That army will now become a crusading army and you are now able to recruit crusader mercanaries to swell it's ranks.īe warned though, if the crusade doesn't move fast enough it will run out of men due to desertion. Once you do, select that army and press the 'Join Crusade' button. To join the crusade you must have an army with more than 8 units in it. Jean Flori has given the purist definition of crusade: The crusade is a holy war aimed at the reconquest of the sacred sites of Jerusalem by the Christians. Once the Pope has called for a crusade, whether it was requested by your faction or another faction, you are able to join it. Once the crusade has been called you must then join the crusade (see below). many Christian factions join its banner or face the displeasure of the Pope. To start a crusade you must go to the pope overview scroll, which is a tab within the faction information menu (Press your faction shield in the campaign map UI, at the bottom right(ish) of the screen).įrom the pope overview scroll request the pope to call a crusade via the 'request crusade' button, depending on the pope's relationship level with your faction, you may or may not have to pay an amount of money. Medieval 2 Total War Crusades Mod That AddsThe crusaders at this time built.

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