What DLC is worth buying and what is not?

[barny]

I found playing as an Islamic ruler actually more fun than playing as a Christian. Thanks to the ability to wage a lot of holy wars and invasions, the game is very dynamic and thanks to Crusades and the Mongols, you're kept on the edge of your seat, even if you already have a large empire (I just fought in a Crusade against virtually all of Europe as the Arabic Emperor).

The retinues are...well a mixed bag in my opinion. They just become too large and unrealistic, in my opinion, but somehow I use them anyhow.

 

[GapingLotus]

All of it except Sunset Invasion IMO. Should have just bought the "CK2 Collection".

 

[KevUK]

All of it except Sunset Invasion IMO. Should have just bought the "CK2 Collection".

Well, if Sunset Invasion actually worked better (from my first playthrough of it, it seemed broke), then that too, as long as you know how to play the game *first*. Its quite fun in a fantastical sorta way.

 

[Kyoumen]

Yeah, I'll toss a nod in support of Sunset Invasion. It's fun, it has some very amusing flavour events, and the graphics are fricking gorgeous. I would also look at any of the Music DLCs for people you intend to play - I have the Byzantine and Islamic ones, and they're both wonderful. I'll honestly probably just grab the others sometimes and mod the game to play all of them regardless of where I'm playing.

...and people who turn up their nose at unit DLCs just don't understand the awesomeness that is swarming Europe with your CAMEL CAVALRY.

 

[burny26]

In case you are strapped for cash ,only get sword of islam and legacy of rome.

 

[n000b]

I'd agree with the above. Get legacy of rome and sword of islam as those both expand the gameplay. The rest of the army of dlc's for this game is just cheese, and not worth it even at 75% off.

The music DLCs are great, and right now they cost less than 1 euro. Thats nothing man, great music not even worth nothing? I think not.

 

[barny]

The music DLCs are great, and right now they cost less than 1 euro. Thats nothing man, great music not even worth nothing? I think not.

Only, if you mod them, so all the songs are played. Building in conditions for them to be played, is rather idiotic (or at least they should have made it optional).

 

[n000b]

Only, if you mod them, so all the songs are played. Building in conditions for them to be played, is rather idiotic (or at least they should have made it optional).

Wouldnt call it idiotic, i quite like that when im on a crusade a new tune starts, puts me in the mood for crusading

But yea, some settings tied to the tracks would have been nice.

 

[James The 1st]

In case you are strapped for cash ,only get sword of islam and legacy of rome.

At least get these because they add gameplay mechanics.
Then next get the face packs because after all, you are looking at the faces a lot so more variety is good.

Wouldnt call it idiotic, i quite like that when im on a crusade a new tune starts, puts me in the mood for crusading

But yea, some settings tied to the tracks would have been nice.

The Music is also good, and you can just do very simple modification to the music text file to make it play more often. I also got the shield pack because I hate the random shields.

 

[KevUK]

At least get these because they add gameplay mechanics.
Then next get the face packs because after all, you are looking at the faces a lot so more variety is good.
The Music is also good, and you can just do very simple modification to the music text file to make it play more often. I also got the shield pack because I hate the random shields.

Right, have tried this but obviously not got it correct. Could you simply explain how to do this? I know I need to mod the music .txt file, but it aint working...?

 

[James The 1st]

Right, have tried this but obviously not got it correct. Could you simply explain how to do this? I know I need to mod the music .txt file, but it aint working...?

In each music DLC file, there is a text file. It looks like this.

# 3 Songs of Byzantium

song = {
	name = "komnenos.ogg"
	
	chance = {
		factor = 2
		modifier = {
			factor = 0
			NOT = {	culture_group = byzantine }
		}		
	}
}

song = {
	name = "legacyofrome.ogg"
	
	chance = {
		factor = 2
		modifier = {
			factor = 0
			NOT = {	culture_group = byzantine }
		}		
	}
}

song = {
	name = "thebyzantineempire.ogg"
	
	chance = {
		factor = 2
                modifier= {
			factor = 0
			NOT = {	culture_group = byzantine }
		}		
	}
}

Just get rid of the stuff that says modifier

modifier= {
			factor = 0
			NOT = {	culture_group = byzantine }
		}

And it will play like normal song. You have to do this for each song you want to play normally.

 

[BBBD316]

I have bought everything so far except the Rus ones cause I wasn't aware they had been released.

I think that all bring value to the game, I use the Ruler Designer, but I do wish that there were more options for everything. If I want to make an Irishman that looks arabic then I should be able to and vice versa.

I have Sunset, but I rarely play in that time period and I struggle to get past 1200 in most of my games, so I would like if they had a start date perhaps 50 years before invasion but making sure that the invasion happens so that you can experience it.

 

[Lorehead]

I think that all bring value to the game, I use the Ruler Designer, but I do wish that there were more options for everything. If I want to make an Irishman that looks arabic then I should be able to and vice versa.

Make your Arabic-looking character in the Ruler Designer, then enter culture irish in the console.

 

[Cuthuthulu]

I think that all bring value to the game, I use the Ruler Designer, but I do wish that there were more options for everything. If I want to make an Irishman that looks arabic then I should be able to and vice versa.

You can. *Hint* Ethnicity and culture are two different things.

 

[Lorehead]

I second everyone’s recommendation of Legacy of Rome as a must-have. I’d pick up Sword of Islam when you feel like playing a Muslim. I’ve personally passed on Sunset Invasion so far, but a wargamer might appreciate the challenge, I imagine?

The other DLC are all cosmetic, but of the cosmetic expansions, I think the African portraits do the most to help my immersion. Without them, the Africans in the game don’t look African at all. I got the Mongol face-pack immediately, as well, so I couldn’t even tell you what the Cumans and Mongols look like without it.

 

[KevUK]

Just get rid of the stuff that says modifier

modifier= {
			factor = 0
			NOT = {	culture_group = byzantine }
		}

And it will play like normal song. You have to do this for each song you want to play normally.

So thats the problem, thank you!

 

[TheGreatSnoop]

I'd reccomend the Russian portraits DLC.

The only downside is that, once you use it, you won't be able to look at Western European portraits without thinking how woefully cartoony they look when compared to the Russian faces.

 

[Cuthuthulu]

I'd reccomend the Russian portraits DLC.

The only downside is that, once you use it, you won't be able to look at Western European portraits without thinking how woefully cartoony they look when compared to the Russian faces.

It also instills a deep fear of marrying a Russian bride.

 

[yezhanquan]

To me, content DLCs are worth getting at full price (Sword of Islam, Legacy of Rome). Wait for sales to get the rest.

 

[liamgamer55]

If you care about your characters at all, get all the facepacks.

If you like music much, get the extra music packs (I like music a lot)

If you like extra 2d/3d artwork go for the extra unit packs (they're definitely low priority though)

Get sword of islam and LOR regardless, they both expand gameplay a lot.

Aztec invasion... only get if you've got 5 bucks spare and hardly play any games except for ck2 (that still describes me).

I'd say it goes SOI>LOR>Facepacks>Musicpacks*>Dynasty shields1/2>Unit packs>>>Aztec invasion>>>Ruler designer(which I don't think I've used even once). *Whether or not to get music packs highly depends on whether you like the music much or not. It doesn't really affect gameplay in the same way that gameplay affecting things or 2d/3d art does.

The only downside is that, once you use it, you won't be able to look at Western European portraits without thinking how woefully cartoony they look when compared to the Russian faces.

The Russians just look really depressed. I mean, I like it, but I don't think any less of the Western Europeans now though.