I just have the demo right now so I only have access to playing 4 characters.

Super sekrit way to play any character in demo:

Pick one of the 4, then start the game, as the UI fades away and the map starts to zoom in, just click on a province and you play as its ruler instead of your selected character.

yeah

i get wafflecrushed every time, you're screwed unless you have a lot of help from fellow catholics. attrition is huge and the muslims have serious armies.

none of that really matters though, the point of it is to gain the crusader trait. church people love it.

As King of Poland I crusaded by myself and was successful. I took over a four province country, defeated the infidels and promptly left, there is no point in trying to keep the land. Although in another game I saw France take 6 or 7 provinces in Egypt and they still had it 100+ years later.

on crusading: I find that if you do it fairly early (1100s) you've got a good chance. Try it in the 1300s and you better bring some good medics with you

Sweet. I tried it and it worked.

I'm playing as the Duke of Connacht. It's much more peaceful, without a lot going on. I'm not really pushing the issue of trying to conquer Ireland as it seems like I'm in pretty good standing with everyone. I've been working with the Mayors and Bishops to raise their opinion of me.

I have a Ducal Claim on Breifne, but I'm not sure I would be able to beat them in a war. I'm not exactly sure how to estimate it, but from watching the LP, I think the armies are pretty even.

My guy is 67. I thought he would kick the bucket a lot sooner.

One interesting thing is that my son had 2 sons, and the one son set up a plot to kill the other. Was pretty funny.

EDIT: Oh yeah....he just died at 68....gonna get interesting now.

Hmmmm...so my game ended unexpectedly. Not sure if it was because of the demo cutting me off or because of something within the game.

I tried taking a SS, but it wasn't taking the SS of the game.

In the center it says:

"After playing 2 characters, you have lost your last County. [Player name] disappears into obscurity. With of a score of 545, you have not accomplished anything of note."

And the date is 1 January 1086.

I'm leaning towards the demo just cutting me off, but I don't know. Did my guy just run away? I had an heir under him. He had 2 sons.

1st of jan = got demowned

I just figured out that if your child is educated by a heretic (maybe also by someone of another religion) you can choose to switch religions. I did this and now can declare holy wars against my neighbors (I was playing as the kingdom of serbia so was orthodox)

I am wondering, is it possible to switch from orthodox to catholic or muslim in the same way? are there other ways of switching religion?

yeah ur kid will often take the religion and culture of his or her mentor

if your court chaplain gets converted to a heretical belief then you can choose to convert also. its a random event. have him research cultural tech

thanks

this game is so in-depth that every time i play it i find something new like this

Ya, the Demo only lasts 20 years (rounded down), so til Jan 1 1086. The 4 default demo picks are there cause they can still be pretty active in the short time period.

lololol

just started a game as castille and a few years in i get poisoned. The king of leon is my heir and i continue the game as him, pretty much inheriting an intire kingdom....

This game needs more love. I haven't even played all the way through one full game yet. I keep restarting as I discover new things to do! It's sooo deep and strategic! I think I got it together this time.

Tip for newbies: I've been using the Earl of Dublin, starting in 1066. His father owns the county south and will die soon into the game, giving you a great location to take over Ireland rather quickly and move into England/Scotland.

im still playing, 200 hrs in