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Better Archduchies

Description
Love the idea of creating an Archduchy in your playthroughs, but don't actually want to play in Austria? Well now you can! This mod adds a decision that allows you to create an Archduchy out of any duchy title as long as you are a direct vassal of the HRE. The requirements allow the player to potentially create the title as early as the 867 start, but discovering and implementing higher crown authority makes it easier. Only one Archduchy can be created.

Overview
Based on the 1358 Austrian forgeries known as the Privilegium Maius, which elevated Austria to the title of Archduke, taking the decision will enact gameplay changes that reflect the privileges granted to Austria in the 14th century. Becoming an Archduke comes with special concessions that The Emperor can accept or deny based on their personality and opinion of you. You then have the option to push for one or all of the privileges in a short event chain, risking antagonizing the emperor into a feud or even being arrested on the spot. These include:
  • Primogeniture succession
  • Expanded de jure territory (every neighboring duchy you own)
  • The right to display symbols of rule (permanent renown modifier)
  • Creating an Archduchy also allows you to create a powerful historically inspired Habsburg themed artifact, The Archducal Hat, which gives the owner (not just the wearer) the promising prospects perk (+50 marriage acceptance for yourself)


Creating an Archduchy
The decision is similar to the unique Austria decision included in vanilla, and has additional but more flexible requirements. It's no longer absolutely necessary to have a strong hook on The Holy Roman Emperor. To take the decision you need to have 3 of the 4 following requirements:
  • A usable strong hook on The Emperor
  • Have high or very high crown authority
  • Be a councillor of the HRE
  • Have a weak hook on at least 3 powerful vassal of the HRE (or 2 if you are a powerful vassal yourself)

  • ****Considering adding for 3/5 (easier)**** Your level of fame is 'legendary figure'

Tested in singleplayer, but not multiplayer.
This mod also takes advantage of the unused game definition ewe_opinion by overwriting the localization, any conflicts regarding that are likely related to this mod.
This mod also uses k_austria and will likely conflict with any mod that relies on that.
The artwork for the artifact is from a painting by an unknown artist of the archducal hat of Joseph II, currently in the Schatzkammer museum
This is my very first mod so let me know about any bugs or issues.
10 Comments
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JJ753 13 Jun @ 1:48am 
Great mod !!!
Malevelon Creek Veteran 28 Mar @ 4:35pm 
Would it be easy to cut from this mode decision to form any archduchy and leave just extra content for Austria?
Ekriuq 4 Feb @ 10:17am 
awesome mod
Patch  [author] 28 Jan @ 9:04pm 
@Sungseon

This mod adds a decision that mimics the unique Austria decision to form an archduchy, but makes it available to any duke within the Holy Roman Empire. An archduke is functionally equivalent to a king, just with a different title. I made it primarily for roleplay but added some extra content for fun.

Taking the decision to become an archduke comes with a short event chain that has the potential to give you in-game bonuses that reflect the historical privileges Austria received in the HRE. You can also make a historically inspired artifact that gives the owner the marriage acceptance bonus perk.
Patch  [author] 28 Jan @ 8:53pm 
@McPaulLP

Thanks for pointing that stuff out! I just released an update that should fix the 'commission archducal hat' decision being visible for everyone.

For Austria being destroyed, I can't replicate your issue, but I have a few ideas. The mod is designed so that only one archduchy can be formed, vanilla or otherwise. It uses the same code flag from the vanilla decision meaning if Austria makes an one normally the decision should disappear. If you're using a custom bookmark or something that adds in the Archduchy of Austria through other means, that could be causing your issue as there would be no flag. Regardless, I've added an additional trigger that will check for the existence of the archduchy itself so it should fix that.

I might make more streamlined versions of the mod that add the artifact and decision in separately. Right now I'm essentially reformatting the k_austria which is preloaded into the game start, working on finding something more elegant to allow multiple.
McPaulLP 28 Jan @ 9:37am 
Short Question

I took this mod in my modpack for austria because of the archducal hat [qould be nice, if that would be an independet mod for the archduchy of austria ] and had those problems so far:


when the archduchy of austria is formed, and you form, for example, the archduchy of nordgau, it gets destroyed and the land gets de-jure of nordgau.

Also, when austria isn´t formed, it isn´t possible after you take the desicion for an other archduchy.

Futhermore, the desicion of the commission of the archducal hat can do every character.

Are those only problems in my games?


But despite these problems, it's a nice idea and a great mod so far.
Sungseon 26 Jan @ 5:53pm 
what does it do?
Patch  [author] 26 Jan @ 2:56pm 
Let me know what you think about the difficulty of the requirements for the decision. Considering adding an optional 'legendary figure' prestige level requirement that will allow you to bypass some of the hook requirements in light of your inherently influential status
theskonester 25 Jan @ 11:14pm 
I want that crown lol
finallyciv 20 Jan @ 10:25am 
I will try your mod, I like the idea!