Crusader Kings 2: A Tutorial for Complete Beginners - Part 1/3

[@claykress2559]

“There’s a variety of buttons over here” a pretty good summery of the entire game.

[@m4rs12]

man, I really really want to like this game, but....lol

[@AmosBHaven]

@@m4rs12 I hears ya! Sure a whole lotta buttons and moving parts to keep up with!

[@seba19762]

"Wait, is that my wife?" CK2 in one sentence right there.

[@HuzeyfeTVizle]

:)))

[@Dopamine621]

for me “why do I have so many Vassals?”

[@ToriTrak]

@@Dopamine621 more like "why do they all hate me?"

[@sockeroo5077]

Me is like'so if i kill him i win'

[@xxXXRAPXXxx]

@@ToriTrak Coz this game has a high degree of realism.

[@joeuncoolio]

I am one of those "hey look it's free now" people. Thanks for the series.

[@dantelord5246]

LMAO same!

[@shuheihisagi6689]

Man lucky SOBs lol. I just got the game and all the expansions a year ago.

[@gregorymunn484]

No kidding, this is awesome.

[@sherrihall5479]

same. i always get games when they are free.

[@NcrXnbi]

I bought it like two weeks (the base game only) before going free to play. Only today I decided to play it cause I am no longer that angry.

[@samuricexful]

“I’ve given up on this game many times, I should try to watch a tutorial.” Imagine seeing the tutorial is 40 mins and it’s only part 1 of 3...

[@WoLfMaN74741]

Lol give it a try. Personally just finished the Hearts of Iron 4 tutorial which is 7 parts...

[@skleem4871]

Yeah but also free learning? Idk yeah it's a lot for sure. Dlc amount doesn't help

[@angelcarlos8041]

Dude this is like what everyone does when they started playing a paradox game.

[@m4rs12]

interestingly I've played Stellaris and it's nothing as complex as CK2 or HOI4

[@metalmugen]

Dude I watched a Dwarf Fortress Beginners Guide that's 80 fucking parts, still have no clue how to play.

[@nomooon]

This is exactly the type of tutorial beginners like me need. Some of the other tutorials simply reads everything, which I can do myself, but what I really need is some generalization based on experience, so that I can construct a vague concept of this game's structure in my head.

[@CptEggman]

I have about 300 hours in CK2. Time to watch this tutorial!

[@thompkins6796]

Exactly my thought. I'll probably find out something I've overlooked this entire time 😥

[@Stormfox93]

Well, even when you have 1000+ hours in a game like CK2, you will always learn something new.

[@rogerguillem3696]

i have close to 1.000h or more i dont know but i still want to watch it xD

[@dacoolad]

Stormfox i was gonna comment exactly that

[@erichoople]

Glad I’m not the only one lol

[@quill18]

This tutorial is for people who have never played Crusader Kings 2 before -- this is a perfect time to jump into the series because the base game is now FREE! I have no expansions installed for this series... and it really amazes me how well vanilla CK2 stands up. I mean...some of the expansions are soooo good, but the base game is still an awesome experience if you've never played before and don't need a thousand new sub-systems and a billion new events.

[@IkarosTypeAlpha]

also, as of writing this, The Old Gods DLC is still free when you sign up for their newsletter. Best to grab it if you want to play as the Vikings!

[@henryl6506]

Twerkinator is this deal still on?

[@mfapinheiro]

Was I the only one who found hilarious that Quill described feudalism as a pyramid scheme?

[@VujoGaming]

Pretty accurate description :P

[@quangpham2031]

It's also the reason why East and South East Asia are hard to integrate. Here we don't accept pyramid scheme for the sake of our greed. You can see glimpse of it even now.

[@jamiemontgomery6963]

I think that’s how it is described in schools nowadays

[@nicpardon1057]

yea pyramid scheme or the feudal pyramid

[@bradleymoore2797]

What you don't realize is that all forms of government is in the shape of a pyramid that's...a scheme. With the leaders being at the very top, an upper elite of some sorts, maybe some engineers in the 'upper' lower class and then a 'lower' lower class where the majority are. I don't know about pyramid scheme as in the direct definition of pyramid scheme, but it's technically a scheme that could be shaped in a pyramid. :)

[@El_RNJesus]

I have around 700 hours and still have no clue what to do.

[@adrian225]

I have 10 and managed to get absolute control of poland, 0 vassals Now everyone is trying to kill me, and I am super rich and my army is around 16/17 k instead of the starting 4/5 k

[@shawnporterjr2890]

@@adrian225 i can't even figure out how to move my army

[@dgswsdfgbsfbfs3260]

lions pride xd

[@quackthefifth6002]

lions pride me to I don’t even know how to marry declare war or get money

[@shawnporterjr2890]

@@quackthefifth6002 i figured it out there a dude that did 3 vids like 40 each in length u should watch it really helped me

[@Steamed]

Literally just played my first 2 hours of the game and failed the tutorial stage immediately

[@shawnporterjr2890]

I can't even figure out how to move my troops

[@Alex-ik8pr]

Read the tool tips lol

[@Steamed]

Alex301 it’s just the tutorial is synced with gameplay in like a really weird way. I was better off doing a play through by myself and watching tutorials.

[@shawnporterjr2890]

@@Steamed yeah I just watched like a 3 series 40 min each tutorial on here

[@Call-me-Creeds]

Same and I don't know how to control my troops or make money and end up dying young

[@cantecleer]

Took me about 50 hours (and watching tutorials ) to even barely understand what was going on in this game. Then another 50 hours before I started to feel like I got the game. Here I am 1000+ hours later and still learning new things and enjoying the hell out of this title. I don't have that many of the DLC's either. What a great game!

[@rblinson8136]

"WHAT?! My wife's a genius?" lol The King ignores his wife confirmed.

[@adrian225]

It took me 20 ingame years to realise that my wife is the best martial skills in the entire kingdom

[@verbluten84527]

What?! I have a wife?

[@bobodenkirk9086]

Literally didn’t know my wife was my cousin for two in game years

[@alvarohernani6645]

I started as King of Mumu and ended up as King of Egypt with strong claims over Hungary in just 5 characters 🤣

[@turnip8749]

Yeah, that happens a lot when crusades get called, I once had a Danish King of Yemen

[@OJapaXD]

long live mumu

[@conserztasfia0078]

@@turnip8749 btw do u know how to increase those font size in the game I am new and its extremely hard to those writings

[@turnip8749]

@@conserztasfia0078 I’m actually not that great with computers, I’m sure there is a mod on the steam workshop

[@Phykes_]

​@@conserztasfia0078 replying 2 years later in case anyone has the same problem - there should be UI scale in the video settings, if you set that around 1.3 then the text should become larger

[@igotissues1386]

Came for the tutorial, stayed for the hilarious pronunciation of Irish names!

[@paritoshd]

I wamted to write a funny way to pronounce your name, but I realized I'd written it the way it's actually written. So, Tim, son of Donkey, hello.

[@igotissues1386]

@@paritoshd Ahahah, well this spelling is actually a modernisation of the classic spelling "Tighearnán" but in CK2 it would be spelled "Tigernán" since Old Irish used over dots above consonants to denote the lenition of them.

[@edmundmanuel9304]

"Painting the map is not the real joy and magic of crusader kings" **laughs in empire and horrific border gore**

[@goobins_jr]

*cackles in warcrimes*

[@sherrihall5479]

*screeches in murdering 10 year old*

[@mr.jglokta191]

18 minutes in and I'm already understanding things better than that feckin' so called "tutorial" Thanks mate!

[@PGMP2007]

NICE !!!!!!!!! FINALLY a update to OLD tutorials with outdated information.

[@TheZombifiedGuy]

Fun drinking game to play while watching these tutorials: every time quill uses the phrase "bend the knee," drink! Good luck.

[@nickgutierrez83]

I am dead now Thanks for that.

[@goobins_jr]

*Daenerys Targaryen intensifies*

[@Cocoabytes]

Thanks man! I have been looking at CK2 in my steam library for a few years now, opening just for a few minutes then closing. Finally decided to play and used your video here. NOW I'M ADDICTED!

[@MrAngryBates]

Disclaimer: No knees were harmed while bending for this tutorial.

[@bojarckhoosemanschnarf5851]

No arrows were shot into knees in the developing of this game

[@Blalack77]

I was watching a video on Byzantium/The Eastern Roman Empire the other day and they were basically saying the fall of Constantinople (1453) is widely accepted as the transition from the Medieval era to the Renaissance - because the Byzantine citizens fleeing the destruction in Constantinople moved to various places in western Europe and brought Greek philosophy, ideas, culture, etc with them. I haven't studied this thoroughly but they were saying that's the exact point when most of Europe was introduced to Plato, Aristotle, Socrates and the rest of the philosophers and all of that stuff - or were at least more widely popularized/reintroduced to them - I'm sure some people in Western Europe knew about them before obviously. But they also said a lot of it came down to one man with the books and knowledge on these topics who became a tutor to the Medicis. I was thinking though, I assume that's the nuanced reason the game ends in 1453. The history of Byzantium is something that just grabs 100% of my attention. I guess because I've always loved learning and I knew about the Western empire and Medieval Western Europe, yet I didn't know much about the Eastern Roman Empire until recently - basically, two of the greatest ancient civilizations mashed together - Greeks and Romans. Kind of off-topic, but I've been almost of a one-track mind lately in my fascination with Byzantium.

[@bojarckhoosemanschnarf5851]

Rise of the ottomans gave way to discovering America as they controlled trade routes and europe sailed the other way in looking for new routes.

[@Akkryon]

I learned how to play EuIV from you. Now, four months later, I'm here to learn CK2. You have some great tutorials!

[@martinaustin6230]

Quill taught me EU4. Arumba taught me CK2, but that was a really old tutoral, even 2 years ago. Wish this was around back when I started.

[@Malkuth-Gaming]

Demesne, pronounced Di-MAYN from the old french word demeine which ultimatly comes from Latin dominus meaning "Lord, master of a household.. Demesne is a variant of the word domaine.

[@EtoileLion]

"When in doubt, Newbie Island!"

[@quixadhal]

Actually, one small correction... it's not that the game ends if you have no valid heir... it's that the game ends when no one of your dynasty has any land under their control. A subtle difference, but it will come into play if, for example, you have a brother who holds land, even if he's in a different kingdom. If you die, and he's the oldest living member of your dynasty, you'll take control of him. It's even possible that you might end up playing as the daughter you married off to some foreign duke for an alliance, after that duke has died but his wife remains unmarried and running the duchy. :)

[@Paguma]

I just want to drop a line and say thank you for this video. I credit this video with finally getting me started on CK2 (last year) after it sat in my queue for 5 years. I reference it in my Steam review as a great way for new players to get into it.

[@michibichi2212]

thank you so much for updating the tutorial! i have been trying to get back into the game and this is just what i need.

[@morlath4767]

Fantastic video. I recently got into this by watching someone else play but had NO idea what was really happening. I tried playing this and immediately had my Civ hat on. Big mistake. This is a great introduction and really cleared up the basic concepts/attitudes of playing the game for me.

[@tylerg4189]

Quill18 you have some seriously good content (and great taste in games). Idk if you will ever see this but you have taught me how to play 3 games (EU4, Kerbal, and Factorio) and now CK2 ;). Keep releasing that quality content!

[@LoftySkinner]

Norwegians and Swedes watching this are probably all snickering whenever you said the name of your heir xD KUKEN

[@Gnipahell1r]

Germans will laugh about the "king of Mumu" :D

[@adrian225]

@@Gnipahell1r 😂 I do

[@dislikebutton1661]

roligt som fan är det

[@akoden2667]

Does it mean “the *private part*”?

[@safe-keeper1042]

At least he split it into two words, which improved it slightly. Now it's only 'Cow Ken' and not something terribly rude and indescent.

[@NaturalBornChilla666]

Yes! Finally some motivation to learn this game after I bought all the DLCs during a sale a long time ago :D

[@GentlemanWilrijk]

Favorite games are Sid meier’s pirates and defender of the crown. Love adventure games with strategy sequences and it’s the first time I tried real strategy games and learned so much the last few weeks from your tutorials. Also like your passion for the games it’s always fun to hear you talk. Thx

[@pallascat6767]

I played MuMu straight away I played the game. The only reason I did that was because it was called MuMu.

[@ThredithUndomiel]

Thanks for this tutorial! This game has been in my library for a while, but I’ve never played it before. I’ve been following everything step you’ve taken on the video, and I’ve learned a lot already. I’m definitely continuing with part 2 now.

[@svendaese1]

Still have to get my feet wet in this game but this 3-part introduction is the best and most concise I have seen so far. I am finally ready to get started :)

[@TsrifTsal1]

Great tutorial! I like how you don't explain every little button and just skip to the more important parts.

[@gregredl431]

I watched all three videos in the series. They were about 10x more useful than the learning scenario in the game.

[@lukebrown8037]

It's a hierarchy, not a pyramid scheme. With that said, great video. Very informative.

[@mkaali]

Thank you! A very good tutorial and also with an up to date map. Some of the other beginner tutorials on youtube have an older version of the map (with fewer counties), so this video series is my pick!

[@jl9062]

Ck2 has a very steep learning curve and the tutorials aren’t really user friendly. But once you overcome that its one of the best games out there. Learning about succession laws can give u a headache though

[@VeeSeven700]

Dude I can not thank you enough for this. I picked up CK2 last year but just could not get into it at all. Far too much to take in. This is going to get me to go back and have another go. Starting in Ireland!

[@VujoGaming]

Protip: Incest is wincest

[@alatamore]

Owned and played CK1. Owned and played CK2 since launch. Quill makes "Guide for total noobs." Yeah, I got to watch that because I know I'll still learn new stuff.

[@arnigubjartsson7778]

Somehow I always end up going for Strong Geniuses. Then they die young or go comatose from wounds in battle and stay that way for 20 years:)

[@andries1654]

Thanks quill for this helpful guide. Was watching your ck3 footage and remembered i bought ck2 ages ago. Started the game but was overwhelmed, your info definitely helped!!!

[@ethpling165]

The tutorial in game just randomly stopped giving me the tutorial messages so here I am

[@albertdybro9354]

this is the 2nd tutorial series u have made that i have watched this year ck2 and hoi4 thx a lot

[@WillPri13]

Thanks you so much Quill. Just got the game and have been really daunted by the learning curve. Cheers

[@azurecerulean1279]

genuinely the best ck2 tutorial

[@Yas-sx6rm]

fantastic help with these videos, your optimism and joy of the game comes through the screen

[@the1inAmillionSPERM]

as a Swede, I lold hard when you said "let's get kuken married"

[@charles7866-o1l]

Thanks so much! I just got the game but all the mechanics and functions are overwhelming. What I really need is a video like this where you just go through how everything works and then what's a good idea and why.

[@drose6437]

take a drink everytime he says bends the knee

[@mgdynamic7112]

Just got the game today on steam since it's now free 2 play and your tutorial videos are alot more helpful, cause that tutorial scenario that they give you just makes the game more complicated and stressful. But these videos get straight to the point so thank you!👍

[@Heligoland360]

29:42 65 year old man discovers his wife of 20 years is actually worth listening to.

[@54356776]

Quick tip for fellow noobs, don't bother with the tutorial, it just made me more confused. I just started a game as an Earl of Derby and will figure out the game by working my way up through the ranks as I go. This keeps it nice and simple in order to not get overwhelmed and is a nice steady pace to learn what everything does. I'm already better equipped 2 hours in than I was after playing the tutorial for more than 6 hours.

[@auriuz8853]

Thank you so much! Even if a lot of time has passed, I still find this helpful!

[@unknownmysterious9918]

LOL I love this type of tutorial. Helpful and entertaining at the same time.

[@itmademesignup9508]

Best expansion is The Old Gods. Pagan Europe, introduced human sacrifice, 300 extra years of intrigue...

[@kongfeet81]

Boy did I need this

[@freshairkaboom8171]

In Norway, "kuken" literally means "the dick", so your pronounciation of "Cú-cen" was hilerious.

[@goobins_jr]

“So my son, *The Dick* , is an Elusive Shadow...”

[@MohamedAli-cq1dv]

No way... I'm dead🤣🤣😭😭

[@Comintern1919]

And the way he pronounces "Mumu" sounds like a very, very, very immature and childish word in German for Vagina.

[@thanhvinhnguyento7069]

coincidence, 'cu' in vietnamese also means dick xd

[@happysalmon6719]

"I'm gonna go for hard c's here I think" Me: giggles in Swedish

[@jaksdh-u4t]

By faaaaaaaaaaaar the best explanation. Now i m going to put civ 5 on hold and try play this game again. thank for the video!

[@dylanmcwhirter9844]

Thank you for making a workplace manager worthy job description of being a medieval lord

[@Warpmek]

Only custom rules I run are: Plagues are frequent Diseases are deadly Watch with horror as great houses live, then completely die.

[@Sparkyhobbies]

Seriously this game is very easy to play... just unpause....! Bam! You are successfully playing CK2!

[@shawnporterjr2890]

I tried that in tutorial and well everything went to shit. I don't even know how to move my troops

[@shawnporterjr2890]

@Shadow King i started yesterday i didn't know i haven't ever used right click to move shit

[@010JRock010]

Had this games for ages, just started playing, thanks for the vid.

[@masterofapologetics5182]

Thank you so much. I've been trying to find a crusader game for months because I'm Lion hearted. I found this game from someone on discord and i really like this game, so thank you so much.

[@ssa3101]

This is the first strategy game that I have ever played that I hate with a passion

[@bojarckhoosemanschnarf5851]

I hate the game at the start then I loved it

[@webspinster]

Thank you so much for making your guide so accessible to foreign speakers. I just realized I mispronounced half of the words in the game.

[@VollstandigErleuchtung]

This tutorial is very helpful and easy to understand. I play stellaris alot and there i feel like is quite different from this game but similarities still exist.. As he said this game is about ur dynasty and it's not all about painting the map.. This game individual characters seems much more important than stellaris where leaders just is there to boost some trait in the empire... Figuring that out by watching this is probably the most important thing cause i was looking at this game like a historic stellaris... Great tutorial 👍

[@johnmuller4602]

Watching with captions is even better. Every time you say Mumu they spell it “MooMoo” lol

[@ZoSoPage1977]

Thank you so much quill; will be watching #2 tomorrow.

[@nagendrachandu3024]

You know its gonna be a confusing and tough game when you see “Tutorial for noobs” is a 40 minutes video

[@Aqiruzz]

and it's only a part 1 of 3 🤯

[@maxkking]

thanks for the guides, coming from total war games and ck2 is quite overwhelming, it helps a lot.

[@phothar93]

Very excited for this tutorial!

[@Ironwind1972]

If you want a long winded tutorial, this is the place to be.

[@Apokalupsis88]

Thanks for this. I’ve been eying the game for years, but was always intimidated by the learning curve and time it must take to understand. Thanks to this series I’ll try to break into CK2. I have no idea what I’m doing but this does at least point me in a direction.

[@AnonymousAnonymous-mw1cb]

I really needed that guide, thanks Quill!

[@unitalavanta1772]

I was one of those who got it when it became free years ago, but only recently have I decided to try it.

[@Nikwunu]

Downloaded the game and was intrigued but had no idea how anything works. Looking forward to playing it when i know how to 😅

[@scarredchild]

I saw a long LP about a year or so ago, and the most recent one here. Personally dabbled a bit in several realms to get a feel for what I want. I have several bits of DLC. Forgot that the find person button was there.😁 My brother is curious about the game, I'll be sending him here; great tutorial!

[@nix538]

For those who want to play this game, way of life dlc is a must, it adds so much to the game, i really recommend to pick it up as the first dlc. You can pick up it cheap on g2a, its like 1 or 2 euro.

[@jhnsbrgr3100]

Fantastic start. Super clear and helpful.

[@kmmmoney]

holy shit. i downloaded this game a while ago. im a huge fan of medieval history and ive always been itching to play this game but its daunting as fuck. this clears up a lot of the basics

[@bwcbiz]

Nothing motivates finally doing a tutorial like the preannouncement of a sequel. Better late than never :)

[@bedirhandurmaz323]

you are the man. i have learned ksp thanks to you. and i will learn this game thanks to you again.

[@nicholasricardo8443]

I don't know what I'm doing in the tutorial, but I have control over Galicia, Leon, and Castile, and my daughter is matrinlinearly married to the prince of Aragon.

[@AWindy94]

I just got this game, thank the algorithm for this channel 😭😭😭 I had a rage quit in the game suggested tutorial in Leon...

[@tizza963]

Thanks brother! You inspired me to pick up this game and try it out!!

[@mrpenguin2247]

The Cassus Bell-Eye lol! Kidding... thanks for the tutorial. The game looks amazing and can't wait to try on my new gaming laptop :)

[@paritoshd]

25:00 Painting the map; with blood on your hands.... Expanding our realm; and winning new lands...

[@ItJBHere]

I have never played and just got it to try it out, please help me great quill man

[@Schmorgus]

13:10 - Quill just called his son "the dick" in swedish. _Actually, sounds about right when it comes to ck2._

[@politicallycorrectredskin796]

You don't need any expansions. I played the game for almost two years before I even considered buying an expansion. Only thing is that once you get some of them you can't go back. At least I can't.

[@obitouchihax7589]

Might be the most ballsy king ever to name your child 'I am Chad' basically have to give up your throne when they come of age immediately

[@justcallmesteve9123]

After a combined 600-700 hours of hoi4, civ6 and stellaris, i tought i had it in the bag with paradox. It took me a solid hour in the tutorial to realize how to make armies. CK3 has it much better.

[@Fail_Pro]

Thank you for making this tutorial. I really liked it and it helped very much. Keep up the good work.

[@clamum]

HELLS YEAH thank you quill!

[@ice9tom]

"I am chad"...

[@oliveromarsson4189]

We are chad

[@NoToxido]

From "looking for a suited partner" to "Here you can shop around a bit" in one pop up change!

[@wombat4191]

I just recently got the game and wanted to learn things the hard way. So I have already driven several domains to chaos with my incompetence, but hey, I learned some things along the way, like how to grow my future heir to have good stats. But I had no idea that the heart shaped traits are genetic. I bet I have a ton of things I've missed, like only in my latest game I realized that I can build things in my cities and other holdings.