If you can save my game, I would be amazed...

[@OttawaWelshman]

Hope you guys like this one! Super nerdy intro that i had a lot of fun with. the rest of it is quite info heavy but hopefully you enjoy!

[@magatmilan8925]

Could you explain why you wouldn't want to destroy a title to manage succession? It obviously doesn't make sense with confederate partition, the titles will just be recreated upon succession, but with Partition and High partition, wouldn't it make sense to just not create the titles, instead of disinheriting your heirs for valuable renown? Or how else do you deal with succession?

[@zjpdarkblaze]

i had an ironman save before around version 1.5 or maybe 1.4 that was meant to achieve the Lingua Franca achievement. It was basically world conquer and i had a war that was 500k vs 700k. I wish i have known you at that time i could have sent you the save file.

[@NelsonCleo616]

I like the song at the end 👍

[@erickliban2]

That intro just earned you a subscriber

[@Thurokiir1]

Honestly Ottowa, this is the most educational CK3 content I've ever seen. It's a comprehensive "what not to forget when you manage your wide playthrough" list. 10/10

[@danielhsu9108]

It is actually a strategic move that I sometimes do to destroy titles in the late game, when your gold is piling up to five digits. Because then prestige is way more important than gold, and during succession you want your successor to be liked more by your vassals, and fame level gives opinion bonus. Before you die, your living legend emperor might have so much prestige that he couldn't spend. Just destroy all your kingdom and empire titles(except for your primary title ofc) and as soon as you die just make those titles, and you'd be set for the new character.

[@nguyentran7068]

Good thinking!

[@adamvifrye2690]

cheese tho.

[@lilcruz5422]

That's what I do too

[@Chadius_Thundercock]

@@adamvifrye2690 well if you don’t want to cheese then maybe paradox should have the heirs of a popular ruler always be liked by at least some vassals instead of being absolutely hated by everyone for no reason

[@goose93]

​@@Chadius_Thundercock don't give your heir land, that gives your vassals a reason to hate them

[@juvemortad7699]

Thats insane how he managed to expend that much in such a short time without even being a tribe

[@bryany1217]

likely started as one of the karling kings in 867, they have claims on all the other karling kingdoms so its very easy to grab the kingdom titles right away

[@Yue_Jin]

The guy played an easy start position and fucked his economy, basically did everything wrong. Ottawa did what any ck veteran would do, essentially the basics.

[@alphagamer9505]

@@bryany1217 my guess as well

[@juvemortad7699]

@@bryany1217 ye but karlings dont have claims on Egypt or Byzantine empire

[@aaroncousins4750]

Its fairly easy considering its just the karling empire. You can even inherit some if you play your assisnations right

[@charlesbwilliams]

Definitely gonna play around with the save file tomorrow, super dope that you just make it available to everyone

[@banzukanzu]

where can i get the save file?

[@charlesbwilliams]

@@banzukanzu Uh what the… I could’ve sworn that it was in the description but now its not? Pls Ignore me I think I don’t know what I’m talking about 😅

[@Roysanberry]

The intro was legendary, I don't even need to see the rest of the video to know you succeed.

[@francoisvankempen]

Just started ck3, but can't stand most tutorial videos. Your vids tho, I've been binging em for new tips n tricks. You don't talk down to your viewers, its fantastic!

[@lino7561]

Honestly do this more often. This will get you very far. It kinda has the same vibes as biffa fixing traffic in cities skylines. great content bud!

[@Alex-po9dv]

Yo dude youre such a great KZbinr. I was lucky enough to discover your channel below 500 subs. Your videos just get better and better everytime in terms of cutting and effects. Tho I dont play CK3 anymore or occasionally its always great to watch a video of yours.

[@OttawaWelshman]

WOWOW no way! That's actually so cool! I'm so happy you see growth and progress :D

[@SaneTrinity]

Domain focus has a lot more events that give you perks, so if you are not in extreme need of money right now, i would always pick domain focus over wealth focus.

[@simoncodrington]

13 hours away! Why can't it be out right now! Can't wait to see it mate

[@Mady0]

What's crazy is that some people are genuinely waiting.

[@OttawaWelshman]

@@Mady0 Oh baby im waiting! ;)

[@hjelsethak]

14:00 loved the "ooh" statues. XD

[@connectionpoints930]

3:33 Ah yes, the avancarious, my favourite

[@NewtonVieira]

I wanna play this so bad but it also looks so damn intimidating 😂

[@OttawaWelshman]

Haha you got this! Everyone starts slow! Not to be a complete shill but its actually quite cheap right now! www.humblebundle.com/?partner=ottawawelshman&charity=3414028

[@wuxiagamescentral]

The key is to keep 2 duchies in which you hold every county. If you can revoke titles and squash any potential usurpers before they team up. Then by installing your own people as Dukes they control the interior allowing you to focus on expansion

[@LevCallahan]

Dude I feel ya. This was a super-intimidating game to attempt to start because I'd seen so many videos of people playing CK2 (before CK3 was released). I finally picked up the game from Steam, fired it up, and made sure I had an entire weekend to kill. I was ready. I was prepared to spend time learning. So I did. ...this was the first game I played in my life where I literally did not stop playing to go to sleep. I literally played for just above 27 hours straight, stopping only to go to the bathroom. I was so engrossed in learning on turbo and finding out so many things. I was hooked. I actually began to LIKE learning more about how to properly play. Now after over 1,200 hours of gameplay, I'm as good as Ottawa (if not heavily more meticulous and thorough). I watch his videos and smile at knowing what he's up to and cheering him on as he plays. If you put the time in and you actually *_want_* to learn how to play, you'll be a pro in no time at all.

[@bottleofvodka1927]

Great vid, nice to see what the player did after you save it

[@degurkin]

Aven-Caries? Avaricious, sir like the sin Avarice Greedy

[@pyrolyzed4314]

Eminem been real quiet since that rap at the beginning. You melted my monitor with how fire that track was man.

[@blueldrrich84]

3:35 "avaricious" say it with me A-vahr-ih-shus. Root word: Avarice, to be greedy, miserly. Think Scrooge McDuck or Mr Crabs. 👍 Other than that, great video my man =) I like this style of saving a CK3 disaster. And something on this scale really is interesting to say the least lol

[@pandamaec]

my cousin vinny gave me the best chuckle of the year!

[@antonaghful]

Hearing Ottawa Wlshwoman(?) in the background made my entire day

[@OttawaWelshman]

lol im going with Duchess Matilda ;)

[@darthvader2506]

Just by the thumbnail I see how difficult this is going to be!

[@thorbjrnstre8672]

3rd. mission completed even before you started showing the game! Nice job dude

[@Prodigi50]

8:10 Didn’t expect a Marine reference in an Ottawa video. Made me do a double take.

[@dustincouch837]

GamePass has this game for free, Highly recommend picking it up. Thanks Ottawa for your content, I just picked the game up recently a few months ago, and have watched your content to learn a lot.

[@InkBazooka]

Very quick, very impressive! But given that you didn’t hold all counties in Bavaria and Aquitaine, these don’t become de jure part of the HRE I believe, meaning they will be more coveted by neighbors!

[@borderlinebear5509]

Going by the thumbnail, before the premiere : someone got into a really unstable position in the Iberian Struggle which exploded on a king's reign resulting in a lot of wars, none of which he can win and the king is veeeery stressed.

[@borderlinebear5509]

The thumbnail lied to us! Still, hats off for the plays. Simple but reliable plays that I love to see.

[@pierreproudhon9008]

Got a thousand sons, all named John.

[@pluubooruu]

10:39 something similar happened to me when I was playing Xenxir. Al Andalus wanted to buy a truce from me at a fat rate of 300 gold (but the offer disappeared faster than I could hit yes :( And so, I'm still stuck in a deadlock vs Al Andalus, but I did just take Al Sarq (and subsequently the Pope called a crusade on me -_- )

[@jasonparker8389]

honestly really enjoyes this one!!! super interesting seeing how you went about doing this

[@kingjamestres]

One reason to consider destroying a title is if you want the vassals under the title but can't hold too many dutchy titles. I usually try my hardest to keep as many vassals under me as possible because it gives you more knights and a larger pool of people to choose for a council position.

[@theeverchosen1504]

3:35 Never heard someone pronounce avaricious like that before lol

[@domus3229]

Bro already got a chuckle out of me with the Eminem song

[@whollylostandgone]

That was kind of incredible!

[@michawiktor9592]

I am gonna watch that video!

[@acquij]

I come for the expertise, I stay for the memes. (And the expertise ttbf.)

[@gavinlottering]

Oh man... you should have finished the rap song. More video game based cover songz please

[@gavinlottering]

Title: Middle Ages Rhymes (East Francia Remix) [Verse 1] Yo, once upon a time, in East Francia's domain, Where knights were bold and kings did reign, The lands were vast, but the people poor, Hustling through life, craving for more. Men clad in armor, ready to fight, Battling for honor, under moon's dim light, Castles towering, reaching for the sky, Lords and ladies, with tales to imply. [Chorus] In the heart of East Francia, where legends are born, In the midst of the chaos, where kingdoms adorn, Medieval echoes in every rhyme, This is the tale of the Middle Ages prime. [Verse 2] Feasts and jousts, in the great hall's glow, Minstrels strumming, with tales to bestow, Maidens fair, with braids in their hair, Dreaming of knights, with valor rare. The church's might, casting shadows wide, In the name of faith, they stride, Crusades called, to reclaim the Holy Land, Bloodshed rampant, in the desert sand. [Chorus] In the heart of East Francia, where legends are born, In the midst of the chaos, where kingdoms adorn, Medieval echoes in every rhyme, This is the tale of the Middle Ages prime. [Bridge] But amidst the glory, lies the pain, Peasants toiling, under noble's disdain, Plagues and famine, haunting the land, Yet hope flickers, like a distant strand. [Verse 3] In the courts of power, intrigue runs deep, Betrayal lurks, where secrets keep, Knives in the dark, for the throne's desire, Ambition burning, like a raging fire. Yet in the midst of chaos, a spark ignites, A quest for justice, against all plights, In the heart of East Francia, a hero stands, Defying fate, with unwavering hands. [Chorus] In the heart of East Francia, where legends are born, In the midst of the chaos, where kingdoms adorn, Medieval echoes in every rhyme, This is the tale of the Middle Ages prime. [Outro] So let the trumpets sound, and the banners fly, In the annals of history, let our echoes lie, For in the heart of East Francia, our stories intertwine, This is the saga of the Middle Ages' rhyme.

[@OttawaWelshman]

Jesus you went hard

[@blblblblbl556]

masterpiece @@gavinlottering

[@jacama-bobjohan7516]

Did someone end up crafting a truly broken one for you?

[@OttawaWelshman]

yep! This is one someone emailed me a few weeks ago, I was thinking about streaming a live 'save my disaster'!

[@pRIderzaur]

In my current game I actually cheesed a bit and got some mines in Europe as soon as I could. Cagliari's fine because it's relatively safe, but Gottingen-Germany (Goslar barony) has a +5 base mine and he already had it in the realm. There's also a +3 one in Caslav-Bohemia, +3 in Inssbrook-Bavaria, +3 Trencin-Moravia and honestly a bunch of others. Plus some counties have Special buildings and most of them at least deserve getting in the realm as they incline to give more than just bonuses to the owner. *don't blindly start going for all of these counties, have a look at what the damn AI did already. Some of them might already have a non-Castle holding on that special building slot and you won't be able to own it directly. also as a side note, buying claims is absolutely stupidly OP later in the game

[@Housecat7]

video was awesome, but holy hell, that outro music is dope! is that a full on song? If not, I definitely want to hear that as a standalone song one day ^^

[@heftyimpala5419]

Actually LoLed at the Spaghetti part

[@DougStewart]

Nothing says you come from Ottawa better than having nothing better to do than CK3 because Ottawa has no fun

[@Gingerninja-jc5ky]

Mr crabs gets me every time 😂

[@JacobMoitt]

I just watched a video about how broken the premiere feature is for impressions so hopefully this video blows up👍🏽

[@OttawaWelshman]

lol I actually wanna see the analytics on it!

[@robertsiems3808]

Youre awesome my guy👍

[@OttawaWelshman]

Thank you so much! Thats very kind of you to say! :)

[@Bedman-ed3yi]

Hail Ottawa Welshman favorite yotuber

[@Mady0]

Great video as usual

[@duphasdan]

Pretty good stuff. I normally just let the computer play itself and watch the outcome. I otherwise lack the patience to wait generations.

[@derekskelton4187]

It's really funny to me you didn't even consider becoming friends with the pope

[@OttawaWelshman]

Friendship ended with the Pope - zeus is now my best friend

[@bryantato2]

Love the meme edits

[@teawitched]

intro is fire

[@chrisbbw420]

I’m a simple man. I see a Welshman save game vid, I hit the like button

[@OttawaWelshman]

Is there any more a man could ask for in life?

[@akosboros8072]

Play Hungary from the first date when they migrate very interesting and quite challenging

[@banankus9526]

2:46 Did you know that this GWENT card in polish has a bad word in it. It’s biedna pierdolona piechota .

[@angelodewit2197]

That intro was amazing hahahaha

[@HarrytheUnlucky]

I have such succession problems.

[@kot32222]

I can't belive that someone honestly rushed that much. I bet save was ruined on purpose

[@ssmith12111]

Love the intro! haha

[@OttawaWelshman]

haha thanks! I felt like it was kinda cringe.

[@tommye-666]

Methodical madness, cool.

[@bryany1217]

-5 opinion isnt that bad, but im quite sure not being de jure liege has a modifier that pretty much guarantees vassals will rebel unless they fear you or they have +75 opinion or more

[@WorLadCiz]

He could of at least given ya tenner, for as one death is going to ruin the save and break the realm 😂😂

[@phantomboy9194]

How do you keep making these better love from wales❤

[@CameraHam]

This video was better than the tutorial

[@OttawaWelshman]

Wow thats so awesome to here!

[@Donbasos14]

Really good video. Nice

[@gustavdorow7619]

God i love these edits

[@OttawaWelshman]

Hahaha thanks so much

[@gustavdorow7619]

@@OttawaWelshman god tier edits really my type of humor

[@albertbrzezinski9885]

Really good video to watch with Dinner. I Hope that u will make next video tomorrow

[@OttawaWelshman]

LOl i am not that quick! I hope you enjoyed!

[@johnfairweather7012]

This is a whole video on why I don't play on Ironman, switching to rebel factions and ending devestating separatist wars save me too often

[@xopollo6793]

Tactical insertion of Eminem remix

[@VarjoFilosofi]

You would have loved to save my game, where 4k Viking Adventurers decided to invade my county, which was my only land. I didn't have any powerful allies or anyone to marry off. My army was well below 1000. I thought I was doomed, but for some weird reason, those invading Vikings went full derp mode and decided to randomly attack France leaving me alone. Maybe their allies were in a war against France or something. Didn't realize to check.

[@PnzrDiv666]

Cagliari making 10 gold is cool and all, but have you heard of our lord and saviour Göttingen? It makes 30.

[@matteorossi1172]

Since when spaghetti and france have someting in common? *triggered italian noises*

[@klemens_gak]

I thought here will be Poland again

[@emre01y]

Thx this is very helpful for me

[@Iollipop87]

Typican playing wide beginner who does not manage their domain and vassals at all and then surprise pikachu at rebellions 😂😂

[@CalmSmilingMan]

I'm impressed with your Strat, Man. But imo This save was sent to you because the sender was losing his cool. It was disastrous but not unsalvageable. I was kinda expecting cheeky maneuver like in Alzabo's eunuch Dynasty video. But nope, regular domain fixing. Anyway, Keep up the good work, Man.

[@terry6729]

I feel like people go over their vassal limit because of the external wars vassals wage. I made sure to turn that shit off for everyone lol

[@michawiktor9592]

Common mistakes: 1. Invading Poland

[@OttawaWelshman]

AAHAHHAHAHAHA

[@albertopoggi8759]

me at lunch Eminem? are you sure man? .... my inner kids SHUT UP AND TAKE MY LIKE

[@OttawaWelshman]

Haha i was like: 'do i post this intro? its kinda cringe' and then was like: what would 14 year old me do?

[@JoeKerr420]

I have a challenge for you. Lothair II to HRE using intrigue only. Think you can murder your way to Holy Roman Emperor?

[@jakehopkinson2031]

No salutation?!

[@Insan3_0din2]

The content sounds familiar

[@OttawaWelshman]

@Zieley? Never heard of the guy

[@Insan3_0din2]

@@OttawaWelshman I think it was all just a dream then after all you are always original.right!

[@strikefirsttv4175]

50gold per month is weak for an empire

[@kandyweeb1885]

How long have you had the outro song for? Only just noticed it, but I like it

[@Yue_Jin]

1 second into the save file and it's obvious this guy is extremely new, potentially even first game. Don't know how he'd be that bad economically otherwise.

[@kin98100]

I destroy titles when i hold 2 kingdoms and i want a duchy to be part of the other and that only works if i don hold the dejure title of it

[@Quarks123]

Pope The Sugar daddy always has some gold for us :D

[@OttawaWelshman]

LOOL I love the pope sugar daddy!

[@mrmargen3911]

You want a real challeng? Try forming the Soviet Union in CK3

[@therealmrkrabs6413]

Comment to increase engagement.

[@OttawaWelshman]

WOWOW Thank you thats very kind of you

[@therealmrkrabs6413]

@@OttawaWelshman Anything for you

[@TheClem552]

Yeah, as a lot of timesl, this feels like a way too quick expansion coupled with shaky basics.

[@jonny_avbx2951]

I laughed already 5 times by 1:57 🤷‍♂

[@gladr9272]

You never increased control in some of your holdings, that cuts your income and levies significantly

[@AzGunseli]

Wait you can use holy orders against the same faith? IIRC in CK2 you could hire them but when you fight against someone from the same faith they wouldn't get involved. Did they change that? Seems odd.

[@haideri0313]

*Avarcarious* lol

[@christophermurphree2315]

Have you seen Spiffs video on the KZbin premiere function. I wouldn’t mind you exploiting a bit yourself

[@OttawaWelshman]

Lol im testing it out right now!

[@jjaapp18]

Back up... how did you pronounce "avaricious"?

[@josephcioffi9235]

Do you think it's possible to go from the West ie. Iceland to the East ie. Palan just through marriages, no conquering. I'd like to see you try.

[@WannesMeeusVanDyck]

I also have a save as an Eastern empire, and I need some more prestige and army. How do I do this, considering I also need to win a war?

[@HudsonsBayCompany.]

🔥

[@captainpatchwork8107]

How the fuck did he say "avaricious"

[@philipharken3541]

Can you play trying to get evry skill tree

[@grumpydave7329]

wow GG

[@kris_pavlov]

Amazing video as always, but.. How exactly can one attack the Byzantines... You literally have to declare war county by county, or if you are lucky a kingdom. And at best you'll just get vassals too strong to handle. Can anybody give me tips on that?

[@zakhawker344]

what do you mean? The Byzantines are the same as any other ruler you attack

[@brandonzzz9924]

Hard Mode 1. Murder Byzantine emperors until a faction rises up (independence or dissolution. 2. Declare war and decimate the Imperial forces (doesn't matter if you lose this war, just kill troops so the faction wins) 3. Eat up the now smaller independent kingdoms and get duke vassals 4. Every time you subjugate a new kingdom, revoke everyone's titles to start another war, then give the territory to a child or grandchild (underage is better, cant join factions) Easy Mode 1. Join Crusade 2. Redirect to Constantinople 3. Suicide MAA and levies into their stack and use a small for of siege and levies to take distant holding to get highest war score. 4. Your beneficiary now owns a kingdom, can be your ally, and will help destroy the remnants of the Byzantines