A new update vlog from Paradox Interactive highlights topics covered in recent developer diaries in the upcoming Crusader Kings III.

The Crusader Kings franchise is a series of popular Grand Strategy games from developer Paradox Interactive. Players take on the role of a monarch or other sovereign as they navigate the political landscape of medieval Europe, Asia, and Africa. Players need to manage their population, economy, faith, and culture as their influence manifests over their royal peers.

You can find the video update below. The original update video has gone unlisted and was then reuploaded due to a “sound technical issue” in the initial video.

The April and May update video covers multiple developer diary entries which have been posted between late March and late May. A full list of the covered developer diaries are available below from the YouTube description.

Dev Diary #20: Religion and Faith – https://pdxint.at/2XEeKIR

Dev Diary #21: Custom Faiths and Pagan Reformation – https://pdxint.at/2zwKaZH

Dev Diary #22: A Medieval Tapestry – https://pdxint.at/36IQDMY

Dev Diary #23: Holy Orders – https://pdxint.at/36En3Ze

Dev Diary #24: Heresies and Doctrines – https://pdxint.at/2ZQXClI

Dev Diary #25: Map Features and Map Modes – https://pdxint.at/2zA2GQW

Dev Diary #26: Map Scope – https://pdxint.at/3eAmwKF

Dev Diary #27: Cultures and Cultural Innovations – https://pdxint.at/2AfmxER

Dev Diary #28: Art Focus – https://pdxint.at/2ZNEyot

In case you missed it, Paradox Interactive also discussed the games gender, sexuality, faith, and ethnicity systems.

You can find a rundown of the game (via Steam) below:

AN HEIR IS BORN

Paradox Development Studio brings you the sequel to one of the most popular strategy games ever made. Crusader Kings III is the heir to a long legacy of historical grand strategy experiences and arrives with a host of new ways to ensure the success of your royal house.

HISTORY

• Choose a royal or noble house from a number of realms on a map that stretches from Iceland to India, from the Arctic Circle to Central Africa.
• Guide a dynasty through the centuries, ensuring the security and power of each new generation. Gather new lands and titles to cement your legacy.
• Be a pious king to bring the religious powers to your side, or strike out on your own, designing your own splinter religion and earning everlasting fame or eternal damnation.
• Knights, peasant revolts, pilgrimages, Viking raiders…experience the drama and pageantry of the Middle Ages.

CHARACTER

• Adopt one of five different lifestyles, perfecting your skills in military strategy or kingdom management.
• Acquire character traits that will guide your actions, but beware if you act against your nature! The stress from denying your truest self could bring a new host of troubles!
• Choose appropriate guardians for your heirs, or train them yourself. But what do you do if the legal heir is not quite up to the job?
• Violent characters may develop a fearsome reputation, cowering your timid subjects into obedience with the dread you inspire.

WARFARE

• Recruit man-at-arms units and powerful knights to supplement your royal levies.
• Research new technologies to increase the wealth and military might of your realm.
• Hire mercenaries and Holy Orders for your major wars.
• Supplement your income with ransomed prisoners or raiding parties on neighboring realms.

INTRIGUE

• Use your spymaster to discover plots against your dynasty and your rule.
• Recruit agents to assist your schemes to undermine or murder anyone who stands between you and power.
• Seduce other characters for love or political power.
• Gather information for blackmailing purposes or call in favors whenever your plans need an extra bit of influence.

Crusader Kings III launches September 1st for Windows PC, Linux, and Mac (via Steam).

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