Tips on how to beat Mount and Blade Bannerlord 2

[Sin]

I finally beat this game. Only 1.7% of ALL players have ever done that. It took me 2 generations.
And that's why this is a GREAT game - because it is very hard.
My character died of old age and his nephew took over and was an old man but I finally did it in 2 generations. I posted all of this info once and for some reason I dont see it anywhere so I'll try once more with this comment to get this out to you all.
I tried EVERY nation - EVERY NATION -and I even failed once with Khuzait but I went back to them and won with them eventually. So, I think the nations change if you restart the game, they are not the SAME every time. I am now conquering again with the Southern Empire to see if that works. But I beat the entire game with Khuzait.
There are simply too many things to tell you in this comment about how to win. It took me MONTHS to beat the game which in my opinion is exactly why this is a GREAT game. Its not easy, you cant just bash your way through to a win. And No, I never use hacks or cheats or add-ons, I only use the basic game.
If you have any questions I will answer them if I can.
I never use Smithing, its a horrible waste of time IMO so dont even ask me.
I tried marriage once I think and it too was a horrible waste of game time so I beat the game as a single man using my brothers kids for family.
You need to be EFFICIENT to beat the game. Dont waste money or time. This game has many ways to waste your time and money, You need to blow past all of that noise and focus on butt kicking and making money. And even if you are efficient, it will take a LONG time to beat this game.
Once again if any of you have concerns or questions just let me know and I'll help if I can.
I have played MANY games. MMOs, RPGs, Strategy, = DECADES of games. This game never gets boring for me. This game was the best game. And although I have had many great achievements in other games, the achievement for conquering the WORLD in this game is the one I'm most proud of. I'm STILL playing it. It has its quirks but they are challenges and you can get through them to win it all but it will take a LOT of time and effort, it takes a LOT of thought, which is totally cool.
Good luck to you all.

[kristianjakob]

Firstly, there are no doubt more than 1,7% who have conquered the map. Mods prevent achievements and some no doubt also just prefer playing the sandbox rather than the campaign.

It doesnt really matter all that much what faction you go with. Being Battanian is probably the only one that really stands out.

Personally I am pretty keen on efficiency myself, so yeah, I dont waste time on smithing either. I dont have a problem with wifes though:) One advantage of a wife is that it makes it
cheaper to recruit that clan to your kingdom.

It is not actually that hard to do. Once you are past the inital process of setting up your kingdom and getting a handful or two vassals the rest is essentially just mopping up. The real challenge for most, me included, is playing beyond that point where you have effectively won the game.

And you can do it considerably faster than 2 generations. I have conquered the map in roughly 4,5 in-game years (about 360 days).

The main "trick" to conquering the world is essentially just to fight only one war at a time. Just pay everyone else off. If you do this then you cant really fail.