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« Reply #10 on: November 05, 2010, 11:32:AM » |
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Thanks to a crashed computer, I have lost my amazing Castille game, so I've started a game as Muscowy.
HK, have you done AAR's before? There are some good ones on the paradox forum - in fact, a Muscowy one there inspired me to start my current game...and has me considering the idea of making my game an AAR (I'm only a few years into the game so far).
I tired HOI and just didn't like the feel of it at all...didn't seem to really be my thing.
How has Victoria II turned out?
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« Reply #11 on: November 07, 2010, 03:05:AM » |
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How has Victoria II turned out?
After their first patch, excellent. It still feels a bit groundless (ie less event driven so it goes into bizarre directions), but its very fun. AI is kinda stupid; while the UK was fighting pointless wars, as France I colonized most of Africa with no competition. |
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« Reply #12 on: November 07, 2010, 01:48:PM » |
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How has Victoria II turned out?
After their first patch, excellent. It still feels a bit groundless (ie less event driven so it goes into bizarre directions), but its very fun. AI is kinda stupid; while the UK was fighting pointless wars, as France I colonized most of Africa with no competition. What time span does it cover? How does the play time per game compare to EU? |
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Ora pro nobis, Sancta Mater Dei.
"Amen, amen I say to you, before Abraham was made, I AM." -Our Lord
"I cannot persuade myself that without love to others, and without, as far as rests with me, peaceableness towards all, I can be called a worthy servant of Jesus Christ." -St. Basil the Great, Letter 203
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« Reply #13 on: November 08, 2010, 07:56:AM » |
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How has Victoria II turned out?
After their first patch, excellent. It still feels a bit groundless (ie less event driven so it goes into bizarre directions), but its very fun. AI is kinda stupid; while the UK was fighting pointless wars, as France I colonized most of Africa with no competition. What time span does it cover? How does the play time per game compare to EU? 1836-1936, Gameplay time is probably 10-12 hours for the entire hundred years depending on play speed. I highly recommend it. |
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« Reply #14 on: November 08, 2010, 01:25:PM » |
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How has Victoria II turned out?
After their first patch, excellent. It still feels a bit groundless (ie less event driven so it goes into bizarre directions), but its very fun. AI is kinda stupid; while the UK was fighting pointless wars, as France I colonized most of Africa with no competition. What time span does it cover? How does the play time per game compare to EU? 1836-1936, Gameplay time is probably 10-12 hours for the entire hundred years depending on play speed. I highly recommend it. Thanks.  |
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"Amen, amen I say to you, before Abraham was made, I AM." -Our Lord
"I cannot persuade myself that without love to others, and without, as far as rests with me, peaceableness towards all, I can be called a worthy servant of Jesus Christ." -St. Basil the Great, Letter 203
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« Reply #15 on: November 12, 2010, 11:56:AM » |
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I have EU2 I know there is a third that comes out years ago, still I am insanely addicted to the game when I am home to play it. I hate the bugs they have in them, when I played EUI it crashed just as much as EU2 has, from what I hear that seems to be common in most paradox games.
Anyhow, I always liked starting as a some nameless principality and build into an empire that crushes France, England, and the Turks
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« Reply #16 on: November 12, 2010, 12:55:PM » |
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I have EU2 I know there is a third that comes out years ago, still I am insanely addicted to the game when I am home to play it. I hate the bugs they have in them, when I played EUI it crashed just as much as EU2 has, from what I hear that seems to be common in most paradox games.
Anyhow, I always liked starting as a some nameless principality and build into an empire that crushes France, England, and the Turks
I'm playing a game of EU3 as England right now. I've conquered all of the British Isles except Orkney. I've also managed to make vassals of Brittany and Koeln (Brittany was an ally of one of the Irish OPM I conquered and Koeln was allied with France who keeps attacking me since I still have two territories that France has cores on, and I didn't particularly want to annex Continental territory since I've gearing myself for a colonial game. I tried to make Brandenburg a vassal (it was also allied with France) but I lost my cavalry unit, so that did not work out so well...capture two of their four territories before being forced into a position when a white peace was my best option (I had 46% over them in the war, but they wouldn't give me anything since they were going to be able to retake their territory). I've been pulled into way with Gotland by Sweden (and Norway is defending Gotland) so hopefully I'll be able to take Orkney and both Icelandic territories from Norway soon. Within the next couple of decades (max) I should be able to start colonizing my way around the world - hopefully grabbing the Azores and heading for the Caribbean, North America, and South Africa before anyone else can beat me there. Would love to hear about others' games. |
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Ora pro nobis, Sancta Mater Dei.
"Amen, amen I say to you, before Abraham was made, I AM." -Our Lord
"I cannot persuade myself that without love to others, and without, as far as rests with me, peaceableness towards all, I can be called a worthy servant of Jesus Christ." -St. Basil the Great, Letter 203
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« Reply #17 on: November 12, 2010, 02:43:PM » |
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For those still addicted to EU2, try For the Glory.
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« Reply #18 on: November 12, 2010, 04:45:PM » |
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For those still addicted to EU2, try For the Glory.
I only gave in and purchased EU3 after having lost my original EU2 disc to loaning it to a friend and having lost my second EU2 disc to some sort of black magic that keeps in from working... What is For the Glory? What time period and such? |
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Ora pro nobis, Sancta Mater Dei.
"Amen, amen I say to you, before Abraham was made, I AM." -Our Lord
"I cannot persuade myself that without love to others, and without, as far as rests with me, peaceableness towards all, I can be called a worthy servant of Jesus Christ." -St. Basil the Great, Letter 203
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« Reply #19 on: November 12, 2010, 05:52:PM » |
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For those still addicted to EU2, try For the Glory.
I only gave in and purchased EU3 after having lost my original EU2 disc to loaning it to a friend and having lost my second EU2 disc to some sort of black magic that keeps in from working... What is For the Glory? What time period and such? EU3 is only like 10 dollars on amazon, but I am hardly home to use it the desktop and they are notoriously resistant to be playing on the laptop alas my brief time with EU2 is all I get |
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