Yes, and all the secondary castles in that county can be granted to a low noble if you click on them. ago. Best option might indeed be to hunker down for two or three generations, making money through. Keep the whole damned bay of marmara as your demense and keep centralization on max to support it. The Vatican City, 1146 AD, and 90 years into a game of Crusader Kings III. According to my anecdotal statistic, this is the only childhood event in the game. The +15% Cultural Fascination Progress and +15% Monthly Lifestyle Experience both benefits your characters and your culture. Horse Archers, and Konni are pretty powerful. In 1066, Iberia in pieces. Top 5 Starting Cultures in Crusader Kings 3. You must consider also which duchy will be your second one. An amazing brain-afk start is the count of Graz (Vienna would be very similar too) in 867. x. They have to be taller to see as far as everybody else. true. 11) of the game. At 7 development, both tax and levies should be increased by 3. One aspect of this is raiding, something most commonly associated with the Vikings. The best advice, for anything in CK3, is to just try things out and make mistakes. Take thrake as your demense and also take all of nicea as well. Next get 3 Bowmen Man at Arms (MAA) divisions. Train Commanders - when you have few conscripts and a lot of good knights and men-at. Yes having a bunch of holdings in a single county is a CK2 strategy, not really valid anymore in CK3. If you’re trying to make a claim upon the earldom of Connacht, and the game offers for you to claim the entire duchy, you will also get a claim on the earldom of Breifne, which is a de jure part of the Connacht duchy. As in the title, what is the best county in the game. The strongest decision in the game right now is easily to "Elevate the Kingdom of Mann and the Isles". In particular, your county control and development are vital for the output of both gold and levies, so it's well worth improving them where you can. 5%. It's a 1 county duchy start with very high development potential. Law. kluglater • 3 yr. Crusader Kings. Declaring war against a theocracy of the same faith additionally costs. As for religion, I have no idea. Of course, the best duchy would be one with both--a large capital county with many other counties around it. Crusader Kings. Megalithic Construction. Either ones that you own directly or through your vassals. Make alliances through marriage, if needed use them to help gain control of Munster duchy. If local culture is lower than 50% acceptance of your culture, then your vassal should be converting county culture. Doing this will give them a chance to get all the loot in the county they have raided, along with the possibility of getting captives, which they can ransom later. Challenge Level: Hard. Featuring a map that's 2/3 the size of the base game's, the mod. This Crusader Kings 3 Special Buildings guide. Living legend by 35 guaranteed lol second favorite would be playing tall on Sardinia, and either forming a new Roman Empire i. Tirakka) give stats based on fame AND lifestyle experience. If you have a county that can build a 4th or more barony structure, castles become an alternative to cities because you can put dynasty members in them to farm renown. At an even development, both taxes and levies are increased at the. Constantinople. • •. Some nice small-but-big Duchies there. What is the best county in the game now with the most holdings? comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment. Some mine locations to mention are Cagliari, Thessaloniki, the mine to the right of Prague in Bohemia, Golkonda in India, or there are 3 mines in Mali. Marry one sister to the Prince Louis "The Stammerer", good chance of getting West Francia as ally this route (King Charles seems to die rather quickly, and since Louis is the heir). CRUSADER KINGS PURCHASE LINK: Intro & Summary1:11 Pre-Feudal Setup4:51 Planning Your Kingdom11:27 Reforming. 6) Essex (5 counties, near the water, has London special building). 7. CK3 Intrigue: Become a master of the dark arts. Silver-Equivalent-36. Other good ones but there are many: Frisia, Dutch are tall. I'm not too bothered about which area as I would like to explore the whole map. Baghdad has 14 floodplains holdings, which is almost the entire duchy (16 holdings in 5 counties). CK3AGOT: A World of Ice and Fire is a complete conversion mod, immersing you in the universe of. • 1 yr. Silver-Equivalent-36. R5: after trying to plan a campaign, I noticed there wasn't an accurate county map for CK3. 7. Floodplains have a slightly lower supply limit bonus than farmlands, and a lower combat width (which is better from small MaA armies defending against big levy armies), but are otherwise identical. Then found the order there, and give the county. #1. Lots of counties with slots for farmlands. Ile de France is the best county in Europe and has the advantage that it is located in a fairly large duchy. In particular, your county control and development are vital for the output. CK3 has quite the selection of graphic medieval diseases. You can also get absolute crown rule within a ruler or 2 by going for the Unite the West Slavs decision and being able to designate an heir. For comparison, the next most developed county that isn't mine is Constantinople at 41 and it's being significantly outpaced. Crusader Kings. Count Toke is one of the few lords still practicing the old ways. By reaching the maximum development amount (100) in a county, you will get from that territory +50% taxes, +50% levies, and +15000 supply limit. jayb556677. In order to access to CK3 console, you first need to enable debug mode. Age of Wonders 4 Empire of Sin Cities: Skylines 2 Crusader Kings 3 Europa Universalis 4 Hearts of Iron 4 Hunter:. Cities are best for development buildings, not that good for gold due to republic vassals giving a fixed 20% tax. This manifests as a -40 opinion towards you if they are. ”. I think for my next playthrough, I'm going to try Debegume Soumaoro of Bambuk, inside Ghana. Jul 26, 2020. Crusader Kings. A stack of 1000 retinue will beat a stack of 3000 levies every time. Hi all, Due to some attention given on the forum to the province density of certain areas of the CK3 map, particularly when it comes to the issue of. However, I do not think that the size of the duchy is particularly important. ago. Hunting Grounds. Age of Wonders 4 Empire of Sin Cities: Skylines 2 Crusader Kings 3 Europa Universalis 4 Hearts of Iron 4 Hunter:. However in CK3 you get duchy buildimgs which can be very powerful especially when stacked. I've controlled all of the British isles and Ireland starting in 867 trying to convert everyone to Anglo saxon. •. When you’re ready to change cultures, you’ll need to move your capital to a county that has the culture you want. In CK3, you can get many bonuses from buildings. Higher chance of getting the Poet trait. Many players begin their journey in Crusader Kings 3 as counts; the lowest level leader title available in game. The ruler must follow an organized Faith. Yes, you heard it right. :)Note that the reduced decisions that barons can take for performance reasons in CK3 are inherited from CK2 (there were also mechanisms to reduce the number of kids barons had in CK2 too). Not a county start, but Pala has a university from 867 start and theocratic hold with holy site built or a special building, cant remember, but pretty sure it's the former. Lord of the Rings: Realms in Exile. R5: after trying to plan a campaign, I noticed there wasn't an accurate county map for CK3. Engage in courtly intrigue, dynastic struggles, and holy warfare in mediæval Europe, Africa, the Middle East, India, the steppes and Tibet. Your choices are of course based on your goals for the run. 6. Playing in Rajastan's Dejure always brings up fun stories, both Hindu and Islamic forces in the region. For kings, I like to first give it to dynasty members, generally the children in line to inherit. A capital with lots of holding slots preferably. I remember in the past some advocated giving a Duke 50% of the counties in the de-jure duchy and the rest to individuals counts, or giving all land in a duchy to the duke so they develop better. Castille has a strong army and focus on expansion through war. Declaring war against a character's head of faith costs 500 piety if the head of faith is spiritual and 100 piety if they are temporal. Innovation development applies only if your steward's culture knows the following civic innovations: Public Works = 0. Nameplates. CK3 is played in real-time, where a week can disappear in a few seconds, and you might think it sensible to play at the slowest of the five game speeds while you are learning. this works for increasing control in all counties. The most powerful duchies in that area are Flanders Sicily Toulouse Normandy and Brittany. It sucks how culture conversion works. 5% per point of control for levies and 1% for taxes. Brittany is a small culture and a small kingdom, you can hold it all and basically. Experienced Players may not benefit from this but feel free to contribute your ideas. Arcinbiblo12. Let’s say you have one county with 3 buildings boosting heavy infantry… Simply station your heavy infantry there and pop their regiment number to max. Lord of the Rings: Realms in Exile. This is in addition to any Building or Duchy Building slot that the county may have. r/CK3AGOT: Official subreddit of the "A Game of Thrones" modification for Crusader Kings III. TheSovereignGrave • 3 yr. Then, as a duke, you can have counts as vassals. Crusader Kings is a historical grand strategy / RPG game series for PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 5 & Xbox Series X|S developed & published by Paradox Development Studio. depends on your definition of tall which could be anything from a single county all the way up to a full de jure empire. +3 Stewardship. Down side is that, iirc, with northern counties they have a debuff of +100% building speed and building cost. Pick two strong duchies depending on your limits. Maksim-Y-orekhov. My personal fav duchy in the game is Cordoba, huge development bonus and space. • 1 yr. You will now select the province you want to convert and. •. The best way to increase development in CK3 is to use the Steward task, Increase Development in County. faith }} Just a warning though, if you're not independent, it will set every county in your top liege's realm to Asatru, not just the counties in your realm. Sardinia is nice to play tall, small insular kingdom, own culture and a good position to install your kinsmen at various kingdoms and duchies. Best Irish start definitely. FilthyArcher • 2 yr. For me, I prefer playing in southern India in Deccan, and try to avoid Bengal dejure starts because of the religion. Crusader Kings 3 is such a sandbox for weird scenarios that it seems practically impossible to see and do everything, even in the base game. The maximum penalty is 87. What is the best country to start with in 867. Temples are best for gold AND levies due to giving up to 50% tax and 100% levies at +50 court chaplain opinion. CK3 Wiki Active Wikis. I wish the county-level CBs would just let you designate up to 3 counties to take, with prestige cost scaling up according to the number of counties. Level 2 buildings cost 250 Gold. Changing gender or succession laws costs 500 Prestige if government is Feudal and 2000 Prestige if government is Clan. I usually start as Munster, but I was wondering if you guys preferred any other Irish 769 starts. Raids in CK3 are the way rulers can attack the holdings of their neighbors without declaring war. Thank you! 6. Fatamid founders are in 867 but need land too. 5. •. There is an occasional use for logistician. As per the Crusader Kings Wiki, each development point should increase the tax and levy size of a county by 0. CK3 Wiki Active Wikis. 9) Pandya Nadu (7 baronies, by the sea, farmland, fairly defensible chokepoint and very high development) Sort by: The maximum penalty is 87. 5. Cities are best for development buildings, not that good for gold due to republic vassals giving a fixed 20% tax. I have multiple (baronial-level) holdings in each county, as all of us do. Your personal domain should have 100% control if possible,. London (British Isles) is great as well with 5 holdings. Counties are the smallest kind of domain you can hold in Crusader Kings 3, and as such you'll need to manage them carefully. The wiki already has quite a lot of information and can be sorted to see number of barony and counties:. The county of Kyiv is probably the best CK3 county in eastern Europe. The strongest decision in the game right now is easily to "Elevate the Kingdom. 11. I'm a big fan of the Desert Agriculture and Orchards from Deserts and Oasises, Desert Ag gives you a multiplier (2% I think) to the other buildings and its own earnings. If you’re a duke with 2 duchies, 3000 prestige is. ago. This is a great start including the creatio. All your children have a claim on all your titles, so potentially they can declare war on you (or your heir after you die) and try to steal your land if they get powerful enough. Best county in the game. Do the buildings need to be duplicated for each holding (i. And 16 with one. Intrigue comes in three flavors. Southern Africa is pretty easy in 867. You could also try converting your foreign vassals to your culture by educating their heirs - there are checkboxes in the "offer guardian" dialogue to try to change the kid's culture and religion. I always like to look back at the family tree and the starting County and appreciate how the dynasty has climbed the ladder. On a map, King Boris of Bulgaria’s position looks to be indomitable. Starting in Dublin as Earl Murchad mac Diarmait will give you a similar experience as the game's tutorial, but this time you're in control of the capital. Each County that makes up your personal domain is divided up into a number of Baronies. Start: 867 AD. That one's in Åland, an island between Sweden and Finland. The main one is higher taxes: republican vassals start at a base rate of 20%, compared to 10% from feudal vassals. I can't remember the last time in CK2 or CK3 - other than playing the Monarch Journeys - that I started as anything other than a Count. 1 Honored To Serve. 154. But for 867 i like Norse starts because i like the unlimited war and raiding. We need an overhaul of the War and Crusades system. majority coastal + the dutch culture is pretty good for development. These are our picks for the best Crusader Kings 3 mods: The Fallen Eagle: The Dawn of the Dark Ages. 5=4. #1 Raiding (Tribal Only) Tribals are the only ones who can raid and should take advantage of this. 5. Kiev is certainly the best duchy in the de jure Russian empire due to the farmland holdings in the capital county but the lack of any special buildings keep it from being particularly impressive. In Crusader Kings 3, being a well-liked ruler throughout one's own realm is ideal for ensuring prosperity. Scoll down or use the search key (e. This guide will cover a comprehensive strategy for selecting holdings, counties and buildings for Feudal lords in the 1. I was making 219 gold PER MONTH in this game as I demonstrate the power of playing tall in CK3 by investing your gold into all your counties!! I unlocked eve. On top of that, in the 867 start the native Saka culture of the land is very well suited for tall gameplay in the area. go grab endured hardship while you are at it. I just usually keep my capital in Norway because of tech and fjords and keep Flanders and most of Sweden in my demesne for money. Every county in the game has a development score between 0 and 100. 6 times faster. true The county and barony counts do matter, but terrain is also very important, so it may shuffle things quite a lot too. Army. Those counties with special buildings, specially Paris, London, Cordoba, Cairo, Giza, Jersusalem, Alexandria, Constantinopl… just to mention a bunch. Communal Government = 0. Your choices are of course based on your goals for the run. Keep recruiting better people for your council using the matrimonial marriage strategy. Your steward's "Promote Culture" action is simply too slow to convert multiple counties in a shorter span of time,. ago. One of the best ways to make money in Crusader Kings 3 (CK3) is raiding!. This makes them a lot less scary, and they often times are waring among themselves and cant be bothered to fight you. Khanem-bornu is very very easy, no large kingdom/empires around to stop you from literally taking everything. 14. I'm not too bothered about which area as I would like to. Chief Dunchad of Ormond, starts with 1 brother and 2 sisters. been playing ck3 a lot usually feudal counties and try to get an solid kingdom or if i feel like it empire. Create a shortcut to CK3 (right click and select 'create shortcut') Right click the shortcut and click 'Properties'. The Kingdom of Pagan has 5 duchy titles, which is pretty high. CK3 console commands: All the cheats you need. increase control in county - when you need to quickly increase control in a specific province. CK3 guide: Beginner tips to get you started. A character wins a war against an involved ruler. Few counties, but some giant ones with holdings. CK3 console commands: All the cheats you need. 4 CK3 patch. Furthermore, if the county is also the capital of its de jure duchy. Crusader Kings. Crusader Kings 3 by Paradox Interactive After that, Egipt, Sardinia, and the Kingdom of Sicily, specially after taking both Salerno and Naples. 2: I personally think Man is the best option, since it is the only county that will allow you to become king without holding anything else, but some also great choices are Cordoba in Hispania, having the greatest default development growth in the game, Bohemia with its gold mine province (not Praha) and the possibility to hybridise and get the. Originally posted by CrUsHeR: Each city granted to the order is lost taxes and development. Took me a while but here is an accurate counties map for CK3. House seniority succession right from the start. Furthermore, if the county is also the capital of its de jure duchy. . Theocratic Vassals (Spiritual Life Version/Basically Catholics. Marshal Task. 5), Skane to the east is 46 (monthly growth +5. At the heart of this Game of Thrones mod, is a wonderful cast. primary_title. Sorry for the bad audio guys :( It sounded fine in the editor, I think I will remake this video when I have the timeCK3 Building and Holding Guide. How to use Crusader Kings 3 cheats. Bavaria is my favorite. Barracks can be built on most terrain types and blacksmith buildings are really powerful duchy buildings. So here are my picks of good newbie starts in 867: Count Gerhard of Viennois, Lotharingia. Create a vassal of your own religion. to make control not go down when besieged. You have many coastal regions, access to a nearby silver mine, Rome is one of the best counties in the world, and Republican Legacy makes republics better (important for tall play). Trying to think through the implications in CK3. Super fun play through that side steps partition problems. then my new character has only 1 county, lost all. Crusader Kings 3 Cheats and Console Commands. This will actually be one of the best buildings in CK3 for any culture that relies heavily on cavalry or has access to horse archers, like the Mongol Empire. This is Crusader Kings after all. Engage in courtly intrigue, dynastic struggles, and holy warfare in mediæval Europe, Africa, the Middle East, India, the steppes and Tibet. You can do this by adding -console to your game's launch options, or through the "Open game in Debug Mode" button in. A character uses a Hook on an involved ruler. Crusader Kings is a historical grand strategy / RPG game series for PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 5 & Xbox Series X|S developed & published by Paradox Development Studio. When playing a tribe or a clan, you can use the Conquer casus belli to get either a county or a duchy, depending on what noble title you already own, to get territories from your neighbors. Make sure to always be swaying, befriending, or romancing. So during the hostility phase I revoked a county in Navarra (smallest kingdom, so even if culture and faith aren't right it shouldn't take long), created the kingdom of Navarra title (don't even know if that's necessary cause I didn't change it to primary), put my capital there, converted culture and done lol. List of duchies - CK3 Wiki. CK3 1 counties with 8 baronies: c_zachlumia. The duchy of Aragon is one of the largest in the game; comprised by 8 counties with 22 holdings split amongst them, it has a below average amount of holdings per county. Then, open up the Decisions menu. Aragon. If both casus belli would give the same area, just conquer the county since it's cheaper. The two I see brought up the most are Munster (you start with everything you need for your first duchy) or Dublin (your father is the count to the south and you'll inherit it, not. Best Duchy is Transcaspiana with 16 baronies in 3 counties. Either will do nicely. Yes. Ile de France (France) and Roma (Italy) are top tier picks with 6 holdings of pure farmlands, and Constantinople (Byzantium) is up there because of the Theodosian Walls. Crusader Kings is a historical grand strategy / RPG game series for PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 5 & Xbox Series X|S developed & published by Paradox Development Studio. Hybrid with the Norse and take coastal warriors to have heavy infantry but key to keep most Dutch traits for development. CK3 Mines Guide. Best way to form Norway. trying to get into tribal but its not that simple. If a county has another county next to it with a higher development, the underdeveloped province will also grow to reach the same development in time. Every castle a member of the culture with it owns generates 0. faith }} Just a warning though, if you're not independent, it will set every county in your top liege's realm to Asatru, not just the counties in your realm. 867 Count Brainimir inside Croatia looks interesting. Frisia. His empire, an enormous state jutting into Southeastern Europe, has displaced the. Can raise runestones for additional bonuses. Discord Link: Kings III - Crusader Kings III: Chapter IIChapter IRoyal EditionAbout the GameYour legacy awaits. Pretty much any count in Byzantium or any of the Karling kingdoms, or Abbasid empire. Community Flavor Pack. 0. Notre Dame is always a very nice unique building. If the attacker can't pay the cost, it can pay with a level of fame or devotion instead. This guide was created using data available from the ingame files (00_special_buildings. When assigning a Marshal to increase. 20. Lancel-Lannister 6 mo. Madurai, the capital of Pandya Nadu duchy on the southern tip of India has 7 holdings and is arguably the best spot in the game. Everything starts with your capital county. The duchy of Aragon is one of the largest in the game; comprised by 8 counties with 22 holdings split amongst them, it has a below average amount of holdings per county. Italy is also very good. 1. Development. 5 speed. 3 equaling 15 development. 1 or 0. Revive the extinct house and then go independent and revive the ancient Kingdom of the Dusklands. 867 Count Brainimir inside Croatia looks interesting. Constantinople is typically the highest development county in the world in the absence of a concerted effort by the player. I’ll say it right away, most important thing in Crusader Kings 3 is your capital. Sardinia is clearly the best Mediterranean kingdom scoff. And they start the game unlocked. At the cost of a few hundred Prestige, you’ll see a decision called Change to Local Culture. 300, Age 31" when hovering over the skull, or a characters death icon, if it instead listed, for instance, "Slain by _____ in The Sixth Blackfyre Rebellion. How to reform and create religion in CK3. Baghdad has a large amount of floodplains and the House of Wisdom. If you want to set the whole realm's faith to your faith (I'm assuming it's Asatru), you can type in this: effect = { every_realm_county = { set_county_faith = root. Each Barony in. . Nameplates. Kingdom Holy Wars is, IMO, CK3's best feature . The majority of buildings come in 8 levels and need the same innovation as the holding level they require. King Alfonso VI “the Brave” of Leon is in the middle between his two brothers. The wiki already has quite a lot of information and can be sorted to see number of barony and counties: Bohemia seems to be the one with the highest number of counties and a special building (mine) County of Wien (Vienna) is pretty fun then from there you can establish the Archduchy of Austria. #4. DagonFishGone. Playing tall refers to the strategy of empowering a small realm. These two laws will make sure that you don’t lose anything and that you will know for sure who gets all of your territories. Usually you should also watch for available building possibilities, developement, size, and of course how many holdings the related duchy has provides a whole. The Hagia Sophia is also nice. choose martial lifestyle: authority. I'm still running with the 'keep vassals' weak strategy and just giving a Duke 1 county in their dejure land and the rest to individual vassals. Well, if we are talking about the best duchy to choose for yourself, you must consider two things: number of counties in a duchy (the more the better) and number of holding slots as well (the more the better). You get roughly 60% of the income from a baron, and up to 90% from republics above barony tier with the tradition and legacy and other modifiers (which you'll collect over time anyway. drood420 • 9 mo. Sjalland has farmlands though. But one of the biggest draws for Paradox's epic. Executions are always fun to have when creating a dynasty, even when your only a peasant watching them happen. perambulatrix 6 mo. How does county control work in Crusader Kings 2? Control indicates how much influence your character exerts over a given county. Not sure if this idea has been mentioned before or if it would be hard to pull off, but one thing that I always thought would be a genius addition is if instead of the description reading "Slain in battle by ____ on 8th fourth moon, A. Starting in the county of Desmond and creating a ruler to conquer Ireland fast while playing as tall as possible. Can you achieve fame and fortune for. They reduce the cost as well as time to recover the cost of building other buildings in the county. You start with two counties in what is today the south of France. Building Strategy in County Holdings. In-game motivators for characters. Your forces are pretty equal but a few decent knights or goading them into attacking your troops for the defense advantage will get you the win. Praha, Rome, Ile de France, Kiev, Madurai, and that one random county in either Bosnia or Croatia that has like 7 baronies in it. Nikaea - Byzantine Empire. 10: Istria. 20 High Chieftess Daurama Of Kano. 9 and up] Created by KeizerHarm. Pay attention to the terrain type, buildings are different for each. Baghdad is in the running for best county in the game because of that, being the only one that's pre-built. With this Elder Scrolls total conversion mod, Crusader Kings 3 becomes a Tamriel dynasty simulator.