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[ShoesandHats]

Who cares, I'm pretty sure which ideas each nation gets is one line in a text file somewhere.

The key word there is somewhere. I've since looked in the folder for the converted game, and I can't find where it assigns ideas to tags. If it helps, it converted my country's tag over as Z01, so that means it probably doesn't 100% recognize my country as the Roman Empire, maybe due to the name.

[EnigmaticHat]

Just looked, its in Europa Univeralis IV>common>ideas>00_country_ideas.txt

However, because the Roman Empire cannot exist in a normal game, that idea group isn't in the file.  It appears that its added in by the EU IV save converter.  So yeah, you'll have to re-convert (it probably was the name) or do something more elaborate like get the entry from someone else or mod it in yourself.

[Uristits]

Is there any modification that starts the world off as a blank state? No kingdoms, no duchies, only single member dynasties each possessing 1 county?

[dennislp3]

Yes...though I don't recall the names of the mods that do that right now.

[EnigmaticHat]

CK2+, with the secondary option "Shattered World" (there are two variants, one for duchies the other for counties).  I THINK shattered world may also be its own independent mod.  Also this being CK2 either of those could be long out of date.

[BFEL]

Shattered World is indeed its own thing. Did not know about the CK2+ inclusion. Interesting.

Also note that non-pagans will have to wait a LOOOOONG time to start conquering. No de jeur territories mean EVERY claim has to be fabricated.

[umiman]

Not really actually. The game may start slow but it ramps up crazy fast. Sure, the first one or two counties will take awhile but the moment you get into Duke level you will join the arms race. Within the next 200 years, you'd get a handful of guys controlling everything on the map.

The reason for this is that because all your enemies are so tiny, they're usually wiped out instantly and you don't have to wait for truces to expire to keep expanding. So if you managed to get a Duchy title you can sweep the entire thing in a week. Same for Kingdoms and Empires. Then when you inevitably reach the pagans and heretics, you can sweep them easily too for the same reason.

If you've ever run a massive empire filled with only counts, you'd see the same phenomenon happening as well. The first 50 years or so nothing really happens... but then suddenly there's duchies everywhere with large demenses.

It's quite fun. I recommend it.

[BFEL]

That never happened in my games of it! In mine the most interesting thing not centered around myself was Jorvik getting duchy sized

EVERYWHERE else was exactly the same the whole time.

[umiman]

I've used the following and they've all been good. I think some of them are outdated now though.

1. Titular Title Generator
2. Dynamic Duchies
3. Broken Kingdoms

Edit: Here's a reddit thread where someone ran Shattered World until 1066. As you can see, you get a handful of guys controlling everything on the map within 200 years. BFEL, it's quite possible you installed a noncompatible version of the mod somehow or it wasn't updated yet to match the DLCs.

http://www.reddit.com/r/CrusaderKings/comments/23ieid/hip_shattered_world_all_counties_independent_old/

[Micro102]

Guess who inherited both aquitaine and the byzantine empire as west francia? Now... If I can just convert the culture and religion of the entire empire..

[jhxmt]

Upon loading my World Of Trade saved game, all of the trade posts disappeared (except for the one that I'd started building in Amalfi itself).  Evidently just a temporary, non-saved glitch - sorry all, no mysterious save for you!   

[Satarus]

Guess who inherited both aquitaine and the byzantine empire as west francia? Now... If I can just convert the culture and religion of the entire empire..

I hope you mean you want to convert it all to Greek.  Because Greek culture is awesome.  You get one of the best retinues in the game, and you get the ability to blind/castrate your prisoners.  Some uppidty duke has a claim on something?  Arrest and castrate him.  No more claimants coming from him. 

[Owlbread]

You don't actually need to be Greek, just "Byzantine" so you can be Georgian, Armenian or Alan and still enjoy the ability of castration and blinding.

[pisskop]

You don't actually need to be Greek, just "Byzantine" so you can be Georgian, Armenian or Alan and still enjoy the ability of castration and blinding.

Or you can treat people like humans . . . >.<

[Mictlantecuhtli]

Unfortunately for me, I see all humans in CK2 as future breeding eugenics council/ruler opportunities. Unless they have bad* genetic traits. Then I am ambiguous on their fates.

*Well, I do like Lunatic. The whole +20 martial from time to time is pretty useful. Makes every event amazing, what's not to enjoy?