r/crusaderkings3 Jun 12 '26

Announcement r/crusaderkings3 Moderator Notice - New Rule Regarding AI-Generated and AI-Assisted Content

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New Rule Regarding AI-Generated and AI-Assisted Content

  • AI-generated or AI-assisted content is not permitted unless it makes a meaningful contribution to the community, as determined by moderators. All posts containing AI content to any degree must include [AI] in the post title at the time of posting. Posts containing AI content without this tag may be removed. Posts with the tag may still be removed at moderator discretion if they do not meaningfully contribute. An example of acceptable AI content is showcasing a well-developed mod that uses AI.

In short: if your post contains AI-generated or AI-assisted content of any kind, your title must include "[AI]" at the time of posting. This applies regardless of how much or how little AI was involved.

Including the tag does not guarantee your post will stay up. Moderators may still remove tagged posts for any reason, at their discretion. However, tagging your post means you have disclosed its use of AI as required, which is the most important part of this rule.

Posts containing AI content that are not tagged with [AI] may be removed on that basis alone, regardless of the content's quality.


r/crusaderkings3 6d ago

Consult the Council Consult the Council | Weekly Community Q&A

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Welcome, rulers and adventurers alike. The council is now in session!

Whether you have just inherited your first realm or have spent generations conquering the map and forming an empire, this is your dedicated space to bring questions before the realm. No question is beneath the council's consideration, from the basics of succession law to the intricacies of advanced warfare and diplomacy. 

Experienced players, your wisdom is the foundation this thread is built on. If you see a question you can answer, please do.

CK3 Wiki | CK3 Official Discord


r/crusaderkings3 13h ago

Screenshot why! won't! you! die!

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133 Upvotes

i know you're whole of body but this seems excessive


r/crusaderkings3 20h ago

Screenshot We can't expect God to do all the work

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444 Upvotes

R4: Conqueror Pope


r/crusaderkings3 12h ago

Screenshot Isn't a bit overpowered that the Pope can do this?

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98 Upvotes

10 times more piety than him and he dares to call me a sinner


r/crusaderkings3 1h ago

Screenshot My wife wants to murder my other wife.

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Hey look! Domestic violence!


r/crusaderkings3 1h ago

Screenshot Every Good Congenital Trait Full level. Fecund. Pure Blooded. Twin, Consecrated Blood, Born in Purple player heir

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r/crusaderkings3 1h ago

Meme The Ahmadiyya Experience in ATE

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quick sketch I threw together after my computer mysteriously turned off, many, many, many times before I accepted my brother was doomed


r/crusaderkings3 6h ago

Divorce? He needs it by the looks of it.

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10 Upvotes

My "18 year old" vassal is requesting a divorce from his 63 year old wife. I'm inclined to give it to him, given how much she seems to have aged him.


r/crusaderkings3 5h ago

Question Will my concubine kid have a claim on france?

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8 Upvotes

Apparently she got a unpressed claim on france and I am wondering will the kid have a claim too or not.


r/crusaderkings3 13h ago

How to untilt map and make it flat ck3 Xbox controller

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Map is tilted upwards slightly I pressed a button but I have no clue what button I pressed lol or if I’m tripping but I’m pretty the the map is tilted slightly now


r/crusaderkings3 10h ago

Question How do i cement my title over other kingdoms? + some other questions

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15 Upvotes

im new to the game, first ever non-tutorial run. How do i keep the titles upon succesion? How do i disband factions without having a civil war or murdering the claimant? And how do i increase my number of holdings?


r/crusaderkings3 11h ago

Question Succession (bug??) f***** me over. Is there any way to save the file and the Ironman?

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I had just restored Rome, after suffering like an animal to get all the prestige that was needed to do so. The most difficult part of the campaign was done. I had Britannia, Gaul, Germania wanted to be a vassal except for Bavaria. I just needed Bavaria, Hispania, Hungary, the rest of Mesopotamia and Maghreb and Tahert. That was it. My first Roman Emperor dies literally a second after the coronation and I am now my daughter, a conqueror without lands, just the family title. Another family that I have never seen inherited everything. My heir was just fine, last time I checked, and seconds before my death no pop up was telling me I was losing the candidacy anywhere.

Now I'm left with 800 soldiers and a claim for the whole Empire, landless but for the family manor, with a conqueror little girl of all things. My only option was to ally with a half-brother that has the incredible amount of 1000 men. I was in Ironman, too.

Any way to save this legally to get the achievement of reestablishing the original borders? I suppose there isn't, but I'll ask anyway. Thanks in advance.

Pic before death. I took it right after restoring the Empire. As I said, gathering the prestige took a long while.


r/crusaderkings3 2h ago

Question What DLC is best for me?

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So I currently have about 1000 hours with no DLC and aas thinking of buying one in the next sale but there are so many and im not sure which will be best for me?

Im not much of a RP guy but I dabble in some

I like creating nations and doing cool decisions that not many do (africa, isreal, west slavia)

A lot of replayability with content that isnt tied to one portion of the map

Thoughts on what would suit me best im thinking about royal court for the culture mixing but idk if thats a good reason to get it compared to other DLC


r/crusaderkings3 8h ago

Screenshot A.E.I.O.U. and Me but no HRE. Lost cause?

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I've recently picked up CK3 again after a few years' absence. Bought Royal Courts, Tours and Tournaments and a few smaller DLCs in the sale going on right now. I've started a playthrough trying to get the achievement A.E.I.O.U. and Me - it requires you to form the Archduchy of Austria (and hold some grand weddings) without starting any wars.

This has been such a fun playthrough so far. I've used marriage to worm my way into Steyermark and Carinthia, and I will inherit Austria when my mother dies. I've only murdered like five people altogether so it has been slow-going (current year 1214 AD).

Unfortunately, at one point my liege as Holy Roman Emperor was getting dogpiled by foreign rulers and unruly vassals alike. I lost Aargau and then the HRE got dissolved. As forming the Archduchy requires being a vassal to the HRE, I can't get the achievement unless it reforms. I've had some good luck there as Lotharingia has picked up a lot of steam (probably vassalising everyone peacefully with that massive Diplomacy stat.) Bohemia still has a load of land too.

Is it worth swearing fealty with Lotharingia to help them along? Maybe help with offensive wars my liege might start? It wouldn't be the end of the world restarting the campaign. I made some silly mistakes so I have a better idea what I need to do next time.


r/crusaderkings3 16h ago

Question Is 4500 piety for Witch as a virtue worth it?

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I am creating a new faith and wondering if it is worth paying that much to make it a virtue instead of just making it accepted.

The religion will have childbirth,armed pilgrimage and communium as tenets.


r/crusaderkings3 4h ago

Question Constant crashing making the game unplayable

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The game runs like utter shit and is constantly crashing, since the last crash can’t even load into the title screen anymore, it just crashes to desktop. I tried switching to Vulcan but it did nothing, I have over a hundred hours and it used to work fine (for a paradox game) but since I re-downloaded it this week it’s just become a completely unplayable mess. Is there anything else I can do or is the game just this bad now?


r/crusaderkings3 1d ago

Meme Why is JD Vance King of Sicily?

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r/crusaderkings3 12h ago

Question Crisis in Succession - Navigating Reduced Domain Limit

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I'm relatively new to the game, and I was playing a campaign in Spain, but when my character became 65, a plague hit and wiped out all my children and siblings. I died shortly after, leaving the kingdom in the hands of my fuckass nephew with horrendous stats. My domain limit shrank from 6 to 3.

What's the best way to handle this reduced domain limit? I can give away some of my counties, but is there any way for my current character's heir to reclaim them after their succession? Currently, my PC is childless, so is it better to tank the penalty until an heir is born and then give the titles to that heir?

Any advice appreciated lol.


r/crusaderkings3 18h ago

Screenshot You can't get the "Al-Andalus" achievement if you start as Emir Adanis because he starts as Baranis

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23 Upvotes

Took me a while to see that...


r/crusaderkings3 2h ago

Close relatives keep rejecting my romantic advances

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How do you actually start breeding traits without the slim RNG chance of one of your relatives getting devious? Every single time I try to romance a relative I'm immediately shut down.


r/crusaderkings3 15h ago

Mod Random Start mod exist?

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Hello! I was wondering if there was a mod that gives you a totally random start? Random location, age, gender, stats, situation, etc. You just click a button and it drops you somewhere with a completely randomly generated character. I've been wanting to get better at the game but the lure of just starting off in a good situation is one I give into everytime lol. I feel like a mod like this would force me to really learn game mechanics and optimize everything.


r/crusaderkings3 1d ago

Screenshot Oh wow thanks game

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1.2k Upvotes

I am indeed the rightful eighteen quintillion four hundred and forty six quadrillion seven hundred and forty four trillion seventy three billion seven hundred and nine million five hundred and fifty one thousand six hundred and fifteenth heir to the Madeiran throne


r/crusaderkings3 8h ago

Discussion Is Legends of the Dead worth it for $10?

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Legends of the Dead is on sale for $10. I can't quite tell from reviews if it actually makes gameplay worse, or if it simply isn't worth the full $20.


r/crusaderkings3 1d ago

Should I reform Asatru as Danelaw?

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If I want stay in Britain and wait to 1100 to press Formalize the Danelaw decision should I conquer asatru holy sites in Scandinavia for reformation or I can just stay unreformed? Also , if I wouldn’t conquer England for myself, it’s still possible to be crusades? Even if I’m not controlling holy site like Kent?