I hope you're looking forward to an early glimpse of what this mod is like! There are plenty of areas which I haven't touched on in the dev diaries so far which you will be able to explore to your heart's content. The Beginning of the End will replace the Late Middle Ages bookmark on the Era Selection Screen (obviously the latter is still available through custom setup), complete with interesting characters to start as Some early Renaissance content (traits, events etc.) Over half the map will be playable, from the frozen shores of Iceland in the North to the sun-baked Persia in the East, and the prosperous kingdom of Mali in the South There will be more details about it on the day itself (everything will be included in the next dev diary), but here is a brief overview of what will be included: This will be very much an early alpha-release, but hopefully it will provide a great experience and community feedback. now I shall address the initial release of the mod! The release date will be 8th August, i.e. That concludes the first part of the Dev Diary. Unique events to add flavour to ruling the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.The de jure kingdoms of Poland, Lithuania, Kievan Rus and Galicia-Volhynia become de jure parts of the Commonwealth, and through conquest, the ruler gains access to decisions to incorporate Chernigov, the Crimea, Estonia and Pomerania to the Commonwealth's de jure territory.Unique CB: if the ruler is Protestant (more on the Reformation in the future!), he can use a unique CB to vassalise the Teutonic Knights, reducing them to the feudal Duchy of Prussia and forcing them to accept the religion of the Polish-Lithuanian monarch.Opinion penalty for religious and cultural differences are reduced by a further 25% (combined with Tolerance VIII, this makes a 75% reduction to religious and cutural opinion penalties).The Polish-Lithuanian Crown affords the following benefits: However, there are other benefits to forming the Commonwealth which you wouldn't get from a regular empire. Now, you might be wondering why you should form the Commonwealth if you have to make so many concessions. You must NOT have the Religious Revocation law (Religious Control Mandate).Your primary title must use Elective Monarchy succession.Your culture must be Polish or Lithuanian.Your primary title must be Poland or Lithuania.You must hold both the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth can be formed if the following conditions are met: The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was a constitutional monarchy with a strong nobility, notable for its unprecedented religious tolerance and cultural diversity. However, if he is able to appease his diverse range of vassals, all with their own grievances, the Grand Duchy will become a force to be reckoned with, able to withstand invasions from Poles, Teutons, and Russians.įorming the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Vytautus will have a hard time maintaining order, and he may he even have to consider adopting Orthodox Christianity. In his Crimean lands, there are even Sunni Mongols who came with the Golden Horde, although they are only a minority. Now that Lithuania encompasses much of the old land of the Rus', the Orthodox church has a significant presence, with many of his Lithuanian and Russian vassals adhering to this faith.
Furthermore, the territorial expansion of the Grand Duchy has given rise to other religious issues. The Teutonic Knights continued to crusade against Lithuania, claiming his baptism to be a sham. He was eventually baptised into the Catholic Church, along with many of his Lithuanian vassals, but that didn't solve all his problems. Born a pagan in a pagan land, the Teutonic Knights have been a constant threat.