Hi, long time CK/CK2 fan here. I've recently gotten the itch to see how far I can go with this. I've never modded before, but I think I have a solid idea.
Miami By Night would be a Vampire political struggle, in which players try to acquire power through title (Baron, Count, Duke and Prince). Backstabbing and intrigue are the main theme, with elements of horror and 'loss of control' events (like hunters, other supernatural creatures, etc).
Obviously, it would be set in Miami. The idea would be to mod the CK map and instead of an entire world or continent, it'd just be a city.. based on the map of Miami.
Instead of gold, piety and power; it'd be blood, money and power:
Blood determines how many vassals / courtiers your character could have at any one time. This amount can be increased by purchasing hunting ground holdings in territories (night clubs, brothels, homeless shelters, trailer parks; whatever).
Money allows you to build a variety of holdings, as well as contract out 'mercenary' organizations to attack another player's holdings (mafiosos, corrupt police, journalists, etc).
Power works as it does in CK2, as an aggregate score.
We would need different graphics for the holdings (as obviously castles wouldn't work in a modern settings), but we can scour google image search for nightclubs, etc.
Instead of families, we would use the Vampire clans. Clans will have unique dialogue, events, and abilities. Disciplines will give different options in events.
We could create a huge amount of decisions and intrigue options, as that's where the bulk of the game will be.
'wars' will have to be discussed at length, modified heavily or gotten rid of all together -- it's not a game about thousands of troops marching into the city.
Any thoughts?
I'll keep adding to this as I brainstorm more.
Miami By Night would be a Vampire political struggle, in which players try to acquire power through title (Baron, Count, Duke and Prince). Backstabbing and intrigue are the main theme, with elements of horror and 'loss of control' events (like hunters, other supernatural creatures, etc).
Obviously, it would be set in Miami. The idea would be to mod the CK map and instead of an entire world or continent, it'd just be a city.. based on the map of Miami.
Instead of gold, piety and power; it'd be blood, money and power:
Blood determines how many vassals / courtiers your character could have at any one time. This amount can be increased by purchasing hunting ground holdings in territories (night clubs, brothels, homeless shelters, trailer parks; whatever).
Money allows you to build a variety of holdings, as well as contract out 'mercenary' organizations to attack another player's holdings (mafiosos, corrupt police, journalists, etc).
Power works as it does in CK2, as an aggregate score.
We would need different graphics for the holdings (as obviously castles wouldn't work in a modern settings), but we can scour google image search for nightclubs, etc.
Instead of families, we would use the Vampire clans. Clans will have unique dialogue, events, and abilities. Disciplines will give different options in events.
We could create a huge amount of decisions and intrigue options, as that's where the bulk of the game will be.
'wars' will have to be discussed at length, modified heavily or gotten rid of all together -- it's not a game about thousands of troops marching into the city.
Any thoughts?
I'll keep adding to this as I brainstorm more.
