What changed in Crusader Kings II in 2017

Taoism is introduced as a new Chinese religion that offers stewardship bonuses.

Disgruntled princes or adventurers can leave China to seek fortune in the west.

Disgruntled princes or adventurers may leave China to seek fortune in the west.

Random events will inform players of significant events in distant Cathay.

A new 'China Screen' allows players to monitor the status and desires of the Emperor of China.

Players can submit to the Empire as a tributary and time their escape to freedom.

Players can engage in new conflicts with eight new Casus Bellis.

New portraits and units bring the Chinese empire to life.

A new 'China Screen' feature allows players to monitor the status and desires of the Emperor of China.

New random events that inform players of major happenings in Cathay.

New visual content to enhance the representation of the Chinese Empire.

New random events provide insights into major happenings in distant Cathay.

New characters may leave China to seek fortune in the west.

A new Chinese religion that provides bonuses to stewardship.

New visual content to enhance the representation of the Chinese Empire.

Crusader Kings II: Jade Dragon will be released on November 16, 2017.

Disgruntled princes or adventurers may leave China to seek fortunes in the west.

Collect new artifacts and experience a Silk Road system influenced by China's stability.

New reasons for war introduced in the expansion.

Crusader Kings II: Jade Dragon will be released on November 16, 2017.

New reasons for declaring wars added to the game.

A new Chinese religion that provides stewardship bonuses.

Collect new Chinese artifacts and a Silk Road system that adjusts returns based on China's stability.

Players can submit to the Empire as a tributary and plan their escape.

New random events that inform players of major happenings in Cathay.

A new interface to track the status and desires of the Emperor of China.

Players can submit to the Empire as a tributary and plan their escape to freedom.

A new Chinese religion, Taoism, provides bonuses to stewardship but spreads slowly.

The latest expansion to Crusader Kings II introduces new gameplay features and content.

Players can engage in new conflicts with eight new Casus Bellis.

New portraits and units for Chinese and Tibetan characters enhance the game's visuals.

Collect new artifacts and experience a Silk Road system that adjusts returns based on China's stability.

Collect new Chinese artifacts and experience a Silk Road system that adjusts returns based on China's stability.

A new interface to track the status and desires of the Emperor of China.

Players can submit to the Empire as a tributary and manage their relationship with the Emperor.

The latest expansion to Crusader Kings II introduces new features and gameplay elements.

The Jade Dragon expansion will introduce new features and systems, focusing on the Emperor of China and his influence.

The Jade Dragon expansion will release later this fall at a price of $14.99, introducing new features and systems.

Players can now restrict marriage options for their children and grandchildren to prevent unwanted unions.

Heirs will now attempt to equip artifacts from their predecessor, unequipping their own if necessary.

Equipped artifacts will no longer be destroyed during succession.

Several status icons now provide navigation to relevant characters or locations when clicked.

You can now equip an artifact even if a slot is filled, automatically unequipping the current item.

The Proselytize action now highlights provinces of the wrong religion and shows relevant information in tooltips.

The line of succession is now shown on every title screen for easier reference.

New checkbox to restrict marriage for children and grandchildren, allowing for better control over dynastic marriages.

Players can now equip artifacts directly, even if a slot is filled, automatically unequipping the current item.

Selected landed characters will have glowing borders on the map for easier identification.

Proselytize action now highlights provinces of the wrong religion and foreign rulers that can be converted.

Added line of succession to every title screen for easier inheritance tracking.

Selecting a landed character will now highlight their realm on the map for easier identification.

Heirs will now attempt to equip any artifacts their predecessor had equipped, unequipping their own if necessary.

Equipped artifacts will no longer be destroyed during succession, only unequipped ones are at risk.

Status icons now allow panning to relevant locations or character screens.

The Empire of China can now influence realms, offering rewards or dangers.

The Empire of China can now influence realms, offering rewards or dangers.

A new 'China Screen' to track the Emperor of China's status and desires.

Princes or adventurers can leave China to seek fortunes in the west.

A new 'China Screen' displays the Emperor's status and desires.

Introduction of new portraits and units to enhance the Chinese empire's representation.

Disgruntled princes or adventurers can leave China to seek fortunes in the west.

Introduction of new portraits and units to enhance the Chinese empire's representation.

Addition of eight new casus bellis for players to utilize.

Instruct levies to automatically gather at specified locations.

Players can submit to the Empire as tributaries and manage their relationship with the Emperor.

Collect new artifacts and explore a Silk Road system influenced by China's stability.

Collect new artifacts and explore a Silk Road system that varies based on China's stability.

Addition of eight new Casus Bellis for players to utilize.

Instruct levies to automatically gather at specified locations.

Players can submit to the Empire as tributaries and manage their relationship with the Emperor.

No longer possible to sacrifice the same person to Satan multiple times.

When a Secret Religious Cult reveals itself, all members will join in the conversion instead of just the ones in the same realm.

No longer possible to sacrifice the same person to Satan multiple times.

Lowered the maximum amount of members the AI can recruit into Secret Religious Cults to 91 from 370.

Characters not in a society can now lose suspicion level.

The AI is now much less inclined to create a secret religious cult just because their liege is a player.

Diplomatic immunity now also prevents release from prison, banishment, and execution.

Fixed one way government type could switch away from Tribal on succession for no apparent reason.

The cooldown between inviting/inducting characters into Secret Cults increased to 10 years from 5.

Priests, Zealous characters and Paranoid characters are now much less likely to join a secret cult.

Fixed giving someone multiple gifts on the same day causing the opinion bonus to stack, then disappear entirely on the next day.

Characters accused of Apostasy can no longer Induce Sympathy, Induct or Invite characters to Secret Cults.

The AI is now less likely to recruit/induct characters into cults if they are in a realm without a player.

If a Secret Religious Cult ends up without a Grandmaster, they will now disband.

Fixed the Black Death in some cases never ending due to the end date not working.

Characters not in a society can now lose suspicion level.

Characters in Secret Religious Cults can now only use Prepare Grounds in counties they or their vassals own.

When a Secret Religious Cult reveals itself, all members will join in the conversion instead of just the ones in the same realm.

When one AI tells another 'get your ass over here', the other AI is now willing to cancel a siege it just started.

When one AI tells another 'get your ass over here', the other AI is now willing to cancel a siege it just started to comply.

Fixed an issue where targets of Tainted Touch would get the effects of Soul Corruption rather than the caster.

Fixed giving someone multiple gifts on the same day causing the opinion bonus to stack, then disappear entirely on the next day.

Fixed epidemics in some cases never ending due to being stuck on islands.

Fixed the Black Death in some cases never ending due to the end date not working.

Characters in Secret Religious Cults can now only use Prepare Grounds in counties they or their vassals own.

The AI is now more often unsuccessful in recruiting new members to Secret Religious Cults.

The AI is now more often unsuccessful in recruiting new members to Secret Religious Cults.

Fixed councillor modifiers not being applied on the very first day of a campaign.

Fixed epidemics in some cases never ending due to being stuck on islands.

When revealing your Secret Cults, your suspicion level is reset.

The AI will no longer decide that gathering up to join its allies is a terrible idea just because there's nothing to siege in that friendly province.

Fixed one way government type could switch away from Tribal on succession for no apparent reason.

The AI will no longer continue to Rome if it becomes apparent going there is a terrible idea.

Characters accused of Apostasy can no longer Induce Sympathy, Induct or Invite characters to Secret Cults.

If a Secret Religious Cult ends up without a Grandmaster, they will now disband.

The cooldown between inviting/inducting characters into Secret Cults increased to 10 years from 5.

Priests, Zealous characters and Paranoid characters are now much less likely to join a secret cult.

The AI will no longer decide that gathering up to join its allies is a terrible idea just because there's nothing to siege in that friendly province.

When revealing your Secret Cults your suspicion level is reset.

The AI will no longer continue to go to Rome if it becomes apparent that it is a terrible idea.

The AI is now less likely to recruit/induct characters into cults if they are in a realm without a player.

Lowered the maximum amount of members the AI can recruit into Secret Religious Cults to 91 from 370.

Fixed an issue where targets of Tainted Touch would get the effects of Soul Corruption rather than the caster.

Fixed councillor modifiers not being applied on the very first day of a campaign.

The AI is now much less inclined to create a secret religious cult just because their liege is a player.

Diplomatic immunity now also prevents release from prison, banishment, and execution.

Displaced or fleeing armies from China can arrive on the map, causing trouble.

New screen for interactions with the Chinese Emperor based on the player's standing.

Players can interact with the Emperor of China, gaining boons or becoming a tributary state.

A new screen allows players to interact with the Emperor if within range of China.

China can seize provinces, governed by the Governor of the Western Protectorate.

The Emperor can seize provinces but governance is left to the Governor of the Western Protectorate.

Players can interact with the Emperor of China, gaining boons or becoming a tributary state.

Displaced armies from China can arrive on the map, causing potential disruptions.

The 'Unjust Conquest' CB has been renamed to 'Border Dispute' and now requires an upfront cost of Piety and Gold.

Muslims, Nomads, and certain Pagans do not have access to the Border Dispute CB due to superior existing CBs.

New types of Tributaries can now be defined, including Permanent and Nomad Tributaries.

The Tributary system has been improved to allow for customizable tributary types with various parameters.

Players can now define new types of Tributaries with specific rules and tribute percentages.

The 'Unjust Conquest' CB has been renamed to 'Border Dispute' and now requires an upfront cost of Piety and Gold.

Using the Border Dispute CB incurs an opinion hit from the religious head and landed characters of the targeted religious group.

Muslims, Nomads, and some Pagans do not have access to the Border Dispute CB due to superior current CBs.

The Tributary system has been improved to allow for customizable tributary types with various parameters.

Using the Border Dispute CB incurs an opinion hit from your religious head and characters of the targeted religious group.

New options for Siege Assaults: Unlimited, On (disables Assaults against Fort Level 6+), and Off (disables Assaults entirely).

Playable entities can now seize a single County for an upfront cost of Piety, Prestige, or Gold.

Increased Ticking Warscore rate for attackers in wars, with adjustments to defines for defender and attacker versions.

Playable entities can now seize a single County for an upfront cost of Piety, Prestige, or Gold.

Added options for Siege Assaults: Unlimited, On (disables Assaults against Fort Level 6+), and Off (disables Assaults entirely).

Overall siege time is being made quicker while making Fort Level matter more.

Overall siege times are being adjusted to be quicker while making Fort Level more significant.

Dramatic increase in Ticking Warscore rate for attackers in wars, with adjustments to defines for attacker and defender.

Toning down the rise of Indian Holy Orders and making them creatable, while ensuring great Muslim conquerors rise more consistently.

Plans to add or expand on adventurers for more generic conquests into and out of the subcontinent.

Added new provinces, cultures (Bodpa, Tangut, Nepalese), and religions (Bön, Khurmazta) to the Himalayan region.

Changed the appearance of wasteland provinces to always show as Terrain, regardless of map mode.

Plans to add or expand adventurers for more generic conquests into and out of the subcontinent.

Toned down the Indian Holy Orders and made them creatable, while ensuring great Muslim conquerors rise more frequently.

Wasteland provinces will now always be shown as Terrain, improving the visual representation on the map.

Added new cultures (Bodpa, Tangut, Nepalese) and new religions (Bön, Khurmazta) to the Himalayan region.

Introduced the Bön religion with unique mechanics similar to Romuvan and Buddhist religions, including Gavelkind succession.

The Bön religion has unique mechanics similar to Romuvan and Buddhist religions, including Gavelkind succession and a Patron Deity system.

A new CB to force neighboring realms to become your vassal, limited to lower tier realms and with a prestige cost.

A new CB to avoid massive realms fighting over single counties, preserving vassals in conquered lands.

A CB for powerful realms to claim an entire Kingdom from another character, requiring a strong opponent and costing prestige and piety.

A new CB for powerful realms to claim an entire Kingdom from another character, with significant costs.

A new CB to go to war to free kidnapped concubines or wives and release certain characters from prison.

Allows war to free kidnapped concubines or wives and release certain characters from prison, with the ability to take hostages in return.

A new CB to force neighboring realms of lower tier and size to become your vassal.

A new CB for Count and Duke tier characters to claim counties within their Duchy without a holder.

A CB to avoid massive realms fighting over single counties, providing opportunities for conquest when forming a Kingdom or Empire.

Allows Count and Duke tier characters to go to war over any County in a Duchy they hold land in, with a cost of prestige and gold.

Artifacts will now be equipped by default upon obtaining them, if the holder can equip it.

Buffed the Monastic Order power 'Invite Holy Ascetic' slightly.

Now possible to search for characters' secret religion in the Character Finder.

Added events that fire for Known Demon Worshipers.

Fixed terrain modifiers showing up as blank modifiers in the supply tooltip.

Custom localisation moved to the 'localisation' folder, allowing modders to use it without changing the checksum.

The cost of abduction now scales based on the tier character you are abducting.

The interface for transferring subunits between two units now uses buttons instead of drag-and-drop.

Added an event that allows Monastic Order members to rid themselves of heretical books.

Most effects and triggers can now take a variable name instead of a number, enhancing modding capabilities.

A new console command will be available to highlight UI elements and show their details, aiding modders.

Hermetic Ingredients are now used in various event options to enhance outcomes or reduce penalties.

Added a better secret religion system based around a code attribute rather than traits.

Hunt Apostates now involves more branding irons, stakes, and fire.

When incapable and asking for help to commit suicide, an ambitious heir is more likely to say 'Yes'.

Fixed the AI considering wars where it isn't the main defender when figuring out whether to peace out of offensive wars.

The game now collects data on mod usage, showing how many players use mods and which are the most popular.

Reduced the chance of event 'Song of Anguish' to trigger.

Most effects and triggers can now take a variable name instead of a number, enhancing modding capabilities.

Council job selection now resets if your councilor dies or is replaced while assigning them a job.

Fixed the AI breaking betrothals in cases where it had no reason to.

Added Rank 2, 3, and 4 powers for Monastic Orders: Spiritual Guidance, Teach Virtue, Convert County.

Fixed the AI in some cases being able to cancel the movement of retreating armies.

Messed up localization is now less likely to crash the game.

The game now collects data on mod usage, including how many players use mods and which mods are most popular.

Fixed pause option for message settings and combat results.

The 'plot to revoke title' can no longer be used while in a major revolt.

add_law can now take parameters: cooldown and opinion_effect.

Known devil worshippers can now be the target of Holy Wars of characters of their religion.

Fixed the AI sometimes using favors on betrothals and marriages unnecessarily.

Fixed a number of relation types not being localized based on gender.

Fixed the game failing to find government unique title names at times.

Performing dark magic as a devil worshipper can now lead to corruption of body and mind with side effects.

Fixed the AI considering the same war multiple times when figuring out whether to peace out of offensive wars.

Fixed cultural buildings showing up as 'nobuilding' in the tech view.

A secondary holding in a province now counts for looting if you have a holding in a neighboring province.

Executing an unrelated interaction will no longer cause council consideration to reset.

A new console command 'guibounds' will be made available to highlight UI elements and show their properties.

Custom localisation moved to the 'localisation' folder to allow modders to use it without changing the checksum.

Abducting someone now makes them unhappy with you, and affects future abduction attempts.

Fixed war portraits not always updating when changes occur.

Abduction cost now scales based on the tier of the character being abducted.

Added new parameters for 'add_law' command and improved secret religion system for modding.

Fixed issues with finding government unique title names.

Fixed AI being able to cancel the movement of retreating armies.

Ambitious heirs are more likely to agree to help commit suicide when asked by an incapable character.

The 'plot to revoke title' can no longer be used during a major revolt.

The 'plot to revoke title' can no longer be used during a major revolt.

Added an event that allows Monastic Order members to rid themselves of heretical books.

Fixed AI breaking betrothals without reason in many cases.

Artifacts will now be equipped by default upon obtaining them.

Added Rank 2, 3, and 4 powers for Monastic Orders: Spiritual Guidance, Teach Virtue, Convert County.

A secondary holding in a province now counts for looting if you have a holding in a neighboring province.

Fixed various localization issues for relation types and nation adjectives.

Added a better secret religion system based on a code attribute rather than traits.

Abducting someone now makes them unhappy with you, affecting future attempts.

Abduction costs now scale based on the tier of the character being abducted.

Added events that fire for Known Demon Worshipers.

The interface for transferring subunits now uses buttons instead of drag-and-drop.

Hunt Apostates now involves more branding irons, stakes, and fire.

Performing dark magic as a devil worshipper can lead to corruption of body and mind.

Fixed the pause option for combat results using incorrect settings.

The interface for transferring subunits now uses buttons instead of drag-and-drop.

Added an event allowing Monastic Order members to rid themselves of heretical books.

When incapable and asking for help to commit suicide, an ambitious heir is more likely to agree.

Fixed various localization issues including relation types and cultural buildings.

Hunt Apostates now involves more branding irons, stakes, and fire.

Fixed AI being able to cancel the movement of retreating armies in some cases.

Council job selection now resets if a councilor dies or is replaced.

Abducting someone now makes them unhappy, affecting future attempts.

Massive updates to faction balance affecting AI behavior and faction laws.

Artifacts will now be equipped by default upon obtaining them if the holder can equip them.

Known devil worshippers can now be targeted in Holy Wars by characters of their religion.

Massive updates to faction balance affecting AI behavior and faction laws.

Performing dark magic as a devil worshipper can lead to corruption of body and mind with side effects.

Hermetic Ingredients are now used in multiple event options to enhance outcomes or reduce penalties.

Fixed AI breaking betrothals without reason.

Hermetic Ingredients can now enhance event outcomes or reduce penalties.

Known devil worshippers can now be targeted in Holy Wars.

Added events that fire for Known Demon Worshipers.

Fixed the game failing to find government unique title names, ensuring non-default names are used.

Added Rank 2, 3, and 4 powers for Monastic Orders: Spiritual Guidance, Teach Virtue, Convert County.

A secondary holding in a province now counts for looting; holdings in neighboring provinces yield loot.

Cult members will now more actively seek to induce sympathy and recruit other characters, with increased difficulty for inducting Zealous or high-tier characters.

Cult members will now more actively seek to recruit others, with increased difficulty for inducting zealous characters or those of higher rank.

Devil Worshipers can now be attacked by Demon Hunters if they are not careful, adding a risk to using their powers.

Added new decisions to convert in secret to the religion of a spouse, concubine, friend, or demesne province.

Added a filter 'Has Secret Religion' in the Character Finder to search for characters with the same secret religion.

Added a filter 'Has Secret Religion' in the Character Finder to search for characters with the same secret religion.

Devil Worshipers can now be attacked by Demon Hunters if they are not careful, adding a risk to revealing their identity.

The system now generates secret religious cults for all religions present in the game, replacing the previous trait-based system.

Fixed the society rank tooltip not having FROM defined, now correctly shows the society grand master.

Fixed the society rank tooltip to correctly define the FROM as the society grand master.

The system for Secret Religious Cults has been completely overhauled to be code-based rather than trait-based, allowing all religions to have associated Secret Religious Cults.

Added new decisions to secretly convert to the religion of a spouse, concubine, friend, or a demesne province.

Secret Religion is now displayed next to the character's real religion instead of as a trait.

The new Secret Religious Cult system is designed to be highly moddable, allowing easier creation of new societies.

Fixed scoping to saved society and artifact event targets not working.

Fixed issues with scoping to saved society and artifact event targets.

Secret religions are now displayed next to the character's real religion instead of as a trait.

The new system is designed to be highly moddable, with various new triggers and effects for modders to utilize.

The 'Next/previous holding' feature in the holding build view will now also take you to your hospitals.

The French version of the game would crash if a specific character modifier was gained.

Fixed monastic orders Miaphysite, Hindu, Jain & Buddhist not generating society currency from character stats.

Fixed the distance used for trade province cost in some cases using a sub-optimal path, making some trade posts slightly cheaper.

The 'gender equality - all' game rule no longer causes a penalty at game start for changing succession law.

Fixed a long-standing OOS caused by nomadic title ID mismatch.

Fixed an issue with the German Portraits now showing the lower part of the headgear correctly.

Fixed a crash involving holdings in the outliner.

Fixed the council UI having an empty job action slot without Monks and Mystics.

Fixed a division by 0 crash.

Fixed an OOS resulting from different computers finding a different 'shortest' path between two provinces.

Fixed an issue when the AI was evaluating the decision to found a secret religious cult.

Fixed an issue where the Request To Rank Up within a society could get stuck in waiting if you left the society before your request was approved, or if the leader of your society died before approving it.

Made 'add_artifact' and 'destroy_artifact' console commands available in release.

Fixed it being impossible to recreate destroyed titles.

Fixed the 'direct vassals' map-mode being colored incorrectly.

Fixed an issue causing the any_friend scope not to work.

Fixed variable names no longer working as the second key for the variable effects and triggers.

Fixed an issue with Patricians not being able to join the Hermetic Society if they had no other titles beside that of their house.

Fixed the French version of the game crashing if you gained a specific character modifier.

Fixed a rare freeze involving character interactions requiring you to be at peace.

More risks and drawbacks introduced for Devil Worshippers, including increased viciousness and discovery risks.

AI is now more likely to back claimants and join claimant factions under various conditions.

AI will now better create and run Secret Religious Cults, making the system more dynamic.

AI will now better create and manage Secret Religious Cults, making the system more dynamic.

Court Chaplain can now find more characters and penalties for being branded have increased, with new options for dealing with apostates.

Major adjustments to faction balance, including AI behavior changes regarding council power and claimant factions.

Hermetics can now use strange Ingredients to improve outcomes of Hermetic events.

Significant updates to faction balance, including AI behavior adjustments for various factions.

More risks and drawbacks introduced for Devil Worshippers, including increased viciousness and discovery risks.

Players can now give artifacts to other characters for opinion bonuses.

Players can now give artifacts to other characters for opinion bonuses.

Independence faction becomes more appealing to AI if their liege is a tyrant.

AI is less likely to pursue Elective Monarchy under certain conditions.

Court Chaplain can now find more suspicious characters and penalties for being branded have increased.

Hermetics can now use strange Ingredients to improve outcomes of Hermetic events.

AI will only form Overthrow Liege faction under specific conditions, with new effects on council laws.

Monk and Mystics will be released on March 7th.

Includes a set of portraits and unit packs for the Central Germanic culture group.

Includes the usual bug fixing.

Improvements to AI to accompany new AI Orders.

Portraits and unit packs for English and Normans to be used in later bookmarks.

Usual bug fixing included in the update.

Monk and Mystics will be released on March 7th.

Includes English Portraits applicable for Normans as well, to enhance gameplay.

Includes German Portraits applicable to the entire Central Germanic culture group.

A huge list of new modding content for the new features and mechanics.

Includes various AI improvements to accompany the new AI Orders.

A huge list of new modding content for all the new features and mechanics.

New filters and functionalities added to improve character search experience.

Players can now filter and save sets of game rules more effectively.

Numerous geographical changes including impassable Ural mountains and adjustments to rivers and counties.

Intrigue decisions and plots have been reorganized for better visibility and management.

Rulers can now store collected artifacts and items in a treasury, replacing some character modifiers.

New indicator shows potential battles in counties based on unit movements.

New filters and functionality added to the character finder, including saving and loading filter sets.

Significant changes to terrain, river placements, and county borders for better accuracy.

New button allows multiple armies to be loaded onto ships more efficiently.

Players can now filter and save/load sets of game rules.

All existing songs and sound effects have been remastered for improved audio quality.

Players can now maintain a secret religion while publicly confessing to another, with the ability to create cults.

An indicator shows potential battles in counties based on unit movements.

The intrigue interface now shows more decisions and allows for better management of plots.

All existing songs and sound effects have been remastered for improved audio quality.

Players can send law changes for council consideration.

Players can now see councillors' likely voting archetypes when selecting them.

New button allows players to load multiple selected armies onto ships easily.

Players can send law changes for consideration by the council.

Players can now secretly maintain their old religion while appearing to convert to a new one, with the ability to create cults.

Players can now see councillors' likely voting archetypes when selecting them.

Rulers can now store collected artifacts and items in a treasury, replacing old character modifiers.

New alert system for councillors without assigned jobs.

New alert for councillors without assigned jobs.

New portraits for English rulers reflecting their cultural heritage.

New units for the Germans showcasing their heraldry on the battlefield.

New units for the English with appropriate heraldry and gear.

New units for the Germans showcasing their heraldry on the battlefield.

New portraits for English rulers reflecting their cultural heritage.

New units for the English with appropriate heraldry and gear.

New portraits for German rulers featuring traditional clothing.

New portraits for German rulers featuring cultural clothing.

The new expansion Monks & Mystics will be released on March 7, 2017, priced at $14.99/€14.99.

Crusader Kings II: Monks & Mystics expansion set to release on March 7, 2017.

Players can hold a secret faith and increase their religion's power.

Players can join monastic societies like the Benedictines and Dominicans to increase prestige.

Councilors can now use their skills to enhance the wealth and stability of the kingdom.

Players can join devil worshippers and perform dark rituals or seek hidden mysteries.

Players can join monastic orders like the Benedictines and Dominicans to increase prestige.

Allows players to hold a secret faith and increase their religion's power.

Players can join groups performing Black Masses and explore hidden mysteries.

Collect religious relics and craft masterworks to increase status and power.

Councilors will utilize their skills to boost the wealth and stability of kingdoms.

Collect religious relics and craft masterworks to enhance status and power.

Moved k_venice to de jure e_italy.

The Indus and the Ganges have both been cleaned up to match the actual river.

The duchies of Samos and Cibyrrhaeot are now de jure part of the kingdom of Anatolia, rather than Greece.

The duchies of Samos and Cibyrrhaeot are now de jure part of the kingdom of Anatolia.

The most northern part of the Onega is now properly filled with water.

Moved the northern part of c_dalarna to c_herjedalen.

The terrain around lake Baikal has also been smoothed, no longer will the steep cliffs surround the lake.

The mountains in southern Abyssinia no longer stretch onto the frame of the map.

The terrain around lake Baikal has been smoothed, no longer will the steep cliffs surround the lake.

Removed a bunch of trees that were placed in major rivers.

Moved the northern part of c_dalarna to c_herjedalen.

The kingdom of Taurica has been removed; Crimea and Cherson are now de jure kingdoms of Khazaria.

The Indus and the Ganges have both been cleaned up to match the actual river and avoid sharp edges.

The mountains in southern Abyssinia no longer stretch onto the frame of the map.

The eastern counties of Hungary and the surrounding area have been moved and adjusted.

Removed the duplicate island of Kolguyev, in the Barents Sea.

Removed a bunch of trees that were placed in major rivers.

The duplicate island of Kolguyev in the Barents Sea has been removed.

The county of Constantinople is now only located on the western side of the Bosphorus.

The duchies of Trebizond and Armeniacon are now de jure part of the kingdom of Trebizond.

Fixed an issue in the lower part of the river Don, where the river bed would go above water level.

Fixed an issue in the lower part of the river Don, where the river bed would go above water level.

Changed the name of b_mirabel to 'Majdal Yaba', with variations based on culture.

The eastern counties of Hungary and the surrounding area have been moved to properly place the kingdom within the Carpathian mountains.

The Ural mountains are now impassable.

The Danube has been redrawn, to better represent its actual location.

The county of Constantinople is now only located on the western side of the Bosphorus.

The most northern part of the Onega is now properly filled with water.

The county of Tobruk is now only located along the coast.

The Danube has been redrawn to better represent its actual location.

Moved k_venice to de jure e_italy.

Changed the name of b_mirabel to 'Majdal Yaba', with variations based on culture.

The coastal counties of Croatia and Serbia have been adjusted and moved slightly.

The terrain around lake Balkhash has been smoothed to avoid sharp/rough edges.

Removed the kingdom of Taurica; the duchies of Crimea and Cherson are now de jure kingdoms of Khazaria.

The county of Tobruk is now only located along the coast.

The terrain around lake Balkhash has been smoothed, to avoid sharp/rough edges.

The Ural mountains are now impassable.

The coastal counties of Croatia and Serbia have been adjusted and moved slightly.

The AI's goal selection in wars and general pathing has been improved for better performance in battles.

The AI's ability to select goals in wars and navigate the map has been enhanced for better performance.

Players can now give specific orders to allies during wars, such as hunting enemy armies or focusing on sieging provinces.

Players can now give specific orders to allies during wars, including hunting enemy armies and focusing on sieging provinces.

Condition tooltips for certain decisions have been shortened for clarity.

Now shows traits influencing education choices, simplifying decision-making.

Clicking on a character's plot now takes you to the target of the plot.

Fixed issue where clicking on a character's primary title did not take you to their capital.

Known and backed plots now show their plot power directly on the plot entry.

Prisoner icon is now clickable, directing players to the imprisoner.

Title shields on the law page no longer change order when clicked.

Clicking the alert now selects the relevant province instead of just panning.

Now displays traits influencing education choices, simplifying decision-making.

Tooltip for religion in the province window now matches character religion tooltip.

Fixed the predicted morale gain for units which was almost always slightly incorrect.

Fixed cases where scrollbars were not visible when they should be.

New features include reset filters, save configurations, and additional filtering options.

Clarified 'Mod' and 'Version' checkboxes in the multiplayer browser.

Clicking the Nomad Agitation alert now selects the relevant province instead of just panning to it.

Game rules are now categorized for easier navigation, with four save slots for different presets.

New options for randomizing names of newborn children based on cultural lists or family lineage.

Fixed councillor actions remaining greyed out after reassignment cooldown expires.

Checkbox added to auto-assign commanders from the Minor Titles tab.

Added alert for councillors without assigned jobs.

Hospital icon now correctly opens the hospital buildings screen if a province has a hospital.

Garrison tooltip now displays both garrison and levy numbers for siege calculations.

A new battle indicator shows when units entering a province will cause a battle, including details on bonuses and penalties.

Fixed interaction not informing players when realm peace prevents declaring war.

Fixed cases where scrollbars were not visible when they should be.

Improved tooltip for the 'Revoke Vassal Title' plot.

Fixed interaction not informing players when realm peace prevents declaring war.

Garrison tooltip now displays both garrison and levy numbers for better siege planning.

New button allows players to load multiple selected units onto fleets across different provinces.

A new battle indicator shows when units entering a province will cause a battle, including details on bonuses and penalties.

Known and backed plots now show their plot power directly on the plot entry.

Players can now randomize names of newborn children with various options.

Fixed issue where character UI did not fully update if the character died while being viewed.

Fixed issue with retinues splitting apart upon succession under certain conditions.

Icons added to represent likely voting patterns and show how council members are voting.

Fixed issues with pause message settings not working for certain character alerts.

Hospital icon now correctly opens the hospital buildings screen if applicable.

Event for saving sickly child now shows the child's portrait correctly.

Checkbox added to auto-assign commanders to ensure all slots are filled with the best available commanders.

New button allows players to load multiple selected units onto fleets across different provinces.

Players can now only hit 'Ready' in multiplayer when the save has finished loading.

Fixed issue with retinues splitting apart into sub-units upon succession.

New features include reset filters, save configurations, and filtering by diplomatic range and court joinability.

Clicking a council action again now cancels job assignment properly.

Fixed the predicted morale gain for units being slightly incorrect.

Event options now list both trait icons and affected character portraits.

Fixed character UI not updating correctly if the character died while being viewed.

Game rules are now categorized for easier navigation, with four save slots for different presets.

Icons added to indicate likely voting patterns, and a new feature to send laws for council consideration.

Fixed pause message settings not applying correctly for certain character types.

Build time and cost modifiers now show as percentages for better clarity.

Members can engage in scientific experimentation, mysticism, and Theurgy, rewarding technology points or artifacts.

Players can now write a magnum opus, a book of lore and knowledge to be enshrined.

The Hermetic society is now available for players, joinable by members of Abrahamic religions, Zoroastrians, and Zun pagans.

Hermetic members can engage in scientific experimentation, receive technology points, and obtain artifacts.

Hermetic members can build observatories and laboratories for further experimentation and sky observation.

The Hermetic society is now available for players, focusing on alchemy, astrology, and theurgy.

Hermetic members can build an observatory and a laboratory for further experimentation.

Players of Abrahamic religions, Zoroastrians, Zun pagans, and Hellenic characters can now join the Hermetic society.

Hermetic members can attempt to divine the future using Scrying and create Horoscopes for their children.

Hermetic members can attempt to divine the future and create horoscopes for their children.

Players can now write a magnum opus, a book of lore and knowledge to be enshrined for the ages.

New Society in the Monks and Mystics expansion featuring various types of demon worshippers with unique powers.

Players can turn off the Demon Worshippers Society through a Game Rule.

New Shiite Muslim Society specializing in murder and manipulation with unique powers and abilities.

Assassins can intimidate, murder, and raise special troops.

New society type featuring Demon Worshippers with various powers and abilities.

Players with the Way of Life expansion can use 'Spy On' to check for membership in secret societies.

Demon Worshippers can use powers like 'Dark Divorce', 'Summon Familiar', and 'Tainted Touch'.

New Shiite Muslim Society specializing in murder and manipulation.

Players can turn off the Demon Worshippers Society through a Game Rule if they prefer not to include supernatural elements.