
So it’s a lot quicker a little less democratic? Also, Muslims pass laws just by spending piety, they don’t have to hold a vote.

So you can influence who you want to be your heir by giving him more land than your other sons. No, we don’t have any specific laws, although there is a succession law called the Turkish Succession Law, which is reminiscent of the old Elective Law in where the guy with the most land succeeds. Will there be any laws specific to Muslim rulers? Yeah, you know, Muslims conquer land, but they have more trouble keeping it than taking it. There will be quite a few civil wars then?
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So we want this kind of dynamic where you have a large family, so you won’t have a problem producing an heir, but on the other hand, your titles will be contested when you die. Muslim rulers will be stuck with a lot of heirs or children…Įxactly. Maybe it’s not completely realistic, but it’s a gameplay thing. So it will be a little bit embarrassing if you don’t have enough wives then? So if you don’t have enough wives - depending on your station - you will lose some prestige.

Henrik Fåhraeus: Polygamy is kind of expected of Muslim rulers. Project lead Henrik Fåhraeus took some time out of tinkering with the game to fill us in on what to expect.ĭestructoid: How different will the Muslim dynasties play? For instance, what role does polygamy have? Unsurprisingly, this expansion will allow players to control a myriad of Muslim dynasties, but it’s also adding a whole lot more. Paradox has been steadily updating it with patches and DLC, like the Ruler Creator and a whole bunch of extra music, but now the company is almost ready to launch its first major piece of DLC: “ Sword of Islam.”

Ruling a medieval nation has never been so much fun, and I’ve now rewritten history more times than I can count (so, at least ten times). Crusader Kings II is a game I can’t quite bring myself to stop playing.
