Hi all! 2.6.1 is finally out for you to enjoy. The release of the expansion The Reaper's Due, content pack and Full Plate Metal will be within an hour. FYI: 2.6.0 + 2.6.1 were merged together and are released at the same time (now), that's the reason behind calling the patch "2.6.1". Important information: Older save games should work with 2.6 but if you want to be really safe you should finish off any games in 2.5.2 before updating [quote]How to revert patch level: Right click CK2 in Steam, choose "Properties", click "Betas" tab, select 2.5.2 in the dropdown list and let it update[/quote]. ########################################################## ############ 2.6 The Reaper's Due 2016-08-25 ############# ########################################################## ################### # Free Features ################### - Game Rules have been added to the game - Whenever you start a new game, you can change the rules to customize your experience: - Major Epidemic (requires 'The Reaper's Due'): Dynamic/Delayed Dynamic/Historical/Deadly - Gender Equality: Default/Historical/All - Mongol Invasion: Historical/Random/off - Aztec Invasion (requires 'Sunset Invasion'): 14th Century/Random/Off - Shattered Retreat: On/Off - Defensive Pacts: On/Off - Dynamic De Jure Drift: Default/Restricted/Off - De Jure Assimilation Duration: Very Short/Short/Default/Long - Supernatural Events: On/Off - Culture Conversion: Default/Restricted/Faster Melting Pots/Slower Conversion/Combination - Religious Conversion Speed: Default/Slower - Raiding: Historical/Unrestricted/Off - Adventurers: Normal/Rare/None - Interfaith Marriages: Restricted/Open - Matrilineal Marriages: On/Off - Custom Realms (requires 'Charlemagne'): On/Off - Story Events (requires 'Charlemagne'): On/Off - Vassal Republics: Restricted/Unrestricted - Vassal Theocracies: Restricted/Unrestricted - Invitation to Court: Default/Open - Diplomatic Range: On/Restricted/Off - Regencies: On/Off - Provincial Revolts: Normal/Rare/None - Defensive Attrition: On/Tribal Only/Off - Pagan Reformation: Allowed/Disallowed/Players Only - Assassination: Plots Only/Direct Action - AI Seduction (requires 'Way of Life'): On/Off - AI Intrigue (requires 'Way of Life'): On/Off - Provincial Revolt: Normal/Rare/None - The old succession screen has been replaced with one that is much more elaborate! - The graphics and layout of the screen has been improved. - A flavorful text will tell your more of the deceased character and what they will be remembered by. - A picture representing the characters death has been added. - You will now hear your own death sound when dying. - Added events through which one can get female councillors, the women can either be talented relatives, vassals or strangers - Added a 'Release Tributary' decision - Added a decision to Recruit prisoners - Added a decision to ask characters to leave your court (at the cost of prestige) - Added decisions for Hindu Merchant Republics to claim the Vaishya caste - Added a confirmation event whenever you expel a holy order to avoid expelling them by mistake - Added a Continue button to the launcher, which boots the game into your latest save - Added loads of new nicknames - Added more autosave intervals: every 10, 25, 50, and 100 years - Changed and optimized compression to improve Ironman saving (and saving in general) times. Unfortunately this means save files are also bigger. For reference, saving my test case file went from 29s to less than 6s. - There is now an event informing the world when a Crusade/Jihad etc ends inconclusively - Skilled or ambitious female vassals may now demand a seat on the council - Added an event to rename "Middle Francia" to "Austrasia" if no longer held by a Karling Way of Life: - Added a bunch of new events for the War Focus (Way of Life) where you can get leader traits and teach them to your commanders - Added a bunch of events for the Theology focus where you retreat into solitude to pray and reflect upon your life - The Family Focus can now also remove rivalries between close family members The Old Gods: - Added some stronger versions of the Viking trait, Ravager and Sea King, which can be gain from further raiding. - Added targeted decision 'Appoint Shieldmaiden' for Norse pagan rulers, which grants eligible female character the trait 'Shieldmaiden' as well as access to the Commander minor title - Shieldmaiden training events - Combat events where a Shieldmaiden can save her liege on the battlefield - Event chain for befriending a Shieldmaiden - Added two decisions for defensive pagans - one to worship the ancestors, where a sacrifice can lead to different outcomes in a chosen area, and one to summon a band of devout warriors when getting invaded by religious enemies. There is more! Much more, but they don't fit in here, so please click here to continue reading...