
It's pretty much alternate history the moment you unpause the game.
Alternate History: The inevitable outcome of every game. Especially true for Prussia and any Great Power looking to form Italy. The Alliance: Spheres of influence in Victoria II can become this, to some extent. Under Lassiez-Faire and Interventionism economic policies, this is the only way to have factories built.
A.I.-Generated Economy: The purpose of Capitalists, who invest their money into factories and railroads, taking a cut of the profit in return. Of course, this increase also makes it more profitable to build said weapons factories. In wartime prices of weaponry can increase quite spectacularly. Adam Smith Hates Your Guts: Well, not really, but he's kind of a tsundere. In May 2021 Victoria 3 was formally announced at PDXCon Remixed with Martin Anward leading development. These situations can escalate until one side backs down, or a Great War is triggered between both sides.ĭevelopment on Victoria 2 ceased with patch 3.04 in January 2016.
Specifically, "crises" can now develop in high-tension areas (such as Greece demanding land from the Ottoman Empire), prompting all Great Powers to pick a side to support, or stand aside. It overhauled the colonization system, expanded naval combat, balanced the land combat, made twinges to the industry system, and added a more in-depth diplomacy system for Great Powers.
On April 16th, 2013 a second Expansion Pack was released, titled Heart of Darkness. Additionally, many new mechanics were added, such as new ways to influence other nations and generate Casus Belli, a system of political movements and repression, new map modes and interface improvements, and most importantly, this expansion recolored Prussia from a sickly yellow to the proper Prussian blue. Ostensibly focused on The American Civil War, it added a 1861 start date and made the Confederacy less doomed. On February 2nd, 2012, an Expansion Pack called A House Divided was released. Two major expansion packs have been released: A sequel to the original game, titled Victoria 2, was released on August 13th, 2010, turning this Paradox title into a new series.