The Charlemagne (CM) expansion is the seventh major expansion for Crusader Kings II, announced on August 14, 2014. It was released on October 14, 2014 alongside patch 2.2[1].
DLC features
- 开始时间 游戏开始时间上溯到769年.
- Viceroyalty: non-tribal emperor tier characters will be able to appoint viceroys (lifetime governorship, the title goes back to the liege on death)[2].
- Custom kingdoms and empires (3 duchies or 1 duchy and certain realm size to form a custom kingdom, 3 kingdoms or 1 kingdom and certain realm size to form a custom empire)
- Narrative events to tell historical stories between Charlemagne, Carloman and related characters.
- Chronicles of your dynasty
- Special features of Zuni religion
- Graphics for early Western, Eastern and Muslim units
Patch features
- Tribal holdings (buildings built with prestige, vassals need to be called as allies) that can potentially become feudal castle or merchant republic city.
- Centralization, a set of laws balancing a new vassal limit vs demesne size limit.
- Legalism cultural technology only unlocks new laws. Short reign penalty is moved to the Majesty technology.
- Regency overhaul: new Designated Regent honorary title, regent traits and his opinion of the ruler matters, in particular for unlocking diplomatic actions.
- Elective gavelkind succession law
- Assassination diplomacy action removed.
- Seasonal effects: attrition increased with snow
- New UI for selecting start date and initial character.
- Spectator mode
- Cultural melting pots and decisions
Critical reception
Upon release, Charlemagne was extremely well received. Critics praised the additional time period, the implementation of seasonal changes and changes to assassination and law systems. It currently holds a score of 80/100 on metacritic.
Trivia
- CM is the first expansion with Johan Lerström as project lead.
Dev diaries
All developer diaries about the Charlemagne expansion and patch 2.2.
| No. | Title and Link | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Let's get Early Medieval | New cultures and religion changes introduced to properly represent new start date in year 769. | 2014-09-17 |
| 2 | Kings, Queens and Murderers | Custom kingdoms and empires, chronicle and changes to the plot mechanism related to assassination. | 2014-09-24 |
| 3 | Ruling the Unruly | Vassal limit, centralization law and viceroys. Changes in regency system. | 2014-10-01 |
| 4 | The Tribes | Holding and government type created to properly represent tribal nations. | 2014-10-08 |
References
- ↑ Forum, Charlemagne Patch and DLC features list, 2014-09-10
- ↑ Forum:803787
补丁
| 扩展包 | 伊斯兰之剑 • 罗马遗产 • 日落入侵 • 共和国 • 逝往神灵 • 亚伯拉罕之裔 • 印度罗阇 • 查理曼 • 生活之道 • 马上诸王 • 御前会议 • 死神索命 • 修道士与密契者 • 碧玉之龙 • 神圣之怒 |
| 1.02b - 1.05g | 1.02b • 1.03b • 1.04 • 1.04c • 1.05 • 1.05b • 1.05c • 1.05d • 1.05e • 1.05f • 1.05g |
| 1.06 - 1.111 | 1.06 • 1.06b • 1.07 • 1.07b • 1.08 • 1.09 • 1.091 • 1.092 • 1.10 • 1.101 • 1.102 • 1.103b • 1.11 • 1.111 |
| 2.0 | 2.0 • 2.0.1 • 2.0.2 • 2.0.3 • 2.0.4 |
| 2.1 & 2.2 | 2.1 • 2.1.2 • 2.1.3 • 2.1.4 • 2.1.5 • 2.1.6 • 2.2 • 2.2.1 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 • 2.3.1 • 2.3.2 • 2.3.3 • 2.3.4 • 2.3.5 • 2.3.6 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 • 2.4.1 • 2.4.2 • 2.4.3 • 2.4.4 • 2.4.5 |
| 2.5 & 2.6 | 2.5 • 2.5.1 • 2.5.2 • 2.6.1 • 2.6.2 • 2.6.3 |
| 2.7 | 2.7 • 2.7.0.1 • 2.7.0.2 • 2.7.1 • 2.7.2 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 • 2.8.1 |
| 3.0 | 3.0 • 3.0.1 |