Crusader Kings III: Royal Court Codes

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There is only one real center of power and prestige: the palace of the ruler. Step into your fully immersive throne room with King of the Crusaders: Royal Palace, and get ready to impress your followers and courtiers with the splendor and treasures on display. Watch visitors pay their respects or family members debate as you pass judgment before a royal audience, building important relationships between your people and your kingdom.

In King of the Crusaders: Royal Palace, you can create stunning works of art from inspired craftsmen. Impress your opponents with the splendor of your palace or amaze them with the heirlooms and relics of your manor house. The Advanced Culture System allows you to guide your people to new cultural insights as they join or separate, absorb their heritage, learn a language or absorb a new tradition.

A Royal Court on display

• As King or Emperor, watch your personal throne room come alive with the drama and intrigue of your palace. Enter spaces that are fully rendered in 3D, available in one of the four major cultural visual styles, and filled with majesty and glory.
• Loud or kind, give judgment to those seeking arbitration. Set the court and follow your courtier’s plans and compete for your attention.
• Face your greatest opponents with the splendor of your court. Or fail to impress them and suffer the sad diplomatic consequences of poor taste.

A real treasure

• Show off a beautifully crafted relic or focus on the history of your manor house with your family heirloom. Various new artifacts can be admired in the inventory system restore.
• Talented craftsmen, from jewelers to weavers, can be recruited on special projects, adding more unique items to your domain.
• Get special extraordinary works of art or win artifacts in battle. Be careful, because they can be easily lost in a duel or opponent’s plot.

Culture and people

• A major overhaul of the Culture system is at your fingertips. Huge new Cultural Traditions allow you to dramatically change the way you play, from choosing the right perks due to the terrain of your kingdom to giving your troops new rewards. Define your heritage through the Cultural Pillars or let your subject learn a new language.
• Create a truly dynamic melting pot through the new Hybridization, blending and matching your signatures into a unique blend of cultures. Become a mighty Bedouin conqueror blending in with the newly conquered or follow adventurous Nordic rulers who adopt the local Sri Lankan ways.
• Watch your royal culture evolve with the new Divergence feature, which subtly transforms one subculture into a smaller subculture. Shape it however you want, or plant the seeds of change, and watch as a monolithic culture evolves into a distinct pool of people.