Events!

[tnick777]

What events should be in the mod?

ie Plague and invasions etc.

[finneys13]

The obvious ones would be the Saxon/Lombard/Kiev emergences.

Need to think of what else.

[King Tomislav]

http://www.historycentral.com/dates/Main1000AD.html

http://www.facts-about.org.uk/histor...ne-vikings.htm

http://www.lukemastin.com/history/by_date_2.html

http://www.btinternet.com/~timeref/hsttime0.htm

[Kahju]

There were no major plagues or famines that I know of in our time period.

And, frankly, I can't think of anything else.

[Jakke]

Arab invasion against Constantinople? The usual quarrels between the churches of east and west. etc.

[finneys13]

Won't we need to make an Arab faction then? At the most we only have Muslim rebels in Spain.

Looking at earthquakes, volcanoes and floods on wiki, Europe from 800 to 1000 seems to be pretty quiet.

Most technological advances were in the Muslim world and didn't reach Europe for another good while.

[mocker]

There's always the occasional independent viking raid.

[Harðurāðaz]

The Kiev faction will emerge the year 882
Faction leader is Oleg(Helgi) and the heir is Igor(Ingvarr)

[molonthegreat]

that people in the settlement in the late game starts getting christian.

[mocker]

that people in the settlement in the late game starts getting christian.

Why? People got Christian because they were converted.
If Christian influence in a game doesn't spread so much, then why would some random swedish peasant say to himself "Gee, this pagan worship-thingy sure is silly. I'm gonna build a shrine to a monotheistic religion that I've never even heard about." ?

[molonthegreat]

Why? People got Christian because they were converted.
If Christian influence in a game doesn't spread so much, then why would some random swedish peasant say to himself "Gee, this pagan worship-thingy sure is silly. I'm gonna build a shrine to a monotheistic religion that I've never even heard about." ?

you have a point there but the generals and kings started to convert in the years around 1000.

[Kahju]

As a general rule, those who converted non-christians into christianity were usually christians themselves. They were converted before they converted anyone.

[finneys13]

Saxons can emerge anytime, from 787 to 795 let's say, give some variability. The Lombards from 790 to 800, so also some overlap.

[Shaba Wangy]

Im on the road now, but I can give you a full range of historical events concerning the goings on in Iberia from 800-1000 by next week's end.

[Sanskrit_Bandit]

You can make Charlemagne's crowning as emperor an event.

[finneys13]

2 problems with that I think.

1) The faction name can't change in game, I think?

2) What if Charlemagne is dead by 800, when he was crowned in real life?

[Sanskrit_Bandit]

In response to #1, I'td just be an event, you wouldn't necesarily have to change any aspect of the game, just a little messager informing the player of the fact. As for #2 you're right, but maybe theres a way to script the event to the general being alive.

[Harðurāðaz]

-The danes where christianised around 965

[NikeBG]

855 - St. Constantine-Cyril and St. Methodius create the Slavic Glagolithic alphabet

Now, I have to ask: Can an event change completely the faction units, buildings etc? If it can:
- let's say, between 860-870 - Bulgaria converts to Christianity, 52 nobles rebel and are executed, Byzantine and Papal missionaries convert the population several times
- 893 (or the enthronement of the first Bulgarian tsar after the conversion) - capital is moved from Pliska to Veliki Preslav (if possible), Greek liturgic language and writings are replaced with the new Cyrillic alphabet

If Christianizations can't change a faction, then I guess those last ones are useless...

[Kahju]

Maybe there could be a scripted Karelian invasion around the beginning of the 10th century, assuming that Karelia hasn't been taken yet? It was around those times that the Karelians developed their distinct culture and the centuries of Karelo-Tavastian hostility began. Of course, it would be best to have the Karelians as an emerging faction, but sadly all the faction slots are already taken.