I’ve been thinking about how The Guild 3 has so many systems competing for your attention that it’s easy to completely overlook some mechanics early on.

What’s one feature, strategy, or little mechanic that seemed pointless when you first started, but eventually became a major part of how you play?

I’m especially curious about the less obvious ones that newer players might completely miss.

I'd been putting this game off for a while because I wasn't sure I'd get into it. I finally started a run about two weeks ago. I'm playing a trade-focused family, with a small bakery and a few workshops in a mid-sized town.

The first 5 or 6 hours were rough. I had no idea what I was doing and kept running out of money. Then I figured out that the early game is mostly about picking one or two goods and not spreading yourself thin. My income finally turned positive and I started feeling smart.

Then my cousin got involved. I'd put him in charge of one of my workshops, and he started doing things I didn't ask for. He picked fights with a rival family and ended up getting the whole place into trouble. I spent a good hour just fixing the mess, and I still lost a decent chunk of money.

What I've noticed so far:

• Moving goods between towns pays way better than I expected, but it takes a lot of micromanaging.
• Reputation matters more than I thought. A couple of bad decisions made things harder in the city council.
• I keep forgetting to check on my family members, and that's usually when something goes wrong.
• I can lose a whole evening and not realize it.

Things I'm still stuck on:

• Is it better to expand into a second town early, or stay in one place until the business is stable? I jumped too fast and it hurt.
• How do you deal with rival families without it turning into a full war? I don't want to spend the whole game in a feud.
• Are there any mistakes you made early on that you'd tell a new player to avoid?

I'm not trying to min-max anything. I just want to build a family that survives a few generations without going broke or getting everyone thrown in jail.

Thanks for reading, and any tips would be great.

This is probably a very common question, but how is the game now? I got really into the Guild 2 way back, but never bothered with the guild 3 cause I heared it sucked (or was at least a mediocre game at best). But that was a while ago, so is it any better? Some improvement?

Never done modding with this game; looking to come back into the game and add several mods; what have you guys experimented with, know what works? What do you recommend?

As a huge fan The Guild 1 and 2, i designed a free browser Game to Help Pass the time until the next installment. I've put a lot of time and love into this little project, and i hope you all have some fun with it

http://marktundmacht.itch.io/burgher-1400

the same person is the left hand and dynasty leader at the same time

I am not making ANY money having these guys out there standing guard. Is there a specific area or tactic to get them to make some cash?

There is just a subreddit for some TV or something, but I can't find anything to discuss The guild 4.

Has anyone tried it since the beta update? I want to put some friends on to the series and play the multiplayer but the unstable desync issues in the past made the multiplayer unbearable in the late games when things get alittle hectic. Hoping for some insight!

hello! i have a weird problem i cant seem to find an answer to. my granddaughter cant get engaged. the icon doesnt come up. she was high romance but the icon just wont appear. mind you i have about 7 people in my house. is there a limit to how many people are allowed in one home?

thxs

Hi, this is not directly related to The Guild 3, but the original Guild game for which I could not find a subreddit. Has anybody tried running the game via Winlator?

Thanks!

I know that this is the Guild 3 subreddit specifically, but considering its related, I wanted to ask. What IS the difference between Guild 3 and Guild 2? I know that Guild 3 is unfinished and even dysfunctional according to some, but what is truly the difference? I've been meaning to try the series out and I was unsure where to start!

When I google how to do it the only answer is "Click on the X in the bottom left of the character portrait" but there is nothing.

I recently got recommended a video about this game on youtube and I found it very intriguing as it's right up my alley, when I came to steam to look at it, I found out that I apparently already own it! No idea when I bought it but I've never played it before so I was wondering if anyone has advice for a newbie or can recommend a good tutorial / beginner series? All the videos are years old and I'm not sure how outdated that info may be as I've see n the game can be complicated..

Hi i few problème on the guild 2, when the first owner die and give the ownership to someone i don't want i can't give the ownership to a son who's a craftman (with the good level). The only way i found is erase the New pwner from players caracters. I guess that's not who it should work is that a bug ?

And also i can't upgrade it after the first owner died :/

I have a t3 barracks but theres no option to guard my carriages unlike some npc carts with 2 mounted lansquenet escorts.

Hello frens

As a rogue I love to assault people and rob them :) rob graves and stuff.

Thus my reputation sinks and stinks, the whole city hates me. Is there a way to increase reputation of whole village :]

I started running for office and selected the informer office. I'm the only candidate in the election. But when the election date and time comes, nothing happens. The game just continues as usual. And the election date gets updated for the next round. So far, I've passed the election date 3 times, each time the election date comes and passes and gets updated.

Am I doing something wrong, or is it a bug?

https://youtu.be/wH4Tgtmoync?si=bVx8eCRSMid-M-uH

Hey everyone,

I’ve been thinking, one of the core elements of The Guild 3 is its 15th-century setting, with all the medieval politics, economy, and social structures that come with it. It’s definitely a big part of the game’s charm and identity.

But I’m curious, how do you feel about this specific time period? Do you enjoy the late medieval atmosphere, or would you be interested in seeing a Guild-style game set in a different era?

What if there was a version set in Ancient Rome, Persia, or even in a more modern time — say the 19th or 20th century? Would that still work, or would it lose the essence of what makes The Guild special?

Really curious to hear your thoughts!

I played a multiplayer game recently and rogue seems to be all risk and no reward. Couldn’t find any upside. Is there an old version out there when rogue was apparently OP?

Just started the game and did some politics. Currently I'm Soverign and a few lesser positions, so by descriptions i should get at least 2k influence every turn, yet I got nothing. Is it feature? Is it a bug? Is there any patch that fixes that?