Crusader Kings 3 Releases Traverse Update

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Key Takeaways

  • Paradox releases the Crusader Kings 3 Traverse update, introducing new features, balance adjustments, bug fixes, and more.
  • The Traverse update offers free features like Breweries, a new culture, and a new court position.
  • Alongside the update, a new event pack titled Wandering Nobles is released, introducing a new lifestyle called Wandering.

As a seasoned historian and long-time player of this captivating game, I find myself thoroughly impressed by the latest updates! The addition of historical battles and dynamic battle points of interest brings a new layer of immersion that truly transports me to the heart of the action. The Grand Wedding event chain, oh boy, it’s like being a matchmaker in the Middle Ages!

The Developer Paradox recently unveiled an update for the game Crusader Kings 3, dubbed as Traverse. This update brings in fresh free features, tweaks to balance, bug squashes, and other enhancements. Simultaneously, this Crusader Kings 3 update is accompanied by the Event Pack titled Wandering Nobles, which offers additional paid expansion content.

In simpler terms, “Crusader Kings 3” is a historical strategy video game set in medieval Europe and beyond. Players take on the role of rulers, navigating different cultures, religions, alliances, vassals, and intrigue to manipulate others. The game has previously released downloadable content (DLCs) that introduce new themes and broaden the strategic possibilities within its world. Additionally, fans can anticipate a new DLC for the game from Paradox Interactive.

In the latest update for “Crusader Kings 3”, called Traverse, several thrilling new elements are now available at no cost! You’ll be able to construct Breweries within Catholic religious sites, granting substantial advantages to neighboring counties. Furthermore, a fresh Brewing Culture tradition has been introduced, allowing cities with this specific cultural backdrop to host Breweries.

Additionally to the existing free content, Paradox is broadening the DLC options for Crusader Kings 3 with the latest Event Pack, titled Wandering Nobles. This pack offers a paid expansion that introduces a new lifestyle called “Wandering”. This lifestyle has three distinct branches, each offering unique paths: Inspectors focus on assessing and improving their lands, Wayfarers travel to alleviate stress, while Voyagers improve their language skills through exploration. The expansion also unveils novel activities such as Inspection, Hiking, and Monument Expeditions.

Furthermore, this update brings numerous adjustments to gameplay, primarily focusing on balancing issues and bug fixes. Artifacts that enhance terrain advantages now hold greater significance, and inbreeding mechanics have been revised to consider character relationships instead of merely absent ancestors. Introducing journals as a new type of inventory artifact, with only one journal able to be carried at a time. Players can also anticipate aesthetic improvements such as fresh event backgrounds and animations, along with improved icons for the Brewery feature and other court activities.

In simple terms, the “Traverse” update for “Crusader Kings 3” has been crafted to elevate gameplay with a mix of both free and paid content. Enthusiasts of medieval strategy games will delight in discovering these fresh, engaging additions in “Crusader Kings 3”.

Crusader Kings 3 Traverse Update Patch Notes

Expansion Features (Paid)​

  • New lifestyle, ‘Wandering,’ split into three new lifestyle trees
    • Inspector: Landed characters can survey and improve their realm; landless characters can specialize in a terrain type
    • Wayfarer: Travel to reduce stress and pursue fame for your exploits.
    • Voyager: Improve linguistic skills and live the life of a tourist and sightseer.
  • Three new activities linked to the new lifestyle
    • Inspection: Inspectors can examine their realm and pursue improvements
    • Hike: Wayfarers can reduce stress with a walk in the wilderness
    • Monument Expedition: Voyagers can set forth to see special buildings in other realms
  • New events connected to travel, new lifestyle trees, and the associated activities

Free Features​

  • Added a new set of buildings, ‘Breweries,’ available to Catholic temples, a building giving a lot of county-wide bonuses
  • Added a new cultural tradition, ‘Brewing Culture,’ where you can unlock the Breweries building for cities of your culture
  • Added new Court Position, ‘Court Brewmaster,’ related to the Breweries building line, with three Court Position tasks:
    • Empty the Cellars
    • Share with the Court
    • Experimental Brew
  • Added a new decision to merge the kingdoms of France and Aquitaine in the 867 bookmark
  • Added a new decision to restore the Bosporan Kingdom
  • New Points of Interest, ‘Battle’
  • Added 11 Historical Battle Points of Interest:
    • Battle of Yarmuk
    • Battle of Aror
    • Battle of Tours
    • Battle of Talas
    • Battle of Lechfeld
    • Battle of Svolder
    • Battle of Dandanaqan
    • Battle of Civitate
    • Battle of Stamford Bridge
    • Battle of Hastings
    • Battle of Manzikert
  • Added dynamic Battle Points of Interest, where particularly large and bloody battles will be remembered and be able to be visited after the fact
  • Added a salacious Grand Wedding event chain

Bugfixes​

  • Fixed an issue with adventurers checking distance incorrectly
  • Fixed error with a wedding event not checking faith correctly
  • Fixed errors in siege events with a scope that does not exist
  • Fix flavorization title tier names for landless adventurers
  • Tweaked some events animations/portraits
  • Fixed a rare issue where the player loses all war progress after enemy liege dies
  • Add raid block reason to map tooltip
  • Fix raid immunity being applied to the wrong character
  • Any plague that appears in a realm that shares a border with you (land or sea) will now show up in the nearby section
  • Removed incorrect land loss notification when a Governor’s county vassal is in line to inherit a Governorship
  • Fixed many issues with the family chronicle event decision and story cycle
  • Now the Pope will be referred to as the Pope rather than a King-Bishops in many events
  • Adjusted some Hunt modifier icons so they are appropriately shown as mixed (yellow) instead of positive/negative

Balance​

  • Placing bets in a chariot race no longer grants or reduces stress.
  • Journals are now a new type of inventory artifact. Only one journal can be equipped at any time. Many books that were previously trinkets are now considered journals
  • Family chronicles are now generally better with more modifiers; they are also either considered books (if you have a court) or journals
  • Artifacts that boost terrain advantage now give a more significant boost.
  • The kingdom of Aquitaine is now a part of the De Jure kingdom of France in the 1066 bookmark
  • Rebalanced inbred/pureblooded chance, due to inbreeding risk now being calculated based on the degree of relatedness instead of the number of missing ancestors

Art​

  • Added a cheers icon.
  • Added a new court position icon, new court position task icons, and a new building icon. All related to the new brewery building.
  • Added icon for new activity option inspection allocated funds.
  • Added a new wanderer lifestyle icon.
  • Added several art assets as well as GUI adjustments
  • Added several new events backgrounds:
    • Hills (Winter)
    • Plains (Winter)
    • Wetlands (Winter)
    • Mountains (Winter)
    • Steppe (Winter)
    • Riverside
    • Coast
  • Added new animations:
    • Survey with Walking Stick
    • Idle with Walking Stick

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2024-11-05 16:13