Victoria II, especially at first glance, can begin to feel sparse after so long being spoiled by Paradox’s other offerings. Probably the most noticeable change are the dramatically increased number of decisions available to players. The point here is to maintain the fundamentals of Victoria II whilst improving a variety of things under the hood. The big one: HPM’s improvements are subtle. If you’re truly sick and tired of Prussia and Austria squaring off yet again (and let’s face it, who isn’t?), then DoD might well be worth a look in. Concealed beneath are the various improvements of the Pop Demand Mod covered later. What if China had kept on exploring the seas around it? What if Burgundy remained independent? What if Scandinavia remained a unified state? The result is anarchy – which, in the best traditions of Paradox fans, has had quite a bit of thought put into it. Grab it here.Īn ominous title conceals a quite eclectic alternate history mod that does everything at once. It’s the kind of subject which must be handled very carefully. In many ways NEM needs further development.Ī start date in 19 is appreciated, but it is somewhat off-putting to find a 1920s Germany with something like three hundred thousand men under arms and no Versailles Treaty. Purists will grumble about how technologies jump straight from “aeronautics” to “subsonic jets”, yet Victoria II is better placed than most to handle how things escalated in the 1920s and 30s.

Bringing Victoria II into World War II seems a fraught endeavour at the best of times.

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