Kingmaker
Kingmaker is a new mod for Crusader Kings III that brings the dynastic conflict of the War of the Roses to life! Prosper this realm, keep it from civil broils, and arise as the Kingmaker of England!
Inspired by the AAR of coz1 (https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/the-wars-of-the-roses.1461656/) and the work done by Extinrebok (1490 Bookmark), I was able to recreate the tense political landscape of 15th century England following the controversial Treaty of Tours which presaged the end of the Hundred Years’ War and was a major catalyst for triggering the War of the Roses. While this mod is a little rough around the edges (this is my first mod), it builds upon these existing mods to add more of the powerful families and political players of the time (Nevilles, de la Poles, Beauforts), flesh out their personalities (the ambitious trait abounds), and build the relationships that would set the battle lines for the wars to come (the rivalry between Humphrey of Gloucester and Cardinal Beaufort, the friendship between Margaret of Anjou with Somerset and Suffolk, Somerset and York being nemeses, the Neville-Neville feud, etc.).
I do have a couple of caveats. Firstly, while I may return to this mod and do some tweaking based on the feedback I receive, I will stress that this is a War of the Roses mod first and a Crusader Universalis mod second. While people are obviously more than welcome to play outside of England, I am not going to be putting as much focus on these other lands. I’m more likely to fix the traits of the Duke of Norfolk than I am to rearrange the borders of the Timurid Empire, for example.
Secondly, because my modding skills are very limited, there are certain features I would have loved to add but are either beyond my abilities or are covered by other mods. Some examples include the "Feud" mod which can create some of the house feuds that also played a major role in the War (the Neville-Percy feud, the Fitzgerald-Butler feud, the eventual York-Beaufort feud). Some other mods I would recommend are the Mostly Mechanical mods which add gameplay elements like Loyalist factions and the Social Relations Expanded mods which can give ripples and shockwaves to the enmity between the strong personalities that dominated the English court.
This mod has so far been compatible with all the other mods I have tried (VIET, CFP, Catholic Trinity, and the aforementioned mod packs), but you must keep this mod near the bottom (generally above Catholic Trinity).
Revisions:
Old revisions of this mod are available below. Click the link to download.
