Paradox Interactive announces the launch of the new Friends & Foes event pack on Steam for Crusader Kings III, the grand strategy game for Windows, macOS, and Linux. This comes alongside a free update for the base game, and Development Diary #107 has the version 1.7.0 "Bastion" patch notes. Speaking of free, the game itself is also free to play all weekend, providing the chance to check out what's new. For more on the new DLC, here's the Friends and Foes Announcement Trailer along with some details:

Is it better to be feared or loved? Can you trust your closest courtiers to tell you the truth? Who has your back when the trebuchets start creeping nearer? Explore new stories of lifelong friendships and bitter rivalries in Friends & Foes, a new event pack for Crusader Kings III, available now.

With this pack, Paradox Interactive’s critically acclaimed medieval strategy role-playing game adds more complication to the stories you tell, as childhood pals become fierce enemies, and courtiers compete for your royal favor.

Those who have not had the pleasure of building a royal dynasty across the centuries can also take advantage of a Free Weekend from 08 September to 12 September, a brief span of time in which the Crusader Kings III base game will be free to try on Steam.