


Some people hate it, but I don't mind it. Presto bango, they're invading Europe.Īnyway, like I say, it's a matter of taste. From here you can either activate the DLC by pressing activate or copy. With all of that having happened, it's pretty easy for me to imagine that the Aztecs had a Leonardo da Vinci type genius born to them in 870 or so (just after the start of the Old Gods, when along with the other a-historical decisions that had already been made since the start of the game, somebody in Teotihuacan neglected to sacrifice this kid's mother when she was pregnant with him), who dreamt up some crazy shit, and a couple hundred years later his people were able to overcome the technological hurdles in building some of it. Go to games and press manage under Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods. It really is a matter of taste, but I've never really found it to break my "immersion." I'm in a game where Byzantium was completely overrun by Muslims before 950, the Holy Roman Empire never formed, the Empire of Francia owned the entirety of the Iberian Peninsula by 1000, and the Pope is a Lollard watching Christendom be destroyed by the reformed Norse. Although (for example) Empire: Total War does have an end date, it still lets you play on, even if the tech tree ends and everything forever more is as though it were still the 1700s - it doesn't make you buy Napoleon: Total War to carry on your game.I play with it all, including Aztec Invasion. But I don't want to, even if it means not being able to convert my save file into EU4 later. Mods and changing the code also leads to other issues, like screwing with multiplayer etc) Performance issues (like the game slowing down because of having to remember every character that ever was in the game) that would insue from playing beyond 1453 would be at the player's own volition, choice and risk, not concrete limits set by the game.Īlso, before some smart alec says "there is a DLC where you can continue your game into EU4", I am aware of this. I am aware that there are mods and ways of changing the game's code to get around this, but I was wondering why there isn't simply a patch that gives you the option of playing beyond 1453 when you start a game. While I appreciate that this is still a very large, and generous space of time to enjoy playing, I still don't really like to think that I am limited to what I can achieve within a set time (which I also appreciate is something that some players might enjoy). I was a little bit disappointed that CK2 is the only strategy game I have played (so far) has end-date that is set in stone - 1453, where the game cannot be played any further. But there is a gripe I have with the game. Just last week I bought CK2 in the sale, and already I am loving it.
