Europa Universalis III

**Beskar** · 01-23-2010, 18:50

An update of that map so far. I been playing as some random African country. Been fighting off the colonial advances. The Western Ming Empire collasped and they are currently in countless wars. However, their biggest threat so far is actually the rebel problem. As soon as majority of the land turn core, in my opinion, Ming should be able to get back on its feet and reconquer terrority with a new vigor.

**Alexander the Pretty Good** · 01-23-2010, 21:35

Originally Posted by Beskar

An update of that map so far. I been playing as some random African country. Been fighting off the colonial advances. The Western Ming Empire collasped and they are currently in countless wars. However, their biggest threat so far is actually the rebel problem. As soon as majority of the land turn core, in my opinion, Ming should be able to get back on its feet and reconquer terrority with a new vigor.

I can't see your map either, Beskar. (I quoted your post and I don't even see any [img] brackets or a non-working link to the image to explain it.)

**Cultured Drizzt fan** · 01-24-2010, 19:51

Here is a question. Just when on a Paradox binge and Ordered EU3 and Victoria on amazon. Will they work on my new Windows 7 laptop?

If not I fear I have made a horrible mistake.

**Beskar** · 01-24-2010, 19:53

Originally Posted by Cultured Drizzt fan

Here is a question. Just when on a Paradox binge and Ordered EU3 and Victoria on amazon. Will they work on my new Windows 7 laptop?

If not I fear I have made a horrible mistake.

Why wouldn't it?

(Also, I am using Windows 7 64-bit)

**Cultured Drizzt fan** · 01-24-2010, 19:55

Originally Posted by Beskar

Why wouldn't it?

(Also, I am using Windows 7 64-bit)

I have heard people say that EU3 did not work on vista, wondering if the same applied with Windows 7

**The Wizard** · 01-24-2010, 20:05

EU3 works on Vista if you're in admin mode.

**Jolt** · 01-24-2010, 22:59

Originally Posted by Cultured Drizzt fan

Here is a question. Just when on a Paradox binge and Ordered EU3 and Victoria on amazon. Will they work on my new Windows 7 laptop?

If not I fear I have made a horrible mistake.

Have you played any Paradox game (If not, buying Victoria might have been a mistake)

**Alexander the Pretty Good** · 01-25-2010, 02:42

EU3 works on Windows 7 64 bit. I haven't tried Vicky since I installed 7 but I assume it would work (though you might need to try compatibility mode).

**Warluster** · 01-25-2010, 03:40

Paradox announces new game

ubik and Paradox announced on the 21st the Magna Mundi is now going to be a retail game, like Arsenal of Democracy or For the Glory. On a fan level, I see the con as there are no more Magna Mundi updates (for free!) but at least we get a full on polished expansion-of-sorts.

Some more info from ubik here: Magna Mundi game info estimated release date is 2011. I like his first point, ubik did amazing things with EU3 when he didn't have access to the source, and now he does who knows what he'll do with the game.

All of these mod teams forming into official games, its a brilliant move by Paradox to let them do this stuff, especially as they're letting other devlopers use a game which is basiclly the figurehead of Paradox. I know theres more chance of a blue moon, but it would be great to see CA give these privileges to Total War mod teams. EB, TATW... by giving these devlopment options to mod teams they're only expanding their market and gaining more publicity.

**Cultured Drizzt fan** · 01-26-2010, 01:10

Originally Posted by Jolt

Have you played any Paradox game (If not, buying Victoria might have been a mistake)

Meh, I figure I can wait till I have more experiance with EU, play that for a long while, then when I feel I am ready Dip my toes in to Victoria. I am not going to let its complexity scare me off

I have only minimal experience with paradox games, but I am hoping to change that. I have played the demo quite a bit, and devoured a lot of the wiki, so I think that will be ready for that at least. (took quite a few disastrous attempts with England and Switzerland in the demo, but I am starting to get a hang of things.) I feel like that can keep me engaged for a long time. (EU that is)

Victoria, EU3, and Mount and Blade are all shipping now!

starting their journey from Indiana. All very exciting (I could not find any of them in any of my local game shops, and this is the first thing I have bought on amazon ever.)

**Meneldil** · 01-26-2010, 07:59

EU3 is really not that difficult. The vanilla game doesn't have much complicated features, but it gets way worse (and annoying and tedious) with Magna Mundi. It takes a few hours to get of gist of it.

Victoria on the other hand...

I never could wrap my head around it. And though I think the lack of historical events is a huge letdown in EU3, I also think the overabundance of them sometimes makes Vicky annoying: your country is doing great and all, but it suddenly get all screwed up because that's what happened in real life.

**The Wizard** · 01-26-2010, 14:07

Make sure you buy EU3: Complete. EU3 vanilla is not such a very good game without the expansions.

And as far as I'm concerned, I'm not that excited about a Magna Mundi standalone game (there's already a thread about it, btw). MMP is just a patchwork of various mods pastiched into one big package, and technically not a real full-blown mod, and has all the problems coming with that. In addition, I don't like MMP's premise, because I feel it clamps on too tightly to history and doesn't give enough room for changing it. Just like Vicky and EU2.