[CK2] [Released] Diadochi Kings Mod

[Hobbes]

Hello everyone! A small team is working on this beauty, called Diadochi Kings, it's essentially a total conversion of CKII that aims to represent the struggle of Alexander's successors! I work on language related stuff and graphics, but most of the credit goes to rickinator9 and Teutonic Thrash who have done most of the work, including a whole new map! Check it out:

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Diadochi Kings

Diadochi Kings is a complete overhaul mod for CK2. As the name suggests, it (initially) takes place following the death of Alexander the Great and focuses on the following wars in the Mediterranean. Possible future scenarios include Cyrus the Great, Philip of Macedon, and many more!

Diadochi Kings 0.0.2
Mirror 1: http://www.mediafire.com/download/vv...ings_0.0.2.zip
Mirror 2: https://mega.co.nz/#!q4RWFawL!f9EQVhS5SRtA2zmLB_MtJzkH7nR3sX8zKpvLwXVD9IY


Diadochi Kings BLC
BLC is an optional module to Diadochi Kings that changes portrait graphics.

Mirror 1: http://www.mediafire.com/download/f8..._Kings_BLC.zip
Mirror 2: https://mega.co.nz/#!3sBUDZhT!C-p3uUXdZRwljaej3qvzojamwtYk2pbTGqhUCo6YzaE


List of features:

• Brand new map that covers the Mediterranean and Near East by shifting south-east from the Vanilla game's map.
• All new characters, titles, religions, and cultures.
• New events, decisions, and building to bring the ancient world to life.
• New features that will add unprecedented historical accuracy.

Team:

• rickinator9
• Teutonic_Thrash
• .Hobbes
• Kingthero

Credits (general help, and mods that are partially/fully integrated):

• EOOQE for New Borders
• ancestral for custom fonts tutorial
• Meneth for feedback
• Bloodmerchant for Punic and Tocharian cultures
• Shaytana, richvh, Darkgamma, riknap, futuregary + others for Lux Invicta
• Shaytana, richvh, DarkReborn for Better Looking Characters
• Leviathan07 for help with the Culture Parser
• Maestro Ugo for Mazdayasna Zarathushtrish - Zoroastrianism expanded
• Ataulf and team for Mare Nostra: Rise of Rome
• Cybrxkhan for Tocharian culture
• Korbah for minimap

Installation instructions:
If you already have an earlier version of DK, delete it.
Open up the .zip file and place the contents in <Documents\Paradox Interactive\Crusader Kings II\mod.
If the <mod> folder doesn't exist yet, create it.

For DK BLC, toggle it in the launcher along with DK. DK BLC requires all portrait DLC to be toggled on, otherwise you will experience portrait glitches.

Mac users have to create the save folder manually. Go to~/Documents/Paradox Interactive/Crusader Kings II/ folder and create a new folder. Name it Diadochi Kings.

FAQ:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

• The CKII Engine doesn't allow negative dates, what's your workaround for this?
  
  • This mod uses 776 BC as the year 0 as that was (presumably) the year the first Olympic games were hosted.
  
  
• Can I help you make the mod?
  
  • Of course you can! Send me a PM if you want to help us out.
  
  

Do give feedback, it's much appreciated!

[ggggtotalwarrior]

I did play it awhile ago before the last update. What improvements have been made since?

[rickinator9]

Here's the changelog:

0.0.2 changelog:

Additions:
- Added an optional BLC module
- Added 3 new bookmarks: Fall of Antigonus, Restoration of Seleucus and End of the Diadochi Wars
- Added war: Macedonian Invasion of Katpatuka
- Added flags for many titles
- Added more Gaul characters
- Added count of Neapolis
- Added more Illyrian characters
- Added more Raetic characters
- Added Persian and Parthian localisation to some duchy titles
- Added another count of Massalia
- Added more Mauryan characters
- Added a Koine Greek culture
- Added Roman Consular elections
- Added family palace buildings
- Added some more baronies to various provinces
- Added more Antipatrid characters
- Added other Macedonian characters
- Added formable empires
- Added capitals to some kingdoms

Fixes:
- Various character fixes
- Various title history fixes
- Various localisation fixes
- Fixed some errors in religions
- Disabled broken heresy events
- Fixed councillors
- Added missing barony localisation
- Fixed the freeze that was caused by clicking on Iberia
- Fixed a few Iranian cultures

Tweaks:
- Improved barony localisation
- Disabled recreation Of Heraclea Pontica
- Changed creation requirements for Pontus
- Improved title localisation
- Changed inter-marriage between many religions
- Mesopotamians and Egyptians can now have female priests
- Gave the Greeks polygamy instead of concubines
- Changed the Tocharian culture
- Changed conditions for succession laws
- Changed Macedonian succession to tanistry
- Gave the Macedonians and Epirotes access to Tanistry

Removals:
- Removed Holy War casus belli
- Removed the siege event that reduces besieging army by 90%
- Disabled looting
- Disabled peace prestige loss
- Disabled culture conversion events
- Disabled conversion decisions
- Disabled inappropriate vanilla events in: adventures_the_old_gods, ambition_events, feudal_life_events, friends_rivals_events

[ggggtotalwarrior]

Cool, thanks!

[zznɟ ǝɥʇ]

Whoa, nice. Thanks for posting.

[Hobbes]

Sneak Peak: The Odrysae
One of the things that we do not like about the current state of Diadochi Kings is that a lot of characters don't have heirs yet. One example is Kotys II, King of Thrace at 495 or 281 BC. While giving him some children I thought it would be fun to add his ancestors as well. It was a lot of work to research all of the members of this royal family that ruled what was a tribal union for the better part of 500 years. Now here's the result:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

We have also made some flags since the last version of Diadochi Kings:


Try to guess all of them. If all of them are guessed before next weeks wednesday, you will get the next sneak preview earlier.

[Hobbes]

New version is here!

Diadochi Kings 0.0.3 is now released. This patch is not savegame compatible!

Diadochi Kings 0.0.3
Mirror 1:http://www.mediafire.com/download/d1...ings_0.0.3.zip
Mirror 2:https://mega.co.nz/#!K5xQEQ7Z!H1NC-R...n6D3-ZCptqB_b0

Diadochi Kings BLC
BLC is an optional module to Diadochi Kings that changes portrait graphics. (If you already have this, you don't have to redownload).

Mirror 1: http://www.mediafire.com/download/f8..._Kings_BLC.zip
Mirror 2: https://mega.co.nz/#!3sBUDZhT!C-p3uU...UCo6YzaE<br />

Installation instructions:
If you already have an earlier version of DK, delete it.
Open up the .zip file and place the contents in <Documents\Paradox Interactive\Crusader Kings II\mod.
If the <mod> folder doesn't exist yet, create it.

For DK BLC, toggle it in the launcher along with DK. DK BLC requires all portrait DLC to be toggled on, otherwise you will experience portrait glitches.

Mac users may have to create the save folder manually. Go to~/Documents/Paradox Interactive/Crusader Kings II/ folder and create a new folder. Name it Diadochi Kings.

Changelog:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Additions:
- Added Bithynian characters
- Added Chakravartin trait, nickname, and enabling decision
- Integrated Mazdayasna Zarathushtrish 'Sedreh Pushi' events
- Added Odrysian characters
- Added Korba's new map

Fixes:
- MADE COMPATIBLE WITH VANILLA 2.0
- Added localisation for Slave and Senator traits
- Added missing factions_decisions.txt
- Fixed creation requirements for formable empires

Tweaks:
- Changed the date k_bithynia is formed(297 BC)
- Improved counties localisation
- Edited duchies localisation
- Tweaked Factions a bit

Now including some flags (made by kingthero and me). Feedback appreciated.

[General Maximus]

Great. Does this create any problems with the 2.01 hotfix that was released after the patch?

[rickinator9]

Not that I know of.

[Sir Adrian]

Looks interesting.

[General Maximus]

It ran without problems so far. Would love if the map was expanded to Hispania, Gaul and the parts where Roman Empire (or at least Republic) had existed.

[rickinator9]

It ran without problems so far. Would love if the map was expanded to Hispania, Gaul and the parts where Roman Empire (or at least Republic) had existed.

We might do that one day, but it would likely mean completely redesigning the map. That is a lot of work: The current one took near to a year. I would rather complete this map, it's history and flavor before considering to add the west.

[Hobbes]

Update!

DevDiary 9: Patch 0.0.5

In this DevDiary we will showcase some of the changes that have been implemented in 0.0.5, which is coming Friday 20th of December. This patch will also provide compatibility for CKII v2.0.2. Arabia For this patch we set the goal of converting that wasteland below Mesopotamia into a playable area. We know that the Arabians didn't really get involved into politics above their peninsula but that doesn't mean a player won't. As you can see, most Arabian provinces are in the south-west in modern day Yemen. This is because most of the data we have on Arabia is about ancient Yemen. We know that there were several kingdoms here and we know of a lot of settlements in this area. Western Arabia has several kingdoms. Lihyan is in the far north. It was about to fall from unknown causes and this is simulated in the mod with it's vassals becoming independent. Saba is the largest kingdom in southern Arabia, but it is bordered by 3 other kingdoms: Ma'in, Qataban and Hadramaut. Ma'in and Hadramaut are especially dangerous since they share the same dynasty. Eastern Arabia has two kingdoms: Gerrha and Majan. They were conquered at some point by the Persians, but had become independent by the time Alexander the Great campaigned against Persia. Crimea This patch also includes some improvements in the Crimea. By adding 3 new provinces to the area, we made it a lot cleaner looking and made it a bit more significant. We are also able to better show the extent of the Bosphoran Kingdom at this time. They are a lot less stronger because they only hold the 2 sides of the strait of Kerch. The rest of the Crimea consists of independent poleis.

[General Maximus]

Woot! Marvelous job, kudos to the whole team.

I do wonder one thing. What factions have been added to the Arabian peninsula? Nabataeans and Sabians might be the chief ones of course.

[Hobbes]

Saba, Ma'in, Qataban, Hadramaut and others! Spread the word!

[ggggtotalwarrior]

I see that I now have to download this for the second time since 2.0. Darn you being too quick, Hobbes.

Although, to be honest, I've barely played it. I've only had time for one game, my Sicily Ironman that I plan to play to 1444 and then convert, although I'm more inerested in mods now that Ironman has been added to them (w/o achievement of course)

I just can't seem to have the will power to not savescum in Pdox games, even though I find more enjoyment when I don't.

Thanks for the update, guys.

[Hobbes]

The newest version (0.0.5) is here! Arabia has been added, with many factions to choose from. Many fixes and tweaks. I also added more flags!

not savegame compatible![/B]

Diadochi Kings 0.0.5
Mirror 1: http://www.mediafire.com/download/tf...ings+0.0.5.zip
Mirror 2: https://mega.co.nz/#!CopVACoQ!R0RZIB...bcDqiZMUV4rHzU

Diadochi Kings BLC
BLC is an optional module to Diadochi Kings that changes portrait graphics. (If you already have this, you don't have to redownload).

Mirror 1: http://www.mediafire.com/download/f8..._Kings_BLC.zip
Mirror 2: https://mega.co.nz/#!3sBUDZhT!C-p3uU...pbTGqhUCo6YzaE

Installation instructions:
If you already have an earlier version of DK, delete it.
Open up the .zip file and place the contents in <Documents\Paradox Interactive\Crusader Kings II\mod.
If the <mod> folder doesn't exist yet, create it.

For DK BLC, toggle it in the launcher along with DK. DK BLC requires all portrait DLC to be toggled on, otherwise you will experience portrait glitches.

Mac users may have to create the save folder manually. Go to~/Documents/Paradox Interactive/Crusader Kings II/ folder and create a new folder. Name it Diadochi Kings.

Changelog:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Additions:
- Added Arabia
- Integrated Mazdayasna Zarathushtrish 'Cleansing Ritual' and Sacrifice decisions
- Added a few more Armenian rulers
- Replaced 'Proselytise' action with 'Encourage Syncretism' councillor action
- Added some rivers

Fixes:
- 2.0.2 Compatibility
- Fixed some broken pixels which were causing graphical glitches
- Fixed some unlocalised titles
- Fixed the Danube estuary not appearing

Tweaks:
- Added provinces to the crimea and changed the political situation there
- Changed religion of provinces 229 and 230 to Zoroastrian
- Negative opinion is now removed when previously fired councilors are rehired.
- Tweaked the eastern Dacian provinces so their border aligns with the nearby river
- Edited some localisation

[Hobbes]

Still working on this. Paradox added India and we're bringing you the steppe. Stay tuned for more!

[Hobbes]

Diadochi Kings 0.1.0 is now released. This patch is not savegame compatible!

Diadochi Kings 0.1.0 for CKII v2.04
Mirror 1: http://www.mediafire.com/download/ok...ings_0.1.0.zip
Mirror 2: https://mega.co.nz/#!y8QETJDR!PDkth_...US9ouKm4pyvjwo

Diadochi Kings BLC 0.1.0 for CKII v2.04
BLC is an optional module to Diadochi Kings that changes portrait graphics. Please remove any previous installations of BLC before installing this version!

Mirror 1: http://www.mediafire.com/download/5m...+BLC+0.1.0.zip
Mirror 2: https://mega.co.nz/#!r54VHCjD!yO7Z_O...nI9OzgbR5Z9bI0

Installation instructions:
If you already have an earlier version of DK, delete it.
Open up the .zip file and place the contents in <Documents\Paradox Interactive\Crusader Kings II\mod.
If the <mod> folder doesn't exist yet, create it.

For DK BLC, toggle it in the launcher along with DK. DK BLC requires all portrait DLC to be toggled on, otherwise you will experience portrait glitches.

Mac users have to create the save folder manually. Go to~/Documents/Paradox Interactive/Crusader Kings II/ folder and create a new folder. Name it Diadochi Kings.

The patch for the BLC module is now up!

Mirror 1: http://www.mediafire.com/download/5m...+BLC+0.1.0.zip
Mirror 2: https://mega.co.nz/#!r54VHCjD!yO7Z_O...nI9OzgbR5Z9bI0

[SuperTechmarine]

No changelog?