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Honky Dong Country posted:
Orc is the starting dynasty of the Orkney Islands in 769. He's a fun guy to play as sometimes, since he usually has decent stats and is only 25 at game start.
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The Pictish culture only has like five valid dynasty names, which means that any given randomly generated Pict has a pretty high chance of being an Orc. Any large Pictish empire will end up full of them. "Orc" apparently means "boar", by the way.
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Jan 16, 2018 18:08
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Autonomous Monster posted:The Pictish culture only has like five valid dynasty names, which means that any given randomly generated Pict has a pretty high chance of being an Orc. Any large Pictish empire will end up full of them. Which makes it disappointing that Pictish empires aren't blue.
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Jan 16, 2018 18:17
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Dr. S.O. Feelgood posted:a character looks like a normal human, but then it turns out they're actually a bear? Wait what!? As in a strategically shaved bear manages to work his way into court? Why have I never heard of this before!
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Jan 16, 2018 19:00
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Weavered posted:Wait what!? As in a strategically shaved bear manages to work his way into court? Why have I never heard of this before! In my case, it was a nephew of mine. I got a few pop-ups where my ruler was complaining about how loudly he snored, how hairy his knuckles were, and how big his nose was, and then somehow his clothes fell off and it was revealed he was a bear. I think I picked the wrong response, because the event just kinda ended after that, but it was surprising and hilarious. He stuck around in my court, so of course I married him off and bred more bears, because why the hell wouldn't you?
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Jan 16, 2018 19:05
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Weavered posted:Wait what!? As in a strategically shaved bear manages to work his way into court? Why have I never heard of this before! Because it only got added recently with Jade Dragon.
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Jan 16, 2018 21:36
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I'm more curious about the cats tbh because I've never even seen one Paradox, put in all the animals under animal culture plz
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Jan 17, 2018 03:16
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Deceitful Penguin posted:I'm more curious about the cats tbh because I've never even seen one I dunno, it wouldn't make sense for cats, horses, elephants and bears to all get the same content, and I imagine they'd be terribly insulted you thought they were all a monoculture 
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Jan 17, 2018 05:04
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gently caress I used to wish my vassals weren't so hostile to me for no reason. I no longer care about unjust imprisonment penalties.
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Jan 17, 2018 05:06
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Crow Jane posted:I dunno, it wouldn't make sense for cats, horses, elephants and bears to all get the same content, and I imagine they'd be terribly insulted you thought they were all a monoculture Although, maybe Penguin is referring to putting them under the same 'culture group'? (Although to be honest I don't recall if there ARE defined culture groups, or if that's just an EU4 thing...it's been too long since I paid any attention to that aspect of the game) I wish I'd get the bear events too, though - it'd be great if my 250+ year old king is revealed to the world as having been a bear the whole time! 
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Jan 17, 2018 05:15
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Major Isoor posted:Although, maybe Penguin is referring to putting them under the same 'culture group'? (Although to be honest I don't recall if there ARE defined culture groups, or if that's just an EU4 thing...it's been too long since I paid any attention to that aspect of the game) Yes, CK2 has culture groups, but it's mostly just for opinion penalties (I think it's -5 for different culture in the same group but -10 for different culture group).
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Jan 17, 2018 05:24
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Crow Jane posted:I dunno, it wouldn't make sense for cats, horses, elephants and bears to all get the same content, and I imagine they'd be terribly insulted you thought they were all a monoculture
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Jan 17, 2018 09:53
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For some reason, giving one of my vassals the duchy of cornwall, set them up as a petty king in surrey. Without any cornwall provinces. 
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Jan 17, 2018 10:03
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DJ Dizzy posted:For some reason, giving one of my vassals the duchy of cornwall, set them up as a petty king in surrey. Without any cornwall provinces. That's normal. You should have given the duchy to one of your Cornish counts.
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Jan 17, 2018 10:40
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DJ Dizzy posted:For some reason, giving one of my vassals the duchy of cornwall, set them up as a petty king in surrey. Without any cornwall provinces. Btw, looking up what Surrey might be in Cornish showed me this stuff: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornish_rebellion_of_1497
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Jan 17, 2018 10:59
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Is there a reason I can't give out duchies to people without them forming their own kingdoms?
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Jan 17, 2018 11:35
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Are you King Of England yet? If not, then it's because no one thinks you're important enough to deserve vassals that fancy. "Petty King" is a Duke-level title, and can only have vassals below Duke.
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Jan 17, 2018 11:44
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If you mean Petty Kings, those are independent dukes of some cultures (Irish, mostly, IIRC). They work exactly the same as a duchy. If you're a duke and hand out a duchy they don't become your vassals, they become independent because they have the same rank you do. If you mean "real" kingdoms, the AI can form them as normal. They need to control enough land and spend money and piety. Don't create mega-dukes and you'll have fewer problems. EDIT: efb
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Jan 17, 2018 11:49
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Gotcha. Thanks. That would explain it.
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Jan 17, 2018 12:48
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Fat Samurai posted:If you mean "real" kingdoms, the AI can form them as normal. They need to control enough land and spend money and piety. Don't create mega-dukes and you'll have fewer problems. I think I prefer having a few powerful vassals vs more weaker ones. It's easier to placate or imprison/kill 5 guys than it is 15. Both approaches have their advantages and disadvantages though.
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Jan 17, 2018 13:38
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Fat Samurai posted:Give Lombardy to your son and start feeding development to his duchy to transfer capitals when your current character dies? Or if you are close to death go on a tyranny rampage and revoke a couple of counties in Lombardy. I followed this advice and gave Lombardy (duchy+county) to my 18yo son. He promptly usurped one of the other counties in his duchy, that's my boy! He actually turned out way better than me, he already has children, two counties and a duchy to his name. He's on my council and was instrumental in passing regulated inheritance. I wish he would get on already with killing my sorry, homosexual low-stats rear end so I could play as him
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Jan 17, 2018 15:20
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In 1112, I started as William the Troubadour, Duke of Aquitaine. The Kingdom of Jerusalem under Baldwin I fell to a Jihad, only for me to win it back in the next Crusade of 1125. Since I was a vassal of the King of France, and moving to Jerusalem would mean giving up my European lands, I gave the kingdom to my bastard son. He was succeeded by his daughter, who, through inheritance shenanigans, became Countess of Savoy as well. In this time, the Kingdom is constantly at war and lacking in funds, and she never has the opportunity to receive a proper coronation. In 1160 there's another Jihad while I'm busy fighting the resurgent Andalusians, who have become independent from Morocco and conquered all of Aragon. Jerusalem is lost, Queen Adela is still uncrowned, and reduced to Savoy. I had taken Vienne from the remnants of Aragon, reduced to the old Duchy of Provence, so I was able to use the Border Dispute CB to vassalize her. In 1191, the Pope declares a Crusade for Jerusalem. At this point, I've not only become independent from France, but become the Emperor of Aquitaine, ruler of a realm stretching from Savoy to Valencia. The Crusade is hardly a challenge at all, my forces are the size of the other participants combined. While I'm debating whether to keep Jerusalem or set it free, I realize that Queen Adela is still alive, and still ruling in Savoy.  In 1193, Queen Adela I is finally crowned as Queen of Jerusalem, 47 years after she first succeeded the throne.
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Jan 17, 2018 16:17
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I wish rebellions against my vassals didn't count against my vassal limit. Keeping to the limit is hard enough as it is without spontaneously going over because King Moron pissed off Duke Idiot.
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Jan 17, 2018 16:23
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Well, I've been craving some CK2 again. Last time I played China wasn't added to the game. Any starts you recommend? I know the basics but everything will be a bit rusty. So nothing too difficult I guess?
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Jan 17, 2018 16:46
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shut up blegum posted:Well, I've been craving some CK2 again. Last time I played China wasn't added to the game. Any starts you recommend? I know the basics but everything will be a bit rusty. So nothing too difficult I guess? Tibet in the earliest start. Powerful empire that can mess with the china mechanics at your leisure.
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Jan 17, 2018 19:04
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I like the Han duke in the Old Gods start. You start with one Silk Road post and should be able to easily seize another fairly quickly, being of the same culture and religion as the Chinese emperor gets you automatic monthly cred with him, and you get to choose whichever heir you want. Han culture's a little dull, there's not much to Taoism and you can only join the Hermetics, but I had fun with it.
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EDIT: Nevermind, worked Fat Samurai fucked around with this message at 19:43 on Jan 17, 2018 |
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Jan 17, 2018 19:19
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Oh, you need the China dlc otherwise China isn't on the map. Makes a lot of sense but I'm still surprised  EDIT: wow, the game runs way worse than I remember. Did the updates cause that? Or should I just finally upgrade my laptop? shut up blegum fucked around with this message at 20:28 on Jan 17, 2018 |
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Jan 17, 2018 19:58
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How do I deal with stupid (other) patrician families getting their trading posts in my trade zones? This is ten times worse than pretty borders.
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Jan 17, 2018 21:32
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Fat Samurai posted:How do I deal with stupid (other) patrician families getting their trading posts in my trade zones? This is ten times worse than pretty borders. You already know the answer 
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Jan 17, 2018 23:27
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I wonder if Paradox intended republics to be a never ending series of purges.
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Jan 17, 2018 23:31
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shut up blegum posted:Oh, you need the China dlc otherwise China isn't on the map. Makes a lot of sense but I'm still surprised China's never on the map - it functions as an unplayable off-map power that you can only interact with through special options.
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Jan 17, 2018 23:33
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SlothfulCobra posted:I wonder if Paradox intended republics to be a never ending series of purges. Historically correct.
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Jan 17, 2018 23:41
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Peas and Rice posted:Historically correct. WELL ACTUALLY the Venetian Republic famously didn't suffer the same internal strife as the other Italian merchant republics, like Genoa or Milan, as evidenced by the lack of personal fortresses for its patricians, and its overall relative peace focused largely around the myth of Venice the Republic as greater than familial ties. 
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I don't know if this is a bug or working as intended, but I can't figure out why my wife's claims isn't being enforced when I victory peace out. I'm the king of Ireland, wife has a strong claim on England. We're both agnatic-cognatic gavelkind, and I'm able to select the claim england for my wife cb. Twice I've done this now, and the first time when I won, the king of England lost 100 prestige and nothing else changed. My wife remained where she was, with her strong claim. I'm sitting at 100% warscore seeing if there's anything I can do before giving up. On a related note, the Knights Templars came for my son, who I gladly gave away to ensure I don't lose both my Ireland and Scotland titles. Even though he's now celibate and I was told he would be removed from the line of succession, I'm still getting the "lose titles on death" notification with a single son. Edit: nm on on the second one, it just took time. edit2: 
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Jan 18, 2018 00:22
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shut up blegum posted:Oh, you need the China dlc otherwise China isn't on the map. Makes a lot of sense but I'm still surprised How old is your laptop? There was a patch a while back that improved performance by stopping the AI from castrating everyone in sight, among other things. I play on a 2014 macbook pro and I'd say performance is overall decent. It gets noticeably slower as time goes on of course, but nothing too bad.
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Lucas Archer posted:I don't know if this is a bug or working as intended, but I can't figure out why my wife's claims isn't being enforced when I victory peace out. One thing I found out with gavelkind and other funky succession problems, is save and reload. That will update the character screens and remove wrong warnings.
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Jan 18, 2018 01:18
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I have bastards with the wives of my bastards
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Jan 18, 2018 06:40
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769 Magyar RIP 867 Magyar: Completely pillaged most of Europe and conquered the steppes during 200 years. My clans joined almost every war, I had Byzantium and Arabia as extremely powerful tributaries, and I was ready to settle down as a Republic with 25k gold and numerous Chinese boons and a lot of tech points. But I wait to settle until I pillage one last city, and my ruler dies abruptly. I mostly ignored succession because my family is prolific and I have so many treasury boons. But because I play with default equal rights, I am now an elderly woman in an ancient non-matrilineal marriage with no playable heir regardless of how I settle or who I kill or marry. The option to create a republic is unavailable, and I'm pretty sure I'd still lose even if I could enact it now.
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Main Paineframe posted:China's never on the map - it functions as an unplayable off-map power that you can only interact with through special options. Oh okay, that makes sense.
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