Victoria II

The economic system in Victoria II attempts to simulate the flow of resources in a world market. Every province in the game produces a resource in resource gathering operations (RGOs).[10] Some resources, such as wheat, are demanded principally by the population. Other materials, like iron, are consumed primarily by industry, but are still tradeable.

The production and unemployment system from the original Victoria has been revised to better reflect market forces, whereas in the original, the state provided the funds for resources and the player possessed a wide range of options with which to build their economy, provided they had access to the proper raw materials. All resources can be collected or produced by industry. The game also has a cottage production system simulating pre-industrial economies.[5]

Victoria II contains a deep political simulation reflected in 8 different types of governments, 7 ideologies and a new sphere of influence system, gunboat diplomacy, and a new election system with coalition governments and legislatures.[5]

The diplomacy in Victoria II is similar to that of other Paradox titles. Each country has a relation value of –200 to +200 which represents how much they like each other. Diplomatic and in-game actions shift this relationship around and it factors into the AI's decisions. However, Paradox Interactive has expanded parts of this system. War goals from Heir to the Throne, an expansion for Europa Universalis III have been integrated though they function in a slightly different way. More war goals can be added as the war progresses, although this depends on the population's temperament. Failure to achieve a war goal will increase the population's militancy, which can lead to revolts as well as a loss of prestige.

In the game controlling a Great Power, one of the eight countries with highest total score, gives special diplomatic options not available to other countries. Great Powers do not just influence how a country sees them; they have the added ability to use their influence on other countries to change their perception of other Great Powers. The struggle for influence that the Great Powers wage around the world is not a simple bilateral basis but occurs with each other inside different countries, giving an added dimension to diplomacy which was not present in the original Victoria.

Warfare is regarded as a lesser priority than politics and economics in Victoria II, though it follows the basic pattern used in other Paradox grand strategy games, with armies moving between provinces and engaging enemy armies and capturing enemy territory. The basic combat system is a combination of the systems used in Europa Universalis III, Europa Universalis: Rome, and Hearts of Iron III. A key component to combat is "frontage": the number of units in an army at the front line, which decreases as technology improves to simulate the change from the roving armies of the Napoleonic Era to the continuous trench lines of World War I.[11]

Several aspects of the military have been changed from Victoria. The base unit has been reduced from a 10,000-unit division to a 3,000-unit brigade, which is no longer raised from a national manpower pool but directly raised from a provincial soldier POP, to which the brigade remains connected. A new aspect to the military is reconnaissance. This is a value that gives a bonus (or penalty, if low) to capturing provinces and defeating enemy armies; in prolonged combat, however, the reconnaissance value drops. Units such as cavalry and aeroplanes have high reconnaissance values and are intended to be used as scouts.[11] The overall objective is to move your country on into a new era, in a period of great change.

Victoria II: A House Divided
Developer(s)	Paradox Development Studio
Publisher(s)	Paradox Interactive
Engine	Clausewitz Engine
Release	February 2, 2012 Microsoft Windows WW: February 2, 2012 Mac OS X WW: March 30, 2012
Genre(s)	Single-player, multiplayer
Mode(s)	Multiplayer single-player

A House Divided was announced at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2011[15] as an expansion pack with an aim on "[improving the] political and economical aspects of the game, with focus on the American Civil War era". It was released on February 2, 2012 for Windows and on March 30, 2012 for OS X; it is currently only available for purchase by download.[16] It includes the following features:

• A new starting point in 1861, allowing players to experience the American Civil War from the start.
• The ability to manufacture reasons to go to war with other countries, all in the name of the great game of power.
• For uncivilized countries, various new reform paths to ultimately become equal to the western nations.
• The ability for Great Powers to invest in building infrastructure and factories in other countries to strengthen their ties to them.
• A deeper political system with new national focus options and new types of reform.
• A new system of popular movements that can be appeased or suppressed, but if ignored, will become the revolutionaries of tomorrow.
• An improved interface, with more information easily available and improving gameplay.
• China is now divided into cliques, known as substates, allowing for more interaction in the Far East.

Victoria II: Heart of Darkness
Developer(s)	Paradox Development Studio
Publisher(s)	Paradox Interactive
Engine	Clausewitz Engine
Release	WW: April 16, 2013
Genre(s)	Single-player, multiplayer
Mode(s)	Multiplayer single-player

The Victoria II: Heart of Darkness expansion was released on April 16, 2013. It includes the following features:

• A brand new colonization system;
• A new naval combat system;
• Significant changes to land combat (particularly forts, recon/siege);
• A number of top-level interface upgrades including many new map modes;
• Introduction of international crises and many events, allowing smaller nations to achieve their aims with the aid of Great Powers;
• Introduction of newspapers which provide information about events around the world; and
• Several tweaks to industrial production.

A selection of smaller DLC has been made available for purchase for Victoria II. These have little to no effect on gameplay but alter the game's appearance or music, and are significantly less expensive than their larger counterparts.

• Victoria II: Songs of the Civil War

Special pre-order content:

• Victoria II: Lament For The Queen

• Victoria II: A House Divided - American Civil War Spritepack
• Victoria II: German Unit Pack
• Victoria II: Interwar Engineer Unit Pack
• Victoria II: Interwar Cavalry Unit Pack
• Victoria II: Interwar Spritepack
• Victoria II: Interwar Artillery Spritepack
• Victoria II: Planes Spritepack

• Victoria II: Historial Project Mod