Victoria II
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Playing as Belgium I take it? What did Prussia even want from you?
I'd really recommend the USA as a beginner nation. I you want something even less hectic, I would suggest Colombia or Ecuador or Venezuela; really any new world Democracy will do.
rtaker
Banned
One of my states.
I was going to try the USCA. I don't know if that's a good choice though.
Ephraim Ben Raphael
Banned
I'd advise against it, USCA is a hard country to play. I'd try going as the USA or maybe France if you're still figuring things out.
rtaker
Banned
France it is, then!
Had another go at Belgium, and I'm doing much better.
Built a lot of factories, which might not have been a good idea. They're stable now, and I'm only subsidising one. (I hope to change that, though.) I'm friendly with Prussia, but Britain won't take me back. Defeated the Dutch, again. Things are going well, really. I'm going protectionist and interventionist.
Again, yeah, I want to go colonising. I need to increase the liferating, or whatever, but I don't know how to do that.
Also, yeah, graduated to Great Power status pretty early. So I'm happy.
France it is, then!
Had another go at Belgium, and I'm doing much better.
Built a lot of factories, which might not have been a good idea. They're stable now, and I'm only subsidising one. (I hope to change that, though.) I'm friendly with Prussia, but Britain won't take me back. Defeated the Dutch, again. Things are going well, really. I'm going protectionist and interventionist.
Again, yeah, I want to go colonising. I need to increase the liferating, or whatever, but I don't know how to do that.
Also, yeah, graduated to Great Power status pretty early. So I'm happy.
You need three techs to colonize Africa and Oceania.
Medicine (Under the INDUSTRY tab)
Nationalism and Imperialism (Under the CULTURE tab)
Machine Guns (under the ARMY tab)
You also will need a nearby naval base or land boarder. As such I'd also strongly suggest you work your way up the Naval Doctrine branch of the Navy tree. As an aside, you'll always want to research Idealism and the techs that come after it. Seriously it's hardly even an option.
rtaker
Banned
So no Belgian Trans-Africa? Damn.
By the way, when it is okay to turn tariffs up, and down?
PDM is hands-down the best rebalancing and graphics mod.
If you want an alternate history mod there is Divergences. You could play an exiled Chinese nation on the west coast of North America or the Dual Monarchy of France & England.
If you want a bunch of new countries to play you could try New Nations Mod. PDM incorporates some of its countries, but not all.
Modern Day Scenario is interesting, but it's not balanced properly yet. It's still in an early stage of development.
If you want an alternate history mod there is Divergences. You could play an exiled Chinese nation on the west coast of North America or the Dual Monarchy of France & England.
If you want a bunch of new countries to play you could try New Nations Mod. PDM incorporates some of its countries, but not all.
Modern Day Scenario is interesting, but it's not balanced properly yet. It's still in an early stage of development.
I didn't know such a following for this game existed outside PP Forums.
PDM is definitely the best modification for Victoria 2. It overhauls the whole system from social/political issues to the Oriental Crisis to the Taiping Rebellion and the collapse of the Qing Dynasty.
A lot of modifications are on hold because many of the modders are Mac users and cannot extract the 1.4 beta patch released by PP earlier in the year.
The most popular right on are probably Divergences and the Modern Day Scenario, but the former is somewhat dead and the latter is a huge work in progress. Springtime of Nations is an up and coming alternate history modification and might be worth checking out, and then there's my own pet project, Legacy of Cromwell.
There's certainly some good stuff to be had on the official Vicky forum if you know where to find it.
PDM is definitely the best modification for Victoria 2. It overhauls the whole system from social/political issues to the Oriental Crisis to the Taiping Rebellion and the collapse of the Qing Dynasty.
A lot of modifications are on hold because many of the modders are Mac users and cannot extract the 1.4 beta patch released by PP earlier in the year.
The most popular right on are probably Divergences and the Modern Day Scenario, but the former is somewhat dead and the latter is a huge work in progress. Springtime of Nations is an up and coming alternate history modification and might be worth checking out, and then there's my own pet project, Legacy of Cromwell.
There's certainly some good stuff to be had on the official Vicky forum if you know where to find it.
Eh...having a tough time with an AH mod.
Basically, it goes like this. I made a country, gave it cores, and want a certain country to be able to form it. I made a decision. So far, so good. BUT I've encountered a problem. My meddling accidentally created three decisions that do nothing:
effect_title
change_tag_title
in_sphere_title
Oh, and the decision I made? Doesn't work - does nothing.
Here's the code (I'm working with the latest version of PDM, if it helps):
And for the event it triggers, for the curious:
Can anybody be of help?
Basically, it goes like this. I made a country, gave it cores, and want a certain country to be able to form it. I made a decision. So far, so good. BUT I've encountered a problem. My meddling accidentally created three decisions that do nothing:
effect_title
change_tag_title
in_sphere_title
Oh, and the decision I made? Doesn't work - does nothing.
Here's the code (I'm working with the latest version of PDM, if it helps):
Code:
political_decisions = {
unite_the_hre = {
potential = {
is_greater_power = yes
tag = AUS
NOT = {
OR = {
exists = HRE
exists = GER
}
}
}
allow = {
prestige = 45
war = no
HRE = {
all_core = {
OR = {
OR = {
owned_by = THIS
owner = {
in_sphere = THIS
war = no
is_greater_power = no
}
}
NOT = {
OR = {
culture = south_german
culture = north_italian
}
}
}
}
}
}
effect = {
prestige = 20
set_global_flag = the_hre_united
all_core = { add_core = HRE }
change_tag = HRE
any_country = {
limit = {
OR = {
primary_culture = south_german
primary_culture = north_italian
}
in_sphere = THIS
NOT = {
tag = THIS
}
}
all_core = { add_core = HRE }
country_event = 151087
}
}
ai_will_do = {
factor = 1
}
}
}
Code:
country_event = {
id = 151087
title = "The Holy Roman Empire"
picture = "threehurrahs"
is_triggered_only = yes
option = {
name = "Hail to the Emperor!"
any_country = {
limit = {
OR = {
is_sphere_leader_of = THIS
is_our_vassal = THIS
}
NOT = { tag = FROM }
}
relation = {
who = FROM
value = -25
}
casus_belli = {
target = FROM
type = free_peoples
months = 12
}
casus_belli = {
target = FROM
type = humiliate
months = 12
}
}
any_country = {
limit = {
is_culture_group = THIS
is_greater_power = yes
NOT = { tag = FROM }
}
casus_belli = {
target = FROM
type = free_peoples
months = 36
}
casus_belli = {
target = FROM
type = unification_humiliate
months = 36
}
}
FROM = {
inherit = THIS
}
ai_chance = {
factor = 90
modifier = {
factor = 0.8
NOT = {
relation = { who = FROM value = 50 }
}
}
modifier = {
factor = 0.5
NOT = {
relation = { who = FROM value = 0 }
}
}
}
}
option = {
name = "Bend the knee? NEVER!"
clr_country_flag = wants_to_unify
prestige = 1
relation = {
who = FROM
value = -200
}
FROM = {
diplomatic_influence = {
who = THIS
value = -200
}
}
leave_alliance = FROM
any_pop = {
militancy = 3
consciousness = 2
}
ai_chance = {
factor = 10
modifier = {
factor = 0
has_country_flag = wants_to_unify
}
modifier = {
factor = 0
vassal_of = FROM
}
modifier = {
factor = 0
in_sphere = FROM
FROM = { NOT = { has_country_flag = secondary_union_formation } }
}
modifier = {
factor = 2
NOT = { in_sphere = FROM }
FROM = { has_country_flag = secondary_union_formation }
}
modifier = {
factor = 0
NOT = {
any_owned_province = {
any_neighbor_province = {
NOT = { owned_by = FROM }
}
}
}
}
}
}
}Can anybody be of help?
Poor Haiti, always getting picked on when in reality they're a great nation for a beginner to play and get into the top 16, maybe even the great 8. Haitian Africa, anyone?
You need the correct colonial range, which is determined by the proximity and level of your naval bases. To colonize, put the "Colonize" national focus on the province. As Austria, your problem is likely that you don't have large enough or close enough naval bases in the region.