Interesting bit about playing as the Byzantines is that the mod begins in 1257, four years before the Palaeologan restoration in 1261, so that if you want to play as a Byzzie, you need to join the Roman Empire of Nicaea faction and assist in the destruction of the Latin Empire.
Of course, you can always just destroy both factions yourself and proclaim a new Roman Empire.
Here's the
link to the mod's subforum.
Next release will feature recruitable Varangians in Constantinople!
