My dynasty finally claimed the whole kingdom Eire rightfully after an excruciatingly long revolt, but it didnt last long. I was replaced by a ruler who was set forcefully by a faction after the prev ruler(me) died. I revolted, failed, revolted again, failure. i thought it was over for me. two of me died in jail, my sons carried the house. from ruling 3 duchies and several counties, to becoming a vassal of 2 counties. it was all falling apart, all my effort, in vein. but finally, after many generations, i revolted again, thousands of souls sent to god. Finally, the crown was on my head, one of my son was landed, other one was betrothed to a foreign duchess. Shortly after, tragedy struck, the landed son died, without my notice, my daughter also died of illness, the other son, although in my court, was refrained from taking the crown. everything that was rightfully mine was given back to that one fucking house, Estridsen, who initially started all the ruckus.

(Estridsen ruled my de jure kingdom for 5 generations. my victorious revolt was during the initial phase of 5th generation, whom i executed after claiming the crown back.)

This was my first play-through of the game, lasted a month, till today.

I like: Crusader Kings 2(currently playing), Total War(as a whole), Mount & Blade, AOE, CiV(haven't played yet, like the concept), etc etc.

is there a way to implement succession not based on elections? what is it called and how can i implement it?

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• Tricky Titles: Sellers list items with titles like:

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• Check the "Brand" line: Look under the title or product details. If it says Brand: ZQWINT (or any random name) instead of Brand: Samsung / JBL / Realme, it is FAKE.

• Watch out for spelling mistakes: Notice how some listings write "[Orginal]" instead of "Original".

• Buy from Official Store Fronts: Make sure the product page says "Sold by [Official Brand/Authorized Reseller]".

Please spread the word, especially to friends or family members who aren't tech-savvy and might just read "Original" and click buy!

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(I've attached screenshots of those fake products to prove my point)