The Revival

Hello everyone,



Diadochi Kings used to be one of the main mods CKII players could download to experience the ancient world from 359 BC until 281 BC. It covered quite a few important events, like the rise of Macedonia, the Alexandrian expedition into Persia, the Diadochi wars as well as the Celtic invasion of the Balkans.



Sadly, development and support for Diadochi Kings ceased in 2015. Although many initiatives have attempted to update the mod, they did not succeed. One month ago, our own team came together to update and expand the mod. We currently have a mod that is playable and actively being expanded on.



In this dev diary, we will show off some of the improvements we have made to the provinces of Greece and Thrace.

Greece



The new province setup in Greece

Spoiler: Old province setup ​



Although the original map of Diadochi Kings already had an impressive amount of provinces in Greece, we saw some improvements that could be made to better represent places of importance as well as facilitate improvements to the political setup.



Malis and Pharsalus have been added to central Greece. Malis was an important strategic region, as it contained the pass at Thermopylae. Pharsalus was an important Thessalian city state and it was the location where Caesar beat Pompey.





The new duchy setup of Epirus

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We also felt that Epirus could use a facelift. Epirus originally had a row of three provinces, which looked quite unrealistic. We have divided the original 3 epirote provinces to 5 new ones. Two new provinces are Amantia and Oichalia. Amantia was the capital of the Epirote Amantini tribe. Oichalia was the region where the independent Athamanes lived. The Athamanes were finally incorporated into the Epirote state by Pyrrhus after 280 BC.



Tribes in Epirus

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Governments in Greece​

Thrace

The new province setup in Thrace

Spoiler: Old province setup ​

On the old map Thrace had very few provinces, especially compared to the neighbouring regions of Greece and Anatolia. This made it particularly hard for Thracian players to compete without expanding outside of Thrace. Therefore, we have added a lot of provinces to Thrace to make it competitive with other regions.



We have added 5 new provinces in the south, 4 in the east and 2 in the north.

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The new duchy setup in Thrace​



The Thracian tribes in 281 BC

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Silver Shields

Salutem plurimam dicit. In addition to these expansions, we have added a new mechanic, the Silver Shields. An elite group of infantry founded by Alexander. For nearly 2 decades their legendary skill and status was often a decisive force on the field and they saw the rise and fall of a number of Diadochi.







With the inclusion of the Shields, we have added a couple of plots in replica of their history, one to seize control of the them from one of the other Diadochi and another to seek their destruction if they prove too difficult to control.



Future Content





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Tune back in next week for more information about the changes to Illyria and Pannonia. We are aiming to release a playable version of the mod later this month, so that you can enjoy this early state of the mod. Although this version will be quite light on flavour, this will allow us to gather ideas for flavour from the community.Would you like to stay in contact with the developers? If so, please join the Diadochi Kings discord: https://discord.gg/tDGGPVE Tune back in next week for more information about the changes to Illyria and Pannonia.

Historically, Epirus was a league of many different tribes. Following this new update, the ruling Molossians will have to contend with the Thresprotians, Chaonians and Amantians. As Epirus is an elective monarchy, the Molossians will have to keep the tribes happy lest they might support their own candidates for the Epirote throne.Epirus starts as a state that enjoys both elements of feudal and tribal policies. The kings rule like a feudal ruler, while his vassals are all tribal. This gives Epirus a unique playstyle as well as greater strength as the tribal vassals can provide more men than feudal vassals.Adding all of these provinces to Thrace has required us to set up some new duchies. The duchy of Orbelos has been added to incorporate the west of Thrace while the duchy of Pangaion covers all of the Greek cities on the southern coast of Thrace.This new density of provinces allows us to add many Thracian tribes to the mod. While the ruling Odrysians dominate the fertile plains in central Thrace, to the south many small tribes are present in the mountains. These are in a great position to raid the rich Greek cities for gold. In the north there are many tribes that live along the banks of the Danube.