Kingdoms and Castles Review (sunkray)
Do not listen to those filthy, filthy peasants, who have FEELINGS (-30 happiness) for the neighboring kingdom that made us pay INSANE TRIBUTES (2 coins)
So, cut the crap, and here is how you really conquer a kingdom
1. Form an Alliance with the kingdom you want to conquer
This may be a surprise, but in Kingdoms and Castles, the kingdoms are strangely forgetful (except when it comes to tributes). You can literally be at war before and immediately be in an alliance with the same kingdom, almost instantenously (is that how you spell it?)
So, send a diplomat to their castle, and ask them for a little chat. Preferably, you do this after a viking attack, because they will most likely chat about how the previous vikings caused alot of damage. You agree, and then they propose you to help them, which means an alliance. Accept their alliance.
2. Peacekeeping presence
The main goal of an alliance, is that, you send your troops to their realm, and help defend their troops from the vikings. They are pretty uncomfortable if you send more than like, 3? or 5? I forgot, but basically they don't like it when you send a literal army INSIDE their castle walls (the AI always make castle walls.)
And that is what we're going to do. Train a ton of soldiers in your kingdom, and build a lot of boats, we're going to drop off them in one go. How much? Well a LOT stupid.
Important: Make sure you train mainly like, idk, 18 catapults. They cause the biggest damage to buildings. Also, divisible by 3)) You can go with infantry and archers if you want (infantry for fire) but the catapults are the real menace.
3. Betrayal
In basically 2 mouse clicks, break alliance and then declare war. Immediately select ALL of your soldiers (which should be inside the walls near their keep) and ATTACK their keep. Your peasants back home may be unhappy you literally betrayed an ALLY but that's no problem. You know that the REAL problem was the fact those neighbor twats demanded tribute 3 centuries ago.
On a real note, your soldiers inside will be absolutely battered by their inner defenses, which is why previously i said train ALOT of soldiers.
4. Victory
You've did it. No more twats asking for tribute. Now please, ban people from farming, fishing, well, any food making activity. Watch as their populace slowly starve, whilst you laugh in stal- what the fuck am I typing?
Oh yeah, you win, kick that twat out, and you rule their realm. For King and Country!
Good game.