Providing no new mechanical additions, Fullscreen Barbershop centres instead on that most important aspect of Crusader Kings 3 – the single greatest determinant of your rulers’ fate:their looks. Galavanting in the Bronze Age has never been so fun. There’s also a novel ‘Distance Efficiency’ mechanic, which lowers levy and tax output the further a territory lies from your capital. Expect a new tributary system, more innovations and tenets, and new clothing and armour added to character portraits. Additional era-specific cultural traits and innovations are included, alongside new religious tenets, such as pharaohs, oracles, and mythological traditions.Īlthough a joy to play at the moment, the mod isn’t complete, and its creators promise more content will be added in the future. But it’s not only aesthetics that get a look in.

There is no end to this game’s modding, only more directions to explore.Ī total conversion mod that carts Crusader Kings 3 back a couple of millenniaīuildings have been overhauled to coincide with the era, and war chariots tumble into battle at your command. One moment you’ll be taking your strategising to Middle Earth and waging the War of the Ring, and the next, you’ll have downloaded some dastardly cosmetic mod that turns your player character into a hideous mutant, and makes them a laughing stock of their court. Thousands are available to download on Steam Workshop, and while many are still mid-development, they offer an easy way to spruce up your medieval statecraft with new challenges, quirky mechanics, or total conversions.īut be warned, modding Crusader Kings 3 is a subtle addiction. Not because its systems are too complex or its mechanical possibilities too wide, but because the sheer volume of mods is so large, you’ll be constantly drowning in new ways to extend, or implode, your burgeoning realm.īoasting a buzzing mod scene since its launch in 2020, Crusader Kings 3 is ripe for serious, and silly, alterations. No matter how many hours you sink into Crusader Kings 3, you will never truly master its expansive roleplay-fuelled grand strategy.

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