Oh yeah, the spawning horses into your horse-bishop's demense.
Thats right, I forgot the steps already
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I'm consistently finding Muslims to basically be all about luck if you're independent in any way shape or form. It's kind of annoying to just get finished putting together an independent kingdom only to get skullfucked by a full on invasion for the entire kingdom.
On the other hand if you happen to be lucky enough to be ignored for long enough it's way easier to blob out of control even with vassal limits and the conclave editions/the straight from EU IV coalition mechanic.
Inspired by a Youtuber I decided to try a game as the last Karling, the Countess of Ver... Ve... not even gonna try and spell it.
Anyway, on my third character and I'm the double duke of Orleans and Valois, and chancillor. France isn't doing too well, being sandwiched inbetween the HRE and a ridiculous four kingdom united Castille+Leon+Galicia+England.
Inspired by a Youtuber I decided to try a game as the last Karling, the Countess of Ver... Ve... not even gonna try and spell it.
Anyway, on my third character and I'm the double duke of Orleans and Valois, and chancillor. France isn't doing too well, being sandwiched inbetween the HRE and a ridiculous four kingdom united Castille+Leon+Galicia+England.
William the Conqueror married one of the daughters of the king of Castille, somehow she ended up in power. Their son ended up uniting the realms under Norman rule. (Since now William's first two sons don't... count, for some reason or another.)
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Inspired by a Youtuber I decided to try a game as the last Karling, the Countess of Ver... Ve... not even gonna try and spell it.
Anyway, on my third character and I'm the double duke of Orleans and Valois, and chancillor. France isn't doing too well, being sandwiched inbetween the HRE and a ridiculous four kingdom united Castille+Leon+Galicia+England.
How did that happen?
EnglishBritish anythings tend to marry Spanish anythings because the way distance is calculated makes them "adjacent," so far as I can tell, for diplomatic purposes.
William the Conqueror married one of the daughters of the king of Castille, somehow she ended up in power. Their son ended up uniting the realms under Norman rule. (Since now William's first two sons don't... count, for some reason or another.)
The daughter was probably put on the throne due to factions, and then her sons would be first in line.
I am finding forming a Norse empire difficult, but that is probably because I accept and issue every single combat challenge that comes my way. I did manage to form a short lived alliance with France that let me take the last holy site. Being able to use distant relationships to negotiate non aggression then alliances can make for some odd combinations. Using diplomats on foreign kings is actually useful now!
Still not as great as when the byzantine emperor helped me conquer England as an Irish duke.
He's a shy overambitious dog-catcher on the wrong side of the law. She's an orphaned psychic mercenary with the power to bend men's minds. They fight crime!
William the Conqueror married one of the daughters of the king of Castille, somehow she ended up in power. Their son ended up uniting the realms under Norman rule. (Since now William's first two sons don't... count, for some reason or another.)
The daughter was probably put on the throne due to factions, and then her sons would be first in line.
I am finding forming a Norse empire difficult, but that is probably because I accept and issue every single combat challenge that comes my way. I did manage to form a short lived alliance with France that let me take the last holy site. Being able to use distant relationships to negotiate non aggression then alliances can make for some odd combinations. Using diplomats on foreign kings is actually useful now!
Still not as great as when the byzantine emperor helped me conquer England as an Irish duke.
Oh man I remember doing the same thing, except it was the HRE that helped me conquer England (after I got the Pope to sanction an invasion). Good times, good times.
...I don't understand some basic things (I basically just started trying to play this again):
- Is there a way to re-organize a stack's flanks? Like, by default the AI just evenly distributes the manpower to the center, right and left flank. But what if I want to shift mans from the right to left before a battle to quickly overwhelm a flank (or try to)? I can't see a way to do that.
- ...What does winning more territory actually do for you? I'm in the learner's scenario and just finished taking like 12 provinces from the evil Sunni heretics via righteous Holy War, and re-assigned new Vassals, but I don't see a change in my income or Levie size. Am I doing things wrong?
...I don't understand some basic things (I basically just started trying to play this again):
- Is there a way to re-organize a stack's flanks? Like, by default the AI just evenly distributes the manpower to the center, right and left flank. But what if I want to shift mans from the right to left before a battle to quickly overwhelm a flank (or try to)? I can't see a way to do that.
- ...What does winning more territory actually do for you? I'm in the learner's scenario and just finished taking like 12 provinces from the evil Sunni heretics via righteous Holy War, and re-assigned new Vassals, but I don't see a change in my income or Levie size. Am I doing things wrong?
It takes a couple of years for the wrong culture/ religion provinces to make troops or money.
There is a little sword in the picture of the castle that has the details.
There are also buttons to reorganize your army and rebalance which might be a necessity if one your flanks took heavy losses, it's where you also merge troops
The dynasty of Queen Isabel of Leon appears to be dooooomed.
Despite my Matrilineal marriage, none of my kids apparently are going to count for my dynasty. I can't change away from Gavelkind succession either, because I agreed to help France with a war and then it bugged out or something and the war will not end despite France having 100% war score. I'm just stuck in a conflict that's already 20 years old.
The dynasty of Karl once again has risen to the throne of Franks. (Would have happened sooner if my last character hadn't died in the middle of claiming the throne, resulting in a ten year regency.)
As you can see the Capets have not managed my kingdom well. First order of business is conquering all of France. Second order of business is returning the Kingdom of Aquitaine to the fold. I'll consider the game complete once I restore the Empire of the Franks. (Francia) The combined Norman Kingdom of Castille, England, etc. has managed to mostly stay together despite numerous revolts. Aquitaine is ruled by a junior branch of the house of Normandy. Also, yes, somehow a branch of my family ended up on the throne of Sweden. (I didn't do that.)
Also, now that I've regained power France is considered a "Carolingian Hegemony."
So I had an interesting Norse game that is still ongoing.
It was really worrying at one point because my character was homosexual with no male heirs to my dynasty. Then my sisters started having kids so everything was fine. Then my concubines did the same so the empire was divided among like 8 people at his death.
At the age of 14 my heir reconquered all the kingdoms, formed an empire, reformed the religion then went merchant republic.
I could select an heir to my merchant house so while I lost the empire title I retained my demises outside the capitol along with the Falkyerate.
So now I can declare great holy wars, I am small enough to prepare invasions, I still have my 1500 stack personal retinue, I am expanding trade posts and can raid.
With alliances to Lithuania Poland and Serbia I can halt the expansion of Christianity and ensure stability in those areas although I am in almost constant war. I can afford to keep a 3200 man mercenary company on pay though.
My new character is also both a Viking and Vangarian Guard veteran.
Suddenly being a small time player is actually more fun then being an emperor.
The dynasty of Queen Isabel of Leon appears to be dooooomed.
Despite my Matrilineal marriage, none of my kids apparently are going to count for my dynasty. I can't change away from Gavelkind succession either, because I agreed to help France with a war and then it bugged out or something and the war will not end despite France having 100% war score. I'm just stuck in a conflict that's already 20 years old.
One new issue is that some kinds of wars can not end while a competing power holds territory. You should look over the defeated power and see who controls what areas.
Also my suggestion would be romance focus and seduce several lesser nobles (guys without houses), kill your husband, marry a lesser noble or stay unmarried and once you get a child of your own line imprison and execute your other children. Or change to Ultimogenitor (it has a very low law demand last time I checked). Or just land your children right away.
I mean everyone will hate you but.. better then losing the game. Right?
He's a shy overambitious dog-catcher on the wrong side of the law. She's an orphaned psychic mercenary with the power to bend men's minds. They fight crime!
At the age of 63, having launched over half a dozen righteous crusades against the heretics & finally ended her reign by putting a full scale civil war to the sword, Queen Isabel 'The Hammer' of Leon departs for her just rewards in Heaven and leaves her son Alfonso to finish reuniting the peninsula.
May he prove to have even half of his mother's mettle (and none of his father's childish weakness! 'Slain in battle'. Feh. Such a weak & feeble man!)
I just inserted my dynasty onto a throne that absorbed both the Castille & Leon kingdoms, nearly creating Spain... and it was the most beautiful, most satisfyingly crafty thing a video game has let me do in a long time. It felt like figuring out one of the secret routes in Mario Kart 64.
Just sitting there, grinning and waiting for the events that I seeded to cull selective heirs while my betrothal works it's terrible magic.
Yes, yes, young new king. Despise me. Make war upon me. Slay me.
I just inserted my dynasty onto a throne that absorbed both the Castille & Leon kingdoms, nearly creating Spain... and it was the most beautiful, most satisfyingly crafty thing a video game has let me do in a long time. It felt like figuring out one of the secret routes in Mario Kart 64.
Just sitting there, grinning and waiting for the events that I seeded to cull selective heirs while my betrothal works it's terrible magic.
Yes, yes, young new king. Despise me. Make war upon me. Slay me.
Dance on my strings.
Good luck with the Moors and the Karlings, sir. There's a reason I don't start games on the Iberian peninsula...
I just inserted my dynasty onto a throne that absorbed both the Castille & Leon kingdoms, nearly creating Spain... and it was the most beautiful, most satisfyingly crafty thing a video game has let me do in a long time. It felt like figuring out one of the secret routes in Mario Kart 64.
Just sitting there, grinning and waiting for the events that I seeded to cull selective heirs while my betrothal works it's terrible magic.
Yes, yes, young new king. Despise me. Make war upon me. Slay me.
Dance on my strings.
Good luck with the Moors and the Karlings, sir. There's a reason I don't start games on the Iberian peninsula...
Pretty sure he started with a 1066 start so no real concern about the latter. The Moors can still be a huge pain though as well as expanding into France.
I just inserted my dynasty onto a throne that absorbed both the Castille & Leon kingdoms, nearly creating Spain... and it was the most beautiful, most satisfyingly crafty thing a video game has let me do in a long time. It felt like figuring out one of the secret routes in Mario Kart 64.
Just sitting there, grinning and waiting for the events that I seeded to cull selective heirs while my betrothal works it's terrible magic.
Yes, yes, young new king. Despise me. Make war upon me. Slay me.
Dance on my strings.
Good luck with the Moors and the Karlings, sir. There's a reason I don't start games on the Iberian peninsula...
Pretty sure he started with a 1066 start so no real concern about the latter. The Moors can still be a huge pain though as well as expanding into France.
I love it when the Moors expand into France.
It usually means that France is weakened and usually causes the Pope to call a Crusade for, e.g., Acquitaine, which is fantastic for my usually-Ireland-based realm.
I just inserted my dynasty onto a throne that absorbed both the Castille & Leon kingdoms, nearly creating Spain... and it was the most beautiful, most satisfyingly crafty thing a video game has let me do in a long time. It felt like figuring out one of the secret routes in Mario Kart 64.
Just sitting there, grinning and waiting for the events that I seeded to cull selective heirs while my betrothal works it's terrible magic.
Yes, yes, young new king. Despise me. Make war upon me. Slay me.
Dance on my strings.
Good luck with the Moors and the Karlings, sir. There's a reason I don't start games on the Iberian peninsula...
Pretty sure he started with a 1066 start so no real concern about the latter. The Moors can still be a huge pain though as well as expanding into France.
I love it when the Moors expand into France.
It usually means that France is weakened and usually causes the Pope to call a Crusade for, e.g., Acquitaine, which is fantastic for my usually-Ireland-based realm.
One day Elvenshae shall leave the tutorial-realm. One day.
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Bonus points for the horse puns.
Agreed, but it should just go so far as to land the horse.
Nah all the way.
Although landing horses should not be possible for the ai.
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Unfortunately the patch that came with Conclave removed the ability for humans to birth horses.
nooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Nah, we're good. Check the AAR again. That was all done in Conclave.
Thats right, I forgot the steps already
On the other hand if you happen to be lucky enough to be ignored for long enough it's way easier to blob out of control even with vassal limits and the conclave editions/the straight from EU IV coalition mechanic.
Anyway, on my third character and I'm the double duke of Orleans and Valois, and chancillor. France isn't doing too well, being sandwiched inbetween the HRE and a ridiculous four kingdom united Castille+Leon+Galicia+England.
How did that happen?
EnglishBritish anythings tend to marry Spanish anythings because the way distance is calculated makes them "adjacent," so far as I can tell, for diplomatic purposes.
The daughter was probably put on the throne due to factions, and then her sons would be first in line.
I am finding forming a Norse empire difficult, but that is probably because I accept and issue every single combat challenge that comes my way. I did manage to form a short lived alliance with France that let me take the last holy site. Being able to use distant relationships to negotiate non aggression then alliances can make for some odd combinations. Using diplomats on foreign kings is actually useful now!
Still not as great as when the byzantine emperor helped me conquer England as an Irish duke.
Oh man I remember doing the same thing, except it was the HRE that helped me conquer England (after I got the Pope to sanction an invasion). Good times, good times.
- Is there a way to re-organize a stack's flanks? Like, by default the AI just evenly distributes the manpower to the center, right and left flank. But what if I want to shift mans from the right to left before a battle to quickly overwhelm a flank (or try to)? I can't see a way to do that.
- ...What does winning more territory actually do for you? I'm in the learner's scenario and just finished taking like 12 provinces from the evil Sunni heretics via righteous Holy War, and re-assigned new Vassals, but I don't see a change in my income or Levie size. Am I doing things wrong?
It takes a couple of years for the wrong culture/ religion provinces to make troops or money.
There is a little sword in the picture of the castle that has the details.
Will they ever come back so I can rob them again?
That's not being Hitler
That's an authentic Medieval experience.
There are also buttons to reorganize your army and rebalance which might be a necessity if one your flanks took heavy losses, it's where you also merge troops
This is sadly one of the areas where Crusader Kings II is largely hitting the historical mark.
Now I'm playing as a 7 year old queen in the aftermath of the conquest of most of the Iberian peninsula. Also my kingdom is part of the RCC.
I'm sure this will be fine. These 'dangerous faction' warnings totally do not concern me.
Despite my Matrilineal marriage, none of my kids apparently are going to count for my dynasty. I can't change away from Gavelkind succession either, because I agreed to help France with a war and then it bugged out or something and the war will not end despite France having 100% war score. I'm just stuck in a conflict that's already 20 years old.
As you can see the Capets have not managed my kingdom well. First order of business is conquering all of France. Second order of business is returning the Kingdom of Aquitaine to the fold. I'll consider the game complete once I restore the Empire of the Franks. (Francia) The combined Norman Kingdom of Castille, England, etc. has managed to mostly stay together despite numerous revolts. Aquitaine is ruled by a junior branch of the house of Normandy. Also, yes, somehow a branch of my family ended up on the throne of Sweden. (I didn't do that.)
Also, now that I've regained power France is considered a "Carolingian Hegemony."
It was really worrying at one point because my character was homosexual with no male heirs to my dynasty. Then my sisters started having kids so everything was fine. Then my concubines did the same so the empire was divided among like 8 people at his death.
At the age of 14 my heir reconquered all the kingdoms, formed an empire, reformed the religion then went merchant republic.
I could select an heir to my merchant house so while I lost the empire title I retained my demises outside the capitol along with the Falkyerate.
So now I can declare great holy wars, I am small enough to prepare invasions, I still have my 1500 stack personal retinue, I am expanding trade posts and can raid.
With alliances to Lithuania Poland and Serbia I can halt the expansion of Christianity and ensure stability in those areas although I am in almost constant war. I can afford to keep a 3200 man mercenary company on pay though.
My new character is also both a Viking and Vangarian Guard veteran.
Suddenly being a small time player is actually more fun then being an emperor.
One new issue is that some kinds of wars can not end while a competing power holds territory. You should look over the defeated power and see who controls what areas.
Also my suggestion would be romance focus and seduce several lesser nobles (guys without houses), kill your husband, marry a lesser noble or stay unmarried and once you get a child of your own line imprison and execute your other children. Or change to Ultimogenitor (it has a very low law demand last time I checked). Or just land your children right away.
I mean everyone will hate you but.. better then losing the game. Right?
At the age of 63, having launched over half a dozen righteous crusades against the heretics & finally ended her reign by putting a full scale civil war to the sword, Queen Isabel 'The Hammer' of Leon departs for her just rewards in Heaven and leaves her son Alfonso to finish reuniting the peninsula.
May he prove to have even half of his mother's mettle (and none of his father's childish weakness! 'Slain in battle'. Feh. Such a weak & feeble man!)
Saint Henri Vermandois, murders most of Europe, then gets bored and murders most of Middle East. Gets beatified, so that was interesting.
Just sitting there, grinning and waiting for the events that I seeded to cull selective heirs while my betrothal works it's terrible magic.
Yes, yes, young new king. Despise me. Make war upon me. Slay me.
Dance on my strings.
Good luck with the Moors and the Karlings, sir. There's a reason I don't start games on the Iberian peninsula...
Pretty sure he started with a 1066 start so no real concern about the latter. The Moors can still be a huge pain though as well as expanding into France.
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I love it when the Moors expand into France.
It usually means that France is weakened and usually causes the Pope to call a Crusade for, e.g., Acquitaine, which is fantastic for my usually-Ireland-based realm.
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One day Elvenshae shall leave the tutorial-realm. One day.