Crusader Kings 2

Nefaro · August 15, 2012, 11:05:33 PM

Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on August 15, 2012, 10:39:23 PM
I've tinkered with it a bit but I'm still definitely in the "why did that happen?", "why can't I...?" stage. Very frustrating.

Doesn't the CK2 message boards have a stickied FAQ or something for the ruleset questions?

I dunno because I can't access them - only the beta forum *sigh*. ???

Toonces · August 16, 2012, 01:02:37 AM

Quote from: Gusington on August 15, 2012, 07:25:12 PM
Toonces can you hear us? Please contact Brant and LB and get this done up proper!

Hey, I appreciate the sentiment but I'm not interested in doing a formal AAR. Undercover Geek did a much, much better AAR than I can do- you should put his on the front page.

Anyway, I didn't get to any CK2 tonight, I'm taking a break from the computer today. More tomorrow.

undercovergeek · August 16, 2012, 02:49:45 AM

Awww shucks thanks toonces

Normal service will resume when I get back from holiday

Gusington · August 16, 2012, 06:37:27 AM

Damn you. Geek you interested?

undercovergeek · August 16, 2012, 02:29:55 PM

I am

Absolutely

Gusington · August 16, 2012, 08:28:51 PM

^Awesome! Please contact LB and/or Brant and they will take it from there. Thanks 'Geek.

On a personal note I will be eagerly awaiting the AAR for a crash course in what sounds like a deeply cerebral game.

Nefaro · August 16, 2012, 09:30:37 PM

Maybe someday a big huge multiplayer game of CK2 would be in order? ;D

TheCommandTent · August 16, 2012, 09:43:50 PM

Quote from: Nefaro on August 16, 2012, 09:30:37 PM
Maybe someday a big huge multiplayer game of CK2 would be in order? ;D

CK2 has multiplayer?

Toonces · August 16, 2012, 10:00:52 PM

It does- a big Grogheads CK2 MP match would be pretty sweet. We'd have to handicap undercovergeek somehow, though.

TheCommandTent · August 16, 2012, 10:03:14 PM

Quote from: Toonces on August 16, 2012, 10:00:52 PM
It does- a big Grogheads CK2 MP match would be pretty sweet. We'd have to handicap undercovergeek somehow, though.

That could make for one interesting game. I wonder how pausing and speeding the game up would work.

Nefaro · August 17, 2012, 06:59:33 AM

Quote from: TheCommandTent on August 16, 2012, 10:03:14 PM
Quote from: Toonces on August 16, 2012, 10:00:52 PM
It does- a big Grogheads CK2 MP match would be pretty sweet. We'd have to handicap undercovergeek somehow, though.

That could make for one interesting game. I wonder how pausing and speeding the game up would work.

I'm pretty sure the game speed is set to the slowest setting of all the players. But it also never pauses IIRC. The MP was still kinda shaky at release but I think they've fixed many of those MP bugs since then.

And hell yes it has big-time multiplayer!

QuoteRelive the Middle Ages with up to 32 other players in a competitive multiplayer mode

http://www.paradoxplaza.com/games/crusader-kings-ii

:)

Edit: I still need to buy the retail release - been waiting for a compilation set on Gamersgate that includes the Islam expansion but haven't seen one yet. I've only get the beta debug versions and I don't think it's compatible with retail MP. :(

Barthheart · August 17, 2012, 07:09:45 AM

MP would be cool! I'm up for trying it.
8)

Kushan · August 17, 2012, 01:45:53 PM

Quote from: Nefaro on August 16, 2012, 09:30:37 PM
Maybe someday a big huge multiplayer game of CK2 would be in order? ;D

I'd be down for CK2 multiplayer.

Toonces · August 18, 2012, 09:13:15 PM

Ok, so we're quite a few years later. Last year I totally cleaned house and imprisoned all of the folks who had plots against my various vassals and courtiers.

I betrothed my son to the Princess of Hungary with an eye towards building an alliance against a potential move against the HRE. I have a couple of outstanding weak claims there, so I have du jure claims I can press later.

Also, I betrothed my two daughters; both to HRE to keep minor claims coming in.

BUT...the Hungarian princess I betrothed my son to is currently 9 y/o (I think) whereas my son is now 16 and of age. I (King of Scotland) finally died on 11 September, 1105 leaving my son as my heir, but no other heirs to the throne. How did that happen again?! So, if the game ends now I lose and Scotland fragments.

Tough decision here. Do I break my betrothal to Hungary in order to get a child-bearing chick in the sack with my son immediately, or do I "hope for the best" and wait it out another 7-8 years or so, assuming Hungary has a son? Crap, I should have seen this coming, I was like 57 or something.

Maybe I missed something with respect to succession laws, but I think I (again) screwed up. I need sons!

Toonces · August 18, 2012, 09:50:50 PM

Close one!

I forgot that my wife was pregnant. Fortunately, she had a son so now I have two male heirs, one 18 (now) and one 2 y/o. My 18 y/o's betrothed is 12 so I'm going to let it ride. Also, my daughter married the King of the HRE, so I'm sitting good there as well.

I joined a war with Hungary against some scrub country but the Hungary dropped the ball and we're getting shwacked over there. I raised my personal levies to participate, building that whole alliance thingy, not realizing until we got into fighting that I (King of Scotland!) was leading the damn army! Woops! Luckily we won, and then I beat feet out of there.

It's now late 1108. Keeping fingers crossed for more male heirs in a few years, and that nobody knocks off the King or little Prince.