I am going to begin a victoria 2 game as Persia, and i was wondering the plausibility of Persia becoming a colonial power in Africa, with a POD no earlier than 1836? I like to keep an air of plausibility to my Pdox games. Thank you 
In Victoria II, you played a game where Brittany, a country which does not exist at the start without a player releasing it, colonize the Americas when nearly every port there is too far away from them and already colonized?I played a game where Brittany ended up colonising most of the Americas
You my good sir would be correct, I just mentally associated colonising and game with the paradox game I have been playing most recently.In Victoria II, you played a game where Brittany, a country which does not exist at the start without a player releasing it, colonize the Americas when nearly every port there is too far away from them and already colonized?
I have a sneaking suspicion that you confused V2 with a game set before it, where wizard kings rule empires through the use of paper mana, bird mana, and sword mana.
Iran once engulfed central Asia, a good deal of Arabia, nearly all of Anatolia bowed as well. There're your goals, forget Africa, reconquer the wonder of the old days, when Cyrus the Great ruled.
Let them get the Caucasus and Central Asia +Afghanistan and India ( somehow butterflying Moguls) and hold feat in some parts of Africa instead of Arabs and Ottoman. Shia Mali for example. Maybe conversion of former Sunni Territory to Shia through heavy Persian influence. On the otber hand Persia itself converted only as late as tbe 18th Century to Shia I think.I am going to begin a victoria 2 game as Persia, and i was wondering the plausibility of Persia becoming a colonial power in Africa, with a POD no earlier than 1836? I like to keep an air of plausibility to my Pdox games. Thank you![]()
Let them get the Caucasus and Central Asia +Afghanistan and India ( somehow butterflying Moguls) and hold feat in some parts of Africa instead of Arabs and Ottoman. Shia Mali for example. Maybe conversion of former Sunni Territory to Shia through heavy Persian influence. On the otber hand Persia itself converted only as late as tbe 18th Century to Shia I think.
You mention Arabia, maybe Qajar Persia (for all its numerous faults that make this scenario so difficult and implausible) can usurp Oman's colonial empire before the British do?
I'm unsure, and am generally unable to answer such questions as I do not know enough about 19th century Iran's capabilities. The Omani 'Empire' might be a good grabbing point, though. The Sultanate of Zanzibar and such.
I've never played this Victoria 2.sounds interesting. Where do you find it?
I might have to try it out. What's it likeSteam has a really cheap copy with all the DLC included. Now you might want to wait for a sale if you want a really good bargain like I got. I got VIC2 for 5 bucks, but the regular price can't be too much higher.
Dully note that V2 is effectively unplayable without DLC. Anyone playing without both DLCs is just torturing themselves.Steam has a really cheap copy with all the DLC included. Now you might want to wait for a sale if you want a really good bargain like I got. I got VIC2 for 5 bucks, but the regular price can't be too much higher.
It's sort of complicated, until it's not is the best way I can describe the game beyond the basics of building armies, fighting wars, colonizing lands and so on. If you want a better idea of the game, look up some gameplay on Youtube, or go to the tvtropes page, or just go the VC2 wiki.I might have to try it out. What's it like
Dully note that V2 is effectively unplayable without DLC. Anyone playing without both DLCs is just torturing themselves.