i am new in ck3 world

I’ve wanted to play cs3 forever then when I got ready they took it off gamepass, it’s on sale for $20 for the base game right now, I’d probably buy some dlc later on but I’m wondering if the control interface is considered decent, and I guess I’m looking for something to scratch the old Rome total war itch I have (no longer have pc)

But this game is much much more complex lol, realistically how long will it take me to understand what is happening and the basics lol, am I better off just playing or should I watch videos, I did the basic tutorial should I do the full 2 hour long version?

Strongly debating buying it since I have enough points saved up for it, but wanted to ask some questions first so thanks in advance!

Im playing as emporer of the Roman empire and yesterday I had 80 000 army size, and now after the update its at 20 000 and I can't modify vassal contracts since there's no option to, how do i fix this if I can? Also I play on PS5

The corrupt spymaster, that I had bribed to be lookout in the scheme just died, so I invited my son instead. I mean it is only fair that he helps out?

Apparently the joy of together abducting a small child really brought the family together!

Also yes, that is the Vatican you can see burning in the background. One of these days I will get that slippery bastard...

Hi guys and girls,

Just downloaded the latest update and can't find other characters opinion breakdown of me.

I used to just hover over the characters and it would tell me why they have a negative/positive opinion of me but now it doesn't do it.

Eg.

-10 cultural acceptance

+10 swayed

After the crusade (which I win for christianity) in Jerusalem, I always am fine for like 20 years, until my leader dies, i immediately go into civil war, and then i get a jihad agaisnt me. How do people win this??

I just conquered whole iberia and France what should i do to keep my lands or being able to recapture all of my titles. How should i manage succession( i killed one of my sons and disinherited other one) but still everything dividing. And i got cancer what should i do. Also i have too many vassals and i have to give my 16 domains to somebody . Help me

My characters swapped race after the update. Is this normal and how do I change them back?

Okay you want to play the hardest recommend character in the iranian struggle scenario? He’s a rough guide how to play!

first you want to restart a lot, why? Because your starting characters commander ability is random and you need to have eather rough terrain expert or Organiser I advise Organiser more because of the less fatal casualties, okay now?

now you marry your half brother to one of the Abasids for a alliance, yes it works even though he is Zoroastrian, if that doesn’t work then use your character.

now you want to buy some men at arms with your money, preferably some with good mountain bonuses.

now pick chilvary lifestyle and try to skill the first point of galant, you will need the less chance to die in battle, already got it? Start skilling to home advantage for plus 5 defender advantage.

now you wait for enough money for a funeral, why? Because your father always dies after game start giving you a funeral opportunity, because you need piety, why? You are on the opposite side of the struggle, and you need the abasids help and for them to help you you need to be a calatpit supporter.

next you wait, usually you won’t be able to get the abassids suport before your overlod tries to revoke your title, but don’t fall for the noob trap! Because if he demands conversion you will convert away from suni to Shia making you unable to call in the abasids.

if you eventually decline raise your troops and wait, make shure you are the commander but otherwse nothing else is needed because you are on home teretory defending on a castle, and even if the game thinks you will lose you normally always win unless your overlord got some allies or mercs but that usually doesn’t happen.

now to be clear you CANT win this war normally, in 8/10 games where i tested this you eventually lose because of ticking warscore, but here comes the entire setup together, because of battle warscore you can eventually get a white piece, that is what you want because it gives you ~5 years where you can do other stuff.

now over this time you should have collected money from income and potentially if you have been losing money getting some from ransoms, you now need to spend this money to get more prestige, why? To claim your overlrods title.

when you have a claim you declare war, by this point you should have switched struggle sides and can call in the Abbasids for the war winning it.

now after you have won the war try to get a rebellion to revoke titles, for which you get a free abasids call in.

at this point you are free to do whatever! I recommend staying suni until kingdom title, and make sure you are allied with the abasids before switching religion because the alliance stays and you will not get a new one.

I hope this is helpful, sorry for my bad English it’s not my first language, have funn!

I just got an update for CK3 on PS5 and they fucked up my income?
Before the update I sat at +1200 gold income WHILE AT WAR, I update the game and open it and now I have -134 income… hello?? Did this happened to anyone else?

I mean, I'd hate her liege to do something silly like betroth her to someone. I am also not a barbarian, merely a tribal pagan. She will live a cozy solitary life in house arrest, until she turns 16, no dungeon, and no torture. I also expect the abduction process will take a year, or two to get the success chance up, so I suggest this counts as 5. It is not like I am snatching her from her mothers teat!

None of my highly esteemed sadist champions had any moral objections to participate in the scheme, which gives credit to the soundness of the proposition. It is also preferable to do it before the depraved catholic ways, becomes too hard to shake. I wouldn't want the poor thing to have to experience a severe religious crisis. I'd also like to point out that she is meant for my first born son, no Epstein shit here, mind you. Odin knows, I have already created a succession situation sticky enough by fathering 14 children. Also do you think I am curling my heir too much?

I like to at the very least, expediently fill out all the concubine slots as soon as senior croaks.

I'm kind of lost here. As far as I'm aware I fulfill all requirements and the only thing i can think of is that the Struggle was ended by France but I don't think that should stop me?

It could be mod conflicts but I've never heard of a mod stopping a decision like this and I'm definitely not running any mods that say they take out decisions.

I did get turbo cucked out of the Struggle though, it ended a year or so before i was ready to invade as an adventurer. :(

Includes Khans of the Steppe, Coronations, and Crowns of the World

this is actually hilarious AND he’s bisexual too

I started as Tuscany in 867, eventually united Italy, and finally took the decision to Restore the Roman Empire

I was expecting the decision to give me a more organized Roman Empire, but it turns out to be a messy empires realm

Here's what happened:

• Italy: My united Empire of Italy was split into two de jure empires: Italy and Illyria. I don't really mind this part.
• Africa: Only the Kingdoms of Africa and Tahert were grouped into one de jure empire. The Kingdoms of Kanem and Sahara are still part of my realm, but they were left outside the de jure of Roman Empire.
• Egypt and Jerusalem: Egypt was assigned its own de jure empire, while Jerusalem by its own became Empire of Oriens. what on earth is Oriens?!!
• Anatolia: It was assigned its own de jure empire.
• Macedonia: This de jure empire includes only the Kingdoms of Thessalonika and Hellas only
• Bavaria: The Kingdom of Bavaria is also part of my realm, but it was left outside the de jure structure of my new empire.

I understand that the restoration decision might reorganize existing de jure empires, but this mess like assign each kingdom or 2 with own empire!!!

My questions are:

1. What determines which kingdoms get grouped into each de jure empire after the restoration?
2. Would it be worth reloading an earlier save and expanding further before taking the decision? For example, should I try to acquire the Byzantine Empire and the Holy Roman Empire first?

One of the biggest weaknesses I find with intrigue playthroughs is that they tend to boil down to murder and seduction for the sake of acquiring claims. That gets old pretty quickly for me. Obviously, you could make similar criticisms of other playstyles, but I feel like intrigue has so much untapped potential that could make it more exciting and rewarding to invest in.

It also feels like you have to accept playing a selfish, evil character rather than someone who believes the ends justify the means. Someone who genuinely believes they’re doing what needs to be done for the good of the realm.

Another issue is that, no matter how good you are at intrigue, it feels like you’re eventually going to get caught. I don’t necessarily mind that part. What bothers me is that the consequences tend to boil down to getting a weak or strong hook put on you, followed by the inevitable “Oh shit, now I have to murder this guy before he exposes me, and then wait for the next person to catch me.”

I’d love to see more interesting scenarios emerge from getting caught. Imagine a courtier discovering that you murdered someone and offering to keep quiet in exchange for helping them acquire a neighboring Englishman’s county. Or someone finding out about your extracurricular activities and blackmailing you into helping them pull off a heist of the king’s treasury, with a negotiated 70/30 split.

The point is that these interactions could develop into multi-step schemes with their own twists, complications, and payoffs. Rather than simply being speed bumps for actively doing intrigue, you could find yourself drawn into an entirely new conspiracy, potentially benefiting from the arrangement yourself. It would make intrigue feel less like a repetitive game of whack-a-mole and more like a web of competing interests and shifting alliances.

I’d also love to see intrigue offer ways to influence the broader political and cultural landscape. What if you could secretly manipulate a cultural head into adopting certain traditions? What about meddling in theological disputes to trigger religious schisms or shift doctrinal beliefs? Or orchestrating elaborate conspiracies that eventually lead entire empires to declare war on each other?

I want to be able to play a Machiavellian count pulling strings from the shadows, shaping the fate of kingdoms and empires without necessarily being the one sitting on the throne. Someone who might be ruthless in their methods but genuinely believes they’re working toward something greater: the good of the realm.

First note: appalling is a stupidly spelled word and gave me trouble.

Main reason for post is obvious though. We've all had the same BS child rearing events for gosh knows how long now. Dubbing up on The Beating on my good boi Giant/Bright heir today made me realize that we've lacked any additional content about raising your children. I'm cool with RP'ing and trying to see the bright side of this kind of mechanic, but I'm not seeing why they have so few events they don't have it coded not to double up on an event like that.

Is there a mod or a way to find potential female heiress in your area ?

I have restarted months prior and it is always a female. I have 5 daughters now, and cannot get a son. Is this a new feature

Are there any wholesome ways to get back earldoms and dukedoms from family members? I don’t want to assassinate or attack family members. I am new to the game and this is my first campaign. I have confederate partition as my ruler died before getting partition, so I lost a few titles to my rulers second son. The son in question also has multiple children. I have no dlcs if that’s relevant. And I am also set to lose three titles to my current rulers other son as well.