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Crusader Kings 3 update aims to fix 17%-rated DLC labeled "baked slop" by fans

I've rarely seen a DLC received as poorly as Crusader Kings 3's Coronations. The update should have allowed us opportunity to impress vassals and other rulers with spectacular coronation ceremonies and undertake oaths to swear fealty to a particular playstyle. In reality, it launched in a worse state than Cyberpunk 2077, and fans tore it to pieces. Coming in with a 17% positive on Steam and an 'overwhelmingly negative' rating, developer Paradox has released a patch to fix the worst problems, but will it be enough to placate the fans who feel robbed of their hard-earned cash?


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Crusader Kings 3 update 1.17.1 brings a heap more fixes for the Coronations DLC's misbehaving oaths

My liege, I bring more tidings from Crusader Kings 3 and its Coronations DLC. After apologising for the add-on "not being up to the standard you deserve" last week, developers PDS Black have released a second patch aimed at smoothing out the edges of in-game oaths that've been causing issues.


As we reported not long after Coronations arrived, it quickly turned into another instance of Paradox rather stepping in it when it comes to DLC. Negative reception was fuelled both by technical issues with the new oaths rulers can take on ascending the throne, and the fact that the publishers were charging for features that are relatively compact, but also a pretty central aspect of any kingly lifespan.


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Update 1.17.1

[p]Hello everyone! We're releasing Update 1.17.1 today to address some outstanding issues with Coronations and the associated "Ascendant" update. Notably, this update includes a variety of tweaks and bug fixes for Oaths, as well as fixes for various issues reported by the community.[/p][p][/p][p]Please check the changelog below for more information.

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Update 1.17.1 Changelog
[p][/p][h2]Bugfixes:[/h2]
  • [p]Fixed Activity Pulse Action 'stopped to admire the venue' showing errors during the coronation from the guest's point of view.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed all instances of Coronation host mentioning a guest's realm while swearing an oath.[/p]
  • [p]‘Champion of the X Culture’ decision: The check for de jure duchy existence in the decision requirements is now visible[/p]
  • [p]‘Consolidate the empire/kingdom’ oath: The requirement now fully checks for the title for which the coronation was held, not the current primary title.[/p]
  • [p]‘Purge Pretenders’ oath: Fixed the requirement for the children having a claim on your primary title.[/p]
  • [p]‘Purge Pretenders’ oath: Fixed decision display issues, fixed wrong law displayed in the selection tooltip.[/p]
  • [p]‘Repent’ oath: One pilgrimage is no longer counted as multiple.[/p]
  • [p]Reduced the frequency of ‘The Witness’ event in coronations.[/p]
  • [p]Promising buildings:  Fixed the character selection[/p]
  • [p]Removed the requirements for the oath buildings and replaced them with piety/prestige costs[/p]
  • [p]‘Tales of Wars Lost’: fixed the reward giveaway[/p]
  • [p]Fixed the broken loc in the player notifications from the ‘Tales of Wars Lost’ event[/p]
  • [p]Fixed the primogeniture law being reset prematurely.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed empty strings and broken scopes in the ‘Concerns Among the Clans’ event[/p]
  • [p]Added some economic archetype checks in the oaths so that the AI can handle it a tad better[/p]
  • [p]Character Memories about Coronations are now more reliable[/p]
  • [p]The event ‘Fulfilled Oath’ will no longer display "Consolidate the None" upon completing the Reconquer Oath[/p]
  • [p]Forbid Pope and other Heads of Faith from bringing any demands in the ‘Petitioners’ event chain[/p]
  • [p]Disruption event for coronation guests, and thus the ‘Petitioners’ event for the host can only trigger if the detractors have higher military strength, or there is a faction targeting the host[/p]
  • [p]Emperors of a faith with ‘No Anointment’ doctrine are set as Crowned, not Anointed[/p]
  • [p]‘The Crown-Son’: Non-Christian characters will no longer hold a very Christian scepter[/p]
  • [p]Upon losing the last Kingdom title, all active oaths are removed, thus preventing a lot of edge cases[/p]
  • [p]All activities no longer block artifact interactions[/p]
  • [p]‘Install Claimants’ Oath: The decision now properly requires 3+ claimants installed via wars.[/p]
  • [p]Corrected the missing space in the ‘Install Claimants’ oath tooltip[/p]
  • [p]Fixed the reward hooks being given backwards; they are now correctly given to the claimants and their heirs.[/p]
  • [p]HRE Emperor Heinrich IV no longer ahistorically starts as crowned in 1066 bookmark[/p]
  • [p]Building Oaths now better display the requirements for buildings in held baronies[/p]
  • [p]When a ruler is deposed, the crown laws are properly reset for the heir[/p]
  • [p]The ‘Head of Faith Arrives’ event will no longer try to fetch a missing chaplain for Nomads[/p]
  • [p]Fixed coronation reward descriptions that made no sense for non-vassal characters[/p]
  • [p]Fixed misleading tooltips about the numerical requirements for various Oaths[/p]
  • [p]The Sayyid trait will no longer spawn new legend seeds if a holy legend seed already exists[/p]
  • [p]Prevented rulers from giving away their coronation artifacts in the ‘Gift Worthy of a King’ event[/p]
  • [p]‘Shape the Realm’ Oath now has an updated building requirement in the decision window[/p]
  • [p]‘Strengthen the House’ Oath now is fully mechanically resolved upon completion[/p]
  • [p]‘Opportunity in Libation’ will not try to appoint a brewmaster if the court position is unavailable[/p]
  • [p]Coronation rewards from ‘Embrace Supporters’ intent now target only supporters[/p]
  • [p]Fixed a culture scoping issue in the ‘In A Time of Struggle’ event[/p]
  • [p]Fixed the display of herd gain from coronations[/p]
  • [p]Fixed the description of the ‘Anointed’ nickname[/p]
  • [p]‘Greatest Hunter’ Oath: fixed the reward text[/p]
  • [p]Fixed edge cases in dynamic event text for the event ‘’s Moment’[/p]
  • [p]Added missing localization for modifiers in ‘Gold Before Crown’[/p]
  • [p]‘A Common Cause’ will not trigger more than once during a coronation[/p]
  • [p]‘Restore the Bosporan Kingdom’ now correctly assigns the proper duchies to the new kingdom's de jure.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed missing text for the modifier ‘ach_coronation_expended_resources_modifier’[/p]
  • [p]Flipped AI legend logic[/p]
  • [p]Fixed the AI logic for ‘Request Anointment’ to ensure AI emperors get anointed[/p]
  • [p]Fixed the issue preventing the ‘Foreign Armor’ yurt upgrade from progressing past level 2[/p]
  • [p]‘A Delightful Treat’ now properly accounts for unlanded characters[/p]
[p][/p][h2]Content:[/h2]
  • [p]Added a powerful new event for coronation hosts, allowing you to use your skilled chancellor to break up a neighboring confederation or earn a new vassal or tributary[/p]
  • [p]Added relation reasons for lovers in coronation_events.6030[/p]
[p][/p][h2]Balance:[/h2]
  • [p]The ‘Divine Marriage’ tenet now has the incestuous trait as a virtue.[/p]
  • [p]Zealous characters are now easier to convert to witchcraft if their faith accepts witchcraft, and the witch trait is a virtue.[/p]
  • [p]Increase the cost of the Level 6 ‘Millet Storage’ yurt building to its intended level[/p]
[p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][p]As always, if you encounter any issues after today's update, please disable any mods and post a thread in the Bug Report board of our official forums if the issue persists.[/p]

Paradox apologizes for "unfair" Crusader Kings 3 DLC with 81% negative reviews

It's rare that trusted developers make such a gargantuan misstep that their entire community turns against them. We saw it with Cyberpunk 2077's abysmal launch, and it took the legendary CD Projekt Red years to rebuild trust with its players. By all accounts, the game is now in a great place, but it took a lot of time and effort to get there. A similar situation has occurred with Paradox Interactive, after the Coronations DLC for Crusader Kings 3 launched in a terrible state. A developer has taken to the Paradox forum to apologize, but it's just the first step on the path to redemption.


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Paradox apologise for Crusader Kings 3's Coronations DLC not being "up to the standard you deserve"

There's another message about Crusader Kings 3's Coronations DLC for you to read, sire. Developers PDS Black have apologised for the update not being up to par, and issued the first of multiple patches aimed at rectifying its issues.


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