Beautiful Crusade!

[Lonewarrior]

no harm no foul.

But you still have to build a crusade to get crusader knights - sorry

Yeah I noticed yesterday, when I did an sp campain with spanish.

[katank]

since they are statistically equivalent to CK's, I typically mod them in with reqs of armor guild and horse guild like the CK's except with the chapter house replacing the baronial court.

It still makes it tempting to build only crusader kngihts though due to lower upkeep and chapterhouse takes less time than baronial court.

only thing is CKs from Toulouse which are better.

[Magraev]

I tried the same, but as you say they're really too cheap and will replace all other knights. They should be modded to be a bit more expensive if you want to put them in the game (the same could be done with order foot).

[BigC5]

This is probably a rookie question, but what is the best way to make sure your royal family thrives?

[Magraev]

First off - the higher influence you have the better heirs. That means, that an heir born just after a king takes power will probably be poorer than one born after the king has managed to conquer lands and especially has succeded with crusades or jihads (thereby increasing his influence and piety). There is also some dependence on the present kings stats and a large random element.

This means, that the crownprince sometimes will have to die to protect your kingdoms long-term interests, if a far better younger brother is born. Be aware, that the first heir born after a king takes power is not always the heir to the throne. The first heir to come of age that is actually the kings son will take that honor.

The best way to eliminate worthless heirs is by sending them into battle against owerwhelming odds.

Edit: If by thrive you mean that sons are born then the only thing you can do (besides cheating) is to make sure the king and his sons are married as soon as possible.

[YAKOBU]

Hi BigC5

I normally play as catholic but here's what I do:

- I don't risk my king or heirs in battle unless I have replacements ready i.e. at least a king and 2 heirs.
- I prune my line by losing unsuitable heirs in battle so more able heirs further down the line come to the throne i.e. heirs with bad stats or too old and single die against impossible odds.
- I ensure if possible that my chosen heir for Kingship is married as soon as possible once he reaches maturity by sending emmissiaries to request foreign princesses to wed.
- My chosen heir will take part in battles to increase his V&V's and gain command stars.

That's all I can think of for now