World of Warcraft could potentially function as its own world in the political and medieval simulator Crusader Kings 2. An ambitious mod aims to make this possible.
Crusader Kings 2 is a complexity monster. Players take on the role of a character in medieval Europe. They might be the head of a noble family or a barbarian tribe. They command lands, maintain relationships with thousands of other characters, and guide their family through the centuries.
Skilled players manage to make their family more powerful through clever marriages, smart financial policies, or military prowess, until they dominate all of Europe as a dynasty. They influence history, experience gigantic adventures, and shape the world.
Less skilled players die from syphilis, and their foolish, incestuous son drives the kingdom to the brink of collapse in just a few days. Or the Mongols arrive. And the Mongols always come.
Crusader Kings 2 was released in 2012, but still receives expansions today. Just earlier in March, the 12th expansion “Monks and Mystics” was released.
Game of Thrones already has a mod, why not Azeroth?
Normally, Crusader Kings 2 is set in medieval Europe during the time of the Crusades. But a modding community has gathered around the game, having fun developing new scenarios. One of the most popular scenarios is the “Game of Thrones” mod, where players become their favorite characters from the books or the TV series.
Azeroth could soon be the next world to conquer. A mod plans to recreate the world of Warcraft in Crusader Kings 2. There are supposed to be four nations, along with gnolls, goblins, and murlocs as wild tribes.
Currently, the mod has no release date yet, but the plans are grand. The final version is expected to have guilds and orders in which classes will gather. It is planned that players can become “multi-class”.
If you want to stay updated on the mod “Warcraft: Kings of Azeroth”, developer diaries appear on the moddb page (link opens a new page).
What Blizzard thinks about this is another question. Just recently, Blizzard shut down an ambitious fan project:
WoW: Fan-addon aimed to improve quests – shut down by Blizzard
