[CK2 -> EU4] No real AAR but something worth telling about...

[FacelessOne]

A small disclaimer at the beginning of this... English isn't my first language so please do not butcher me for spelling errors or so...yeah? Pretty please?

The idea for this thread came to mind after some pretty rediculous s*it startet to happen in my current game...
But first things first:

The basic idea was to create a world for an EU4 multiplayer with friends of mine that is a little odd, different than the vanillia start in EU4 with all the cheesy tactics of whom gets france and/poland first ect. So i startet a game of my own in CK2, to make "something". It's me half the time playing and half the time observing and cheating/manipulating/savegame editing... Like a dark figure in the background pulling the strings.

Sure, i could have made it with EU4's nation generator but well... The stupidity of the AI can create things, situations that nobody of us can think of.

I started in 769 A.D. as a custom chief of Nidaros in Norway.
Sunset Invasion, Conclave and Reapers Due are turned off. (For now...)
Game Rules:

Difficulty:
Normal

My goal is, as i said:
Creating a world that is similar to the real 1444 A.D. start but different.

Currently i'am in the year 1040 A.D. and i will post the first update at the vanillia start date of September, 15th 1066 - so in 1 or 2 days... I'am a "speed 1 player"...and on the 29th this month a new SW:ToR DLC is released...

The 2nd update will be at inGame date January, 1st 1187 A.D.

3rd update on May, 1st 1241 A.D.

January, 1st 1337 A.D. will be the 4th update.

The fifth update will be on November, 11th 1444 A.D.

And the sixth and final update will be after the conversion to EU4 with all the modifications i did.

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If you like you can ask questions or request details to nations, charakters, regions ect. what you want.


As final words:

UPDATES:

September, 15th 1066 A.D.

January, 1st 1187 A.D.
The Norse Update
The Reindeer Update
The Patriarchy Update
Holy Cow Update
Religion of Peace Update
RNGesus Update
1187 A.D. Wrap-Up

4th:
5th:
6th:

 

[Nuada Airgetlám]

Are you using any mods?

 

[Drakridr]

I'm interested, subbed

 

[FacelessOne]

I was thinking about how i do these updates... Should i just trash you with maps and data, should i tell you something about what happend... So many possibilitys...

But i think i should tell you first in detail what all my shenanigans are about...

As i said, i've got a rough picture in mind how the world should look in 1444 and acording to this picture i'll start or end wars between the A.I. or force viá savegame editing dynastie changes in specific realms but it's all "clean", the history police inside me wants it that way.

Sometimes i also create "mythical" strong charakters/rulers for dynasties, A.I. and myself. Like Alfred of Wessex for example.

And then the usual shenanigans too. Renaming dynasties, realms, fiddeling around with their dynastie CoA and of course custom realms with "custom" CoA and colors. (Luv that Charlemagne DLC!)

For the maps i ended in a secound save all wars against the tip lieges so that it looks better. But the charakter screens are with these wars.

September, 15th 1066 A.D.

Some History:

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Viking Age started = 793.11.22
Varangian Guard founded = 798.4.11
Irminsul burned = 847.8.21
Norse reformation = 850.12.21
Jomsvikings founded = 928.10.26
Christian Crusades unlocked = 944.10.3
Pagan GHWS unlocked = 953.12.15
Suomenusko reformation = 960.4.4
Holy Roman Empire founded = 984.7.14
Muslim Jihads unlocked = 1000.6.15
Jerusalem founded = 1011.7.17

The world, religion and culture clusterf*cks: (Just copy/paste this time)

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The five largest christian realms:

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Byzantine Empire - Realm Size 378

(not) Holy (nor) Roman (nor) Empire - Realm Size 305

France - Realm Size 117

Aquintane - Realm Size 108

Austrasia - Realm Size 87

The five largest muslim realms:

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Shia Caliphate of Egypt - Realm Size 208

Sunni Caliphate of Arabia & Lavant - Realm Size 151

Sultanate of Mesopotamia - Realm Size 107

Sultanate of Mekka & Medina - Realm Size 103

Sultanate of Al-Andalus - Realm Size 99

The five largest pagan realms:

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The Fylkirate & Kingdom of Norway - Realm Size 236

Scotland - Realm Size 70

Sweden - Realm Size 50

Eyjaríki - Realm Size 48

Great Mordva - Realm Size 34

The five largest dhraman realms:

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Rajputana - Realm Size 99

Bengal - Realm Size 96

Kosala - Realm Size 96

Karnata - Realm Size 93

Orissa - Realm Size 92

All remaining steppe hordes:

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Busurid - flesh colored

Akhun - lime green colored

Khazaria - yellow-ish colored

Kozaid - turquoise colored

That's that, for now. For the next update i'll try to improve my map making skills a little.

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Information: Form 1067 A.D. onward i'll enable Conclave and Reapers Due.

Credits: Maps are done with "Tutorial by Giraffens"

 

[FacelessOne]

Are you using any mods?

Nope, no mods at all.

I'm interested, subbed

Thanks

 

[FacelessOne]

I'm tryin' a new style of presentation and for a little more detail, i'll split this update in some "smaller" parts. Tell me if you like it or...not.

January, 1st 1187 A.D. - The Norse Update:

The five biggest norse-germanic countries:

The Fylkirate & Kingdom of Norway - Realm Size: 147

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Kingdom of England - Realm Size: 106

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Kingdom of Sweden - Realm Size: 66

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Kingdom of Scotland - Realm Size: 48

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Kingdom of Denmark - Realm Size: 38

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All norse-germanic countries:

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Other norse-germanic countries by name:

Kingdom of Norðrríki, Kingdom of Eyjaríki, Kingdom of Nenjozije, Kingdom of Éire, Petty Kingdom of Deheubarth, Petty Kingdom of Brabant, Duchy of Polotsk, Duchy of Munster, Duchy of Lancaster, Jomsvikings and last but not least the Chiefdoms of Cill Dara, Laigin, Latgale, Satakunda and Pohjanmaa

 

[Nuada Airgetlám]

It looks like the Norse faith is reasonably secure, so long as the population of England has been largely converted. Any plans to push further south, or to change your player dynasty?

 

[FacelessOne]

It looks like the Norse faith is reasonably secure, so long as the population of England has been largely converted. Any plans to push further south, or to change your player dynasty?

Good question... Currently I'm focusing most of my attention to the baltics (actual warfare) aswell as iberia/north africa but to that i'll say more in a few days. But the A.I. did some interesting stuff especially in north africa.

For my dynasty... I'm thinking about it, maybe even 2 or 3 switches before 1444 A.D.
House Gautske is the third dynasty on the norwegian throne. The first was the Vølsung Clan (2 Fylkirs/Kings) and then House Vanir (6 Fylkirs/Kings & 1 Fykja/Queen).
Hákon is the fourth Fylkir/King of House Gautske and as you can see, he has planty of sons... We'll see what will come.

 

[FacelessOne]

January. 1st 1187 A.D. - The Reindeer Update

The five biggest suomenusko countries: (and the last/only)

Kingdom of Alitshahr - Realm Size: 57

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Kingdom of Great Mordva - Realm Size: 54

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Kingdom of Perm - Realm Size: 18

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Sons of Kalvela - Realm Size: 11

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Kozaid - Steppe Horde

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All Suomenusko countries:

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I take no responsibility whatsoever for the reindeer worshipers reformation back in 960 A.D. nor that they moved to the steppes and became one of the two major steppe religions!
Well, maybe a little after conquering their at that time strongest realm, the Kingdom of Estonia... ...

Funny thing is, i hope they survive the mongols...
I got used to them...

 

[FacelessOne]

January, 1st 1187 A.D. - The Patriarchy Update

The five biggest orthodox countries:

Eastern Roman Empire a.k.a. Byzantine Empire - Realm Size: 367

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Kingdom of Ryazan - Realm Size: 52

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Kingdom of Wallachia - Realm Size: 39

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Kingdom of the Kievan Rus - Realm Size: 36

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Kingdom of Serbia - Realm Size: 26

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The Patriarchy in it's full pride:

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Other orthodox countries by name:

Khaganate of Khazaria (...irony much?), Grand Principality of Smolensk, Grand Principality of Novgorod and last but not least the Country's of Uglich and Pereslavl Zalessky.

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FYI: Christianity, especially the orthodox branch spreaded around 900 A.D. to the rus people through their (at that time) overlords of the Busirid Khaganate.

 

[Nuada Airgetlám]

No shortage of details here.

 

[FacelessOne]

January, 1st 1187 A.D. - Holy Cow Update

The five biggest indian countries:

Kingdom of Karnata - Realm Size: 229

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Kingdom of Kosala - Realm Size: 169

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Kingdom of Orissa - Realm Size: 127

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Kingdom of Rajputana - Realm Size: 115

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Kingdom of Delhi - Realm Size: 61

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All indian staates/dharman religion countries:

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Other dharman countries by name:

Khaganate of Cipchak, Kingdom of Sindh, Kingdom of Punjab, Kingdom of Kamarupa, Kingdom of Bengal, Kingdom of Andhra and Kingdom of Lanka.

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Well... I don't like india... So as you can see, i do not visit often for "corrections" but this update has shown that there is much work to do till 1444 A.D.

 

[Nuada Airgetlám]

I'm sure India will resolve itself.

 

[FacelessOne]

January, 1st 1187 - Religon of Peace Update

The five biggest muslim countries: (sunni & shiite)

The Shia Caliphate of Egypt and Palestine - Realm Size: 269

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The Sultanate of Mecca, Medina, Mesopotamia and Abyssinia - Realm Size: 249

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The Sunni Caliphate of Arabia and Persia - Realm Size:147

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Sertapy of Hamadan - Realm Size: 85

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Khanate of Yeni Khazaria - Realm Size: 85

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All muslim countries: (sunni & shiite)

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Other muslim countries by name:

Sultanate of Baluchistan, Emirate of Tripoli, Sertapy's of Tabaristan, Khorasan, Tabriz and Aserbaijan, the Sheikhdom of Bukara aswell as the countries of Axum and Samien.

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An honorable mention to the Sultanate of Tunis:

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[FacelessOne]

January, 1st 1187 A.D. - RNGesus Update

The five biggest catholic countries:

The Holy Roman Empire - Realm Size: 362

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Kingdom of France - Realm Size: 149

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Kingdom of Aquintaine - Realm Size: 112

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Kingdom of Castille - Realm Size: 83

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Kingdom of Bohemia - Realm Size: 75

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Other catholic countries by name:

Kingdoms of Portugale, Pannonia, Croatia, Austrasia, Leon, Aragon and Poland, the Remnants of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the Busirid and Yençapi Khaganates, the Papacy, Tutonic Order and the countries of Maine and Grissoms.

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An honorable mention to the Duchy of Marrakech:

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[FacelessOne]

1187 A.D. Wrap-Up...

Many things happened in the last 121 years and many more things will happen. Next Update, as stated before will be in 54 years, to be exact on May, 1st 1241 A.D.

Here are the complete political and religious maps of 1066 A.D. and 1187 A.D. for you to compare.
Again just copy/pase - no modifications made...

Political:

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1066

1187

Religion:

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1066

1187

You might ask "Y no culture?"...
Even with the option to set culture spread to restricted, it is still broken beyond anything in my opinion. So i will have to do cultures from scratch after the conversation to EU4... Well, i have to anyway because of german, italian and russian subcultures...


Sow... There is nothing i can think of to say... So that's that.
See you in 1241 A.D.

 

[Nuada Airgetlám]

For future games, you might enjoy CK2 Plus. I find cultures don't change nearly as quickly.

 

[FacelessOne]

For thouse who wonder, I'am currently plaqued by PC problems but the savefile is secure.
So future updates will come "soon"™

 

[FacelessOne]

After i fixed most of my important problems with my PC, iRL ect. i wanted to come back and finish this but well...
Paradox had other plans and all my savegames are toast that i started before patch 2.7.1.!
Why thank you then...

IF someone knows how to fix it I would appreciate the help.

[spritetype.cpp:405]: Sprite type "GFX_evt_death_sacrificed" is referencing inexistent texture: "gfx\event_pictures\aztec_sacrifice.tga"
[spritetype.cpp:405]: Sprite type "GFX_evt_death_execution_aztec_sacrifice" is referencing inexistent texture: "gfx\event_pictures\aztec_sacrifice.tga"
[persistent.cpp:40]: Error: "Found negative amounts of armies in military composition! Increasing it to 0 token: camel_cavalry, near line: 5524750" in file: ""
[persistent.cpp:40]: Error: "Found negative amounts of armies in military composition! Increasing it to 0 token: camel_cavalry, near line: 5625200" in file: ""
[triggerimplementation.cpp:15078]: Script Assert! assert: "pSettlement->IsValid() && "CHoldingTypeTrigger has wrong Scope!"", type: "holding_type", location: " file: common/cb_types/00_cb_types.txt line: 5226"
[eu3idler.cpp:13356]: Attempting to interface texture on inexistent sprite type: GFX_ally_orders_bg
[eu3idler.cpp:13344]: Failed to find a re-skinned texture: gfx/interface/pagan_interface/laws_inheritance_bg
[eu3idler.cpp:13344]: Failed to find a re-skinned texture: gfx/interface/pagan_interface/laws_currentlaws_bg
[eu3idler.cpp:13344]: Failed to find a re-skinned texture: gfx/interface/pagan_interface/laws_entry_bg4
[eu3idler.cpp:13344]: Failed to find a re-skinned texture: gfx/interface/pagan_interface/laws_currentlaws_bg
[eu3idler.cpp:13344]: Failed to find a re-skinned texture: gfx/interface/pagan_interface/council_laws_entry_bg
[triggerimplementation.cpp:15078]: Script Assert! assert: "pSettlement->IsValid() && "CHoldingTypeTrigger has wrong Scope!"", type: "holding_type", location: " file: common/cb_types/00_cb_types.txt line: 5226"

[spritetype.cpp:405]: Sprite type "GFX_evt_death_sacrificed" is referencing inexistent texture: "gfx\event_pictures\aztec_sacrifice.tga"
[spritetype.cpp:405]: Sprite type "GFX_evt_death_execution_aztec_sacrifice" is referencing inexistent texture: "gfx\event_pictures\aztec_sacrifice.tga"
[triggerimplementation.cpp:15078]: Script Assert! assert: "pSettlement->IsValid() && "CHoldingTypeTrigger has wrong Scope!"", type: "holding_type", location: " file: common/cb_types/00_cb_types.txt line: 5226"
[eu3idler.cpp:13356]: Attempting to interface texture on inexistent sprite type: GFX_ally_orders_bg
[eu3idler.cpp:13344]: Failed to find a re-skinned texture: gfx/interface/pagan_interface/laws_inheritance_bg
[eu3idler.cpp:13344]: Failed to find a re-skinned texture: gfx/interface/pagan_interface/laws_currentlaws_bg
[eu3idler.cpp:13344]: Failed to find a re-skinned texture: gfx/interface/pagan_interface/laws_entry_bg4
[eu3idler.cpp:13344]: Failed to find a re-skinned texture: gfx/interface/pagan_interface/laws_currentlaws_bg
[eu3idler.cpp:13344]: Failed to find a re-skinned texture: gfx/interface/pagan_interface/council_laws_entry_bg
[triggerimplementation.cpp:15078]: Script Assert! assert: "pSettlement->IsValid() && "CHoldingTypeTrigger has wrong Scope!"", type: "holding_type", location: " file: common/cb_types/00_cb_types.txt line: 5226"
[triggerimplementation.cpp:15078]: Script Assert! assert: "pSettlement->IsValid() && "CHoldingTypeTrigger has wrong Scope!"", type: "holding_type", location: " file: decisions/settlement_decisions.txt line: 28"
[triggerimplementation.cpp:18868]: Script Assert! assert: "false && "CIsAllowedHoldingTypeTrigger has wrong Scope"", type: "is_allowed_holding_type", location: " file: decisions/settlement_decisions.txt line: 312"

These are the Errors i get exactly 12 days after i unpause the game for the first time.
No Mods, all DLCs exept of SI and as i said patch 2.7.1.

I have a third save i've not tested sofar but that would be a rollback of 60 years!

 

[Nuada Airgetlám]

A pity about the save breaking.