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CK3 Japan: How to become Japan's first Shogun as Minamoto Yoritomo
This video shows the process of playing as Minamoto Yoritomo in Crusader Kings 3 to become the first Shogun of Japan. The goal is to build a strong military force, form alliances with other families, and win a brutal civil war to take control of Japan and earn the title of Shogun.
1. ⚔️ Journey to Become Shogun: Setting Goals and Strategies
- ✅ From 1192 to 1867, Japan was ruled by a military dictator called a Shogun, not an Emperor.
- ✅ Minamoto Yoritomo was exiled to the Izu Province by the Taira clan after his father's death at the age of 13.
- ✅ The goal is to continue Yoritomo's legacy and become the first Shogun of Japan, achieving the 'Shogun' achievement.
- ✅ To do this, you must take control of Japan, build sufficient military power, and wage a brutal civil war against the current ruling forces.
00:00 - 00:44
1. ⚔️ Journey to Become Shogun: Setting Goals and Strategies
- ✅ From 1192 to 1867, Japan was ruled by a military dictator called a Shogun, not an Emperor.
- ✅ Minamoto Yoritomo was exiled to the Izu Province by the Taira clan after his father's death at the age of 13.
- ✅ The goal is to continue Yoritomo's legacy and become the first Shogun of Japan, achieving the 'Shogun' achievement.
- ✅ To do this, you must take control of Japan, build sufficient military power, and wage a brutal civil war against the current ruling forces.
01:05 - 01:31
2. 🤝 Understanding and Utilizing the Block System: The Importance of Building Alliances
- ✅ A block refers to a large group alliance.
- ✅ When you declare war for the Japanese throne, all block members will support the player, and opposing block members will fight against the player.
- ✅ You need to increase block cohesion to level 3 to achieve the desired effect.
01:32 - 02:01
3. 💪 Character Development and Initial Strategy: Preparing for Ability Development and Territory Expansion
- ✅ Utilize the character's high martial skills and focus on chivalry to gain an advantage.
- ✅ You are outnumbered, so you must take advantage of every advantage.
- ✅ The first step is to secure regional dominance and become a Duke.
- ✅ You need to increase your fame and legitimacy levels.
02:02 - 02:22
4. 👪 Marriage Alliances and Economic Strategy: Establishing a Stable Foundation
- ✅ Have many children and form marriage alliances with powerful families.
- ✅ Although military power is weak, focus on accumulating as much gold as possible.
- ✅ Organize troops when ready for war.
02:23 - 02:43
5. 👑 Securing Fame and Strengthening Block Cohesion: The Path to Shogun
- ✅ Hold many events to gain fame.
- ✅ Gain fame through hunting and demand that block members change their aspirations.
- ✅ Block cohesion begins to increase.
02:44 - 03:01
6. 💰 Strengthening the Economic Base and Reviewing Laws: Investing for Stable Growth
- ✅ Build personal workshops on your territory for additional income.
- ✅ Almost successful in gaining enough fame to claim regional dominance.
- ✅ Cannot declare war because of national laws.
03:02 - 03:36
7. 👨⚕️ Character Management and Securing Fame: Acquiring the Title of Duke
- ✅ Appoint a hunting supervisor to increase hunting efficiency.
- ✅ Escape assassination attempts and gain the necessary fame.
- ✅ Achieve level 3 legitimacy at the same time.
03:37 - 04:00
8. 🛡️ Acquiring the Title of Duke and Territory Expansion Strategy: Preparing for Expansion
- ✅ Acquire the title of Duke and own 4 counties.
- ✅ There is no opportunity to confront the current ruling block, but persuade them to join peacefully.
- ✅ Take the land directly, taking the tyranny penalty.
04:01 - 04:25
9. ⚔️ Territory Expansion and Family Aspiration Upgrade: Strengthening Military Power
- ✅ Because of the alliance, you cannot cancel the vassal's county, so break the marriage and cut off the relationship.
- ✅ Fabricate claims to land to increase the likelihood of taking land from vassals.
- ✅ Upgrade the family's aspirations to favor military power.
04:26 - 04:53
10. 🏰 Military Facility Upgrade and Alliance Expansion: Preparing for War
- ✅ Build an armory to strengthen military power.
- ✅ Expand alliances by inviting more people to the block.
- ✅ Gain fame through hunting and take land from vassals.
04:54 - 05:22
11. 🤝 Strengthening Blocks and Expanding Power: Securing Military Superiority
- ✅ The block is getting stronger and the level of cohesion is increasing.
- ✅ Steal members from the previous block.
- ✅ Relative block military power is more important than opposing block military power.
05:23 - 05:54
12. ⚔️ Military Power Comparison and Alliance Strategy: Final Preparations for War
- ✅ The opposing block has about 50,000 people, and the player has 26,000.
- ✅ Form an alliance with the leader of another block through marriage.
- ✅ You cannot invite people who are not in the block because the block size is already large.
05:55 - 06:16
13. 🏹 Troop Composition and Economic Considerations: Building an Efficient Army
- ✅ You need to build an army, but which army should you choose?
- ✅ Choose crossbowmen because mounted samurai are expensive.
- ✅ Crossbowmen have good stats and are cheap.
- ✅ You can save more money by upgrading the armory.
06:17 - 06:41
14. 🛡️ War Preparation and Territory Expansion: Final Stage
- ✅ Although outnumbered, you can win with a higher quality army.
- ✅ The Japanese government type has a territory limit, but you can increase it by upgrading the territory.
- ✅ You can take the last vassal's county.
06:42 - 07:06
15. ⚔️ Declaration of War and Final Preparations: The Final Battle for Shogun
- ✅ Prepare for war and the enemy offers you a seat in parliament.
- ✅ Make as many alliances as possible and buy troops.
- ✅ Secure as many crossbowmen as possible, which are cheap and have low maintenance costs.
- ✅ Secure mobile towers as siege units.
07:07 - 07:48
16. 🔥 Outbreak of Civil War and Mobilization of Troops: A Battle to Determine the Future of Japan
- ✅ It's the perfect time to rebel.
- ✅ The enemy is short on money, and because they have a lot of troops, they will start losing money if they declare war.
- ✅ Start a faction to install yourself as the ruling region.
- ✅ It's time to enforce the demands.
07:49 - 08:21
17. 🏹 Initial Battles and Securing Strategic Advantage: Laying the Foundation for Victory
- ✅ Create additional crossbowmen units before raising troops.
- ✅ Secure warrior monks who use faith instead of money.
- ✅ Only recruit mercenaries because mercenaries do not contribute much to the battle and have high maintenance costs.
- ✅ Expect the war to be long and hope this strategy helps a lot.
- ✅ Attack neighbors because all troops are scattered early on.
- ✅ The more people you kill early on, the less you have to fight later.
08:22 - 09:01
18. ⛰️ Major Battles and Utilizing Terrain Advantages: Overcoming Numerical Inferiority
- ✅ Most of the enemy troops are mercenaries, while the player has crossbowmen.
- ✅ The commander advantage is 40.
- ✅ Fight in a castle on a hill to gain more advantages.
- ✅ Allied forces are ready to join the battle.
09:02 - 09:47
19. ⚔️ Siege Warfare and Securing Economic Advantages: Weakening the Enemy Economy
- ✅ There were many casualties.
- ✅ The war goal is the enemy's capital, so you are still losing the war, but it's a good start.
- ✅ Ransom knights and generals captured in battle to earn extra money and hurt the enemy's economy.
- ✅ Trying to besiege the castle, but the enemy troops keep coming back.
09:48 - 10:43
20. 📉 Reversing the Tide of War and Strategic Changes: Seizing Opportunities for Victory
- ✅ The enemy leader has few troops and is in a lot of debt.
- ✅ Making money now because you killed all the enemy troops.
- ✅ Tried a siege, but the enemy attacked.
- ✅ Some of the allied forces were separated from the main force and defeated, but luckily they won.
- ✅ The enemy is changing tactics and attacking the capital.
- ✅ The enemy has abandoned their strategy and is attacking.
10:44 - 11:28
21. 🏆 Winning the War and Balancing Power: Final Steps to Becoming Shogun
- ✅ Won the battle and gained a lot of war score, but the defenders still control the war goal.
- ✅ The additional war score allowed us to buy time.
- ✅ Annihilated the enemy troops.
- ✅ More enemy troops are coming back.
11:29 - 12:16
22. 🎉 Capturing the Capital and Winning the War: An Unexpected Victory
- ✅ Lost the first battle.
- ✅ Realized how important it is to fight on the hills.
- ✅ The army is weakening over time, so you need to replenish the army.
- ✅ Attack the enemy's capital to win the war.
12:17 - 12:44
23. 📜 Conditions and Strategies for Becoming Shogun: Securing Fame and Legitimacy
- ✅ Becoming Shogun is now simple.
- ✅ The level of fame is high and the level of legitimacy must be 4.
- ✅ The best way to gain legitimacy is to hold a funeral.
- ✅ If you die before you gain the necessary legitimacy, you will not be able to complete the challenge.
- ✅ Focus on medicine for health bonuses.
12:45 - 13:16
24. 💰 Holding Events and Efforts to Secure Legitimacy: Final Efforts Towards Shogun
- ✅ Gain legitimacy through hunting and festivals.
- ✅ Always hold events to gain legitimacy.
- ✅ You can also gain legitimacy through conquest.
- ✅ There are some problems with the new area.
- ✅ Holding events is expensive.
- ✅ You have to wait for the event cooldown.
13:17 - 13:43
25. 🤔 Understanding Game Mechanics and Modifying Strategies: Adapting to Changing Times
- ✅ I didn't know what was happening in the game, but now I know.
- ✅ I was about to hold a funeral just before gaining level 4 legitimacy.
- ✅ Suddenly, legitimacy dropped.
- ✅ Entered the Late Middle Ages.
- ✅ Higher eras require more legitimacy per level.
13:44 - 14:17
26. 🛡️ Preparing for the Epidemic and Becoming Shogun: Achieving the Final Goal
- ✅ Spending money on hunting and festivals instead of improving the country.
- ✅ An epidemic has occurred, but we will not isolate the capital to avoid losing legitimacy.
- ✅ Lead the army and go nowhere to avoid getting the epidemic.
- ✅ Achieved level 4 legitimacy.
- ✅ Finally, you can establish a Shogun.