Paradox announces a new batch of games

[Danilh]

Grand Strategy gamers rejoice all over the world with the new geopolitical simulation goodness we are being promised to get

Now, the new games
Those are:





Victoria 2

A sequel to the 2003 cult-hit, with a large devout following around the world. Victoria 2 is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control over a country, guiding it through industrialisation, political reforms, military conquest and colonisation. Guide the USA to its Manifest Destiny, Make United Kingdom into a world-spanning empire, and make Germany the dominating nation in Europe.


Features
• Deep engrossing political simulation, with dozens of different types of governments.
• Detailed economy with over fifty different type of goods and factories.
• Historical game-play on a large map covering the entire world.
• Over 200 different countries can be played, from 1835 to the start of world war 2.
• Advanced Technological system with thousands of inventions to be discovered.
• Possibility to export a save game at the end of the game into HoI3.
• A streamlined interface, which makes the game easily accessible.
• Automation of various tasks, including trade and population promotion.
• Advanced spheres of influences system, where the great powers battle over the control of the world.
• New types of pops, including bureaucrats and artisans.
• Cottage production simulating pre-industrial economies.
• Gunboat Diplomacy, no need for negotiate as a fleet outside a port may be a more persuasive argument.
• Overhaul of education, where clergy educates people of the same religion, and each pops have their own literacy levels.
• More reform categories with more options to select from in each.
• New election system with coalition governments and an upper house/senate.
• Historical and Dynamic missions guiding your country through the history.
• Thousands of historical events and decisions

For The Glory

For the Glory is a game in the Europa Universalis series, based on EU2 and the famous user modification AGCEEP.

Take up the reigns of your country, guide domestic and foreign policy, navigate thousands of historical events, engage in various struggles and lead your country to prosperity – all in the name of glory!
For the Glory offers full historical immersion, with a completely new in-depth
experience with over 10000 historically accurate events.
Take charge of the mighty Habsburg Empire, the aggressive Swedish state, or the seafaring Portuguese. Build up your empire through trade, diplomacy,
colonialism and war. Interact with real historical events and persons to determine what path your nation will take. Nothing is written in stone, and while a wise leader may choose to follow the path of history, you may also take advantage of opportunities for
change.


Features
• You can play as over 180 countries, on a map covering the entire world, in the
era spanning 1419-1819
• Experience unparalleled historical immersion with over 10000 historical events.
• Unparalleled mod-ability: unlimited timeframe and up to 1000 counties.
• Improved and modernised interface.
• Adapt your playing style to the personality of your nation’s various historical
monarchs.

EU3:Heir to the Throne(expansion)

Requested by the fans, Heir to the Throne is the third expansion to the
preeminent historical strategy game Europa Universalis III. The expansion takes the hugely successful game beyond complete, with improvements across the board:


Features
• Intriguing Casus Belli system, where wars have specific goals from start to finish.
• Monarchs now belong to dynasties, with far reaching effects on the diplomatic model.
• More involving and powerful Holy Roman Empire and Papacy options.
• Special diplomatic options for Republics.
• Set your National Focus in a province to enhance growth and strengthen your hold in the region.
• Permanent Terra Incognita removed and replaced with impassable regions.
• Cultural Tradition allows better advisors in the same way that Military Tradition allows better generals and admirals.
• Spheres of Influence simulate the Great Game of the major powers.
• More dynamic pirates. Issue letters of marque to plague the sea zones of rival nations.
• Monarchs need to uphold their legitimacy in the eyes of their subjects
• Many other additions and improvements.

Of all these I'm mostly interested in Victoria 2(as you may be able to tell) and i know it probably will be bugged beyond imagination in version 1.0, but what the hell, it's VICKY 2!!!

 

[UniversalWolf]

MANY people will be pleased with the announcement of Vicky 2. Including me.

Now we just need Crusader Kings 2.

 

[Sicblades]

Or Civ 5

 

[Flop]

I don't know, really. I've been wanting a Vicky 2, since the first one is probably my favourite Paradox game, but at the same time I'm not sure I'm going to like what Paradox ends up producing.

Ageod will be releasing Vainglory of Nations in the not too distant future, so I guess I'll just be looking forward to that, for now.

 

[Sorrow]

i know it probably will be bugged beyond imagination in version 1.0, but what the hell, it's VICKY 2!!!

Cool, so, they are selling unfinished games? Does it mean that one can pay an unfinished price for it ?

 

[rcorporon]

A new expansion for EU3!!! I'm stoked.

I love PI.

 

[Danilh]

i know it probably will be bugged beyond imagination in version 1.0, but what the hell, it's VICKY 2!!!

Cool, so, they are selling unfinished games? Does it mean that one can pay an unfinished price for it ?

*unpolished, not unfinished, as most of the bugs have to do with events and such

And Paradox has a nice policy of patching constantly,hearing the community's suggestions(the EU3 exp and Vicky2 were chosen to be developed by polls in the forum, and FTG is a mod project that got the engine licensed to them for free) as well as making hotfixes made by modders official

EDIT:

Just saying, if you want to suggest a feature for Victoria 2 go to http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=443
Unfortunately you can't suggest features to FTG because it's a licensed project and to the EU3 exp because the guys at the EU3 forums have been doing this since the last year.

 

[Username]

• Possibility to export a save game at the end of the game into HoI3.

Lol these guys are pretty much the shit now.
ALL HAIL ICELAND! WORLD RULER BY 1945!

 

[Danilh]

• Possibility to export a save game at the end of the game into HoI3.

Lol these guys are pretty much the shit now.
ALL HAIL ICELAND! WORLD RULER BY 1945!

Actually, you can already convert form Victoria Revolutions to HoI2, it is a part of the "Really Grand Campaign" , starting in 1106 an ending in the 1950's. The trail is : Crusader Kings->Europa Universalis 3 or 2->Victoria Revlutions->Hearts of Iron 2. Some people do this whole trail playing multi-player in every game, and the results are generally freaky like world domination of Sweden or the UK being represented only by a tribal society in Africa and such. Oh well, i'm just getting over-eager at paradox again

 

[Sorrow]

i know it probably will be bugged beyond imagination in version 1.0, but what the hell, it's VICKY 2!!!

Cool, so, they are selling unfinished games? Does it mean that one can pay an unfinished price for it ?

*unpolished, not unfinished, as most of the bugs have to do with events and such

Game isn't finished until it's polished.

 

[Dragula]

For the glory is a fan-made paradox published game.

For the Glory
Following Paradox's pioneering initiative to license out the Europa Universalis engine for free, the first title utilizing such technology is ready to hit the public in Q4, 2009. This ”fan-developed” title, a hybrid of the successful titles Europa Universalis 2 and Europa Univeralis 3, will offer full historical immersion and a new in-depth experience that will feature more than 10,000 historically accurate events between 1419-1819.

 

[Danilh]

i know it probably will be bugged beyond imagination in version 1.0, but what the hell, it's VICKY 2!!!

Cool, so, they are selling unfinished games? Does it mean that one can pay an unfinished price for it ?

*unpolished, not unfinished, as most of the bugs have to do with events and such

Game isn't finished until it's polished.

By that logic, every game that has had a patch or a "fix" has been sold unfinished. And most PC games fall in that category.

 

[Flop]

By that logic, every game that has had a patch or a "fix" has been sold unfinished. And most PC games fall in that category.

Sounds about right to me.

 

[Patton89]

I have always loved paradox games, they are one of the best strategy games made these days. Ill be buying vicky 2....in time.

I will wait for HOI3 to get more patches....and i will do the same for vicky 2. Its far smarter thing to do compared to insantly buying a paradox game. Hell, i made that mistake with hoi2. The game didnt even work properly, and when i got it to work, there was no music.
Had to wait for patches to get my music back.

 

[Sorrow]

By that logic, every game that has had a patch or a "fix" has been sold unfinished. And most PC games fall in that category.

Yes. Which says something about their creators and about their audience.

But hey, they could at least clearly write that they are selling beta versions of their games .
People who "forget" to mention such "details" are crooks and crooks belong in jail.

 

[UniversalWolf]

By that logic, every game that has had a patch or a "fix" has been sold unfinished. And most PC games fall in that category.

Yes. Which says something about their creators and about their audience.

But hey, they could at least clearly write that they are selling beta versions of their games .
People who "forget" to mention such "details" are crooks and crooks belong in jail.

Crooks or not, PI's games are among my favorites. As long as they keep following their policy of fixing their games until they end up polished, I'm completely willing to forgive them their shaky releases.

 

[Sorrow]

Note that I'm not talking about the practice of selling beta versions itself. If players are willing to accept it then, it's their problem.

On the other hand not giving a clear information about it is unforgivable.

 

[Deleted member 53669]

Or Civ 5

Pfff. Alpha Centauri 2.

 

[UniversalWolf]

On the other hand not giving a clear information about it is unforgivable.

I think it would be unforgivable if they released their games the way they do and then never fixed them properly. Since they do always fix them, I can forgive it.

 

[rcorporon]

PI's track record, IMO, is fine.

They tend to have buggy software out of the box, but do work diligently and quickly to address the problems, and usually have them under control in a reasonable amount of time.

Secondly, they actually listen to their fan base, which is more than I can say for most of the industry, who simply panders to the widest possible base.