So it's the Year of Our Lord 964 and I am undisputed master of Ireland. My coasts are fortresses in which the Heathen Raider finds no purchase. The footfalls of my army shake the Isle of Mann, and my vassals are all bloodkin.
And I am bored out of my gourd.
I dunno, I guess playing outside the main continent has its advantages, but the major drawback is I've barely even started the frame of the game, and I've accomplished what I set out to accomplish. I honestly don't know what to do. I could conquer all of Britain and form the Empire of Brittania, but eh. I've got enough territory to sate even my appetite. I could launch strikes against the Norse, but supply chain difficulties make that problematic.
I'm half contemplating starting a new game in India, Africa, or Russia. Get away from the Pope and the Karlings for a bit. I'm also contemplating another game in which I try to unite and rule Brittany. But I have a crown on my head and my dynasty is secure with multiple branches of the family tree pumping out more and more o Clerighs (Thanks to those that helped me realize more courtiers in court = less babies). I'm secure for the Crusades and the Mogol Invasion...I honestly feel very much "out of the loop" with the rest of the game world.
Anyone else have issues like this?
One thing you can do is giving yourself "rules", here's an example of a set I like to follow:
1. Don't use the Legacy of Rome dlc, or set yourself a limit on how many retinues can you create
2. Instead of playing only a dinasty, play more than one. If playing a dinasty you find an interesting character, simply mark it to play it whenever you get bored of your current dinasty.
3. Set yourself a goal for every dinasty (uniting Ireland, forming the Roman Empire...).
4. Do not conquer another countries unless your character personally holds a claim on it, it's a de jure part of a kingdom title you hold, you don't have a kingdom or are infidels. That way marriage and inheritance plays a major role.
4. I like to think that the HRE, the ERE and the Roman Empire are the only legitimate empires, so I don't create any other empires. That usually compels me to fiddle in HRE or Byzantine affairs to try to usurp the Imperial throne.
5. Create all the kingdom titles you can, and when you feel your character is going to die give away kingdoms to every son -obviously the main heir should get more land that the others-.
6. Do not revoke titles just for the sake of it. Do it only when you have a claim on them or they've wronged you in any way like joining factions or plotting.
7. In the case of an Horde I usually follow two tactics: I either create every kingdom and empire title and divide it among my heirs or I simply don't create any empire and I just give kingdom empires outside my de-jure empire and dive them independence.
