

Knights, peasant revolts, pilgrimages, Viking raiders.experience the drama and pageantry of the Middle Ages.Be a pious king to bring the religious powers to your side, or strike out on your own, designing your own splinter religion and earning everlasting fame or eternal damnation.Gather new lands and titles to cement your legacy. Guide a dynasty through the centuries, ensuring the security and power of each new generation.

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Don’t stress too much about stressĬK3 guide : Beginner tips to get you startedĬK3 console commands : All the cheats you needĬK3 Intrigue : Become a master of the dark artsĬK3 religion : Control your population through faithĬK3 mods : From tweaks to total conversions Then start improving the surrounding areas, if you want to. Instead, spend your money on buildings and founding new cities, castles, and temples in your capital county only until you have no room to do so any more. So it doesn’t make sense to invest in anything else until you’re sure you’re going to be able to hang onto it across the generations. The only lands your primary heir is guaranteed to keep (short of murdering all of their siblings, which is also a valid playstyle) are your primary Empire, Kingdom, Duchy, and County titles-one of each. Unless you play as a culture that has a different succession method, such as Celtic Tanistry, you’ll be stuck with this state of affairs until at least the 1200s. In layman's terms that means when you die your lands will be roughly divided between all your eligible children. (Image credit: Paradox Interactive ) Focus on one county, especially early onĪlmost all realms begin with the Confederate Partition or Partition succession law. And by then, it’s often too late to really do anything about it except fight a bloody civil war against the malcontents. You’ll usually only be informed about this when they’ve created a rebellious faction close to presenting you with certain demands: Invariably it's lower taxes, independence, or a different leader on your throne. Check on your vassals’ happiness regularlyĬrusader Kings 3’s pop-ups tell you a lot, but not when your vassals are unhappy. You’re always accumulating progress in some way, so try enjoy the story even if the borders of your kingdom fracture or shrink. Unlocking new legal innovations in later eras will also allow you to create more stability by, for instance, getting rid of that pesky partition succession and letting your main heir keep all your land when you die. And with the addition of dynastic Renown, you’ll unlock perks for your whole dynasty over the years that you get to keep forever, no matter what your house’s current fortunes hold. As long as your dynasty doesn’t die out, and you don’t lose your last county, you can always rebuild.
