
How the different characters can affect politics, warfare and economy as politicians, generals and leaders. The second dev diary on the topic of trade, specifically how trade routes between two markets have been revorked. On how taboos and obsessions work and the interplay between cultures, religions and discriminationĪ presentation of 45 out of the 50 achievements present in the game at release as well as game rules such as modding or iron man. Dev diariesĪll developer diaries about Victoria III (base game).

In this panel from PDXCON, Game Director Martin Anward and Lead Game Designer Mikael Andersson have a chat about the Design Pillars upon which Victoria 3 is being built.

Employ threats, military prowess and bluffs to persuade enemies to back down in conflicts.Use your diplomatic wiles to weave a tangled global web of pacts, relations, alliances, and rivalries to secure your diplomatic position on the world stage.Balance employing available labor force with the needs for new types of workers.Secure vital goods to fuel your advanced economy and control the fate of empires.Import cheap raw materials to cover your basic needs while finding new markets for your finished goods.Expand your industry to take advantage of lucrative goods, taxing the profits to improve national prosperity.Research transformative new technology or ideas to improve your national situation.Reform your government and constitution to take advantage of new social innovations, or preserve the stability of your nation by holding fast to tradition in the face of revolutionaries.Detailed population groups with their own economic needs and political desires.Agrarian or Industrial, Traditional or Radical, Peaceful or Expansionist.

Lead dozens of world nations from 1836-1936.
