I bought it last night since I noticed steam was having a sale. Couldn't resist.
I'm enjoying it a lot. I'm an EUIV player so I was pretty used to a simpler UI and was a bit overwhelmed at first. I've played a couple of games now (trial and error) and took the universal suggestion that Ireland is the best starting area. On my last attempt I formed Ireland and held all territories but ulster (scotland took it and I couldnt beat em). It took me about a hundred years. I'm assuming this is terrible but meh.
I just have a few questions on the things I feel I need to understand better cause they're important.
1. I keep reading how easy it is to expand in this game but I'm not seeing it. Maybe it's cause I played a county in Ireland but it took FOREVER to forge a claim for CB. I got lucky and got a 20 skill diplomat guy but after he died it took forever again. I looked around and got the idea that I can bring people to my court. The problem is that after I pressed their claim they always became independant. Is there something i'm missing here?
2. Marriages. How should I go about doing this? Right now I don't really look at much when marrying someone. I'll look at a few traits and their opinion. Also was it because I was so small that the AI never asks me for marriages? I only got one offer the entire time from the King of Galicia for my sister's hand which was nice, since I got an alliance even though she hated my guts. Also how do I manage to marry with princes and princesses of big kingdoms? also sometimes because of my sporadic marriages I'd get random casus bellis against people. I got a few against England and France to claim a county but I didnt use them cause I assumed I'd get demolished. I got one on Navarre that seemed promising by they were allied to other Spanish powers. The one that seemed best were small counties in Wales and Brittany, but I figured I'd still to my safe little island. Anyway I'm just confused on how I got these CB. is there anyway I can check how a marriage can lead to one?
3. What are the best succession laws? For this playthrough I went for oldest child + female takes a back seat compared to male but can still inherit if there's no one else. Sorry for not knowing the name but I haven't memorized them yet lol. Think it was agnatic-cromatic and then a long word that starts with a p lol.
4. Distributing land. Who should I give them too? I gave them to my siblings and heirs yet I heard that's not a good thing to do? They keep presturing me for land titles.
5. Last but not least, now that I finished my "first" game I'm looking for suggestions for the second. I'd still like a relatively safe location that still offers an easy route for expansion. How about somewhere in scandinavia? I also have the republic DLC and am very interested as playing as one but don't know if that's such a good idea just yet.
6. Oh one more thing. Who should I be looking after often? Right now I just look after my immediate family but should I be marrying or keeping an eye on other people? I didn't find most of the others too important (like cousins and aunts).
Thanks for any help you can give!
I'm enjoying it a lot. I'm an EUIV player so I was pretty used to a simpler UI and was a bit overwhelmed at first. I've played a couple of games now (trial and error) and took the universal suggestion that Ireland is the best starting area. On my last attempt I formed Ireland and held all territories but ulster (scotland took it and I couldnt beat em). It took me about a hundred years. I'm assuming this is terrible but meh.
I just have a few questions on the things I feel I need to understand better cause they're important.
1. I keep reading how easy it is to expand in this game but I'm not seeing it. Maybe it's cause I played a county in Ireland but it took FOREVER to forge a claim for CB. I got lucky and got a 20 skill diplomat guy but after he died it took forever again. I looked around and got the idea that I can bring people to my court. The problem is that after I pressed their claim they always became independant. Is there something i'm missing here?
2. Marriages. How should I go about doing this? Right now I don't really look at much when marrying someone. I'll look at a few traits and their opinion. Also was it because I was so small that the AI never asks me for marriages? I only got one offer the entire time from the King of Galicia for my sister's hand which was nice, since I got an alliance even though she hated my guts. Also how do I manage to marry with princes and princesses of big kingdoms? also sometimes because of my sporadic marriages I'd get random casus bellis against people. I got a few against England and France to claim a county but I didnt use them cause I assumed I'd get demolished. I got one on Navarre that seemed promising by they were allied to other Spanish powers. The one that seemed best were small counties in Wales and Brittany, but I figured I'd still to my safe little island. Anyway I'm just confused on how I got these CB. is there anyway I can check how a marriage can lead to one?
3. What are the best succession laws? For this playthrough I went for oldest child + female takes a back seat compared to male but can still inherit if there's no one else. Sorry for not knowing the name but I haven't memorized them yet lol. Think it was agnatic-cromatic and then a long word that starts with a p lol.
4. Distributing land. Who should I give them too? I gave them to my siblings and heirs yet I heard that's not a good thing to do? They keep presturing me for land titles.
5. Last but not least, now that I finished my "first" game I'm looking for suggestions for the second. I'd still like a relatively safe location that still offers an easy route for expansion. How about somewhere in scandinavia? I also have the republic DLC and am very interested as playing as one but don't know if that's such a good idea just yet.
6. Oh one more thing. Who should I be looking after often? Right now I just look after my immediate family but should I be marrying or keeping an eye on other people? I didn't find most of the others too important (like cousins and aunts).
Thanks for any help you can give!