Do Crusades or Holy Wars Affect Infamy?
The infamy mechanic has been added as of Patch 2.5.1. It's supposed to work in a similar way to aggressive expansion in EU4, where by conquering provinces will contribute towards your infamy score which is represented by a percentage. If that score reaches 25% your neighbours will start to form coalitions against you.
But does anyone know whether Crusades or Holy wars will contribute to this infamy score?
If say, I'm France and a Crusade is called for Jerusalem and I'm the largest contributor therefore gaining all the provinces in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Will all my Christian neighbours who also fought alongside me suddenly form a coalition against me because gaining all those provinces blew my infamy score sky high?
Or say I'm Castille and I start a Holy War for the Algarve. Is infamy constrained by Religion Group or will a Holy war against a different religion group increase my infamy also?
I've searched for some documentation on how the infamy mechanic is supposed to work but can't find any real explanation.
Best Answer
Holy Wars, at least, do. As the Byzantine Emperor, I've lead a few holy wars against the Slavs. This has lead to a massive coalition, including most slavic kings (makes sense), but also Catholic Italy and the Muslim Abbassids.
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How long did Crusades war last?
The Crusades to the Holy Land are the best known of the religious wars discussed here, beginning in 1095 and lasting some two centuries.The Crusades - Pilgrimage or Holy War?: Crash Course World History #15
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Answer 2
Any territorial gains from wars contribute to your Threat, no matter what the Casus Belli was or who you conquered from.
Great Holy Wars (which are mechanically similar to Crusades) do generate infamy if you are the one who declares them. In my current game I reformed the Germanic faith, which gave me the ability to declare Great Holy Wars. I declared a Great Holy War for Germany, won, gained a large chunk of land and promptly got over the 50% Threat threshold.
The Threat mechanic doesn't account for who you won your wars against. Your brothers in faith will form a defensive pact against you even if all your recent victories were against heathens.
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