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\nParadox Interactive’s acclaimed Medieval grand strategy game Crusader Kings 3 is set to make its historical tapestry a little richer next Thursday, 8th September, with the arrival of the Friends and Foes Event Pack DLC, promising over a hundred new events.\n<\/p>\n

\nThese new player-driven stories, which can be encountered throughout ordinary play, all have relationships at their heart, but not necessarily the positive kind. One the one hand, players can “uncover novel ways to become pals with those [they] hold dear or even achieve the coveted best friend status”, but on the other, Paradox says players should “be prepared for ever more dangerous rivals, sharpening their vengeful knives to get back at you.”\n<\/p>\n

\nStories are at the heart of Crusader Kings 3, so more narrative options are always welcome, but those uninterested in laying down cash for the Friends & Foes Event Pack will also have something to look forward to – a number of additional free features and changes will be arriving simultaneously as part of the new 1.7 Bastion Update.\n<\/p>\n

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Paradox Interactive’s acclaimed Medieval grand strategy game Crusader Kings 3 is set to make its historical tapestry a little richer next Thursday, 8th September, with the arrival of the Friends and Foes Event Pack DLC, promising over a hundred new events. These new player-driven stories, which can be encountered throughout ordinary play, all have relationships at their heart, but not necessarily the positive kind. One the one hand, players can “uncover novel ways to become pals with those [they] hold dear or even achieve the coveted best friend status”, but on the other, Paradox says players should “be prepared for ever more dangerous rivals, sharpening their vengeful knives to get back at you.” Stories are at the heart of Crusader Kings 3, so more narrative…<\/p>\n

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