Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮<p>Paradox announce Victoria 3: Expansion Pass 2 with Charters of Commerce expansion arriving in June <a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/paradox-announce-victoria-3-expansion-pass-2-with-charters-of-commerce-expansion-arriving-in-june/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/para</span><span class="invisible">dox-announce-victoria-3-expansion-pass-2-with-charters-of-commerce-expansion-arriving-in-june/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Paradox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paradox</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PCGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCGaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Victoria3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Victoria3</span></a></p>
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the magnificent rhys<p><a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/Victoria3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Victoria3</span></a> is hard because every country has a conservative faction — either authoritarian, racist, theocratic, or landowning — that constantly works to stop you doing anything that helps your people, your economy, or improving society somewhat.</p><p>Even if you have a nice and bloody revolution, a few years later they spring up again, opposing everything good, trying to drag you back to a worse form of society.</p><p>I think about this a lot.</p>
the magnificent rhys<p>Another achievement down on my quest to 100% <a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/Victoria3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Victoria3</span></a> after, err, 863 hours of playtime.</p><p>That's the last of the economic achievements. Time to get started on the crazy stuff.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>games</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a></p>
Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮<p>Victoria 3: Pivot of Empire arrives in November and free update 1.8 <a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/victoria-3-pivot-of-empire-arrives-in-november-and-free-update-18/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/vict</span><span class="invisible">oria-3-pivot-of-empire-arrives-in-november-and-free-update-18/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Paradox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paradox</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Victoria3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Victoria3</span></a></p>
the magnificent rhys<p>Two years and 777.6 hours in, I finally got this elusive achievement for getting a national GDP of at least £1bn.</p><p>I can finally rest now!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>games</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/Victoria3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Victoria3</span></a></p>
sortius<p>One thing I love about grand strategy games is that there is no winning. You end it when you've had enough.</p><p>The other thing I like is the flexibility of gameplay. As much as I love playing tall, playing wide can be fun ocaisionally.</p><p>My current grand strategy addiction is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Victoria3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Victoria3</span></a>, which is great for diplomatic plays. But <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HoI4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HoI4</span></a> is probably my most played GS game, but it's almost 100% combat focused <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a></p>
the magnificent rhys<p>In my defence, this was to overthrow the conservative landowners and to establish a presidential republic.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>games</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/Victoria3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Victoria3</span></a></p>
the magnificent rhys<p>Spending my downtime while sick playing my most played background game and noticed I've just passed a milestone...</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>games</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/LinuxGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxGaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/Victoria3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Victoria3</span></a></p>
sortius<p>Why was I up until 2am?</p><p>Me in my teens: playing counter-strike and pwning noobs.</p><p>Me in my 20's: night clubs and disco biscuits</p><p>Me in my 30's: gigs and beer gardens</p><p>Me in my 40's: bringing the mighty Qing Dynasty to it's knees leveraging Russia</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Victoria3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Victoria3</span></a></p>
sortius<p>Me: *spends day living the life of a leftie*</p><p>Me playing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Victoria3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Victoria3</span></a>: I AM YOUR OVERLORD, MAKE ME MORE MONEY PEASANTS!</p><p>More evidence <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> doesn't make you do shit, otherwise I'd be a 19th century monarch by now!</p>
sortius<p>Me: I think I'll introduce Appointed Bureaucrats.</p><p>Ottoman Local Governors: 🎶 Do you hear the people sing?<br>Singing the song of angry men?<br>It is the music of the people<br>Who will get our positions by a complex system of hereditary bureaucrats 🎶 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Victoria3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Victoria3</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a></p>
Hongyu Yang<p>It always feels great when other people appreciate your work. This time it's my Victoria 3 mod. I don't have money to buy the new dlc yet but I think I can update the mod for base game changes soon.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/victoria3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>victoria3</span></a></p>
Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮<p>Victoria 3's first major expansion Sphere of Influence is out now <a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/victoria-3s-first-major-expansion-sphere-of-influence-is-out-now/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/vict</span><span class="invisible">oria-3s-first-major-expansion-sphere-of-influence-is-out-now/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PCGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCGaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Victoria3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Victoria3</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a></p>
sortius<p>I have to say, Paradox's fucking with the placement of all the things has shitmixed my muscle memory <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Victoria3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Victoria3</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a></p>
sortius<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Victoria3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Victoria3</span></a>'s 1.7 patch brings the game closer into line with what was promised at launch.</p><p>I still can't believe this subject system wasn't in the game at launch. It's literally 50% of the game for some big countries.</p><p>It's just a pity that they've funded this with multiple DLC <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a></p>
Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮<p>Victoria 3: Sphere of Influence delayed, Europa Universalis IV: Winds of Change on May 8th <a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/victoria-3-sphere-of-influence-delayed-europa-universalis-iv-winds-of-change-on-may-8th/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/vict</span><span class="invisible">oria-3-sphere-of-influence-delayed-europa-universalis-iv-winds-of-change-on-may-8th/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Paradox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paradox</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Victoria3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Victoria3</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EuropaUniversalisIV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuropaUniversalisIV</span></a></p>
Allie<p>April 3, 2024 - Day 459 - NewPlay Review<br>Total NewPlays: 488</p><p>Game: Victoria 3</p><p>Platform: Steam<br>Released: Oct 26, 2022<br>Installed: Apr 3, 2024<br>Unplayed: 0d<br>Playtime: 21m</p><p>Victoria 3 is a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. It's the first game in the April Humble Choice bundle, and if you're a Paradox fan who doesn't already own it, would probably make the whole bundle worth the purchase.</p><p>Strategy games are not my go-to choice for gaming. It took me a long time to connect the dots between my general lack of enjoyment, and my ADHD.</p><p>The number of things a strategy game requires me to keep on top of simultaneously, is inversely proportional to how much I enjoy the game.</p><p>Then there are games with a steep learning curve. If a game requires me a drop a dexy to stay focused long enough to learn the game systems, that generally doesn't go well.</p><p>Paradox Interactive's games tend to be both of these things at once. They are deeply complex games, with steep learning curves, that require patience, tenacity, focus, and the ability to multitask.</p><p>I already have a day job, I don't need a second unpaid one at night.</p><p>21 minutes is not enough time for me to make a fair objective judgement of Victoria 3, but this project was never about objectivity. It was about whether I enjoyed a game enough to keep playing it.</p><p>Victoria 3 seems to be a well developed, and incredibly deep grand strategy game. Will I play it again?</p><p>1: Nope</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Victoria3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Victoria3</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/GrandStrategy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GrandStrategy</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ProjectONG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProjectONG</span></a></p>
the magnificent rhys<p>I've learned a lot about farming this week and I'm consequently about to invent a new political philosophy oriented around persecuting farmers.</p><p>Gonna give it a whirl I'm Victoria 3. Maximum suppression of rural folk, immediate aversion to agrarianism, and pursuing industrialism and technocracy from the earliest possible moment.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>games</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/Victoria3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Victoria3</span></a></p>
When I bought this game, I regretted it immediately. It seemed shallow, simple, lacking any interesting gameplay, and had nothing unique, interesting, or fun about it.
It's now my most played game. I'm addicted. My current obsession is launching communist revolutions, fostering them in other countries, and invading when the aristocrats revolt.
Paradox announce the Victoria 3: Colossus of the South expansion https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/10/paradox-announce-the-victoria-3-colossus-of-the-south-expansion/
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