Paradox Interactive has announced that the 1.05 patch for Crusader Kings II has gone live today. To compliment the release of this comprehensive update Paradox has also revealed details of new DLC, also available today.
New content includes:
"CRUSADES
• New Crusade System - The Pope declares the war and other rulers can join the attacking alliance with the ruler contributing the most gaining the targeted kingdom
• Coalition Armies - Armies can now be ‘attached' to each other after which they will follow the lead army
EVENTS & PLOTS
• Two New Plots - Plot to revoke your vassal's title, plot to cut a more powerful fellow vassal down to size
• More than 100 new events (Friendship & Rivalries, Regencies and others)
DYNAMIC KINGDOMS
• Six New Kingdoms - Added the kingdoms of Frisia, Lotharingia, Bavaria, Pomerania, Aquitaine and Brittany
GAMEPLAY & FLAVOR
• New diplomatic options - offer to Join War, Matrilineal Betrothal
• Causes of Death - See what characters have died of to determine whether they were murdered or not
• War Contribution Score - Participants in wars now get a contribution score which determines how much prestige and piety they get when the war ends
• Culture uncoupled from ethnicity"
Extensive notes for the 1.05 patch can be found here.
On top of these welcome additions, Songs of Albion, Songs of Faith and Songs of the Holy Land are all music DLCs created by composer Andreas Waldetoft.
Perhaps most exciting is news that the Crusader Kings II Ruler Designer DLC is also available. This content allows players several creative options, including "character creation when starting a new game, portrait customization, Dynasty naming, designing Coats of Arms, assignation of skill points & traits, creating a spouse & children and replacing a historical character with your own."
You can see what we thought of Crusader Kings II right here.