So in my current file, my faction (Kingdom of the Nords) conquered the Kingdom of Rhodoks before I took a break. They previously finished off the Kingdom of Vaegirs (who had also been decimated by the Swadians and Khergits) and the Kingdom of Swadia (who more or less became sitting ducks due to having tons of low-level troops in garrisons). Only the Sarranid Sultanate and the Khergit Khanate remain, and the latter has all but completely eradicated the former. Still, neither had declared war on my faction...

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So I decided to start yet another new game last night after conquering all of Calradia for the Kingdom of Swadia not too long ago. This time, I want to conquer it as a vassal of the Kingdom of the Nords. Then in the next playthrough, I'll likely help the Rhodoks conquer the world. From then I think I'll try conquering everything with the Sarranids and finally the Khergits. After all that's said and done, THEN I might see about starting my own kingdom. DISCLAIMER: NO, I AM NOT PLANNING TO START MY OWN KING...

The objective for my 2nd campaign is 1-Girl Power & 2-continuing to learn the basics. If I am a vassal of one of the 6 factions, does Lady Isolla get to keep my fiefs when I swear fealty to her? That is the most important question for planning the way forward....

Setting up a sticky here for people to report their experiences and list known issues and current workarounds (these are still a work in progress so patching will continue for a little while). Known Issues: -If you can't start config tool on Linux, try installing qt4. -You have to wait ~15 seconds for shaders to compile in the first launch. About Viking Conquest: We are aware of the VC Mac issues and actively working to fix them. All crashes and graphical glitches will be resolved as soon as possible. So...