CK3 News Roundup: Pricing, Maps And Innovations
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With CK3 on the horizon, I am here to round up all of the new information we get in all the different sources and give you my very strong opinions on them!
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Frick, I wish I had seen this yesterday because I already did my pre-order
Is it posible to see the crown of ERE's Emperor?
One Proud Bavarian where is the ruler designer
The only thing im paying attention is they add nude for satanic
I really hope they add a character customization option. Half the fun of Ck2 was building my own line and House.
Walter White it could be that sense the people who played it most likely played a pre-release build that features like the defensive packs or character creation weren’t enabled.
Either that or the more likely route that they’ll paywall that behind a DLC, though that wouldn’t explain the pre order bonuses being customizables (clothes) or the ck2 ruler challenge prizes
they will probably add customisation as DLC where you can customise your character before starting the game for $15, but will generate a random beard on your character even if you didn't pick it, so you have to buy the in game barber shop for $10 so you can get rid of the damn beard.
It’s going to be free but I wont be available at the release.
I would love it if there's a way for cultures to split if there's an isolated population (like your steppes Norse vs Byzantine Norse vs original Norse.
Thats exactly what I was thinking, I would love to see that!
Or Merging of Cultures that did not happen historically, due to history going of the rails (Say a Mongolian takes part of Africa, Africa-Mongol hybrid culture.).
Dynamic cultural melting pots and changes would be amazing
I would also love if similar cultures would merge together when under a powerful kingdom (say, high centralization and crown authority). Like, if ireland conquers Brittany, Wales and Scotland, they all become celtic.
@@davigurgel2040 CULTURE GROUPS MERGING SOUNDS LIKE GREAT IDEA!
I would like cultures merging together as well. Like french rule over Jerusalem levantines or over byzantine greeks during the crusade periods should spawn a hybrid culture out of it instead of just converting the province to french, considering they're so far away from their original homeland.
I think merging french culture over Levantine results in an outremer culture no?
CK2 did that, but only within fixed limitations (see England, Normandy and Scandinavia).
What I'd like to see is differing foreign cultural maluses dependant on cultural groups. In CK2, Irish treated Scots and Welsh just as badly as Egyptians, which doesn't make much sense. But if Ireland held Egypt and birthed a hybrid-culture within Egypt, this Gallo-Egyptian culture would have a smaller foreigner penalty against Gaelic and Arabic cultural groups alike.
Its an interesting idea but how would they implement which culture group the new merged culture is apart of, and the generated name?
Paradox: CK3 comes out September 1.
Me (scheduled to take the bar exam in mid-September): Haha. I'm in danger.
I know... I go to school and can't take my PC. I have to play this in November lol
I'll be in Army AIT. Lol
As someone who's body doesn't allow them to have a life, or a career, I promise that no game - not even CK3 - is better then whatever you may have scheduled at release date. Good look on your bar exam, you are doing something special, and I am proud of you for it. Go forth and change the world, even if it's just a tiny bit. Then, when victory is yours, come home and play CK3 knowing you are already a hero. Best wishes to you Andy!
Haha, yeah. I'm planning on getting a job and moving out around then, so it's gonna be hard to not delay any further.
I'm going to miss 769 start, playing as the last remaining Merovingian
The Zunists too. What’s the point of crusader kings if I can’t rule the empire of the sun as the living sun god and sacrifice prisoners to myself?
degggast261 Really? Sweeet
@@chrispeacock1257 They are in CK3 as a dead religion tho :(
@Ornithocheirus I am curious how religious revivals will work. Will it be using the religious "new faith" mechanic or something else?
I’m gonna be sad that I can’t play my favourite later characters like Tamari the Great and Alexios! but at least I can still play my OG Matilda of Tuscany. I’ve played in both CK1 and CK2 and can’t wait for CK3
I'm sure they'll be a dlc...
Alexios is playable as a child duke-level character in CK2, I assume they won't change that for CK3
Matilda of Tuscany, there's a truly underrated female leader
My most memorable campaigns have been dictating the life of the Crusader States. The fun of overcoming the Muslim hords and somehow battering through them, just to create a glorious crusader empire in the name of our lord and savior. Or even starting latter, once the crusades are bound to Ace and then making a real come from behind Reconquista of the holy land.
So not being able to do my favorite games is defiantly lamentable.
Marier le roi de France Philippe Ier avec Mathilde de Toscane et l'aider à devenir reine d'Italie ou de Romagne, je ne compte même plus le nombre de fois que je l'ai fait.
I like the new change to tech interweaving between Culture and Religion. Since the new religion system will give a big incentive to customizing a religion that suits your needs, the changes to tech bonuses based on who within the religion has also researched it give a more tangible benefit to staying within a big religious blob like Catholicism other then minor Curia mechanics. It also pushes rulers to try and convert other nations to their religion instead of just outright conquest, because then you can benefit from any tech breakthroughs they've made
I call a China DLC Release at some point. Notice how the map is neatly cut on its edges everywhere...except in the east. The Map seems as if someone has ripped the right side of the map right off.
I hope not, China would add nothing to the game other than performance hit.
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Oh boy I sure hope china will be added. Performance should not be an issue tbh. Paradox has bigger maps.
Ridiculous that they added pointless places like India, but downsized on England and Ireland and most importantly, Jerusalem
I personally would rather not have that, I would rather they actually just increase the size of the map as in, instead of adding new areas, split sections up and add more holdings and stuff to certain regions, make the world seem larger rather than adding a frankly unnecessary part of the world, at this point in history at least.
@@Chris11231 they probably wouldn't add just china, it would be all of East Asia. Possibly extending out to Japan, but definatly SE Asia and potentially Indochina.
I will admit no character creation tool kinda cut my hype down pretty dramatically. Crossing my fingers its in the release build.
I didn't know anyone used that. I hated that it's not ironman compatible so I never bothered
@@jamullin97 I use it all the time. I love creating a whole new dynasty starting all the way from count to emperor.
@@jamullin97 it's not achievement compatible. You can still use Ironman and since I just ignore it, I like to make a fun dynasty name and build a good character to start with and play Ironman and ignore achievements for the most part
I’ve got 1600 hours in ck2 and not a single achievement unlocked. I just can’t pass on the opportunity to create my dynasty and rule over the world.
Jonathan Johnson Whats the point of Iron Man if you’re not going for achievements though
was waiting for this !
4 months
I hope this game is not empty as Imperator: Rome is right now.
Leverquin English your second language?
@@Leverquin the lack of trade , shitty army rallying and downgrade of ship mechanics are alarming.
Seeing the amount of mechanics, this is a clear and definite updrade from imperator. They've been in damage control mode since that release definitely. And about the price; If i spend as many hours on this as i've spent on ck2, that will be worth it. That's like less than 1 euro per hour of entertainment
@@sweetandsover776 thats one of the few examples that arent included. Its not perfect, but overall i feel like it definitely is an upgrade from ck2. I dont care about the ships that much compared to all the mechanics they improved
@@sweetandsover776 the overhauls to religion, warfare, the map, culture, and your character make up for it imo. I don't really like the rallying system, it should either be dispersed or take time depending on how far away the rally point is. That being said, it's a pretty minor issue compared to all the other game-changing improvements as shown in the dev diaries.
The one thing they haven't changed, and I wish they changed that plagued ck2 for me was how the de jure empire of the Rus, is called "Russia" which idk for me is more of a connection to the Russian state that formed from muscovy rather than a kingdom of Rus people. There's a reason why historians denote it as Rus as apposed to Russia and that's to create a clear boundary between how eastern slavs diverged before and after the Mongolian expansion. With this logic they should have called Britannia "Great Britain", or Francia as "The French Empire" which would all be wrong due to obvious modern connotation.
Good point, I wonder if they've explained this or if it's just a simple oversight and will be changed by release.
that firm distinction is itself a later thing. Rus -> Russia is a standard English formation and IMO is only as anachronistic as you think it is
Hey OneProudBavarian, thanks for making this video! Even looking at the CK subreddit, all this info was spread out and wasn't easily viewable.
I preorder the royal edition using your link because this way I can help you and your channel and I get to see some more crusader king content that I enjoy.
You are literally my favorite source for CK3 updates
I kept checking your channel like every hour since yesterday. Really excited
Finally the Duchy of Gotland is blue and not red! Thank you Paradox
Scotland is no longer blue rip
@@ninjacell2999 yellow Scotland is good
Looking forward to ck3, hope they add more cultures and maybe a dynamic culture mixing system? It would be cool to start as a northern European get their special techs and then crusade for the Holy land and combine with levantine and gain their techs, like the crusades historically did.
The only channel on youtube where I watch videos on .75x lol
you speak faaaast my friend
I'm not sure if I like those prices.
Stellaris is 40 € for the base game, 20 € for major expansions and 10€ for flavor packs. CK3 raised two of those prices by 10 bucks.
Marcus Tullius Cicero those prices were in dollars.
@@leeoswald5643 As an European I confirm base price is 50€
Alexander Iliev it’s only £40 :/
That’s American dollars bro. It is still the same price.
Ah I like the DLC. It’s like a new game every 6 months. I love it on stellaris, it is cheaper than buying a new game.
Sir, indeed I do foresee a bright future for your channel. I am very much looking forward to your first play-through. SUBSCRIBED! Thank you!
Wow! Mentioning my Karantania, now Slovenia. You are really good at history! Liked and subscribed.
Keep pumping out these in depth CKIII analysis videos. I really love hearing what you have to say on them I like your perspective on the pros and cons about where the game is going. I'm super excited about it, they genuinely seem to be innovating a lot of the game mechanics.
I wish they had a more granular approach to culture, sorta like the religion one. But I also think this dynamic system intertwined with technology is pretty interesting and I'm extremely excited to play with it.
I'm so glad they reworked the tech aspect. It was impossible to RP new tech research because nothing felt innovative when all I'm upgrading is a number modifier
Thanks for the comprehensive overview, OPB! Now I'm assuming PDX will add more start dates later, like it did in CK2. But perhaps they won't. I do like the culture & tech changes. Man, this is going to be *SO GOOD!*
Cultural Fascination is indeed cool. Would be a good approach to make cultures lively and different.
WATCH OUT! THERE'S A HUGE LOBSTER IN THE MEDITERRANIAN! RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!
Lobsters are technically immortal. That means that there could very well be a massive ancient lobster somewhere at the bottom of the ocean.
EDIT: of course that's just fanciful thinking.
*but what if??*
Hey Bavarian, thanks for the brief yet extensive video! I'm not sure if here is the right place for a such suggestion, but I'd love to see you playing games apart from CK2 from time to time (maybe once a week?). I watched your videos of the nazi resistance game and I really liked your take on it. Maybe it would also be good for you too, as playing the same game over and over again (even if its as "open-ended" as CK2) might result in a total burnout. That's my two cents at least, keep up the great work!
Wait no character creator? That is a massive disappointment, the past few years I've used it almost exclusively. I hope it comes in the future. Otherwise things seem to be looking pretty good.
The game is a couple of months away aswell. Hopefully they might add it before release.
Amazing how people can differ in what they care about in game. The character creator in CK2 is the last thing I would care about, (almost?) never used it even.
@@dodec8449 I mean i don't think it's the most important feature to have on release. But it would be nice to have it evenutally. It´s fun to use sometimes and build your own house and character. For roleplay reasons.
Dont worry it will be a $10 dlc😂
@@redcape2184 yup. As an American choosing a nation that has fuck all to do with my entire continent for at least 700 years is pretty fun I guess. Full world map now! Or maybe in a few years or so, I guess.
Great episode! Good spot on the Bar province. Would not have cought that.
no Iron century is sad as that was my favorite Vanilla start date(I do prefer the start date HIP includes far more though). Here is hoping it can be added in the future. The cultural tech system looks amazing though.
Very good work my man, informative and well spoken
8:44 "The ruler of this culture has the most irish counties in their realm." It doesn't mean that you don't even need to be Irish to be the culture leader but that is how it reads.
9:45 I just hope that it's much harder to change religions in ck3. It's difficult to believe that a medieval Catholic ruler could just declare himself a muslim and no one in his realm would care.
It does seem reasonable that it ought to be something like Holy Fury's revival of Hellenism, if you decide to go forward without any secrecy you're potentially stirring up a hornet's nest and all your non-hellenic rulers will rise up against your heresy. It kind of already has that with the secret societies but if you're already an independent ruler there's really no reason not to just convert on a dime and demand conversions, there's no real risk unless you're totally incompetent. Going forward it would be interesting if a person converts immediately it causes severe penalties and even a revolt, and if they choose to go slowly by starting a secret cult or gaining sympathy for the religion and elevating lords of that religion to higher posts they can ward off those risks and even potentially reap more rewards. This would make religion a much more meaningful variable, not that it isn't already. It does seem like religion is kind of fickle in a game about dogmatic religious wars lol
How would melting pots work with this new technology system?
hope ruler designer comes early
Ck3 looks amazing, and obviously expensive af, as anything coming from Paracash
I agree, but if you think about it, we get much more out of this game than we do out of pretty much anything else, and pay $30 once or twice a year for large expansions, and then $8 for the optional flavour packs they add every 3 or 4 months, and I think that's pretty good considering how much we'll play it. It's only going to be super expensive in the long run, but if you purchase things as they come out, or buy future bundles that come on sale to get like 2 expansions for $16 or something, that'll be the way to go, not unlike CK2.
@@IamGreen04 "I agree but i'm still a shill"
17.5$ in my country
*for royal edition
Paradollars is much a better play on words
@@kingjamestres
Yeah.
The innovation made to the cultural system was so needed. I hope they are addressing other mechanics in the previous game that also require attention in a similar way. Great video Bavarian!
Thank you for your hard work in looking into all of this information
All i want are dynamic melting pots
1337 was always my favourite bookmark. with the startings of the Ottomans, house of Bourbon and Trastamara, as well as being able to look back at all the title history.
No character creation is a deal breaker for me. Wish it had it at launch
The Kingdom of Jerusalem is actually correct in its borders this time round. Antioch, Galilee (Tyre) and Transjordon were technically seperate regions or administrations - the latter two owing alligence/vassalge to Jerusalem in the same manner that Toulouse or Aquitaine owed alligence to the King of France as vassals - whilst the former owed alligence/vassalage to Byzantium not the KoJ. However, as Western Christians, there was a degree of quid-pro-quo between the principality and the Kingdom.
damn, the tech looks amazing. this gives so much RP potential paired with the religion crafting
I'm particularly pleased the map is the size of the final CK2 map more or less, with Africa/India/etc included, I was fully expecting them to go backwards to a smaller Europe map to start.
How about timur and moghals and maratha Empire are they even there?
I wonder if this game will have the feature that allows you to randomize the world can fill it up with new titles, religions, and characters to make a random scenario. I enjoy those a lot in ck2
Does anyone know whether the enclave mechanism is going to be in CK3?
oh boy, can't wait for 30 dlcs to get released!
I'm in awe at the size of that map, Incredible that it's bigger than CK2 with all the DLC. I was so worried it'd be like CK2 vanilla with a bunch of map missing and stuff like unplayable Muslims and they were going to sell that stuff back to us.
They are going to sell us back merchant republics, nomads, ruler designer, and probably more dont worry.
1:40 I argued for this DLC policy for a long time. patches containing new mechanics paid for by DLCs containing mostly content. That way they can assume everyone has the mechanics and the mechanics can be allowed to interact without having to create a thousand different scenarios for different combinations, or alternatively not have them interact at all.
I didn't realize there will be cultural heads until this video (I maybe a little late to the game there) which could be combined with a cultural unity mechanic similar to religious fervor (within a DLC?) possibly resolving your concerns raised in the "Crusader Kings 3 Dev Diary #26: Map Scope" video-i.e. excessive Italian cultural unity. More specifically, there might be Cisalpine (or Northern) Italian rulers which choose to follow a cultural head, not follow them, or rival them resulting in diversification. I also wonder what level of cultural granularity was relevant for this time period.
awww, no start date beyond 1066? I always liked to play in the 1300s
What the hell is that Norway colour
purble
Apparently it's more historically accurate?
where did you get that county map mode screenshot? would really like to analyse it myself
That culture/tech system would also be cool for other Paradox games. Really like it.
The map and religion is still a huge jump and I will be spending over 200 dollars on this game. The role playing is why I loved CK2 and that is 100 times better from what we have seen. Enjoying these videos!
Do we have any information about modding yet? Will there be scripting tools and customization options like in CK2?
Welcome to a new "DLC-Madness"!
I just hope that military units will be able to gain experience from every battles, or having sort of military tradition thing at least. Its one of the only defaults i'd give to ckII is that you can't make elite military unit that become more and more powerful after battles.
7:23 is that a bug on my screen??
1000s dlcs incoming...
I remember the Heart of irons 2 times, put the disc in and play. Only iron cross and darkest hour as add ons.
Simpler times.
Better times.
I hope the cultures from the early starting date will properly(not as broken as ck2) evolve. Like visigothic to castilian
Not sure if you saw or not but in their last update they had the date showing 460s. I wonder if they will have the start date at the fall of the roman empire as a dlc? Connect it to Imp rome maybe.
That was a complaint I had for a long time regarding technology and culture, that it was far too uniform. I like unbalanced starts, I like different starting points in terms of tech and culture.... but if I'm a minor near a major who has some crazy cool military stuff, then I, by virtue of sheer proximity to them and interacting with them (whether through spying, friendly diplomacy events, allied in wars, against them in wars, etc) should be able to adopt some of those more advanced things much more quickly than someone half the map away.
I hope this is the case because it strikes me as far more fun to then learn about and interact with others on various levels and it offers an interesting variety to how the landscape progresses based on AI/Player focuses and their relation to one another.
It's just incredibly. This is already shaping up as the complete opposite from the imperator release. Basegame ck3 already feels like it will start with more mechanics and polish than imperator will have in a long while. I hate how people are still sceptical because of the imperator release, because paradox has been in damage control mode ever since then, and it's clear they don't want to repeat the mistake. Everything might not be perfect, but it's still shaping up to be a definite updrade from ck2
5:05 THERES NO RULER DESIGNER?!!
I am so excited to play this game! I will spend a few more than I was willing to (I am also expecting to purchase 2077), but I think it will be worth it
Holy shit this is all amazing! I can't wait to learn more about tech and cultures
An interesting thought I have regarding culture and innovations is that of decay.
CK3 will not introduce this, but it's still something to think about.
Where you would have to invest in maintaining an innovation that is useful to you after having made it, and if/when something better or more relevant comes along you can choose to change focuses and you essentially lose the other, lower level innovations over time. The higher level innovations would require more to maintain but of course would enable infrastructure that would support them. This means that if a cataclysmic event happens to your country / culture, say a prolonged civil war or invasion, or just a string of rulers who (per their traits) don't have an interest in good governance, and suddenly you find yourself going backwards, or even having to rediscover stuff you had forgotten.
Just an example, the House of Wisdom in Baghdad could be vital in maintaining the Islamic golden age, but as soon as the Mongols destroy it, suddenly the culture cannot support it's higher innovations and regresses even despite attempts to prevent it. Or, a king who believes that 'science is the language of Satan' wouldn't just see scientific innovation put on hold while they are on the throne but they would deliberately seek to make it go backwards.
Or, perhaps using your Norse example. If your peripheral island nation finds itself with immense continental holdings you would perhaps choose to lose your naval innovations in order to develop more land-based ones, resulting in a complete reorientation of your culture. What was once a sea-borne marauding band ends up looking like Rohan from Lord of the Rings.
Well done
I bet we get a half finsished game and then like 15 dlc
for features that ck2 had
4:00 The norse empire is still called Scandinavia. I guess I will have to mod it again, it should be the nordic empire. And the Nrose empire when held by a norse character.
I can't wait for this game to be released! I've been waiting for it since it was first mentioned! Definitely will buy the royal edition
God, I wish there was an option to systematically commit purges and mass genocides so that i can finally get rid off those pesky Norse raiders.
Damn, that would be amazing.
Thank god the Geneva Convention didn’t exist then 😳
@@dyllhanmatanda9888 As if that matters lol
i am excited for this game but it is sad that Victoria 3 won't be the next paradox title, or may never come out
I’ll wait for a sale to be honest, the whole dlc that will comme in the future will make the pricing too much.
I don't understand why there's no defensive pacts that's really stupid imho
@@bryane727 Because the whole world uniting against you was broken and boring. I once created a huge empire of Venice, that had generated so much threat that every nation in the world was a part of it. I only expanded upon the death of my character, because when your character dies, the defensive pact disbands, just to reform the second you unpause after having died. It was a system that was neither realistic or fun.
@@BurnBird1 Yeah defensive pacts fucking sucks. I played in persia and made the empire of persia recently. And because if that my threat was like 98%. Making wars impossible to keep expanding. Sitting around and waiting to do stuff is not fun gameplay. One thing they should do is making alliences easier. I hope you can make allies without having to marry your daughters off this time around. That could make it also so it's harder to expand. If the AI you want to attack have alot of allies.
@@BurnBird1 Actually, Defensive pacts are realistic (If they are fun or not as a game mechanic is a different matter).
You didn't put enough emphasis on the conspicuous tear in the map on the east, implying a future expansion to China.
My honest prediction is that after they make a DLC on the ERE, more realistically emulating a centralized empire (which they've all but confirmed on their FQ&A post), they'll make a DLC expanding the map and creating a modified version of the then added byzantine imperial system to apply to China.
I have't played CK2, but I have EUIV , hoi4, vicky2 . However this does look promising, especially like the character animation and the interaction pages.
I’m so happy it’s available with game pass my bank account will thank paradox
The eastern part of map look like it's torn apart, make me hoping for China, Japan, Korea and South East Asia update
Yeah but then how slow will it run :l
@@georgecatton well.....
@@georgecatton It's a new version of clauswitz. PDX games are much better optimized now than before. I'm sure it will run fine, and if not, just un-install whatever DLC adds it on.
@@petercameron8638 yeah but I would rather they just increase the current maps prov density than add new regions.
Though a separate map could be cool
Thx to share this with us :)
I noticed that some cultures are missing in Europe, the Carantanians, Dalmatians and Aromanians are missing because to better represent Latin speakers in the Balkans, and I didn't see the Albanians, Paradox have to insert these cultures
how did get accses tot he map
As long as we get to Deus Vult, I’m happy
How do you improve upon of perfection crusader kings 3 is heresy.
Were can I watch the differnt map modes?
Last year I told myself I wouldn't pre-order it.
I just pre-ordered it.
Why don't they allow you to play the game you are the biggest supporter of this game and you are the one that play this game the most you bring soo many new people to the game i don't understand
CK without character creator is just not CK. It's the best thing in the game imho.
they ll add it for 30 bucks 3 months after launch dont worry just be ready to pay 300 + for a full game
I wish the paradox would say whether the 3 DLC you get with the royal edition are expansions or flavor packs
I wish Paradox would not sell DLCs and just give us a good base game that doesn't feel empty as hell
but why they did not add Society thats sad
..and i hope that they keep the old start date s
Hoping for a mod for it soon that adds more counties/baronies to my beloved Ireland. I started there when I first got the game 9 years ago for literally no other reason than I'm from Dublin and how often do I get to play as Ireland in anything let alone Dublin? Was pretty pleased with all the love it's gotten in game over the years
where did you get the county and duchy map?
So are we only to choose 864 or 1066
50$!? Damn I'll play this in five years later
Love your channel
Just pre-ordered mine! Can't wait to play as the Byzantines 🥺🥺🥺
Careful friend as they get rekt by the bulgarians in this period!
@@h0usensatioN I literally recreated Basil the Bulgar Slayer in my game in the 890's start date with the Macedonian Dynasty. Goals: Secure Southern Italy, Push the Bulgarians beyond the Danube, consolidate Dalmatia and Taurus frontier, conquer North Africa.
If I would thimk of an improvement in the innovation system, make them more dynamic, allowing formation of cultural/technological blobs where distance also matters and not just culture. I want to see a Norse Kingdom in India inherit the technologies from Scandinavia when they had just arrived, but also develop differently once they settled throughout the years