Hello all,
I have been interested in modding Paradox games for a few years now. I am considering creating a mod for Imperator. I do not want to sink a ton of time into it just for people not to play it, so I will post some information about it here to see if people are interested.
Premise:
This mod is based on the idea that Alexander the Great's son Alexander IV, who for simplicity will be nicknamed 'Demigod' (The idea behind this nickname being the idea that Alexander was a god, and his son's DNA is 50% him, 50% his mother, therefore he would be a demi/half god), actually survived Cassander's murder attempt, and has been in hiding for the past four years. Now roughly 17 years of age, he has re-emerged, and ready to stake his claim to the Empire.
Gameplay:
To play as Demigod, you will start out playing as Epirus. Once you load in, an event will trigger that will allow you to decide how you wish to go about staking your claim. The five options are below:
1. Deciding to ally with Ptolemy will be one of the easier choices, as it will more or less put you in the same position Egypt would be. It would give you the "Egyptian Demigod" mission tree. An event will fire of a war council in which Ptolemy suggests an immediate invasion of Greece as Cassander is busy. You will have the option to either invade Greece and make an uneasy alliance with Antigonus, or invade Syria. Should the former option be taken, you will receive a big sum of manpower and money from Antigonus, and he will ally you and not invade Macedon. You will first need to make landings in Greece, you can choose to make overtures (in which 50% of them will become your feudatories, Sparta will never accept) or invade outright. Once you have at least five cities/territories in Greece, you will be forced into war with Macedon, in which Antigonus will help (however he may be busy against the Seleucids). Once Aigai and Pella are occupied, and Cassander is defeated, Antigonus breaks his alliance and Ptolemy will request to be granted Egypt as a satrapy. If you accept, he will become a satrap vassal controlling Lower and Upper Egypt. Should you decline, he will rise up in rebellion, which will be tough since you will only have some of Greece and Macedon. After this, the Egyptian Demigod mission tree is complete, and the next mission tree is focused on how you wish to conquer Antigonus. You can try to make overtures for him to become a client state, attempt to win over his vassal states like Ionia and Athens, inspire rebellion in Syria, or just straight up conquest if you so wish. The next mission tree is focused on reclaiming important cities of the Empire, once you do, the Demigod character will get bonuses to his stats, and the country will get vassal integration and pop happiness modifiers for the rest of the game.
2. Attempting to destroy Cassander is a tough path. It will start you off as a civil war against Macedon. You will only control Emathia and one or two cities within Thessaly, as well as Phillipi, with only a few thousand men in a legion. One of the few ways to win this without being a 2000 iq military genius is to either ally someone near you to help, or negotiate with Antigonus. You can promise to give him Corinth when you win the civil war and he will give you manpower, troops and money, however if you refuse to hand it over after the war, he will come to kill you. You can also attempt to win over Lysimachus, however he will demand a lot and this route is not recommended. However, if you can manage to survive this onslaught, the benefits will be great. Lots of troops and Greeks will flock to your banner, and you have a lot of potential to take over Thrace/Anatolia if you so choose.
3. Taking this route is somewhat difficult, and unlike the others, fairly random. Antigonus in the game is in a precarious spot and will need all the help he can get, so he is happy to give you some territory to lead armies from. You have the choice of taking command of troops in Palestine, Cappadocia or Assyria. You are more in the back seat in this scenario, as it is mostly dependent upon Antigonus winning his wars. If the Antigonid cause is secured, you will become the ruler, with Antigonus becoming Satrap vassal of Syria. This will follow the Antigonus's Dream/Hellenic Empire mission trees.
4. You will become the ruler of Atrpotane and become a Satrapy of Seleucid Empire. You will have a mission tree based on winning over those disloyal to Seleucas, as well as inspiring rebellions in distant territories like Gedrosia. You are able to win over either Parthia or Bactria to your cause (who will become your vassal upon victory in the war), but not both. Some territories will join you in a civil war-esque war when you decide to revolt. Not much to say besides this, the game will take the traditional route of the Seleucids.
5. The Mauryan path in my opinion is the most interesting. You are granted the Seleucid vassal in India (Gandhara, I believe?), Seleucids annex Arachosia and the Mauryans declare a great conquest war on Seleucids, with you as their ally. They are giving you all the teritory they occupy. You spawn with a lot of gold and mercenaries, and the more you participate in the war and the more losses you take, the better the Mauryans will treat you after the war. Should you do most of the heavy lifting (As much as you can compared to the strength of Maurya), they will allow you to be independent, aside from a few events in the first few years that will make them demand payments. If you do some work, you will be their tributary with some light debuffs but easy to break off with good relations. If you barely contribute anything to the war, you will become their client state and they will impose their will on you, and you will need to find a way to break free.
Let me know what you all think.
I have been interested in modding Paradox games for a few years now. I am considering creating a mod for Imperator. I do not want to sink a ton of time into it just for people not to play it, so I will post some information about it here to see if people are interested.
Premise:
This mod is based on the idea that Alexander the Great's son Alexander IV, who for simplicity will be nicknamed 'Demigod' (The idea behind this nickname being the idea that Alexander was a god, and his son's DNA is 50% him, 50% his mother, therefore he would be a demi/half god), actually survived Cassander's murder attempt, and has been in hiding for the past four years. Now roughly 17 years of age, he has re-emerged, and ready to stake his claim to the Empire.
Gameplay:
To play as Demigod, you will start out playing as Epirus. Once you load in, an event will trigger that will allow you to decide how you wish to go about staking your claim. The five options are below:
- Ptolemy was my father's good friend. He will support my claim.
- I will avenge my mother and destroy Cassander first.
- Antigonus has always fought to defend the Empire. Perhaps he will support me.
- Plotting undernearth Seleucus is the best way. I will swear fealty, for now...
- The people of Porus were worthy opponents of my father. They would be useful allies.
1. Deciding to ally with Ptolemy will be one of the easier choices, as it will more or less put you in the same position Egypt would be. It would give you the "Egyptian Demigod" mission tree. An event will fire of a war council in which Ptolemy suggests an immediate invasion of Greece as Cassander is busy. You will have the option to either invade Greece and make an uneasy alliance with Antigonus, or invade Syria. Should the former option be taken, you will receive a big sum of manpower and money from Antigonus, and he will ally you and not invade Macedon. You will first need to make landings in Greece, you can choose to make overtures (in which 50% of them will become your feudatories, Sparta will never accept) or invade outright. Once you have at least five cities/territories in Greece, you will be forced into war with Macedon, in which Antigonus will help (however he may be busy against the Seleucids). Once Aigai and Pella are occupied, and Cassander is defeated, Antigonus breaks his alliance and Ptolemy will request to be granted Egypt as a satrapy. If you accept, he will become a satrap vassal controlling Lower and Upper Egypt. Should you decline, he will rise up in rebellion, which will be tough since you will only have some of Greece and Macedon. After this, the Egyptian Demigod mission tree is complete, and the next mission tree is focused on how you wish to conquer Antigonus. You can try to make overtures for him to become a client state, attempt to win over his vassal states like Ionia and Athens, inspire rebellion in Syria, or just straight up conquest if you so wish. The next mission tree is focused on reclaiming important cities of the Empire, once you do, the Demigod character will get bonuses to his stats, and the country will get vassal integration and pop happiness modifiers for the rest of the game.
2. Attempting to destroy Cassander is a tough path. It will start you off as a civil war against Macedon. You will only control Emathia and one or two cities within Thessaly, as well as Phillipi, with only a few thousand men in a legion. One of the few ways to win this without being a 2000 iq military genius is to either ally someone near you to help, or negotiate with Antigonus. You can promise to give him Corinth when you win the civil war and he will give you manpower, troops and money, however if you refuse to hand it over after the war, he will come to kill you. You can also attempt to win over Lysimachus, however he will demand a lot and this route is not recommended. However, if you can manage to survive this onslaught, the benefits will be great. Lots of troops and Greeks will flock to your banner, and you have a lot of potential to take over Thrace/Anatolia if you so choose.
3. Taking this route is somewhat difficult, and unlike the others, fairly random. Antigonus in the game is in a precarious spot and will need all the help he can get, so he is happy to give you some territory to lead armies from. You have the choice of taking command of troops in Palestine, Cappadocia or Assyria. You are more in the back seat in this scenario, as it is mostly dependent upon Antigonus winning his wars. If the Antigonid cause is secured, you will become the ruler, with Antigonus becoming Satrap vassal of Syria. This will follow the Antigonus's Dream/Hellenic Empire mission trees.
4. You will become the ruler of Atrpotane and become a Satrapy of Seleucid Empire. You will have a mission tree based on winning over those disloyal to Seleucas, as well as inspiring rebellions in distant territories like Gedrosia. You are able to win over either Parthia or Bactria to your cause (who will become your vassal upon victory in the war), but not both. Some territories will join you in a civil war-esque war when you decide to revolt. Not much to say besides this, the game will take the traditional route of the Seleucids.
5. The Mauryan path in my opinion is the most interesting. You are granted the Seleucid vassal in India (Gandhara, I believe?), Seleucids annex Arachosia and the Mauryans declare a great conquest war on Seleucids, with you as their ally. They are giving you all the teritory they occupy. You spawn with a lot of gold and mercenaries, and the more you participate in the war and the more losses you take, the better the Mauryans will treat you after the war. Should you do most of the heavy lifting (As much as you can compared to the strength of Maurya), they will allow you to be independent, aside from a few events in the first few years that will make them demand payments. If you do some work, you will be their tributary with some light debuffs but easy to break off with good relations. If you barely contribute anything to the war, you will become their client state and they will impose their will on you, and you will need to find a way to break free.
Let me know what you all think.
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