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Tours and Tournaments[edit | edit source]
All developer diaries about the Tours and Tournaments expansion and patch 1.9.
- Patch 1.9
| No. | Title and Link | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | An Active Life | ..... | 2023-03-28 |
| 120 | Systemic Refinements | ..... | 2023-03-21 |
| 119 | Tours and Travel | ..... | 2023-03-14 |
| 118 | The Vision | ..... | 2023-03-06 |
| 117 | Shave and a Map Mode | ..... | 2023-02-28 |
| 116 | Agrarian Research Techniques | ..... | 2023-02-21 |
| 115 | Monumental Foundations | ..... | 2023-02-07 |
| 114 | And the Winner is... | ..... | 2023-01-27 |
| 113 | Community Choice Event Pack | ..... | 2023-01-17 |
Friends and Foes[edit | edit source]
All developer diaries about the Friends and Foes event pack and patch 1.7 (aka Bastion) and patch 1.8 (aka Robe).
- Patch 1.8 (Robe)
| No. | Title and Link | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| --- | CK3 - PC Update 1.8.1 - Release | ..... | 2022-12-13 |
| 112 | Year in Review | ..... | 2022-12-06 |
| --- | CK3 - "Robe" 1.8.0 Release & Changelog | ..... | 2022-12-01 |
| 111 | 1.8.0 "Robe" Feature Highlight | ..... | 2022-11-22 |
| 110 | A Study in Black | ..... | 2022-10-25 |
| 109 | Floor Plan for the Future | ..... | 2022-10-04 |
- Patch 1.7 (Bastion)
| No. | Title and Link | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| --- | Update 1.7.2 - Release | ..... | 2022-09-29 |
| 108 | Dev Diary Scheduling & Community Activities | ..... | 2022-09-20 |
| --- | Update 1.7.1 - Release | ..... | 2022-09-15 |
| --- | DD Delay | ..... | 2022-09-13 |
| --- | Minor Update - Post 1.7 | ..... | 2022-09-12 |
| 107 | 1.7.0 "Bastion" Update Notes | ..... | 2022-09-08 |
| 106 | A Fistful Of Friends & Foes | ..... | 2022-09-06 |
| 105 | 1.7 "Bastion" Update | ..... | 2022-08-30 |
| 104 | AI AI AI | ..... | 2022-08-23 |
| --- | Let's Talk: Populist Factions | ..... | 2022-08-04 |
Fate of Iberia[edit | edit source]
All developer diaries about the Fate of Iberia flavor pack and patch 1.6 (aka Castle).
- Patch 1.6 (Castle)
| No. | Title and Link | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| --- | CK3 - PC Update 1.6.1.2 | ..... | 2022-06-29 |
| 103 | Summer Break | ..... | 2022-06-28 |
| 102 | Stabilizing the Iberian peninsula [1.6.1 patch notes] | ..... | 2022-06-21 |
| 101 | The CK3 Beta Program | ..... | 2022-06-14 |
| --- | CK3 - PC Update 1.6.0.1 | ..... | 2022-06-09 |
| 100 | A Royal Journey | ..... | 2022-06-07 |
| 99 | It is time to decide the Fate of Iberia | ..... | 2022-05-31 |
| 98 | the Castle's foundation | ..... | 2022-05-24 |
| 97 | Event Illustration Showcase and Workflow | ..... | 2022-05-17 |
| 96 | Fate of Iberia 3D Art Showcase | ..... | 2022-05-10 |
| 95 | Flavor of Iberia | ..... | 2022-05-03 |
| 94 | Anatomy of a Struggle | ..... | 2022-04-26 |
| 93 | Turmoil in the Peninsula | ..... | 2022-04-19 |
Royal Court[edit | edit source]
All developer diaries about the Royal Court expansion and patch 1.5 (aka Fleur-de-lis).
- Patch 1.5 (Fleur-de-lis)
| No. | Title and Link | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | Anatomy of a Game: From Report to Resolution | ... | 2022-04-05 |
| 91 | Update 1.5.1.1 | ..... | 2022-03-22 |
| 90 | The 1.5.1 Update | ..... | 2022-03-10 |
| 89 | 1.5.0 "Fleur-de-Lis" Patch Notes | ..... | 2022-02-08 |
| 88 | Achievements | ..... | 2022-02-01 |
| 87 | Royal Modding | ..... | 2022-01-25 |
| 86 | Under The Banner | Court Banners | 2022-01-18 |
| 85 | An Artifact's Life | Artifacts Options and Inventory | 2022-01-11 |
| -- | CK3 Winter Teaser #5 - Mendicant Mystics Making a Mess | Winter teaser 5: 'Mendicant Mystic' tradition showcase | 2022-01-04 |
| -- | CK3 Winter Teaser #4 - Artifact Weapons | Winter teaser 4: weapon artifacts showcase | 2021-12-28 |
| -- | CK3 Winter Teaser #3 - Cultural Traditions | Winter teaser 3: cultural traditions | 2021-12-21 |
| -- | CK3 Winter Teaser #2 - Dynasty Legacy | Winter teaser 2: ‘Customs’ dynasty legacy | 2021-12-14 |
| -- | CK3 Winter Teaser #1 - Photo mode | Winter teaser 1: court photomode | 2021-12-07 |
| 84 | Building a Court - A Tale of Code and Art | 3D Environment Development of the Royal Court Rooms | 2021-11-30 |
| 83 | Adventurer Inspirations and Other Royal Court News | Adventurer Inspirations and Release Date Announcement | 2021-11-23 |
| 82 | Court Type Content | Court-Type Events | 2021-11-16 |
| 81 | A tour of your Royal Court (Interface) | Court Interface and Court Types | 2021-11-09 |
| 80 | Is That a Dagger in Your Pocket…? | Artifacts in your Inventory and Commissioning Artifacts | 2021-11-02 |
| 79.5 | Timing in Regards to Royal Court | Release Date info | 2021-10-26 |
| 79 | An Update on Cultures | Iteration on how Cultures will work | 2021-10-26 |
| 78 | Taking Language to Court | Court Language | 2021-10-19 |
| 77 | Becoming a Polyglot | Learning a Language | 2021-10-12 |
| 76 | Royal Audio | Making of audio for the DLC | 2021-10-05 |
| -- | CK3 - Happy First Anniversary! | Anniversary Celebration | 2021-09-30 |
| 75 | In the Event of Court Events | Court-Type Events and Duel Events | 2021-09-28 |
| 74 | Please Kaiser, Can I Have Some More? | Vassals Court Interactions: Petition Liege and Pay Homage | 2021-09-21 |
| 73 | Serving On Her Majesty's Court | Court Positions | 2021-09-14 |
| 72 | Holding Court at Court in The Royal Court (in a courtly fashion) | Court holding decision and requests samples | 2021-09-07 |
| 71 | A Coat of Arms of Your Own | Coat of Arms Designer | 2021-08-31 |
| 70 | The Facts about Artifacts | Artifacts features and modifiers | 2021-08-24 |
| 69 | Nice, Throne Room Artifacts! | Artifacts present in the Throne Room | 2021-08-17 |
| 68 | Inspiration Never Dies | Artifacts and inspired characters | 2021-08-10 |
| -- | Anatomy of a Game: The Script System | ... | 2021-08-05 |
| 67 | A View to a Map | Indian cultures and titles changes | 2021-08-03 |
| -- | CK3 Summer Teaser #4 | Summer teaser 4: traditions showcase | 2021-07-27 |
| -- | Anatomy of a Game: Simulation Optimization | ... | 2021-07-29 |
| -- | Anatomy of a Game: Changing the Gamestate | ... | 2021-07-22 |
| -- | CK3 Summer Teaser #3 | Summer teaser 3: events updated to account for new minor titles | 2021-07-20 |
| -- | Anatomy of a Game: Startup and Loading | ... | 2021-07-15 |
| -- | CK3 Summer Teaser #2 | Summer teaser 2: ethoses showcase | 2021-07-13 |
| -- | CK3 Summer Teaser #1 | Summer teaser 1: traditions showcase | 2021-07-06 |
| 66 | A Fresh Coat of Paint | Colour customization for new cultures, new faiths and titles | 2021-06-29 |
| 65 | One Culture Is Not Enough | Cultures revision: hybrid culture creation, divergent culture creation and dynamic cultural emergence | 2021-06-22 |
| 64 | Cultures Are Forever | Cultures revision: culture pillars, traditions and cultural acceptance | 2021-06-15 |
| 61 | The Royal Court | Throne room, Grandeur concept and Court Events | 2021-05-25 |
| -- | The Royal Court - The Vision | Announcement of the first expansion for CK3 and the updates it will bring | 2021-05-21 |
Northern Lords[edit | edit source]
All developer diaries about the Northern Lords flavor pack and patch 1.3 (aka Corvus) and patch 1.4 (aka Azure).
- Patch 1.4 (Azure)
| No. | Title and Link | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Releasing 1.4.2 "Azure" | ... | 2021-06-22 |
| 63 | 1.4.0 “Azure” Patch Notes | Patchnotes for 1.4 | 2021-06-08 |
| 62 | Monarch’s Journey unleashed | Monarch’s Journey community challenge cosmetics made available and bug fixes | 2021-06-01 |
| 60 | The cost of Warfare | Changes to Mercenaries, War Declaration and Factions | 2021-05-18 |
| 59 | Fantastic presets and where to save them | Introduction of Presets for Rules and the Character Finder | 2021-05-11 |
| 58 | Stre(ss)tching the traits | Changes to Stress in relation to Personality Traits | 2021-05-04 |
| 57 | An Eventful Summer | New Lifestyle and Childhood Events | 2021-04-27 |
| 56 | An Azure Summer | Preview of Minor Changes coming in 1.4 | 2021-04-20 |
| 55 | Modding Improvements | Modding improvements for patch 1.4 | 2021-04-13 |
- Patch 1.3 (Corvus)
| No. | Title and Link | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | A Sound Plan | Behind the scenes on SFX and music design for Northern Lords | 2021-03-30 |
| 53 | Northern Lords Content Rundown | Reflection and retroperspective on content design in Northern Lords | 2021-03-23 |
| 52 | 1.3 ‘Corvus’ Patch Notes | Full 1.3 patch notes and showcase of more free additions | 2021-03-16 |
| 51 | It’s Time to Duel | Introduction of the duel mechanic. More 1.3 patch notes | 2021-03-09 |
| 50 | Poetry to my Ears | Introduction of the poet trait and poetry interactions. Sneek peek at 1.3 patch notes | 2021-03-02 |
| 49 | A Cold Embrace | Upcoming winter mechanics in Crusader Kings 3 | 2021-02-23 |
| 48 | The Team | Game developers team status and organization | 2021-02-16 |
Post-release patches[edit | edit source]
All developer diaries about the post-release patches, patch 1.1 (aka Chevron) and patch 1.2 (aka Argent)
- Patch 1.2 (Argent)
| No. | Title and Link | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Happy Holidays! | ..... | 2020-12-15 |
| 46 | 1.2.2 Patch Notes | Patchnotes for 1.2.2 | 2020-12-04 |
| 45 | 1.2 Patch Notes | Patchnotes for 1.2 | 2020-11-24 |
| 44 | 1.2 Bits & Bobs | Other Features for the 1.2 Patch: Kill List, Attach to Army, Force Realm Priest Endorsement, Tribal Walls / Tribal Holding variants, Reworked Dynasty UI, Improved Battle UI, Player Coat of Arms Graphics, Rally Point Improvements, Siberian Paganism, Improved Ugliness System, Matrilineal Game Rules, Naming Dynasty Members in Court and New Event Content | 2020-11-17 |
| 43 | A Ruler of Your Own | Ruler Designer | 2020-11-10 |
- Patch 1.1 (Chevron)
| No. | Title and Link | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Hotfix 1.1.3.1 is now live! | Patchnotes for 1.1.3.1 | 2020-10-22 |
| -- | Patch 1.1.3 is now live! | Patchnotes for 1.1.3 | 2020-10-15 |
| -- | Patch 1.1.2 is now live! | Patchnotes for 1.1.2 | 2020-10-01 |
| 42 | 1.1 Patch Notes | Patchnotes for 1.1 | 2020-09-28 |
Base game[edit | edit source]
All developer diaries about Crusader Kings III (the base game).
- Crusader Kings III
| No. | Title and Link | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | A Grand Thank You | Briefly covers post-launch plans. | 2020-09-08 |
| -- | Patch 1.0.3. Out now! | Patchnotes for 1.0.3 | 2020-09-03 |
| 40 | A new journey begins | Covers Release and the Dev Team. | 2020-09-01 |
| 39 | Achievements Showcase | Covers Achievements. | 2020-08-25 |
| 38 | Legacy Showcase | Covers Legacies. | 2020-08-18 |
| 37 | Making Mods | Covers Modding and Scripts. | 2020-08-11 |
| 36 | Gotta Go Fast | Performance and AI changes | 2020-08-04 |
| 35 | User Testing Before Release | How pre-release user testing and feedback works | 2020-07-28 |
| 34 | It’s all about appearances | Detailed information about the new portrait system | 2020-07-21 |
| 33 | An Offer You Can’t Refuse | Feudal contracts and negotiations | 2020-06-30 |
| 32 | Going Medieval on Audio | The soundtrack and background audio of Crusader Kings 3 | 2020-06-23 |
| 31 | A Stressful Situation | An in-depth description of the pivotal Stress mechanic | 2020-06-16 |
| 30 | Event Scripting | An explanation of event scripting in Crusader Kings 3; the possibilities for modders | 2020-06-09 |
| 29 | Even the Smallest Decision... | An example of a possible playthrough | 2020-06-02 |
| 28 | Art Focus | The art of Crusader Kings 3 | 2020-05-26 |
| 27 | Cultures & Cultural Innovations | The new union of cultural and technological mechanics | 2020-05-19 |
| 26 | Map Scope | In-depth looks at parts of the map; descriptions of special building bonuses | 2020-05-12 |
| 25 | Map Features and Map Modes | Terrain, and a look at map modes | 2020-05-05 |
| 24 | Fervor, Religious Hostility, and Doctrine Showcase | A description of the fervor/religious hostility mechanics | 2020-04-28 |
| 23 | Holy Orders | Updated Holy Orders: founding, hiring and fighting them | 2020-04-21 |
| 22 | A Medieval Tapestry | Gender and sexuality mechanics, and diversity in faiths | 2020-04-14 |
| 21 | Custom Faiths and Pagan Reformation | On creating new faiths and reforming pagan religions | 2020-04-07 |
| 20 | Religion and Faith | Tenets, Doctrines and religious hierarchies | 2020-03-31 |
| 19 | Factions and Civil Wars | Factions, faction management and civil wars. | 2020-03-24 |
| 18 | Men-at-Arms, Mercenaries and CBs | Casus belli, cost of war declaration, men-at-arms and mercenaries. | 2020-03-17 |
| 17 | Governments, Vassal Management, Laws, and Raiding | Government types, feudal contracts, inheritance and raiding. | 2020-03-10 |
| 16 | Tutorials and Tooltips and Encyclopedias, Oh My! | Showing the tutorial system and in game encyclopedia. | 2020-03-03 |
| 15 | The Martial Lifestyle | The three martial focus traits and trees (strategy, authority and chivalry). | 2020-02-25 |
| 14 | The Diplomacy Lifestyle | The three diplomacy focus traits and trees (foreign affairs, majesty and family). | 2020-02-18 |
| 13 | The Learning Lifestyle | The three learning focus traits and trees (medicine, scholarship and theology). | 2020-02-11 |
| 12 | The Stewardship Lifestyle | The three stewardship focus traits and trees (wealth, domain and duty). | 2020-02-04 |
| 11 | Seduction, Torture and the Intrigue Perk Trees | The three intrigue focus traits and trees (skulduggery, temptation and intimidation). | 2020-01-28 |
| 10 | Lifestyle Events | Expands on lifestyle events. | 2020-01-21 |
| 9 | Lifestyles | The new lifestyle system and skill trees. | 2020-01-14 |
| 8 | Courts, Guests, and Wanderers | The augmented courtier system and wanderers. | 2019-12-17 |
| 7 | Characters & Portraits | The revamped trait system and portraits. | 2019-12-10 |
| 6 | Council, Vassals, & Spouse Councillor | The councilor system and vassal mechanics. | 2019-12-03 |
| 5 | Schemes, Secrets and Hooks | The revamped intrigue system. | 2019-11-26 |
| 4 | Development & Buildings | Explaining baronies and buildings. | 2019-11-19 |
| 3 | War | Updated war mechanics. | 2019-11-12 |
| 2 | The Medieval Map | Map changes from CK2 to CK3. | 2019-11-06 |
| 1 | Dynasties & Houses | The new dynasty system, houses, renown and legacies. | 2019-10-31 |
| 0 | The Vision | The vision for Crusader Kings 3 | 2019-10-24 |
| 0 | An Heir Is Born! | The announcement diary for Crusader Kings 3 | 2019-10-19 |
Console Edition[edit | edit source]
All developer diaries about Crusader Kings III Console Edition (Console Edition).
- Crusader Kings III Console Edition
| No. | Title and Link | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Free Update/Ruler Designer | ..... | 2022-11-15 |
| - | CK3 - Console Update 6 | ..... | 2022-08-31 |
| - | CK3 - Console Update 5.2 | ..... | 2022-07-27 |
| - | CK3 - Console Update 5.1 | ..... | 2022-06-29 |
| - | CK3 - Console Update 5 | ..... | 2022-06-15 |
| - | CK3 - Console Update 4 | ..... | 2022-05-16 |
| - | CK3 - Console Minor Update | ..... | 2022-04-26 |
| 4 | Tech Optimization & PS Exclusive Features | ..... | 2022-03-29 |
| 3 | UI/UX and Controls | ..... | 2022-03-22 |
| 2 | Discovery in the Crusader Kings Experience | ..... | 2022-03-15 |
| 1 | Vision and Goals! | ..... | 2022-03-01 |
Videos[edit | edit source]
Developer video diaries and developer's let's play sessions on the various expansions.
- Videos
| No. | Title and Link | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Crusader Kings III: Royal Court - Feature Breakdown | ..... | 2021-11-23 |
| 25 | Crusader Kings III - 1 Year in CK3 | ..... | 2021-09-30 |
| 24 | Crusader's Court - Summer Interviews - Laureline | ..... | 2021-09-01 |
| 23 | CoA Designer | ..... | 2021-08-31 |
| 22 | Crusader Kings III - Next-Gen Announcement Trailer | ..... | 2021-08-24 |
| 21 | PDXCON - A String of Kings - Crusader Kings 3 | ..... | 2021-07-14 |
| 20 | PDXCON - Vanity Thy Name is CK3 | ..... | 2021-07-08 |
| 19 | PDXCON - Crusade Anything - Dev team QnA | ..... | 2021-06-17 |
| 18 | PDXCON - Trials and Tribulations of Crusader Kings 3 | ..... | 2021-06-08 |
| 17 | Northern Lords - Feature Breakdown | ..... | 2021-03-13 |
| 16 | Introducing CK3 - Vassals | ..... | 2020-08-12 |
| 15 | Introducing CK3 - Schemes | ..... | 2020-08-10 |
| 14 | Introducing CK3 - Succession | ..... | 2020-08-07 |
| 13 | Crusader Kings III - First Look | ..... | 2020-08-06 |
| 12 | Introducing CK3 - Dynasty | ..... | 2020-08-04 |
| 11 | Introducing CK3 - Characters | ..... | 2020-08-03 |
| 10 | Crusader Kings 3 - July Update | Monthly summary of development diaries from July (dev diaries 33-35). | 2020-07-31 |
| 9 | Crusader Kings 3 - June Update | Monthly summary of development diaries from June (dev diaries 29-32). | 2020-06-26 |
| 8 | Crusader Kings 3 - April & May Update | Monthly summary of development diaries from April and May (dev diaries 20-28). | 2020-05-29 |
| 7 | Crusader Kings 3 - March Update | Monthly summary of development diaries from March (dev diaries 16-19). | 2020-03-27 |
| 6 | Crusader Kings 3 - February Update | Monthly summary of development diaries from February (dev diaries 12-15). | 2020-02-28 |
| 5 | Crusader Kings 3 - January Update | Monthly summary of development diaries from January (dev diaries 9-11). | 2020-01-31 |
| 4 | Crusader Kings 3 - December Update | Monthly summary of development diaries from December (dev diaries 5-8). | 2019-12-20 |
| 3 | Crusader Kings 3 - November Update | Monthly summary of development diaries from November (dev diaries 1-4). | 2019-11-29 |
| 2 | Crusader Kings 3 - Game Vision | Game Director Henrik Fåhraeus lays out his vision for CK3. | 2019-11-13 |
| 1 | Crusader Kings 3 - PDXCON Berlin keynote | Keynote for Crusader Kings 3 from PDXCON 2019. | 2019-10-20 |
| 0 | Announcement Trailer - An Heir is Born | Announcement trailer to Crusader Kings 3 played in PDXCON 2019. | 2019-10-19 |
| Characters | Characters • Attributes • Traits • Resources • Lifestyle • Dynasty • Culture • Innovations • Modifiers |
| Realm & Governance | Vassals • Council • Court • Schemes • Government • Laws • Decisions • Titles • Barony • County |
| Warfare | Warfare • Casus belli • Alliance • Army • Hired forces |
| Faith | Religion • Faith • Doctrines • Tenets |
| Meta | Modding • Patches • Downloadable content • Developer diaries • Achievements • Jargon |
