Playing CK2: How do I hand over control of a duchy that I own to someone else?
[QUOTE=David29;36325281]Playing CK2: How do I hand over control of a duchy that I own to someone else?[/QUOTE]
Go to the diplomacy screen of whoever you want to give it to, "grant landed title" pick the duchy of your choosing from the list. Watch out that you don't give a duke too many duchies or else he might get too powerful, and it might be best to check the box to give him the lower titles as well, otherwise he gets pissy because the counts in his duchy are still your vassals and not his.
[QUOTE=deltasquid;36325371]Go to the diplomacy screen of whoever you want to give it to, "grant landed title" pick the duchy of your choosing from the list. Watch out that you don't give a duke too many duchies or else he might get too powerful, and it might be best to check the box to give him the lower titles as well, otherwise he gets pissy because the counts in his duchy are still your vassals and not his.[/QUOTE]
Tried that, but I can only seem to grant titles that belong to other dukes under me - not duchies that I control myself.
[QUOTE=David29;36325529]Tried that, but I can only seem to grant titles that belong to other dukes under me - not duchies that I control myself.[/QUOTE]
That seems odd. Are you certain you're looking at the right screen? Because you can't give duchies unless you revoke them form other dukes first (and that incurs penalties)
Does the person you're trying to give the Duchy to have a holding of their own? I'm pretty sure they at least need a castle somewhere before they can be a Duke.
Huh. It's working now. Clearly I was being dumb.
Thanks.
It seems like Europa just doesn't want me to create the glorious Russian empire. I go to war with Novgorod as Muscowy, claiming every single territory, but they wouldn't let me annex. Shortly after that war, about every one of my neighbors decides to go to war against me in a very short order. I can barely raise a large army without going into complete debt, and all of my traders would just get out-traded so I had no money.
It's like the AI just doesn't WANT Russia to exist.
Ugh, didn't get in for the first wave of Alpha invites for War of The Roses, anyone else trying to get in?
[QUOTE=deltasquid;36324837]So I started a CK2 playthrough and I'm planning this:
Play as Duke of Apulia and unite Italy, then dick around in Europe (try to get the Balkan and maybe Spain under my control)
Save the game in 1453, import the save with a save converter
Load it up in EU III
Expand into Europe. Recreate the Roman empire and colonise like a boss.
Save in 1830
Import and load up in vicky II
Do whatever there is to do in that game because I don't own it yet, will buy this summer and learn to play
Import and load in HoI3
Finish world conquest as the new Roman empire.
I realise it will be time consuming and there's a chance the importing between games will fail, but I have to try, damn it![/QUOTE]
You damn better set HoI3's time limit to 31.12.9999 for that to work.
[QUOTE=Dwarfy77;36327603]Ugh, didn't get in for the first wave of Alpha invites for War of The Roses, anyone else trying to get in?[/QUOTE]
I was trying to get in, then I got an invite so trying was no longer necessary.
[QUOTE=Aerkhan;36328548]You damn better set HoI3's time limit to 31.12.9999 for that to work.[/QUOTE]
Considering I have approximately 800 years in the world, it seems fairly feasible. Expansion in EU III is hella crazy if you know what you're doing, and I conquered most of the world with Italy and Germany in a game with a friend of mine in HoI3. If I can get most of Europe and North Africa/the middle east under my control + colonise, it's very possible to do it by 1945.
[QUOTE=kamikaze470;36320689]I have to disagree on what he said about in the budget video.
You never want to raise tariffs above 10% or more. The reason why is because they increase higher input cost for factories [I]and[/I] artisans, which results in less profit which results killing your economy/artisans and lesser income from taxes.
You never want to tax the middle class (artisans) too much either, they're pretty much the unsung heroes of the game. High taxes will only piss them off and makes them leave the country. The same would go for the rich class but I think it's alright to tax them more than the middle class, just not by a whole lot since you still need them to build railroads and factories.[/QUOTE]
Well, you didn't really hear the full sentence- I was referring to early game, when for most nations- for example, the one provided, the Two Sicilies- you don't really have any factories to work with, and you don't really have artisans doing half of anything, especially unwesternized countries or ones without a lot of factory-allowing-techs. In addition, if you take the Input Cost and Efficiency helping techs, you can pretty safely raise the tariff line.
But frankly, I have no problems managing my factories or artisans at 75% tariff at times, so 10% is a little bit low either way.
Also, Artisans, while they are nice for pre-industrial nations, really aren't up to speed especially compared to, well, factories. Once factories start building up, you can pretty much tax them like crazy and especially past about the '70s, when every country and their dog has a factory, you can pretty much have taxes as high as you want because they won't really be that accepted anywhere.
However, for some nations, particularly Austria(-Hungary), Japan, and just post-westernization states, Artisans can be a lifesaver. But they're no heroes-of-the-game by far, and if there's anyone who's going to be set at a low tax-rate, it oughta be the rich.
(Occupy would hate me, frankly.)
Also if you have something to say about one of my videos, leave a darn comment so my section doesn't look depressingly empty.
Just bought Darkest Hour, it's my first grand strategy game FP. Wish me luck.
Oh, and any tips before I jump into this?
If you're going to invade the U.K., don't bother with trying to use transport ships to get there. Chip in and get some more manpower-and-IC eating Transport Planes and Paratroopers instead, because all the transport ships can do for a long time is land at an enemy port.
[QUOTE=Anony1200;36329602]If you're going to invade the U.K., don't bother with trying to use transport ships to get there. Chip in and get some more manpower-and-IC eating Transport Planes and Paratroopers instead, because all the transport ships can do for a long time is land at an enemy port.[/QUOTE]
When I saw first, I mean completely blind.
[QUOTE=Action Frank;36329648]When I saw first, I mean completely blind.[/QUOTE]
Well, it kind of looks confusing from the outside, but once you get in game, it'll make more sense.
[QUOTE=Action Frank;36329521]Just bought Darkest Hour, it's my first grand strategy game FP. Wish me luck.
Oh, and any tips before I jump into this?[/QUOTE]
Honestly, Darkest Hour is absurdly easy to figure out once you start playing. I find it requires much less micromanagement than the other games.
I still need help on EU3. I really don't fucking know what I'm doing.
[QUOTE=BananaFoam;36330368]Honestly, Darkest Hour is absurdly easy to figure out once you start playing. I find it requires much less micromanagement than the other games.
[b]I still need help on EU3. I really don't fucking know what I'm doing.[/b][/QUOTE]
Im with ya there. I usually end up -40 prestiege, dirt poor, and have everybody and their grandmother at war with me.
At the same time.
Have been playing For the Glory recently, no where as in depth as the other games. Even with that though, spent 60 years at constant warfare with france, both of us are economically destroyed after the war.
[QUOTE=Highmist;36330885]Im with ya there. I usually end up -40 prestiege, dirt poor, and have everybody and their grandmother at war with me.
At the same time.[/QUOTE]
Go play multiplayer (co-op, eg, France+Spain), trial by fire is the easiest way to learn.
[QUOTE=Anony1200;36329356]Well, you didn't really hear the full sentence- I was referring to early game, when for most nations- for example, the one provided, the Two Sicilies- you don't really have any factories to work with, and you don't really have artisans doing half of anything, especially unwesternized countries or ones without a lot of factory-allowing-techs. In addition, if you take the Input Cost and Efficiency helping techs, you can pretty safely raise the tariff line.
But frankly, I have no problems managing my factories or artisans at 75% tariff at times, so 10% is a little bit low either way.
Also, Artisans, while they are nice for pre-industrial nations, really aren't up to speed especially compared to, well, factories. Once factories start building up, you can pretty much tax them like crazy and especially past about the '70s, when every country and their dog has a factory, you can pretty much have taxes as high as you want because they won't really be that accepted anywhere.
However, for some nations, particularly Austria(-Hungary), Japan, and just post-westernization states, Artisans can be a lifesaver. But they're no heroes-of-the-game by far, and if there's anyone who's going to be set at a low tax-rate, it oughta be the rich.
(Occupy would hate me, frankly.)
Also if you have something to say about one of my videos, leave a darn comment so my section doesn't look depressingly empty.[/QUOTE]That makes more sense. I misunderstood you at some points in the video since it was hard to make out what you were saying sometimes, but thanks for clearing some things up and reinforcing your point.
Well, I guess that's it. I'm not even good at this game either.
I tried playing as Brandenburg and did alright (though I was playing on the easiest difficulty and cheated just to get money) and wanted to expand to Bohemia.
Basically by cheating, I managed to isolate Bohemia and have them declare war on me. They had a much smaller military.
Everything was going good until Hungary ended the war with Bohemia by making Bohemia let the country of Silesia go. Then they do a heel-face-turn and side with Bohemia, declaring war on me. Sure enough, all of their allies follow. I lose all of my battles against Hungary and lose the game, basically.
So yeah, even with cheating, on easiest difficulty, I'm still terrible. Jesus Christ, is there any game I'm good at? Seriously, I play every game I own on easiest difficulty and I'm still terrible at them. I thought Grand Strategy might be my thing, but nope, suck at it too.
And the worst part is that honestly, video games matter a lot to me. I have so few other achievements in life that I feel I must succeed at a video game to make up for it. And I can't even do that too.
Just, fuck it. I'm tired of playing video games just to lose and be angry.
Start as a larger, powerful nation. Remember that in warfare in EU3, you need more infantry than cavalry or else your army gets a penalty. Have advisers that give extra morale and discipline. Have a good general leading your armies. Having a large stack on a province gives attrition and kills the guys. Just besiege the enemy provinces, don't assault the forts because your infantry gets murdered unless you have huge amounts of guys and/or cannons.
play as Castille and practice on Granada or so. once you beat the enemy's armies, you can probably spread out in multiple smaller stacks and besiege multiple provinces at once. you'll get the hang of it after a while.
[QUOTE=deltasquid;36336810]Start as a larger, powerful nation. Remember that in warfare in EU3, you need more infantry than cavalry or else your army gets a penalty. Have advisers that give extra morale and discipline. Have a good general leading your armies. Having a large stack on a province gives attrition and kills the guys. Just besiege the enemy provinces, don't assault the forts because your infantry gets murdered unless you have huge amounts of guys and/or cannons.
[b]play as Castille and practice on Granada or so. once you beat the enemy's armies, you can probably spread out in multiple smaller stacks and besiege multiple provinces at once. you'll get the hang of it after a while.[/b][/QUOTE]
That's only working if Morocco isn't allied with them. Otherwise a beginning player gets his ass kicked.
I'd recommend to start browsing /vg/ (4chan, Video Game Generals), find a Grand Strategy thread, and just askaskask and observe. Remember to [B]read[/B] the thread. Go start as England, or France.
Nevertheless I suck at the game too, just not so much.
[QUOTE=deltasquid;36336810]play as Castille and practice on Granada or so. once you beat the enemy's armies, you can probably spread out in multiple smaller stacks and besiege multiple provinces at once. you'll get the hang of it after a while.[/QUOTE]He already tried that and got his ass kicked by Granada alone, though.
[QUOTE=kamikaze470;36337541]He already tried that and got his ass kicked by Granada alone, though.[/QUOTE]
Presumably because he got murdered by attrition or had a problematic strategy.
Also don't forget to, in the very first day, spam alliances with some major European powers that can help you out in early wars like Portugal, England, Aragon or France if you can (if you're Castille. Other nations should try with Denmark, Austria, bohemia and so on depending on who you're playing as)
[QUOTE=deltasquid;36338181]Presumably because he got murdered by attrition or had a problematic strategy.
Also don't forget to, in the very first day, spam alliances with some major European powers that can help you out in early wars like Portugal, England, Aragon or France if you can (if you're Castille. Other nations should try with Denmark, Austria, bohemia and so on depending on who you're playing as)[/QUOTE]
Actually, I think Granada won because I randomized the "lucky" countries and they became one of the lucky countries, so they started kicking my ass.
Well, it's worth a shot.
So fucking happy. I finally created the Kingdom of Ireland in CK2. Only problem is Scotland has moved in and has taken some Irish territories. Specifically the Duchies of Leinster and Ulster. I'm probably gonna have to call in a favor from my English ally to win those provinces for the glory of Ireland.
[QUOTE=BananaFoam;36341301]Actually, I think Granada won because I randomized the "lucky" countries and they became one of the lucky countries, so they started kicking my ass.
Well, it's worth a shot.[/QUOTE]
Lucky nations doesn't have that much of a influence on the game.
[QUOTE=Angus725;36342052]Lucky nations doesn't have that much of a influence on the game.[/QUOTE]
Never understood what that means anyway.
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