That icon is new, there was a different one, that was right next to the hospital level. I just loaded the game up and see that its there already, so I assume it came in with 3.1
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That icon is new, there was a different one, that was right next to the hospital level. I just loaded the game up and see that its there already, so I assume it came in with 3.1
Actually, the rules state that if West Francia (and East Francia) ever comes under the control of a non-Carolingian dynasty, the name permanently changes to France (and Germany). Therefor, we must either assume that the rules have been changed or this places the start date at 888 at the latest (which obviously isn't the case with all the other evidence taken into account). It's safe to establish that the naming rules regarding West (and probably East) Francia has been altered.
Okay, the German monarch can't be Heinrich the Fowler since he'd be gray haired by 926. This places the start date at 936 at the earliest, as that's when Otto the Great becomes king. Now the Fatimid caliph can't be Al Mahdi (the founder) as he died in 934, but is probably his successor. The King of England is wrinkled (which asserts age of 50+) and is therefor Æthelstan as his successor Edmund won't get wrinkles before 971 (which has been established earlier as too late for this start date).
The fourth ruler is difficult to establish as I don't recognize the CoA. Number five is a tribal king of Hungary. This means de jure Pannonia will most likely no longer be feudal in 867 and create a different dynamic in that start date (maybe they won't settle and continue raiding Europe). The king is most likely Zoltán, but whether he'll hold the Kingdom of Hungary or the Kingdom of Magyar can't be determined. The final would then be Haakon the Good and will probably have some exiting fights against Erik Bloodaxe and his sons.
Number four's dynasty is Jannabid.
The picture Dan posted reinforces my battle of Brunanburh theory because in most paintings of Harald the Good he has tame almost Frankish hair while Erik Bloodaxe has wild hair with a long flowing beard. That means that this almost certainly happens after 933 ( we already kind of knew that) but the big kicker is that whoever the German King is young, with no wrinkles. Otto would be 57 at the earliest. That just isn't feasible to look that good when you are that old. (This was already established by others on this thread, yes i'm retreading ground it is to make sure we didn't miss anything). But here is why i'm almost positive it is before 939. The King of England has blond hair (and the most beautiful blue eyes I have ever seen), and take a look at this (the left picture is Aethelstan and the right is Edmund). That is a blond Aethelstan and a brunette Edmund. That combined with the wrinkles shows solid evidence that its Aethelstan giving us essentially a confirmed 936-939. But heres the confusing thing. Who is the Hungarian? He isn't Zoltan. First Zoltan wasn't even well documented to be king, there has been a lot of debate. Second in the only source about it (The Gesta Hungarorum) it states that he had "soft, blonde hair" which the Hungarian King does not. Third he didn't do anything important (at least from what I could find). And above that they are Tribal there while the decision in 867 should Arpad form it turns them Feudal.
I think it’s about realm management and domestic politics. It’s already to easy to handle big empires, every DLC added stuff and made it even easier. So maybe faction overhaul and civil war overhaul. A true interregnum mechanic.
Also it’s own government form for Switzerland and also some other inland republics.
Also it’s own government form for Switzerland and also some other inland republics.
Eastern christianity, islam and new imperial/realm management mechanics would be a dream come true for me.
Whatever the next DLC is I'm excited about it. There are so many ideas the community has for new features and content.
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Let’s just say Alfray I’ve known about this start since February.
They've been very careful with it though, not even the database reveals anything suspicious like the Old Gods did in patches prior to its release. We should have known it was coming that time around, it all made sense.
We'll keep a close eye on it on the 16th of May.
We'll keep a close eye on it on the 16th of May.
Yeah, the ruler in question is Abu Tahir al-Jannabi, the leader of the Qarmatian state in Al Bahrein. Seeing that people here have beat me to identifying the six mystery rulers, I might as well post a more in-depth look at each of them.
* Judging by what we already know of the bookmark (taking place in 930s) and the young look of the character, the first character is most likely Otto I 'the Great', the king of Germany. When he was coronated the king of Germany after his father Henry the Fowler died of a stroke, he was only 24 years old, so the character's young look would work, and while the in-game portrait of Otto shows him at his date of death at the age of 61, his facial shape is still quite similar to his young self. According to the game files, Otto ruled from 936 to 973.
* Considering that the new bookmark has been hinted to take place in 930s, the second figure should be Caliph Al-Qaim, but the figure looks more akin to his grandson Caliph al-Muizz. However, given that in 936 al-Muizz was 4 years old, I can only assume that Al-Qaim's portrait has been adjusted with the addition of a new bookmark. According to the game files, Al-Qaim ruled from 934 to 946.
* The third character is probably King Æthelstan of England: while Æthelstan's current character portrait has a beard, he is the only one of the English monarchs from said time period to have blonde hair like the character we see here, so he's the most likely candidate. According to the game files, Æthelstan ruled between 927 and 939.
* The fourth character doesn't match any of the characters in history files, but is most likely Abu Tahir al-Jannabi, the leader of the Qarmatian state in Al Bahrein. The character's coat of arms are those of the in-game Jannabid dynasty, who in 867 bookmark hold the duchy of Al Bahrein, and looking at the character's portrait, we can clearly see that they're a Muslim duke, indicating that they're a duke rather than a king, like the other characters in the menu: and seeing that Snow Crystal had already teased the introduction of Qarmatian heresy before, it wouldn't be that big of a stretch to assume that Qarmatian heresy is going to be introduced with the new bookmark, which would explain why a mere duke is considered an "interesting character". According to Wikipedia, Abu Tahir ruled from 923 to 944.
* The fifth character is King Árpad Zoltán of Magyar: barring his hairline, the face seen in the image is identical to his portrait in Hungary's ruler history. According to the game files, Zoltan ruled from 907 to 955.
* The final character is most probably King Hakon, the first Christian king of Norway. Again, the current portrait of Hakon and the portrait presented here are very similar, and he is the only Norwegian king from the dynasty with a similar hair colour to begin with. According to the game files, Hakon ruled from 934 to 961.
All in all, while the hint does include even more material to suggest a new bookmark in the 930s, it doesn't actually help to narrow down the precise date any further: as I mentioned before, currently all the information we have about the bookmark would indicate tht the bookmark would take place between 936 and 939; and while the presence of Otto the Great helps to dispel any possibilities for the bookmark taking place prior to 936, the information we have doesn't enable us to narrow the date down any further.
You're making one very large assumption that is the exact OPPOSITE of what many of us in the community have been asking about for a long time:
You're assuming they'll making ruling large empires EASIER when we've specifically been asking for ways to shatter large realms and dissolve empires to simulate the collapse of the Karlings and the balkanization and infighting and decentralization of pretty much the entire map during the entire period.
NONE of the empires on the map were peaceful, cohesive states in more than name-only for longer than the duration of a single ruler, two at the most. Entire regions would break off, the de jure vs de facto rule of law was a matter of lip service vs actual enforcement, etc.
We've wanted to see a way for Charlemange to exist and form Francia... but then for Francia to wind down historically, for Iberia to not curbstomp into a permanent Islamic state, for the Byzantines to push back Islam and hold their own... until it's time to not hold their own... the Germannic pagans to GET curbstomped so an HRE can form, but to have that HRE have as little power as is humanly possible, etc.
And that's exactly what (s)he is saying as well. You're misinterpreting them..
His comment is stating he wants a Dlc that makes Empire holding harder, I mean he’s hoping for improved harder civil war mechanics. I think you read it wrong. Also your None comment ignores the entire 200 years of the Byzantine Macedonian Dynasty where the Empire mostly kept on expanding, HRE had a good run for a while to just saying.
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I am also hoping for a government based dlc, especially now that we are getting an update to the courts which screams internal mechanics (and hopefully cadet branches). Also the existence of the Qarmatians both lends to a possible reworking of Islamic mechanics as well as government due to the fact that they were considered a republic unlike other surrounding Islamic states. Was kinda hoping for 933-935 start date for Mardavij in Persia though, but if there are also content for the HRE then Otto I is the better choice.
Also can't remember which thread it was but somewhere on the suggestions forum @Snow Crystal had replied that there was an idea for a unique republic for the Swiss that never came to fruition.
Also can't remember which thread it was but somewhere on the suggestions forum @Snow Crystal had replied that there was an idea for a unique republic for the Swiss that never came to fruition.
The Decline Mechanic in HIP for Empires is very good, i don't know if the mechanic is the same in CK2+.
Hmmm 9th century it is. I guess we will see specific emperor coronations for the Hre as well as empire mechanics. But what else?