With any luck, CK2Plus can be restored to its former place as a great mechanic-enhancing mod. A new group shows some promise and has made the core features compatible, but some of the best submods, like Reign of Princes (in-use in the above screenshot) are not updated yet. The original volunteer team disbanded earlier this year, citing a lack of time and energy to maintain CK2Plus. Is it really necessary for CK2Plus to have a new map in which Iceland has four provinces? The province count bloated as work in other areas was left undone. Core features of CK2Plus were allowed to become incompatible, while unnecessary new additions were wedged in. A volunteer team was assembled to maintain and continue the mod, and it entered a state of drift. Sticking to the original CK2 setting, Wiz overhauled almost every mechanic, adding more kingdoms and empires to form, more starting scenarios, more interesting expansion, and a greatly expanded faction system.Īfter a year of exemplary modding, Wiz was hired by Paradox and forced to abandon CK2Plus. CK2PlusĬK2Plus, originally by Martin ‘Wiz’ Anward, is the granddaddy of CK2 mods. Here are some of the most popular and successful community creations. Thanks to Paradox’s focus on allowing mod development, a thriving mod community grew around CK2, with mods ranging from slight tweaks to major overhauls to premise-shattering total conversions. Its approachable and entertaining design, regular DLC, and frequent Steam sales all contributed to this happy state of affairs. Crusader Kings II is probably Paradox Interactive’s most successful strategy game to date.

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