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4/18 site updates

Apr 182012

So far today i have mostly finished a Mercenaries page (still need to detail the vassalization process), i have taken screenshots for a Titular Titles page and a Naval Mercenaries page, so expect those soon. I have update Holy Orders to reflect the 1.05 changes and then moved them to a child page of Mercenaries. I have swept the DLC pages to get them up to date with the new releases (see last post for links).

Right now i am going to step away for a bit. I expect to have the Naval Mercenaries and Titular Titles pages up before the end of the day, and maybe some other goodness as well.

UPDATE: Naval Mercenaries page now up.

1.05 released, i get more work to do than i thought

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Apr 172012

Boy Howdy, 1.05 has a lot of changes, both announced and unannounced. It all looks good to me too. I have pages to update all over the place. Holy Orders can now hire mercenary navies to get where they need to be, so that’s an edit… Titular titles will need wrapped into my existing title pages, so there’s another… But hey, patches drive traffic.

I have the next two days off, so i will be pounding away at some updates and new content. I should be able to get an annotated list of the patch changes up later tonight, taxes permitting. Thanks to everyone for stopping by!

UPDATE: I have added annotations to the Patch notes on a My Take page. We’ll see how far off i am…

Major 1.05 change list now complete

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Apr 132012

The last of the patch 1.05 developer diaries was released today, and it has some stuff that will keep you busy while you wait for your truces to expire.

300 new Events

Friends and Rivals Events (thanks SolSara!)
Trait-related Events
Regency events to give Regencies the sense of dread that they are currently missing, hehe.

Expanded Plots

A new plot for Independent Rulers – Revoke Title (YES!)
Expanded murder plots to include more characters than just your wife (that’s pretty much the only person i ever get to target)
Plot button added to the character pane. The button on your own page is a shortcut to the ambitions page. On other characters the button will list available plots targeting that character.

Causes of Death

Mousing over the skull for a dead character will show the cause of death, including their murderer if they were discovered.

Roger d’Hauteville playthrough holds my attention

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Apr 132012

Sorry. I haven’t added any new topics for a few days now as i have spent my time playing a chunk of time in the D’Hauteville playthrough, and then going back and pulling screenshots and writing about it. This is somewhat counter-productive as very few people care (why would you?) and it doesn’t drive traffic the way the informational pages do.

It DOES however let me learn some of the things that i don’t know yet, as well as give me save points to go back and get screenshots from later on. It gets me closer to the century worth of game i am going to need to check out the Dynamic Kingdoms feature of 1.05. And best of all, it’s a lot more fun to play than it is to write about it…

So, Buster d’Hauteville will have to wait a while. I will get an update out with the last of the 1.05 details sometime today, and then new informational topics for a while. Promise.

Update 1.05 arriving soon to make me rewrite a bunch of stuff

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Apr 082012

Paradox have now released two sets of teaser notes on the upcoming patch 1.05, which is scheduled to be released on April, 17th. Some of the changes included are complete re-workings of the current game mechanics, so prepare yourself for some big changes. I have posted the basics as well as my takeaways in the patch section, but here are the two posts from paradox, so you can get it straight from the horse’s mouth.

1.05 teaser #1

1.05 teaser #2

Opinions on the forum seem to be 15% cautious and 85% optimistic, and i am certainly happy to see that Paradox continue to work on the title beyond just paid DLC. It’s refreshing to know that they have more that they wish to accomplish and share with the player base. Thanks, gents.

Betrothals and more Roger

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Apr 052012

I felt like playing a bit today, so i continued the (thus far successful) adventures of Roger of Reggio, who, after amassing nine counties and no Ducal titles, became King of Sicily without having ever been a Duke. I always love it when a plan comes together. On second thought, i’d rather not have to think about the name Hannibal on during an Italian playthrough.

Along with that, i did put up some basic info on betrothals. I also got some good screenshots today for a matrilineal section which i will get up tomorrow if possible.

I will be posting over the weekend, but intermittently at best.

Marriage and Kidnapping

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Mar 262012

As i briefly detailed in the Random Tips page, i have figured out a method to (under a very specific set of circumstances, but very much repeatable) ‘kidnap’ children from another dynasty. The trick involved is marriage related, and at this point i feel like i know enough to put up some other marriage topics and maybe get the ball rolling there, even if it won’t be complete really.

I also have been wanting to write an opus on expansion strategy, but i am never quite sure where to begin. It’s like i want to make a big honkin’ flowchart, but it would be ugly so i don’t.

I may also throw a couple random things up, Holy Orders come to mind, as i have been messing with them in my current game as the de Barcelonas.

Or i might end up just playing for three hours, as sometime happens…

Lots of Half Pages

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Mar 152012

So i wrote up a lot of stuff last night, but it’s hard to write about one thing without all of the intersecting topics coming up, and wanting to jot down notes about those before i forget something i want to say. As of right now i have draft material for a one county expansion strategy, de jure duchies and some other stuff i can’t remember. I should get these finished up soon, but hopefully this explains the empty War topic. It will be fleshed out shortly, or at least get some meaningful sub headings.

I also added a bit on The Chancellor giving some tips on what counties to Fabricate Claims on, and why it’s important to send your Chancellor to the right place.