Crusader Kings III has 56 different achievements, all using the Steam achievements mechanics. Achievements have no in-game effects; the achievement just pops up in-game, and is then added to the player's Steam profile.
The difficulty of each achievement varies; some achievements are very easy (e.g. Marrying another character), while some are more difficult (e.g. Reconquering all historical Roman territories). The below list groups the various achievements by a difficulty level as assessed by the wiki editors.
Achievements can only be gained in single-player Ironman games. They can be earned while playing older versions of the game as long as said achievements were present in that version. Playing game in offline mode (saving game in offline even once) permanently disables achievements for this savegame. Certain game rules will also disable achievements for the savegame; usually, such rules make the game easier.
It is not possible to gain achievements if the checksum has been changed - either by tampering with game files, or by running the game using mods that affect gameplay mechanics (graphical mods do not affect checksum), or a corrupted installation (the Ironman mode icon will change to reflect this).
List of achievements
- The "Notes" column lists helpful short tips/strategies.
- The Starting conditions column may denote the requirements needed for the player character before the achievement requirements are fulfilled.
- The column denotes achievements which can't be completed without the use of DLC mechanics (currently 0 out of 56).
- The "Ver" column indicates in which version a certain achievement was added. Achievements cannot be earned prior to the version they were added in.
- The "DI" column is for difficulty as assessed by wiki editors. VE = Very Easy, E = Easy, M = Medium, H = Hard, VH = Very Hard, I = Insane, UC = Uncategorized.
Achievement | Starting conditions | Requirements | Notes | Ver | DI | |
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Spouse has been murdered by player in a scheme. | The Intrigue lifestyle and Skulduggery focus will help greatly. | 1.0 | 非常简单 | |||
Has created a faith. | King Louis II of Italy in 867 offers the best start both because of the level of devotion and because Catholicism has the slowest Fervor growth. | 1.0 | 非常简单 | |||
Has married. | Start as an unmarried ruler. | 1.0 | 非常简单 | |||
Has created a Cadet Branch. | Rulers of the Karling dynasty in 867 can make the Decision as soon as the game starts. | 1.0 | 简单 | |||
Has a strong hook on the Head of Faith | Gaining the Truth is Relative perk allows you to use the Fabricate a Hook scheme on the Head of Faith. | 1.0 | 简单 | |||
Is playing as Álmos Árpád of the Mogyër Confederation in 867 | Owns the Kingdom of Hungary Is Christian |
Declaring war using the Migrate to Pannonia casus belli will create two powerful armies in the Realm Capital. | 1.0 | 简单 | ||
Has 100 Dread | The Intrigue lifestyle and Torturer focus will help greatly. | 1.0 | 简单 | |||
Is Irish Capital is in Ireland region |
Owns the Kingdom of Ireland | High Chieftain Áed mac Gormlaith in 1066 offers the best start and has casus belli to conquer all other Counties. | 1.0 | 简单 | ||
Modified a vassal contract with a hook. | In 1066 King Harold II Godwineson of England starts with a Strong Hook on a Vassal. | 1.0 | 简单 | |||
Gain a title that is a higher rank than previous title. | Starting as a Heir Vassal and murdering a disliked parent (i.e. heir of Abbasid, Bulgaria or Hungary) is the easiest way to gain the achievement. You can also start as Rurik Rurikid in 867 and literally form the Kingdom of Novgorod. Rurik has enough prestige, coin and land to do that. | 1.0 | 简单 | |||
Gain a claim on a title with a scheme. | The Claim Throne scheme requires the Meritocracy perk which in turn requires the Stewardship lifestyle | 1.0 | 简单 | |||
Successfully seduce 10 characters. | King Lothaire II of Lotharingia in 867 and King Alfonso VI of León in 1066 sometimes start with the Seduction perk tree partially completed. | 1.0 | 简单 | |||
Gain a Stress level. | A Mental Break can be triggered as soon as the game starts by resetting Lifestyle perks. | 1.0 | 简单 | |||
Have 10 living children. | In 1066 Sultan of Seljuk starts with 9 children and his wife can be seduced for the last one. | 1.0 | 简单 | |||
A lover saved the player from a murder attempt. | Mortal Adoration perk is required for the event to trigger. | 1.0 | 简单 | |||
Murder a lover's spouse. | The Seduction perk tree will help greatly in seducing someone already married. | 1.0 | 简单 | |||
Have max stress. | One Stress Level can be obtained by resetting Lifestyle perks and additional Stress can be gained by refusing the Mental Break's solutions. | 1.0 | 简单 | |||
does not have the full set of lifestyle traits in a tree:
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Has a full set of lifestyle traits in a tree:
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In 867, many of the recommended characters start with the highest Martial Education trait. | 1.0 | 简单 | ||
Dynasty does not have a legacy | Dynasty has a legacy | Remaining Dynasty Head is necessary to prevent an AI Dynasty Head from spending Renown. | 1.0 | 中等 | ||
Murder a character who's heir is the player. | Starting as a Heir Vassal and murdering a disliked parent (i.e. heir of Abbasid, Bulgaria or Hungary) is the easiest way to gain the achievement. | 1.0 | 中等 | |||
Declare war against a sibling with the Claim Casus Belli | Rulers of the Karling dynasty in 867 can declare such a war as soon as the game starts. | 1.0 | 中等 | |||
Have max prestige level. | In 867 Count Hæsteinn of Montaigu starts with The Living Legend level of fame. | 1.0 | 中等
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Know 10 secrets. | Each seduced character will grant a secret. | 1.0 | 中等 | |||
Win a defensive or offensive Great Holy War. | Being a Temporal Head of Faith allows declaring Great Holy Wars at will. | 1.0 | 中等 | |||
Completely controls the Kingdom of Thessalonika Is French |
This achievement is easiest obtained by starting as the Kaiser Heinrich of the Holy Roman Empire and converting to French culture. | 1.0 | 中等 | |||
Is playing Count Hæsteinn of Montaigu in 867 and is still alive. | own a Kingdom title or higher. | Declaring war on Brittany on the first day and going straight for the capital will allow defeating the enemy army while it's still gathering and then besieging the capital. To actually form the Kingdom of Brittany, though, you will need a second Duchy title. Cornwall is an ideal second Duchy due to its proximity. | 1.0 | 中等 | ||
a child has the Inbred trait | In 1066 King Alfonso VI of León and Infanta Urraca Fernandez of León are both full siblings and lovers. | 1.0 | 中等 | |||
Win a civil war. | A Peasant Rabble revolt will not count for this achievement. | 1.0 | 中等 | |||
Is playing Duke Rurik Rurikid of Novgorod in 867 | Owns the Empire of Russia | The Kingdom of Novgorod can be created right from the start. | 1.0 | 中等 | ||
Has a directly owned province with a fully upgraded duchy building. | A Tax Office duchy capital building allows for easier cost recovery. | 1.0 | 中等 | |||
Create a holy order. | King Louis II of Italy in 867 comes closest to meeting the creation requirements. | 1.0 | 中等 | |||
Is playing Duke William the Bastard of Normandy in 1066 | Win the Norman Conquest Is English |
Moving the Realm Capital within the de jure territory of Kingdom of England enables the Embrace English Culture decision | 1.0 | 中等 | ||
Is playing Duke Vratislav Přemyslid of Bohemia in 1066 | Owns the Kingdom of Bohemia Owns the Holy Roman Empire |
The de jure territory of Kingdom of Bohemia starts controlled entirely but more Gold and another Duchy title is needed to create it. | 1.0 | 中等 | ||
Have max piety level. | In 867 King Louis II of Italy stars with the Faithful level of fame. | 1.0 | 中等 | |||
Is Hindu Owns or is liege of the owner of the Counties of: |
In 867 Maharaja Bhoja of Pratihara starts in control of all but one of the Holy Sites and needs only to gain a casus belli against a Duke Ruler. | 1.0 | 中等 | |||
own an Empire title. is naked. |
The easiest way to obtain the achievement is by starting as an emperor and gaining the Lunatic trait for a unique event that will make the character naked. | 1.0 | 中等 | |||
has 3 strong hooks on vassals. | In 1066, King Harold II Godwineson of England starts with a Strong Hook on a Vassal. | 1.0 | 中等 | |||
Have [Have max splendor level for the dynasty. | In 1066, members of the Pugyel Dynasty in Tibet start with Famous Level of Splendor. | 1.0 | 困难 | |||
Is Castilian, Basque, Portuguese, Catalan, Andalusian, Visgothic or Suebi Is a Muslim |
Taken the Avenge the Battle of Tours decision. Completely controls the West Iberia region. |
In 867 most of Iberia starts controlled by the powerful Umayyad Sultanate which can convert to Visigothic culture from the start. | 1.0 | 困难 | ||
Have all Innovations for a culture. | Indian cultures in 1066 offer the best start. | 1.0 | 困难 | |||
In 867 is playing as either:
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Completely control the Empire of Britannia | Children of Ragnarr Lothbrok are present in 867. | 1.0 | 困难 | ||
Date is 1453.1.1 | Starting in 1066 reduces the necessary time. | 1.0 | 困难 | |||
Highest ranked title is a County. | own an Empire title. | The easiest way to obtain the achievement is by starting as the heir of Seljuk in 1066. | 1.0 | 困难 | ||
Is playing Count Eudes Robertine of Anjou in 867 | Owns the Kingdom of France | Start by obtaining the Duchy of Anjou. | 1.0 | 困难 | ||
Is Playing Duke Nuño Menéndez pf Portucale in 1066 and is still alive. | Owns the Kingdom of Portugal | Sometimes the character starts with the Meritocracy perk, allowing the Claim Throne scheme to be used from the start with adequate success chance. | 1.0 | 困难 | ||
Have 3 virtuous traits. | It might be easier to reform or create a new Faith that matches the character's Traits than to try and get them through events. | 1.0 | 困难 | |||
Have 100 living members of the dynasty. | The Seljuk dynasty in 1066 offers both the best start and the fastest progression. | 1.0 | 困难 | |||
Is from the Iberian culture group or Andalusian Is Christian |
Completely controls the West Iberia region all counties in the West Iberia region is Christian |
King Garciá Fernandez of Galicia offers the best start due to being the Dynasty Head of the Iberian Christian rulers. | 1.0 | 困难 | ||
In 1066, is playing either:
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Owns the Empire of Hispania | The achievement does not require total control of Spain, only enough to create the Empire of Hispania title. | 1.0 | 困难 | ||
Is playing Duke Robert de Hauteville of Apulia in 1066 | Owns the Kingdom of Sicily One of the following: |
Start by obtaining enough gold to create the Duchy of Calabria and then the Kingdom of Sicily, then focus on Kingdom of Epirus. | 1.0 | 困难 | ||
Missing unique ancestors is over 50. | In 1066 King Alfonso VI of León and Infanta Urraca Fernandez of León are both full siblings and lovers | 1.0 | 非常困难 | |||
Is playing someone in the Karling Dynasty | Is independent
all dynasty members except the player is not landed or an independent ruler |
The Karling dynasty is present in 867. | 1.0 | 非常困难 | ||
Is playing Duchess Matilda di Lucca of Tuscany in 1066 | Any dynasty member owns the Kingdom of Italy Have 100 living members of the dynasty. |
Start by obtaining the Duchy of Lombardy. | 1.0 | 非常困难 | ||
Is playing Countess Daurama Daura of Kano in 867 | Has reformed and converted all African Counties to one of the following religions: | Reforming the Faith with the Fundamentalist doctrine and the Mendicant Preachers, Reincarnation and Sanctioned False Conversions tenets will increase the realm's conversion speed and resistance. | 1.0 | 非常困难 | ||
own the Roman Empire. | Must be the Byzantine Emperor.Must be feudal, a republic or a clan government. Must be an independent capable adult. Must not be imprisioned. Must have 5000 prestige, completely control the duchies of Latium, Venice, Romagna, Sicily, Genoa, Capua, Apulia, Thrace, Antioch, Palestine, Athens, Tunis, Croatia and Thessalonika. Must either be Christian or Hellenic religion or Roman culture. | 1.0 | 非常困难 | |||
At least 10 dynasty members are independent and own a Kingdom title or higher. | The Karling dynasty in 867 offers the best start. | 1.0 | 非常困难 |