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Hello everyone! We have an unusual dev diary today, in that it’s two dev diaries in one! PiGu, developer of Medieval Monuments, and Aj, developer of Arctic Attire both will give us a brief overview of the content they’re bringing to Crusader Kings III as well as the work that went into creating it.
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- Gameplay
- Maps
Let’s dive right into it with Medieval Monuments.
Medieval Monuments
Hello everyone!
I’m Pietro “PiGu” Cavalli, creator of the Medieval Arts mod, and today I have been granted the privilege to welcome you to this developer diary introducing the new Crusader Kings III Content Creator Pack: Medieval Monuments!
I’ve been playing Paradox games for years, but Medieval Arts was my first modding experience.
Developed in 2021 to represent the artistic and architectural achievements of the Middle Ages, it has grown and changed many times but it has always kept to its original mission. I have grown with it, learning several skills from scratch with help from the modding community, and falling particularly in love with 3D modeling, which has now become the core of the mod. Today Medieval Arts is an expanding collection of dozens of new monuments, all with their own unique art and flavor, backed by a wonderful and supportive community.
The Content Creator Pack
Before delving into details, I would like to take a moment to explain the vision behind Content Creator Packs. They are meant as a nice way to support modders financially and enhance their skills, while at the same time providing the game with a product of higher quality than a modder would realistically be able to produce on their own free time, that is able to blend seamlessly into the game, and that is maintained in the future directly by Paradox.
I was first approached this summer to pitch ideas and discuss the different shapes that an “architectural” cosmetic pack might take. While initially proposing a more regional focus, we ended up opting for a broader geographical scope, encompassing the whole map. I then spent a few weeks researching and thinning out options until reaching the final version of Medieval Monuments.
To be clear about expectations then, this Content Creator Pack includes 20 brand new special buildings, each with their own 3D model, art, flavorful descriptions and modifiers.
I feel so grateful to the people at Paradox Interactive for offering me this opportunity. I greatly enjoyed working with them, and I learned so much throughout the whole process. We had an honest and clear collaboration where my creative input was greatly respected, and guided when necessary to ensure a proper delivery to a community that has always been kind and supportive of my work.
I can’t wait to read what you think!
The Monuments
So, let’s have a look at some of the special buildings included in the pack! As previously mentioned there’s 20 of them, but I won’t spoil them all for you here, I’d like you to search the map and find where they are yourselves ; )
One of the most difficult steps of the creative process was deciding just which monuments to actually portray. The overall “size” of the pack had already been determined previously, so I had to pick 20 out of the entire architectural production of the Middle Ages, a task easier said than done. To help make the best choice, I decided to keep a few priorities in mind:
First of all I wanted the pack to represent the whole map, to make sure that wherever you
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