Crusader Kings III

[jimmy olsen]

Switzerland before my election. Unfortunately, I didn't realize I was missing a county from the duchy of Savoy when I formed the kingdom, so Savoy did not become dejure territory.



I wasn't sure I'd be able to survive the initial rebellion to place the Duchess of Bavaria on the throne because I had to deal with a much more serious issue. The count of Bologna executed his wife, my daughter, for adultery, so of course I had to burn down his castle and execute him for murder.



However, I did manage to get a white peace with the rebels. Then I conquered the rest of Burgundy which had been inherited somehow by a Muslim King, the reason I'd been able to expand in that direction in the first place. I gave two duchies to young sons and the crown to an older son that I had already given Savoy to.

He immediately hybridized the culture. As you can see, a crusade was going on.


I arrived quite late due to the aforementioned rebellion and then conquest of Burgundy, but I contributed enough that my daughter got a duchy.

Unfortunately my oldest son got maimed. He doesn't have a son, so I'm hoping he passes away before me so Radbot of Burgundy inherits.

[Syt]

I wish you could decline being elected emperor. It's quite disruptive of long term strategy.

There's a mod for that.

[The Minsky Moment]

Hmm...wetnurses, tribal rites of passage and more chances to influence your wards personality.

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/developer-diary/dev-diary-133-wet-nurses.1595724/

Wet nurses, hmm ... checking calendar, nope not April 1.
Self-parody?

[jimmy olsen]

Hmm...wetnurses, tribal rites of passage and more chances to influence your wards personality.

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/developer-diary/dev-diary-133-wet-nurses.1595724/

Wet nurses, hmm ... checking calendar, nope not April 1.
Self-parody?

It's an update focusing on children, given the time period, seems realistic.

Anyways, despite being maimed and having no kids, my eldest son was elected and no rebellion. He has an infant son whose intelligent. Hopefully my guy will live long enough that his son can inherit. Focusing on the health path to boost his chances since being maimed is a big penalty.

[Josephus]

Hopefully we get more big boobs

[Caliga]

Hopefully we get more big boobs

[Syt]

Hopefully we get more big boobs

There's mods for that. Supposedly.

[Caliga]

I am aware.

[jimmy olsen]

Hapsburg playthrough going well.

[jimmy olsen]

Mongols really have been buffed since the last DLC. They took Persia and Byzantium yet again.

However, since that Jihad for Syria was still grinding on they got involved in it as a defender. That, their war against White Rus and a major dissolution revolt gives me some hope that I won't have to deal with them.

After two stack wipes, I gave up defending against that jihad as lost cause and retreated back to Europe where I took back Champagne from Lithuania. There's still one county to go though.

[crazy canuck]

I am aware.

I think they were talking about the game

[garbon]

I just saw Paradox post how it has been 3 years of CKIII. I feel sad about its wasted potential.

[Zanza]

I mean the game is not bad. It's just that they squandered the first DLC on Royal Court. That just does not fit into the map based game mechanics.

But despite this, somehow it does not click for me like other Paradox games. Not sure what is missing.

[Josephus]

I mean the game is not bad. It's just that they squandered the first DLC on Royal Court. That just does not fit into the map based game mechanics.

But despite this, somehow it does not click for me like other Paradox games. Not sure what is missing.

Strategy?

I am predicting that Paradox will never reach the heights of something like EUIV ever again. They've changed a lot now, more focussed on mass gaming (and transporting to consoles) than niche strategies. They also have a lot of new faces, not part of the old P'dox legacy of game designers. And Johan is just chilling in Spain. They've moved on.

Like Zanza said...yeah, I play it from time to time; especially when there's a new update, but it doesn't move me so much.

It IS hard to believe it's been three years. As Garbon said, it's been wasted. The DLCs arent' all that exciting. Not just Royal Court (anyone find the constant petitions annoying?) But even the wards and wardens and oooh, they now have wet nurses. The tournaments gets repetitive after a while, and hunting is just good for stress relief. The new hostages mechanic is meh....haven't bothered with it. ETC.

And some of the events look like they've been written by 14 year olds. "ooh, my vassal for some reason has come into my bathroom and is laughing at my penis. I'll make a rival out of him now."

I don't know why they haven't implemented the good stuff from CKII, like plagues and the black death. Now you just get these random silly events that incapacitate your ruler.

But yeah, I still play it. 

[The Minsky Moment]

I mean the game is not bad. It's just that they squandered the first DLC on Royal Court. That just does not fit into the map based game mechanics.

But despite this, somehow it does not click for me like other Paradox games. Not sure what is missing.

Strategy?

I am predicting that Paradox will never reach the heights of something like EUIV ever again. They've changed a lot now, more focussed on mass gaming (and transporting to consoles) than niche strategies. They also have a lot of new faces, not part of the old P'dox legacy of game designers. And Johan is just chilling in Spain. They've moved on.

Victoria has had some teething problems but it's a real innovation on the formula that shows promise.
CKIII was a solid game out the gate, it's just that the post-release follow up has had virtually nothing to offer for the old strategy gamer base.