Eu3 crashes for me, I get this "APPCRASH" thing whenever I try to start it up.
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gotta love cafepress or other merchandise websites
I think I want to give HoI a try, but ast time I did it, all I did was invade half the Caribbean as Cuba before the U.S fucked me up.
[QUOTE=Nikota;38403664]Wait...Samurai? Are you playing a mod?[/QUOTE]
It's an event line about improving your martial skill. My character started very low in everything except diplomacy, so I figured I should beef it up a bit. At first it gave me a chance to beat the everloving fuck out of a bunch of peasants, but being the good emperor I am I decided not to.
Thankfully my path of warrior virtue came to fruition as my generals in the kingdom of Syria have informed me about how a warrior from the far east, a man that fought and won hundreds of battles in the entire world, coming from a land even further than Cathay, is coming to Usora.
I start flipping the entire city upside down until I finally find an old, exhausted, Eastern man inside of a pub. Although disgusted by him, he realized my needs and I accepted his offer of training.
We worked six months on improving my skills, by getting me, the emperor, to adapt to the Eastern view of combat and their view on improvement of mind and body. I finally got finished, and I raised my martial skill to 11.
Playing some Crusader Kings 2 for the first time. Holy crap. Is it terrible if i'm still confused as fuck after doing the entire tutorial?
I really wish Paradox would give us some info on Cartel, their Syndicate spiritual successor. Makes me worry that either the game is bad or it had problems and will be cancelled like that other grand strategy game whose name escapes me at the moment.
Hmm in my current game great britain is at war with england...
[QUOTE=LordApocca;38406869]Playing some Crusader Kings 2 for the first time. Holy crap. Is it terrible if i'm still confused as fuck after doing the entire tutorial?[/QUOTE]
Every Paradox tutorial is garbage. Even the EU3 one, the easiest of the bunch, taught me nothing. I posted a little bit of info above, with everything different it's tricky to get used to. Just remember that you are a character, not a country, and that you can lose even if you have a huge empire.
Playing as Japan in Vicky 2, prioritized civilizing.
And now I'm colonizing africa.
Take this into consideration....[I]Black Samurai[/I]
Is it actually possible to take control of a nation through diplomacy in CK2? As in, can marriage for example get you a throne through heirs? How would one go about doing such a thing exactly, if it's possible? I tried marrying the prince of Sweden, while keeping the children. Obviously they don't want that.
I think Norway might have been doing some political trickery, because they own half of Britain. What the hell.
If you marry the 4th in line for the throne with a marraige that'll produce children of your dynasty with your heir, then kill off the first three...
Your heir's heir will inherit both your stuff and theirs.
[QUOTE=Smooth Jazz;38407216]I really wish Paradox would give us some info on Cartel, their Syndicate spiritual successor. Makes me worry that either the game is bad or it had problems and will be cancelled like that other grand strategy game whose name escapes me at the moment.[/QUOTE]
You mean Magna Mundi
[QUOTE=scout1;38408736]If you marry the 4th in line for the throne with a marraige that'll produce children of your dynasty with your heir, then kill off the first three...
Your heir's heir will inherit both your stuff and theirs.[/QUOTE]
Ah, cool. Why the 4th exactly, though? Wouldn't that be nearly impossible to predict in most cases? If the nation has elections, how could you possibly tell who is in line?
[QUOTE=LordApocca;38409144]Ah, cool. Why the 4th exactly, though? Wouldn't that be nearly impossible to predict in most cases? If the nation has elections, how could you possibly tell who is in line?[/QUOTE]
Generally, the elective monarchies tend to have the monarch's heir favor their children. Generally those ones are overlooked anyway when attempting it. Also, the further up the line in succession, the more people will be reluctant to marry matrilineally. The 3 first in line are the heir and the two pretenders, who mostly will consider themself too important.
[QUOTE=Freakie;38409367]Generally, the elective monarchies tend to have the monarch's heir favor their children. Generally those ones are overlooked anyway when attempting it. Also, the further up the line in succession, the more people will be reluctant to marry matrilineally. The 3 first in line are the heir and the two pretenders, who mostly will consider themself too important.[/QUOTE]
What this guy said
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And that is how I won at CK2. East Roman Empire, a lifelong enemy and hazard for the entire mainland of Croatia during it's kingdom and empire, ended up getting married into submission.
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And that is how I won at CK2. East Roman Empire, a lifelong enemy and hazard for the entire mainland of Croatia during it's kingdom and empire, ended up getting married into submission.[/QUOTE]
And then they all rebelled?
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And that is how I won at CK2. East Roman Empire, a lifelong enemy and hazard for the entire mainland of Croatia during it's kingdom and empire, ended up getting married into submission.[/QUOTE]And then she decided not to accept it because she was 'too high in the line of succession'.
Well, my current game in CK2 is...interesting. I am Duke of Transylvania, and my great-great-grandfather held the same position. The Transylvanian dukes have held position of grand-martial in Hungary for years and years. At the time of my great-great grandfather, he began what was sure to be a constant and very bloody problem for Hungary- civil wars. Duke Lazlo the Fat was king only for a few years, but was quickly replaced. His son, my great-grandfather was an even better warrior than Lazlo and he too was elected grand martial. My great-grandfather fought in many a war for and against the Kingdom of Hungary, at one point sitting on the throne like Lazlo. My grandfather secured the Hungarian throne for all of his years, but to end this constant civil war and succession crisis, instituted Hungary to being an elective monarchy so we appoint our successors. My distant great-Uncle was elected to the throne, and I continued my game as him. He was so old, he never remarried and died in the dungeons of his cousin, Queen Sara when she took the throne.
My father, Jakob, was a skilled warrior and continued Duke of Transylvania, but as he was growing in age, more people were growing to threaten the Transylvanians ruling as Grand Martial. So, my brother who came of age, who had instead of learning the warriors way, wasted his time on drink and whores, was imprisoned and then executed by my father. My father was instantly despised by everyone in Hungary and in Transylvania, but he only did it to preserve our lineage. He was killed in by pneumonia at the age of 35.
Now, I, Jakob II, Arpad have once again been made Grand Martial of Hungary. I am planning on building the Transylvanian armies and rebelling against the King, and securing the Duchy of Transylvania as it's own state. The Byzantines quickly approach in the South, and the Waldenisan heretics who took control of the Holy Roman Empire are coming from the West. From the North, the Muslim heretics have pushed in through God knows how many countries. It is a time of great turmoil in Europe, and I plan on quelling it all.
The pope excitedly calls for another Crusade for Jerusalem. I was one of the first to jump on the opportunity, so I joined and prepared to assemble the realm's armies within my capital province. After a few weeks of final preparation, I sailed off across the Mediterranean sea to join Crusaders already in pitched battle against the hated Saracen. The battle wasn't initially in the Catholic favor. Luckily, my 11, 000 strong army stormed the beaches just in time to save the Crusade from teetering right then and there. Unfortunately still, it wasn't enough to turn the tide.
As the battle progressed, a steady flow of Crusaders continued to join the battle, contributing to an body count of well over twenty-two thousand strong. Several leaders of the Saracens were slain or captured, including the Beylerbey of Syria himself. According to [unreliable] eye witness account, he was personally killed in combat by the King of Sicily, William I. Sadly, many Western nobles were slain, including the ambitious Pope himself. The Pope's death was largely overshadowed by the victory; the Crusade would go on.
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Indeed, the battle proved to be a resounding success. It sent the Saracens reeling in all directions. I reluctantly followed and made battle with them time and again, making sure to remain close to the shoreline to avoid heavy attrition. Many months later, at the very end of the Crusade, the Saracens got their shit together and assembled another army for a last ditch offense. This one was approximately 10, 000 strong. They raced for Journie again and settled down to besiege it. Feeling enthusiastic about the past victories, I took a gamble and went to engage in battle with the infidel. It ended in sound defeat, yet was not strategic enough to turn the Crusade around back in their favor.
The war finally ended after years of fighting. Chunks of the Holy Land was granted, yet Jerusalem itself remained in control of an neutral Saracen lord. Before preparations could be made to push them out of the Holy City, tragic struck as the great aging William I died maim and from infectious wounds. His half brother, Adelard I, ascended to the Sicilian throne.
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[sp]I'm so fucked.[/sp]
Crusader Kings 2 looks confusing as FUCK, and this is coming from someone who really enjoyed all aspects of both Hearts of Iron 3 and Victoria 2.
I still don't even know how you play it.
[QUOTE=Tark;38413973]Crusader Kings 2 looks confusing as FUCK, and this is coming from someone who really enjoyed all aspects of both Hearts of Iron 3 and Victoria 2.
I still don't even know how you play it.[/QUOTE]Check out the [url=http://crusaderkings-two.wikia.com/wiki/Crusader_Kings_II_Wiki]wiki[/url], it's handy. Also Lets Plays and AARs.
Arguably the best way to learn a Paradox game is simply to play it and learn things as you go along; CK2 isn't a exception to this.
CK2 is much easier than Vic 2 and HOI3 in my opinion, I still haven't got a grip around Vic 2.
[QUOTE=Xed;38414319]CK2 is much easier than Vic 2 and HOI3 in my opinion, I still haven't got a grip around Vic 2.[/QUOTE]
It seems to me like most people just can't play at least one Paradox game.
Vicky 2 is my strongest game and I can still eek by in CK2 and EUIII (EUIII a bit less), but commanding troops in HoI3 is just too daunting a task for me. It's still fun to play as Canada and root for my expeditionary forces though!
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[QUOTE=Tark;38413973]Crusader Kings 2 looks confusing as FUCK, and this is coming from someone who really enjoyed all aspects of both Hearts of Iron 3 and Victoria 2.
I still don't even know how you play it.[/QUOTE]
Even though it's not a tutorial, this video really helped me understand some of the tricks of getting causus bellis and waging smaller wars.
[video=youtube;HV6qphZ4dVo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV6qphZ4dVo[/video]
I have to make a video tutorial one of these days.
CK2 is really easy once you get into it.
Like, super easy.
I mastered every Paradox game minus the Hearts of Iron series.
After maybe 5 hours of playtime, i'm starting to get a hang of CK2. Still quite a few things i don't understand though. The whole de jeur/de facto thing i can't find any explanation on. Can't for the life of me figure out how to put my army onboard my ships either :v:
Other than that i have noticed it makes very simple things, sound very complicated. Which sadly means it's hard as fuck to get into. I swear it would have been easier if the tutorial didn't exist at all.
[QUOTE=LordApocca;38419515]After maybe 5 hours of playtime, i'm starting to get a hang of CK2. Still quite a few things i don't understand though. The whole de jeur/de facto thing i can't find any explanation on. Can't for the life of me figure out how to put my army onboard my ships either :v:
Other than that i have noticed it makes very simple things, sound very complicated. Which sadly means it's hard as fuck to get into.[/QUOTE]
De Jure means that this territory is commonly held to be under this ruler, like Ireland generally being under the rule of the King of Ireland. Each county has which title should be the rightful Duke and King of it and if you can get these titles, you have a better chance of gaining the land. It also means you don't end up with shit like Portugal moving to Scandinavia.
In practice, it means you need half of the De Jure counties of a Dukedom or Kingdom to usurp or create the title, then you automatically have a casus belli to wage war and claim them. Also the tutorial teaches how to get people onto boats, it's the same as in EU3.
[QUOTE=LordApocca;38419515]After maybe 5 hours of playtime, i'm starting to get a hang of CK2. Still quite a few things i don't understand though. The whole de jeur/de facto thing i can't find any explanation on. Can't for the life of me figure out how to put my army onboard my ships either :v:
Other than that i have noticed it makes very simple things, sound very complicated. Which sadly means it's hard as fuck to get into. I swear it would have been easier if the tutorial didn't exist at all.[/QUOTE]
Okay. Empires, Kingdoms, and Duchies have a "de-jure" control over certain areas of the game. The Byzantine Empire, for example, holds de-jure authority over more territory than it starts with. What it does actually control is de-facto authority. Areas (starting with Duchies and then up) can be integrated into other Kingdoms and Empires, though that'll take at least 100 years of continous control to do. You might also notice that some rulers style themselves as the ruler of something they might not even own. That's because they still hold the de-jure title, which needs to be usurped or recreated. You can usurp and create Duchies and Kingdoms if you own more than 50% of the de-jure territory, but you'll need to own at least 80% of a de-jure Empire before you can create one of those. Hope that helped.
Also, you need to have your ships at sea before you can load units onto them. One ship can take up to 100 soldiers at once, so you'll need several stacks of ships before you can haul big armies.
Edit: Fuck ninjas.
[QUOTE=Freakie;38419574]Okay. Empires, Kingdoms, and Duchies have a "de-jure" control over certain areas of the game. The Byzantine Empire, for example, holds de-jure authority over more territory than it starts with. What it does actually control is de-facto authority. Areas (starting with Duchies and then up) can be integrated into other Kingdoms and Empires, though that'll take at least 100 years of continous control to do. You might also notice that some rulers style themselves as the ruler of something they might not even own. That's because they still hold the de-jure title, which needs to be usurped or recreated. You can usurp and create Duchies and Kingdoms if you own more than 50% of the de-jure territory, but you'll need to own at least 80% of a de-jure Empire before you can create one of those. Hope that helped.
Also, you need to have your ships at sea before you can load units onto them. One ship can take up to 100 soldiers at once, so you'll need several stacks of ships before you can haul big armies.
Edit: Fuck ninjas.[/QUOTE]
That was still helpful. Thanks <3
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