On Performance Mode:
NONE of these issues were there with the Next-Gen Update from December 2022.
The remaster has tons of bugs across all platforms but Series S really got the ugly end of the stick here.
Series S version: https://youtube.com/watch?v=SV_Z9Hvtko4&t
It's... not easy. Very RNG-dependent.
Mod authors kinda cheated here. In lore, the war was a preemptive strike from King Jaehaerys II Targaryen to stop the Band of Nine before it could invade Westeros. In the mod however Maelys Blackfyre is actually doing an offensive war, meaning the clock ticks against you to occupy enemy lands, otherwise you steadily lose war score.
Anyway, here's the "guide":
Why the future Mad King, you ask? Well you lucky bastard, King Jaehaerys II starts with like 3.0 health points. Grab Prince Aerys (he is never a commander and always sits his ass on Dragonstone), wait for the RNG gods to make the king inevitably "die of poor health" in just a few years, then enjoy the 100% war score from getting the new king under your chains already.
The AI is usually afraid of defending Dragonstone. For one, it's a land not directly owned by any major ally or Jaehaerys himself so the AI sets it as low priority. The debuffs for strait crossing from Driftmark + disembarking from ships + your insane high Martial means you should win even if errant armies go your way.
Save before arrival, and before siege ends.
How the war went shortly after King Jaehaerys II died: https://i.imgur.com/j5qq5rA.jpeg
Savescum if you fail to capture Aerys - remember, mod authors cheated too. See that -76% warscore at the very end? Wouldn't be there if it was a defensive war as in lore.
Anyway, it feels pretty cathartic: https://i.imgur.com/eoaQCaw.jpeg
I do believe Queen Naerys cucked Aegon IV with Aemon the Dragonknight: https://i.imgur.com/SIyr3oh.jpeg
After the death of King Maelys (who spent half his reign in hiding due to countless assassins), his son King Aegor manages to find a dragon egg at rebuilt Summerhall (event unocuppied.12, or wait around 50 years while Summerhall is being rebuilt), and it hatches in the reign of his son King Maenar (couldn't rename this king for some reason, would have called him Daemon): https://i.imgur.com/mNlt7QG.jpeg
Realm is stable, Targaryens are still around but harmless now. Blood and Fire!
Hope you enjoyed it.
Hello guys,
I took the liberty of making a slightly different version of the Westeros + Free Cities + Slaver's Bay submod. It's mostly the same, but I restored the Daenerys Stormborn event chains in both the ACOK and AFFC bookmarks.
These were turned off in the official Westeros Only submod (which this mod used as a basis) since they didn't work (almost all Dany events happen outside Westeros) but this mod's scope actually allows them to work perfectly!
That's right, Qarth's absence is irrelevant. Granted, you won't be able to marry Xaro Xhoan Daxos, locking yourself out of the 1 (one) event that happens after you pick that option, but the entire House of the Undying event chain works well, surprisingly. Same with the "go to Pentos or Astapor" event dilemma; Dany does not even need land or a liege thanks to her Great Grass Sea titular duchy.
I mostly tested it with Slavery game rule turned off, so the wars of liberation (where weird stuff like e.g. Braavos ends up defending Myr/Tyrosh/Lys) don't happen. Dany either fucks off to Westeros right after beating Yunkai's counterattack or becomes empress of Ghiscar.
Usual CK2 randomness is still a thing. In 7 test runs with AI, Dany died of sickness once, became empress of Ghiscar twice, somehow lost the war against Meereen once, was murdered by plot once, and inherited the Iron Throne by accident once. In just 1 run did she actually beat everyone around Slaver's Bay and declare war on Westeros.
Anyway: all thanks to nathaniel for making the Westeros + Free Cities + Slaver's Bay submod and to the AGOT team for the original Westeros Only submod. It's nice to play in a less bloated world but still with all relevant areas. Big plus for not having the Iron Bank of Braavos society here, the event spam from that thing drove me crazy in vanilla!
Compatible & tested with unofficial patch 2.7!
www.mediafire.com/file/zwzfxyl1ydb3x4s/AGOT_Path_of_the_Dragon.zip/file
Shame it doesn't show very frequently, and your group is called Phantom Thieves anyway, but still it is nice to have room for some personalization.
Considering exploration, side stories, combat, main story, soundtrack, cast, villains, etc.
Wow, 6 years later we finally got the final story. Beautiful one by the way!
HOW CAN I PLAY IT?
For free! And since it is open-source you can also modify it pretty much however you like. Link in the comments!
I ALREADY PLAYED IT. DID ANYTHING CHANGE SINCE YOUR LAST UPDATE? ANYTHING... MEANINGFUL**?**
You tell me:
Bonus question: why is it so damn hard to modify Pleasure Horn? It doesn't even show up on the Edit menu.
Originally posted on r/vexillology a couple of years ago.
Marcelo Bielsa is widely revered as a pioneer of coaching, but his unconventional methods risk ruining Uruguay’s World Cup chances before the tournament has even begun, with rumours of dressing room unrest.
Nicknamed “El Loco”, which means madman, the 70-year-old’s bold, attacking approach has proved an inspiration to a younger generation of coaches, including Pep Guardiola and USA boss Mauricio Pochettino.
Yet, his famously demanding standards have often caused friction during a nomadic coaching career, and his stint in Uruguay has been no exception.
The Argentinian’s arrival initially generated huge excitement, which was fuelled by landmark victories over Brazil and Argentina in qualifying.
But they needed that flying start just to make it through after winning just three of their final 12 qualifiers.
The tipping point for many in the squad came at the Copa America in 2024.
Uruguay finished a creditable third, eliminating Brazil along the way, but Bielsa’s intensity during the monthlong tournament did not endear him to his players.
Luis Suarez hit out at Bielsa’s methods after retiring from international football months later, claiming he had reduced former Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez to tears at half-time of a 2-0 win over Argentina, such was the force of his criticism.
Bielsa accepted that after the former Barcelona striker’s backlash, his “authority was affected” with the rest of the dressing room.
Results have also regressed, with Bielsa stating he was “ashamed” by a 5-1 friendly defeat by the USA in November.
Now, as his third World Cup with a third different nation approaches, the question is whether Bielsa can win back the faith of his players for a country so used to punching above its weight on the world stage.
And there are doubts as to how his high-energy style will fare in the gruelling conditions of Miami and Guadalajara, where Uruguay will face Saudi Arabia, Cape Verde and Spain in Group F.
Pochettino hails Bielsa as a ‘genius’
Bielsa made his name winning three league titles in Argentina with Newell’s Old Boys, where the stadium now bears his name, and Velez Sarsfield.
“For me, he’s a person I will always admire,” said Pochettino, whom Bielsa recruited for Newell’s as a 13-year-old.
“He’s a genius. A person with charisma and a personality very different from us, normal coaches, and that’s what makes him special.”
Bielsa’s sides in Bilbao with Athletic Club, where he reached the Europa League and Copa del Rey finals in 2011-12, and Marseille, where he led Ligue 1 at the halfway stage in 2014-15, were also admired but ended up empty-handed as their energy ran out.
In Leeds, murals still bear Bielsa’s face, four years on from his departure, after he led a sleeping giant of English football back to the Premier League for the first time in 16 years in 2020.
His time there ended in familiar fashion with an exhausted squad that was relegated to the second tier the season after he departed.
Yet, the esteem with which he is held for his daring tactical approach endures.
“To be loved is this biggest title, bigger than the Champions League or Premier League or whatever,” said Guardiola, who went to visit Bielsa in Argentina before setting out as a coach at Barcelona.
“To be loved is the most important thing, and I think Marcelo has that more than any other manager in the world.”
Bielsa, who oversaw Argentina’s group-stage elimination in 2002 and Chile’s round-of-16 loss to hosts Brazil in 2014, has already hinted that he may not remain as manager of Uruguay beyond July, saying his job with the team ends with the World Cup.
“Our job ends with the World Cup,” Bielsa said at an event organised by the Uruguayan Football Association last Friday.
Although he did not elaborate on his remarks, local media reported that the Argentinian will not continue once his current contract expires at the end of the June 11-July 19 tournament.
“It is a miracle in any professional’s sporting career to take part in the World Cup,” he said. “I will be forever grateful to Uruguay for allowing me to enjoy a competition like the World Cup.”
I know there is a paid mod that largely attempts the same thing, but this one actually predates it by a few months and most importantly, is completely free.
If you can't access the website, it works by changing the Ghoulish perk:
Furthermore:
>At Rank 2, you officially change races into a ghoul. Your skin becomes nasty and wrinkly (you still have your nose and eyes, though.) At Rank 3, your nose falls off and your eyes decay into a random ghoulish tint. Congratulations! You're a ghoul!!! You know what comes with that? People are repulsed by you! As you go through your changes, you will lose 1 to 2 Charisma points. But hey, you're a ghoul! Finally, at Rank 4, feral ghouls no longer attack you.
Works nicely too, do give it a try in your next playthrough!
