Crusader Kings Newbie

[TheSilverKnight]

Hey all, I just got Crusader Kings, and so far I'm loving it!
But I'm a total newbie at it, so I need some advice on what to do.
Any and all advice is welcome!!

Plus, I need some ideas for a good, easy country to start out as and what campaign to do so in.

Thanks!

[ShadesWolf]

As a suggestion, select Flanders on 1066.

It will give you an idea of how to manage things, if you start too big you will end up getting loads of rebellions if you are not careful, so the smaller the better.

[L'Impresario]

First of all, I'd get the latest patch. CTDs can still be annoying, so autosave every year is a must, at least for me.
If you want a kingdom thats quite large but still manageable, that's England. Being on an island is pretty handy in order to keep your rebelious kin close to you and delay foreign armies from landing (plus sea trips cost money).
Your treasury should be built up gradually, so no rush to tax those underlings. Later on I tend to keep the scutage at a minimum, thus allowing larger armies to be assembled and keeping loyalty high.
After the first few hours you'll get the hang of it and see that actually it's not a really complex game. Hell, my last campaign ended with the King of England owning 80% of the British Isles provinces, the vast majority of the Middle East up to Baghdad,all of Iberia and the Maghreb, south Italy, a collection of german lands, 90% of the Baltic lands, most provinces on northeast and east Black Sea, the steppe lands north and around Khwarezm, 5-6 scandinavian provinces and Iceland. And all this by 1280 or so...now I wouldn't call this a challenge
Still a very, very enjoyable game
(until the rebellions start to kick in )

[TheSilverKnight]

SHAMELESS BUMP

Well I've successfully finished a game as the Duchy of Lancaster in 1066, and now I'm deciding to start 1066 as the great Roman Empire (Byzantines). Any tips for them? They look hard and scary

Also, how loyal are the vassals, and will that change if I get beaten about by the Turks and the West?

[nokhor]

here is the official CK forum, and there's also a wiki page for general info.

http://www.europa-universalis.com/fo...?s=&forumid=81

[The Wizard]

Byzantium is a juggernaut in 1066. Try my current project -- turning it into a juggernaut in 1337. Or, choose the county of Holland in 1187 and try to become the master of the Baltic