles (other then palace\trade posts) when they are not doge?

[Doomdark]

Do you have an idea about when it goes live?

Should I camp the computer or?

It should go live around 15.00 CET.

[Verenti]

Do Muslim Costal Republics use the new republic gameplay, or is it restricted to Christians?

[RedRoverMan]

can you ever switch from republic to feudal?

[Doomdark]

Can heads of patrician families own any landed titles (other then palace\trade posts) when they are not doge?

Yes they can. In fact, most of them are actually scripted to hold a city or similar in 1066.

[Doomdark]

Do Muslim Costal Republics use the new republic gameplay, or is it restricted to Christians?

They use the same mechanics: your capital must be on the coast, it must be a city, and you must hold a duchy or higher title.

[Doomdark]

can you ever switch from republic to feudal?

Yes. If you have a castle capital and declare independence, you will become a feudal lord.

[Olligarchy]

Is it possible to create a Patrician family with the ruler designer?

[Thure]

Have duchy republic vasalls of kingdom republics ther own 5 families? So can we play a republic vasall of a republic? For exemple the Republic of Pisa as Vasall of the Serene Republic of Genoa (Only as a exemple).

[Skyhunteren]

If I am a duchy level republic under an emperor and I get an entire country. Lets us say Ireland. Can I then make a king level republic.

[JohanLerstrom]

Is it possible to create a Patrician family with the ruler designer?

Yes, you can redesign any Patrician or Doge the same way as any other character.

[Doomdark]

Have duchy republic vasalls of kingdom republics ther own 5 families? So can we play a republic vasall of a republic? For exemple the Republic of Pisa as Vasall of the Serene Republic of Genoa (Only as a exemple).

No, merchant republics cannot have merchant republics under them.

[Doomdark]

If I am a duchy level republic under an emperor and I get an entire country. Lets us say Ireland. Can I then make a king level republic.

Indeed you can.

[Thure]

No, merchant republics cannot have merchant republics under them.

Too bad, but okay.

Another question: Can one family be in the Patriciate of two Republics? For Exemple:
Republic A has Families 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Republic B has the families 11, 12, 13, 14 and 5. So family 5 is in two Republics. Would this possible to mod without problems?

And one more:
Is there a event command to change a family in the republic? So depose Family 1 as patricians and make family 6 to a new patrician family?

[Skyhunteren]

Can we assasinate *caugh* uhm I mean buy a family out of the republic?

[Myrten]

If I somehow manage to usurp Byzantine Emperor title as doge will it change to republican 'empire'?

Do republics also have traditional means of expansion like Holy War CB\Forging claims\Inviting claimants and pressing their claims?

[James_Manring]

When you own a large amount of counties will it be possible for the Republic to evolve into anything with a different character or behavior to it? What if this Republic that owns a lot of Counties happens to be centered in Rome and has managed to take a good portion of Italia? I'm not suggesting a complete Roman rebirth, but perhaps Oligarchic Republic events with a Romantic flavor to them?

No, merchant republics cannot have merchant republics under them.

Doesn't this cause problems with modeling the Hanseatic League?

[Prince Michael]

No, merchant republics cannot have merchant republics under them.

Does that mean that the Doge must hold all the Duchy titles in the Republic? No vassal Doges? Or do you mean that there can be vassal Doges but they are always in control of one family? i.e. not changing hands when there is the Serene Doge election, I mean.