Has anyone tried getting Papal states by playing as a non-catholic nation and destroying every single catholic nation?

[SturmChurro]

I think that this may work by destroying every other catholic nation. You know because when you destroy a catholic their cardinals die. The Pope comes from cardinals so when you wipe out everything even the Papal states places wouldnt this work, for no modding.

[Kameraden]

It would make sence. But what i've read they say pope is immortal. And i don't have that much patience to kill every catholic nation

[SturmChurro]

It would make sence. But what i've read they say pope is immortal. And i don't have that much patience to kill every catholic nation

lol no, pope is not immortal TRUST ME i have been wanting to play as the Papal States like forever, without mods. he dies like any other general.

[Goofy]

lol no, pope is not immortal TRUST ME i have been wanting to play as the Papal States like forever, without mods. he dies like any other general.

He meant the Papal States. >.>
You can make Papacy destroyable in descr_sm_factions.txt. I believe it's done by removing this line under Papal States:

special_faction_type papal_faction

But I'm not sure.
Anyways, the only way of getting Papal States playable is editing descr_strat.txt.

[SturmChurro]

Yes you are right that the only way of getting papal states is to use mods, I played for like 6 hours last night playing, well I was playing as Holy Roman Empire, but still I wiped out every other Catholic nation and the only thing was there was just no pope, it said the Papal seat remaines vacant or something like that, and I bet that if I was to make a priest He would be crowned pope. So I pretty much completely wasted my time.

[Aeohjie]

I hate the Papal States. In my Moorish campaign I have the Hashshashin Headquarters in Cordoba and five level 10 assassins running around the map. They have all got to level 10 because I've killed the Pope every turn for the past twenty or so turns. You would think the Christians would learn by now.

[Steve2295]

I hate the Papal States. In my Moorish campaign I have the Hashshashin Headquarters in Cordoba and five level 10 assassins running around the map. They have all got to level 10 because I've killed the Pope every turn for the past twenty or so turns. You would think the Christians would learn by now.

Oh the irony! I would actually love that. Islam ey?

[G-Megas-Doux]

I hate the Papal States. In my Moorish campaign I have the Hashshashin Headquarters in Cordoba and five level 10 assassins running around the map. They have all got to level 10 because I've killed the Pope every turn for the past twenty or so turns. You would think the Christians would learn by now.

That is one way to avoid having a crusade called.