to play papal states

**Ex Tenebris Lux** · July 30, 2008, 12:06 AM

Now, I know how to go into my descr_strat and make the Papal States playable. But, are there any other tweaks I should make anywhere else? I know from experience that only editing the _strat is necesary, but any other tweaks the are beneficial?

**Antwerpen** · July 30, 2008, 01:56 AM

You know, I played as pope just editing the _strat file. Also, pope is nice to play, 'cause when you attack somebody, game mechanics think that they attacked you, and as you play the pope, the faction attacked by you gets excommunicated immideatly

**Ex Tenebris Lux** · July 30, 2008, 02:07 AM

i know that...

**Wheelchair** · July 30, 2008, 02:26 AM

also in desc strat you can change years per turn, see my video guide In my sig

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**The Bronze boy** · July 30, 2008, 04:30 AM

I have never had to tweek anything when I play, it goes just fine, except inquisitors get annoying as they disapear all the time and move by themselves when you forget about them.

**Monsieur Alphonse** · July 31, 2008, 11:07 AM

Originally Posted by The Bronze boy

I have never had to tweek anything when I play, it goes just fine, except inquisitors get annoying as they disapear all the time and move by themselves when you forget about them.

That is actually the good part of it. You can use them during your turn and they can kill during the AI's turn. It is actually an exploit since you can use them to kill rivals (even faction leaders) without being penalized.

@Mango: cities can rebel when you play the papal states.

**12345abcd3** · July 30, 2008, 06:09 AM

Playing as the Papal states can also be quite buggy and will crash (more than normal).

**Ex Tenebris Lux** · July 30, 2008, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by 12345abcd3

Playing as the Papal states can also be quite buggy and will crash (more than normal).

ive done it before and never experienced that

**Antwerpen** · July 30, 2008, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by 12345abcd3

Playing as the Papal states can also be quite buggy and will crash (more than normal).

Strange, I never crashed. But it is buggy (not because unplayable like crashes or something). The pope (as your faction leader) asks the pope (as the pope) to go on a crusade, and the second one refuses, lol.

**Ex Tenebris Lux** · July 30, 2008, 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by Xomiak

Strange, I never crashed. But it is buggy (not because unplayable like crashes or something). The pope (as your faction leader) asks the pope (as the pope) to go on a crusade, and the second one refuses, lol.

lol yeah that ive had happened that is kinda funny.

**COMIS -3- ΠΑΝΙΩΝΑΡΑ** · July 31, 2008, 03:58 AM

I never had problems playing as the Papal States,but it is natural someone to face bugs and other problems because the Papal States are not a playable faction,maybe in a new Papal States campaign of yours everything will be OK

**Kinshejsi** · July 31, 2008, 06:48 AM

One thing you shouldn't do is put any other faction then the papal states in playable factions because then the mongols invasion/ timurid invasio disappears.