If you start off as a Duke or King, gold problems will likely still be at the front of your mind. There generally isn’t a good reason to not take the gold especially in the early stages of the game. To qualify, it is best to have a good opinion score, some virtue traits, and as few sins as possible. You can easily get anywhere between 125 to 200 or so gold as a Christian ruler in exchange for 250 Piety and a temporary decrease in relationship with the Pope. Christian Rulers can ask the Pope for Gold – use this ability early game However, during peace time increasing Control is much more important than increasing levies or improving commanders. In this case, keep your Marshall on the “Organize Levies” tab for the extra Levy Size and Reinforcement Rate. One caveat to this is if you are expecting someone to initiate another war with you in a short period of time or if you have a really great claim on someone who is momentarily weak. This is actually one of the mechanisms that Paradox included to prevent snowballing since it’ll increase how long it takes for you to reap the benefits of new counties. It is usually worth sending your Marshall in to return Control back to 100 as soon as you are out of a war. Anything below 50 Control will be a huge hit to what you can receive. Increase County Control using your Marshall as soon as possibleĬontrol makes a huge difference in how much levy and taxes you receive from a county.
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However, if you are trying to get rid of only the “Issues” menu then hit Tab instead since the Escape key will exit out of everything else first. The escape key is just the usual button for exiting out of tabs. There may be other hotkeys people use, but these are the ones I’ve run into so far that I consistently use all the time.
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Another change is that it is no longer a randomized chance that rolls every year – there is simply a progress bar that fills up for the claim to occur. Instead of the Chancellor, it is now the religious leader that is used to fabricate claims. This is one of the biggest changes since Crusader Kings 2. Fabricate Claims using the Bishop (or other religious leader)