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Players will have to put more thought into the decision of declaring war and have to ensure that their country's economy can sustain the conflict. The title also aims to model the 'truly astronomical' cost of war. You can learn more about this rather intricate aspect of Victoria 3 in its dedicated developer diary. If neither side backs down, the diplomatic play devolves into full-on war, involving all sides and enforcing all of the demands of the winning side. Depending on how both the initiator and the target play their cards, one might end up backing down, which will see only the main demand of the other immediately fulfilled. Potential participants can declare neutrality and being too greedy with your own demands won't make the prospect of allying with you too great. These potential participants vary depending on the nature of each play.Īcross their three phases, diplomatic plays allow you to try to get other countries to side with you, by promising them various benefits. The two main participants are given a number of Maneuvers, mainly based on their rank, which they can then use to perform actions like adding new demands and swaying other countries to join their side. In fact, Victoria 3 does not include the Declare War button that you've probably used many times in previous Paradox grand strategy games.ĭiplomatic plays precede every war in the game and start with one country demanding something from another. Actions that help a country gain Infamy also cause diplomatic incidents which decrease its Relations with other countries.ĭiplomatic plays then aim to emphasize obtaining what you want through negotiation (or, more accurately, polite threats) rather than heading into war right away. Infamy, Victoria 3's take on Aggressive Expansion, is also tracked and once a country reaches Pariah level, other Great Power can step in to make the global stage more orderly, through the Contain Threat diplomatic play. They can be raised and lowered through diplomatic actions and incidents. They affect which proposals the AI will accept and decline, while also limiting the actions that you can take against another country. The latter is purely diplomatic in nature and those countries have to either gain or force Recognition to avoid receiving diplomatic penalties.Īs far as diplomacy itself is concerned, the Relations between two countries are bilateral and tracked on a scale that goes between -100 and +100. Rank is determined by Prestige (itself governed by a number of factors, like army size or economic power) and its Recognized or Unrecognized status. There's no limit to the number of Great Powers in Victoria 3, and any country can reach the rank if it meets its requirements. They range from Great Power, describing the most powerful nations in the world, to Major Power, denoting countries with strong regional influence, all the way down to Insignificant Power, or countries that struggle to play a major role even locally. Ranks determine how a country is viewed by the rest of the world, also determining the amount of actions or diplomatic maneuvers it can use during a Diplomatic play. Local production will only get you so far and, as you take steps towards industrialization, railways become one of your top priorities. Producing goods in Victoria 3 won't mean much without an Infrastructure that allows them to reach the people who need them. Regardless of construction method, you'll need to make sure that qualified Pops fill up vacant worker spots in each of them. You get to choose where some are built while others will be placed automatically. Pops return, forming into interest groups that can heavily influence politics and stop you or rebel against you, should you decide to enforce laws that don't match up with their ideologies.īuildings play a major role in keeping your country running, both at a political level and in terms of producing goods. You'll also have to decide which production methods best suit your situation and demand for various goods, but also whether or not your society has enough skilled workers to operate the new technologies that gradually get invented.

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Buildings play a large role in your country's development and will come with flexible upgrade paths.

You'll also have to more closely deal with the economic aspects of running a country – each one having its own national market –, but also form customs unions with other states.

Although it's aiming for a place at the same table as Paradox's other grand strategy games, Victoria 3 will be 'more of a management game,' according to the developer, placing more emphasis on tweaking and managing your society.

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