Beginner's Guide to CK3 Even Grandma Would Understand

[@Strat-Guides]

If you want to see more CK3 guides, let me know! I'm already working on challenge videos, but there are enough people interested in learning the game I'll be happy to make a series of guides for this.

[@johnnystace2175]

Love this man! Also you misspelled the title. Might tick off a few people but otherwise love it!!!

[@Strat-Guides]

@@johnnystace2175 got it, it's fixed now! I appreciate the heads up

[@Winnie_Deanie]

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[@Raspukek-fu8un]

da view count will say ya more bout ppl's wishes.

[@Bmattsoren]

Bring on the CK3 guides! I have ck2, and have been thinking about getting ck3 as well, so the more guides the better it is for me and my decision.

[@TacticatGaming]

Thanks bro, my Grandma just invaded wales thanks to your guide. This is high quality man, I don’t know how you organize these massive info rich guides. Well done!

[@Strat-Guides]

Haha why Wales?! Ottawa Welshman will hear of this... Thanks Tacticat!

[@TacticatGaming]

@@Strat-Guides To be honest i have an unhealthy obsession with conquering Wales. My Fathers side of the family originally came from Welsh nobility that was disgraced in the 1600's and fled to America. So in every game i play i stake my claim to the throne. Also i always attack Poland.

[@Strat-Guides]

@@TacticatGaming lol!

[@meadowpus]

Hopefully grandma will but the speed limit from 20mph back 30. Labour our grandma in

[@times7171]

lol

[@bigsam5171]

Spent 2 hours last night just staring at my monitor in confusion, had no idea what to do. Makes more sense now 😂

[@AttaMan]

@@bigsam5171 Same. But even worse bc i have the console edition

[@philjohnson1744]

If my grandma plays this, she'll be sure that all the Irish are good catholic boys.

[@Strat-Guides]

Lol well they start out as Insular, so she's got her work cut out for her :D

[@kingofcards9]

Based grandma.

[@TheMoneyTourTMT]

@@philjohnson1744 🇬🇧

[@jagzin6147]

@@TheMoneyTourTMT *laughs in carbomb*

[@SomeTomfoolery]

Thank you SO MUCH for this! I just started recently, and while I love the idea of an open ended history game with no end goal, it's very overwhelming to try and get anything done. The tutorials are fairly well crafted but there's still so much it seems they can't teach you without otherwise overwhelming you. This is a huge help!

[@fedisyt]

00:00:00 *🎮 Introduction to Crusader Kings III basics* - Step-by-step guide for beginners on playing Crusader Kings III. - Setting up a custom ruler, choosing initial attributes and traits. - Starting strategies for expanding from two counties to dominating Ireland. 00:06:30 *🏰 Managing early game expansion* - Declaring war and understanding casus belli. - Basic military strategies: raising troops, setting rally points, and siege tactics. - Dealing with captured enemies and managing war score effectively. 00:10:30 *📜 Developing through lifestyle and titles* - Choosing and advancing through lifestyle focuses. - Impact of perks like "Serve the Crown" on control and domain management. - Upgrading titles and managing domain limits by creating vassals. 16:25 *🏰 Managing Council Positions and Domain* - Understanding how to appoint council members based on their roles and stats. - Managing domain limits effectively to avoid penalties. - Recruiting courtiers to fill council vacancies. 18:18 *🤝 Diplomacy and Court Management* - Utilizing diplomacy to recruit courtiers for council positions. - Effectively assigning roles to optimize governance. - Managing domain holdings through strategic land grants. 19:42 *⚔️ Military Strategy and War Management* - Efficiently managing armies during wars. - Utilizing rally points and strategic positioning for battles. - Handling prisoner management and ransom during conflicts. 22:56 *💼 Statecraft and Title Creation* - Creating duchies and kingdoms to consolidate power. - Managing vassals and domain sizes through title grants. - Strategic decision-making in expanding territory and managing resources. 28:08 *🏆 Long-term Strategy and Expansion* - Planning for long-term goals like kingdom creation. - Understanding truces and diplomatic implications. - Balancing military conquest with internal stability and governance. 32:04 *🏰 Handling War Momentum and Strategy* - Managing battles to turn the tide of war. - Chasing retreating enemies to maintain pressure. - Ending wars strategically to conserve resources and plan next moves. 33:01 *🌍 Managing Holdings and Titles* - Addressing issues of holding limits for vassals. - Creating duchies to optimize land management. - Granting titles to maintain vassal efficiency. 34:12 *⚔️ Dealing with Peasant Revolts* - Options for handling peasant revolts efficiently. - Combat strategies for dealing with peasant uprisings. - Impact of managing control vs. direct military suppression. 35:10 *🏛️ Managing Court Positions and Succession* - Appointing suitable candidates to court positions. - Gender restrictions in assigning roles. - Strategies for maintaining a stable court and administration. 36:35 *🌊 Advanced Warfare Tactics and Alliances* - Evaluating alliance dynamics and strategic opportunities. - Tactical considerations in selecting war targets. - Leveraging geographical advantages in warfare. 37:58 *🛡️ Seizing War Goals and Strategic Retreats* - Importance of seizing and holding war goals. - Tactical retreats to conserve resources and force enemy attrition. - Leveraging enemy supply lines to gain tactical advantages.

[@Strat-Guides]

That's a very good summary!

[@BeefCurtain91]

My favorite strategy guy doing my most played game. Love it. There’s really not a top Ck3 KZbinr putting out consistent videos. Best of luck filling the niche!

[@Strat-Guides]

Thanks! It's such a fun game, I'm really excited to dive into the deep end on this one :)

[@wizardkevin101]

@@Strat-Guides I know you mentioned possibly doing Stellaris, it is JUST as dense as this game is in all different ways. This feels like a good segue into this type of game though from Bannerlord - I've not played any CK games but I look forward to watching and hoping one day you do cover Stellaris!

[@hidalgohouse3815]

Grandma said she spent more time pausing and rewinding than actually watching because he was going so fast!

[@Strat-Guides]

I have a habit of trying to cram as much as I can into a short video to respect people's time, but for videos like this it doesn't work as well. I'll work on it for the next one!

[@ishmaelmcduffey6676]

I slowed it down

[@Spodo_Komodo]

Hope grandma is a fearsome global conqueror by now ❤

[@oliversotir3914]

Reason the battle was lost at 39:00 was because they had way more champions, good to know for beginners.

[@DaciaJC]

I absolutely love your deadpan sense of humor - please make more CK3 guides, I've always wanted to get into the game but it sounds pretty intimidating for a newbie. This video should help a ton!

[@bim_94]

I'm 5 minutes in and I had to pause to put CK3 on my Wishlist - excellent delivery this is the exact content I want when trying out a new game. I will return when I play the game! Excellent work yet again Strat!

[@Strat-Guides]

It's really a fun game and I highly recommend it! Be prepared to spend a couple dozen hours learning it, but of the Paradox games I've played I feel like this was the easiest to understand. Thanks Bim!

[@JuveVinny]

Stellaris is a great space 4X strat game by Paradox. Also Victoria and Europa Universalis is good as well. @amogus360noscope3

[@reirad5307]

Hope u saw the sale!

[@PeterPan-cx7yc]

Thx man, i bought this game on release and tried several times to learn and play, but your guide was the first one who worked. Guide watched 2 times and conquered Ireland. HOLY MOLY, THX

[@Strat-Guides]

Nice job taking Ireland! It should be much easier moving forward :)

[@innieplays]

Thank you so much!! I have been looking for ages for a guide JUST like this! CK3 is such an incredible game, but it's HUGE and I find myself sitting there often not knowing what to do, so this was incredibly helpful! Please make more in this series! :D

[@d4wdl3]

Sup! Uí Mháine [ee-wahn-ya] used to be one of the oldest and largest kingdoms in Ireland and it was in Connacht. It was very large, and it had around a thousand square miles, and it had two tribes - Tethbae and Connacht - that were separated by the Shannon River.

[@Strat-Guides]

Interesting! Thanks for the clarity :) There's no way I would have ever gotten the pronunciation lol I appreciate it

[@Nunya_Argo79]

That's a great start to the video "If you're brand new to CK3"...I'm not "or if you're just terrible"...now you're speaking my language. Also, yes to more CK3 guides, your videos on Bannerlord are the only ones I can bother watching when I get the time, lol.

[@Strat-Guides]

Hahaha it's all good, we've all been there at one point or another :)

[@uchi5171]

great vid but as someone who spent weeks IRL time playing this game, I would say that there is definitely few simple and crucial tricks that weren't mentioned 1- The house guard perk is OP early game so as knights and should be rushed 2- you can hire/find good knights without spending gold by giving them any kind of land (same for council and vassals) 3- when your opponent's embarks he loses 30 advantage for a month which is a huge debuff early game (that's why the AI plays a game of tag while embarking sometimes) 4- making alliances with children 5- a good marshal is a must especially early game, a good steward is also useful 6- giving council positions to incompetent characters can be worse than not having any 7- CK3 favors quality rather than quantity so looking to build an army with strong knights and MAA with high advantage would easily cause you to win when outnumbered 8- terrain WIDTH (This one is overlooked by most CK3 players but it plays a huge role in certain cases 9- warscore and how it works 10- recruiting prisoners and more... It's seems like a long list for a beginner plug and play guide but it really isn't, they could easily fit with in those 40 mins

[@Strat-Guides]

Thanks for the input! My goal with this video was to literally cut everything out that wasn't necessary. Sadly I haven't had time for the follow up to this video that includes much of what you've typed out!

[@alloraaa9115]

Awesome and straight to the point. 50 hours in and never really thought to move my rally point. Thanks for the guide!

[@Strat-Guides]

Thanks for watching! I'm glad this was helpful

[@thomassteenkamp4575]

Teaching through a play through is so much better than clicking through every single option and mechanic and explaining things. Thanks

[@breeie9900]

I wish you would explain WHY you do what you do

[@ciscoytube5352]

It's like 'Ikea bookshelf' level of instruction.

[@breeie9900]

@@ciscoytube5352 I’m told what to do but an explanation of what benefits I get from doing what would be helpful

[@josephguttmann6669]

I'd love to see a continuation of this series, especially since I suck at making the most of my holdings in Crusader Kings 3

[@Strat-Guides]

I'll be covering a TON of mechanics soon! I just finished the world conquest recording and I have to edit that up, but once that's done I'll make some guides (assuming I have time before Starfield launch)

[@josephguttmann6669]

Cheers! Have fun, whatever it is you're doing.@@Strat-Guides

[@Maharradzia]

Please! continue the guide on this particular save if you still have it 🏰⚔@@Strat-Guides

[@paulthep0teat]

I got rather frustrated with the rng of CK3 a few months ago and uninstalled it. Seeing you give such a well put together guide gave me the motivation to give it another go. My game lasted all of 20 minutes, because the first guy I went to war with allied with a far superior force. I love the look and feel of CK3, but god its rng is game killing for me.

[@Userre]

I've always wanted to get into CK3, but it's always felt more complicated. Please do more of this!

[@ADWYETYATRIPATHYBEI]

Really excited to see this channel cover this game. Pdx games are just so complex and after self learning HOI4 I have lost all patience and really need someone to guide me through other games! Thanks again XD

[@digitalvictory8266]

This is wonderful! This is EXACTLY what I've been looking for! Something that shows me step-by-step how this game works and what I'm supposed to do! Thank you!

[@Strat-Guides]

I'm glad it was helpful!!

[@naturalbornpatriot6369]

Set your court marshal to train commanders. Your knights/shorveers will gain prowess an martial skill, and if your marshal has high enough martial skill, will eventually give special traits that boost prowess even more. It also acts as a recruiter of knights/shorveers. A pop up will happen and you can decide to accept the up and coming guy or not. Just click on the dude and see his stats, if prowess is 10 or above snag him. The more prowess knights you have, the more “quality” your overall army will be.

[@KoylTrane]

Not much of a beginner's guide tbh. You conquest Ireland in the tutorial. Now keeping that kingdom is where the real troubles begin.

[@Mr1991Teddy]

Very happy with the paradox stuff along with bannerlord!

[@MrSameion]

MORE GUUUUIDES, honestly would love to see a huge Guide Playlist in CK3 from you.

[@Strat-Guides]

I've got plenty in the works :)

[@Malachor01]

Saved this to watch later. Just spent about 6 hours in game with the tutorial trying to get to grips with it. My brain has melted and I'm still completely clueless. My good God I had no idea games could be so complicated.

[@Strat-Guides]

@Malachor01 Yeah paradox games are notorious for this. CK3 is actually the easier one to learn lol EU4 is like 2x to 3x worse imo (but also just as fun)

[@SwamiDayswani]

Love ck3. I have hundreds of hours in thr game and its so awesome seeing you pick it up. Cant wait to see more!

[@unit4039]

Just... WOW! This guide is so clear and well explained. Please, please, please do more CK3 videos! This was so informative and helped me a lot on my own first playthrough. Now that i've got armies and combat under my belt, i'd like to learn more about the management of domains, etc... Again, extremely well made video!

[@2Real2Rell]

This was so helpful. Just downloaded the console version and spent a solid hour and a half on the tutorial just to be completely lost afterwards lol. Your tutorials helped me piece a lot of the intricate pieces with what I have figured out just playing through

[@josephsalmon4948]

Strat. My dude. Perfect timing with a video AGAIN. I've been using your Bannerlord guides for ages, started CK3 for the first time last night but quickly gave up with all the new mechanics to learn. Knew I needed to watch some guides, then you drop this one on exactly the day I needed it. Thanks for all the work you put in man 👍

[@py730]

Great video - overwhelming to get started even with the tutorial, but this helps to focus what to start with. Would love to see a continuation of this or a series that would go into the other features of the base game.

[@Strat-Guides]

Thanks! My wife is editing it as we speak actually :) it will cover succession and taking over Britannia to become an emperor. I actually did two to show how much rng is in the game. It's pretty wild

[@LordMikau]

Man, thank you so much! I had tried playing like 3 different times and every time I would just get totally paralized trying to understand all the different dynamics and stuff and literally never even clicked unpause because I had no idea what to do. I took your advice (although I started with the Petty King Murchad campaign and things were a little bit different) and I quickly grabbed some land and have just created the Kingdom of Ireland. Thank you so much! Please make more CK3 guides.

[@kv2315]

I just bought the game and i am terrible. i wasted my money on upgrading the buildings and not the armies… thank you for this guide

[@Pam234]

Im glad you actually EXPLAIN why you should do something instead of just telling us what to do.

[@LizardTwister]

Great now I might get into CK3. Always looked interesting from some other creators but now I can see the basics.

[@Strat-Guides]

It's really fun once you can get past the initial shock lol There are so many things you can do in the game, so I find it helps to ignore 90% of them and just focus on taking land and making an army. Then from there you can branch out, but if you try to learn too much too quick it's overwhelming and not at all fun

[@niutus5685]

Thanks! I've managed to unite all of Ireland, but boy was it TOUGH. I fought the vikings THREE TIMES and had to battle a huge nation in england. One war with the vikings was declared on me, so I just beat them back and sued for white peace, the seconds was an offensive war, which I lost lol, and by the third war I noticed that I can murder their king with a 95% in two years, also killer his heir for good measure, and the once great vikings were led by a 7 year old girl and I ABSOLTELY DESTROYED THAT TODDLER, which got me my piece of land 😊. What was supposed to be the final war on a weakling irish guy turned out to be a nightmare because out of nowhere vikings in the middle of england with 6k troops decided to deny me my dreams and joined the war (idk how, they weren't allied), I lost the war and had to wait ANOTHER 8 YEARS for the truce to expire, so I could promptly kick their ass the second time around and, finally, earn my dominion over all of Ireland. My twisted mind found it fun, I'll probably do it again 😢 Also if you're wondering this run was completed in 23 in-game years

[@Aetherion_]

My dude I have been waiting for a video like this that breaks down the immensity of a world wide micro intensive macro game

[@oatoil6232]

This tutorial was super helpful, I managed to conquer all of Ireland in my first game of CK3 using it. Thanks!

[@Strat-Guides]

@@oatoil6232 Nice work! Next, all of Britannia :D

[@alyssafaden9443]

a REALLY solid guide; TY. absolutely would love to see more and a continuation

[@bilbo301]

Hey im on ps5 when i added all of correct amount of skills i ended up with 536 customisation points... How to fix ?

[@shaunholt]

Bought CK3 a few days ago. First game: playing as Thurmond, Ireland, following your guide. Took over Ireland and about a quarter of Great Britain before trying a new game. Second game: Attempted a Kurdistan dynasty. Died in twenty minutes before having any wars, after eating a poisoned plant on my Hajj to Mecca. Third play through: Started as the Byzantine Empire and was making progress expanding east and west, but then Khazaria decided to annihilate me. Fourth playthrough: Started as the lord of Yamama and pretty quickly established the kingdom of Arabia. I have all of Arabia south of the Abbasid Caliphate, and most of eastern Africa. When I went to invade Oman, the Abbasids went to war with me, but fortunately I had allies in Iran and Egypt, and I was pretty much rolling over the Abbasid Empire, pushing close to Kufa before they gave up the war. Everything looks to be going well. Gold rolling in, got prestige, faith, I granted a bunch of vassals so they all like me now. My leader is pushing 60 so I'm going to have my first transition of power soon (I have 11 children). Eager to see how it plays out. I'm thinking of continuing to push into Africa as well as maybe taking on the Byzantine Empire, or I could venture into India instead. I'm still very new at the game (and playing on Easy difficulty) so am probably doing a thousand things wrong. Just trying to learn something new each time I play. It's fun so far. Update: ... Okay, my sultan died like literally two minutes into my next time playing. Kingdom split up into like 8 pieces and I had wars everywhere. Had allies but it was all too much. Decided eh, now I know to limit my heirs. Also almost all my vassals were ambitious which I know now is a major red flag. Now gotta pick where to next. I may try... Let's try Pegu. Start at one corner of the map. Don't need to worry about fighting on two fronts. Quickly establish one corner of the map for myself and expand however possible.

[@Strat-Guides]

Wow you went hard from the start lol! Good job, sounds like you've got a solid understanding of how the game works :)

[@shaunholt]

@@Strat-Guides In my 6th or 7th play through, playing as a Polish country. I'm on my third king (both lived into 60s-70s), managed two heir successions well, and have control of most of Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe as well as Scandinavia. I'm not even sure how I got it. I thought Sweden was about to go to war with me, went to declare on Sweden, then realized I now controlled it. And THEN I realized my wife was queen of Norway and I was 1st in line, so I had my wife murdered, but my son and heir became king instead (thought it'd be me. Oops). But he's my ally and heir and set to inherit my whole kingdom, so my next player will get Norway anyway. Presently though I've intervened to save my son & heir from like 6 nations invading him. It's a tough war but I think I've stabilized it. Keep my son in power if I can, then continue taking over Europe. I think I've finally got this game figured out.

[@adviththegreat5610]

Never thought would end up watching your video on CK3. Now I will have hell of a ride through CK3 like I had with Bannerlord. Thank you very much.

[@Strat-Guides]

Nice, CK3 is a lot of fun as well! It's a bit more complicated upfront, but once you get past the first couple of rulers it's not too bad. I'm working on a couple more CK3 guides this weekend, so that should help some

[@nrjohnosn92]

Great tutorial. This was exactly what I needed to start playing CK3--thank you!

[@ken2inn630]

I know this is 5 months old. But that might have been the best beginners guide of any game I have played.

[@idgyroo]

This already helped me. Ive lived so long and yet did not advance at all. This will change, thank you.

[@Strat-Guides]

You got this!

[@TheSuperhomosapien]

I usually wait the first year before attacking anyone because there is a lot of raiding going on that first year. Build your army and defeat the raiders first (and perhaps do some raiding yourself, even raiding your eventual target to weaken them first). Then when any potential raiders are too weak to raid you is when you start conquering.

[@michaelpeddy7738]

Just got this game last night on gamepass to give it a try, but got kinda overwhelmed. This was a good starting point! Thanks for making it

[@Strat-Guides]

Keep at it! It's a very complex and overwhelming game. I think it took me 40 - 50 hours before I felt comfortable to run a full campaign.

[@kaladinstormblessed5427]

For sure would be interested in more mechanic videos. I like this game a lot but theres so much that's not super well explained. This was very helpful to get a basis for some of the game mechanics. Thanks Strat

[@ClothTiger]

Superb guide. I've been playing a lot of Vic3 lately and just the UI reminds me a lot of that. Side panel, total values of stuff on the top, % chance of different things happening in tooltips etc. I also like the rpg elements, with handling heirs etc. Got some of the stuff off Quill18 streaming it earlier today. You both have convinced me to give this a try! :)

[@dingus6317]

38:10 would have been an ideal time to attack as you also had the defensive bonus from the castle, low on supply, and recently embarked, not sure if you would get a debuff from the river though.

[@waffle8364]

Hey, you new to the game? Me: Yes Ok. Me: _gets a fire hose off information_ tbh this does help and it's very interesting. You are quite literally very smart to play this insanely complex game

[@Strat-Guides]

It took me at least 50 hours before I understand wtf was going on in this game lol I did my best to take as much of the game mechanics out of the video and only show the necessities to get going.

[@hubazubax]

i have 200 plus hours and i never knew you could station units. this guide is extremely helpful.

[@TaeSunWoo]

Me: (has played 500+ hours and a world spanning empire) Also me: “ooh new tutorial vid, let’s watch during lunch break!”

[@Strat-Guides]

Lol I do that too - I'm curious how other people approach their campaigns :)

[@Pinheiro272]

I love you!!!! I want to play this game so bad on xbox, but don't really know anyone that does guides like you, the time you spend doing this is huge. Keep up the good work and never forget to rest. Love from Portugal! ❤

[@Strat-Guides]

Hopefully this one helps! It's only covering the absolute basics, so I'll need to do more detailed videos as a follow up, but I think if you can get through this on your own then you'll have a solid foundation

[@juliocooliojones]

Sorry to tell you, but ck3 on console is busted to all hell, I love the game but lab42, the people who port it from pc have screwed the game since launch and has yet to fix any of it. Constant save files deleting and game crashes every 10 minutes... it's sad

[@supreme_nova]

No fluff no bullshit, just what the title says. Thank you so much!

[@Strat-Guides]

I'm glad this was helpful!! Thanks for watching

[@Griff_Gaming]

Great stuff as always Strat! Haven't played this game myself but always fun to see your insight and strategy in these kinds of games!

[@Ozymannaz]

I was struggling tp get my grandma into CK3, but thanks to this guide she is now a crusader granny. Thanks mate

[@bmg50barrett74]

This video was great. A follow up on how to run a kingdom, or how to deal with neighboring kingdoms would be great!

[@Super1fitz]

Great video - would love to see a CK3 play through series from your channel. Love your Bannerlord content - great work!

[@Strat-Guides]

I've got a couple queued up for next year, hopefully in January! I have to finished editing a few campaigns (solo-unit WC in Bannerlord and ultra-hardcore one life Kingdom Come deliverance) but once those are done, I would like to get another CK3 and Project Zomboid challenges going.

[@calvintorgerson9686]

Its been a while since I played CK3 but i might just start playing again. Can't wait for more guides.

[@makaramuss]

the second time you got "raided" you were not being raided. It was enemy trying to occupy your capital in hopes of capturing your ruler/relatives to win the war in cheesy way against your overwhelming numbers. A land that is recently raided can't be raided again for some time. I don't remember the time but if I need to throw a timeeeeeee.... (Googles it lmao) 5 years. (actually funny thing: Wiki says same person can't raid a holding twice for 5 years but its actually for anyone that can't raid. So no matter how diverse vikings are your capital can be raided only once)

[@lady_tarra7269]

I came by when you started with BL2, now I am back here for CK3. You indeed have a good taste my man. I Love ya!

[@aintsleptinninetyyears3621]

I found the best way for me to learn these games is to just throw myself into the deep end. My first ever game I played Ethiopia, because I liked the idea of being the only Christians in Africa. By the second generation I was the ruler of the Byzantine Empire, by the third I had reformed my faith to somehow be both Islamic syncretic and matriarchal. Then my xbox crashed due to having 450 dynasty members and half the known world switching to my new faith. It has become one of my favorite games ever since.

[@lxw6657]

Thank whoever (u) this video exists, I have watched countless videos and red many guides trying to figure out how to play this game beyond a few months in of getting raided consistently. I have never had a successful game I've never really made much money or expanded no matter what difficulty I'm on or traits that I acquire... But this video is eue opening to the early game.

[@Strat-Guides]

I'm really happy to hear that!

[@SurrisWatchin-km1lo]

IDK man, a game that is THAT complex ... For new players its absolute hell and I am not sure if we can call it good game design o.O BUT it looks interesting and Ill do my best to understand shit so thank you for your guide. I am just confused by ALL THE STUFF THERE x.x

[@tomnor4314]

Bring more. I love how you bring it now to the core level. Just got CK3 because of your guide.

[@markohamalainen7375]

THANK YOU.This was the first video when i get it.Others just talk and talk and talk and i just don't get anything.You save my day,bro. 👍👍👍.

[@fortniteisgud8222]

please do a tutorial like this for other paradox games. I'm struggling to learn the others but this tutorial made this game so clear

[@Strat-Guides]

Thanks, glad to hear this was helpful! I was thinking about doing EU4 and HOI4 at some point - I'll be sure to do a Grandma's guide for each of the Paradox games I know how to play well. I still need to learn Stellaris though :(

[@DansVirtualDen]

Finally a Video about CK3!!! I WAS WAITING SO LONG!!!! I hope you will make plenty videos about this game

[@Strat-Guides]

I've got more in the pipeline to do :)

[@mohammed7140]

this is such an amazing AMAzing tutorial, thank you! try to make for every game ever

[@stevenmc2012]

Please continue the guides on using this save. Would be great to see you finish this series with putting yourself in a position that you can call the save as ‘completed’

[@Mcbrei]

Thats is a good beginner guide. I have a big problem with the vasals. Hope you make more like this. Thank for your time to do this

[@Strat-Guides]

I'll definitely cover that soon!

[@Sentoz119]

This guide was actually helpful I went from Not knowing how to conquer land to conquering Ireland🐸

[@Strat-Guides]

Nice work! It's a tough game to break into, but once you get the hang of it, it's really fun :D

[@belkorhadris4829]

Really happy to see you play this game ! Hopefully you'll do it again 😊

[@crownbrian150]

“The wild women, the ripping and the tearing” = insta subscribe

[@nsao]

Thanks for the guide I've been playing ck2 since 2013 and everything looked different. Made me feel old.

[@Winnie_Deanie]

Its about time! this game was made for you, its so percentage based and you seem pretty meticulous bout that kinda stuff!

[@Imperfect-Views]

I love the fact you dip into paradox and KCD

[@blshouse]

Good old "Newbie Island". Ireland was great to start in for new players in CK2 as well. I'm a veteran player, but I haven't played CK3 in a while and it has changed a fair amount. I hope you choose to dive in and continue to share your insights on this game.

[@Strat-Guides]

I plan on doing a lot more with CK3 in the near future! I wanted to start off with something easy since I know a good amount of my subs don't play, but might try to pick it up soon so I figured this would help :)

[@Papatoole]

Holy crap I am seeing this video 3 years too late. Thank you a thousand times over!!!!! So quick and so easy to get details!!! Btw under rated comment at 29:20 ‘no love here just stats’. Sounds like my 1st wife.

[@Strat-Guides]

LOL It's interesting how life doesn't change much even after thousands of years! Thanks for watching

[@nivocz769]

Love how the first option best for new players is VIOLENCE!

[@ItIsYouAreNotYour]

Sweet! Appreciate this. I just got back to this game. A week ago I tried Ireland, but the mother EFFIN raider crew was kicking my ass after capturing the country. They were like 3000 men. So I finally went up to Iceland for payback haha.

[@Strat-Guides]

Haha yeah when those boys come rolling through it's always a bumpy ride!

[@ItIsYouAreNotYour]

@@Strat-Guides haha ya I just noticed them doing the same thing to you. I'm like 10 minutes in.

[@JamesTheKoopaTroopa]

I knew this was the game for me when I made a character who looked exactly like me - only to see him murdered in his sleep by his daughter - who was then murdered by her brother - all without me telling anyone to do so.

[@lemoon01]

Same lmao I figured out how to change my house and kingdom titles and i’m now Queen of Westeros 😭

[@deneguil-1618]

i'm not exactly a new player (i have around 30 hours) but i never managed to fully grasp all the mechanics, thanks a lot !

[@SuperKrisNOR2]

So simple but helpful! Best easy to learn tutorial i have seen yet 🙌

[@Strat-Guides]

Glad it was helpful!

[@penciloctopus2235]

I just got the game yesterday and now you post this guide haha

[@the51project]

6:34 'Mayo" was renamed 'Low Fat Salad Dressing" in 1066..

[@carlosnevarez4003]

Thanks a lot for this GED lvl guide, amigo! I've been eying this game on the Xbox for a while but was so intimidated by its vast scope. I'm taking it bit by bit. Decided to download now. I'll be watching more of your videos. You have a new Sub!!

[@Strat-Guides]

Thanks! I'm working on part 2 for this soon where I'll do a similar start (without custom character though) and go from 1 county up to an Empire. We'll have to deal with succession a couple times and managing vassals, etc.

[@broefkip]

I just noticed now, because of your voice, you're the bannerlord guy! I'm really happy about that, because being 3 minutes into the video, I already know this is gonna teach me exactly how the game works.

[@Strat-Guides]

Yup! I'll try to get a few more of these out before end of the year :) I also have a new channel where I did a WC in CK3, might be some stuff to learn from that video. Thanks for watching!

[@broefkip]

@@Strat-Guides Will definitely check it out! I'm currently going through your 1h 30m world conquest video which is also amazing!

[@broefkip]

@@Strat-Guides Maybe you already know this, or don't care, nevertheless, I found an easy method of preventing rebellions. Hunting often to make sure to stock up on trinkets. When there is a rebel faction gift useless trinkets to them to gain opinion and they will stop wanting to rebel. I hope this was useful to you 😊😊

[@CHRB-nn6qp]

Even though I've played way too much of both ck2 and ck3 I love watching these tutorial videos idk why.

[@jinchoung]

I LOOOOOOOOOVE the fact you say shit like, "this gets complicated, just do this"! that's what I want! that's what I've always wanted in a ck tutorial. I'll figure shit out as I go. don't bog me down. just take me through it! kudos!

[@johan3595]

That's the richest and most detailed tutorial I've ever seen on CK3. Throwing away War & Peace and just reading War then.

[@Strat-Guides]

War is truth :D

[@johan3595]

Ahah 😆. Will you ever make a guide on successions ? I feel like it's the toughest part of this game

[@TG-Maverick22]

Wow, your guide is amazing. I love it! 100/100!

[@joshjelley7692]

Would love to see a continuation of this series !!

[@Strat-Guides]

You're in luck :D kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIDPeqptnqeksMk&ab_channel=StratGamingGuides

[@HaydnJeffries]

This guide is missing so much at the start it's insane. Marrying lowborns, losing legitimacy, armies costing gold and not prestige, the list goes on.

[@Strat-Guides]

Clearly this isn't for you because you understand how to play. The point of this guide is to cut EVERYTHING out that isn't absolutely necessary to conquer up to a kingdom title. The next video will go from a single county to empire title and will cover everything you've discussed. It's being edited right now

[@HaydnJeffries]

@@Strat-Guides not actually the case I'm afraid mate. I tried to get back into the game a year or so back and bounced off it, watched all this today and thought I'd give it another shot and yeah, just struggled immediately. At the start for example, you've got enough prestige to max out your man at arms, I've got basically none. What gives?

[@Strat-Guides]

@@HaydnJeffries there's a lot of RNG in the game including which men at arms you start with, so you can try to restart and look for a better start? I'm almost done editing the next one and it's the same starting area, no custom ruler start and I cover a lot more topics so hopefully that helps

[@MrCai01]

Cheers man, your guide was just what I needed to get stuck into this game

[@Strat-Guides]

Glad this helped! I just released the follow up to this one this morning actually - I redid this in two more runs, but continued to take the big island and form Britannia. It goes over more stuff like courtiers, succession and fighting really tough wars.

[@TMGreycoat]

Great video. I was quite intimidated when I tried CK3. Might give it another shot after this

[@Strat-Guides]

Yeah I know what you mean! What I did personally is I just kept replaying and Irish start with a custom ruler until the basic mechanics felt comfortable, then I slowly branched out adding more things to the campaign. Now I feel pretty confident I could handle most challenges. It's not the most exciting way to play, BUT if you keep trying new starts all over the place, it's really hard to learn because there's so many variables. By playing the same (easy) start a few times in a row, it's much easier to get a basic foundation of knowledge