Starting A New Kingdom, need help.

[ItzJames]

I am starting a new kingdom and i will need help. I am currently a vassal of King Yarloglek and the nords have been wiped out, the vaegirs are almost twice the size they were in begining. I intend to start my own kingdom considering when im on the vaegirs side and the whole word is taken over i cant start my own kingdom then because they will declare war and kill me!

Right now i must start my own kingdom and cripple the vaegirs, so i can take over the world. I need help, my main problem is getting troops for the castles, i imagine if i make my companions lords of my kingdom they will get troops and do all the work on their own castle, just like king yarloglek doesnt have to get troops for all castles, just his. The only problem is when you make your companions lords it pisses people off, and i dont want to piss people off XD. I can EASILY hire very very very many compaions, train them hard and when they are at lvl 30 make them a vassal but um...i dont like pissing the lords off  Can someone help me prevent this or give some advice for my kingdom or stuff? I know many people who play mount and blade just start their own kingdom but..how do you do it? Tell me step by step, im already a level 45 i can hold 177 troops by myself and i have got stats, good with weapons everything so i can handle myself and stuff. Just tell about how you start your kingdom and what you do, please tell me step by step, i will be eternally gratified.

 

[tyrannicide]

Join a new faction, spank the Vaegir, leave when that faction has become too strong. Rinse and repeat. When you're through and all factions are about equal (save maybe one to become your prey), reach for the crown.

That way you'll have friends in every kingdom (not to mention be able to enjoy hte game a bit longer). Will come in handy later, especially if you want to recruit loyal lords.

 

[ItzJames]

I suspect if i can recruit loyal lords most vaegirs will join me, considering the vaegirs love me and almmost all the lords do, mainly because all of them where rescued by me at some point when they were either attacked by a 1000 man army or saved from the deepest dungeon. Thanks for reminding me though. Im not gonna go though every faction and do that, you cant really anyway because of controversy. I want to start a kingdom now give me step by step way of how to establish an effective kingdom and/or any useful tips or things i must know.

 

[tyrannicide]

I want to start a kingdom now give me step by step way of how to establish an effective kingdom and/or any useful tips or things i must know.

Yes, Sir. At once, Sir.

http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,113493.0.html, Chapter 4

 

[Indra]

I can EASILY hire very very very many compaions,

You don't have a lot of companions? I always have a lot of companions.

 

[iffy]

Do you mean companions or troops?

Anyway.  Here is my suggestion. 

#1.  Take a castle. 

Put a few troops in it.  (not many)

Either let the 1000 troop war party take it or try to separate them and take them out about 300 at a time on the open field.

#2.  If they get to the castle in huge numbers, wait until they win.  When they are going home, wait until they separate and beat the crap out of them. 

Repeat if necessary.  Once you have given the main war party a good beat-down, put more troops in your castle/city.  I would put AT LEAST 500 troops in there.  You can have 200 low troops just to get the count up.  If you establish a silk factory in every city you will make about 11K/week.  This will be enough to pay for your troops. 

Don't take ownership of the castle/city.  This stinks becuase you'll have to pay for the troops, but you won't collect any rent/taxes.  The trade-off is that lords will join your faction in the hope that you will give them land.  Lords will randomly join your faction here and there.  Once you have a lord you want to give a castle/city to, go take one and give it to them.


More lords... more castles/cities.  Good luck!

 

[KillerDudeMan]

A great way to start a kingdom is to empty your castles'/towns' garrisons, then siege them. As soon as you press the "Besiege" button, the castle/town is yours. No fight, no blood, no problem.

 

[user1324865215]

Diplomacy mod is helpful.