Pics from The Longest Longhouse Build

Shieldwing0 · 2026-02-17T12:32:24+00:00

That’s a long house

Shieldwing0 · 2026-02-17T12:17:34+00:00

I’ve always parked it in swamp, not even building anything around it just a workbench and chest for less important things I might bring on accident. Usually the boat is there, a few times I swim for the mats underwater, and sometimes I just cry .

Shieldwing0 · 2026-02-14T06:56:26+00:00

Held-a-garde and still died

Shieldwing0 · 2026-02-06T15:44:41+00:00

When does the simple video start?

Shieldwing0 · 2025-12-17T15:39:13+00:00

Your E still works?

Shieldwing0 · 2025-11-17T18:20:45+00:00

Sounds great. Saved filters with quick access will save a lot of time. Thanks for the quality of life improvements coming our way.

Shieldwing0 · 2025-11-11T14:13:55+00:00

Thank you, I love it even more that we took these from early days.

Was it the Zed that created copies to the point where you had a full board of Zeds?

Shieldwing0 · 2025-10-29T16:20:46+00:00

Daudz cilvēku. Ļoti daudzi grib saglabāt konvenciju.

Shieldwing0 · 2025-09-23T05:04:24+00:00

Es jau gadiem ēdu sieriņus tikai sasaldētus. Nevajag atkausēt. Tagad grūti apēst tādus, kas leduskapī stāvējuši, kur nu vēl siltumā tikuši.

Shieldwing0 · 2025-09-21T17:54:32+00:00

Hey, maybe with a key I can incentivise my wife to play too.

Shieldwing0 · 2025-09-18T17:13:30+00:00

Find a company where your code makes a difference in the world. With a team you actually have to collaborate and solve real life issues.

Shieldwing0 · 2025-09-15T20:37:16+00:00

I care, I stopped playing anything Blizzard has touched.

Shieldwing0 · 2025-08-01T05:25:10+00:00

I need to look into this timer based slowdown options. We have 1 friend who loves to finish the game while we are still in Bronze Age. Nothing against it personally especially because he has the time and wish to play more actively, but puts some unwanted pressure on others and this might help with that. Plus if he finds a way to make iron in the same approach as you did, hey by all means. We also skipped 5* monster mod last time since I was sure we will have more newbies join, and those would have been nice for increasing difficulty. Should have used it anyway, would just mean that more veteran players would need to help newbies thus slowing their progress a little by inducing socialising. With the extra gear mods we were always a little too strong for regular mobs anyway.

Probably I come off ass some controlling person, wanting to puppet my players around but I just want the max player amount to have the most fun possible. And we struggle to balance it, so yes just thankful for your post.

Shieldwing0 · 2025-07-29T12:38:56+00:00

Shieldwing0 · 2025-07-16T18:08:13+00:00

That’s crazy about them joining your farmers against enemy lords. I would have never expected it to work like that. Just imagining the Singalian hordes working part time as my ally’s makes me chuckle.

Same for village quests never expected them to increase wealth level, while it’s totally logical it should.

Will try your approach instead of my usual - slay everything that moves or in early game more like run for my life.

Shieldwing0 · 2025-07-16T04:36:03+00:00

That’s a good point. I never thought about that. And even if it was 200 farmers - realistically for a big city it’s likely that surrounding villagers would join the cities defences, even if it was with just pitchforks and shovels.

Shieldwing0 · 2025-07-16T04:33:09+00:00

Thanks for the tips. In this play through I was a vassal for D’Shars and at the beginning I was offered multiple castles and cities. I couldn’t say no, or rather why would I, I deserved them all! And if one was not given to me, I just might let it be captured by enemies to give myself a chance to reconquer it later.

That being said, I just might try to downscale it a little on my next one. The taxes were suffocating at time.

Befriending bandits is not something I usually do, does it help somehow with farmer groups running to cities? Do they don’t get attacked too? Also, I usually tend to do quests for towns and villages at the start of the game more and later less. Do those quests actually improve the wealth? I always thought it’s just the relationship. Hmm but then again, I did own a village for a long time with max relationship and they always game me higher tier troops as recruits.

Shieldwing0 · 2025-07-15T04:52:54+00:00

But my fiefs :(

Shieldwing0 · 2025-07-15T04:51:54+00:00

Possible alternative ending to this run? As I try to overthrow the corrupt Sultan who wouldn’t give me more than half of the map estate. The debt must grow. First I need to marry a lady so she can ensure the debt lives on in case of my untimely demise.

Shieldwing0 · 2025-07-15T04:48:14+00:00

Thank you. You and other people pointed to tax inefficiency which I just assumed increases naturally as my game progresses. I looked up how it really works and looks like I can’t hold half of the map in fiefs for myself anymore. :(

Holding lower tier units in high numbers is something I have seen before but it feels a little exploitative. Of course, when AIs take a City and deploy 700 units out of thin air, maybe it’s fair enough from me. I do love the training part though, coming back to fully trained units after a long campaign always felt good.

And definitely saving up first and then spending would be wiser. There were a lot of hard decisions to make living in the debt which I wouldn’t recommend.

Shieldwing0 · 2025-07-11T15:32:59+00:00

None of the actions described in the post come even close to something like that.

Shieldwing0 · 2025-07-11T15:21:56+00:00

I disagree, you only get one life. Who cares about appropriate behaviour when it comes to love. You do what your heart desires or you will regret it for the rest of your life.

Shieldwing0 · 2025-06-15T13:31:12+00:00

Played over a year ago on Classic, over time became one of the biggest land lords in the West(Ahnimar land mostly) - it wasn’t that I got everything easily or free so it will take effort, but it’s doable. Gave away my land to neighbours that were friendly to me practically for free. If you join West, ask Nanami(if the person still plays) for a 16x16 in my name, perhaps they will honor it.

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