[II] Faction list draft

**alpaca** · 08-25-2007, 10:06

Originally Posted by \Vazul's Ghost/

Hi this mod looks great, I loved Anno Domini and would like to make a suggestion for II. I noticed you had the kingdom of croatia as a faction, and would like to know if you will choose to simulate Hungary's influence over the kingdom from the late 11th and early 12th century at all. I believe it is somethng you should consider for the sake of historical accuracy as Hungary held great sway over Croatia's affairs, and would have duristiction over the area until 1918. True, Croatia did enjoy a fluctuating level of autonamy, but the land was ruled by the Hungarian kings, and the power of the nobles of Croatia was often determined by the Hungarian royalty, as is evident in the Subic and Babonic princes. Perhaps you could include Hungary, or Arpadok forces, as an emerging faction, like a horde led by Prince Vilmos using byzantine troops in the late 11th century, or by the hungarian forces of Coloman in the early 12th century. If you wish to simulate dynastic factions you could call the horde faction the Arpads or Arpadhazi, and then repeat the process int the 14th century with Angevin forces. I believe this would not only add diversity to the flow of the game, (nothing stirs the political climate then the emergence of a new faction), keep historical accuracy, but still allow allow for a varied flow of history (let players simulate what would have happened if croatia remained independent).
Hope it attracts youre curiosity.

Thanks for the suggestion. We'll be considering it after the first release, together with a few other candidates for emerging factions.
For the first beta, we will concentrate on the factions which are on the map right from the start (and which are, therefore, playable).
Also keep in mind that the game starts in 1017 so you'll have some 85 years before the Hungarian influence really starts to factor in largely.