KernelScout

I was playing the papal states and became protectorate to russia to utilize their market and all was going well. I was making ass loads of money until I decided I wanted to unite italy. It was about 40 years into the game and my entire economy revolved around the russian market.

I started an independence war and easily won since russia had no actual way to land troops in italy and as soon as I left the market, my economy collapsed. I just couldn't get the supply and demand from my own market to sustain my businesses.

How can I prevent this in the future when playing any country relying on foreign markets?

I've begun watching House of the Dragon and a huge part of GoT is realm politics. Houses are important, claims are VERY important, and you never know who your enemy can be. A houses power and reputation can change with the snap of a finger. In CK3? To be perfectly honest a character's house has no relevance for me. It's cool to see historical houses but after that? I could care less. If I've surpassed the AI in strength and no longer need alliances, I WILL marry my children to lowborns with good traits. Its not like my vassals or family care that I'm marrying lowborns!

With the new event pack being added and house feuds being a part of it, I hope in the future we can see more flavor to the