Where to start with Ck3 modding?

[Dwjliel]

Yo, finally going to play CK3 after the release of royal court. I see there's a ton of mods here, YAY!

But I don't see a guide or recommendations for getting started thats often around in modding communities.

 

Is there a basic recommendation or foundation of what to install? Perhaps some that mod that others rely on as a base etc?

Or is it not complictated and I just grab whatever I fancy?

 

Thanks! And recommendations appreciated.

[wankingjesus]

It's really about whatever you fancy. Mods here tend to lean towards the prurient interest. For more "vanilla" mods (some of which I feel are indispensable), the Steam workshop or the paradox mod repository will have a lot more options for modifying your gameplay.

 

 

[Grey Cloud]

1 hour ago, Dwjliel said:

Yo, finally going to play CK3 after the release of royal court. I see there's a ton of mods here, YAY!

There's not that many mods really and you will need to find out if a given mod will work with the Courts update thing.

[guk]

For the pure basics

 

Body replacer, compatible with everything.

Gonna have to grab the Royal Court updates someone posted in the thread.

 

I wouldn't recommend CBO because it removes the vanilla bodyshapes in favor of grotesquely puffed up barbie doll bodies (no other way to say it), unless you need it for the animation mods. For some reason it also brings back the "fig leaf" censor, which you don't have with simple slits / shafts and the other mods like EPE. Plus some animation errors with floating people

 

 

Sensible New Family 2

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2752929426

For ruler designer users - Automatically create a full family after game start with father, mother and as many siblings you like. They'll all look like your ruler and you can adjust their traits. 100% must-have for incest deviant playthroughs.

The mod is pretty new, peeking in the code shows that the dev also plans a bit of kinky content (incest secrets for your generated family etc)

 

 

Spouse Designer

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2298410092

Just great, unless you plan to marry your relatives created with the Sensible Family mod

 

 

EPE

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2507209632

Pretty large overhaul of the ethnicities and cultural outfits. Includes naked ruler designer + all genes unlocked.

Feels essential in particular if you want to play the less prominent cultures (Han Chinese etc).

 

Also you can add some beauty mods on top, like Fair Ladies, Beautiful Females, Basic Nessassities - Subtle Beauty

 

 

Fullscreen Barbershop

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2220326926

I think this is even required for EPE, otherwise the barbershop window is larger than the screen. Has lots of stuff, like undress and pose for any NPC.

 

 

Yonger Marriages

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2658305972

Seems to actually work, and has a custom config file to set all values yourself (like if you only want marriage and adult portraits with 21 or 35)

 

 

Better Character UI

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2222540784

Required if you use any mods which allow more than 3 concubines / wives

 

 

Undress

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2217904336

Undress them before seducing / inviting / marrying

 

 

 

...And for LL mods besides the Simple Slits... just see for yourself. Basically all the mods are "weird" stuff, nothing for the sophisticated gentleman.

I did so far enjoy this one though:

 

 

Basically it adds a custom faith, where your male ruler has only female vassals who can only marry him. I'd recommend to also get some mod to unlock ultimogeniture early, otherwise you'll have a thousand kids and no way to keep your titles on succession. E.g. Daddy Pika's Cheat Menu

 

BTW don't pick this faith with the ruler designer, you'll need to take a decision ingame to practise the faith in secret, start mind controlling people and eventually adopt it openly. Also don't pick Irish or Scottish (Gaelic) for your playthrough, since their cultural traditions override the unlimited spouses from this mod.

 

 

Last but not least, a small custom mod which removes inbred chance in favor of pureblood chance, allows to marry any courtier, etc.

 

 

 

[Dwjliel]

What a great insite to the scene, thanks Guk!