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I'm enjoying the game so far. They really lowered the entry barrier and made the economic simulation understandable. And I always liked that the Victoria series

I'm enjoying the game so far. They really lowered the entry barrier and made the economic simulation understandable. And I always liked that the Victoria series focused on economy more than just painting the map your color, as is often the case in CK and EU, i.e. you have the option to play "tall". I also like all the abstraction changes like no more manual colonizing or moving units individually. That always felt like micromanaging to me, and as you blob up it made the game tedious. Now I almost enjoy playing wars! I'm sad that playing my first run I was finishing the tech tree some 30 years before the end of the game, which is 30% of the game time. I wish there was more end-game content. By the way, I've been playing on my M1 Macbook Air and it runs quite well!

KuiN 4y ago
Strongly agree with what you're saying. I think they've brought out a good game with a solid foundation for turning it into a great game with tweaks and expansions. I've put 26 hours into it since Tuesday and I'm loving it, so they've definitely done something right. Agree with the tech tree, it's too short and you likely won't vary in the techs you get if you're playing a country with reasonable research points. I'd love some more country-specific flavour and actions; I understand folks don't want to be railroaded (having options to play a country any way you want is great), but it feels a little empty at the moment. Of course this can be modded in and filled out with DLC down the road. If you enjoy this era of history or enjoy other Paradox games, I'd strongly recommend giving it a go.
Folcon 4y ago
Frustratingly I'm getting routine crashes when I've checked it out on my macbook, so just curious as to whether you did anything special or did they just not test it on enough intel macs?
- personjerry 4y ago
  I did not do anything special. I set the graphic settings to Low.
  - Folcon 4y ago
    Bad luck in my case it seems, I'll just have to wait until they release the next update.
    - Folcon 4y ago
      Seeing as I can't edit anymore, a PSA to mac players who are experiencing this, it seems to be a bad interaction with the steam client, just run the .app directly and it launches. Can't believe it took me this long to test that...
      - BlueTemplar 4y ago
        Ah, thanks also for the confirmation that at least the Mac version doesn't have DRM, as Vicky3 is not on this list yet ! https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/The_big_list_of_DRM-free_games_on_Steam#Paradox_Development_Studio https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/The_big_list_of_DRM-free_g...
Sakos 4y ago
It's a great game that definitely needs more work, but is completely undeserving of all the hate it's getting. There's pretty much nothing else out there like it, that even tries to do what it's trying to do. I'm also extremely glad that the franchise has moved away from the 4x style of micromanaging armies. The new system isn't perfect, but I think it's a stepping stone towards something that fits the Victoria ethos far better.

KuiN 4y ago

Strongly agree with what you're saying. I think they've brought out a good game with a solid foundation for turning it into a great game with tweaks and expansions. I've put 26 hours into it since Tuesday and I'm loving it, so they've definitely done something right. Agree with the tech tree, it's too short and you likely won't vary in the techs you get if you're playing a country with reasonable research points. I'd love some more country-specific flavour and actions; I understand folks don't want to be railroaded (having options to play a country any way you want is great), but it feels a little empty at the moment. Of course this can be modded in and filled out with DLC down the road. If you enjoy this era of history or enjoy other Paradox games, I'd strongly recommend giving it a go.

Folcon 4y ago

Frustratingly I'm getting routine crashes when I've checked it out on my macbook, so just curious as to whether you did anything special or did they just not test it on enough intel macs?

personjerry 4y ago
I did not do anything special. I set the graphic settings to Low.
- Folcon 4y ago
  Bad luck in my case it seems, I'll just have to wait until they release the next update.
  - Folcon 4y ago
    Seeing as I can't edit anymore, a PSA to mac players who are experiencing this, it seems to be a bad interaction with the steam client, just run the .app directly and it launches. Can't believe it took me this long to test that...
    - BlueTemplar 4y ago
      Ah, thanks also for the confirmation that at least the Mac version doesn't have DRM, as Vicky3 is not on this list yet ! https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/The_big_list_of_DRM-free_games_on_Steam#Paradox_Development_Studio https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/The_big_list_of_DRM-free_g...

Sakos 4y ago

It's a great game that definitely needs more work, but is completely undeserving of all the hate it's getting. There's pretty much nothing else out there like it, that even tries to do what it's trying to do. I'm also extremely glad that the franchise has moved away from the 4x style of micromanaging armies. The new system isn't perfect, but I think it's a stepping stone towards something that fits the Victoria ethos far better.