
Recruitable generals available from citadels. Eras system that enables units according to Early, High and Late periods of the medieval age. The Russian faction Bishops have the chance to become Patriarch if they have a piety of at least seven.
A Patriarch is available from the Huge Orthodox Cathedral for Byzantine players. New secret guild Order of the Dragon which enable the player to train elite knights. New Islamic Princesses for the factions The Turks, Moors and Egypt. Five new ranks and titles are available for the Teutonic Order. The mod's traits and ancillaries are based on a modified Blood Broads & Bastards v2.0. Furthermore, the regions now have new historical names. The mod features a modified version of the M2TW map with seven additional regions. All the vanilla MTW2 factions are included in the mod. The Mongols are now Pagan and playable. CAE adds six new factions: The Shahdom of Khwarezm, Wallachia, Lithuania, The Kingdom of Jerusalem, The Caliphate of the Abbasids and the Teutonic Order. The mod features new factions, units, missions and much more.
It covers the period from 1080 to 1530 AD.
Just like the original game, CAE is centered on Europe and takes place on a modified vanilla map. The Clouds Across Europe mod aims to enhance Medieval 2: Total War by making it more historically accurate and fun to play.