Crusader Kings II: Horse Lords - DLC

NOTICE: Requires the base game Crusader Kings II in order to play. Activation key must be used on a valid Steam account, requires internet connection.

ABOUT THE GAME

Crusader Kings II: Horse Lords is the ninth expansion for the best-selling strategy RPG Crusader Kings II, and offers expanded gameplay based around the dynamic and vibrant nomadic cultures of the Eurasian steppes.

Introducing new systems and game mechanics such as a new government form as well as the possibility of having tributary states, this expansion will also provide you with the opportunity to saddle up and build your empire from horseback.

Expanding and controlling trade on the ancient Silk Road in order to finance your conquests is an option - but beware - others will also try to gain control of these lucrative routes, and enemy raiders may try to destroy your trade posts if you don’t guard them well.

Can you build a Pax Mongolica and dominate Eurasia, connecting East and West under your rule and creating a new era of prosperity? Or will you be the terrible sword that swats down what others have built, crushing all in your path?

The time has come to take the reins of history and become the Great Khan.

KEY FEATURES

• New Central Asian cultures: Tarim Basin and large parts of Mongolia added to map.
  
  
• Nomadic government available for steppe cultures. These function in a radically different way from sedentary societies - you manage populations instead of holdings, and armies are raised based on population size. Also, the ruler’s power must be balanced against the interests of the various Clans within the realm (Clans are not normal vassals, but rather distinct families and factions within the nomad group).
  
  
• Over a hundred new events add extra color and flair to the Steppes and Central Asia.
  
  
• Non-nomadic rulers will have special options for combating nomads, such as constructing forts in wild enemy lands.
  
  
• The Silk Road, with corresponding dynamic trade mechanics and conflicts.
  
  
• New nomad mercenaries. Send your unruly sons or brothers away as soldiers of fortune.
  
  
• Landless raiding adventurers may appear and harass a region for a time or try to conquer land and settle.
  
  
• New diplomacy option: Tributary States.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Windows:

• Operating system: XP/Vista/Windows7
• Processor: Intel® Pentium® IV 2.4 GHz or AMD 3500+
• Memory: 2 Gb RAM
• Hard disk space: 2 GB Available HDD Space
• Video: NVIDIA® GeForce 8800 or ATI Radeon® X1900, 512MB graphics memory required.
• Resolution at least: 1024*768
• Sound: Direct X-compatible sound card
• DirectX®: DirectX 9
• Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers
• Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection for multiplayer

Mac:

• Operating system: Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later
• Processor: Intel Core Duo Processor (2GHz or better)
• Memory: 2 GB RAM
• Hard Disk Space: 2 GB
• Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 6750 / NVIDIA GeForce 320 / NVIDIA GeForce 9600 or higher
• Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers

Linux:

• OS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
• Processor: IntelR PentiumR IV 2.4 GHz or AMD 3500+
• Memory: 2 GB
• Hard disk space: 2 Gb
• Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 6750 / NVIDIA GeForce 320 / NVIDIA GeForce 9600 or higher, 1024MB graphics memory required.
• Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers