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Lets Play Victoria: An Empire Under The Sun
« on: July 19, 2009, 06:03:38 pm »
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Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun, also known as Victoria, is a real-time strategy game by Paradox Entertainment (now known as Paradox Interactive). It covers its namesake the Victorian period, specifically 1836-1920.

I'm going to be playing the grand campaign, which starts at 1836 and ends in 1920.

First, YOU must pick a country for me to play as. Don't pick a Great Power, unless you have a witty idea for a semi-novice player(thats me).
List of countries-some may not be available in 1836
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Christes

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Re: Lets Play Victoria: An Empire Under The Sun
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2009, 06:10:49 pm »
No revolutions?  Oh well.

hrmm, I forget - do small German states have events to unify Germany?  If so I'd say give it a shot as one.
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Re: Lets Play Victoria: An Empire Under The Sun
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2009, 06:10:58 pm »
There is an immense temptation to suggest making Switzerland take over the world.
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Re: Lets Play Victoria: An Empire Under The Sun
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2009, 06:17:12 pm »
Quote from: Iituem on July 19, 2009, 06:10:58 pm
There is an immense temptation to suggest making Switzerland take over the world.

Seconded.
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Re: Lets Play Victoria: An Empire Under The Sun
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2009, 06:21:58 pm »
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Re: Lets Play Victoria: An Empire Under The Sun
« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2009, 06:26:36 pm »
Quote from: Christes on July 19, 2009, 06:10:49 pm
No revolutions?  Oh well.

hrmm, I forget - do small German states have events to unify Germany?  If so I'd say give it a shot as one.

I think where Germany should be is carved up between Prussia Austria-Hungary. I'll have to check the map. Germany is there, with a bit more land in the north east compared to modern day Germany.
Quote from: kinseti on July 19, 2009, 06:17:12 pm
Quote from: Iituem on July 19, 2009, 06:10:58 pm
There is an immense temptation to suggest making Switzerland take over the world.

Seconded.

hehe, that might be fun
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Re: Lets Play Victoria: An Empire Under The Sun
« Reply #6 on: July 19, 2009, 06:31:58 pm »
Quote from: IHateOutside on July 19, 2009, 06:26:36 pm
Quote from: Christes on July 19, 2009, 06:10:49 pm
No revolutions?  Oh well.

hrmm, I forget - do small German states have events to unify Germany?  If so I'd say give it a shot as one.

I think where Germany should be is carved up between Prussia Austria-Hungary. I'll have to check the map.

If you're talking about the 1836 scenario, there are a shitload of small German states between the two disjoint pieces of Prussia.  Historically, I think there were like 200+  Some are playable, but obviously not fun if you only have one (very small) province.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleinstaaterei
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Re: Lets Play Victoria: An Empire Under The Sun
« Reply #7 on: July 19, 2009, 07:11:45 pm »
Having never played Victoria (One day I will, really!) I'll have to agree with Switzerland.
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Re: Lets Play Victoria: An Empire Under The Sun
« Reply #8 on: July 19, 2009, 07:20:05 pm »
I guess we have consensus then.  If you actually want to survive as a belligerent Switzerland, you're going to need an army and resources.

Oh, and completely ripped off from what I linked earlier:

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Re: Lets Play Victoria: An Empire Under The Sun
« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2009, 01:14:19 am »
Quote from: Christes on July 19, 2009, 07:20:05 pm
Awesome plan

Ahahaha. This will be glorious.
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Re: Lets Play Victoria: An Empire Under The Sun
« Reply #10 on: July 20, 2009, 01:19:03 am »
Destroy the queen!
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Once tried to conquer Earth, and succeeded! Too bad it got really, really boring, really, really fast.

One day, we shall all look back on this, and laugh. Sorry about the face, by the way, and the legs, and the eyes, and the arms. In fact, sorry 'bout the whole body.

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Re: Lets Play Victoria: An Empire Under The Sun
« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2009, 01:28:08 am »
Lol ^_^

I will be watching this thread with great interest. Trying to take over... *laughing* ... with Switzerland should be fun.
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Re: Lets Play Victoria: An Empire Under The Sun
« Reply #12 on: July 20, 2009, 01:43:36 am »
Play as the confederate states of america. They're neat.
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Re: Lets Play Victoria: An Empire Under The Sun
« Reply #13 on: July 20, 2009, 01:50:20 am »
Now, for the master plan:

1. conquer the UK.

2. When the civil war starts, play both sides against each other, making it so both sides are ruined at the end.

3. Destroy both.

4. Proceed to wipe Canada off the map.

5. Destroy Mexico, and then take south America.

6. ???

7. Conquer the rest of the world!
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Once tried to conquer Earth, and succeeded! Too bad it got really, really boring, really, really fast.

One day, we shall all look back on this, and laugh. Sorry about the face, by the way, and the legs, and the eyes, and the arms. In fact, sorry 'bout the whole body.

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Re: Lets Play Victoria: An Empire Under The Sun
« Reply #14 on: July 20, 2009, 03:32:57 am »
I'm relatively new to this game, but i'll see what I can do :P. Update showing Switzerlands position at the start of the game soon.
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