CRUSADER KINGS 3 | Beginner's Guide - 8 Essentials Before You Start
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In this first video of our Beginner's Guide to Crusader Kings 3, we're going to explore the broad strokes of your character, what the skills mean, how to manage your realm, how to manage your vassals, how to declare war and conquer territory, and much much more.
The aim with this series is to get newcomers and veterans alike up to speed with Paradox Interactive's upcoming Medieval Life Simulator. A complex game with many complex systems, Crusader Kings 3 can be very overwhelming at first, and over the course of these videos, we will familiarize ourselves with all aspects of the game.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
00:55 - The Character, Skills, Traits, and What they Mean
07:53 - Your Realm and How to Manage It
11:55 - Managing Vassals
16:47 - The Council
20:23 - How to Acquire Land
26:01 - Where Babies Come From & How to Raise Them
31:50 - War - Declaring and Winning Them
34:48 - Raising & Managing Armies
41:37 - Outro
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Pretty sure that becoming an astronaut is less complex than this game.
I would have thought the same thing after I had once tried to play Crusader Kings 2 and got overwhelmed, failed, and quit. The UI in CK3 is the best I've seen in any game, period. Have you ever seen something in a mouse over tooltip that you wanted more information about, but you couldn't mouse over that to get more information because if you did, the tooltip would disappear? Well that problem is solved in CK3. There are infinite tooltips within tooltips. When a tooltip comes up, and a faint progress bar completes, you can then mouse your mouse pointer onto that new tooltip to hover over other icons and keywords for even more information.
Also, losing is fun in this game. In my game, I, as high king of Ireland, had married off my daughters to high Kings of other countries, one of which was Denmark. Many of those countries, especially Denmark, found themselves at war with my next-door neighbor, England, a military superpower at the time. I had an obligation to assist them in that war against England. Otherwise, it would have been a waste to marry off my daughters to them. We lost all those wars, but my participation in those wars was more than any other country so, I still gained positive opinions from them, but now, we're in poor standing with England. Time passes and my high king passes away of old age and my son heir takes over the throne of Ireland. Not everyone is happy about this because the heir was contested and others also had claims to the throne. Add to that, I also had a debuff on opinion from everyone because I was a new ruler. I then noticed a warning notification in the UI that the current heir of one of my vassals was from England. And that vassal was 67 years old. Once he died, I will have lost that territory to the kingdom of England. I was not having any of that, so I looked into ways to prevent this. I tried to increase my authority as high king so I could dictate who that heir would be, but according to Irish culture, that increase of authority was prohibited. It would have taken too long to convert people to a different culture more accepting of increased king power, so I was desperate to keep England from taking my land. So, I decided to attempt an assassination of the heir, who was a 12-year-old boy. I started a plot to murder him and I asked my spymaster to help ensure its success. After about 6 or 7 months of planning, my spymaster saw an opportunity. He befriended the boy and offered to take him on a trip to somewhere (I forget) and then took him into the forest, where he left him overnight reporting back that he went missing. Later, the boy was discovered mauled by some wild animal, but my spymaster became so guilty that he confessed, which implicated me as the murderer of the boy. Now, public opinion of me as tanked, especially by the close family of the boy, which there were apparently several Irish people in power who were related either by blood or by marriage. That being said, my plan technically worked. The new heir to that territory at risk was now under my authority, but it now comes at the cost of my reputation with literally everyone. Now, my number one priority is to ensure than my next heir maintains his right to the throne long enough to give my dynasty as a second chance at ruling Ireland. And that's where I'm at now.
I came here to seek help,I can not get pass tutorial.Not even joking.
@@chessplayer8798 I know what you mean. I spend the first 1-2 hours just paused diving deeper and deeper into the multiple nested tooltips leasurely. If it were any other system, I'd feel exasperated that is have to dismiss the current tooltip to go into a different menu to reference something (that I feel like I need to memorize eventually) and then come back to the previous menu to hover over what I was looking at before to read the tooltip with a better understanding. All that can be cut out by simply moving the mouse pointer to what you don't understand, and they game will tell you. Ya, it's a long tutorial, but I was done with the tutorial in less than 8 hours, including lots of long breaks without prompts towards the end.
@@chessplayer8798 i know this probably comes as little of a surprise but read tooltips carefully and repeatedly, stop time often to read and think and read again, use the built in encyclopedia and read even more. play it slowly, embrace defeat and other setbacks. your goal should not be to win, but to have fun with countless alternate histories and stories developing over the course of every new match. as for the tutorial, play it slowly, conquer ireland bit by bit, you can take 30 years without waging a new war, you have time to spare, use the fact that you start with a lot of gold to increase levy size through buildings or use the gold to pay men at arms (basically mercenaries) to win more territory.
within a year i lost half my territory, earned the nickname "the foolish" and i am now disfigured because my doctor failed to properly treat my leprosy. my son which i spent 20 years on grooming as a possible heir got murdered. this is my first paradox game (except for maybe 80 hours EUIV) and i rate it 10/10, would recommend. endless fun and replay value.
Ahahah amazing - I'm glad you're enjoying it =D
this games gay
@@chaunceydavis7864 Fuck yeah man I just started playing and my goal is to make my entire kingdom polygamous gay and into witchcraft I know you meant that as an insult but yeah this game 100% has the potential for homosexuality making it even better
@@chaunceydavis7864 I think maybe you’re gay, just haven’t come out yet? Good luck!
@@poiuykkpoii840 stop getting offended over a joke
After this tutorial I went to NASA and told them how to build the next space shuttle.
The power of incest!
PartyElite I hate myself for laughing at that
me too
If that’s true, then after playing Crusader Kings 2, you can teach them inter dimensional travel too.
@@monahan1024 me three
Who needs an in-game tutorial when you have this guy
I'm here because coffee didn't agree with my stomach. I've been up since yesterday but I didn't want to miss launch.
The In-Game tutorial is amazing though compared to the other tutorials.
To be fair, its the best Paradox Tutorial by far now :D Someone remembers the great italy toturial in HOI4? Kill Athiopia via 1click and you know how to play the game :D
I played through the tutorial and I still ended up here. It helped but this definitely touched on some important things it didn't.
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Blizzard: Easy to learn, hard to master Paradox: Hard to learn, even harder to master
CK3: Easy to uninstall ...
"Kids are the future, which is why some dynasties come to an abrupt end--" [picture of Charles the Bewitched] I literally lol'd.
Can't thank that man enough for being my go-to =D
Got to love a dude who knows his history. Well played.
I went to learn more about Charles the Bewitched... dude had one *hell* of a bad luck streak hahah.. Always enjoy when a game can bring about learning something new!
@@PartyElite: As a fellow history lover, I’m impressed. Another good reference is Ferdinand I of Austria, he had an enlarged head due to inbreeding, and had five seizures while trying to consummate his marriage.
My guy, I've been SCOURING the land for tutorials to make this experience less frustrating. You have by FAAAAR the best pacing, explanations, examples and coverage I've ever seen on Paradox games. Please keep making these, they're incredibly useful! For people like me (and im sure there's a lot more out there), these an be the difference between giving Paradox games a chance and ultimately enjoying them, or giving up in frustration. Thanks a bunch my guy! Fingers crossed for a long series of these, touching on specific topics. Personally I'd love to see some examples on how to acquire land or titles, or divide empires through the sole use of marriages / murders / hooks / manipulaiton. Basically anything character oriented.
Thanks! Glad this helped =) I've got a few videos planned and lined up, and your requested topics are definitely something I've got plans for!
To be honest i had a really tuff time trying to understand how to wage war! I know it sounds dumb but it took me 3 hours to realize i have to declare war first and then raise my army! In my original thinking I thought to myself "i'll build my army and be ready when i declare war"....3 hours later "why the F*** can't i declare war"....then i realized i had it backwards...please keep making videos and you'll keep getting thumbs up! Thank you again.
Yeah pls do one about marrying for example your daughter somewhere just to gain their territory. that part in practice still escapes my cognitive engine. Although maybe tammorow ill be able to understand it, i've learnt the game from scratch in last 24 hours so im a bit burnt. WoOOOOooooOO
It's excellent. The tutorial gives you an idea of how to do things but this gives you a rough idea of WHY you should do those things.
agreed this was a game changer. This should be the video before the tutorial
This was one of the best tutorials I ever watched for any game, the clear audio, highlighting focus points, and the demonstration gameplay with simple explanations really make you stand out as a creator.
Agreed absolutely brilliant video
Thank you very much! Glad to hear it
I agree. This is the bar that has to be beaten in making tutorials
It’s always best to have context before going into a tutorial like this. For instance, if I hadn’t played ck2, all of this would go over my head. So just play a bit of the game yourself to get a bit of context which helps you learn easier. I remember when i was learning how to play ck2, the tutorials went over my head so i just jumped in and played, then when I revisited the tutorials, everything made sense
Dude I'm more than 3 hours in and still on the tutorial, should've probably watched this earlier...
@@dimagamolya6084 nothing to be ashamed of, just stick with it. it'll click eventually
I am, somehow, now ready for my Abstract Algebra exam!
I'm sooooo overwhelmed! haha! This is my first Crusader kings game, haven't even opened it yet, and this video has me terrified haha. Credit for all of the info, holy crap, I feel like I just need to watch and study this for 40 hours before I actually play!
Definitely overwhelming at first but equally rewarding once it all clicks! Feel free to ask questions in the discord to get comfy!
Go through the tutorial and then watch this video. A little bit of practical experience with great explanations made it click for me!
I'm in the same boat as you... but it's time to just wade in I think and see what happens. The tutorial in-game plus this video have really helped a lot.
@@kensloth go get it!!!
Bruz I know I'm late but this tutorial is superb!! You explain everything so well and paced well and just damn well done!!
Glad to see that someone is still making tutorials, not just playthroughs. Thanks for the content.
This taught me more about parenting than my actual parents did
I think I’ve spent half this video either in a state of ‘ooooohh I get it out now’ or furiously taking notes. Thank you for this excellent tutorial. I think tomorrow’s session will go better than the flaming disasters of today.
This is the longest beginner's guide I'm about to jump into. I'll save this for later then
Haha it's a beefy game. It's split up into chapters so you can watch it in parts, too, if that helps!
PartyElite over and over again, this dude became the #1 address for everything strategy related. I love it!
You're too kind. Thank you!
Started a game last night and was pretty clueless, even with 150 hours of CK2 Thanks for all the tips! This will help me stabilize my realm and make money after killing my brother (the king)
The King is Dead Long live the King!
What a great guide you made! Very on point, very easy to follow, nice logic order and very inclusive! My compliments and appreciation for the time you have put in to creating this!
Spectacular quality, Party! Succinct, clear, descriptive, and informative. Please, keep em coming! This sort of stuff is invaluable to both total newcomers, and seasoned veterans learning all the changes and additions in this new entry. Hope we can see some let's plays too!
Thank you very much for the kind words! Let's plays i'm kicking off in a 'streamed' format for the first time on the channel - feel like its fun to do it that way. First couple episodes out already =). And more guide vids coming for sure!
This was really helpful, I've been finding it extraordinary difficult to get started, it doesn't look so in depth while just watching a let's play, but actually managing yourself is very different! I get lost in the endless tabs very easy.
Pretty new to these grand strategy games, and I'm so freaking confused. Please make more videos :)
For sure! More coming right away!
This is acctaully a quality tutorial. I watched so many cause i never played game 1 or 2 so i was lost even after the ingame tutorial, but now so many things are clear
A ridiculously informative and well put-together tutorial. THANK YOU
Excellent tutorial. You've filled in a lot of gaps I had in understanding the many many systems in this massive game. Thanks!
love you party! i really like the way you explain things!! please make more about ck3. im new to this game and im very excited!
Thanks! More coming for sure
Best tutorial series I’ve seen on CK3 by far, thank you!
Outstanding pronunciation, pace and knowledge transfer. Thank you.
Great video! I just purchased this game last night and Ill be honest, my eyes glazed over at the shear amount of things you can do. Your videos should help me get on the right track so I'm not spending so much time blindly stumbling through learning the game.
One of the best beginner guide's I have seen yet. There are not many yet doing a CK3 guides. Very informative and very detailed. This guide has helped me a lot. Thank You!
I now have a masters degree thanks to this channel
Finished this video with no questions at all. Fantastic tutorial! Thank you.
Good job as usual! There are so much info, I have to watch it multiple times.
This helped me out a lot thank you very much! Your guide was well organized, straight to the point, and very informative. I appreciate these qualities of the video as many other channels that upload guides can be long winded and a waste of time. I will definitely be checking out more of your guides for this game!
Ayyye so hyped! Thanks for the quick tutorial, I watched 99% of both livestreams but I feel like I still need to learn a lot before I jump in myself! I have so many ideas for potential dynasty roleplay scenarios!
Yessssss! Do share (if you're down to!)
@@PartyElite I love Scottish history, especially 17th/18th century Jacobitism, so playing with the Stuart House would be fun. I also want to play an tyrannical/batshit crazy ruler à la Caligula, but that might have to be a dynasty I'm not particularly attached to because it might get real bad. xD I mostly studied North American and western European cultures in uni, so it'd also be nice to explore Africa and the Middle East a bit.
Melsie or do a legacy challenge xD
@@lihanou That's basically the goal. I'll just conquer the whole world lol Once I figure out wars a bit more and can actually get through one without every soldier starving...
This is the best guide I've ever seen on CK. Great pacing, clear points, well demonstrated. I don't even know what other videos you make, but I gotta subscribe.
Thanks! I hope you like the other stuff you see around these parts too!
I absolutely love the way you break down the mechanis of this game. I just started playing. outstanding!
The detail an simplicity you discussed this has earned you a subscriber, never seen your channel before but can't wait to see more!
Glad to hear it!
THE best and clearest tutorial I have heard. Thanks for making the game understandable
Thanks Party! Really looking forward to playing, especially after your streams the past 2 days.
Glad to hear it! Have fun =)
I've played this game about three times and it's daunting as hell. Thank you for this guide! Really explained alot of things that was confusing and overwhelming me.
This video is fantastic! So grateful for your efforts.
Best CK3 vid I have seen yet. Keep the guides and info coming.
This is seriously the best the best guide ive seen it took me forever to find a guide that someone thats never played the game before can understand this was iit forreal great video !
Thank you so much for this. Very helpful. Great pacing too.
Good job can't wait for the in depth Tutorial videos!
Great video, PE. I do enjoy a lot not only how well explained is everything, but also how well written the video's script is. The way it segways from one topic to another is wonderful and almost seamless.
Thank you! I always feel somewhat at home writing guide vids, so it's nice to see this kind of feedback =)
Wow, that was just what I needed. Thank you!
Thanks! Loved the live stream today!👍
Glad to hear it! So many more to come - I had a great time =D
@@PartyElite i hope so! It was lot of fun too watch
I'm really happy this showed up in my recommendations, this video is really well made and I learned a lot!
Glad to hear it!
This tutorial is pretty usefull and well explained .You payed attention to any matter in first importance .You helped so many people lost in the game outcomes.The game itself is so unpredictable and hard to understand when you are just newbie .So well done!
I have long had a high opinion of you through various games. I've never been as appreciative of a mind with clarity of purpose as I am in this video. No suddenly just racing through menus unexplained or jumping around at what the maker notices; but, a consistent level of information covered with purpose and delivered with relevant provisos. My appreciation stems from the realization that this is a truly deep game to master which the AI can also play. A rare enough thing and worth learning. Thank you for your insights.
And thank you for such kind words! It's great to know what people think of my approach
this is very well done, I love the parts where you explain the exact reality of the dirty things you can do in this game
Best tutorial there is! Well done and thank you for it!
Excellent guide - well constructed and well delivered
Great run through - Just bought the game and will use this during my first couple plays.
This is my first CK (and Paradox game) and this tutorial is amazing. You got a new sub.
Glad to hear it! Welcome to the insanely deep world of PDX strategy gaming!
This is by far the best CK3 guide I have seen. it was straight forward and to the point. It may have been a lengthy video, but it was well worth the watch!
Thank you! Very glad to hear it =)
Man... I've been saying this for years but your tutorial videos are the type of thing that are so good it baffles me you aren't a million+ subscriber channel. It's just obvious that a lot of effort, thought, and planning goes into stuff like this and you nail it every time. I had never even heard of this series before today and now I'm in the motions of installing it. If that's not the best kind of sponsorship then I don't know what is.
Thank you very much for such kind words! Glad you're checking it out - so happy to see folks getting into Crusader Kings!
Great tutorial, helped me hit the ground running!
Dude, first off, FANTASTIC video! I learned a lot, and you presented in a concise and orderly fashion. This is an older guide, but as this just came to Xbox I'm watching because I am getting crushed! This was so helpful because I want to love the game!
I just played the tutorial last night and this definitely filled in a lot of gaps the tutorial missed. I'm really excited to see your other videos as I have SO much to learn about this (as it's the first grand strategy game I haven't given up on right after the tutorial haha)
This was super helpful! Thanks a bunch, gonna check out the rest
Bless you sir! Fantastic video!
New player here... This is by far the BEST tutorial on youtube. And I've seen more than a few! Thanks a lot.
Thanks for the informative guide
Thank you! Please keep making these videos!
Great Tutorial to better understand the mechanics of the game. Not only the content, but also the way it is presented is really far above average! Thanks a lot! Since this is my first CK game, I really appreciate your effort to provide these videos. Looking forward to the whole series!
Glad to hear it, thank you! I hope you're enjoying!
Most in-depth tutorial I've seen to date. Well done sir, you have earned yourself a subscriber. Keen to watch this channel grow!
Thank you! Glad to hear it =)
I am learning while playing + watching videos like this. I keep restarting after I find something new that I haven't been doing something the whole game
thanks for this great video. i felt i had to watch every minute as it was so informative and i enjoyed it all (including the light dry humor).
Great video, I like that it is split into sections and not multiple videos. Going to sub so I can see future tips and guides for CK3!
Glad the sections helped! I'm trying to organize them into logical groups as much as possible
Thanks dude, really helping me to understand this game !
Geez!!! Just started playing this game yesterday and I am hooked, BUT also still had so much questions on what to do after the tutorial. Your video makes things so damn clear and I am that much eager to put mad hours into this masterpiece!! Thank you!
Glad to hear it! I hope you're enjoying, and feel free to drop any questions here or in the discord (link in the description)!
Thanks, I have been meaning to dive into the CK franchise for awhile now, but was intimidated by the complexity. this is very helpful!
Very Interesting and Informative Party, I like it!
Glad to hear it! Should equip everybody for their first games =)
Great video thanks! Just picking this up on xbox
I have played all of the EU series but this is my first CK title. Very helpful. Thanks.
I was worried that no party elite content was coming. Finally!
I'm playing this as soon as I get home from work this evening. Couldn't really ever get into CK2 but this game looks too great to pass up! I have heard it focuses a good bit more on the rpg element and I live the new 3D modeling. Thanks for the tutorial, I would be way way lost if I hadn't watched this first!!!
Wasn’t a fan of CK2 either but this one awesome. Just hard learning all the little things.
Duder, Great Vid. Thank you! [+]
Thanks! Hit me up if you've got any questions
This was so helpful. Thanks!
Great beginner video. I'm gonna watch the others in this series, hoping they are not too outdated
Wow what an outstanding video. bravo!
Thankx m8 for the help. Unknown to CK, the steep learning curve is obvious. But your tips and tricks, guides and videos did help me start enjoying this game. Hope more videos will come.
what a fantastic tutorial... effin brilliant.. one of the best i have watched....
perfect :D download just finished, let's go :D thanks for the great tutorial :D
Thank you for making this video! :3
Great video! Thanks.
Incredibly helpful video!
Great Video! Looking forward to more content.
Thank you this was very helpful! Hailing from console land here, so happy to finally join in the fun.
Your titles/territories/de jure explanation was really good. For some reason de jure hadn’t really clicked for me watching explanations in other videos, until you put it in context with de facto, which I already understood the concept of.
Glad to hear it! CK2 was when I first wrapped my own head around the concept, so I'm happy to be able to communicate it through the sequel!
This was great, I did the tutorial and all but was still a bit overwhelmed since this is all new to me but this helped me out alot.
Thank you for this guide
A man talking more than 40 minutes without a break about something that boring. At least it made me fall aslpeep in the evening. Ty sir
I cant believe I watched this 42 minute video lol this game is so deep. Thanks so much for the beginners guide, this covers the main topics really well.
Great video, thank you!
What a great tutorial, very well made!
Thank you!
Gotta say, this is one of the best run-downs for a Paradox game I’ve ever seen.