Yay!

[Marshall18]

Hey guys,
I just bought CK2, sword of Islam and Legacy of Rome. Do I need to buy any other dlcs to improve gameplay or is the rest just music/drawings/fantasy scenario?

 

[Heartsbane]

I think all the other DLCS are just cosmetic changes.

 

[DunkFunk]

Nope thats all you need to enjoy the full game.

The rest is just flavour.

 

[Hackworthy]

Aesthetic improvements are nice though. Especially helps having the Byzantine Unit Pack for your Roman playthroughs.

 

[Lord Finnish]

I recommend the two Coat of Arms packs, if you plan to play historical dynasties. It is beyond me why they didn't include the historical CoAs in the core game but they are worth it.

 

[Flamestalker]

Ruler designer is great if you want to play as your own custom dynasty, I have used it for most of my games.

 

[Voy]

I would never play a game without the COA packs or the music. They're brilliant.

 

[Sleight of Hand]

Don't forget the African skins! They're not very realistic for East Africans, but it's still a big improvement on everyone south of Gibraltar looking like Arabs. That and the CoA packs are my favorite.

 

[Sopot]

I'd also buy the coat of arms packs, mongol and african faces, they are not needed obviously, but they make things look a lot nicer.

 

[Marshall18]

Thanks for the responses. Thinking about getting all of them, except the music ones (always play muted, music stresses me out), and the fantasy one (I'm more of a historical dude )

 

[Tsungun]

Mods do COA so it's pointless really. You could use mods for the face changes as well.

SOI and LOR are the only things you need along with unit sprite DLC as they can't be changed through mods.

 

[Voy]

Mods do COA so it's pointless really. You could use mods for the face changes as well.

SOI and LOR are the only things you need along with unit sprite DLC as they can't be changed through mods.

It's not pointless if he wants to. Besides many of the face mods requires the face packs...

 

[Oorlog]

Alot are on sale on gamersgate right now!

 

[justin6477]

Thanks for the responses. Thinking about getting all of them, except the music ones (always play muted, music stresses me out), and the fantasy one (I'm more of a historical dude )

Personally, I'd suggest waiting until the next major Steam Sale (probably Christmas) and just get them all. The Arabic music is actually rather mellow, and the Byzantine stuff is downright awesome.

 

[n000b]

Well, personally i like the music DLC's alot, would recommend anyone buying them. You dont really need them though.

 

[pauli133]

there's a good chance everything will be 75% off on steam around thanksgiving.

 

[unmerged(275616)]

I agree with the people praising the music packs. If you buy them on sale, then you can get about an hour of good music for less than $3.

 

[Marshall18]

Another thing ... I bought it over Gamersgate. Do you guys know if I can/am allowed to install it in both my home pc and work pc? Or won't it work?

 

[VoodooEconomist]

They will, the GG version is DRM-free. But beware - you must buy any future DLCs on GG, not Steam, as they are not compatible.