Knights of Honor 2...Does this exist?

**AnthoniusII** · August 08, 2014, 10:51 AM

Someone posted this pic claiming that is from Knights of Honor 2 development.

My search though could not give me more info about this.
Does anyone knows more?

**Sir Adrian** · August 08, 2014, 01:14 PM

Haven't heard anything about but I will shower whoever makes a sequel in gold* and virgins**.

* chocolate coins
** cigarettes

**Ciciro** · August 08, 2014, 08:29 PM

I seriously, seriously doubt that is KoH 2.

**Kamikaze470** · August 09, 2014, 12:44 AM

Yeah I doubt it. It's been a whole decade now and the only other game the studio made was some tactical rpg thingamajig. Plus they got bought out by another company after said game so there's that too.

**Vlad Dracul** · August 15, 2014, 07:28 AM

Unfortunatelly, Knights of Honor II doesn't exist, not yet anyway.
But you should check out what this guy says here.
And spread the word brothers, KoH really deserves a well-made sequel.

**NikeBG** · August 15, 2014, 11:11 AM

Indeed. This image was posted by someone on the BSS forums many, many years ago, suggesting it might be related to a sequel to KoH. But even if there really was some work on a KoH2 project, it's obviously been abandoned (or seriously postponed) since then. Besides, since BSS managed to buy back the rights to KoH just before it got swallowed by Crytek (thus the rights belong to Crytek now, I guess), even if they do make a KoH2, I'd presume it would be of a too... hmm, different style.

P.S. Besides BSS' second game, the MMORTS Worldshift, the guys (and gals) from the studio (now called Crytek Black Sea) also recently released another game - Ryse, or something like that (a Roman-themed hack'n'slash).

**Vlad Dracul** · August 15, 2014, 02:54 PM

Originally Posted by NikeBG

Besides, since BSS managed to buy back the rights to KoH just before it got swallowed by Crytek (thus the rights belong to Crytek now, I guess)

Mmmm, I'm not sure about that, if what this guy here says is true, then it's a tactical nightmare: the BSS guys are working for Crytek (and gettin' paid to design textures and eat peanuts - God forbid to work on a well-made KoH 2, which could bankrupt certain greedy companies with no respect for their paying customers), KoH source code belongs to Ubisoft (wtf indeed) while Paradox is only selling the game on Steam, nothing more.

All this shyte is to me similar with the Gordian knot, I just wish some Alexander Macedon would someday appear and finally cut it, making Knights of Honor II possible.

P.S.: It's also regretable that the Black Sea Studio forum doesn't exist/work anymore, I did read many interesting posts there - including some of yours, Nike (I couldn't register there due to the lack of admin account-validation).

**NikeBG** · August 18, 2014, 12:47 PM

I'm pretty sure BSS managed to get the rights back from Sunflowers shortly before Sunflowers got swallowed by Ubisoft. Or was it shortly after? In any case, I'm sure Frujin, the head of BSS, had announced they now have the rights back, though they were already working on Worldshift at that time. And right after Worldshift's release, there were some rumours they're working on KoH2 (including the pic in the OP), but then BSS themselves got taken by Crytek. And as much as I hate to say it, I think KoH2 had a better chance under Ubisoft than under Crytek.

And, yeah, it's quite unfortunate the BSS forum went down a month or two ago - there were some quite great mods there in the last 2-3 years (the Roman one, Invasio Barbarorum, and the Asian one, Tiger & Dragon, were pretty much full overhauls). It was pretty much abandoned by both the BSS crew and the users even before though, with only occasional, sporadic activity...

**nomad1414** · June 09, 2015, 07:32 AM

Knights of Honor is dead, same as Age of Empires, Rise of Nations and Empire Earth.

we still have call of pewpewpewpewpew doe.

**Sir Adrian** · June 09, 2015, 08:48 AM

Age of Empires is getting a new expansion pack this year. It's anything but dead.

**The Wandering Storyteller** · June 09, 2015, 06:25 PM

Age of Empires ain't dead. As far as I know I've been talking with the developers over new things. The problem is that total war ruled and all the smaller games have gone. Age of Empires is being supported, but its very lazy development.

**revar** · September 05, 2015, 09:06 PM

There is no good medieval strategy with campaign map and real time battles, with inteligent AI, expanded and polished diplomacy, trade, politics, building etc etc.. so many years and still no good strategy. KoH was good why they doesnt make new games like KoH? Why no KoH2?

**RicRuler** · July 07, 2017, 12:57 PM

Yes , it is in development. Looking forward to it especially since there doesn't seem to be a Medieval Total War 3 coming anytime soon

**Nebaki** · August 20, 2017, 09:55 AM

Still have Boxed Edition

**AnthoniusII** · August 30, 2017, 09:14 AM

IN FB a new Bulgarian company named Black Sea Games , released these pictures!

Do you see any simularities with KoH?
TW future games will have a strong opponet espesialy if CA/SEGA wont refreash its developing team and start listen to their hardcore TW games funs.
This company made by former modders.

**Zerg93** · April 29, 2018, 10:24 AM

I'm still hoping that they will eventually release a KoH sequel in future, even if i'm kinda new to the game i found it so much fun to play!

**BlackFire Forge** · June 10, 2018, 11:20 AM

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**AnthoniusII** · July 26, 2018, 09:09 AM

Does anyone knows how to install Knights Of Honor HD mod in my STEAM version?

**Vlad Dracul** · March 18, 2021, 12:15 PM

Maybe some of you found out already, but to those that didn't yet lemme give you the good news: after all those years, they finally decided to make a sequel to KoH, called Knights of Honor II: Souvereign, and they intend to release it this year.
Oh, and it's not a Paradox game anymore (I suspect it's one of the reasons it's actually happening), but that's not important.
What's important is the final result and I really hope it'll be a good one.