Crusader Kings 3 Dev Tracker

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Back in December of 2023, halls of Studio Black buzzed with an exciting flurry of activity for the team’s inaugural Black Forge Jam: a three-day extravaganza of creativity and innovation, with just a dash of chaos. This wasn't your average development sprint. We threw the rulebook out the window (figuratively speaking, of course) to dive into the realms of "What if?" and "Why not?" for Crusader Kings III.



A Dive into Uncharted Waters
Imagine a space where time, budget, and the usual game plan constraints are sidelined, allowing for pure, unadulterated creativity. That's what the Black Forge Jam was all about. With 11 different projects on the table, different groups from the CK3 Dev team embarked on a journey to explore the unexplored and build the unbuilt, all fueled by a passion for innovation and perhaps a copious amount of ca... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Hello everyone! Today we’re releasing Update 1.12.2.1 to address some issues reported by the community after Monday’s release of Legends of the Dead and the 1.12.1 “Scythe” Update.

Most notably, this update resolves an issue that resulted in Legends disappearing too quickly after being completed.

Please check the changelog below for more information!

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Update 1.12.2.1 Changelog
Balance

• Raising a Runestone now increases your Legitimacy.
  
• Hooked in Legitimacy loss to some plague flavor events.

Game Content

• Added easter egg disease names.
  
• Added Hildegard von Blingin’ song to the game.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that made Legends disappear too quickly upon completion.
  
• Roaming, Raving event - Zealous option now uses the correct form of Faith name.
  
• Yearly Cultural Acceptance ...

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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Hello everybody! Today we're releasing our first Core Expansion for Crusader Kings III: Legends of the Dead and an accompanying free 1.12.1 "Scythe" Update.

Check out the release trailer below, and then the changelog itself under that.





Expansion Features

• Added Legends: a new system that allows you to create stories based on Legend Seeds (with events, decisions, court position tasks, and other ways to obtain them), a Legend Chronicler to visualize them, and special rewards.
  
  • 3 Legend Types: Heroic, Legitimizing, and Holy, with bespoke flavor, effects, and rewards, including special Legendary Buildings and decisions.
    
  • 3 Lege...

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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Hello and welcome to the 146th Dev Diary for Crusader Kings III! I’m Matthew, the Code Owner on Legends of the Dead. From the highly anticipated Epidemics feature to the Black Death itself—and what happens after your land is ravaged and your family taken to the grave—today we’re going to be covering all things Death!

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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Hello and welcome to the first of our feature breakdown Development Diaries! I'm a game designer on Crusader Kings 3 and I surely hope that you have a nice cup of coffee next to you and the will to read for a while, as today's entry is on the chonkier side! Today we will talk about Legends, Legitimacy, and the Art behind Legends of the Dead.

So, let's get right into it! Legends!

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Legends
We've already covered the original reasoning behind legends in our previous Vision Dev Diary, but to go o... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Hello everybody! Welcome to this Developer Diary explaining the creative vision behind Crusader Kings III’s first Core Expansion: Legends of the Dead, courtesy of one of our talented game designers (and resident historian on medieval plagues!)

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In the year of the lord 1346 the Crimean port of Caffa was being besieged by the Golden Horde. The contemporary Italian notary de Mussis writes down that diseased corpses were thrown over its walls and thus, the Black Plague entered Europe. That same year, Edward III ... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

What good are grand accomplishments and heroic deeds if no one sings of them after you have gone?

Crusader Kings III: Legends of the Dead adds new heroic gameplay, letting you stoke the flames of your legends into a towering bonfire, as the greatest scourge of the Middle Ages strikes down noble and commoner alike.

Prepare your realm and your soul to face the Final Enemy, and live a life worth singing about!

Legends of the Dead releases on March 4th, but you can purchase Chapter III right now to receive all of the content within it as it releases throughout the year.

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Write glorious new sagas of military conquest and romantic adventures with Chapter III.
This Chapter includes two expansions, one event pack, and one cosmetic enhancement. Enjoy new mechanics, n... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Note from Community Management: If you missed the premiere video for Chapter III, you can see it below!

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Greetings!

I’m Rageair, the Game Director for Crusader Kings III, and today I’m excited to present to you Chapter III - in this Dev Diary we’ll briefly go over the themes of each of the expansions that will make up the full package and take sneak a peek at their features!

Chapter III is definitely our most ambitious chapter yet, with a Core Expansion, Major Expansion, and an Event Pack (as well as an instant chapter unlock!) New ways of playing the game, and big, sweeping systems is the name of the game this year. Let's have a look, shall we!

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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Hello everybody! With Chapter III now available, we're releasing the instant unlock for the expansion pass, Couture of the Capets. We're also adding some models from our Content Creator Pack, North African Attire, as personal and court artifacts for Berber Cultures.

Existing save games should be fully compatible with this update, but any mods that add or alter clothing may need compatibility patches to function properly on this version of the game.

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PC Update 1.11.5 Changelog​

• Couture of the Capets - Added several new clothing items based on the fashions of High Medieval France.
  
• North African Attire - Made some props available as personal/court artifacts for Berber cultures.

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Write glorious new sagas of military conquest and romantic adventures with Chapter III.
This Chapter includes two expansions, one event pack, and one cosmetic enhancement. ... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Interested in seeing what 2024 will bring to Crusader Kings III? Then be sure to check our YouTube channel on February 6 at 18:00 CET, where our Game Director will be giving a full breakdown of the next content drop for the game as well as an overview of all of the content releasing throughout the year.



Be sure to check out our social media accounts as well, where we're counting down to the reveal with a series of teasers. Join the rest of our community in deciphering the clues and see if you can discover what's coming up next!

Join the conversation and connect with other Paradox fans on our social media channels! ... Read more