Alternatively, share your favorite mods for CK2, preferably ones that don't rely on DLCs since I have only been playing for a few months and haven't bought any
In case of mods, full overhaul would be ideal, but that's a lot of work, so here's my order of importance:
- map
- races
- religion
- cultures
I also have vanilla Europa Universalis IV, but I haven't tried it out yet
Another thing worth pointing out: I'm NOT looking for a 4X, I don't like the military / conquer focus of the genre
What I like in CK2:
- micromanaging marriages to (hopefully) get good stats and claims or land
- I can lose a lot without a game over
- personal feel of playing a dynasty instead of a country (but that's okay, too)
- keeping a realm stable and vassals loyal
- "how have I become the king of X?", sometimes caused by forgetting my own plans
- "England, it's the 11th century, you shouldn't be creating a colonial empire yet!" - probably won't apply to a fantasy world, but I think it's still worth mentioning
- staying alive is simple enough to try funny plans, like turning Byzantine Empire heretic
- interesting achievements
- working native Linux version
- overall interpersonal relationship management
After seeing my friend play Victoria III and Europa Universalis V, I think
I'd enjoy a game with a more economic focus. I'll probably buy EU5 if it gets a fantasy mod with world generator, but that's probably gonna take a looong while.
I cant't remember the name and I've tried googling, but there was a game that looked and played exactly like Rimworld, but in medoeval setting. It might be what you are looking for, of someone else can find it :D
Norland is rimworld but you only control the leaders of your camp and they have kids and die like CK.
Early access, so not very patient of gaming lol
I have totally missed the subreddit name, hah.
From what I see it's been in EA for over a year, so it could be argued it may be patient gaming
Do I care? Not really.
Anyway, thanks for providing the name. I've checked it on Steam and I'd rather stick to CK2 for now.
This convo reminded me of Lords and Villeins. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1287530/Lords_and_Villeins/
I've only seen, not played it, so I can't say what's it's actually like. But the description talks about managing families, so it may be worth checking out. However, you should check the reviews, just in case it fails to deliver.
Looks more like Prison Architect than a grand strategy, but thanks for the suggestion nonetheless