Apr 9, 2015
Breaking History: A Crusader Kings II Journal Part One
Crusader Kings II - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Adam Smith)

Let’s Play Crusader Kings II [official site]. Or rather, let’s watch Crusader Kings II play itself.

Partly inspired by the ongoing Civ V AI Battle Royale and partly by my own longstanding interest in the interplay of game mechanics without player intervention, I’ve decided to run a Crusader Kings II campaign, beginning at the earliest possible start date. I’ll be running the game in observer mode that is to say, there will be no human player and I’ve drawn up a set of rules to govern which parts of the world I’ll be observing most closely. Empires will rise, Kingdoms will fall. The mighty will end up rotting beneath carparks in Leicester.

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Apr 8, 2015
Patch 2.3.4 Released!
Crusader Kings II - doomdark
MAJOR:
- Fixed CTD issue caused by character flags not being saved properly

MINOR:
- Now unborn children of dead popes no longer inherit a claim on the papacy when they are born.
- You no longer feel bad for having a romantic relationship with your spouse.
- Added console command 'add_lover'
- Fixed a problem with delayed events having the exact same random seed as the firing scope
- Seduction Focus: AI will not try to seduce targets that already have lovers (unless lustful, etc)
- Seduction Focus: AI seducers less likely to acquire multiple lovers
- Seduction Focus: Married women and concubines are less likely to fall for seduction if they like their husband better than the seducer (unless lustful, arbitrary, etc.)
- Seduction Focus: Toned down AI seduction attempts of player spouses and concubines even more
- Seduction Focus: It takes much longer to attempt seduction of distant targets
- Seduction Focus: More personality checks for married women and consorts
- Seduction Focus: Added missing "Seduction in the Wild" event (WoL.431)
- Intrigue Focus: Spying on an adulterer (your spouse, consort or the other party) can now uncover the affair
- Players can no longer see other lovers of their spouses and concubines in the interface without using the 'charinfo' console command
- Hunting Focus: Fixed a bug with duplicate events fired (from WoL.5066)
- Fixed bug where only the last character was visible in the end game list of played characters
- Fixed bug where the AI did not always build buildings.
- Fixed an issue with the trade route chain that could create the trade route for the other party instead.
- Toned down courtier lover creation event (456)
- Seduction events: Fixed some issues where execution would break incorrectly
- Fixed the broken 'remove_claim' effect when used in CB's like depose anti-pope.
- Added events to attain the Strategist trait through War focus.
Apr 8, 2015
Patch 2.3.4 Released!
Crusader Kings II - Doomdark
MAJOR:
- Fixed CTD issue caused by character flags not being saved properly

MINOR:
- Now unborn children of dead popes no longer inherit a claim on the papacy when they are born.
- You no longer feel bad for having a romantic relationship with your spouse.
- Added console command 'add_lover'
- Fixed a problem with delayed events having the exact same random seed as the firing scope
- Seduction Focus: AI will not try to seduce targets that already have lovers (unless lustful, etc)
- Seduction Focus: AI seducers less likely to acquire multiple lovers
- Seduction Focus: Married women and concubines are less likely to fall for seduction if they like their husband better than the seducer (unless lustful, arbitrary, etc.)
- Seduction Focus: Toned down AI seduction attempts of player spouses and concubines even more
- Seduction Focus: It takes much longer to attempt seduction of distant targets
- Seduction Focus: More personality checks for married women and consorts
- Seduction Focus: Added missing "Seduction in the Wild" event (WoL.431)
- Intrigue Focus: Spying on an adulterer (your spouse, consort or the other party) can now uncover the affair
- Players can no longer see other lovers of their spouses and concubines in the interface without using the 'charinfo' console command
- Hunting Focus: Fixed a bug with duplicate events fired (from WoL.5066)
- Fixed bug where only the last character was visible in the end game list of played characters
- Fixed bug where the AI did not always build buildings.
- Fixed an issue with the trade route chain that could create the trade route for the other party instead.
- Toned down courtier lover creation event (456)
- Seduction events: Fixed some issues where execution would break incorrectly
- Fixed the broken 'remove_claim' effect when used in CB's like depose anti-pope.
- Added events to attain the Strategist trait through War focus.
Feb 18, 2015
The Random Element: Scenario Generator
Crusader Kings II - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Adam Smith)

Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in. Scenario Generator is a tool that creates random restrictions, goals and startup settings for a variety of games, and it’s the reason I’ve become happily lost in Crusader Kings II [official site] and Civ V [official site] again. Reinvent an old favourite with the click of a button, as you find out precisely how often you can commit Unprovoked Murder.>

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Feb 17, 2015
Midweek Madness - Crusader Kings II, 75% off!
Crusader Kings II - Valve
Play Crusader Kings II for FREE through Monday at 10AM Pacific Time. You can also pickup Crusader Kings II at 75% off the regular price!*

If you already have Steam installed, click here to install or play Crusader Kings II. If you don't have Steam, you can download it here.

*Offer ends Friday at 10AM Pacific Time
Feb 17, 2015
Crusader Kings II Is Three Years Old And Free For A Week
Crusader Kings II - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Adam Smith)

Crusader Kings II [official site] is three years old, which means we’ve delayed too long. The little blighter should have been married off to its own cousin at least> a year ago and is probably plotting to have us all killed even as I write this.

To celebrate the occasion, Paradox are allowing people to play the base game for free on Steam, from now until February 23rd. It’ll also be discounted by 75% throughout that period, so if you finally decide to take the plunge, you can buy in for 7.49. It’s my favourite game of the last five years and quite possibly my favourite game of all time. Here’s my review. Thoughts on its growth over the last three years below.

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Feb 16, 2015
2.3.3 PATCH RELEASED - Checksum DAQH - NOT for problem reports!
Crusader Kings II - [PDX]TotalyMoo
Hello folks,
Here is a very minor patch to iron out some multiplayer lobby issues and prepare the converter for El Dorado.

Here are the patch notes:

MAJOR:
- Fixed issues in lobby when players were loading saves

CONVERTER:
- Added copy folder to sunset invasion scenario conversion
Feb 16, 2015
2.3.3 PATCH RELEASED - Checksum DAQH - NOT for problem reports!
Crusader Kings II - TotalyMoo
Hello folks,
Here is a very minor patch to iron out some multiplayer lobby issues and prepare the converter for El Dorado.

Here are the patch notes:

MAJOR:
- Fixed issues in lobby when players were loading saves

CONVERTER:
- Added copy folder to sunset invasion scenario conversion
Jan 15, 2015
Quick Hotfix 2.3.2 released - Checksum MMUR
Crusader Kings II - BjornB
In addition to the previous 2.3.1 patchnotes we add:

2.3.2 - MMUR MAJOR: - Fixed so you can build holdings again MINOR: - Fixed the break-up interaction with your lovers.
Jan 15, 2015
Quick Hotfix 2.3.2 released - Checksum MMUR
Crusader Kings II - BjornB
In addition to the previous 2.3.1 patchnotes we add:

2.3.2 - MMUR MAJOR: - Fixed so you can build holdings again MINOR: - Fixed the break-up interaction with your lovers.
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