The realm rejoices as Paradox Interactive announces the launch of Crusader Kings III, the latest entry in the publisher’s grand strategy role-playing game franchise. Advisors may now jockey for positions of influence and adversaries should save their schemes for another day, because on this day Crusader Kings III can be purchased on Steam, the Paradox Store, and other major online retailers.
Enjoy it, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!this will be the last dev diary of the year, as we are now leading up to Christmas vacations.
Does it mean AI Rhodes will always build the colossus?Avenging the recent setbacks of his mishap-prone son Demetrius will be a pressing concern, the defeat at Rhodes being particularly galling given Ptolemy’s involvement.
I. Why only as Pergamon? It would be interesting to play as Sardis or Phrygia. Please add an option to continue playing as any of them.That’s right, you can switch tags to the newborn satrapy of Pergamon, ruled by the Attalids (if they are still around) as subjects of Thrace. If you do, the Antigonids will be taken over by the AI and splinter along the lines of their first option.
What about the marriage between Thrace and Egypt? will it be implemented via Events?Seleucus going so far as to marry Demetrius’ daughter, though the warm relations quickly faded once it became clear her father had not accepted defeat.
II. We still think this will be a serious mistake. @Slavicist has started a dedicated thread iin this topic.the Antigonid mission trees coming in the Heirs of Alexander Content Pack
That's what I'm understanding too, it seems like horrible game design to lock most of the content for those with a successful run, and only give it to those who "fail".Does this mean that if you do manage to take Corinth, or if you decide to stay in the east, you'll only have access to one unique mission tree as the Antigonids?
One could quibble. The Classical Aeacids were the hereditary kings of the Molossians, and the king of the Molossians was generally elected king of Epirus. (probably more as a formality and salve to the pride of the two southern Greek tribes) Thereafter follows roughly a century of Aeacid kings (perhaps keeping to this formality, perhaps not) followed by the resumption of an Epirote league, and a Molossian attempt to redominate it. We could represent this as three government-type changes or as something not unlike this elective monarchy.Elective Monarchy
Strictly speaking, there were no traditionally elective successions that we know of during our starting time period (yes, that is a challenge - prove me wrong!), however, the election of Kings was a tradition which exists in many of our core nation’s histories - including Rome.
It is very possible!With the new Alexander CB, is it likely that many of these lands will already be lost during the 4th war - assuming that event chain still fires as it currently does?
The Antigonids will keep their Greek subjects, including Ionia and Aeolia, if they go west.Plutarch notes that Demetrios escaped to Ephesus immediately after Ipsos. If they go West, what is Ionia's relationship to the Antigonids?
That's right.Does going east only allow for the first mission to be fulfilled? And I assume that if the Antigonid cause does not waver and they manage to defeat all rivals somehow, that there will be other missions available which are hinted at below?
The Attalids have been added, along with many other previously missing historical characters.III. Have you added the currently missing Attalids?
Pergamon will be Aeolian!Furthermore, what culture does Pergamon have as it spawns? Aeolian would be preferred, if we look at the Attalid cultural influence on the region (which was definitely not Macedonian).
There is a possibility to continue as Macedon with the Antigonids in the civil war event shown, but the Antigonids are also able to choose their colour and flag after forming Macedon through the 2nd tree.Will it be possible to take the Antigonids in after their empire collapses when playing as Macedon?
I wish to have Antigonid Macedon, but without the hideous yellow color.
After Ipsos the victorious Diadochi split up the gained land more or less in a "peace conference" as I would guess. So it makes totally sense, that a certain amount of land is already conquered by the enemies of Antigonos. I just hope that there won't be much border gore, otherwise I like what I see in terms of the war of the Diadochi.It is very possible!
PerfectThe Attalids have been added, along with many other previously missing historical characters.
Thanks for answering my questions which came as a hail of arrows!It is very possible!
The Antigonids will keep their Greek subjects, including Ionia and Aeolia, if they go west.
That's right.
The Attalids have been added, along with many other previously missing historical characters.
Pergamon will be Aeolian!
There is a possibility to continue as Macedon with the Antigonids in the civil war event shown, but the Antigonids are also able to choose their colour and flag after forming Macedon through the 2nd tree.