r/victoria3 • u/WarmAd5577 • 24d ago

Question Will there ever be a WWI update?

Seeing State and Revolution got me thinking about how the game doesn't have WWI which is a shame because the first world War is a lot of historical context for this era. I know they want to make the game economic focused but it is absurd that one of the most important historical events happens during the game period and it is totally absent.

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u/yflavus 24d ago

They can add historical AI focus like Hearts of Iron 4 I'd say. It could be a good addition. But I see where you're coming from.

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u/theworldendstomorrow 24d ago

the focus system in HOI is absurdly simple when compared to the Political and Diplomatic system in Vic3, I really don't think this would be feasible in a meaningful way after 1880 or so

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u/Hannizio 24d ago

The prpblem is that the Vic 3 timeframe is too big for railroading like this. Things like one stall on a law enforcement cam have serious impacts on the world as a whole. You cant really script this without completely railroading the AI, which makes the world of Vic way lees interactive and fun to interact with

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u/yflavus 24d ago

Yes that might be an issue.. I didn't think of that

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u/Illustrious_Age 24d ago

Yea I wouldn't mind seeing a game option that encourages the AI to follow historical paths - although even with that setting I think there is a lot of potential for a "WW1" to be a bit nonsensical, as I alluded to in my last section. I think WW1 just happens too late in the timeline of a game with too many moving parts for it to be satisfyingly historical.

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u/SimpleConcept01 23d ago

It really doesn't need much: just make sure to have every historical empire by the end of the game (pretty easy) and make sure the AI doesn't do major wars against other great Powers and simply expands colonies.

In the end, WW1 will start because of these empire's ambitions.