v0.11.0

Compatibility with vanilla 3.2.1 #129

This release is probably NOT save-compatible with previous releases (map changes).

Feature:

• Add maritime trade route with Ofier #55
• Integrate vanilla great works
  • Configure some historical great works #130
  • Nudge positions.txt to display great works on the map
  • Adapt great works conditions to the lore
  • Disable great works within mage towers and wilderness provinces
• Add dark/satanist cults #41
  • Transform Coram Agh Tera religion into a dark cult based off vanilla Lucifer's Own society
  • Add Svalblod cult, based off vanilla Fellowship of Hel society
  • Add Lilit cult, based off vanilla Plaguebringers society
• Adapt vanilla Hermetics into Alchemists guild #45
• Add a placeholder Witcher society #42
• Add Hugo of Rivia (32410)
• Add "the Seer" nickname
• Add personality traits to some canon characters
• Add settlment and title decisions to grant an abandoned de jure mage tower to an unlanded sorcerer in court #96
• Add icons for diplomatic decisions
• Rename druidic temples into circles
• Change the faith of Toussaint to Prophet Lebioda, and re-arrange its holy sites

Bugfix:

• Fix Blood of Dezmod by making Bienvenu La Louve marriage matrilineal
• Disallow bastards for historical bloodlines #116
• Fix Bran not being King of Skellige on W2 timeframe
• Fix imperial elective in Nilfgaard title history, causing reset to feudal government
• Fix "Veronica" name from lyrian culture starting with lowercase
• Fix rulers unable to appoint court chaplains #117
• Remove prosperity/depopulation mechanics for mage towers and wilderness provinces
• Fix nomad agitation triggering on mage towers or temple-only provinces and making province tribal/nomadic #119 #121
• Disable elf/dwarf courtier marriages for the AI to avoid court bloating
• Remove negative wealth events for wilderness
• Make c_thanedd de jure vassal of d_gors_velen, to solve de jure drift issues #96
• Reduce MTTH for son wants to become druid event #123
• Reduce AI chances to convert to druidic religion #123
• Reduce MTTH for druid spawning if no druidic province or holy site in realm
• Fix druidic circle holdings picture
• Fix Lover's Pox not being cured by magic #108
• Fix heal spell not removing Reaper's Due on-going treatments or disease levels
• Add a menopause hidden modifier
• Move artifacts generation from events to startup spawning, to prevent infinite generation
• Exclude witchers from "order to take the vows" and "assemble mercenary company"
• Fix duplicated "Preposterous, woman can't be a Marshal!" event options for all jobs
• Remove broken usage of job_mage as a localization scope #105
• Fix bad scope in drowners letter event #97
• Fix some missing pre-rendered portraits. Now using only vanilla layers p11 and p36, for better compatibility with portrait DLCs.
• Tweak government flavors to avoid defaulting to Indian Absolute Kingdom

v0.10.0 - The Witcher 3 update

Compatibility with vanilla 3.0.1 #109

This release is NOT save-compatible with previous releases.

Feature:

• Add a 3rd Northern war (TW3) bookmark in 1275: #40
  • Add some TW3 characters. Some history is based on default pre-set of TW2 choices.
  • Add some TW3 dynasties (Strenger, von Everec, var Moehoen).
  • Rename b_niemborg into b_kasztel_wronce
  • Reduce the size of Impera Brigade
  • Tweak AOK events to fire only with TW2 bookmark
  • Add some Nilfgaardian cultural localization of minor titles
  • Add semi-canon trait for characters created by CD Project
• Adapt Skellige map to TW3 #49
  • Note: placeholder maps are used for lighting, trees and colormap.
  • Remove province 648 (Orno) i.e. Skellige 7th island
  • Province 647 has moved from An Skellig to Ard Skellig
  • Switch province 645 (c_kaer_trolde) and 143 (c_skardh)
  • Adapt and rename counties (c_berjadalsa => c_gedyneith, c_skardh => c_fyresdal, c_thingeyrar => c_kaer_muir)
  • Put each clan on the correct islands
  • Add some baronies from TW3
  • Add Tor Gvalch'ca mage tower
  • Add clan Tordarroch
  • Add Skellige founder heroes and their bloodlines
• Transform blood traits into historical bloodlines #111
• Switch Nilfgaard government to Roman imperial.
• Use new vanilla ethnicities from portrait packs, if available:
  • westernslavicgfx for Redanian
  • germangfx for Koviri
  • italiangfx for Lyrian
  • englishgfx for Maechts
  • magyargfx for Ebbing
  • southerngfx for Gesoan
  • trueoccitangfx for Toussaint
  • mongolgfx for Haak
• Rebalance personal combat to align with vanilla
• Support new portrait layers and properties on custom ethnicities:
  • p20 Freckles
  • p21 Physique (missing for dwarves and gnomes)
  • p22 Pale
  • p23 Black eye
  • p24 Harelip (missing for dryads)
  • p25/p26 Tiered scars
  • p27 Blood splatters
  • p30 Demon child
  • Move pre-rendered character portraits to p37/p38
• Give cardinal clothing to Eternal fire council of electors
• Give special helmets to the military orders
• Add very basic support for Holy Fury random worlds
• Adapt some tactics to cultures and custom traits
• Disable cleanly male temple holders for Melitele, Freya and Dryads.
• Increase infamy of Nilfgaard invasion CB
• Improve Eternal fire religion icon
• Rework racist/tolerant and racial trait opinion modifiers using modifier definitions
• Add pre-rendered portrait for Siegfried of Denesle, courtesy of Ardin

Bugfix:

• Fix many rendering bugs of gnome portraits
• Fix events for Zireael and Brisingamen artifacts
• Fix druid cures illness event bad scoping and confusing effects #106
• Add missing text for opinion_increased_crown_obligation #102
• Remove trailing "/n" in text about Mecopteran bones #98
• Fix typo on loading tip for "poprtraits" #100
• Fix Meve dynasty using Rivian dynasty flag
• Fix format of c_tor_melyn flag
• Fix some missing gods localization
• Limit AI dryad use of make tributary CB
• Prevent AI dryad to convert to feudalism
• Tune ambition chances for sorcerers
• Prevent mages to alter culture of mage tower provinces
• Tune mage tower events to be more frequent
• Activate some pruning at wilderness court
• Create noreligion icon for easier troubleshooting
• Prevent conflict between religion and culture with same name

v0.9.1

Compatibility with vanilla 2.8.3.1 #95

This release is save-compatible with previous v0.9.0

Feature:

• Add an optional sub-mod to change the map font to a font inspired by the Witcher games.
• Add pre-rendered portrait for Filavandrel #53

Bugfix:

• Make AI court mage less likely to cast spells #13
• Fix dryad pregnancy trait removal and disable concubines
• Workaround Henselt claim no longer working in character history, causing war to invalidate
• Remove obedience from charm spell effects as too powerful (will come back a separate spell)
• Prevent mage to charm oneself
• Fix nomad_adopt_feudalism decision causing endless notifications about founding of Hakland #77
• Adapt GetReligiousPerson, GetTrueReligionPerson and GetReligionAdherent to support canon religions #91
• Add sorcerer to ruler designer
• Fix GetHouseOfWorship and GetReligiousRite flickering when hovering over a religious building #86
• Add localization for NOT_ANY_COURTIER_STARTS #85
• Workaround Filavandrel getting a child portrait, by changing his age #53
• Fix typo in sunset watcher event description (VTDESCmisc.120) #87
• Remove mention of Europe in event text #81
• Fix grammar issues in loading tips #78
• Clarify which fertile trait is being referenced by cure infertility ambition #74
• Fix typo sorceress minor title description #75

v0.9.0

Compatibility with vanilla 2.8.2.1 #66

This release is NOT save-compatible, in particular due to new vanilla traits from 2.8.

Feature:

• Make the pre-rendered portrait the default option for game rule Canon Character Portraits
• Enable MnM artifact events, filtering unsuitable artifacts
• Migrate some mod traits into proper artifacts #38
• Add some religion character modifiers based on patron deity descriptions
• Use nomad mechanics for Haak when Horse Lords DLC is activated
• Add missing wikia links for most canon characters
• Make owned northern kingdom titles become instant de jure when creating The North
• Make owned elven kingdoms titles become instant de jure when creating Hen Caerme
• Make owned dwarven kingdom title become instant de jure when creating Dwarf Empire

Bugfix:

• Fix sorcerers that would become vassals of wilderness when leaving mage tower due to negative wealth #65
• Prevent wilderness from joining defensive pacts, by adding some prestige requirement
• Associate 4 mage towers to their de jure duchy, to avoid staying vassals of wilderness when the kingdom title is destroyed #65
• Rename witcher culture to witcher_culture, to prevent conflict with cached trait witcher with identical name.
• Fix k_angren not being creatable
• Workaround cultures without random dynasty names to use founder_named_dynasties = yes, to avoid defaulting to "Smith"
• Workaround baronies under auto-generated counts being independent at game start with 2.8
• Fix Haak invasion war not triggering
• Fix random Haak invasions rule still checking for historical dates
• Remove some improper vanilla references ("Rome", "Cathay") in some localization
• Fix an issue when playing an immortal race and giving away a title, causing own courtiers to leave
• Fix a stack-overflow CTD due to guardian refusing magic ward in loop
• Allow racist emperor to nominate a special forces commander
• Trigger some manual pruning for long-lived races in courts

v0.8.1

Compatibility with vanilla 2.7.2

This release is save-compatible with previous v0.8.0, and some issues will repair themselves upon loading:

• Reaper's Due diseases effects on immortals will be removed
• Dwarven walls and Dwarven keeps will be converted to their vanilla equivalent
• Conclave Noble and Clergy levy and tax laws will be set to default

Features:

• Support Conclave education focus:
  • Add a polymath education focus and tweak the UI to add a 6th icon.
  • Make uneducated buffoon a probable outcome of not having an education focus
  • Add missing learning bonuses to polymath education traits.
  • Handle extra personality traits: affectionate can lead to tolerant, haughty to racist, playful to gambler and conscientious to reasonable
  • Decrease adolescence age to 11 and childhood age to 5, to preserve Conclave education balance when adulthood age is 15.
• Use dynamic flags for Nilfgaardian kingdom vassals
• Use better flags for k_pontar and k_emblonia
• Add various canon character traits
• Improve usability of game rules:
  • Highlight mod specific rules with color
  • Create a group for Witcher Kings specific rules
  • Remove achievement warnings, as mods already disable achievements
• Add a warning on game start if the checksum is not the expected one, can be disabled via a game rule.
• Use a more visible icon for wiki links
• Add a sound when rolling dice during dice poker
• Add a picture for Witcher 2 bookmark on era screen
• Add missing character backgrounds on Witcher 2 bookmark
• Improve "Unite the North" description, since tooltip is lacking count = 3
• Enable playing dice poker with prisoners regardless of opinion
• Re-enable the imperial authority evolution event on Nilfgaard Empire succession.
• Add back Maximum crown obligations level (w/o Conclave DLC)
• Add seafarer flag to Verdenian, Skellige, Cidarian and Cintran cultures
• Add some more loading tips

Bugfix:

• Remove the mod non-Conclave education system, as it's buggy/unbalanced.
• Fix laws when Conclave DLC is active:
  • Disable Crown Levies law
  • Fix Iqta levy and tax obligations appearing instead of Noble and Clergy laws
  • Fix tanistry succession being impossible to enact
• Workaround immortal courtiers (including witchers and sorcerers) dying from 'natural death' when a title is inherited and the court gets pruned.
• Fix witcher spawning safety event to check more frequently, and work even if witchers no longer exist
• Make long lived races immune to Reaper's Due disease symptoms, to prevent bedridden epidemic.
• Fix court mage magic spell decisions being often greyed out and improve AI target filtering
• Make healing spell remove any Reaper's Due disease symptom flags
• Reduce the probability of witchers getting killed by monsters from 1/20 to 1/1000
• Allow Elven sorcerers to gain the fertile_nonhuman trait
• Prevent from playing Dice Poker against oneself, which is non-functional.
• Remove default character_event sound, which gets annoying with instant event chains (dice poker, ...).
• Fix human sorcerers defaulting to elfgfx ethnicity.
• Optimize some MTTH events that can be done on_startup instead.
• Fix missing portraits for elf son/daughter
• Workaround engine bug on lowborns from character history getting a random dynasty
• Prevent trained mages to get married when using "Marry all courtiers" decision
• Clarify Pogrom CB description.
• Fix Nilfgaard successful invasion event option to actually grant the new kingdom title.
• Allow special force commander to fight Scoiatel even if at war or leading troops.
• Tune done revolt risk from scoiatel presence, and remove scoiatel presence in neighbor provinces when crushing a revolt.
• Change cost of fetching a Witcher to be fixed instead of scaled, but each monster cleaning now costs money upon success.
• Remove Dwarven walls/keep buildings as they break vanilla building chains
• Remove unsuitable RIP physician character events.
• Add missing high gods in religion definitions
• Prevent from using "Expand by conquest" CB indefinitely
• Fix prison visiting event to not impregnate infertile characters
• Fix reclamation wars allowed when not independent
• Workaround bug causing Saskia to become vassal of Kaedwen when winning or if war invalidates.

v0.8.0

Compatibility with vanilla 2.7.1 #36

Note: vanilla societies are disabled.

Features:

• Implement a Dice Poker mini-game #18
  • Rules are based on TW2 (single round with two rolls)
  • Event chain is triggered via a targeted decision, requiring characters to be at the same location, and the AI will accept if it has the Gambler trait, has a positive opinion of the player, and is not at war with the player.
  • Change gambler trait from lifestyle to personality trait
  • Add canon characters with gambler trait, based on video games
• Create fictional baronies (Aedirn, Angren, Kaedwan, Kovir & Poviss, Lyria Rivia and part of Nilfgaard) for prosperity mechanic, courtesy of tsf4 #44
• Create fictional baronies to avoid duplicated names in same county, courtesy of tsf4
• Remove decision toggles, as patch 2.7 has made the intrigue UI larger
• Add heal/protect spell decisions for filter=self, as required with patch 2.7
• Add obedient (AI accepts diplomatic interactions) and non_interference (AI doesn't take hostile actions) to the charm spell.
• Add an off-map job action to court magicians, to prevent the idle councillor alert icon
• Tweak some music DLC triggers based on religions & cultures and add missing ones
• Merge music DLC titles & volumes info
• Use a trait hidden from others for Saskia, allow her to marry but being infertile.
• Use "Church of" prefix for the Eternal Fire religious title
• Use "District of" prefix for some Novigrad holdings
• Rename "Wieczny Ogien" province to "Temple Isle"
• Rename "Wyzima Castle" holding to "The Royal Palace"

Bugfix:

• Apply some missing changes from WoL 2.3.x patches, that were causing nasty bugs ('Break up with lover' decision not having effect, broken WoL events, etc.)
• Allow Nilfgaard invasion via neighbour sea provinces (Skellige, ...) #14
• Fix 'Become exalted' ambition success check, and increase diplomacy attribute instead of learning
• Move Lebioda holy site from Novigrad to Temple Isle county
• Restrict non-aggression pact event with other races for racist rulers
• Fix some character characteristics, courtesy of Paxter Redwyne
  • Fix Artorius Vigo's sex
  • Rename Queen Meve's son Anseis
  • Make Baron Ravanen Kimbolt one eyed and older
  • Make Niedamir a widower
• Fix misspelling of Dijkstra

v0.7.0

Compatibility with vanilla 2.6.3 #25

Features:

• Optimize events, decisions and CBs for performance.
• Add back canon portraits from video games as an optional game rule. #27
  • Integrate Sevgart's sub-mod expanding & improving canon portraits (32 portraits)
• Add a game rule for Haak invasions
• Add an installer script for Windows based on NSIS (mod folder selection, uninstall previous version, clean gfx cache)
• Add Cerys an Craite and Svanrige an Tuirseach characters

Bugfix:

• Balance Scoia'tael revolts #19 :
  • Fix special forces commander titles not being grantable
  • Tie Scoia'tael presence and special forces commander to tolerance laws
  • Tweak peasant revolt vs Scoia'tael revolt ratio
  • Fix some bugs where Scoia'tael presence would fire for an elven ruler
  • Improve localization of special forces commander titles
• Fix druid spawning event #24
• Grant job_mage automatically when using "employ sorcerer" decision
• Fix "Promote Commander" only providing female characters #21
• Restric some unsuitable vanilla events
• Compress better the loading screens (33 Mo -> 13 Mo)
• Re-enable wall buildings for elves, pending custom ones
• Rename Smocze coast title to Dragon coast
• Add some loading tips to fill the gaps, and prevent vanilla ones from appearing
• Fix 'Raven' and 'Ban Ard' dynasty names

v0.6.5

Compatibility with vanilla 2.5.2 #1

Other changes:

• Rework charm, heal and protect spells to use targeted decision system rather than intrigue decisions / plots
• Add trait icons for deaf, mute, silver_tongued and reasonable
• Add trait icons for magic_talent and source
• Add solarist and imperialist trait icons / decision icons
• Fix issue with drug_addict icon
• Implement very basic geographical region system
• Fix fighter ambitions
• Fix/add some missing realm decision icons
• Add empty loading tips to prevent vanilla ones to appear
• Fix 'the Old' nickname conditions for long-lived races
• Merge stubborn trait with vanilla one
• Fix many validation errors
• Fix some localization typos
• Remove heroes portrait sprites. Heroes' look will be improved in next releases via in-game portraits.
• Make scoia'tael more likely to pop up in forests
• Revert Nordlings to kingdom tier
• Fixe nilfgaard cb (except for skellige)
• Elder races now all use reclaimation cb
• Novigrad and Grand Picket buildings increase tax income/fort size
• Merge some duchies
• Modify ai's skill with strong emperor trait
• Add mage tower to tretogor
• Tone down rebels, especially peasant revolts. Still needs more tweaking.
• Dryads no longer get brothels
• Swap main menu theme for "Hunt or Be Hunted" from Witcher 3
• Bloodline traits are now agnatic
• Fix k_sodden localisation
• Rework climate
• Add some wikia links for canon characters

v0.6.0

SVN REV 890. Compatible with CK2 2.3.6

v0.4.0

SVN REV 637

This release updates WitcherKings to vanilla 2.3

Also:

• the number of provinces in the north was nearly doubled (the south will get more provinces in the future).
• Foltest got his own special portrait now.
• A work around for the long-standing sorceress-looks-old issue was added, too.
• The laws should be sorted out but that will have to wait until next release.