The big Crusader Kings III: All Under Heaven expansion is out

The Crusader Kings III: All Under Heaven expansion has released and to much surprise, it seems finally Paradox are back on form with players loving it.

After a string of misses recently from Paradox, with the last two DLC releases for CK3 missing the mark and plenty not happy with Stellaris DLC either - it's nice to see something actually go well. Especially nice, as next to Stellaris this is actually one of my favourites from Paradox.

Key features of the expansion include:

• China: The Mandate of Heaven – Achieve the highest tier of power with the Hegemony title, navigate the Dyanastic Cycle, explore the Celestial government system, and more.
• Japan: Rise of the Shogunate – Forge your destiny and rise through the courtly system to become a mighty Shogun or Kapaku regent, lead the Imperial Yamato house to restore power to the Emperor, and more.
• Southeast Asia: God-Kings and Temple Empires – Rule as a Devaraja with the Mandala Government and perform Tributary Missions to increase favor with subjects.
• Explore the Silk Road, new Starting Bookmarks, and Historical Flavor – Thrive alongside the expansive Silk Road, bring fresh perspectives with additional historical bookmarks, and immerse yourself in the historical nuances of Asia with throne rooms, events, and traditions.

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On Steam, it quickly gained a Very Positive rating.

The 1.18.0 free update also arrived with the DLC expansion, which includes a lot as well. Too much to include here which you can read on their forum.

However, looking around, unfortunately it seems the Linux version has been left in a bit of a state. It's also problematic with Vulkan on Windows too, so seems something with their Vulkan rendering has been broken with this DLC release. Hopefully we'll see a quick patch to solve whatever is going on there.