I'm new, how do I play

[Chadistanian]

This is my very first strategy type game and I have no clue how to play, can I get some help?

[Junosbetterhalf]

I'd it's your first ever strategy game I'd honestly recommended hitting up youtube and searching Crusader Kings 2 beginners guide and similar, as that'll help you the most.

[IeShima]

Kill off your extra heirs, watch your genius son get cancer, then get stuck as a nobody you forgot to kill as your kingdom burns around you.

Have fun!

[Minister Kosh]

in all honesty, if CK2 is your first strategy game ever, its not the game for you. CK2 is a hardcore game and not beginner friendly at all.

Besides, just search google or youtube for a beginner guide, this will help you much more than asking questions here.

[Junosbetterhalf]

Originally posted by Minister Kosh:

in all honesty, if CK2 is your first strategy game ever, its not the game for you. CK2 is a hardcore game and not beginner friendly at all.

Besides, just search google or youtube for a beginner guide, this will help you much more than asking questions here.

Idk what you're talking about. The tutorial is excellent and covers all camera controls!

[DutchGamer78]

If you own the old gods dlc start in 769 as a count in Ireland and start/learn from there. Maybe not play 'ironman mode' so you can save and load when needed.

You can either start playing and see how far you get and ask guestions from there or watch a Ireland playthrough on youtube first and then try it.

[Chadistanian]

yeah, I'll just try youtube, the reason why I got this as my first strategy game is because I got it for free and wanted to try it out

[MonkeTong]

Im gonna be honest here, its the best grand strat you can buy, but it took be three separate attempts with long breaks between before I could actually get into it.

Make an effort to learn what titles and claims actually mean, how they are inherited, and how to use this to inherit more land or press claims in war.

Also learn how to wage war successfully. The other stuff only really comes with experience.

Ireland is noob island and Ive had many fun games playing it.

[Junosbetterhalf]

Originally posted by WSC weird one:

yeah, I'll just try youtube, the reason why I got this as my first strategy game is because I got it for free and wanted to try it out

If you have the patience to stick with it, it's easily one of the best strategy experiences you can have.

Same as Gabaz, it took me a handful of separate attempts to get into it, but if or when it clicks with you, it's very difficult to put down.

[Minister Kosh]

Originally posted by forcefieldkid:

The tutorial is excellent and covers all camera controls!

It even forces you to hire mercenaries consisting of only ships in your first war whatsoever so you are able to ferry your troops to the Canaries(?) because you only get 7 ships of your own.

I watched a twitch streamer last weekend who didn't understood it and tried to split his armies to stacks of 700 which doesn't work because ... CK2. After he found that he could raise his vassal forces which he could group to 600 (bc they had no more) he tried to siege the island with them ... but of course they had way more defenders than that.

In the end, the king of Leon died but the tutorial doesn't end there automatically, instead you can still play the game with a dead King (undead maybe?) and he indeed tried to play it for a few years and tried to inthrone his son.

Yeah, it was funny!

[Junosbetterhalf]

Originally posted by Minister Kosh:

Originally posted by forcefieldkid:

The tutorial is excellent and covers all camera controls!

It even forces you to hire mercenaries consisting of only ships in your first war whatsoever so you are able to ferry your troops to the Canaries(?) because you only get 7 ships of your own.

I watched a twitch streamer last weekend who didn't understood it and tried to split his armies to stacks of 700 which doesn't work because ... CK2. After he found that he could raise his vassal forces which he could group to 600 (bc they had no more) he tried to siege the island with them ... but of course they had way more defenders than that.

In the end, the king of Leon died but the tutorial doesn't end there automatically, instead you can still play the game with a dead King (undead maybe?) and he indeed tried to play it for a few years and tried to inthrone his son.

Yeah, it was funny!

Lmao!

I don't think I made it more than ten minutes through tbh.

Camera controls, okay cool got ya. LOADS OF RANDOM POP UPS WITH NO CONTEXR WHATSOEVER, uh, I'll just start a game and use Google...

I might have to check out the undead king though, for the laughs.

[sudokek]

Originally posted by DutchGamer78:

If you own the old gods dlc start in 769 as a count in Ireland and start/learn from there. Maybe not play 'ironman mode' so you can save and load when needed.

867 is old gods. 769 is charlamagne

[Bill69Qc ⚜]

this game is so good , long time no played it, so much contain in this game, i played like 1000 hours, not so easy to learn but when u got it this game is so good. conquert territory , get bigger dynastie, get rich and upgrade ur castle, find good wife from big dynastie and marry ur heir to, get lots of child for marry them and get lots of alliance, create your own religions like norse pagans and lots more, play the religion and culture you want, like as playing viking raid the Christian and stole all is money for upgrade your tribs, finaly you chan choose to upgrade your tribs in castle of merchant republic, another funny and new mechanique of the game , you are the Doge and need your son get elect the next doge by a elective campagne. this game so much contained..

[FaultyCracker6]

17 hours in and I still suck.

My main problem is GOLD.
And a small useless Army.

I tried King Mumu (Ireland), it didn't work. Can't conquer anything.
Spend most of gametime trying to upgrade my Hold, as I thought it would increase my army size and gold but I failed..... :(

I need help

[Junosbetterhalf]

Originally posted by FaultyCracker6:

17 hours in and I still suck.

My main problem is GOLD.
And a small useless Army.

I tried King Mumu (Ireland), it didn't work. Can't conquer anything.
Spend most of gametime trying to upgrade my Hold, as I thought it would increase my army size and gold but I failed..... :(

Save your gold early while you get claims on your neighbours, use the gold to hire mercs to overpower them when you have enough. Probably 200 gold should do for one neighbour.

Now you'll have extra territory and holdings, including troops. And can go on to get claims and conquer more neighbours, this time without mercs.

Upgrade your holdings from here, add barracks and militia for more troops.

[battlecattle]

Bear in mind that much of this game is about medieval politics. Wars are won as much in the bedroom as they are on the battlefield, forge a strong alliance through marriages and benefit from your allies' troops.