You could just change the completely controls Duchy of Thessalonika to have the title Duchy of Thessalonika (or any vassals have it). That way way you don't need to fully control all the titles in the duchy as long as you have the dutchy itself.
this essenstially it is primarily mechanically but it is a start https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/iqta-other-improvements.881507/
Also game outright crashes the moment when using the latest version of this mod
Regarding the other ideas some could be implemented, the Anti Caliph I'm unsure if it is supported...
If you want to help me with the Middle East help is accepted by the way!
Supported by history or the engine?
I'd love to help but I can't mod to save my life
Ah I understandNo, historically happened that there was more that one Caliph for sure!
It is the engine that I'm unsure supports it... time ago in other mod tried to set that Sunni / Shia religions supported Anti Popes and weird thing happened. But it was a lot of release ago... maybe not it works.
Sure now that I've gotten it to workOK, I can count to you as beta tester when I'll start to work on Islam?
Ah I understand
Also while I am at suggestions once you get to the caliphate part make Africa alternative essentially hold arabia, egypt and one more empire as Africa was a march at the best of time often held by a series of tribal leaders and independent emirs holding persia, egypt and arabia makes just as much sense.
The sunni caliphate was by this point was offically driven by piousness than blood though it certainly helped I suggest that in order to create it you either need piety and the trait or twice the piety otherwise required (also if the caliph exists he must be your vassal)
When Stupor Mundi is proclaimed the accompanying text does not appear nor does it say what it benefits simply the numbers
Someone joining the legion does not display the flavor text
Also Francia in becoming WRE is at one point spelled "Franncia" instead of its proper spelling
In the restore SPQR conditions it says "the kingdom of Italy shall be replaced by the Roman republic" and that is very vague what does it mean exactly?
When sweden broke out of the Kalmar union the pope refused to acknowledge Gustav Vasa as king of Sweden thereby leaving him in a bit of conundrum in the end he ended up converting to protestantism for this and a few other reasons. Might be an inspiration.
Sure now that I've gotten it to work
So you say the (High) Kingdom of Africa could be not needed to form Dar Al Islam? Probably in the CK2 historical period makes more sense if it is the sum of Arabia, Egypt and Persia.
When you create the Roman Republic and start to conquer the various Duchies of Italy after some key territories you should get an event that effectively replace de jure the Kingdom of Italy with the Roman Republic... yes probably the event being not easy to discern for the player is not the correct way to do this a decision in which are listed the territories will be better.
Another idea that I'm having is to divide the (High) Kingdom of Italia in 4 de jure Kingdoms:
In this way in "The Commune of Rome" scenario de facto the Roman Republic would have a de jure territory.
- Italia (that if held by Romans changes in "Annonaria"): it is formed only of the Northern Italy
- Roman Republic / Exarchate of Italy /Patrimonium Sancti Petri (the last one only creatable only by the Pope): Central Italy that is the historical territory of the Byzantine Exarchate of Italy
- Sicily: the same de jure territory
- Sardinia: can be created if Sardinia plus another Duchy is held
Out of curiosity what was the problem?
A few suggestions about norse:
Split norway and Iceland and the faore islands in 769 to later as the island wasn't exactly part any realm for some time instead I would suggest a kingdom called iceland
Split Sweden into Gautaland (Småland, Vestergautland and Austergautland) and Sweden (svipjod) for the bookmarks 769 and 876 1066 Gautland was pretty much a thing of the past (inspired by HIP)
If Guatland exists when the cultural split of the norse appears Geatish appears as a seperate culture
Split Norrland into two different duchies Länsipojha-Sapmi called Sapmi and Helsingland-Angermanland-Medelpad remains as Norrland (Länsipojha-Sapmi wasn't part of Sweden until very late in this period and indeed the only bookmark with it is the last one)
Split Sapmi from Sweden and give it to Finland also make it so that Sapmi becomes the name of the kingdom of Finland if a Sami character holds it (Sapmi is the name for the Samis combined nation so that is why Finland should be called Sapmi under those circumstances)
Kalmar Union (Add reqiurments is king of; Norway, Denmark and Sweden)
Norðri Riki (roughly Kingdom of the North) creatable high kingdom via descision if the following is fullfilled
Is norse
Is germanic (reformed)
Is fylkir
Has 3000 prestige
Completely controlls Kingdom of Denmark, Sweden, Gautland, Norway
Is Feudal
Effect: Norðri Riki replaces Kalmar Union
Character is now high king of Norðri Riki
This in total means that either scandinavian empire will be concerned with the mainland but have incentive to take iceland later on
Become recognized by the thing
Requirements:
Norse
Either
King or Emperor
Is independent
When you succeed to the throne or create your empire you can call the Thing (viking parliment kind of) to be essentially recognized as the ruler (viking succession is a bit of a mist in history but I recall there being something to it) and if you are denied you gain rejected by the Thing modifier (-20 vassal relations, -1 prestige/month) if you don't summon them you gain unrecognized ruler (-10 vassal relations, -.5 prestige month) if you succeed you gain recognized by the Thing (+5 vassal Relation penalty +.5 prestige/month) this leads to a rune stone being made but it revolves around your ascension or inheritance (this is actually what a lot of runestones were testements to inheritance)
If you fail you can try again in 2-5 years time.
I recall sol invictus had something similar
Compose a Saga
Requirements:
3000 prestige
Character has poet trait
Norse
Councillor has poet trait
Councillor has 100 relations with character
Sagas were very important oral poetic traditions so once you are epic enough you can have your councillor or yourself compose a Saga which will give you the bonuses the vanilla rune stone other wise would give you.
Godis able to try to usurp the title of Fylkir in fact vassals might try to have the title transfered to a priest (not sure if this is possible to code)
As mentioned I can't write code but I could write up what the flavor text just not code it it
Also why is Nubia part of Aegyptus empire it hasn't had a proper connection with Nubia in that sense since the conquest of Egypt by cyrus
Probably in 769 Iceland should be empty too, but the engine does not support it... maybe I can made it nomadic as a sort of compromise...
It is OK to put Faore Islands as part of Iceland or not? If not I should give an independent Duchy to only it.
There is already a flag of Iceland in HIP or FFT probably...
Regarding Iceland after is independence from Norway it should have a special government (a sort of Republic?) to model the Icelandic Commonwealth.
There is already a COA of this Kingdom of Guatland?
Mmh Sapmi (that is - as you says the correct name of Finland) is in Sweden in vanilla? This shall be rectified! I can change the name to Sapmi if ruled by Finnish characters easily...
Kalmar Union is simply a localization for Scandinavia so these requirements are already presents (it is its de jure territory) the only condition I should add is to make it creatable only by Catholics because Norse should create...
The Thing probably should be the real government of the Norse not the one Paradox is using before they reform to feudal it is effectively a sort of Parliamentary Monarchy that any Aryan population used in the past. I'll try to implement it a proper government and this could be one of the flavor events for sure.
Yes it should be possible to code, it simply means that the Gody will get the title d_fylkirate but it does makes sense? Here we are in the hypothesis realm as the Norse religion was never reformed so what does a good Fylkir? Piety? It does not seems so important for Norse... probably a high martial is better! I see this title more similar to the Muslim Caliphate and indeed I think that any character should have the possibility to hold temples without penalties (that is no differentation between warrior and priest caste).
Well writing the event text will be already a good help for me. Are you able to design COA / event pictures too? All the duchies split you have proposed are relatively easy to do but if I do have not a flag to represent them...
Well the fact is that IMHO an (High) Kingdom should have at least 3 Kingdom inside it to make a sense so I gave Nubia to it. In my mind it is not the Arab thing but is the Hellenistic Realm.
I tough that a restore Macedonia could have had sense but then I tought that would conflicted with the Roman Empire / Byzantium... a Greek in that epoch feels himself more "Roman" that "Greek", Macedon culture was totally forgotten. So I decided it was anti-historical. This Aegyptus exist as a component of constituent part of ERE and of Dar Al Islam been effectively a point of confict between these two worlds.