I don't know if you mean CK1 or something, but Doomdark was the original CK2 project lead.
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I don't know if you mean CK1 or something, but Doomdark was the original CK2 project lead.
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Crusader Kings III will take place in North America where you fight against the invading Vikings!
What? The name doesn't make sense? I don't know what you are talking about! :huh:
Chris was our Designer, not a project lead. Doomdark did most of the design for CK2 though, it really is his baby.
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I'm not sure how widely known this is, but Doomdark is now our "Director of gameplay" as well as leading Augustus, so he gets to spread his sheltering wings over all our games now
Version 1.111 is still available through the Steam Beta Opt in if you preferred how the game was back then.
However Doomdark is the one that designed the game from start, the name is a name for it sounded good. In hindsight it was bad because the game was never about exploring the crusades more than the time period the crusades started in.
We all know the game is about dynasties and incests. But for obvious reasons we can't call the game "Incestuous Inbreeds of Europe"
Well, I certainly did not expect this level of emotion concerning the title or "what the game is supposed to be".
I don't remember how the first game came to be called "Crusader Kings" anymore (things like that are usually decided by the top brass and marketing people), but I do remember being distinctly unhappy with it. Yes, the name alludes to two major features (kings and crusades), but it does not capture the spirit of the game. You could easily cut the crusades - and even "kings" - without affecting what the game is really about; the characters, their motivations and machinations, and the stories that tend to emerge! (With a healthy dose of good old fashioned violence, warfare and conquest, of course...)
That is what the game was meant to be. Ah, but "A Game of Thrones" would have been such a perfect title...
For the record, Johan Andersson was the project lead on the first Crusader Kings, and we co-designed it together with Joakim Bergqwist. I dare say we had very similar visions though, and high hopes that "whacky shit would tend to happen" (this was before "emergent stories" or "procedural storytelling" had become buzzwords... )
Not to worry though folks; I still regard the crusades, and kings, to be major features! (And yes, the crusade mechanics could be a lot better.)
I don't remember how the first game came to be called "Crusader Kings" anymore (things like that are usually decided by the top brass and marketing people), but I do remember being distinctly unhappy with it. Yes, the name alludes to two major features (kings and crusades), but it does not capture the spirit of the game. You could easily cut the crusades - and even "kings" - without affecting what the game is really about; the characters, their motivations and machinations, and the stories that tend to emerge! (With a healthy dose of good old fashioned violence, warfare and conquest, of course...)
That is what the game was meant to be. Ah, but "A Game of Thrones" would have been such a perfect title...
For the record, Johan Andersson was the project lead on the first Crusader Kings, and we co-designed it together with Joakim Bergqwist. I dare say we had very similar visions though, and high hopes that "whacky shit would tend to happen" (this was before "emergent stories" or "procedural storytelling" had become buzzwords... )
Not to worry though folks; I still regard the crusades, and kings, to be major features! (And yes, the crusade mechanics could be a lot better.)
Take the Crusade suggestions, to the Suggestion forum. I promise I'll tell you all how bad your ideas are there
Yeah, right. Like you'd do it. Everyone knows that Devs don't visit CK2 suggestion forum. Probably so they wouldn't get depressed from the bad ideas.
Everyone? Dang it I most have missed that memo.
People who enjoyed India for whatever reason they now have, I love that you've enjoyed our work. People who don't then I'm sorry that there is a DLC you weren't interested in and hope you enjoyed something else instead like Way Of Life.
In regards to performance issue, in almost every patch we do there is usually an optimization listed in the changelog and we'll continue to improve the performance. However Rajas of India hasn't been the biggest thief when it comes to performance, that price goes to Sons of Abraham and it's college of cardinals.
In regards to performance issue, in almost every patch we do there is usually an optimization listed in the changelog and we'll continue to improve the performance. However Rajas of India hasn't been the biggest thief when it comes to performance, that price goes to Sons of Abraham and it's college of cardinals.
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No I've fixed that performance hog, I just thought it was interesting fact to put in.
Who knows it might still be stealing a lot of performance. I'll have a look on the issue when I get back to work.
The Pope went through the entire world of characters and checks if they are eligible for Cardinal position according to a script that had to be run on the character. So every day the Pope checked about 35 000 characters or something like that? I don't remember the exact numbers for a mid-game population. That is why it was so demanding.
He is in charge of design, JohanLerstrom is the project lead. He is the guy who whips me.