Additional start dates and cultures

Chinese localization patch (汉化包) by kennyS: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2589024789

Korean localization patch: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2775999527

Russian localization patch: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2953852557

DISCORD SERVER, should make feedback and such easier: https://discord.gg/8jqpP3ZTcM

This mod is a work in progress. Last update: 2023-11-29.

This mod adds five start dates, about two dozen cultures, and six decisions to form titles, along with various minor changes. Supports English and French (courtesy of Aliocha), though there is also some limited support for German, Spanish, and Russian, but not a lot. Feedback is very much appreciated.

Recommended characters:

• Otto the Great, King of the Germans
• Æthelstan the Glorious, King of the English
• Caliph al-Qaim, Sultan of Africa
• Hakon the Good, King of Norway
• Abu Tahir al-Jannabi, Emir of Bahrain
• Árpád Zolta, Grand Prince of the Hungarians

Recommended characters:

• Alexios Komnenos, Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans
• Suleyman ibn Qutalmish, Sultan of Rum

Recommended characters:

• Richard the Lionheart, Prince of the English
• Philip Augustus, King of the Franks
• Frederick Barbarossa, Emperor of the Romans
• Guy de Lusignan, King of Jerusalem
• Saladin Yusuf ibn Ayyub, Sultan of Egypt

Recommended characters:

• Baldwin of Flanders, Latin Emperor of Constantinople
• Theodoros Laskaris, Emperor of Nicaea
• Alexios Megas Komnenos, Emperor of Trebizond
• Michael Komnenos Doukas, Despot of Epirus
• Kaloyan, Tsar of Bulgaria
• Temüjin, Genghis Khan

Recommended characters:

• Edward III, King of England
• Philip VI, King of France
• Uroš IV Dušan, King of Serbia
• Casimir the Great, King of Poland
• Ivan Kalita, Grand Duke of Moscow
• Orhan Gazi, Bey of the Ottoman State

Cultures ported from CK2:

• Albanian (Byzantine)
• Dalmatian (Latin)
• Coptic (Byzantine)
• Gothic (East Germanic)

New cultures:

• Turkish (Turkic) (create by decision, or already present in 1337)
• Chagatai (Turkic) (1337 only)
• Tatar (Turkic) (1337 only)
• Circassian (Caucasian)
• Arpitan (Frankish)
• Avaric (Caucasian)
• Various tribal cultures (East Slavic) (867/936 only)
• Great Russian, Ruthenian, and Belarusian (East Slavic) (appear from 1240-1280; already present in 1337)
• Novgorodian (East Slavic) (1187 and later only)
• Sorbian (West Slavic)
• Adhari (Iranian)
• Luri (Iranian)
• Durdzuk (Caucasian)
• Lezgi (Caucasian)

• Byzantine Empire: As any of the Byzantine rump states in 1204 (Nicaea, Trebizond, and Epirus), by retaking Thrace, your claim to the Byzantine throne can be recognized! Additionally, in 1337, the Ottomans can claim the Byzantine throne if the Byzantine Empire no longer exists and the Ottomans control Constantinople.
• Serbian Empire: In the 1337 start date, the ambitious Stefan Uroš IV Dušan and his successors can declare themselves Tsar!
• Kingdom of Sicily: In the 1337 start date, if the King of Naples or the King of Trinacria holds both thrones and all de jure land therein, the two Kingdoms of Sicily can be reunified back into a single Kingdom of Sicily!
• Principality of Carantania: As a ruler of Carantanian culture who holds the duchies of Carinthia, Steyermark, and Krain, the Principality of Carantania can be restored!
• Bulgarian Empire: The Bulgarian Empire is only recognized as a mere kingdom by those outside of it. By having enough land, others will finally recognize our Tsar as a true emperor!
• Kingdom of Albania: Either the king of Sicily or an independent Albanian duke of Durrës can unite the Albanian tribes into a Kingdom of Albania!

• Aliocha: French localization
• Patlichan: Circassian dynasty names
• DarkyPwnz: Some bookmark character descriptions
• Lev/Bromirsky: Russian localization character and dynasty names; Ruthenian character names
• Pressburger: Names for Caucasian cultures, from "Survivalist’s Culture Mod" – https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/mod-scm-survivalists-culture-mod.1418134/
• Salicy: Character DNA
• ivenend_zwei833: Albrecht von Habsburg DNA
• Various others: Feedback and suggestions