How To Play Crusader Kings 2 Expert Level Advice

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  • @AlextheRambler
    @AlextheRambler  5 років тому +191

    *Hope you enjoy the new format, what's your favorite tip?*

  • @Kayneth962
    @Kayneth962 5 років тому +414

    You cant play as the Western Protectorate, the ruler designer is terrible, and you dont have Way Of Life, the most important DLC
    10/10

    • @angela_merkeI
      @angela_merkeI 5 років тому +2

      There's one start date though were you can.

    • @Revierez
      @Revierez 5 років тому +22

      @@angela_merkeI The Western Protectorate has a special government that makes you unable to play as it.

    • @angela_merkeI
      @angela_merkeI 5 років тому +10

      @@Revierez I know that but there was a start date were you could play as the protectorate. I looked it up and it seems that Paradox fixed it. Kinda sad.

    • @derekskelton4187
      @derekskelton4187 5 років тому +13

      Ruler designer isn't terrible it's just kinda useless. You are exaggerating

    • @ObviusRetard
      @ObviusRetard 5 років тому +5

      @@derekskelton4187 ruler designer is op

  • @PuzzlingGoal
    @PuzzlingGoal 5 років тому +293

    "You can even play as the Western Protectorate if you want"
    Literally on the screen: *CANNOT PLAY AS CONFUCIAN BUREAUCRACY*

    • @angela_merkeI
      @angela_merkeI 5 років тому

      There's one start date though were you can.

    • @GregamazingNinja
      @GregamazingNinja 5 років тому +10

      @@angela_merkeI You can play as a vassal in the Western Protectorate, the actual holder of the Western Protectorate has a Confucian Bureaucracy government which is not playable. Seriously, it's not.

    • @angela_merkeI
      @angela_merkeI 5 років тому +1

      @@GregamazingNinja I know that but there was a start date were you could play as the protectorate. I looked it up and it seems that Paradox fixed it. Kinda sad.

    • @markbaldwin9859
      @markbaldwin9859 5 років тому +1

      @@angela_merkeI you got proof of that

    • @angela_merkeI
      @angela_merkeI 5 років тому

      @@markbaldwin9859 Yes. Just go back a 2-3 patches and look.

  • @nicolopapaleo5199
    @nicolopapaleo5199 5 років тому +304

    Step One: watch this video
    Step Two: realize you need almost 400€ to buy every DLC
    Step Three: Thanks Skidrow❤️

    • @fak-yudan5431
      @fak-yudan5431 5 років тому +34

      Nice to see another man of culture

    • @derekskelton4187
      @derekskelton4187 5 років тому +8

      You can get most of it on discount. I have paid less than 60 bucks and have all the good ones

    • @nicolopapaleo5199
      @nicolopapaleo5199 5 років тому +9

      @@derekskelton4187 this wasn't supposed to be a serious comment, just a joke about the cost of the different DLCs and the fact that you need most of them for a good experience, because otherwise you have a very low game (compared to the full DLCs Game)

    • @iqm4574
      @iqm4574 5 років тому +1

      WHAT???? Really?

    • @bart3030
      @bart3030 5 років тому +1

      @@nicolopapaleo5199 Kind of the idea behind the DLC's. If they wouldn't improve the game at all noone would buy them

  • @catalinavallecillo460
    @catalinavallecillo460 5 років тому +141

    Drew Durnil:random things in hoi4
    Alex the Rambler:guides for games
    isorrowproductions:please help what have I done AAAAAAA
    Hotel Trivago

  • @blonded0532
    @blonded0532 5 років тому +18

    The fact that I can’t tell if the western protectorate part was satire or not says volumes about this man.

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 5 років тому +36

    They did many crusades, some of which almost didn’t fail

  • @swordshield5592
    @swordshield5592 5 років тому +51

    6:52 , 'None of this actually matters' - Alex the Rambler
    Scrolls past gender equality.

    • @swordshield5592
      @swordshield5592 5 років тому +11

      Clearly women should stay in the kitchen...

    • @HunBaneTheBest
      @HunBaneTheBest 5 років тому +10

      *Triggered feminist noises*

    • @Lo-vp4nl
      @Lo-vp4nl 5 років тому

      You have gone too far we can not defend you now

    • @mekelreen9869
      @mekelreen9869 5 років тому +1

      NTI7 PLAYS wah, wah, wah..

  • @axlios6778
    @axlios6778 5 років тому +20

    Rambler: I need a haircut...
    *with what hair??*

  • @manel14gf
    @manel14gf 5 років тому +1

    Alex the Ramble: coment, like, subscribe
    Me: Like, subscribe

  • @xRaigeku
    @xRaigeku 5 років тому +3

    If you are trying to make an op character i discovered something op
    1) Leper Great Pox and Incapable, make your health high enough to survive, and then you have a lot of points for other traits
    2) If you have great pox and incapable there is an event that will pop early that will get rid of Incapable
    3) Theology focus, get a mystic doctor and do mystical experiment until you get rid of Great Pox
    ( or if you savescum you could do it with a normal doctor and experimental treatment )
    4) With the theology focus go in seclusion and there is a high chance to get rid of Leper
    5) Gain your young character with brawny genius strong master seducer +9999 martial
    6) Eugenics :^)

  • @hotdogguy623
    @hotdogguy623 5 років тому +79

    Why cut the little hair left in your hairline?

  • @connorholt8481
    @connorholt8481 5 років тому +5

    This is really cool. To see you Alextherambler play as mumu which was the first nation that I did a world conquest as.

  • @ricardodossantos2737
    @ricardodossantos2737 5 років тому +5

    I wouldn’t recommend the traits club foot harelip hunch back or giant because they’re hereditary traits that pass on to your children. I recommend that you have wounded or maimed because you can get rid of them and they give you a lot of -age and also Insane cos it’s pretty fun making a horse your advisor.

  • @NebuchisGhost
    @NebuchisGhost 5 років тому +2

    The ultimate ck2 exploit: create your ruler, pick every negative trait in the game. Use your points on your base stats. Once you start playing, the game will see your character has too many traits, and will fire events to remove them. Health traits like great pox and wounded can be cured. Craven can go away by dueling/fighting battles. Cannibal allows you to eat people, and you can then gain the traits of the people you eat to flip negative traits into positive. Sink most points into military, bc that will determine the levy size for all counties you control. Using this exploit, my custom ruler usually ends up with 30-50-30-30-15, allowing me to create armies of 25k off of 10-12 castles.

    • @NebuchisGhost
      @NebuchisGhost 5 років тому

      But also pick strong and genius, and never pick inbred.

  • @KnightSlasher
    @KnightSlasher 5 років тому +14

    Thanks I never played this game but now I will since I know how

  • @Mortifer_I
    @Mortifer_I 5 років тому +17

    Me: ck2 is one of my favorit games
    Also me: I dont have any DLCs...

    • @Rethrones
      @Rethrones 5 років тому +1

      *cough* *cough* creamapi *cough cough*

    • @panic9887
      @panic9887 5 років тому +2

      Also me: f it, I'm cracking them.

    • @aldernate8606
      @aldernate8606 5 років тому

      Use g2a

    • @MrDonosoi
      @MrDonosoi 5 років тому

      @@aldernate8606
      dont use this site.
      rather crack it.

    • @Speederzzz
      @Speederzzz 5 років тому

      @@aldernate8606 even companies prefer you to pirate it over using that

  • @karjedav
    @karjedav 2 роки тому +1

    I hit the like button as a fellow wearer of glasses.

  • @zap648
    @zap648 5 років тому +6

    16:23
    "We're *still* left handed."
    -Alex the Rambler 2019

  • @stygn
    @stygn 5 років тому +3

    Nobody:
    Alex The Rambler: I was an Anglo-Saxon on BBC.

  • @ValkRota
    @ValkRota 5 років тому +4

    Alex a confirmed necromancer of games, memes and now even his hairline. Great video may drew Senpai notice you

  • @nucleardragons
    @nucleardragons 3 роки тому +3

    These advices took my CK2 skills to another level

  • @jakubkotas3617
    @jakubkotas3617 5 років тому +4

    Best starting education is tough soldier, bcs with war focus you level up to brilliant strategist eventually

  • @NoFramesPerSecond3924
    @NoFramesPerSecond3924 5 років тому +37

    Pls do a video giving expert advice on EU4. I don't get it. Also your hairline isn't even that bad, I mean, Mussolini's was worse...

  • @JamesGarner-dn2mk
    @JamesGarner-dn2mk 22 дні тому

    You could give out I love Drew t-shirts to your patrons? Your peeps will be walking billboards getting the message out. Like you're sense humor, best luck to you.

  • @DotoHacku
    @DotoHacku 5 років тому

    Never hire a Spy Master that despises you, until you want an horrible death

  • @imaverywhere6252
    @imaverywhere6252 5 років тому +7

    You don’t need a haircut, keep the hair you look good

  • @hyperion4510
    @hyperion4510 5 років тому +1

    You don't have air? hmm Yes that may be a problem.

  • @vasileoprea8084
    @vasileoprea8084 5 років тому

    That moment when you want to keep your subscribers but you already played almost every cool game and did almost all challenges ,so you start making a tutorial for ck2 :)))

  • @cieran3012
    @cieran3012 5 років тому +1

    Even as a joke this video hurts me

  • @jackrabbit4545
    @jackrabbit4545 5 років тому

    “Hello, it’s me, I need more hair rambler here”

  • @petermann673
    @petermann673 5 років тому +18

    Considering how shite you were in prior CK2 vids, dis should be good. ;)
    Post watch edit: Not too bad. You're almost halfway to becoming king of noob island!

    • @petermann673
      @petermann673 5 років тому

      @Tactical Bacon Eh, 769 is mid-range. If you can unite the island before the viking age starts, you should be fine. Esp with tribal retinues. Plus, once you have ships, you can go be a viking yourself and raid Iberia & N. Africa.
      876 though is definitely hard-mode for noob island.

  • @leonardobanazalazar3249
    @leonardobanazalazar3249 5 років тому

    that tee has a bonus to your charisma and observation skill

  • @Romain_69420
    @Romain_69420 5 років тому +2

    Alex : smash that lick button
    Me : no That's drew's task

  • @jane-the-mentalist
    @jane-the-mentalist 5 років тому

    If there is one thing I love in my UA-cam videos it's closeup zooms

  • @calhaston
    @calhaston 5 років тому +1

    I broke my computer because I can't see with glasses!

  • @mitsvanmitsvanio6106
    @mitsvanmitsvanio6106 5 років тому +1

    Any information on the background music? I heared some nice harpsichord, that would like to hear it again.

  • @Lo-vp4nl
    @Lo-vp4nl 5 років тому

    If y’all want to play this game there’s a site called steam unlocked where you can get this with all dlc except for iron century for free

  • @operationhobo1856
    @operationhobo1856 5 років тому

    i dont know about you guys but i kinda want to see that show Mr.rambler was in acting as a anglo-saxon

  • @bestshowontheweb
    @bestshowontheweb 5 років тому

    Alex you're supposed to let the cat follow you home, not pat it. It's like you don't even want a pet kitty.

  • @justwobert9850
    @justwobert9850 5 років тому

    Please get together with Alex, Drew. We need Drew the rambler.

  • @Thatguyinyourclass
    @Thatguyinyourclass 5 років тому +1

    The only DLC you shouldn't buy is Sunset Invasion. I really do not enjoy having the Aztecs coming out of nowhere when I'm trying to take over Europe

    • @TheRealRusDaddy
      @TheRealRusDaddy Рік тому

      Honestly its fun but you should always remember to turn it off if you dont want to run the chances of getting swarmed by two massive hordes at once

  • @crudochiappa4417
    @crudochiappa4417 5 років тому +1

    can you make a video about how to retake the kids that karen took away?
    please i miss them so much

  • @thomasturner6980
    @thomasturner6980 5 років тому +1

    Next video: Alex The Rambler reveals that he is actually from 1086 as he is an expert at Crusader Kings

  • @TheRealRusDaddy
    @TheRealRusDaddy Рік тому

    Personally i really like letting the harelip trait happen to kids its funny when they grow up especially if it becomes most common family trait

  • @Crusader-eh2cv
    @Crusader-eh2cv 5 років тому

    Humorous, appreciate the advice. Subscribed.

  • @tarmok3756
    @tarmok3756 5 років тому +4

    posting new vid in the middle of the night only to wake me up :/

  • @goodname67
    @goodname67 4 роки тому

    Ireland, it's quite easy to expand
    me: tries to invade another country with 4000 men
    other Irish country: has 6000
    me: wtf

  • @Left4Candy
    @Left4Candy 5 років тому

    A haircut? Didn't know you could cut a receeding hairline

  • @mdtrw
    @mdtrw 5 років тому

    Alex: I need a haircut...
    Me: What hair?

  • @Lo-vp4nl
    @Lo-vp4nl 5 років тому +2

    6:18 lol he said my name

  • @Kj-ff6kx
    @Kj-ff6kx 5 років тому

    "Comment, Like, Subscribe please"- Alex The Desperate Rambler

  • @oskarnymand389
    @oskarnymand389 5 років тому

    Hope everything is going Well and also i hope your private life is getting back togethers again also good puck with the recent operation. PS live your vids.

  • @florianphilipps2370
    @florianphilipps2370 5 років тому +3

    I always thought only old real hip folks would put something like #funny on a video
    Then again the hairline agrees with me

  • @blt2253
    @blt2253 5 років тому

    by instant coffee he met Yorkshire Tea right

  • @PuckishAngeI
    @PuckishAngeI 5 років тому +1

    If you make the worst character you will die in a month

  • @Eurron492
    @Eurron492 5 років тому +6

    You should try the hoi4 mod “Bismarckreich”

  • @lordpicnic7358
    @lordpicnic7358 5 років тому +1

    I think you should have a vote for the headphones earphones and AirPods

  • @sic4310
    @sic4310 5 років тому

    I just started this game yesterday and after watching this video I'm somehow worse than I was.

  • @RoseRegent
    @RoseRegent 5 років тому

    When. You realize you can't see the family tab in the game almost the entire video :(

  • @jasonstockbower5407
    @jasonstockbower5407 5 років тому +6

    Do another multiplayer with isp and drew

  • @ricardodossantos2737
    @ricardodossantos2737 5 років тому

    yoou should have taken option that let your cat follow you home for that +1 health bonus

  • @carman8140
    @carman8140 5 років тому +4

    "None if this actually matters."
    *Gender Equality*

  • @NickMidd
    @NickMidd 5 років тому

    Don’t worry I have AirPods with the wires

  • @smurfeburf
    @smurfeburf 5 років тому

    I love Alex the economics

  • @Miguelitojones1
    @Miguelitojones1 5 років тому +2

    I thought your appendix would last longer than your hairline

  • @theangryaustralian7624
    @theangryaustralian7624 5 років тому

    I like you Alex here's my viewer engagement

  • @timleineweber931
    @timleineweber931 5 років тому

    Please more of this!

  • @jawbreakerhd9887
    @jawbreakerhd9887 5 років тому

    Perfect video just bought it on sale

  • @papakool-aid5183
    @papakool-aid5183 5 років тому

    Maybe this video will help me get good at CK2

  • @JamesGarner-dn2mk
    @JamesGarner-dn2mk 22 дні тому

    The +10 intellect help me learned to message.

  • @seankeating4047
    @seankeating4047 5 років тому

    I just bought the game on sale, which DLC are the most necessary?

  • @azmanabdula
    @azmanabdula 4 роки тому

    All English people are technically Anglo Saxon Normans
    Technically
    *Peers into your soul*

  • @johnbritinburg8276
    @johnbritinburg8276 5 років тому +1

    There I liked, subscribed, and commented.

  • @joeltheimer9320
    @joeltheimer9320 5 років тому +1

    *scrolls quickly through rules setup* “none of this actually matters” *cringe from someone who has played for hundreds of hours and knows that changing any one of most of those rules changes play dramatically*

  • @user-xs3jj3ub9u
    @user-xs3jj3ub9u 5 років тому +1

    0:38
    Your girlfriend feels betrayed

  • @saffydog461
    @saffydog461 5 років тому +1

    Can you continue this. would love to see king Drew.

  • @michaelgoldsmith9359
    @michaelgoldsmith9359 5 років тому

    His hairline is like France because his hairline is retreating

  • @Onion__Duck
    @Onion__Duck 5 років тому

    I licked that like button like you said.

  • @sinonkryze3638
    @sinonkryze3638 5 років тому +1

    Alex The Rambler please use the Philippines and defeat the axis , become a world power or just survive and expand while still being democratic or to monarchy. Use any mod in HOI4

  • @PaganWolf30
    @PaganWolf30 5 років тому

    It's quite hilarious listening to it at 2X fast

  • @nrein89
    @nrein89 5 років тому

    Don't know why I would've expected otherwise, but you didn't say anything about avoiding ducal border gore as a king.
    XD
    Other than that, super helpful! Except for the glasses bit, 'cause now I can't read anything on the screen.

  • @Lucas-sm2nr
    @Lucas-sm2nr 5 років тому +2

    MORE CK2👍👍

  • @mann_mans
    @mann_mans 5 років тому +1

    *I AM SPEED.*

  • @xtoxicskullx
    @xtoxicskullx 5 років тому

    how do u get a reason to make war if u dont have one

    • @crook7493
      @crook7493 4 роки тому

      1 year late, but you need to fabricate a claim

  • @Ben-lc2xp
    @Ben-lc2xp 5 років тому

    How can you get a haircut without having any hair?
    Love the channel bb

  • @johnklug2098
    @johnklug2098 5 років тому

    Alex... you are awesome

  • @imienazwisko6527
    @imienazwisko6527 5 років тому

    >wearing earbuds wrong

  • @younestitane
    @younestitane Рік тому +1

    Dzayer

  • @spooky9543
    @spooky9543 5 років тому

    Here is a comment for you alex I know you like when people comment, cheers

  • @bwblack5984
    @bwblack5984 5 років тому

    Once again life skills that are VERY useful

  • @baptiste5216
    @baptiste5216 5 років тому

    Create the worst charater as possible and name it Mussolini !

  • @simonsalaev2520
    @simonsalaev2520 5 років тому

    This helped me understand how to play this fabulous game.
    Kachow

  • @adamcromer6152
    @adamcromer6152 5 років тому

    Can we get a Drew Alex ISP Brit and Tommy compilation?

  • @rumo893
    @rumo893 5 років тому

    Drew 2 - even durnillier
    Good name for a second son...

  • @floridaman4827
    @floridaman4827 5 років тому

    The only dlc you need is the mongol faces pack

  • @markbassett7995
    @markbassett7995 5 років тому

    Alex haircuts wont help your hairline it will only make it worse

  • @StardustPropaganda
    @StardustPropaganda 5 років тому

    MORE CK2 PLEAAASE

  • @thekommunistkrusader3921
    @thekommunistkrusader3921 5 років тому

    Petition for rambler to make the worst character ever makes the world his bitch

  • @dankestchew7958
    @dankestchew7958 5 років тому +1

    *how to be ba... I mean good as alex the rambler*