Crusader Kings II ~ Quick Answers

[jpinard]

I had some Conclave Council related questions but they're too many for this "quick questions" thread. Would some of you be so kind as to venture over and answer some? https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/a-bunch-of-conclave-court-questions.913411/

Thanks!

 

[Humanoid Typhoon]

How do I disband a mercenary band? A landed character I switched to on inheritance made one previously and the levy penalty is getting old and is handicapping my ability to control factions. It's existed for a few generations now.

You should be able to disband the mercenaries by going to the leader of the band right clicking and selecting the disband option.

 

[Compassionate727]

You should be able to disband the mercenaries by going to the leader of the band right clicking and selecting the disband option.

Only works if they've been gone five years and you created the band, or some condition involving them being a prisoner.

 

[Dahoota]

You should be able to disband the mercenaries by going to the leader of the band right clicking and selecting the disband option.

You're right, the problem is that you can only do that when the band isn't being hired by anyone - because they weren't doing well and the band was tiny they were constantly hired.

I ended up marking their employer as special interest and pausing the game as soon as his war ended so the option showed up.

 

[CVDE]

Has anyone one a Crusade for Jerusalem from a 769 start? By the time I find that im strong enough to join a crusade from a 769 start, the Muslims have an uber army for 30 to 40k men.

 

[Humanoid Typhoon]

Has anyone one a Crusade for Jerusalem from a 769 start? By the time I find that im strong enough to join a crusade from a 769 start, the Muslims have an uber army for 30 to 40k men.

I quite often win them you just need to hope literally every last catholic nation is in on it and you are the strongest of them all by then. If the Byzantines convert to catholic then you have a really good shot at it.

The Abbasid blob really needs more king vassals made under him that come with permanent opinion malus' to make a successful independence faction more likely. After at least twenty 769 starts I've only seen it happen once and it wasn't very impressive because all of the dukes heirs peacefully jumped back in to the empire.

 

[CVDE]

I quite often win them you just need to hope literally every last catholic nation is in on it and you are the strongest of them all by then. If the Byzantines convert to catholic then you have a really good shot at it.

The Abbasid blob really needs more king vassals made under him that come with permanent opinion malus' to make a successful independence faction more likely. After at least twenty 769 starts I've only seen it happen once and it wasn't very impressive because all of the dukes heirs peacefully jumped back in to the empire.

Wowwwww

 

[Humanoid Typhoon]

Wowwwww

Generally it's better if you let the Umayyads take Toulouse and kick the crusades off early too. Otherwise you end up waiting until the year 1100 and they will be starting to top 100K by then unless the Byzantines or the Seljuks manage to overrun them but again, that only happens once in a blue moon.

 

[szmik]

Why my imprisoned brothers, who are still children keep getting auto-released from prison? I put them back there, and in few months they're released again. What gives?
I racked up quite a lot of tyranny and they keep getting released against my will.

 

[Naufragus]

Why my imprisoned brothers, who are still children keep getting auto-released from prison? I put them back there, and in few months they're released again. What gives?
I racked up quite a lot of tyranny and they keep getting released against my will.

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i would just kill them and be done with it. you are already a tryant. just go with.

 

[Dragatus]

Why my imprisoned brothers, who are still children keep getting auto-released from prison? I put them back there, and in few months they're released again. What gives?
I racked up quite a lot of tyranny and they keep getting released against my will.

How many are there? Did each one get released multiple times? Did they inherit any titles?

 

[Ulrich von]

Maybe it would worth to open a new thread for this, but I will ask this question here for first:

Im (still) playing as a Khagan. I wanted to settle as a tribe so i started creating and usurping titles.

What hit me that when I usurped two duchies and a kingdom, counties what were not part of my realm joined to my empire with all the existing vassals in those counties now as my vassals. I did some search after this but I havent found a clue why this happened, as I know usurping should not give me any territories. Someone could explain?

Thx,

Uv

Edit:
Ah, and while Im here there is also another question what is bugging me.

Namely: When someone is plotting against my descendant was him/her intrique checked or was mine (or my spymaster/state intrique) instead when I get the option "Send him/her in hiding" ?

 

[szmik]

How many are there? Did each one get released multiple times? Did they inherit any titles?

They were dukes, and each was released and imprisoned a couple of times now. They didn't get any new titles.
I know I could just murder them, but I wanted to avoid kinslayer and just let them rot in oubliette. It's still interesting "feature" as there's no clue why they keep getting released. I have messages set up properly, but nothing shows.

 

[Robert II]

Maybe it would worth to open a new thread for this, but I will ask this question here for first:

Im (still) playing as a Khagan. I wanted to settle as a tribe so i started creating and usurping titles.

What hit me that when I usurped two duchies and a kingdom, counties what were not part of my realm joined to my empire with all the existing vassals in those counties now as my vassals. I did some search after this but I havent found a clue why this happened, as I know usurping should not give me any territories. Someone could explain?

Thx,

Uv

Edit:
Ah, and while Im here there is also another question what is bugging me.

Namely: When someone is plotting against my descendant was him/her intrique checked or was mine (or my spymaster/state intrique) instead when I get the option "Send him/her in hiding" ?

If you usurp someones only duchy title they will keep their county titles and come along with the duchy as vassals.

 

[Ulrich von]

If you usurp someones only duchy title they will keep their county titles and come along with the duchy as vassals.

Thank you, that was my idea other than a bug. (And this is true for kingdoms too btw.)

 

[Aardvark Bellay]

If you usurp someones only duchy title they will keep their county titles and come along with the duchy as vassals.

I'm pretty sure that this is a bug.


edit:
Couldn't replicate it. At least not with christians, assuming rules might be different there.
Hmmm...ahh who knows..

 

[Robert II]

I'm pretty sure that this is a bug.

I think so. But it's been around while without being patched.

 

[Robert II]

They were dukes, and each was released and imprisoned a couple of times now. They didn't get any new titles.
I know I could just murder them, but I wanted to avoid kinslayer and just let them rot in oubliette. It's still interesting "feature" as there's no clue why they keep getting released. I have messages set up properly, but nothing shows.

Are they heirs to each other titles? When you finish a war the heir will be released when the other guy surrenders.

 

[szmik]

Are they heirs to each other titles? When you finish a war the heir will be released when the other guy surrenders.

That must be it, thank you. Weird feature though.

 

[Dragatus]

Well, capturing an heir gives a lot of warscore. I think 50% or so. I think the idea is that the other person wants to protect their heir so they agree to surrender sooner in exchange for getting their heir back.