Orthodox Christianity

**Naja** · December 17, 2006, 04:05 AM

It seems kinda drab, doesn't it? Catholicism gets the crazy papal politics and the crusades, while you can wage holy jihad if you're Muslim. Orthodoxy has neither of these fun features; it's just sorta there. Would it be possible to add some sort of special feature to Orthodox Christian factions?

That, and there are so few Orthodox factions (Russia and the Byzantines). And the Byzantines get whacked pretty quickly, too, leaving Russia to fend for itself. There should be at least 2 more Orthodox Christian nations so that their whole group can withstand both the Catholics and the Muslims.

**dearmad** · December 18, 2006, 12:03 AM

And which ones would those be? Some little greek faction?

I modded in a Patriarch into my game along with Catholic Archbiships... the Orthodox Patriach can go one of two ways... either he gets +2 piety upon ascension, or -4! because he's a freaking Byzantine nutcase who is into earhtly delights.

Anyway, now that I have one, what sort of things should Patriarch be able to do?

**Naja** · December 18, 2006, 01:30 AM

I dunno...Moldavia and Wallachia? Those were part of the "Byzantine Commonwealth" long after the Byzantines ceased to exist. You could make them very favorable to each other and to Russia/Byzantium by modding the appropriate diplomatic values in the descr_strat.txt file.

As for what 'Patriarchs' (and even bishops) should be able to do, that's a good question. Maybe give an unimagineably large public order boost? Maybe a + to morale if he's stationed with an army?

Perhaps Orthodox Christian factions should have a simple, faction-wide bonus? I'm not sure what it would be, though; just something - anything - to spice them up and make them more interesting.

**dearmad** · December 18, 2006, 02:21 AM

Well, I'm waiting for a good idea- I'm working on thinking of ideas myself too...

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=74069

**Kontos** · December 18, 2006, 02:59 AM

There was a big debate about a Serbian faction before the game was released. Serbia is Orthodox, but I don't know if it fits within the time scale.:hmmm:

**Zenith Darksea** · December 18, 2006, 03:26 AM

Oh yes it does. For Orthodox factions you could have Serbia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Armenia, Kiev, Moldavia... All conquered large territories for themselves during the timeframe of the game and all were major regional powers, and were totally overlooked by CA.