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Crusader Kings 3: Surviving the Aztec Invasion - Seizing Dominance Through Schemes and Marriage
Crusader Kings 3 uses the Aztec Invasion mod to depict the descendants of the protagonist, John Prepper, fighting against the Aztec invasion. John Prepper is a mad genius who foresees and prepares for the Aztec invasion. His descendants seize Aztec power through schemes and marriage, eventually visiting the Aztec homeland to confirm the reality of the empire. In this process, various strategies and choices are made for the survival and prosperity of the family.
1. 📜 Mad Genius John Prepper Prepares for the Aztec Invasion
- ✅ Experience the controversial DLC of CK2, the 'Sunset Invasion' where the Aztec Empire colonizes Europe, in a CK3 mod
- ✅ The protagonist, John Prepper, is a mad genius who foresees the Aztec invasion 50 years in the future
- ✅ Play in Sardinia, aiming to survive with high development and upgraded buildings
- ✅ Use the spymaster to find secrets in European courts and gather money to secure construction funds
00:00 - 01:21
1. 📜 Mad Genius John Prepper Prepares for the Aztec Invasion
- ✅ Experience the controversial DLC of CK2, the 'Sunset Invasion' where the Aztec Empire colonizes Europe, in a CK3 mod
- ✅ The protagonist, John Prepper, is a mad genius who foresees the Aztec invasion 50 years in the future
- ✅ Play in Sardinia, aiming to survive with high development and upgraded buildings
- ✅ Use the spymaster to find secrets in European courts and gather money to secure construction funds
01:22 - 03:46
2. 👑 Kingdom Building and Securing an Heir, Hope Blossoms in Hardship
- ✅ Secure funds by exploiting the secrets of European courts and build a kingdom
- ✅ Pass on intelligence traits to descendants through bloodline legacies
- ✅ Overcome disease and infertility crises and obtain a genius son, 'Gon,' resolving the heir issue
- ✅ Dies at the age of 70, passing the throne to his son Gon and entrusting him with the future
03:47 - 06:33
3. ⚔️ Aztec Invasion Begins, Resistance Blossoms Amidst Chaos
- ✅ Gon ascends the throne at the young age of 6 and sets out to suppress rebellions
- ✅ As predicted by his father, the Aztec invasion begins, plunging Europe into chaos
- ✅ Christians and Muslims of the Iberian Peninsula unite to resist the Aztecs
- ✅ Inherit John Prepper's legacy, strengthen the army, and expand territory through holy wars
06:34 - 08:30
4. 🤝 Schemes and Marriage, Opportunities to Seize Aztec Power
- ✅ After assassinating the Aztec governor, his 8-year-old son takes over, leading to a plan to seize power through marriage
- ✅ Gon marries the governor's sister through schemes, gaining control of the Aztec forces
- ✅ The son of Gon and the Aztec princess follows the Aztec culture and faith, commanding 50,000 troops
- ✅ Changes to an elective monarchy to pass the throne of Sardinia to his son
08:31 - 10:32
5. 🌎 Visiting the Aztec Homeland, Confirming the Reality of the Empire
- ✅ After Gon's son, John II, ascends the throne, he plans to visit the Aztec homeland
- ✅ He borrows an Aztec ship and heads to the mainland, but loses all his money to robbers
- ✅ Experiences the nightmare of bureaucracy in the Aztec capital and confirms the reality of the empire
- ✅ Learns that the Aztec Empire is a colonial empire and that Europe is treated as a colony
- ✅ On the verge of dying from stress, he gives up the journey and returns, but is satisfied with having seized the Aztecs