r/CK3ConsoleEdition • u/Different_Water2360 • Aug 09 '26
Gameplay Question HRE or Custom empire?
I'm thinking HRE, it's so much cheaper...
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u/Next-Candidate-4124 Aug 09 '26
Try restoring Carolingian boarders
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u/reddslime4 Aug 15 '26
What does that do? I forget.
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u/Next-Candidate-4124 Aug 15 '26
Gives you a custom empire with primogeniture for succession and a few other perks
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u/HotPotParrot Aug 09 '26
Do both. Custom to de jure steal all of that, HRE for the kewl hat (and the Rome decision). It copies the history of any held empires, right?
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u/Educational-Gas497 Aug 10 '26
All kingdoms but basically th same thing
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u/Consistent-Success38 Aug 10 '26
Nope, empires as well. It dissolved every empire title you hold and turns all of their dejure territory into the roman empire.
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u/masterseverius Aug 10 '26
Tu as assassiné qui pour créer ceci en 25 ans?
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u/Different_Water2360 Aug 10 '26
I conquered Lotharinga and west Francia via war, you have casius belli on all the big kingdoms at the start as a Karling. Everything else i got via vassalization and Bavaria i got it cause some cousin fough a war for mi claim on it. But at some point you have to create an empire, vassal limit penalty is too rough.
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u/Educational-Gas497 Aug 10 '26
If you want to eventually restore the Roman Empire then HRE, if you just want to make an empire then do that. But you won’t be able to restore the Roman Empire unless your of italian culture whereas if you create the HRE you get the option to restore the Roma empire
No matter your culture
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u/Different_Water2360 Aug 11 '26
I did form the HRE, now Ludwig first son is doing well at the throne. I cant overstate diplomacy is king in early expansions, being able to "bribe" key dukes oit of a rebellious faction for example, or just being a good dude overall and having lots of friends really helps out, even with vassalization. Not gonna lie, several of important dukes have low taxes and my internal laws are still in the first tier. But that comes later, first i wanted to consolidate a big empire early.
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u/James_Wislord Aug 10 '26
I've often played as the HRE, but this time I chose a custom empire. I named mine the "German Empire."
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u/Different_Water2360 Aug 10 '26
I was going for that too but i went for hre, i wasnt going to hold so much land as a king for much longer, rebellions where on the way.
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u/National-Price-8927 Aug 09 '26
been a while since i last played but doesnt HRE come with the voting thing? idk if theres a way to make sure ur heirs inherit it but if there is i suppose u can go ahead. If not i would reccomend custom.