@Dicktator Alligator - it has been integrated into Rebalance+

This mod has not been updated in ~18 months so I would anticipate issues with it.

The mod crashes when you start the game. I think your mod is extremely creative and adds tons of flavour to the game, so it is a shame that it has not been updated for a long time.

Great mod! I am eagerly awaiting an update when you have time. Thank you

Im not sure you mod anymore, but looking at Sinews and Wars, they have an imperial decay system that makes vassals more likely to join independence factions the higher the decay. I think that could be useful to a mod like this. So that vassals on the far fringes of your realm become more and more wishing to break away the moment they have any bad opinion of their distant liege. Perhaps there wouldnt even need to be an opinion penalty. Or atleast, not a very strong one.

I did notice something running this in the A game of thrones mod, not sure if it's that way in vanilla, if it is I haven't noticed it, but using the complex calculation will give -100 opinion to anyone living on an island as the runners can't get there. Or the reverse if the liege is living on an island all their vassals on the mainland get the -100. Using the simple version in that mod simply doesn't work as far as I can see, atleast nor in AGOT.

I think this is one of those mods that doesn't seem like much at first, but adds so much immersion that I don't think I can play without now. The runners and the vassal delegates alone are worth it, though I might tone down the opinion penalty by a single level.

LOL.. I have a large empire and I am trying to keep my vassals with a negative 100 modifier happy. It's a great way to make the game more challenging!

@Theo - thank you for the continued work on keeping this up to date

Having some problems, so I'll have to kick the update back a bit. I'll give it a new shot tomorrow.

Woa, already a new update out..
Haven't tested it yet, so I'm not sure if it works without issue. (Judging by the changelog - maybe)
I have some time tomorrow, I'll take a look at it and update it then, so it might make sense to just wait the day.

Is this 1.8 compatible?

Yeah, that sounds positively brutal!
Bet it's like a different game..

I have finally did it, I made the game punishingly difficult. With Letters & Loyalty and the companion mod as well as Some Game Rules - Core--> where I applied many penalties to myself (Less levies and lower taxes on my realm, reduced levies and taxes from vassals, lowered scheme success, lowered general and vassal opinion, increased stress on my character, increased my acquisition cost of MAA and mercenaries and the maintenance cost of MAA and levies, boosted the supply and lowered attrition for the AI armies and more stuff as well).

(and I do not have the L&L penalties apply to the AI)

I am genuinely struggling and its great.

Should be all good now, with successions working properly on my side. If you encounter any issues, please let me know!
Also thanks for both the shoutout and the mod recommendations LoneWanderer, they seem to fit right in.

@Cardolam Working on it rn!
@TheLoneWanderer Hope you won't have to wait much longer, fingers crossed!

@⌘

Is this 1.7.x compatible? Sounds like a great mod!

Another mod to make the game harder is Some Game Rules - Core. I set the player options to lower my levy size, taxes, increase MAA cost and maintainance, reduce vassal levy and taxes, increase stress gain, and more....that way I am not steam rolling Europe after 50 years. The settings are very flexible so you can make the game as easy or as punishing as want.

Because I think people using ⌘'s excellent mod like a more challenging game, I wanted to share another mod that I feel makes the game more challenging and realistic. I have been using it for years and I really like it. (I left a near identical message on that mod as well).

MND Balance: Making empires actually work for it:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2220794067

@⌘ - knowing that you may update the mod this weekend means that I am going to wait to start a new game! Not worth it with this gem being polished and almost ready for us! (Yes, its that good)

Thank you, too - Your words are truly honey to my ears!

This mod is spectacular and adds to the realism and immersion. I also like any mod that makes the game more challenging for the player, so that I can not just keep expanding without a cost or concern.

In other words, you rock!

Thank you very much, I sure don't mind the flattery. :D
In all honesty - comments of you and others enjoying the mod are gratifying in ways I could not have anticipated.
I'm especially glad to hear it improving your immersion in an organic way, as that was expressly part of what I hoped to achieve!

Great. I know I've heaped praise on the mod before but this really deserves more subs. It's such a small change, but historically it's almost always the periphery that rebels, and vanilla CK3 doesn't really model this in any way, so this really helps my "immersion". Trouble should come from the border vassals, and there should be a reason to position your capital centrally in the kingdom.

Probably will, tbh.

Good to know! (I haven't played CK in a long time tbh). I will update the mod soon then, but it might take until the weekend.

Will there be an update? Same issue as last update, it works at game start, but then the runners are never sent out again on succesions.

That's an interesting idea, maybe based on Stewardship (something like 1-2% reduction per point)?
I'll think about it a bit and probably add a game rule once I have the time.

You know, itd be neat if characters them selves had more influence on distance effects. Rulers with poor governing skills having more negative opinions, strong rulers having lower negative opinions, etc

That's a relief! Thank you for your encouragement and feedback - and enjoy the game! :D

That did it my man, appreciate the hard work!

I've finally found the issue.. and I hate to admit it was on me haha. Well, everything should be working now, fingers crossed. Please tell me if you encounter any problems.

It's driving me insane.. I'm uploading the newer version of the mod and the description/mod version updates but the content stays the same. If I can't get it to work I might need to re-release the entire mod.

Please bear with me a little longer

Yeah, the update that would've fixed it did not get through.. sigh

Hey boss, hate to be the bearer of bad news after I already gave you false info, but the issue @Zarathustra was reporting where distance would no longer be calculated after the start of the game is still there. Unloaded all my mods, switched from simple to complex, it seems persistent.

(Steam is being extremely screwy on my end, to the point where I need to upload the mod from a derelikt old laptop because it won't let me on my main machine..)

I'm unsure as to whether the update I pushed really got through or is just slow, will keep an eye on it.
Worst case I'll reupload it tomorrow.

@Zarathustra Thanks for the high praise, I gotta make sure to get updates out faster then! xD
@irish08slasher Thanks for the update and the kind words, hope it'll get resolved soon.

Actually that's my bad, EPE seems to be crashing on it's own. Ignore what I said previously, appreciate the hard work!

Awesome. I have held up playing waiting for this mod. Some mods just integrate so well that you can't play without them once you're used to them.

That'll probably just be the update itself, I'll push another version as soon as I have ironed out the kinks. Working on it right now.

Thanks for the heads up, I'll try to get an update out on the weekend.
I have been kinda busy and pretty burnt out regarding CK3, and I appreciate your patience.

Yup, spoke to soon. Did a quick run in observe with only this mod loaded to confirm it wasn't one of the new mods I've added that was the cause. The mod initially works, at game start, which is why I was fooled, but as soon as the world starts moving it breaks, as distance is not ever recalculated. Tested both complex and simple with no other mods loaded. At liege change it just stops working, distance is not re-calculated. It was the world being to damned stable that tipped me off. This mod is essential to keep things interesting. Hoping for an update for 1.6.

Well, maybe spoke too soon below. I just now noticed that it seems to have stopped working, atleast in my current save. I didn't notice when it started, but at some point new rulers stopped having the runners go out. I can activate it for myself using the decision, but don't seem to work any longer for AI rulers. An update might be in order after all.

The mod still works on patch 1.6, just in case anyone wondered, I've played with it for just over an hour, and an no problems or weirdness so far atleast.

@Juke Skywalker
Glad we could resolve everything and don't worry, that was some obscure knowledge. xD
@TheLoneWanderer
Thanks a lot, all your feedback is more than worth the effort!

@⌘ - wanted to let you know that your mod is brilliant. Thank you for your efforts in making this

@⌘ the counties were directly next to my capital which explains the spawning. Also yes there is a hard river crossing there with no nearby access, I didn't realize that would effect the distance but also makes sense. Ignore all my questions :)

That works as you'd expect, the runners will follow the normal AI logic as to when it's worth it to embark, however - ie preferring slightly longer land routes to sea routes.

Interesting. How does L&L handle islands? If the realm capital is on an island, what is the effect?