Players can coexist within the same realm. While a vassal can assist their liege in wars, the liege is often limited in how they can intervene if one player vassal attacks another.

Players control separate kingdoms. This requires frequent marriage alliances or the "Defensive Negotiations" perk to maintain formal cooperation.

Multiplayer sessions generally follow two distinct cooperative or competitive formats:

To ensure a fluid experience, players often need to adjust technical settings to prevent common desync issues:

While single-player often runs at speed 4 or 5, multiplayer typically operates at speed 2 or 3 to accommodate everyone's decision-making and maintain connection stability.