Alternatively, share your favorite mods for CK2, preferably ones that don’t rely on DLCs since I have only been playing for a few months and haven’t bought any
In case of mods, full overhaul would be ideal, but that’s a lot of work, so here’s my order of importance:
map
races
religion
cultures
I also have vanilla Europa Universalis IV, but I haven’t tried it out yet
Another thing worth pointing out: I’m NOT looking for a 4X, I don’t like the military / conquer focus of the genre
What I like in CK2:
micromanaging marriages to (hopefully) get good stats and claims or land
I can lose a lot without a game over
personal feel of playing a dynasty instead of a country (but that’s okay, too)
keeping a realm stable and vassals loyal
“how have I become the king of X?”, sometimes caused by forgetting my own plans
“England, it’s the 11th century, you shouldn’t be creating a colonial empire yet!” - probably won’t apply to a fantasy world, but I think it’s still worth mentioning
staying alive is simple enough to try funny plans, like turning Byzantine Empire heretic
interesting achievements
working native Linux version
overall interpersonal relationship management
After seeing my friend play Victoria III and Europa Universalis V, I think
I’d enjoy a game with a more economic focus. I’ll probably buy EU5 if it gets a fantasy mod with world generator, but that’s probably gonna take a looong while.
It’s a unique game. Not exactly 4x, but kind of choose your own adventure / rpg / 4x game, where you play a newly awekened sentient android/AI in a dystopic city, that is left alone by corporation because they want to see what you do.
There’s extremely branching story that works across timelines/playthrough, you have a lot of options from “fuck humans uplift animals” through “i’m your god”, " I house the homeles", to “this is my city now” or “VR torment nexus”, with numerous civilization destrpying dooms you’re trying to solve along the way.
It’s pretty cool, and I don’t think I’ve seen anything like it.
While it doesn’t have dynasties or span ages, it does work with time travel where you affect your new/other timelines, which are new playthroughs.
So, it’s probably not the fantasy kingdom management sim you’re looking for, but just in case you don’t mind cyberpunk and a smaller scale, I highly recommend this. It’s my top 4x hybrid I’ve played so far.
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I’m guessing you want fantasy/history, but since you didn’t specify it, if cyberpunk is something ypu’re interrested in, I highly recommend https://store.steampowered.com/app/2001070/Heart_of_the_Machine/.
It’s a unique game. Not exactly 4x, but kind of choose your own adventure / rpg / 4x game, where you play a newly awekened sentient android/AI in a dystopic city, that is left alone by corporation because they want to see what you do.
There’s extremely branching story that works across timelines/playthrough, you have a lot of options from “fuck humans uplift animals” through “i’m your god”, " I house the homeles", to “this is my city now” or “VR torment nexus”, with numerous civilization destrpying dooms you’re trying to solve along the way.
It’s pretty cool, and I don’t think I’ve seen anything like it.
While it doesn’t have dynasties or span ages, it does work with time travel where you affect your new/other timelines, which are new playthroughs.
So, it’s probably not the fantasy kingdom management sim you’re looking for, but just in case you don’t mind cyberpunk and a smaller scale, I highly recommend this. It’s my top 4x hybrid I’ve played so far.
Definitely looks interesting. Not what I was looking for, but goes into my wishlist, thanks.