Paradox Interactive has revealed the release date for the Crusader Kings III next DLC. Coming under the By God Alone title, the expansion becomes a part of the Chapter V seasonal update. The DLC focuses on the relationship between rulers and the church, introducing new mechanics centered on sin, faith, religious authority, and the afterlife. The release date is set on September 30.
Key DLC Features
- Playable Theocracies: Take control of landed realms headed by archbishops or the Pope himself. As the Papacy, new resources of power and wealth become available.
- The Christian “Situation”: A persistent system for Christian realms allowing actions and decisions connected to the development of the Faith.
- Rites and Heresies: Religious rites that diverge too far from the standard Faith may be declared heretical. Players can conform or rebel.
- The Great Schism: In the 867 the Christian church reaches a crossroads that can result in the Great Schism, separating Western Catholicism from Eastern Orthodoxy.
- Monastic Holy Orders: Centers of research and theological power offering bonuses to those who host their headquarters.
- Changes to Religious Tenets: Revision of characters’ attitude to their faith and appropriate behavior.
- Spiritual Fulfilment System: Traits, actions, and religious tenets affect characters’ inner spirit and spiritual life. Sinful or virtuous actions affect relationships with God and concerns about the afterlife.
- Archdioceses: New clerical titles with religious authority over a geographical region, independent of secular rulers’ lands.
- College of Cardinals: The Pope appoints cardinals across Christendom. Secular rulers can influence appointments and the direction of the Church.
- Dynamic Holy Sites: Faiths can dynamically change their holy sites as they grow over time.
- Cathedrals: Cathedrals can become focal points for reverence of specific saints or holy figures, becoming Holy Sites.
- Puppets: Secular rulers can puppet clerical characters to act on their behalf within the political machinery of the church.
The strategy Crusader Kings III is available on PC (Steam), PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.
