General Videogame Thread

SWP's back said:
Haha fuck me. This game sounds epic.
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That's what I love about this series. You never play the same game twice and even though a had a solid plan for my Kingdom just one bit of randomness can completely fuck you.

Want to play as a little duchy just trying to survive for 400 years? Do it

Want to play as Harold to defeat William the conqueror and change history? Do it

Want to play as the Byzantine Empire and conquer Europe Africa and Asia? Do it

The freedom is unmatched and once you get though the steep learning curve I can guarantee you'll be up at 2.30 in the morning trying to work out if I marry my half sister to gain gold will my father declare war on me? [emoji6]
 
Ok I completed CK3 tutorial and still haven’t the faintest fucking idea what I’m doing, but I like it.

I’m thinking of starting the main campaign in the 9th century though thinking that starting as early as possible is worth doing.
 
SWP's back said:
Ok I completed CK3 tutorial and still haven’t the faintest fucking idea what I’m doing, but I like it.

I’m thinking of starting the main campaign in the 9th century though thinking that starting as early as possible is worth doing.
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Told you the learning curve is steep! Just try to stick with it.

Couple more tips.

Bottom right hand corner of the screen next to the settings button there is a button which takes you to the full game encyclopedia which is really useful. It explains a lot of things.

At the start of a new game top right hand corner of the screen an icon will appear, it looks a stained glass window and it will have number in it. Click on it and that will give you a list of tasks the game recommends it thinks you should do. Very useful and if you click on the task it will take you to the encyclopedia showing you have to do it and the advantages and disadvantages of you doing that task.

Beginners guides on YouTube I would recommend these





Party Elite YouTube has a full series beginners guide and is fantastic at explaining how this works.

I've got a completely free day tomorrow so I'll be on playing it pretty much all day. Let me know if you need help
 
kippaxwarrior said:
Told you the learning curve is steep! Just try to stick with it.

Couple more tips.

Bottom right hand corner of the screen next to the settings button there is a button which takes you to the full game encyclopedia which is really useful. It explains a lot of things.

At the start of a new game top right hand corner of the screen an icon will appear, it looks a stained glass window and it will have number in it. Click on it and that will give you a list of tasks the game recommends it thinks you should do. Very useful and if you click on the task it will take you to the encyclopedia showing you have to do it and the advantages and disadvantages of you doing that task.

Beginners guides on YouTube I would recommend these





Party Elite YouTube has a full series beginners guide and is fantastic at explaining how this works.

I've got a completely free day tomorrow so I'll be on playing it pretty much all day. Let me know if you need help
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Yeah I’m going to watch these and start again. Everything just kicked off and went mental when I tried it. Seemed like everyone was attacking me and I didn’t know whose armies were who and why I was the brunt of their attacks.
 
SWP's back said:
Yeah I’m going to watch these and start again. Everything just kicked off and went mental when I tried it. Seemed like everyone was attacking me and I didn’t know whose armies were who and why I was the brunt of their attacks.
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With armies if you click on the number under them that'll tell you who they are
 
SWP's back said:
Yeah I’m going to watch these and start again. Everything just kicked off and went mental when I tried it. Seemed like everyone was attacking me and I didn’t know whose armies were who and why I was the brunt of their attacks.
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You're fucked now mate haha it's like doing a degree learning that game!
 
kippaxwarrior said:
Told you the learning curve is steep! Just try to stick with it.

Couple more tips.

Bottom right hand corner of the screen next to the settings button there is a button which takes you to the full game encyclopedia which is really useful. It explains a lot of things.

At the start of a new game top right hand corner of the screen an icon will appear, it looks a stained glass window and it will have number in it. Click on it and that will give you a list of tasks the game recommends it thinks you should do. Very useful and if you click on the task it will take you to the encyclopedia showing you have to do it and the advantages and disadvantages of you doing that task.

Beginners guides on YouTube I would recommend these





Party Elite YouTube has a full series beginners guide and is fantastic at explaining how this works.

I've got a completely free day tomorrow so I'll be on playing it pretty much all day. Let me know if you need help
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Okay I’m up for getting into a new strategy game. I used to love Sid Mieir’s civilisation back in the day. How does it compare?
 
bugsyblue said:
Okay I’m up for getting into a new strategy game. I used to love Sid Mieir’s civilisation back in the day. How does it compare?
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You cant really compare the two games. CK3 is a grand strategy game and is very very complex. The learning curve is really steep and it can take you months to learn everything but once you get it and break through the learning curve You'll probably never go back to CIV. And i think CIV is a great series. I really liked CIV V & CIV VI but to me they just seemed too basic after playing CK2

SWP's back said:
Right - I am going back in.
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Good luck and remember take your time and dont get frustrated!
 
This CK3 talk is pricking my ears ;-)

Looks incredibly in depth but thoroughly gripping.
 
kippaxwarrior said:
You cant really compare the two games. CK3 is a grand strategy game and is very very complex. The learning curve is really steep and it can take you months to learn everything but once you get it and break through the learning curve You'll probably never go back to CIV. And i think CIV is a great series. I really liked CIV V & CIV VI but to me they just seemed too basic after playing CK2



Good luck and remember take your time and dont get frustrated!
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Thanks mate. And would you recommend I tackle CK3 or is their any worth in my trying out cK2 first?
 
bugsyblue said:
Thanks mate. And would you recommend I tackle CK3 or is there any worth in my trying out cK2 first?
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This is for @blueinsa as well

CK2 is free to play on steam so you have nothing to lose, however it doesn't hold your hand and you will need to go online to look at guides. Its also over 8 years old and it looks it! The interface is all over the place.

CK3 is included in xbox game pass for PC and you can pick up the 1st month for £1 so again nothing to lose.

CK3 looks miles better and although still incredibly complex it does a much better job of explaining the basics but again it can be a struggle to learn as there is so many layers. Coming from Civ you may have a slight advantage.

I posted a few videos for @SWP's back and @ultimateharold to take a look at a couple of pages back and i gave a few tips. The videos are really helpful

It can be really frustrating as you'll make loads of mistakes at first(even i have and ive got around 400 hours in CK2 which is nothing really!) but if you stick with and you get through the steep learning curve you'll find its one of the greatest games you will ever play
 
kippaxwarrior said:
CK3 is included in xbox game pass for PC and you can pick up the 1st month for £1 so again nothing to lose.
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That is all I needed to know.

Incredible value the xbox games pass it really is.

I will now say goodbye to the wife for the day as i get it downloaded lol
 
Made a massive error. I wanted to play from the Duchy of Lancaster and was doing just fine until I was elected successor to Harold. As soon as he died I was then king of England and some wankers joined up as a faction against me and I lost half my kingdom.

Anyway, I’ve taken a time out to save the game and do some work for a few hours.
 
Giving up on Zelda Breath of Wild. Loved Ocarina of Time, but cannot get into it or and get really frustrated with the weapons breaking and effort to not die of freezing cold or an enemy that's just too powerful. Some really good stuff in there, but just doesn't sit right with amount of aimless wandering / time wasting. If anyone plays it, I got as far as Divine Beast Vah Ruta and that's only touching the surface. Ran out of arrows and couldn't be arsed trying to get that special one back from the very top of a waterfall.
 
Nebuchadnezzar said:
What are the system reqs like for this game? I've an average and aging HP laptop and you're all selling this game very very well!
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System Requirements
  • OS: Win7 64-bit.
  • Processor: Intel® Pentium® IV 2.4 GHz or AMD 3500+
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM.
  • Hard Disk Space: 2 GB.
  • Video Card: NVIDIA® GeForce 8800 or ATI Radeon® X1900, 512mb graphics memory required.
  • DirectX®: 9.0c.
  • Sound: Direct X-compatible sound card.
  • Additional: 3-button mouse and keyboard.
 
mexico1970 said:
System Requirements
  • OS: Win7 64-bit.
  • Processor: Intel® Pentium® IV 2.4 GHz or AMD 3500+
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM.
  • Hard Disk Space: 2 GB.
  • Video Card: NVIDIA® GeForce 8800 or ATI Radeon® X1900, 512mb graphics memory required.
  • DirectX®: 9.0c.
  • Sound: Direct X-compatible sound card.
  • Additional: 3-button mouse and keyboard.
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Everything but the video card unfortunately. I've got an integrated Intel chip, its not really a gaming laptop....
 
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