Question 1: How many editions of Crusader Kings III are available to pre-order?
You can currently pre-order Crusader Kings III at major online retailers including the Paradox Store. On all platforms you will be greeted with by two editions:

The Standard Edition - SRP*of $49.99
- The Base Game

The Royal Edition - SRP of $74.99
- The Base Game
- The Expansion Pass, comprising 3 upcoming DLCs and an Expansion Pass Bonus: Fashion of the Abbasid Court.**

Both editions will contain the Pre-order Bonus: Garments of the Holy Roman Empire.***

Question 2: When will the Expansion Pass be available on its own?
- The Expansion Pass will be available for purchase on September 1st, 2020 - SRP $34.99,

Question 3: What is the benefit of getting the Royal Edition? It’s good to be the King!
- Buying the Base Game and the Expansion Pass separately will be at $84.98, you would save $9.99 by getting the Royal Edition.
- Buying the Base Game and each DLC included in the Expansion Pass separately will be at $93.96, against $74.99 for the Royal Edition. You would save $18.97 by getting the Royal Edition.


Question 4: What kind of DLCs does the Expansion Pass include and what is included in the Pre-order Bonus?
Expansion Pass:
- Expansion Pass Bonus: Fashion of the Abbasid Court, a set of additional outfits and cosmetic clothing options for the Middle East and North Africa.
- 1st Flavor Pack: Unannounced.
- 1st Major Expansion: Unannounced.
- 2nd Flavor Pack: Unannounced.

Pre-order Bonus: Garments of the Holy Roman Empire
- Collection of additional outfits and headgears for both commoners, warriors and rulers of Central Europe.

Question 5: When will the Pre-order and Expansion Pass Bonuses be unlocked?
- These two bonuses will be unlocked at the release of Crusader Kings III on September 1, 2020.
- For the time being, these bonuses will only be available by: 1) pre-ordering the Standard or Royal Edition, in the case of the Pre-Order Bonus; 2) by pre-ordering/buying the Royal Edition or by purchasing the Expansion Pass, in the case of the Expansion Pass Bonus.

Question 6: The preorder and expansion pass bonuses are adding clothes? Does that mean all characters will have the same outfits throughout the world if we do not pre-order either the Standard or Royal Edition?
- No. Characters will have different clothes throughout the world in the Base Game. These two bonuses add more variety.
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Question 7: What kind of content can we expect post-launch?
Our DLCs will be split between Flavor Packs and Major Expansions.
- Flavor Packs - SRP $6.99: in-game content focused on a theme or a region.
- Major Expansions - SRP $29.99: larger, meatier expansions with content and mechanics to expand and enrich your experience.
- Free Updates: As usual, each Major Expansion will be accompanied by a free update that will provide new features, fixes and changes to improve our players’ experience.

If you are familiar with Paradox Development Studio games, you surely have realized that we will start with a Major Expansion for CK3 at a slightly higher price point than those of our previous titles. This is due to the fact that we want to spend more time on our CK3 expansions and deliver bigger DLCs with better, more exciting content and well-enhanced mechanics.

In-between the Major Expansions, smaller Flavor Packs will be released to add some spice to themes and specific regions of the world and give everyone something to spend your time with.

Have more questions? Follow this link to join the discussion!

*SRP: Suggested Retail Price.
**Expansion Pass Bonus: Fashion of the Abbasid Court has a SRP of $2.99.
*** Pre-order Bonus: Garments of the Holy Roman Empire has a SRP of $2.99.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158310/Crusader_Kings_III/



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Crusader Kings III will take its throne on September 1, 2020!
Now available for pre-order!


The herald rides forth to make the announcement all have awaited. Court and commoners hold their breath in anticipation. Jealous rivals, thwarted in their plots, sulk in the shadows, for the glorious day is coming. Crusader Kings III, the heir to the crown of grand strategy gaming, will take its throne on September 1, 2020.

Now available for pre-order, Crusader Kings III is a medieval grand strategy role-playing game from Paradox Development Studio. Guide a royal dynasty through the centuries. Claim new lands through diplomacy and marriage, or use your armies to conquer your neighbors or unite a divided realm. When swords and seduction fail, however, spies and poison may still be effective.



Crusader Kings III is the sequel to one of the world’s most beloved strategy games. Rich with new historical content and character options, it has never been easier to wrap yourself in the ermine cloaks of power, writing your own story of castles, knights, crusades, and murder.

Features of Crusader Kings III include:

• Character Focused Gameplay: Every character you play or interact with has their own unique personality. Events and options in the game are largely determined by the type of person you are.
  
• Infinite Possibilities: Play as any noble house from Iceland to India, Finland to Central Africa over five centuries. Interact with wandering guests, stubborn children, devious spymasters and saintly holy men in an elaborate tapestry of medieval life.
  
• Waging War: Rally your vassals and raise your men-at-arms to besiege enemy castles or put down rebellions. Personal prowess on the battlefield can win you great honor, but strategic planning is the path to victory.
  
• Royal Marriages: Spread your dynastic DNA throughout the world, stamping your royal seal on the crests of kingdoms and duchies far and wide. Marry for power and raise children to press claims on new lands.
  
• Saints and Sinners: Keep faith with your religious leaders or perform great crimes in the interest of the state. When the going gets tough, you can always embrace a heresy or craft a new religion more in line with your character’s priorities.
  
• Schemes and Skullduggery: Learn the secrets of your courtiers and vassals so you can blackmail them for their support. Seduce your way into a superior’s good books, or plot the untimely demise of an unfortunate relative.
  
• Events Inspired By History: Experience great holy wars, peasant revolts, cadet branches of dynasties, heretics, superstition, castles, knights and wars over inheritance.
  
• 3D Character Portraits: Characters age and change appearance as their traits take a toll on their body. The higher the rank, the fancier the clothing.
  
• And much more: Holy Orders, mercenaries, pagan and Viking raiders, easily customized rule sets and a beautiful new map to play on.

Crusader Kings III is available for preorder at a suggested retail price of $49.99/ £41.99/ €49.99 and will be available to desktop monarchs on September 1, 2020.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158310/Crusader_Kings_III/

Today we are here to talk a bit about the map. 🔎
As a continuation from last week, we will be talking about the scope of the map and, perhaps more importantly, showing you how it all actually looks.
Get ready for a very screenshot heavy DD!

► Read our Dev Diary #26

Today we are here to talk a bit about the map. 🗺️
Building on top of our early map related DD#2, we'll expand that discussion by outlining additional features, new information, and how you interact with the map itself!

► Read our Dev Diary #25

We have updated our CK3 FAQ on developer diaries on our forums, a collection of 260 questions & answers!

Hello everyone, and welcome back to our final Dev Diary on Religion in Crusader Kings 3!
Today we will be talking about what the mysterious Fervor is, how that ties into Heresies and Heresy Outbreaks, as well as how Religious Hostility works and some of the ways that Doctrines can impact it.
To wrap things up, we will show off some additional never-before seen Tenets and Doctrines! 📜

► Read our Dev Diary #24

Announcing our next Discord Live Q/A with the Crusader Kings 3 devs!
We reached 10k members on Discord, join us! 👑
🗓️ Wednesday 29th of April, 11:30am CEST.
📣 Join us on Discord

Let's dive in the Holy Orders, independent organizations that fight to defend & expand the influence of their faith! 🤲

► Read our Dev Diary #23

In Crusader Kings III every rulers have their own stories, and you are writing them! 💞
Tailor your #CKIII experience as you see fits and make destiny yours! 📜

► Read our Dev Diary #22

Interested in becoming a heresiarch? Or maybe you just want to organize your ancestor’s ancient spiritual traditions into a true reformed Faith? You've come to the right place!📿

To start us off, we're going to go into how the process of creating a new Faith or reforming a pagan one works. After that, there will be a teaser of some Tenets and Doctrines that you may be interested in picking for your newly-founded Faiths.

► Read our Dev Diary #21