Crusader Kings II ~ Quick Answers

[eXistenZ2]

Whats th fastest way to gain piety as a catholic? Im going for some achievements (carloman in this case, and 1 piety/month doesnt cut it).

EDIT: also, is the sibling war CB something exclusive for the latest DLC? in which case it would be really lame cause it has nothing to do with tribalism....

 

[Robert II]

Whats th fastest way to gain piety as a catholic? Im going for some achievements (carloman in this case, and 1 piety/month doesnt cut it).

If you have WoL theology focus gives out free piety.

 

[aitaituo]

Whats th fastest way to gain piety as a catholic? Im going for some achievements (carloman in this case, and 1 piety/month doesnt cut it.

Holy wars are great piety farms.

 

[Guston]

Do the ai not change government type? I gave the city/duchy of venice to a family member. Its his only holding but he is a duke not a doge. Will he change into a merchant republic eventually?

 

[Peter Kirby]

Do the ai not change government type? I gave the city/duchy of venice to a family member. Its his only holding but he is a duke not a doge. Will he change into a merchant republic eventually?

If you are feudal and then you give a county or duchy to an unlanded person, you will not create a vassal merchant repubilc.

What is necessary is to give a city (alone) to someone unlanded, making them a "minor republic." Their government icon will change. It is important to give a city (which is not the county capital) instead of handing over a county... even if the county capital is a city. If you hand over the county, their government icon will not change, and instead it will just say that they have the wrong holding type. It's also important to note that you should change the capital county to something other than the city first, if necessary.

They will be a "minor" republic as long as they are count level or baron level. They will go from "minor" republic to merchant republic if you make them duke (and if they were previously a minor republic). So...

1) Give a city alone to the unlanded person.
2) Give them the county.
3) Give them the duchy.

Or just:

1) Give a city alone to the unlanded person.
2) Give them the duchy.

 

[Immortal88]

Does anyone know how the "Narrow Flank Leader" strategic trait works? In the ckiiwiki it just says "Narrow flank: +50%", but what does that mean?

Does the character have to lead a flak to get that bonus?
Or is it a terrain bonus, that only applies in mountains? Or hills?
Or does both need to be true? Aka. only if he's leading a flank and only in certain terrain?

 

[4orchids]

Out of curiosity, does anyone know what event causes characters without the homosexual trait to become gay lovers (i.e. neither of them have the trait)? This has happened twice to two different heirs of mine. I don't mind it, but I've never received any event of this kind and I'd like to know what causes it.

 

[Guston]

If you are feudal and then you give a county or duchy to an unlanded person, you will not create a vassal merchant repubilc.

What is necessary is to give a city (alone) to someone unlanded, making them a "minor republic." Their government icon will change. It is important to give a city (which is not the county capital) instead of handing over a county... even if the county capital is a city. If you hand over the county, their government icon will not change, and instead it will just say that they have the wrong holding type. It's also important to note that you should change the capital county to something other than the city first, if necessary.

They will be a "minor" republic as long as they are count level or baron level. They will go from "minor" republic to merchant republic if you make them duke (and if they were previously a minor republic). So...

1) Give a city alone to the unlanded person.
2) Give them the county.
3) Give them the duchy.

Or just:

1) Give a city alone to the unlanded person.
2) Give them the duchy.

Thanks Peter Kirby

 

[LikeNothing]

Question:

I landed some of my relatives in Counties and Duchies. As soon as I do this, the Succession Laws of those places turn from Primogeniture into either Gravelkind or Seniority. Why? I would like them to remain Primogeniture.

Some of the people I landed are my brothers, others are my sons. Some of them have children, some don't.

 

[Robert II]

Question:

I landed some of my relatives in Counties and Duchies. As soon as I do this, the Succession Laws of those places turn from Primogeniture into either Gravelkind or Seniority. Why? I would like them to remain Primogeniture.

Some of the people I landed are my brothers, others are my sons. Some of them have children, some don't.

It's the default feudal law.

 

[LikeNothing]

It's the default feudal law.

Wait which one? Gravelkind or Seniority?

I also (fortunately) don't see this happen when realms get inherited or taken by force. It only happens when I give the land to people, but not always. It happens about 80% of the time.

My Kingdom and the Kingdoms in which this happened all have Primogeniture as their Realm Law.

Something has got to be wrong here.

 

[Robert II]

Wait which one? Gravelkind or Seniority?

My Kingdom and the Kingdoms in which this happened all have Primogeniture as their Realm Law.

Gavlekind is the default though if your Kingdom has high or absolutel CA they will change to primo as soon as possible.

 

[LikeNothing]

Gavlekind is the default though if your Kingdom has high or absolutel CA they will change to primo as soon as possible.

Got it. Thanks!

For some of these small Counties Gravelkind and Primogeniture makes little difference anyway.

 

[Dragatus]

Is it just me or is trade technology really useless for feudal rulers without silk road access?

 

[Daddl]

I'm fairly new to this game and just started a Normandie-->England campaign working out quite well. 50 years into the game, most duchies are owned by dynasty members, got Wales and Flandres and I am about to inherit the massive Duchy of Aquitaine with the son of my eldest daughter (which is all of the de jure kingdom) and the Kingdom of Lotharinga with the Son of my eldest Son (which is quite massive too), and I just killed maybe 8 children aged under 10 for that up to this point...

They are both counts somewhere in England as I made this mistake before and didn't land a family member getting Poitou, because I assumed he would automatically join my Empire as a close member of my Dynasty, which is apparently wrong. But as long as characters are landed, your vassals and of a lower rank, they stay your vassals, right? So in this case, all of Aquitaine will go to England?
What about Lotharinga? Will my grandchield be an independent king first but as he is the heir of my heir it will be merged into England later?

Another thing is my growing dynasty. William the Conqueror had 7 children, resulting in about 20 grand-children, and now the 3rd generation is about to grow up adding another dozens of little kids, and I'm at the point to loose the overview after only 50 years and 3 generations. Is it, ahm, common to really manage all this, or should I just marry all but like 10-15 people into other houses to not mess things up completely? And is there a way to open up everything in the dynasty tree with one click rather than clicking on a + 100 times?

 

[Immortal88]

And is there a way to open up everything in the dynasty tree with one click rather than clicking on a + 100 times?

Oh that one I'd like to know as well if there is an answer! I absolutely hate the insipid clicking, shift-click or crtl-click doesn't work, otherwise I have no idea how you could extend the entire tree...

 

[Robert II]

2 questions is there any way to stop and unlanded pope attacking for rome/latium?

Started as Lombardy took rome as my capital but every new pope declared a war for rome from his residence in rome I might add.

What can you do when the intrigue using vassal goes off the deep end and starts imprisoning everybody? Should I just kill him, his family, and any pets and friend of the family because it seems like the only solution.

 

[Lord_P]

I'm fairly new to this game and just started a Normandie-->England campaign working out quite well. 50 years into the game, most duchies are owned by dynasty members, got Wales and Flandres and I am about to inherit the massive Duchy of Aquitaine with the son of my eldest daughter (which is all of the de jure kingdom) and the Kingdom of Lotharinga with the Son of my eldest Son (which is quite massive too), and I just killed maybe 8 children aged under 10 for that up to this point...

They are both counts somewhere in England as I made this mistake before and didn't land a family member getting Poitou, because I assumed he would automatically join my Empire as a close member of my Dynasty, which is apparently wrong. But as long as characters are landed, your vassals and of a lower rank, they stay your vassals, right? So in this case, all of Aquitaine will go to England?
What about Lotharinga? Will my grandchield be an independent king first but as he is the heir of my heir it will be merged into England later?

Installing relatives to incorporate them to your realm only works if they are de jure in your kingdom, iirc.

Lotharingia will be absorbed into your inheritance, if its ruler is the 2nd to the throne.

Another thing is my growing dynasty. William the Conqueror had 7 children, resulting in about 20 grand-children, and now the 3rd generation is about to grow up adding another dozens of little kids, and I'm at the point to loose the overview after only 50 years and 3 generations. Is it, ahm, common to really manage all this, or should I just marry all but like 10-15 people into other houses to not mess things up completely? And is there a way to open up everything in the dynasty tree with one click rather than clicking on a + 100 times?

There doesn't seem to be a function like that, no. I suggest that if you want to prune the branches of your dynasty, you should regular-marry daughters that don't stand to inherit anything. Keeping branches further away than 2nd cousin is not very useful, unless those cousins happen to be landed.

 

[Dragatus]

How do I resign from my liege's council? I got appointed as marshal, but now I can't lead my own troops in battle.

 

[Whiplash7x]

Believe it's under the character interaction screen for your liege. Pretty sure there is an option to "resign from council." -20 opinion modifier I think.