From here, you can get a good look at the people you’re actually fighting. Clicking on that shield brings up a new menu, and on that menu, there are buttons that say Number of Members (Number of members Living) and Open Dynasty Tree. That will let you know what family - what dynasty - they’re part of. To see who those people are, click on a relevant leader, and note the heraldic shield to the right of their stat line. France is at war with the person, the family, the dynasty in charge of Spain. It’s personal - one person against another, one family against another, or one dynasty against another. Image: Paradox Interactive via Polygonįor the most part, conflict isn’t nationalistic in Crusader Kings 3. Additional heraldric patterns - including the ones shown on this page - will reveal similar relationships all over the feudal world.

The full list of the Canossa line will include well more than just the children and parents of the leader of that line. There are simply the people in control of the various counties and duchies that will one day make up what we think of as France and Spain. But, in feudal times, there is no France or Spain. From our modern perspective, that’s a regional issue - France versus Spain. Say that your leader in France is at war with Spain. One way we’ve found to see more of the game at one time is to think of it all in terms of familial relationships. Click on the individual’s heraldic pattern to reveal their entire lineage. Know the family tree Click on a portrait, bring up the individual. Here’s three things we wish we would have known before setting out on our quest to conquer the Medieval world. Getting tunnel vision - focusing solely on your local wars, your council, and your court - is a good way to get blindsided. But, sometimes you need to widen your view a bit. It spends a lot of time focusing on how to manage those closest to you. The Crusader Kings 3 tutorial does a decent job of getting you up to speed with the game’s most basic systems.

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