Crusader Kings 2!

[Seperallis]

Right, we're all CK2 nerds here (mostly). We've all got cool stuff we've done or are doing, or funny/weird/dumb things we've seen. So, come in here, tell your stories, post your screenshots. Show your best empires or make known your spectacular failures; gloat if you want to, and make known your "accomplishments." Sure, we often throw them into chat, but we're not all online all the time.

Yeah, a thread for all your general CK2 needs.

[Seperallis]

Super Venice. It's like regular Venice, if Venice was better than Rome. Venice is Best Italian.

This is an ironman game, like all the games I play.

So I spent 300 years playing as my usual self...you know, semi-historical, semi-roleplayed, trying not to overly mess up history, etc. Basically dorking around and playing by the rules. However, somewhere close to the end of my last character (before Current Dude inherited), I realized playing by the rules is for lames...so after a couple holy wars, I decided to take most of western Catholicism in a couple years.

Don't worry, my methods are legal...except breaking truces, but prestige and other people's opinions ultimately don't matter, so pffffff whatevs. I can probably go into the details of how easy it is to break this easy-ass game (being a republic helps, but is not necessary), but I'm sure you can figure it out.

/bragging

[Flo]

The only time I really have a challenge in ck2 is when I set my own limits.

Ironman isn't even that challenging so to speak. Occasionally I have to restart due to RNGesus not helping me out, but if I start the game enough, eventually I end up well off enough to start the usual snowball. I did ironman for achieves for a while, but something goes wrong with the saves too much for me to really pursue the long term achievements. If I get the urge to, I might just do them and if the save loses its achieve status, I'll just crack the achievement I need. Not a big deal at the moment though.

Mods have gotten me back into the game though. Historical mods specifically. CK2+ has a ton of features that I just love, such as the schism and coronation features. Been enjoying it a lot. I might post screenshots of my Basque Navarra game. Iberia has been reconquista'd by 1050 or so by the combined powers of Leon, Castille, and Portugal. Very interesting.

[Flo]

Crusader Kings II is 5 years old today!

https://youtu.be/YS65y-ocvhg

that link takes you to a live stream of the devs talking about the game and its history. Old CK2 is weird af

[Seperallis]

NO it's not, it was great. It wasn't easy and broken.

Okay...it was broken. Very, very broken.

[Flo]

Going back and seeing old menus, especially the old tech page, was very nostalgic

[Seperallis]

Flo, you should show us some of your latest games, they sound interesting.

[Flo]

heheheh I've mostly just been fiddling with the new mechanics and seeing how they work.

I played through a long game as the Abbasids but that was just ended. It got really tedious near the end and I got so bored of it that I had to let it go.

This isn't the largest it was, but besides cleaning up borders a bit and getting some other stuff, it's mostly the same

the map of that mess is below:

[KawaiiPotato]

I heard there was a CK 2 lineage game where you pass on the game to another player when your dude kicks the bucket but it ended. Anyone interested in doing a new one?

[Seperallis]

They didn't end, the other butts just didn't continue them. Whoever told you they ended is a filthy stinking LIAR. >:U

http://board.eternityrpc.com/showthread.php?tid=266

But yeah, if you want a new one, we can do another one. You're also more than welcome to continue the existing ones, if they still work.