The tribes of the north are quite fun to play if you have holy fury and the other tribe dlc. You could also play as an indian or muslim guy. Those are the ones I could suggest.

When Rome is conquered, pope requests a settlement from the Christian with the highest relation. If he refused, he goes to the next one and asks from them. This doesn't happen if you have fow off.

Get depressed, suicide. Or have an ambitious spymaster and heir they'll make quick work of you

They will be too much in debt to pay the ransom.

You should check the crash report. If it doesn't specify, find how to change the kind of report on the net and share the different results here. Something on the map location is probably the most common error.

Generally they insult my 6th great grandmother before declaring war you should consider yourself lucky.

The whole point of longbowmen is stakes.

French. Professional pikemen, scots guard, good starting position, the aventuros. What else one would want from a faction (except longbowmen).

Go to options, then you'll find them.

I might be wrong but there is still a decent chance that the kid might not have been bright.

Like you did on the fourth crusade? Better keep the Europeans out of Constantinople.

If both the parents have a positive genetic trait, the inheritance chance is 95%. Just an unlucky guy to have an unlucky bandit issue later on.

This is the most helpful tip so far.

Thank you. I'll need luck.

Yay, good to know.

Learning by doing. Understood.

I started on real boards when I was 5, moved mostly to computers in 10, got used to both. I don't hate any of them but real board feels much better.

The further the enemy, the less your men figure out about them. Simple logic. Wait for them to get closer.

Priests are there for a reason

Didn't notice. Thank you!

I ain't trying to be accurate, I am trying to save 40000+ cash and 25+turns of labor.

Exterminating gives like 1/4 of the money from sacking as well. It's really just there to get your generals dread from unimportant settlements to get authority.

End Grievance. Revives the dead fully, makes the relatives happy, skip the part where they become the caster's undead slaves.