The three core types of holdings remain unchanged – Castles, Cities and Temples make up the majority of holdings on the map, each with their own main purpose. Now, on to the Holdings themselves! Each County will have a certain amount of slots available for Baronies, with some being constructed at the start, and others not. Unhappy Counties tend to cause problems down the line… more on this in another DD. This represents the sentiment of the local peasants, and tends to decrease if you’re not of their culture or faith, promoting the use of ‘local lords’, vassals of the local culture/faith, to handle such territory for you – as converting it will take quite some time.

This also increases the importance of keeping peasant rabble and similar nuisances out of your lands…Įach County also has an opinion of their holder, referred to as the ‘Popular Opinion’. If you don’t pace yourself, and use your Marshal to increase Control in newly conquered territories, you might find yourself with a slew of useless land.

This naturally decreases during sieges and by forcefully seizing territory, taking the place of the ‘new Administration’ modifiers from CK2. Having terrain such as Farmland or Floodplains in your Counties make them ideal candidates for development, and when they have gotten some levels of development you can just sit back and enjoy, as it slowly spreads throughout the rest of your realm!Ĭontrol, on the other hand, directly represents the power you have over the County. Naturally, there are other ways to increase your development, such as through the Steward’s ‘Increase Development’ task, although this is a fairly slow process, and usually only worth doing in certain Counties. This will slowly spread outwards, reaching the most remote areas much slower than their Greek heartland. For example, Constantinople (aka the City of the World’s Desire), starts with a very high Development level.

Development increases very slowly across the duration of the game, and radiates outwards from high-development Counties to those nearby. Development directly increases taxes and levies you get out of the holdings, and it also unlocks some other special options.

While certain things are still on a per-Barony level, such as buildings, two of the most important values you have to deal with are on a per-County basis – Development and Control!ĭevelopment is the measurement of technological advancement and general infrastructure in a County. A group of Baronies makes up a greater unit, called a County. This week’s Dev Diary is all about your holdings on the map – Baronies and counties, what they do for you, and what you can do with them! As seen in the map DD, Baronies are now physically present on the map.

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