The Ultimate CK3 Beginners Guide
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2020
- Today, I want to set you up to play CK3 while NOT knowing or needing to know everything by telling you about two major principles that can help you build a kingdom safely!
I will be doing very mechanics-specific tutorials throughout the upcoming week!
Next up? Warfare!
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I firmly believe that you can rock your way through the CK3 world if you just give in to roleplaying your character and follow the red thread that the Issue tab lies out for you!
This video is my attempt to let people new to CK3 in on the secret of mastering the game without knowing anything about it!
When's the next stream? I solved the capital duchy shattering problem, might take a bit to explain, but you can guarantee every county goes to your player heir 100%.
Great as always OPB. I would warn people to be careful of the issues and suggestions though. For example, as Rognvalder of Tronde in 867, the game keeps suggesting I declare war against Bjorn of Jamtland. He starts off stronger than us and usually gets stronger - you have to either recruit some Men-at-Arms or obtain allies. But, EVERYTHING you say here I can agree with, especially playing from an RPG standpoint and thinking about educating and marrying your family, courtiers, etc.
If anyone wants to see the ENTIRE tutorial (ruclips.net/video/7cI6NOK5Kyw/видео.html) or Murchad become High King (ruclips.net/video/zL52KFMJUas/видео.html) or the first episode of a series where I fail to deliver Rollo unto the Seine (ruclips.net/video/mvsB7XGujes/видео.html).
@@DoubleBizzy I'm fairly sure it doesn't suggest you go to war. It just gives you a list of all casus belli you currently have available.
@@ruukinen OK, but I think plenty of low-hour CK2 players (like me) and new players they're trying to attract with the polish & shine can easily be confused / duped into starting a war they have no chance at winning, multiple times, and rage quitting the game 4ever. Because they don't see the verbal descriptor of relative strength hovering over the levy image, they don't notice enemy allies' strength, they don't understand army quality... I think the auto-suggestions should be for very new play, and new players, so should be more carefully crafted. The wording says something about "rich lands for the taking", which kind of implies a walk in the park to players not familiar with CK / paradox games.
@@DoubleBizzy But you learn by doing mistakes no? I think it is a very unhealthy mindset that you should be "winning" the very first attempt you make. It's not just for new players, it is also for me so I don't have to keep constantly checking my character sheet for claims and remember all the de jure territory under my titles.
"trust the issue tab!!!"
my issue tab: you can start 21 wars
awesome thanks
except that part
win a 1,000 vs 500.
>immediately get invaded by army of 10,000
@@SoftBreadSoftware I literally just dealt with that
"Oh finally a new heir took over and he has no allies, he has 1k men and I have 5k"
*declares war*
*enimies comes out with 10k men*
*suprised pikachu face*
You look like you own the ‘beautiful’ trait.
@@hummingbir6 that was fucking creative mate, congrats :)
@@Skellington77 why does that happen tho :(
*Me already clocked 100 hours*
Let's find a beginner's guide.
Fuckn ayeeee
I fancy to play the game then I get on and it's like a whole diffrent language how complex this game is to me even looking at videos I still ain't 100% sure what to do lmao
paradox games in a nutshell
Why me not do this? Give prestige. I am do have to king. Bye.
Same
Step 1: weaken your unruly vassals
Step 2: increase your crown authority
Step 3: imprison any vassals foolish enough to join factions against you.
Step 4: if you don't have enough dread to keep them in line, TORTURE them!
Pro tip: The execution of infidels is not the fastest but the safest way to get dreed.
@@dieltolo6112 No point racking up dread unless you have the traits that makes it not decay.
@@ruukinen You just need to stock infidels, pregnant woman are prime material to storage
@@JohnYoga a pregnant woman are 2 prisoners, and if the mother is a infidel, there are 2 infidels to execute.
@@JohnYoga S2
i wish their was some kind of a character summary for a deceased character, even just the deceased PCs would be cool. i really got attached to some of my kings.
Thank god I wasnt the only one
I really liked role playing as my kings :^[
@@Skellington77 there is a mod that does exactly this called biography
Yes I got attached to my king because when he dies my empire will collapse
@@ninofromkitchennightmares1497 I think this dude isn't quite getting the concept of RP... Or maybe it's 100% a joke and I'm a dumbass. 🤷
_Usefull tip that saved me countless times in CK2:_
Don't spend all your money. Keep a 500 to 1000 gold in permanent reserve in case of a bigger foe trying to steal your land. Then use that money to buy mercaneries to save you in said invasion. I usually keep 1000 gold in reserve in case of such an event. (I've noticed that the AI doesn't want to attack you if you have a large gold reserve as much as CK2)
Yes, yes, but what do you do if the enemies channel war after war on you? Its goos to safe money, but better to invest in dev and rep/rel
@@Whydoyoureadme The new mercenary system is better for that because you just pay them once for 2 years. So don't disband them upon winning the war. And use the money that goes over the 1000 gold reserve tresshold on militairy buildings.
@@hermanPla Yeah I seem to do that instinctively. At first I tried to get 500, but events and wars tend to quickly eat away at that. Though now I'm in a position to generate a lot of money that I hope to float 1k to 1.5k. Try developing more lands in the multiple duchies I was given(Particularly the lands I personally own of course)
Idk, its also useful to buy a fuck ton of high tax buildings to increase income. That does the same thing.
Dunno how the levy buildings for feudal are but in my viking run i just got some solid alliances and dumped all my money into levy buildings, got myself a really good commander, conquered a few neighbor jarls and was self sufficient military wise from then on
"He views himself as the rightful king of all Bavaria."
So would you say this character is... One Proud Bavarian?
*shocked Pikachu face*
Lol I spent 15 hours on this game yesterday and thought ok I'm getting it now.....then I died from old age and my son is now the king, which changed everything and broke my confidence because I lost so much land titles 😂 my step sister tried to kill me and everyone employed by my father actually hate me. Fantastic game 10/10 will continue the struggle to learn this game.
Throughout playing ck2: never understood how to raid
Ck3 on the first day: raided without needing to learn anything. Truly a friendly interface and easy game to look at
“Always consider who you are, and then, make a choice” that’s actually neat advice for life too. OPB spitting nothing but facts
Great beginners guide . . . yes playing to your characters strengths really makes all the difference. CK3 does this so much better than CK2, and the new stress system is fantastic for 'encouraging' you to keep to character. I got stuck with a ruler with the Shy trait last night. I didn't think anything of it at first until I discovered that as a shy person (with a diplomacy focus) , she didn't want to interact with anyone. Need to sway a vessel . . . you're getting stress, heck most interactions with other people caused stress and it was an amazing challenge to figure out how to get things done differently than you would with another ruler. Love this game!!
I dropped one game because i had a shy ruler with a friend focus. He got stressed out so fast
Really? My character the great emperor of the byzantine empire is shy but I keep him interact with vadssls and holding feast
I didn't like it.
"The rise of our character happened because he excelled at it and I focused on it"
Instructions unclear:
Character had high intrigue and now has had 5 affairs, been excommunicated, and there is a civil war happening between my 20 children
Seduce the Pope, expose the secret, use the fervor drain to found an heresy which adultery is legal and bastards are not recognized;
well, that wouldn't have happened if you had just murdered them like a true master of intrigue
Cool new channel icon
Facts
Kinda prefer the other one, but i think it's just because I'm used to it
The GOAT Ck2 player helping pleebs play ck3. You’re the man!
He is Bavarian, they are born with a WARFARE chromosome!
Rule 1: if you aren’t blood related, don’t get married
I was lucky as hell, i married my heir to my brother's daughter for an alliance. We won the war and then years later their son was born with the robust trait and somehow manage to avoid the inbred trait..And then he goes on and create a damn empire. 10/10 would marry my brother's daughter again.
*HAPSBURG JAW INTENSIFIES*
@DarkEternal6 The problem with that way of going about it is that there's little to signal to a player that a negative trait was due to inbreding rather than random chance. It would feel pretty bad to breed to characters with great traits and nothing bad only to get a seemingly random and unexpected negative trait. A separate 'Inbred' trait makes it clear that it is a possibility, why it happens, and how to prevent it in the future.
@DarkEternal6 I think it's even legal to marry your cousin, at least where I live
@@y33t23 yeah it's legal where I live too, its just your child might be the one suffering..who knows, I havent the slightest idea how genetics works
"Mindset" makes complete sense.
I started playing like I was playing EU4. Started as Munster, completely decimated everyone around me. Formed Ireland even before first Brian died. My primary heir died but luckily I had a pretty badass daughter. First character died, continued as the daughter. When the succession decision thingy pop-up, I said, naaah, not gonna start a republic here .
Got Isles, some of Scotland, Some of England, even some of France. Found a new faith. Religious site.
Then watched the "no heir" icon for around 10 years after realizing my head of house, queen didn't have any heir, and she is 50 years old.
Then my game was over.
I will always remember you, Mad-Lauch, Queen of Ireland.
Edit: I just screwed up 4 more games. Start as Castille, murder one of your brothers and get some easy land. Marry daughters and got some duchies in Tuscany. Then say "fuckit" and start attacking everyone. Be irritated by how a country quarter of your size have twice your army size. Still can't get my CK3 mindset. Too much EU4 in my veins.
Oh, also, how can I forget, when I see I was 1st in line to succession for couple of duchies in Italy, and started a murder scheme to kill the ruler. And after my scheme was successful, I actually realized, it was my own wife and I actually lost all the claims.
Haha, been hard for me as well! I did a Jorvik game where I got 3 kingdom titles by my second character- to have it all splinter upon succession, and many similar games where i gave up after rough successions where I was left with one county.
Right now I'm playing a chill, tall Austria game, where I take things slowly and just develop my land with rare conquests. Pacing your conquests matters!
More developped counties = bigger army. Tchnically it's possible to rival a large empire with a small country if you heavily invest in building up your counties.
@@heavenbaron4108 pssst switch character is a cheat
@@akali2927 I only play Ironman xD
i'm amazed by the focus of this tutorial, it is not the basic "press this button" one, but it actually explains how things work and why. nicely done!
I've just purchased this game and yes indeed there is many a video that gets straight in with a lot of stuff, which although I love strategy games I find that too overwhelming, plus I simply cant absorb it all. This is a superb video. Two basic guidelines that are explained and demonstrated. Simple. From my limited time playing CK3 it seems they have put a great deal of effort on helping newcomers. As you say, just take your time and be guided by both your character's strengths ( I love that the focus is on characters, story etc;) and follow the issue tabs ! Thanks for the video !
I’ve been a fan of the series for a long time but this still helped my game, great video!
Actually the best beginner's guide--no "quick tips," just overall and granular thought-process explanation to consider how to approach your goals in your own games. Well done.
This was one of the best introductions to the game I could find- and I’ve been looking for a well-explained guide on what beginners should to focus on for almost two years now. Thank you for this.
Great stuff! I think this format as a beginners guide really works out well instead of an information overload. Know its has been asked for so I wont bother you with asking myself but looking forward to learning a bit more about succession as to help my kingdom stay strong when rulers perish. Anyways, have a great day man!
I really truly loved this tutorial , my focus was all on characters with martial traits like Petty King Murchad , Duke Vratislav of Bohemia , Ivar The Boneless and Rurik Rurikid of Novgorod . I simply can't get a hold on military issues , levies and men at arms issues . I will definitely look forward to the next video for sure OPB 🤩
Ronnie in all fairness, at first glance the marshal trees are absolutely broken on many levels, the only thing that I would say is better, is the development minded tree in the courtship lifestyle, since development increases the tax and levies you get.
EU4 & HOI4 Players :
"Wait , I don't get to play as a country ?"
@@RamanShrikant You play as a dynasty or a monarch... the gameplay has a lot of differences to the systems in EU4 and HOI4 that are almost completely detached from who's in charge
@@RamanShrikant unlike other paradox games you play as an actual character within the ck3 world who can interact with other characters
You can still be the ruler of a country and manage it like other paradox games but you are not the country
You can lose it to scheming or give it away at any time to become a count on the other side of the world
@@RamanShrikant The only restrictions on character, is that they need to be landed. You cannot play as a character with no holding (land), they at least need to be a count/countess by owning a county.
@@Flow86767 Haven't played the game yet, but isn't there a setting to allow characters with no De Jure land?
@@boxcarz its really de-facto land, as you can play a character with land with only a titular title(no dejure land) but not a character with dejure land but not actually owning it. although i may be wrong
Bro, you do such a remarkable job of boiling this game down to the most important aspects. I rarely see a game explainer (let alone a 4x/strategy gamer) explain things so well in such a small amount of time. Serious props to this man. I envy your big sexy brain.
Thank you so much🙏 I havent been able to find how to call allies into war anywhere. This was really helpful😁
I really appreciate this guide, I went from barely being able to survive on Ireland to diplomatically becoming Emperor of the HRE. So thanks for that!
I can't wait for all the roleplay adventures we're going to see from you Bavarian!
I didn't even realize you have a new channel icon, looks absolutely glorious!
thank you so much man I hate these 45-60 min guides, I just wanna get into the game and know what I should be keeping my eye on!! thank you!!
Loving the new channel icon!
finally, quality content i've been looking for, good job m8, keep it up, subbed ;)
Your guides are crazy useful, thanks!
Excellent summary to get new players going, thank you!
Thank you. Was really helpful, I've played alot of eu4 and have been struggling to get into ck3.
Ive got 1500-2000 hours in paradox grand strategy games but picking up a new one is always hard despite that. Thanks for the vid!
This was excellent mate. First time viewer, immediate sub.
same
Fantastic video and clever idea to try to make your beginner's guide be more future proof than the million other CK3 guides being produced right now. Big thing I think you missed (although I think you have addressed this is one of your other CK3 videos; I have seen so many lately it can be hard to keep track >.
this was awesome man thank you i was so confused and frustrated at why i was always losing
This is so frickin helpful, many thanks fella.
Thank you, this tutorial is amazing
Thank you SOO much for this video! It helped me a lot
Thank you so much! This was a great video! I'm very new to CK so this helps a lot!
Wow its crazy how you were able to gain so much land in a 14 minute video, I started playing this game today and its still very intimidating after completing the tutorial.
As someone who is about to start playing CK3 for the first time, I really appreciate this video.
Greeting from Northumbria! Many thanks for this. Just getting into wargaming, rpg and the like after years of sim racing, fps etc. This is just what I needed.
Watching this video wondering if you were going to go over some strategies or things you need to do, but I've come out of this much more confident than I expected. Play to my strengths, play like the character, and if I do want technical assistance, there's always google 🤣
Excellent video, very helpful.
I completely agree with your comment about role-playing and the issues tab. However, at least newer players should right-click things that are not realistic achievable at the moment (you can then refresh later to see all the issues again, you don’t lose them by dismissing, it only hides it for the moment.
For example, I was a small Duke and my issue tab always pointed out that I could declare war on the Byzantine Empire over a small county (yeah, right), or I could create title to a kingdom when I don’t have anywhere near enough gold. It’s great the issues tab points them out, but I like to trim things down to what is achievable now or in the near future.
Then on January 1 each year or so I refresh the issues tab to quickly see all the issues and again dismiss issues that are not yet “ripe.”
Great video, first I’ve seen of yours, subscribed.
Very helpful. Even for an experienced player! Thank you
Great video dude! new sub!
Great guide. Thank you.
Fantastic vid - very clear and enjoyable
"The only way to lose it is by not playing into the strengths of your characters"
Challenge accepted. ;)
This was a fantastic video.
This video taught me more than the tutotial!
berengar at 7:45 was my favorite in ck2 alongside with the first hohenzollern
This is great, surprised to only come across it now.
Great video, thank you very much!
One of the best tutorial videos i've seen
How is it good
I think part of my problem as a noob to crusader kings is just not knowing how to play to my advantages.
Like for example I’m starting as a very diplomacy heavy Viking ruler. I’m aware the general goal is to expand the empire, and as dumb as it sounds I’m not sure how to expand my empire via diplomacy. Do I make alliances then call on them in my wars? Is there a way to convince people to be my vassal? Etc. knowing those nitty gritty details is what is slowin me down a bit
Thank you for the video!
Great vid Bavarian!
Really helpful, thankyou!
Brilliantly out together video. Think I'm finally getting the hang of this game!
Such a Great Tutorial.
Amazing. Thank you.
Great! Now that i have the mindset i just need a computer so i can actually play
Why do I do this to myself?
Please make a guide for children education next. All my heirs are geniuses with bad stats.
You need to align them with good tutors
That trait is just a stat boost - their actual stats are formed by their tutor growing up, and their education focus.
you're probably arbitrarily setting EDUCATION FOCUS. certain children traits such as CURIOUS for example help with LEARNING focus. BRAWNY helps with MARTIAL. once you select an education focus you will see a tooltip saying "Children with x have a bonus/detriment for becoming good X".
So with a nice trait or 2, proper focus and breeding good congenital traits this is what u get(like most children in my dynasty)
15 19 19 13 25(my current emperor) together with 4 direct health bonuses and 2 disease resistance bonuses
@@theTranscendentOnes Also there is a skill in both diplomacy and learning which makes either all children better or just your wards.
Trying to understand 4X games for me is a constant loop of just when I thought I had the answer, it changes the question. Then I cry.
I like how the issue tab takes you straight to where you need to be, but this has resulted in me not knowing where the Knight tab is found.
Saltiren press F3 it’s next to your army composition
@@karthikkr93 no that only brings up the military screen. I can raise levies, how do I appoint knights?
@@Saltiren Its in the military screen click the knights window and you can see who can be a knight and who is a knight
@@Saltiren Tab within tab. Simple really. You can also see which tab is open by the UI if you move the window to the left.
Finally looking at a guide after 400 hours
A guide on how the AI ally armies would be great . Idk exactly how allies decide whether to join battles or siege or do anything at all .
Di Zon there is a decision bar at the bottom when you go to invite them, if it’s at least +1 when you call them, they will join.
Things effecting it can be:
Allied ruler traits (brave gives more chances)
Opinion
Time since last war
Debt
Relative strength
Opinion of enemies
And a few other things.
I don’t think familial allies can reject the call.
@@tnfelites7175 I was asking more on how to control the armies itself or manipulate it . Not if they'll agree to joining .
I mostly play the Byzantine Empire. I’m trying to figure out what the Varangian guards are good for since you can’t interact with them. Also, is it better to wait until the Middle Ages to increase your Royal authority because I keep getting massive rebellions when my character dies? Thank you for any input.
This was immensely easier to comprehend
Hi great video thanks. The bit out settings is a bit fast any chance of listing them? TIA
Very good video!
How do you do a panning shot? I know how to turn off the UI, but the precision of your pans are really good.
Very good tutorial
So when you want to get a claim on Duchy tier title with your realm priest, you decline the offer to fabricate county and then try again until you get the claim for duchy?
Essentially yes, if your priest has high enough learning, otherwise they won't be able to get claims on a duchy
Good job
Lovely new channel icon
Damn this is complex..JUST HOW I LIKE IT
My big tip would be that you don't have to select the lifestyle associated with your character's education and you don't have to complete full trees.
There's solid synergy between some of the trees, so dipping into a tree to grab the first couple of perks can be a real boon. Golden Obligations coupled with Truth is Relative can provide a much needed boost in income in the early game. Another example would be a pagan warlord grabbing Flatterer and Benevolent Intent before going deep into the martial lifestyle to better keep all the warriors fighting the right people.
Agree.
Some perks are useful for all lifestyles, for example one of the first perks you can get in the Seducer Tree is a fertility bonus, one of the best options at the begining.
[If they aren’t busy] 11:26 allied armies will...
*Let me stop you right there*
Allied army AI is still very unpredictable. In my experience, the nature of the war (offensive/defensive) has no sway over the oddness of their behavior either.
Eh they been fairly reliable for me occasionally fall behind but generally stay close to you.
Allied armies always seem to avoid taking fights even against enemies they would crush. They also seem to struggle with the idea of sieging war goals. I've had games where they literally just wander around the tundra watching my lands get torn apart by Norse heathens.
@@TheRusty I tried to play as Roger the Fox recently, and within a few months Matilda of Tuscany declared war on me with some German Duke ally of hers. Her army alone was twice the size of mine, and I didn't have enough money for mercs, so I was just sat there waiting for my allies in France and Hungary to sail over and help, but they just sat there while my land was being besieged.
@@Enmerkar_of_Uruk After playing more, I've learned a few things.
ONE, when starting out, set the difficulty to very easy or easy. There's no shame in having training wheels when you're learning a new game (and CK3 is very much a new game.)
TWO, allies will always prioritize wars where they are directly involved, over wars where they are allies. Since i'm playing over in tribal eastern europe, this was important 'cause everyone is constantly at war with everyone over there.
THREE, always leave the default family generation on. I had it off cause I wanted to "breed my own," but no, you need those marriage alliances early and fast.
I always end up fighting my allies wars for them too.
Don't make alliances
Subscribed immediately.
Big thank
i tried playing today and was so confused and let the time go by without knowing what to do i even did the tutorial but im too stupid so hopefully this helps
Loving your videos. Are there any changes to those" game rules?"
How do you make the interface bigger, i can barely read anything on my screen
I hope this game is more accessible than CK2. I was so excited to play CK2 after years of playing the Civilization series and it was confoundingly difficult.
I have tried now like 4 times starting as a Roman catholic in ireland and after i taken maybe 3 countrys to form my first duchy either jarvar or ivar or both with like 12 000 troops declare war on me and devestate me completly. Im not sure what to do to prevent it.
With 400 points i cant get enough diplomacy to get them to like me. Not enough marshal to stand up to them. And theres hardly any allies that are strong enough to help me. I tried i 4 diffrent regions. Any tips to avoid big power houses coming after you?
All I want is to form Portugal and rule independently, but the Moors don't leave me alone =(
The question I have is, how do I keep my territory together after death?
Was having an amazing play under west Francia in the earlier starting date, as the occitan Duke in the lower region.
He died right after I claimed independence and stolen his kingdom title Aquitaine.
The Pope excommunicated me, so I switched to Lollard.
As Occitans can have the law for equality, his genius daughter was the new liege.
I had absolutely no problem there. I did everything wonderfully. She lived till her 80s, (wich is the longest you can live actually) consecrated the bloodline, outlived most of her children, stolen the Papacy (Latrium) for the Lollards, funded the holy order, and created the Lollards Pope.
The absolute legend was exalted among men and a religion icon. She was educated in theology (most of my characters end up like that) and not even a mastermind theologian. But had 47 learning by her 60s.
Her oldest son was in line to inherit the kingdom of Ireland (for some reason) but he died before that.
When she finally died, the eldest daughter of her deceased older son was the new liege. Immediately, a faction wanting to put her brother in charge was created. With a total power of 333%, I ruled for nine months, and couldn't do nothing about that. Then they pressed the claim, and I complied.
I just switched characters.
After one month, the sister I was playing made an independence faction, and they pressed for it in the next month. I didn't accept it, but most of my vassals were involved. So I just rage quit.
That seems rather unfair for them to do so. They should at least give me an year or so to rule. What's the point in the "short reign" debuff?
Learn to let go. It's not that important to hold on to everything until later in the game when your laws actually make it possible. If you wanna blob the early game is about seeding your family everywhere around you so you have claims and then just getting a Kingdom and improving the core territories that you always keep. Empires are too hard to keep together in the early game with gavelkind/partition.
@@ruukinen Occitans have really good starting laws.
They can press for gender equality, and a few years in, they have access to the third type of partition. Where the lion's share of titles are kept by the heir, only minor titles are partitioned. That assured me that they wouldn't split. But that made no sense, since everyone decided to rebel 3 seconds in.
I like your new logo/picture
Just started playing. Am I doing something wrong...? There is no option (in tutorial) to change difficulty from normal to easy. I realise this vid is 11months old is this something that has changed? Any help appreciated
you're the best
As a civ player, figuring out this game is like figuring out rocket science.
Hello, can you activate automatic translation plz ? Thx
Tbf there's many different ways of absolutely dominating this game with little effort. My main strategy is to put my capital in Wien, become the archduke of Austria, create the HRE and then just pump everything I have into making Austria as tall as I can, the rest of the empire I'll just leave to the AI and by making my ruling line all about diplomacy I don't have to deal with rebellions. Basically, you're left with a massive treasury, you can always buy mercs, you have everything of value in a single kingdom, and that kingdom is under your direct control, and you've a massive empire that you can always give to the AI if you want a break to focus on your own little kingdom - it's OP!
That was a great toriel you got my subscription for ck3 stuff and fuck with the accent