Crusader Kings II: Jade Dragon Announced

[BjornB]

“Jade Dragon” Pushes Borders Eastward with New Features Spanning India and Transoxiana

STOCKHOLM — Aug. 24, 2017 — Paradox Interactive, a stately pleasure palace devoted to ambitious rulers from all corners of the globe, announces a new expansion coming soon to Crusader Kings II. In “Jade Dragon,” the richest empire on earth looks to the west, seeking subjects and adventure.

In Crusader Kings II: Jade Dragon, Paradox Development Studio introduces the Empire of China as an off-map influence that can give great rewards or great dangers to those whose realms lie in the shadow of the Dragon. Flatter the Emperor with gifts of gold or concubines. Ask favors from the mighty prince. Stay on the good side of his appointed marshals on your borders.

What’s the old saying about crisis being both “danger” and “opportunity”?

Paradox hopes you are not too Jaded to enjoy a new trailer:

Features coming in Crusader Kings II: Jade Dragon include:

• The Imperial Majesty Request: A new “China Screen” lays out the status and desires of the Emperor of China, letting you keep tabs on what he wants and how to earn his grace
• Kow-tow For Now: Submit to the Empire as a tributary, always keeping an eye on the waning power of the Emperor, so you can time your escape to freedom
• Adventure in the Great Wide Somewhere: Disgruntled princes or curious adventurers may leave China to seek their own fortune to the west.
• Booty and the East: Collect wondrous new Chinese artifacts for your characters, and explore a new Silk Road system that adjusts returns based on China’s stability.
• Rally Points: Instruct your levies to automatically gather up exactly where you want them.
• Dictionary of Chinese Characters: New Chinese and Tibetan portraits and Chinese units bring the empire to life
• Eight New Casus Bellis: You can never have enough

Release date and price will be revealed at a later date

 

[Paradoxer64]

Awesome work.

 

[PK_AZ]

Eight New Casus Bellis:

EIGHT

One for every Banner, you mean?

 

[RX2000]

Cant we fix all the issues with the West & completely flesh it out before going farther east?

 

[loup99]

Excellent to hear about the scope of the new expansion, looking forward to read the remaining details in the dev diaries.

EDIT: Weren't rally point a free 2.8 update feature rather than a Jade Dragon DLC component?

 

[Jonni_g_n]

Wasn't a fan of the advert to be honest

 

[Super-Soviet]

That was some very modern Hindi being spoken, what with English words for Dragon and porcelain. Maybe an English adventurer started the Raj early.

 

[Terrill]

So there will be no new map but gaming features only? 7/10 Satisfaction achieved from a Chinese fan here, look forward for further news

 

[Keizer Harm]

After watching the stream I think I'm a little bit disappointed. It feels a tad emptier, narrower in scope, than MnM or Reaper's Due. A lot fewer possibilities for events. Maybe only now I'm starting to get the disappointment of not having China on the map But I suppose perhaps it'll be cheaper as a result.

 

[Chlodio]

• The Imperial Majesty Request: A new “China Screen” lays out the status and desires of the Emperor of China, letting you keep tabs on what he wants and how to earn his grace

• Kow-tow For Now: Submit to the Empire as a tributary, always keeping an eye on the waning power of the Emperor, so you can time your escape to freedom

• Adventure in the Great Wide Somewhere: Disgruntled princes or curious adventurers may leave China to seek their own fortune to the west.

• Booty and the East: Collect wondrous new Chinese artifacts for your characters, and explore a new Silk Road system that adjusts returns based on China’s stability.

• Rally Points: Instruct your levies to automatically gather up exactly where you want them.

• Dictionary of Chinese Characters: New Chinese and Tibetan portraits and Chinese units bring the empire to life

• Eight New Casus Bellis: You can never have enough

*slow clap*

I was hopeful that there essential featured would work to enhance China, not center around it... Here is a list of things that would have revolutionized the game and taken less effort:

-Cadet branches.

-Anything resembling ship combat.

-Autocratic government.

-Real viceroy system.

- Rework of crusades.

-Rework of councils.

-Rework of faction.

-Rework of life focuses.

-Knightly orders.

-Inland republic.

-Theocracies.

-Heir designation.

-High kings.

-Defacto authority.


To be frank China does deserve some representation, but you are overdoing it.

 

[Achiles]

Glad to see that China is fianlly getting added in some form. Does this mean that we might see other off the map forces being represented in some form, such as eastern Mongol and Manchu tribes? Also, any plans to pay more attention to sub-Saharan Africa?

 

[Keizer Harm]

-snip-

They reworked councils in Conclave. Otherwise I'm mostly in agreement.

 

[Foreign Alien]

Anyone else feel like the cinematic was out of place? I mean I don't really think of India and Hindi when it's a China expansion.

An expansion where you get Chinese presence and new Taoist religion, but somehow the cinematic sounds like it's about India and Buddhism.

 

[Thure]

So I asked in the stream if we can conquere China and they avoided the question like 'We can't talk about it'... so it sounds like it will be possible someway.

 

[Keizer Harm]

Also should put here that they confirmed that this will not be the last expansion, but it is nearing its end. So that sounds like one or two more to me. Crusades and Empires pleeeaaase!!!

 

[PaulMClem]

Didn't like the trailer. Reading subtitles means you're not really watching anything else. Pity, because what I did catch looked well done.

 

[loup99]

Also should put here that they confirmed that this will not be the last expansion, but it is nearing its end. So that sounds like one or two more to me. Crusades and Empires pleeeaaase!!!

Empires as in unique bureaucracy? Or maybe we get that in the free 2.8 update?

 

[Gurkhal]

Looks like fun. I don't know how much importance it will have for my game, as I normally play in Western or Southern Europe, but sounds like good fun nevertheless.

 

[Keizer Harm]

Empires as in unique bureaucracy? Or maybe we get that in the free 2.8 update?

Yeah, that, and empire stuff in general I'm hoping for. For example a way to make them decline.

And no, nothing of the like is coming in the new DLC or patch. There's two new government types: one is unplayable (western protectorate) and the other (monastic feudalism) restricted to Tibet.

 

[Casko]

That was some very modern Hindi being spoken, what with English words for Dragon and porcelain. Maybe an English adventurer started the Raj early.

The Raj is after all the gem on the crown of the Great Ireland after all