In the end, without a Fourth Crusade, the Byzantines would be in a far more stable position than in our timeline, and rather than some massive resurgence where they reclaim Egypt and southern Italy, it would most likely lead to Rome in 325 AD, if in the third century instead of experiencing a crisis, due to a string of good emperors they experience massive resurgence in power, conquer Persia, and just keep going east. The first Crusades was against the the Saxons and the Bohemians in the 8th century by Charles I and his spiritual guide Alcuin. The Crusades was a waste of energy, time, and lives.
That one is far better than mine and is the one I ultimately envisioned but thank you to all who played this mod :). The empire was a highly centralized military dictatorship with power and wealth funneled up to the top.

This led to a bloated entourage around the emperor and intrigue No. Also they never got Ethiopia. I'm wondering about the effects of not having the Fourth Crusade, particularly on the Byzantine Empire. It had already been prophesied that Jerusalem would be trodden down of the Gentiles until the time of the Gentiles end - which will not occur until the coming of Well, hard to say. The sacking of Constantinople was a symptom. The NOTE:-This mod is now outdated due to the release of Holy Fury which has its own Fourth Crusade. The Fourth Crusade happened between the years of 1202 and 1204. The purpose of the Fourth Crusade was to conquer the country Jerusalem by entering through Egypt. Q: What would the world be like today if the Crusades had never happened? Well, in my timeline I'm working on, the Fourth Crusade is butterflied away, as Henry VI has already taken Jerusalem by that time.