Hi there. Continuing our series about our single player campaign, today we'll present to you our main character. As previously posted hinting it, the new character is a young prince by the name of Hermenegild.
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changedHi there. Continuing our series about our single player campaign, today we'll present to you our main character. As previously posted hinting it, the new character is a young prince by the name of Hermenegild.
addedPerhaps what is most unique about our campaign and what we are most excited to show you is the progression of our prince. When the campaign begins, you will play as an immature, but headstrong young man destined for greatness. As the chapters go by, Hermenegild will get older, and his physical and emotional scars will deepen, as it shapes him as both warrior and statesman. Many questions will be presented to him, and it is your task as the prince to follow your king's orders for the glory of your kingdom! As showcased in our previous episode, the Visigoth kingdom is set in modern Spain, in the current province of Hispania, where they occupy the central regions and share borders with the now-decayed Roman Empire who was only recently reconquered from the clutches of the Ostrogoths, a different branch and offshoot of the Visigoth royalty in a different dynasty. To the north, the everlasting Basque tribes have federations with loose authority over their own domain, and the Visigoth rulers agree to leave them be in exchange of an independent rule and non-agression treaties. To the west, the Suebians still threaten local lords and put to question the crown's authority, especially with their new king, Miro. Finally, north of the Pyrenées, in northeastern regions, lies the Franks and the Burgundians, the first being the largest and most dangerous kingdom of Europe with its multiple kings in different regions, and a key convenience-ally of Liuvigild, who married one of the Frankish kings' daughters, removing her from a life of cloisure in a monastery as a nun.
addedThis fact shapes a lot of Hermenegild's life, as his mother was raised in a different culture. Being half-Frankish, many of Hermenegild's challenges in his court are brought upon him as a difficult choice between both sides of the family. Worst of all, his father and king Liuvigild is the youngest of three brothers, the eldest dying in mysterious circunstances and the other also being a Visigoth king, Liuva, in the northern regions of the kingdom. To survive, Liuvigild brought many concessions to regional nobles and tradesmen, making his rule be even more nominal than his other two brothers were. Different from them, however, is that Liuvigild is a great warrior, and conquered many lawless regions of the kingdom, bringing forth a new era of prosperity. This reorganization of the kingdom, however, has consequences, as you will lead small armies across Hispania to bring forth the rule of your father there are those who question his authority, be it from his lax position against those who dare question his rule, and his selective brutality to those who are deemed weaker than his armies. A prince who is from an early age engaged in matters of warfare becomes well-raised later on to rule his own kingdom; enemies and backstabbers are never in short supply in the Visigoth court...
changedLast, but not least, a particular case is brought to the players, because the kingdom of the Visigoths is shared between Hermenegild's father and uncle, one being ruler in the north, the other in the east... we bring more about the politics regarding the Visigoth crown in our next episode, and how this pans out for the campaign. Different than previously planned, our campaigns will still have a map movement and conquest part, but will mostly revolve around battles, and making sure your tribe is uncontested. Being a prince, and officially an army leader (or in name, at least, because young men are simply wards with a captain serving as their representatives the same way as a regent would if not old enough to reign), playing in the campaign will not be much different than in a multiplayer campaign we previously planned, with the key differences being having drastically different objectives, a more focused area in maps to travel and discover new challenges and finally directions in which you can pan out the results of your exploits, which we will also talk about in our next post.
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changedHi there. Continuing our series about our single player campaign, today we'll present to you our main character. As previously posted hinting it, the new character is a young prince by the name of Hermenegild.
addedPerhaps what is most unique about our campaign and what we are most excited to show you is the progression of our prince. When the campaign begins, you will play as an immature, but headstrong young man destined for greatness. As the chapters go by, Hermenegild will get older, and his physical and emotional scars will deepen, as it shapes him as both warrior and statesman. Many questions will be presented to him, and it is your task as the prince to follow your king's orders for the glory of your kingdom! As showcased in our previous episode, the Visigoth kingdom is set in modern Spain, in the current province of Hispania, where they occupy the central regions and share borders with the now-decayed Roman Empire who was only recently reconquered from the clutches of the Ostrogoths, a different branch and offshoot of the Visigoth royalty in a different dynasty. To the north, the everlasting Basque tribes have federations with loose authority over their own domain, and the Visigoth rulers agree to leave them be in exchange of an independent rule and non-agression treaties. To the west, the Suebians still threaten local lords and put to question the crown's authority, especially with their new king, Miro. Finally, north of the Pyrenées, in northeastern regions, lies the Franks and the Burgundians, the first being the largest and most dangerous kingdom of Europe with its multiple kings in different regions, and a key convenience-ally of Liuvigild, who married one of the Frankish kings' daughters, removing her from a life of cloisure in a monastery as a nun.
addedThis fact shapes a lot of Hermenegild's life, as his mother was raised in a different culture. Being half-Frankish, many of Hermenegild's challenges in his court are brought upon him as a difficult choice between both sides of the family. Worst of all, his father and king Liuvigild is the youngest of three brothers, the eldest dying in mysterious circunstances and the other also being a Visigoth king, Liuva, in the northern regions of the kingdom. To survive, Liuvigild brought many concessions to regional nobles and tradesmen, making his rule be even more nominal than his other two brothers were. Different from them, however, is that Liuvigild is a great warrior, and conquered many lawless regions of the kingdom, bringing forth a new era of prosperity. This reorganization of the kingdom, however, has consequences, as you will lead small armies across Hispania to bring forth the rule of your father there are those who question his authority, be it from his lax position against those who dare question his rule, and his selective brutality to those who are deemed weaker than his armies. A prince who is from an early age engaged in matters of warfare becomes well-raised later on to rule his own kingdom; enemies and backstabbers are never in short supply in the Visigoth court...
changedLast, but not least, a particular case is brought to the players, because the kingdom of the Visigoths is shared between Hermenegild's father and uncle, one being ruler in the north, the other in the east... we bring more about the politics regarding the Visigoth crown in our next episode, and how this pans out for the campaign. Different than previously planned, our campaigns will still have a map movement and conquest part, but will mostly revolve around battles, and making sure your tribe is uncontested. Being a prince, and officially an army leader (or in name, at least, because young men are simply wards with a captain serving as their representatives the same way as a regent would if not old enough to reign), playing in the campaign will not be much different than in a multiplayer campaign we previously planned, with the key differences being having drastically different objectives, a more focused area in maps to travel and discover new challenges and finally directions in which you can pan out the results of your exploits, which we will also talk about in our next post.
Hi there. Continuing our series about our single player campaign, today we'll present to you our main character. As previously posted hinting it, the new character is a young prince by the name of Hermenegild.
Being a Visigoth prince, he is raised in the court of his father, king Liuvigild, who for the first time manages to unite and create a lasting kingdom, something their people have not seen for centuries. During the campaign, the player will be put in Hermenegild's shoes as they try to survive as a young man with the huge burden of being the successor of the king. Will he be up to the task? Or will the weight of the Kingdom be too much for him to bear?
Perhaps what is most unique about our campaign and what we are most excited to show you is the progression of our prince. When the campaign begins, you will play as an immature, but headstrong young man destined for greatness. As the chapters go by, Hermenegild will get older, and his physical and emotional scars will deepen, as it shapes him as both warrior and statesman. Many questions will be presented to him, and it is your task as the prince to follow your king's orders for the glory of your kingdom! As showcased in our previous episode, the Visigoth kingdom is set in modern Spain, in the current province of Hispania, where they occupy the central regions and share borders with the now-decayed Roman Empire who was only recently reconquered from the clutches of the Ostrogoths, a different branch and offshoot of the Visigoth royalty in a different dynasty. To the north, the everlasting Basque tribes have federations with loose authority over their own domain, and the Visigoth rulers agree to leave them be in exchange of an independent rule and non-agression treaties. To the west, the Suebians still threaten local lords and put to question the crown's authority, especially with their new king, Miro. Finally, north of the Pyrenées, in northeastern regions, lies the Franks and the Burgundians, the first being the largest and most dangerous kingdom of Europe with its multiple kings in different regions, and a key convenience-ally of Liuvigild, who married one of the Frankish kings' daughters, removing her from a life of cloisure in a monastery as a nun.
This fact shapes a lot of Hermenegild's life, as his mother was raised in a different culture. Being half-Frankish, many of Hermenegild's challenges in his court are brought upon him as a difficult choice between both sides of the family. Worst of all, his father and king Liuvigild is the youngest of three brothers, the eldest dying in mysterious circunstances and the other also being a Visigoth king, Liuva, in the northern regions of the kingdom. To survive, Liuvigild brought many concessions to regional nobles and tradesmen, making his rule be even more nominal than his other two brothers were. Different from them, however, is that Liuvigild is a great warrior, and conquered many lawless regions of the kingdom, bringing forth a new era of prosperity. This reorganization of the kingdom, however, has consequences, as you will lead small armies across Hispania to bring forth the rule of your father there are those who question his authority, be it from his lax position against those who dare question his rule, and his selective brutality to those who are deemed weaker than his armies. A prince who is from an early age engaged in matters of warfare becomes well-raised later on to rule his own kingdom; enemies and backstabbers are never in short supply in the Visigoth court...
Last, but not least, a particular case is brought to the players, because the kingdom of the Visigoths is shared between Hermenegild's father and uncle, one being ruler in the north, the other in the east... we bring more about the politics regarding the Visigoth crown in our next episode, and how this pans out for the campaign. Different than previously planned, our campaigns will still have a map movement and conquest part, but will mostly revolve around battles, and making sure your tribe is uncontested. Being a prince, and officially an army leader (or in name, at least, because young men are simply wards with a captain serving as their representatives the same way as a regent would if not old enough to reign), playing in the campaign will not be much different than in a multiplayer campaign we previously planned, with the key differences being having drastically different objectives, a more focused area in maps to travel and discover new challenges and finally directions in which you can pan out the results of your exploits, which we will also talk about in our next post.
This is our last post of the year, and with that we hope to be able to present to your guys the result of our work in our campaign cutscenes next time and bring to you how it would pan out in-game. Thank you for staying with us and make sure to check us out in 2023!
