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[Dunamisdeos]

Holy geez that's like 50$ of DLC

[Ultimuh]

Holy geez that's like 50$ of DLC

Conclave and Way of Life are the DLCs you probably want to focus on, if you don't have much money.
But don't take my word for it.

Edit: If you want historical accuracy, Sunset Invasion is likely not for you.

[Dunamisdeos]

I first learned of this game with "from norse to horse" so I'm cool with that.

[Sanctume]

Apparently this game is free on steam right now.

Base game only though.
I do not have a problem with this.

I dl the game, started and it's asking me to login... exited and played DF some more.

[Ultimuh]

Apparently this game is free on steam right now.

Base game only though.
I do not have a problem with this.

I dl the game, started and it's asking me to login... exited and played DF some more.

You do not need to actually login to play though.
Start the .exe directly from the game's folder, or put steam in offline mode.

[Persus13]

Do you even need to do that? I thought logging in was optional.

[Ametsala]

It is optional. The 'Play' button in the lower right corner of the launcher works fine when not logged in. I'm not even registered to whatever it is it wants me to log in to.

[Persus13]

The login is for a Paradox Plaza forum account, but you don't really need one, unless you want access to certain mods.

[scriver]

I hadn't even noticed the login window until you mentioned it right now.

[pisskop]

Just ignore it, if you give it attention it will only come back

[Cruxador]

Holy geez that's like 50$ of DLC

Conclave and Way of Life are the DLCs you probably want to focus on, if you don't have much money.
But don't take my word for it.

Edit: If you want historical accuracy, Sunset Invasion is likely not for you.

If I were to name only two, it wouldn't be either of those. Legacy of Rome and Sons of Abraham are the ones best at improving on the base game, Conclave and WoL change the feel of the game more than the quality. I play with them enabled, but they're more like extra systems tacked on than an improvement to what was already there.

In terms of value for money, I'd say Old Gods is best, but I wouldn't recommend it until you've played a standard Christian game or three and want something new.

[hector13]

Way of Life is a must have, since it gives you something to do when you’re not managing war and bothersome vassals. Conclave I think was the one that added the education stuff, making that a bit more interesting too.

Not really sure what other one I would choose. Retinues seem to be quite highly valued round here, I personally don’t see much point to them. Expensive troops you’re paying for all the time; if they get in one fight you’re haemorrhaging cash even at half recruitment speed. They’re only really useful when you can get lots of them, and by the time you can get lots of them your demesne holdings are likely going to be giving you just as much bang for your buck.

I like pagans and early starts, so it’d probably be Old Gods. Republics aren’t all that interesting, Muslims are entertaining, as are nomads. India can be hit or miss, but you tend to be dealing with Eastern religions, and have to go up against the Muslim blobs if you want to expand westward so isn’t all that great. Tribes can be fun too.

[Teneb]

retinues

Retinues are worth it because some of them are really, really good. Especially with commanders of specific cultures. An example would be the Italian retinue with Scottish commanders. Also they are critical when you start getting close to the later dates.

[martinuzz]

I think I am beginning to grasp how some of the game works 

Third restart, playing as Duke Dirk of Holland. Finally things seem to be going rather well.
First I happily joined the Kaiser in the de jure war for Zeeland, after which he transferred vassalage to me.
Not much later, he must have appreciated me joining forces with his army in the battle for Zeeland, he granted me the title Commander of the Holy Roman Empire.
Married a Norwegian Duke's daughter with decent stats and only positive traits (19/5/10/5/9).
Declared war on Gotfried III of Lower Lorraine over my de jure claim on Sticht, which was won easily.
Bribed all bishop into liking me enough to pay me taxes, married off the one sister that doesn't like me to a lunatic somewhere far away to get her out of my court, built a castle wall in Holland, and started a plot to revoke the County of Zeeland title.
Ofcourse the Count of Zeeland wouldn't go down without a fight, but his forces stood no chance against the troops lead by my now proficient commander Duke.

So yay, managed to get my demesne to 3/3 for the first time. It's only april 1073, my Duke's only 19.
No male heir yet, even though my wife just gave birth to a daughter.
I guess I should try to become King of Frisia next.

EDIT: Heh, my wife died after giving birth to a second daughter. I am now married to the 43 year old Queen Mother of England, who has a claim to the Kingdom of France, and the Duchy of Flanders, which could prove interesting.
EDIT: she is also a dwarf

[Ultimuh]

EDIT: she is also a dwarf

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