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[Mictlantecuhtli]

Looks legit to me, even though it should be a joke. Were my previous complaints about their DLC whoring unfounded now?

[Descan]

Not to mention the first mentions of it were a few days before April First.

[Dutchling]

I hope its a joke as i prefer actual content.

[Jackrabbit]

I can understand if you find issue with them charging for what is essentially a character builder, but man, can you honestly tell me you don't think the idea of creating your own dynasty and setting out to carve out a slice for them isn't an awesome idea? I love this idea and hope it isn't a joke, though 5 bucks is a bit much.

[Mictlantecuhtli]

I was under the impression it was a historical strategy series, but I guess I'm just crazy.

[mainiac]

It's pretty easy to edit the history files as is.

[scriver]

I was under the impression it was a historical strategy series, but I guess I'm just crazy.

You might have noticed how only a handful of characters are "historical" at any given (starting) year. The rest are generated.

[Jackrabbit]

I was under the impression it was a historical strategy series, but I guess I'm just crazy.

Even if that were true apart from the historical starting dates, and even if these games weren't about creating alternate history and even without everything everyone's already said, there's no room for a bit of optional fictional characters?

[Glowcat]

Looks legit to me, even though it should be a joke. Were my previous complaints about their DLC whoring unfounded now?

Pretty sure the DLC thread a while back was the inspiration for this little jest. $5 milk 'em for cosmetic changes that could be accomplished with minor modding.

[micelus]

Well there were threads on the paradox forum asking for this if I remember. It does seem fairly useless and overpriced however...

[Leatra]

Every company is taking the DLC-milking route these days. That was a bit unexpected from Paradox though. These kinds of things should be included in patches.

[mainiac]

It's something that anyone competent can do for themselves and they don't take that ability away.  If there are people willing to shell out $5 for it because they don't feel like reading the code I'm happy that p'dox will take their money and use it to fund good games.

[Domenique]

I have an antipope for quite few years, a hundred or so. This might have to do something with waldesians popping out of every hole in europe. How do I cancel the antipope sans pressing his claim, thus losing the land I gave him?

[Descan]

Take his land? Kill him? See what diplomacy options you have with the pope? *shrug*

[Pnx]

I made an antipope myself, it didn't seem to do much, then he died and was succeeded by a guy with a bunch of religious traits, like zealous, celibate etc... My income jumped from 11 gold per month, to 16 gold per month.

Then the pope died, and was succeeded by a guy with a bunch of unreligious traits. My income then jumped to 27 gold per month... I'm loving my antipope, I just wish he wouldn't keep excommunicating my chosen successor on behalf of my eldest son. It's really draining my piety to keep lifting the excommunication. Yeah, and I don't know how you actually lose an antipope either.

Elective monarchies are also awesome. It gives you a boost with your vassals, although not vassals that are related to you, which can make appointing sons with land rather awkward. It's also really easy to control who gets the succession, especially when there are only two votes, and you have one of those votes, and the duke you appointed as successor has the other vote. Then when you succeed and the duke you become that duke, you then gift your old lands to a new successor. It guarantees the loyalty of someone whom you can invest with quite a lot of land.

This democratic process is streamlined in my crown of Finnland, where there is a one man, one vote, system. I am the man, and I get the vote. It's the perfect democracy... at least until another duchy is created.