Northern Graphics Extended
This mod adds a new, less continental-style castle graphic in the holding interface for all cultures in the British Isles and Scandinavia (except English). Most cultures in the British Isles also now use the Northern graphical culture, affecting their clothing and (for Anglo-Saxons) the appearance of units on the map.
I was originally going to add this to my Anglo-Saxons Use Norse Graphics mod (which has been fully integrated into this) but, since it makes some considerable changes to the game files, I thought I’d upload it separately as not to negatively impact the other’s compatibility.
Currently, there are only 4 distinct graphical cultures in the game (Western, Mediterranean, Mena/Muslim & Indian) and they all depict castles that are made entirely from stone. The cultures of the British Isles and Scandinavia, especially in the earlier period of the game, traditionally constructed fortifications from wood with the few stone defences generally being inherited from the Roman era. It was only following the arrival of the Normans in England that such continental-style stone castles were first constructed in the region in any significant number.
Every culture in the West Germanic (except English), North Germanic, Brythonic (except Breton) and Goidelic culture groups now use northern clothing and castle graphics. I’m also open to suggestions for other cultures or culture groups to be included.
This mod does NOT affect the castle holding 3D map model.
Will reliably be compatible with any mod so long as it doesn’t edit culture (specifically the ones mentioned above), scripted triggers or illustrations, or alter map regions.
✔️ Savegame compatible – Game may warn you otherwise but, from my experience, this doesn’t appear to be true and saves made before enabling this mod will load without issue.
❌ Ironman compatible.
Revisions:
Old revisions of this mod are available below. Click the link to download.
