Paradox Interactive announces
The Reaper's Due, an upcoming expansion for
Crusader Kings II that will infect the strategy sequel with the plague.
They offer
this
announcement trailer (sure to go viral) to show off the joys of the black
death, and here are some details on the expansion as well as the release of a
new interactive article called
Crusader Kings: Chronicles. Here's word:
The Reaper’s Due
is the newest expansion for Crusader Kings II, the best-selling medieval
strategy simulator from Paradox Development Studio. This expansion highlights
the historic importance of epidemics and disease in the Middle Ages, especially
the Black Death – an outbreak of the bubonic plague that may have killed a third
of the population of Europe
The Reaper’s Due introduces many new systems and features to what is already the
richest medieval tapestry in gaming:
- Epidemics Boosted: As diseases may spread
from province to province along trade and sea lanes, they lower your
manpower and sap your wealth
- Hospitals and Royal Physicians: Prevent the
outbreak of disease in your kingdom, and make sure your courtiers have
access to the latest in Dark Ages Medical Science
- Prosperity and Royal Focus: Well managed
provinces in peaceful kingdoms will pay huge dividends in gold and levies
- Seclusion: Shield yourself from the
diseases tearing your kingdom apart, even if it means ignoring the plight of
your people
- New Event Chains: Is the new epidemic the
End of Days? Is there someone else to blame for these horrors? Are there
supernatural origins or solutions to the world’s problems?
To help you pass the time until release, Paradox is happy to announce the
release of a Crusader Kings II gamebook. Crusader Kings: Chronicles is a mobile
interactive adventure from M. Harold Page set in the tumult of the Black Death
as it ravages England.
Read more about the game book here.