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dammmmn wicked!
Not much info yet but.
| Quote: | A sequel to the 2003 cult-hit, with a large devout following around the world. Victoria 2 is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control over a country, guiding it through industrialisation, political reforms, military conquest and colonisation. Guide the USA to its Manifest Destiny, Make United Kingdom into a world-spanning empire, and make Germany the dominating nation in Europe.
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• Deep engrossing political simulation, with dozens of different types of governments.
• Detailed economy with over fifty different type of goods and factories.
• Historical game-play on a large map covering the entire world.
• Over 200 different countries can be played, from 1835 to the start of world war 2.
• Advanced Technological system with thousands of inventions to be discovered.
• Possibility to export a save game at the end of the game into HoI3.
• A streamlined interface, which makes the game easily accessible.
• Automation of various tasks, including trade and population promotion.
• Advanced spheres of influences system, where the great powers battle over the control of the world.
• New types of pops, including bureaucrats and artisans.
• Cottage production simulating pre-industrial economies.
• Gunboat Diplomacy, no need for negotiate as a fleet outside a port may be a more persuasive argument.
• Overhaul of education, where clergy educates people of the same religion, and each pops have their own literacy levels.
• More reform categories with more options to select from in each.
• New election system with coalition governments and an upper house/senate.
• Historical and Dynamic missions guiding your country through the history.
• Thousands of historical events and decisions. |
Victoria 1 is one of my fav games.. especially with some of the mods.. 
Btw i think victoria had... one of the.. if not the largest learning curves ever in a game.. but once you figured it out it was so good
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| Posted: Fri, 21st Aug 2009 01:47 Post subject: |
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The the bad thing is it has no release date yet, and is probably one or maybe two years away, and by that I mean maybe one year more to fix the game once it's released. Should be good eventually though.
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| Posted: Fri, 21st Aug 2009 09:39 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Sun, 23rd Aug 2009 09:27 Post subject: |
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lol
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| Posted: Mon, 2nd Aug 2010 14:10 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Mon, 2nd Aug 2010 14:52 Post subject: |
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The no drm was an idea from the guy who wanted to shave his head ??
Empty again 
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| Posted: Mon, 2nd Aug 2010 15:43 Post subject: |
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another paradox fail coming do i smell?
recently most of the new stuff they bring out is sub-par waste of time.
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| Posted: Mon, 2nd Aug 2010 15:43 Post subject: |
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Oh god don't say that ;_;
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| Posted: Mon, 2nd Aug 2010 15:46 Post subject: |
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| moosenoodles wrote: | another paradox fail coming do i smell?
recently most of the new stuff they bring out is sub-par waste of time. |
This has been a bit of a pet project.. pretty much everything the people want in the forums has been put in the game..
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| Posted: Mon, 2nd Aug 2010 15:47 Post subject: |
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I cant help but, almost everything that has been released through them in recent times that never used to be shit has turned out shit...
I guess I lack faith after the HOI3 ballsups.
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| Posted: Mon, 2nd Aug 2010 15:50 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Mon, 2nd Aug 2010 15:51 Post subject: |
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Yeah lack of money in the kitty tends to stop you bothering with making things well huh..
That really says it all, they make little cash due to no drm
Still a vicious circle though, so I wont bother with this cause it looks no diff then many others and with views of a dev like that you can bet it will need 20 patches to get even close to any sort of state.
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| Posted: Mon, 2nd Aug 2010 15:51 Post subject: |
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What fuckups did they have besides HoI3?
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| Posted: Mon, 2nd Aug 2010 15:57 Post subject: |
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| mtj wrote: | | Lathieza wrote: | | The no drm was an idea from the guy who wanted to shave his head ?? |
Well, paradox games never have any drm (I mean games developed by them, they also publish games not developed by them).
The guy (Johan? the main developer/'ceo') promised to shave his head if Victoria 2 manages to make any money (income - costs > 0)
We'll see... I'll pirate it first and might buy it if I like it. I like Vic 1 and EU series, so most likely I'll like this too. After a series of patches that is. |
It's the CEO, Fredrik, that promised to shave his head (he did).
Johan is the main developer and he didn't promise anything related.
| moosenoodles wrote: | Yeah lack of money in the kitty tends to stop you bothering with making things well huh..
That really says it all, they make little cash due to no drm
Still a vicious circle though, so I wont bother with this cause it looks no diff then many others and with views of a dev like that you can bet it will need 20 patches to get even close to any sort of state. |
Wrong, Victoria 2 is exceeding all expectations at this point and retail pre-orders are going very strong.
| sueil wrote: | | What fuckups did they have besides HoI3? |
Basically all their games were bugfests at release, they matured with patches and expansions, HoI3 is no different.
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| Posted: Wed, 4th Aug 2010 02:07 Post subject: |
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Any pre-order fags listen to the OST at all? Really awesome music. I'm getting so pumped for this game.
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| Posted: Mon, 9th Aug 2010 21:08 Post subject: |
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I spoke too soon!
| Quote: | If nothing goes wrong, we will release the demo on Fileplanet tomorrow (10th of August) at 9am PST (18.00 CET)..
Featuring fifteen years of 19th century Victorian gameplay, from 1836 and onwards, the Victoria 2 demo puts you in control of The United States of America at a crucial junction in the history of the Union. The demo covers everything you've always wanted to know about V2 -- from economy, to military, to colonization, battle and beyond -- but were afraid to ask.
While the defeat of Napoleon has brought a tentative peace to the Old World, the fate of a young republic hangs in the balance in the New. On the great, open frontier to the west, new opportunities and vast tracts of wild, free and unclaimed land, lie ripe for the taking. To the north lies Canada, and the full might of an expanding British Empire, and in the south, the little sister Republic of Texas is boldly asserting her independence against the vast and unconquered Republic of Mexico, and the armies of Santa Anna. Far away, in the distance of a future not yet realized, murmurs of revolution and secession can be heard, as a conflict between the states over the issue of black slavery looms larger with each passing month. Will the government of the people, by the people, and for the people, perish from the earth, or will a House Divided against itself stand, and become all one or the other? Featuring fifteen years of 19th century Victorian gameplay, from 1836 and onwards, the Victoria 2 demo puts you in control of The United States of America at a crucial junction in the history of the Union. The demo covers everything you've always wanted to know about V2 -- from economy, to military, to colonization, battle and beyond -- but were afraid to ask.
Basically, you will be able to play the USA in the demo. 15 years of gameplay, no save/load or MP. The tutorial is also included. |
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| Posted: Tue, 10th Aug 2010 03:53 Post subject: |
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Vic 1 + VIP mod is awesome, one of the few games I enjoy replaying often.
Vic 2 looks like a POS, as EU3 and HOI3 are. Too few events, and no real historical feeling.
Looks meh, and I really dislike what paradox's games have become...
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| Posted: Tue, 10th Aug 2010 05:59 Post subject: |
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| HubU wrote: | Vic 1 + VIP mod is awesome, one of the few games I enjoy replaying often.
Vic 2 looks like a POS, as EU3 and HOI3 are. Too few events, and no real historical feeling.
Looks meh, and I really dislike what paradox's games have become... |
EU3 is far far far far from a POS .. infact imho its better than the previous.
however i do think Arsenal of Democracy (Hoi2 on speed) is better than HOI3.
Victoria was imho the most unpolished game of paradox's games .. and it didnt become "amazing" till VIP + Revolutions.
+ The interactions between the dev and the forums have been pretty epic in regards to making vic2 (Since it was more of a pet project than anything).
Guess we will see in a few days.. however from what i have seen from previews/vids/forum its shaping up to be pretty good.
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| Posted: Tue, 10th Aug 2010 06:04 Post subject: |
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From reading some of the AARs that quote seems to be true. The Germany AAR in particular had a ton of screenshots of events.
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| Posted: Tue, 10th Aug 2010 06:39 Post subject: |
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Can't wait for this game. Looks awesome!
Likot Mosuskekim, Woodcutter cancels Sleep: Interrupted by Elephant.
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| Posted: Tue, 10th Aug 2010 11:49 Post subject: |
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In more positive news, there is going to be a demo this evening released first on fileplanet.
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