What changed in Crusader Kings II in 2014

Players can now challenge foes to duels, choose who to seduce, break up with lovers, spy on people, and free prisoners.

Way of Life introduces 10 different Focuses and hundreds of new events.

The expansion adds hundreds of new events and over 20 new event images tied to character Focus.

Three limited collector’s editions of Crusader Kings II released, featuring unique offerings for fans.

Three limited collector’s editions of Crusader Kings II with unique offerings are now available.

Crusader Kings II: Way of Life expansion is now available for purchase.

Crusader Kings II: Way of Life expansion is now available for purchase, enhancing role-playing elements.

Way of Life expansion releasing on December 16th, 2014, introducing new role-playing aspects and features.

Players can assign a Focus to their rulers, providing immediate skill boosts and influencing events.

Over 20 new event pictures included in the Way of Life expansion.

Way of Life introduces 10 different Focuses and hundreds of new events with over 20 new event pictures.

The expansion adds hundreds of new events and over 20 new event images tied to character Focus.

Way of Life expansion to be released on December 16th, 2014, introducing new role-playing features.

Players can assign a Focus to their rulers, providing immediate skill boosts and shaping character development.

Players can now challenge foes to duels, choose who to seduce, break up with lovers, spy on people, and free prisoners.

Resolved the issue where the Shia Caliphate was always being created early, preventing the rise of the Shia event.

Resolved the problem of the Shia Caliphate being created early, preventing the rise of the Shia event.

Four new DLC packs will be released alongside the Charlemagne expansion, offering additional customization options.

Major overhaul to the nomadic tribes of Europe, making them more distinct from their neighbors.

The Charlemagne expansion adds new kingdoms and characters to the game.

An e-book of the medieval epic 'Song of Roland' will be released on October 14.

The expansion features new story events for players to experience.

A major overhaul to the nomadic tribes of Europe, making them more distinct from neighboring regions.

New downloadable content including the Dynasty Shields: Charlemagne collection.

New expansion for Crusader Kings II scheduled for release on October 14, 2014, adding new story events and gameplay features.

Players can now chart their dynasty's conquests, marriages, and labors for the faith.

The newest expansion for Crusader Kings II, adding new story events and gameplay features.

New downloadable content including portrait packs and an e-book version of 'Song of Roland'.

The Charlemagne expansion for Crusader Kings II is scheduled to release on October 14, 2014.

An e-book of the medieval epic 'Song of Roland' will be released on October 14, 2014.

Four new pieces of downloadable content will be released alongside the Charlemagne expansion.

New in-game 'Chronicle' feature allows players to track their dynasty's conquests, marriages, and historical progress.

A collection of appropriate coats of arms for the Charlemagne expansion will be released.

The expansion adds another hundred years of gameplay and long-requested game features.

New clothing and portrait packs for the Early Middle Ages will be available for both Eastern and Western Europe.

A new in-game 'Chronicle' feature highlights a dynasty's conquests, marriages, and labors for the faith.

Charlemagne adds new story events and long-requested game features, extending gameplay by another hundred years.

New clothing and portrait packs for the Early Middle Ages will be available for both Eastern and Western Europe.

Players can track their progress in history with a new in-game Chronicle feature.

The newest expansion to Crusader Kings II, Charlemagne, is now available for purchase.

The Charlemagne expansion introduces new kingdoms and characters for players to engage with.

New portrait packs and an e-book version of the medieval epic 'Song of Roland' are now available.

A collection of appropriate coats of arms will be released.

Fixed crash to desktop when AI is evaluating targets.

Fixed crash when AI evaluates religious elector titles without Sons of Abraham.

Resolved crash occurring after changing the savegame directory with the delete save dialog open.

Ironman now autosaves once every 6 months instead of every month.

Fixed bug where wars against vassals would not start properly, freezing any related plots.

Mac, Linux and Windows now share the same launcher, allowing for improved mod downloading without restarting the game.

Mac, Linux and Windows now share the same launcher, allowing for improved mod downloading without restarting the game.

Fixed issue where vassals under a temporary revolt title became independent upon their liege's death.

Resolved crash issue when changing savegame directory with the delete save dialog open.

Fixed crash where AI would evaluate religious elector titles when Sons of Abraham was not owned.

Resolved multiple minor bugs affecting gameplay and localization.

Fixed crash to desktop when AI was evaluating targets.

Fixed issue where temporary revolt titles were inherited by characters outside the revolt.

Fixed issue where vassals with a liege in a revolt could create new higher tier titles and become independent when the revolt ended.

Optimized interface for smoother performance with less stuttering.

Fixed multiple minor bugs affecting gameplay and UI.

Fixed issues where taking the last county from the Pope did not properly give its baronies to the winner and ended his Crusades.

Resolved out of sync issues regarding battle chokepoints.

Optimized interface for smoother performance with less stuttering.

Texture memory usage has been optimized, resulting in lower memory usage on graphics card and RAM.

Further optimizations to reduce memory usage growth over time.

Fixed issue where temporary revolt titles got inherited by characters outside the revolt.

Fixed issues where taking the last county from the Pope did not properly transfer baronies or end Crusades.

Resolved out of sync issues regarding battle chokepoints.

Ironman now autosaves once every 6 months instead of every month.

Fixed a bug where wars against vassals would not start properly, freezing any related plots.

Resolved issue where vassals under a temporary revolt title became independent upon their liege's death.

Texture memory usage has been optimized, resulting in lower memory usage on graphics cards and RAM.

Resolved crash when hovering over a dead character's religion icon.

Resolved crash when hovering over the religion icon of dead characters.

Implemented optimizations to reduce memory usage growth over time.

Updated interaction description for piety name in interaction view.

Interaction description for piety name has been updated.

Resolved issues with multiplayer functionality introduced in version 2.1.2.

Indian holy orders are now able to engage in combat with other Indian religions.

Players can no longer press the create Hungary button multiple times.

Title and CB selection in diplomatic interactions now sorted by CB type and title name.

Save games now written to virtual memory before writing them physically.

New flag decides if holy orders will fight other religions within the same group.

Players can no longer press the red skulls of people killed by rabble.

Can no longer press the create Hungary button multiple times.

spawn_unit matchmul no longer counts in event spawned and mercenary units.

Fixed a bug where realm view showed demesne incomes instead of tax incomes.

Heir description for piety name has been updated in the dynasty view.

Indian holy orders are now able to engage in combat with other Indian religions.

Realm view previously showed demesne incomes instead of tax incomes.

Resolved a bug where spouses were no longer allies.

Title and CB selection in diplomatic interactions now sorted by CB type and title name.

All trait costs have been lowered for better balance.

Resolved issues with multiplayer functionality introduced in version 2.1.2.

New icons have been added for the Order of Addai.

Resolved a bug where spouses were no longer allies.

Fixed a bug where players could assimilate into revolt titles.

Fixed a bug where marriage notification showed that a character was marrying himself.

Fixed a bug where revolting as a patrician could give the wrong government type.

Fixed a bug where revolting as a patrician could give the wrong government type.

Can no longer press the red skulls of people killed by rabble.

Resolved a bug where marriage notifications showed that a character was marrying himself.

Added a flag that decides if holy orders will fight other religions within the same group.

Save games now written to virtual memory before writing them physically.

spawn_unit matchmul no longer counts in event spawned and mercenary units.

Fixed a bug where players could assimilate into revolt titles.

Updated heir description for piety name in dynasty view.

All trait costs have been lowered.

Added better text when losing decadence from a title grant

Can no longer pick the 'Excommunicated' trait in the ruler designer

Fixed a bug where dead characters could get the wrong liege set

Only Kshatriya women are generated in feudal Indian courts

Can no longer pick the 'Excommunicated' trait in the ruler designer.

Added better text when losing decadence from a title grant.

Only Kshatriya women are generated in feudal Indian courts.

All Muslim rulers are now notified and given an imprisonment reason when a dynasty member refuses to straighten up

Added a notification event when a dynasty member goes decadent.

Added a notification event when a dynasty member goes decadent

Adjusted to care more about Caste for marriages

Fixed bug where the 'Become King' ambition would abort due to holding a temporary revolter kingdom.

Fixed bug where the 'Become King' ambition would abort due to holding a temporary revolter kingdom

Adjusted to care more about Caste for marriages.

Fixed a bug where dead characters could get the wrong liege set.

All Muslim rulers are now notified and given an imprisonment reason when a dynasty member refuses to straighten up.

Old saves are no longer compatible; a workaround is provided for players.

Revisions and additions to the map including East Africa, Armenia, Central Asia, Siberia, and India.

Blocking diplomacy and councillor actions against too distant characters.

Introduced a new unit type system allowing for flexible unit types such as War Elephants, Camel Warriors, and Horse Archers.

Units that have been out-of-supply for too long will suffer attrition.

Blocking diplomacy and councillor actions against too distant characters.

Introduction of a new unit type system allowing for War Elephants, Camel Warriors, and Horse Archers.

Save games are compressed by default, with an option to toggle this feature.

Factions will now revolt as a single unified realm under a temporary title.

Added support to change window mode setting: fullscreen, borderless, or windowed.

Players can now change between fullscreen, borderless, or windowed modes.

Revisions and additions to maps in East Africa, Armenia, Central Asia, Siberia, and India.

Units that have been 'out-of-supply' for too long will suffer attrition.

Old saves are no longer compatible due to several major new features added in the patch.

Players will now lose significant parts of all income and levies if their demesne is too large.

Factions will now revolt as a single unified realm under a temporary title.

Players will lose significant parts of income and levies if their demesne is too large.

Save games are now compressed by default, with an option to toggle this feature.

Makes the EU4 converter fully compatible with EU4 patch 1.4 and the Conquest of Paradise expansion.

Fixed a bug where cloud saves could get corrupted if they were too big.

Fixed a bug where cloud saves could get corrupted if they were too big.

Makes the EU4 converter fully compatible with EU4 patch 1.4 and the Conquest of Paradise expansion.