Something I miss from BI

**Zarax** · 12-03-2006, 12:17

Ok, it might not be 100% historical and other players may not be interested in it but I really miss the possibility of changing the faction religion from BI and the really nice and detailed religion breakout screen that was in there.

I really think that it would have been a really nice addition to MTW2 and would have opened some really interesting gameplay scenarios in my opinion...
Imagine having the danes going back to paganism (of course that would mean excommunication, massive happiness hits as churches would be torn down and different religion in the population would also influence that plus maybe having the most pious generals revolting and all priests turning automatically under papal states) or in a more historical fashion the bizantines converting to catholicism in order to ease one war front (same consequences, with priests turning heretical)...

Of course this can be modeled to be not an easy thing to change, with limitations like being able to swap only once per king and only if the aforementioned king has low piety so that it won't be abused (not too likely with the penalties stated before).

What do you think, wouldn't this be absolutely great for an expansion?

**Quickening** · 12-03-2006, 13:09

Id like it. Id love to have my Scottish empire go back to the old pagan ways.

**Barry Fitzgerald** · 12-03-2006, 13:54

I agree on that one....you should have a choice...even the non religious option too! lol

**Oaty** · 12-03-2006, 16:20

It will be in the expansion and also have the option for freedom of religion.

No it would be way to good to threaten the pope

**lars573** · 12-03-2006, 16:43

I wouldn't mind if you could take say the English and convert to Islam.

**Lorenzo_H** · 12-03-2006, 16:57

no "GAH" option so i voted bad.

**Whacker** · 12-03-2006, 20:27

Love this idea, already posted it in patch wishlist thread last week.

Still can't vote.

**TopRamen** · 12-03-2006, 21:29

Whenever the expansion comes out, they should expand the timeframe maybe another 150 years. Then, they can include the rise of protestantism and allow the Catholic factions to convert. I can see it now Medieval II: Total War- Protestant Invasion...

**afrit** · 12-04-2006, 00:20

It would add a nice dimension to the game. To keep things historically correct, the changes could be faction specific. E.g
All the catholics would have option to go Protestant
The Eastern Catholics (Hungary, Poland, Sicily) option to switch Orthodox
The Byz, Russian option to switch Catholic
The Muslim factions could choose between Shiism vs Sunnism