I didn't buy SoI either.

Some cool things:
Better plot system
Polygamy and decadence for Muslims (Muslims and Christians feel different now)
Strong and weak claims
Army leadership traits (inspiring leader, organized, tricky, etc) and influence based on traits and skill
Better AI (they assault castles now instead of just sieging)
More narrative and humor written into the game

Found a cool mod that makes all duchies indipendent making for an awesome FFA

http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/...roken-Kingdoms

edit: Wow I have to try this with the mod that let's you form auto-generated kingdoms with 4 duchies (http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/...itle-Generator).

Imagine the awesomeness of new kingdoms popping up everywhere with no empire to **** everything up!

Just tried it with cheats, most awesome thing ever ( to get 4 duchies quick ).

You can create any kingdom with the name of your primary title as long as you have 4 duchies. Changing your primary also changes your kingdom name. Wit the fact that there are no pre-existing kingdoms, every game is unique.

Makes for a very interesting game.

edit: now I just need to transform CK2 plus into broken kingdoms.

Nearly done with convertin CK2+ to Broken Kingdoms.

If anyone else wants it, i can upload the mod for you guys.

amazing yes plz

we may need to try this multi

...and then convert to eu3 after

..................i'll be in my bunk

Don't have my pc right now, but I'm nearly done, just need to fix a few problems like a french duke controlling 3 duchies at the start, which would be terribly OP. After that I'll play test it once to see if there are any errors and then I'll upload it here with a few versions.

I'll also look into what can be added on the side, but the first version will just be CK2+ ( latest version ) with vanilla kingdoms & empire modded out ( as in not currently formed, still formable ), balanced and then formable auto-generated kingdoms set up.

ETA is around 6 hours from now, when I'm home.

mod is ready

https://www.rapidshare.com/files/2377849548/CK2mod.rar

it's CK2+ with no kingdoms / empires and generated titural titles. 4 duchies make a kingdome, 3 kings make an empire.

just unzip both files in the mod folder and select in the launcher. Compatible with the latest version and all DLC I think.

Bugs are very possible

That could be an epic mod. Need to check it out.

If you don't have a thread on the CK2 mod forum, you should create one. People would gobble it up.

I'm trying the mod out. Sultanate of Damascus just formed from the big blob Emir east of Jereusalem, p cool.

One possible issue, the CK2+ De Jure kingdoms are all still in, and they seem to be forming first before the duchy-based ones. For example, the Sultanates of Azerbaijan and Syria formed before Damascus, despite being much smaller. For example, Azerbaijan is getting shoved around by the Seljuk remnant.

I'll remove the CK+ kingdoms.

I think I would have to ask for a ton of permissions. I'm modding two mods that other people made. I could start is a CK+ sub-mod tho.

New version with some updated stuff

edit: brb

Ck2+ stuff still in, but ironed some bugs out.

https://www.rapidshare.com/files/3555548589/DooM Test2.rar

here it is

I got ck2 in the steam sale. Teach me all ur sekrits so we can play multi

why the hell cant i find a ck2+ download link except for dodgy looking torrents? HALP

figured it out

2 rules of ck2:

1) **** bitches
2) make money

Get those down and you're half way there.

Also, fear is the mind killer

For some reason I love playing Spain on this. Nothing else is that interesting for me.

holy crap this game confuses the hell out of me. I see France imploding into like 10 different countries they all want to declare independence. I have a claim on one of their territory so I declare on them I'll never have a chance to take French land again but all of France is still hostile to me because I have declared war on their "nominal liege" wtf why would they not accept my help with open arms ???

alright. I feel my persistence has paid off. After several tries, and just not getting this game, i started a new one a few days ago and its getting pretty interesting.

started as an independent county in Wales, formed kingdom of Wales, thru marriage got a foothold in Brittany and eventually Kingdom of Brittany. This marriage also got me the duchy of York. Which is creating a very interesting dynamic between myself and England. This really fractured England. We are both at each others throats but don't really want a war, as we are pretty even. So they are trying to expand into scottland, i'm trying to expand into ireland. I also have a pretty strong alliance out in Denmark, and think it may be possible to inherit Poland if i do things correctly. Long term goals are to take the kingdom of ireland, then take kingdom of scottland, then take england and form empire of Brittania. Finally, move onto the Eurpean Mainland and taking on France.

Couple comments and questions.

Inevitably have to compare this to EU3. These are much more different games than they appear at first. I feel like this game requires a lot more planning. With EU3, it was conquer here, then there, then there, then there etc etc.
With CK2, you are still doing this, but just straight up rolling with military isn't as easy, you really need to plan marriages, who you are going to give counties and duchies to long out in advance.
I do feel like there is some stuff that i would just love to be automated. Going thru my vassal list, finding who's unhappy, giving them money, repeat 10-15 times is annoying.
I also wish there was a way to sort thru characters to invite to court better. They need something where instead of just sort by stewardship, you can say, sort by stewardship and willing to come to court, or stewardship and almost willing to come to court. Clicking thru all those people is a pain in the ass.

Questions:
What is the difference between raise realm levies and raise vassal levies? And what are the effects of each?

So I got to the point where I was starting to grand landed titles to people because my demense was too big. No problems, wish i would have planned a bit better, but whatever. So i'm getting to the point I have a ton of duke titles, so i start giving those out. But now I start getting little internal wars. Are these a big deal? should I just raise crown authority or not worry about them?

Raise crown authority. The problem is those new dukes you created want to expand themselves, so they are forging claims and such on your other vassals and taking their lands, which then gives them additional territory. Normally not a huge problem, except when they get pissed off at you and revolt they are now a much bigger pain in the ass, as instead of having say 1 province which you can quickly occupy, they have 3+, with decent sized armies. If they decide to revolt when all of your forces are fighting a war elsewhere it can really mess you up.

CK2 is actually a role-playing game disguised as a conquer-the-world type game.

ROMAN EMPIRE FORMED

YEAHHH

SPQR BITCHES

About 50 hours in, this game seems pretty broken atm atleast if you are trying to play Brittany. My original duke's son had a really glorious reign and became a king a lil ways before he died at the ripe age of 70ish. had a 29 year old heir that became ill and died leaving me a 3 year old king who opened the floodgates to a rebellion by his uncle backed by a dutchess who held 2 of my counties. Everyone and their mother hates me so I have barely any levies and have to hire mercs to keep my kingdom in tact.

Right as this is happening some small French duke declares on me w/ a fabricated claim, on Rennes then the British try to take back cornwall which I took from them when they were having huge civil wars. I ended up going broke trying to fight off these guys and just when I'm about to give up , I find that I inherited 900 gold lol (wish it told me who died I think it was my grandmother but not sure). I betrothed my 13 year old king to a 13 year old princess of Scotland and realized all I had to do was keep Cornwall from falling (Brittany is now completely in enemy hands but I was just gonna wait it out till I get married and have Scotland back me- the penalty to the attackers for keeping cornwall was like 60% by this time so even though I was getting stomped the war score was still at 0 or close to it.) Scotland dishonors the alliance, I am forced to hire more mercs and finally against all odds I lived through the craziest boy-king adventure ever. I had 24 diplomacy and that's about it, atleast I had a queen with stats that compliment my lack thereof. Woot, time for a golden age, and all is looking brighter than ever for the new kingdom of Brittany.