Gamers will be able to try and dominate the Silk Road

Jun 25, 2015 22:34 GMT  ·  By

The team at Paradox Development Studio is announcing that it is planning to launch the new Horse Lords expansion for Crusader Kings II on July 14, exclusively on the PC via digital distribution services.

The new content is focused on a number of nomadic nations that arrive from the steppes of Asia and can cause trouble for the civilized nations of Europe with their unique gameplay mechanics and their ability to quickly mobilize big numbers of men for warfare.

The Mongol and Turkic invaders were a big problem historically, with internal conflicts the only thing that stopped them from taking over the entire Western Europe, and the new expansion is designed to show both how formidable they were and how fragile they can become.

The map of Crusader Kings II has been expanded in order to do justice to the nomads, with more details from Central Asia, and they will have access to a new ruling system that dispenses with vassals and introduces clans that will interact with each other in unique ways.

Paradox adds, "There are also some minor tweaks that will affect everyone, including the construction of temporary forts to hold an area in your control and introducing the Silk Road – the wealthy trade highway that ran from the Mediterranean to East Asia."

All the community is getting access to game improvements

Paradox has introduced a tradition of delivering a new big patch for its titles each time an expansion is introduced, and that will happen on July 14, when The Horse Lords arrives for all those who own Crusader Kings II.

The company has not yet delivered a full set of change notes, but it will probably offer fans a sneak peek next week.

Crusader Kings II might be the most complex experience in the grand strategy genre and allows gamers to control not a nation but a dynasty, which means that marriages, vassalage and intrigue are more important than in other titles focused on the same period.

The Paradox title has a lot of role-playing elements, an aspect that has been expanded with each new expansion.

Those who like Crusader Kings II should probably also try the associated Game of Thrones mod, which has recently received a new version.

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