Achievements difficult to trigger

[Mesix]

I'm personnally wondering about the famous couple Soren & Leyla, how we're supposed to get that one.

In more than 400 hours of playing, I have only seen Soren one time...and I have never seen Leyla.

Soren comes from an event with a tribe (the Gauls IIRC).

Is there a particular nation which is required for Leyla? Does she also come from an event?

 

[Solver]

They're not that rare. Soren shows up for Greece or for Rome. Leyla shows up for Persia. They're both in these regular portrait pools, not as event-only characters.

You could also use the customize leader feature to start with one of their portraits. So statistically the most likely way would be to play a customized queen, using Leyla's portrait, on a map with both Greece and Rome present, and attempt foreign marriage.

 

[Mesix]

They're not that rare. Soren shows up for Greece or for Rome. Leyla shows up for Persia. They're both in these regular portrait pools, not as event-only characters.

You could also use the customize leader feature to start with one of their portraits. So statistically the most likely way would be to play a customized queen, using Leyla's portrait, on a map with both Greece and Rome present, and attempt foreign marriage.

So it is the portrait, and not the name, that matters?

How do I use a customer leader and select the portrait? When I start a new game, I can either use one of the standard leaders or pick an archetype (which will randomly assign a leader).

Soren was definitely added through an event in my game (both name and portrait).

 

[Dale]

So it is the portrait, and not the name, that matters?

How do I use a customer leader and select the portrait? When I start a new game, I can either use one of the standard leaders or pick an archetype (which will randomly assign a leader).

Soren was definitely added through an event in my game (both name and portrait).

The name doesn't matter, it's literally about the portraits.

Go to Advanced Setup, and choose "pick later" for both Nation and Archetype. A toggle will become available called "Allow Customised Leaders". Turn that on. Then start the game. Click the settler and then you can fully customise your starting leader, including portrait.

 

[Mesix]

There he is. Now he just needs to become of age.

Spoiler :

 

[Mesix]

Are there multiple portraits for Soren and Leyla depending on age?

 

[FluffybunnyMohawk]

Are there multiple portraits for Soren and Leyla depending on age?

 

[Solver]

In the leader customization panel though you always see the baseline adult portrait, corresponding to around age 30.

The achievement is of course not affected by aging - if they happen to marry after advancing to the older portraits, that still counts.

 

[Mesix]

Thank you for the advice @Solver and @FluffybunnyMohawk.

Queen Leyla the Settler is married to King Consort Soren the Slothful!

Spoiler :

 

[Solver]

I can assure you he's anything but Slothful!

 

[PiR]

I don't get it. When you start a foreign marriage, you can marry someone of another nation but you cannot choose who? It can be anyone from that nation and the game decides who, not the player? I even thought the game was sometimes creating a character on the moment.

 

[Mesix]

You can choose from two different options, or you can choose to marry neither of them.

 

[Mesix]

I can assure you he's anything but Slothful!

Apparently, Soren is open minded...

Spoiler :

 

[PiR]

You can choose from two different options, or you can choose to marry neither of them.

So you refuse until it's the one you want that is proposed?
That must cost a few civics and many turns, kudos to you for the persistence!

 

[Mesix]

It took about 4 or 5 games. I tried as Soren looking for Leyla the first few games and never did succeed. I think I was able to manage finding Soren playing as Leyla on the second try.

 

[PiR]

Thanks for the feedback!