Victoria 1.03 - Your opinion?

[Grumbold]

The single biggest mistake i think they made with Vic is not setting up the GC so that every country has its parameters set to make at least a 1g profit and let you mess from there. Plunging you into the hardest part of the game instantly is bad news for anyone, especially those who may be trying a Paradox game for the first time.

[mactbone]

The one thing that I find odd is the end point. I understand that the game has to end sometime, but right when WW1 traditionally ended seems a little abrupt since the war can take longer depending on who gets involved.

BTW, I finally finished a GC as the US (had Civil War, but not reconstruction) and I hate the Spanish and French so much. I had the Lusitania (wasn't that the ship that sank?) and declared war to start the Spanish-American war (of which I know little to nothing about except that it was over quickly) and the Spaniards would not let go. I kept taking one province in Cuba and they reinforced the middle province with ~260,000 soldiers. Why? I'm not sure. Then, when I had Cuba I tried white peace, I made sure I controlled all of my provinces and was at +3% but no go. I tried attacking Spain proper but they kept attacking my ships as the troops were unloading and bedat up the troops that landed. So, I finally got peace by giving them Hawaii - I couldn't even give them money, which I was rolling in. Stupid Spaniards.

I'm trying to think of a nice land based country to be next - I hate navies and don't want to mess with them very much.

[Grumbold]

One notable thing about this game is that if a war is declared a "Great War" then no way will major AI powers cave in easily. There is even a 200 prestige penalty for accepting a white peace unless there has been years of inactivity. This is designed to make the 1914-18 war more than a damp squib but it seems to kick in all too often in smaller conflicts too.

I played China recently and GB refused to make peace for decades. It was on 39% war exhaustion and had revolts worldwide before it finally agreed on a white peace. Some tweaking still needed there

[Pax]

My problem with EU2 was that the type was too small for me to see well. Is the type in Victoria or HOI bigger?

[Cookie Monster]

I've decided not to get Vicky. Don't have the time to play much anymore. You have all helped me though to decide that when/if I get the extra funds and time I might add this one to my library.

[Odin]

I like playing the US, but it seems I am allways too short on materials to improve my RRs, and my new factories are allways empty.