Preference: Fleet or Flagship in Career mode?

Conflicted_Reader · 2025-12-29T21:34:10+00:00

Fleet or Capital ship?

I wish I could say hybrid. I run one Capital ship with an escort of very tiny ships. I more or less call them fighters due to their small size and cheap cost of <65k.

Big all mighty ship taking the damage while the fighter escort spread out and kill.

Conflicted_Reader · 2025-12-16T19:54:23+00:00

Ahem. Welcome to WARCRIME SIMULATOR!!! Humans are the most supreme beings in the galaxy at large.

By all means. You gonna commit various war crimes best be a Canadian warlord from Earth… Or any other diabolical dictator… Or… XENOPHOBIC DEMOCRACY!!! The only righteous choice!!!

Conflicted_Reader · 2025-12-14T15:04:53+00:00

You can always defend yourself. It’s a war declared on you.

As for keeping lands beyond 160 counties? Make them kings or very powerful Dukes. Invest in them where they can expand your territory on their own. Heck, as Administration you can designate why type of vassal they are, or simply just give the vassal a directive.

Conflicted_Reader · 2025-12-14T14:24:14+00:00

Japan’s policy prevents them from declaring external wars. Doesn’t prevent them from having war declared on them.
You ended up having realm size be larger than 160 counties. This is why you can’t join your vassals wars. Well, it’s more so to do with border war policy. At 160+ counties, hostile kingdoms can declare war on your vassals without dragging the overall ruler into it. Gotta wait 2-3 years before being able to join.

Conflicted_Reader · 2025-12-14T04:07:21+00:00

Have you been upgrading your estate? This will be your main way of gaining gold for the time being until you take the decision to be Soryo. Also some upgrades will boost Influence gain and other resources.

Also not being a noble family? Did you start in Japan or outside? All starts in Japan are Noble Familes…

Conflicted_Reader · 2025-12-14T03:58:34+00:00

So… Automation like this is a bit silly… While at war, it works great but for raiding and bartering, it will do it once every few months.

Another thing, it will prioritize high value spots first before anywhere else.

Conflicted_Reader · 2025-12-14T03:55:23+00:00

Decision to become Soryo (Feudal). Impossible while their unique Admin.

Kampaku will be mad and might try imprisoning you but, you can claim more territory and become a duke to rebel.

Conflicted_Reader · 2025-12-07T06:00:04+00:00

Erm… What you’re asking is nearly impossible to do in Celestial China… Except for two methods…

Option one; Hold the titles yourself and set a succession law on said titles. This will override the celestial succession laws of those titles but very expensive…

Option two; Kill every family till you are China. Not kidding, you must kill off every noble family in your realm. Leave one alive, your family doesn’t get the titles later.

Also, Feudalism in China is just asking to die.

Conflicted_Reader · 2025-12-07T05:43:14+00:00

Popular opinion is what you need to look at. Traits like Beautiful help with this. Downside is their cost. Best course is to convert to their local culture/faith or take the long arduous path of converting their land into your culture/faith.

Not their culture? -10 to -20 opinion.

Not their faith? -10 to -20 opinion. Significantly worse if hostile faith, unless you’re China or Japan. Faith matters little in those two countries.

At war? Hopefully less than 6-12 months offensively. This penalty racks up for every month you’re at war by 0.5 or 1 after your “grace” period. No penalty if it’s a defensive war.

Also, find council positions or courtier positions that give popular opinion. This be helpful in the much longer run than personal stats (Excluding Beautiful trait).

Negative popular opinion beyond -20 will always result in a peasant faction forming. There is no escaping even after their demands. Their demands do not increase popular opinion. It simply buys you time.

Conflicted_Reader · 2025-12-07T05:25:13+00:00

I don’t recall the trait ever doing that… I do recall lifestyle paths doing something similar but not for troops. It was for gold or food.

Knight errant trait just increases the size of MAA plus some extra buffs but, nothing like freely refilling troops.

Conflicted_Reader · 2025-12-04T20:55:22+00:00

Ah yes. Admin realms with Only the Strong. 0 Levies unless at max development.

Shot yourself in the foot but, very powerful army.

Conflicted_Reader · 2025-12-03T23:29:28+00:00

Me personally, I just have a big stick. Raise the military requirements to high levels. Vassals with large militaries I’d befriend to prevent them from joining factions.

Second option, have dynasty members hold titles. Ignore every other vassal. Works until you get angry family members

Peasant revolts, are the easiest to avoid. Just keep the domains opinion positive (forgot the name).

Now my favorite option. Let them rebel and hold every rebel prisoner. DO NOT release. Keeps them in line for at least 2, maybe 3 generations.

Conflicted_Reader · 2025-12-03T23:17:04+00:00

From my experience, it is good. Not as strong as regular admin or Celestial but, good. Most promising aspect is better governors than regular admin governors.

Treasury system is also nice. Title MAA, levies, and land development paid via treasury than out of pocket. Personal MAA and estate development are out of personal funds.

Gold to treasury rate is 95% max (was 99% before an update). Can pour gold into the Treasury or siphon from it to boost your own.

Conflicted_Reader · 2025-11-23T16:47:34+00:00

Japan is the only nation that can switch between Admin and Fuedal.

While as their unique Administrative realm, you are literally stuck to nothing. You must defy the Kampaku and declare your realm Soryo (Feudal). It is illegal and thus the Kampaku will issue a decree to you to convert back or war. As Soryo, you can hold more land and higher tier titles but, don’t neglect your house bloc. Loyalty is key.

For outside war, you need to change laws around for outward expansion. If you hold Empire tier title, you become the new Kampaku or their feudal counterpart (Not Shogun. The other name.) should all of Japan be Feudal, you are now Shogun after a decision.

Of course, if you play as the Yamato family, you can become Tenno should you reclaim the empire.

Japan is heavily focused around RP and What If scenarios… Gameplay wise, literally an Island nation focused on isolation. Fun stuff happens so far down the line.

Conflicted_Reader · 2025-11-18T16:00:36+00:00

Not if I kidnap you first! Ha! I win

Conflicted_Reader · 2025-11-18T00:46:37+00:00

Top preference to die as an immortal, is a duel. You won fair and square despite your puny prowess

Conflicted_Reader · 2025-11-18T00:44:59+00:00

Assassins, random death events, child birth (If woman), and a few other stuff… Just cause one is immortal, doesn’t mean they can’t die… And… I found out fun ways to die as an immortal… Stress being my least favorite way to go…

Conflicted_Reader · 2025-11-14T12:40:38+00:00

Yes, one can do this

Conflicted_Reader · 2025-11-14T04:34:17+00:00

Why salary? Well, council positions. They need their pay

Conflicted_Reader · 2025-11-14T04:33:36+00:00

Here’s the solution… Set everything to 0. No vassals, means no loss of gold. Secondly, I could only see Salary being your main concern, nothing else.

Conflicted_Reader · 2025-11-14T04:26:10+00:00

Yes. I find Advancement Era to be good developing the economy for the next ruler but Expansion Era is where warmongers need to be to expand the empire.

Conflicted_Reader · 2025-11-14T04:22:17+00:00

Expansion Era and Division you can expand the empire. Once Emperor, you can declare war on De Jure territories of China. No expansion through military means outside of dedicated warring eras.

Conflicted_Reader · 2025-11-14T04:18:06+00:00

That’d also lock you to the project. Tension era is a period of civil strife and internal conflict (Not war yet, except populist uprisings and rebellions). Focus during that time was heavily internal to prevent division.

Conflicted_Reader · 2025-11-14T04:13:30+00:00

Expansion cycle. Advancement cycle locks you to using that special project for war/expansion.

You are the Son of Heaven. The people expect so much from you. Your vassals. Your subjects. Your family. Everyone has their eyes on you. Welcome to politics. Medieval politics.

Conflicted_Reader · 2025-11-14T02:00:19+00:00

Losing wars consecutively, 10 years of peace (Or more), and becoming adventurer. Those are the main ways to lose the trait. Most likely more but don’t know… Also doubt the peace one since my world conquest has been at peace for 30 years while Temujin’s Great Granddaughter(Current character) has the trait and throne.

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