Knights of Honor 2: Sovereign

[undercovergeek]

Good to know gus - think we're in same boat regards what we want from the game

[SirAndrewD]

All the above said, I can see this becoming a go to game for me for years and 1000s of hours of gameplay. Multiple eras and the sheer amount of factions to play as really scratches multiple itches.

Don't do this to me Gus. 

[mbar]

I looked around but did not see a tutorial campaign...did I miss it?

Tutorials are in settings. 'World Map Tutorial' and 'Tactical Battles Tutorial' are selectable. I don't have the game, just saw it on youtube.

[W8taminute]

Tutorials: there is an option under 'settings' in the main menu where you can turn on/off advisor tips.  If you keep the advisor tips on each time you enter a new screen in game you get a concise description via popups that tell you what the various symbols and buttons do.  The game pauses while you read the popups.  Simple but effective tutorial.

I like what I see so far as well.  KOH2 is a tad more complex than the original but not too overwhelming.  I like how buildings now have additional components to them that you can build to enhance their performance. The family tree is much more informative than the previous game with key aspects of your family clearly laid out.

Diplomatic options are presented clearly on one screen.  No more having to click multiple items to get the information you want such as relationships between countries, deals made, etc.

Haven't fought any battles yet but I'm hoping that in this game you can actually win a fight in the early game by playing it manually.  I remember in the old game you were better off to let the ai handle battles.

[Gusington]

Thanks mbar and W8! This game really sells itself, D and if you can get it for ~30.00...I see no issues :)

'Geek have you started a game yet? I will probably start a proper game at some point in the next few days. Right now I am still in the window shopping phase for eras and factions.

[Grim.Reaper]

All the above said, I can see this becoming a go to game for me for years and 1000s of hours of gameplay. Multiple eras and the sheer amount of factions to play as really scratches multiple itches.

Don't do this to me Gus.

Me being stupid might benefit you.  I was in the beta of this game and didn't realize we would end up keeping the game.  And of course me being stupid, I went and purchased/redeemed another key before I knew it...so of course now I have a new key with no purpose for me.  PM me if you want to work something out.

[Gusington]

^Hahaha now look at what Grim just did.

[SirAndrewD]

All the above said, I can see this becoming a go to game for me for years and 1000s of hours of gameplay. Multiple eras and the sheer amount of factions to play as really scratches multiple itches.

Don't do this to me Gus.

Me being stupid might benefit you.  I was in the beta of this game and didn't realize we would end up keeping the game.  And of course me being stupid, I went and purchased/redeemed another key before I knew it...so of course now I have a new key with no purpose for me.  PM me if you want to work something out.

PM on its way.

[Gusington]

^The final step.

[SirAndrewD]

Grim is a gentleman and a scholar!   

[Gusington]

The gaming love is palpable on the board today.

[Gusington]

Still deciding how to customize my start  :dreamer:

The choices are almost infinite.

Discovered tonight that you don't even have to start in control of a kingdom...you can start in control of just a specific province.

That all said I am 99% certain which kingdom I am going to choose for my first run and I will prefer to start in the Late Era (1360).

Here is a shot of the Late Era province map:

[undercovergeek]

'Geek have you started a game yet? I will probably start a proper game at some point in the next few days. Right now I am still in the window shopping phase for eras and factions.

for some reason im sat on the fence, despite saying everything everyone was complaining about is the reason i want it!

i have no doubt the game is for me - absolutely, but it came out on the same day as Dwarf Fortress and Ixion - and whilst i could happily buy all 3 i want to give one of them my undivided attention and be a slave to its moistening powers

[Gusington]

I understand. The sheer number of choices available at the start has kind of melted my brain.

[Anguille]

I understand. The sheer number of choices available at the start has kind of melted my brain.

I used the standard settings and chose Scotland for my first game.