I går blev det annonceret, at udvidelsespakken Horse Lords til Crusader Kings II vil sætte spillerne på hesteryg som ingen andre end selveste den store Khan. På Paradox Interactives hjemmeside erfarer vi, at udvidelsen vil indeholde et revideret interface, et udvidet kort og nye regler for handel og successioner.
Implementeringen af heste (og deres herrer) skulle gøre spillet til en noget anden oplevelse, end hvad vi før har set. Her er en liste over de features, som er med i Horse Lords-pakken:
• Nomadic rule: Distinct from the tribal governments already in game, nomads need lots of space and resist the trappings of settlement
• Clan politics: Rule a clan within a nomadic tribe, split clans that get too large, fight for dominance, and proclaim feuds and blood oaths
• Muster Hordes: Raise vast armies of horsemen and archers, mobilizing your entire population to ride forth and conquer
• Silk Road: This rich trade network can bring great wealth to whomever controls the cities along the route - but it's especially ripe for pillaging.
• Larger Map: The Central Asian plains have been expanded
• Tributaries: New diplomatic relationship for nomad states forces defeated enemies to keep the Khan's coffers filled.
• Forts: build temporary fortifications to hold a province under your sway for just long enough for you to finish the war.
Det ser ud til, at der er en del ændringer på vej til Crusader Kings II. Se Horse Lords-traileren her: