[MINIMOD] De Jure Tweaks

[iron0037]

This mod makes modest alterations to the game's de jure setup for improved balance. The main theme is to reduce the size of the Byzantine Empire and Kingdom of Greece. Several kingdoms have been removed from the Empire to prevent it from expanding too easily. While some of these changes were for game balance (like Sicily, whose de jure status is debatable), others never should have been in there (like Georgia). But in order to make it harder for the empire to collapse in spectacular form to a Fatimid invasion, the Greek kingdom has been partitioned. Specific changes are as follows:

New Titles

• Empire of Caucasia
• Kingdom of Byzantium
• Kingdom of Epirus
• Kingdom of Nicaea
• Kingdom of Siberia
• Kingdom of Taurica

Moved Titles

• Moved Kingdom of Africa from Arabia to Africa
• Moved Kingdom of Alania from Tartaria to Caucasia
• Moved Kingdom of Armenia from Byzantium to Caucasia
• Moved Kingdom of Croatia from Byzantium to Carpathia
• Moved Kingdom of Frisia from Germania to Francia
• Moved Kingdom of Georgia from Byzantium to Caucasia
• Moved Kingdom of Khazaria from Taurica to Caucasia
• Moved Kingdom of Mauretania from Arabia to Africa
• Moved Kingdom of Serbia from Byzantium to Carpathia
• Moved Kingdom of Sicily from Byzantium to Italy
• Moved Kingdom of Taurica from Tartaria to Caucasia
• Moved Kingdom of Volga Bulgaria from Tartaria to Russia
• Moved Duchy of Adrianopolis from Greece to Byzantium
• Moved Duchy of Azerbaijan from Persia to Armenia
• Moved Duchy of Algarve from Andalusia to Portugal (all dates)
• Moved Duchy of Barcelona from Aquitaine to Aragon (all dates)
• Moved Duchy of Beja from Andalusia to Portugal (all dates)
• Moved Duchy of Brabant from Lotharingia to Frisia
• Moved Duchy of Carinthia from Bavaria to Venice
• Moved Duchy of Castille from Leon to Asturias (769 and 867)
• Moved Duchy of Cibyrrhaeot from Greece to Nicaea
• Moved Duchy of Cherson from Khazaria to Taurica
• Moved Duchy of Crimea from Khazaria to Taurica
• Moved Duchy of Cyprus from Greece to Anatolia
• Moved Duchy of Dyrrachion from Greece to Epirus
• Moved Duchy of Epirus from Greece to Epirus
• Moved Duchy of Flanders from France to Frisia
• Moved Duchy of Galicia from Galicia to Asturias
• Moved Duchy of Leon from Leon to Asturias (769 and 867)
• Moved Duchy of Mallorca from Andalusia to Aragon (all dates)
• Moved Duchy of Mordva from Volga Bulgaria to Khazaria
• Moved Duchy of Nikaea from Greece to Nicaea
• Moved Duchy of Porto from Andalusia to Portugal (all dates)
• Moved Duchy of Samos from Greece to Nicaea
• Moved Duchy of Sibir from Cumania to Siberia
• Moved Duchy of Thessalonika from Greece to Epirus
• Moved Duchy of Thrace from Greece to Byzantium
• Moved Duchy of Thracesia from Anatolia to Nicaea
• Moved Duchy of Valencia from Andalusia to Aragon (all dates)
• Moved Duchy of Yugra from Cumania to Siberia
• Moved County of Abydos from Aegean Isles to Samos
• Moved County of Chios from Samos to Aegean Isles

New Localiations

• Empire of Byzantium is referred to as the Latin Empire when held by western cultures
• Kingdom of Cumania is referred to as Patzinakia when held by Pechenegs
• Kingdom of Volga Bulgaria is referred to as Volga Cumania when held by Cumans
• Kingdom of Volga Bulgaria is referred to as Volga Khazaria when held by Khazars
• Kingdom of Volga Bulgaria is referred to as Volga Patzinakia when held by Pechenegs
• Duchy of Aegean Islands is referred to as the Archipelago when held by Italians or Franks

New Formation

• Removed restrictions on forming Empire of Mali

Get it through the Steam Workshop or download here.

 

[iron0037]

Edit: Screenshots are down. Check Steam page in meantime.

SCREENSHOTS
De Jure Empire Setup

De Jure Kingdom Setup for Byzantine Empire

Venice's tiny de jure realm has grown ever so slightly...
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[SBolshevik]

Some Croat will murder you for Croatia being subordinate to Serbia.

 

[iron0037]

Some Croat will murder you for Croatia being subordinate to Serbia.

Have no fear...there is a localisation for that empire such that it's called the Empire of Croatia when a Croat rules . I thought about calling it the Balkan Empire, but I thought that might be a bit wordy on the map.

 

[SBolshevik]

Have no fear...there is a localisation for that empire such that it's called the Empire of Croatia when a Croat rules . I thought about calling it the Balkan Empire, but I thought that might be a bit wordy on the map.

Well, considering Hungary's ambitions on the Balkans, you could have made it part of Carpathia.

 

[iron0037]

Well, considering Hungary's ambitions on the Balkans, you could have made it part of Carpathia.

A good suggestion. I considered that option as well; I will dwell on it some more.

EDIT:
Oh crud...I just realized that this messes up the title coats...I will work on that tomorrow.

 

[SBolshevik]

Considering you're doing tiny de iure tweaks, you could move Viken to Ostlandet, so that the Swedes don't attack Norway constantly.

 

[Hopit]

Kingdom of Byzantium could be kingdom of Thrace really, and for greek culture stay as Byz.

 

[iron0037]

A new version has been posted with flags for all the newly created titles. This will prevent all the other flags from being messed up in your game. Note that you might need to clear out the /gfx directory in your userdir to get things to work properly...

I also included the fix for Viken...never noticed that quirk before. As for the naming of the Kingdom around Thrace, I thought about calling it Thracia but decided Byzantium had a nicer ring to it. Perhaps I'll change my mind later. I've also thought about breaking up the Arabian Empire. The place to start would be Africa as JoeTheExplorer suggests. However, I've not really had a problem in my games where the Arabs stomp all over the African coast.

 

[Astanna]

What color is that Byzantium? It looks awesome/sexy/amazing/omgisdgsdagasd.

 

[iron0037]

What color is that Byzantium? It looks awesome/sexy/amazing/omgisdgsdagasd.

Not sure if that's sarcasm or not... In case it isn't, the color is 69 40 143 on the RGB scale. Though I didn't consciously plan it that way, it's pretty close to the color of the Byzantine Empire in EU3.

 

[unmerged(475475)]

Considering you're doing tiny de iure tweaks, you could move Viken to Ostlandet, so that the Swedes don't attack Norway constantly.

No! Bohuslän is ours!

 

[SBolshevik]

No! Bohuslän is ours!

Not anymore! (Well, actually, not then, but you get the idea)

 

[shaydesonic]

Why is the "Croatian Empire's" adjective still Serbian, and can you change this? K THX BYE

 

[SBolshevik]

You forgot to add the Croatian adjective in the localisation, iron0037!

 

[iron0037]

Why is the "Croatian Empire's" adjective still Serbian, and can you change this? K THX BYE

Welcome to the forums shaydesonic. SBolshevik warned me that this day would come...

I will fix the Croatian adjective localisation once time permits. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[SBolshevik]

SBolshevik warned me that this day would come...

Nah, Armageddon will happen when the Balkan states stop being at each other's throats.
Also known as: Never. :rofl:

 

[iron0037]

Ok, this tiny mod has been updated to be 2.0.2 compatible. Paradox changed a few things in landed_titles, and those adjustments have been merged in here. I also changed the adjective for the "Serbian" empire to be "Balkan." Once I dug into the matter, I discovered that I had no idea how to add cultural-specific adjectives to titles. If anyone has a solution, I'm all ears.

 

[SBolshevik]

Ok, this tiny mod has been updated to be 2.0.2 compatible. Paradox changed a few things in landed_titles, and those adjustments have been merged in here. I also changed the adjective for the "Serbian" empire to be "Balkan." Once I dug into the matter, I discovered that I had no idea how to add cultural-specific adjectives to titles. If anyone has a solution, I'm all ears.

d_novgorod_adj_norse;Holmgardian;Holmgardien;Holmgardian-;;Holmgardian;;;;;;;;;x

Here's the Novgorodian adjective change for Norse from 1.10.
Change it into:

e_serbia_adj_croatian;Croatian;GERMAN;FRENCH;;SPANISH;;;;;;;;;x

 

[iron0037]

Updated to include a Croatian adjective. Thanks for the tip. I had gone digging for an adjective for the Irish localisation of the British Empire, Alba, and returned empty handed.

I've decided to sidestep this whole issue at long last. That empire will now be called "The Balkans" by default. If a Serb is in control, it will be called the Serbian Empire. A Croatian overlord will have it named the Croatian Empire. So the situation where Serbia is the default has been removed. Everybody's happy .