There’s a new grand strategy game out there and to no one’s surprise it’s a game from Paradox Interactive, the juggernaut of grand strategy games. The newest game is Victoria 3, a game a lot of fans have been waiting for a while now and it’s finally here. In the game you can control any nation in the world in the Victorian Era and it’s up to you how you guide this country throughout the years. The game can be quite complex, from the economy, diplomacy and politics that you need to juggle. In this guide we’ll show you some basics on the Politics of the game.
Politics Guide For Victoria 3
The game has a lot of different and complex mechanics the player needs to remember. This is normal for grand strategy games and learning them is part of the fun for some people. Victoria 3 has a complex web of economics, doing supply and demand as well as production and trade. It also has a complex way of handling politics, which in real life is a bit more complex as well. Here is the basics of politics in the game.
Political Parties
There’s a handful of different political parties in the game, some of them are the same for each country, some can be unique for that country. Others can be unlocked as the game goes on through the ages, like Communists and Anarchists. Here are the basic ones you can see at the start of the game.
- Land Holders: This group can have different names in different countries. They can be the Shogunate in Japan or the Southern Planters in America. They’re basically the aristocracy and are usually traditionalist, patriarchal and such. They’re also usually the strongest political party that you need to fight against to get most of the laws up.
- Rural Folk: These are the farmers and agrarians. They’re usually also backwards and conservative, and are usually the ones that get weaker in terms of politics as the game goes and literacy gets higher.
- Industrialists: These are the people that push for Industrialism in the game, a political party that most countries should keep high and make high in terms of political power. They help in passing laws that increase the country’s overall production.
- Intelligencia: The intellectuals of the country, another political party that you can push for if you want more reforms in your country. They focus on research and more liberal ideas like removing slavery and giving rights to women.
- Petite Bourgeoise: The conservative middle class of the country, not really an important political power until the end of the game.
- Armed Forces: A strange political power in terms of bonuses, there’s not much to keep them happy but if you make them unhappy, they can cripple your armies.
Laws
There are many laws in Vicotria 3 that you can pass. Some of these laws can be beneficial to you depending on your country and situation. When trying to pass laws you usually need to have high support from the political parties. For example, giving rights to women will need a high political power for the Intelligencia. The Industrialists can also push for certain trade and economic laws which can be good for your country.
That’s why it’s important that you increase the power of the political party you want the laws to pass, the higher their power is the better the chance of them passing.
Congratulations you now know the basics of Politics in the game, now you can go out there and try to reform your governments. Many thanks to Lord Forwind for showing everyone how to do this, if you need more tips and such, you can go check their video out here: Victoria 3 – Politics Guide – YouTube
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