Fantastic/MAJORLY fictional events

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I swear I read somewhere that Victoria 2 had a Lovecraftian event chain. This sounds pretty exciting, and I was wondering if there are more similar events to this? Or are there events in other paradox games in this style? Like I know about the comet thing in EUIII and supposedly CKII has events with devil worshippers or demons or something, although I understand these are extremely rare...

Any mods with events like this I would also be interested in, thanks folks.

 

[Legions of Rome]

New England has a decision where it can build some university that is devoted to Lovecraftian studies.

 

[Junuxx]

EU3 has a bunch of pop references, some of which are listed here: http://www.paradoxian.org/eu3wiki/Easter_eggs

Can't really help you with Vicky though.

 

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There is a Comet Sighted event in Victoria 2 too, it gives some research points.

 

[AdeptusM]

it's a fun easter egg, but the only majorly obvious one. I still like the more subtle jokes like "THEY'RE AFTER ME"

 

[unmerged(138084)]

These all sound great, I have the game installed but unplayed until I get House Divided, so hopefully I will be surprised by not only rare out-there events, but some normal alternate history and historical ones of course.

 

[minispace]

That Lovecraftian event was from one of the dev diaries. Look for the one dated around April Fools Day.

 

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ouch. It certainly worked.

 

[SDSkinner]

The formation of Babylon and the countries resulting political parties and flags definately count as fantastic and fictional.

 

[ZomgK3tchup]

I swear I read somewhere that Victoria 2 had a Lovecraftian event chain. This sounds pretty exciting, and I was wondering if there are more similar events to this? Or are there events in other paradox games in this style? Like I know about the comet thing in EUIII and supposedly CKII has events with devil worshippers or demons or something, although I understand these are extremely rare...

Any mods with events like this I would also be interested in, thanks folks.

There is one related to the exploration of the South Pole that reveals that you awaken some great Lovecraftian evil. The game code jokingly calls for a "game over" screen.

 

[HULKSMASH]

If you go through a communist revolution after you have granted female suffrage, an event pops up to repeal it (because communists are in power), and the text is "Get back in the Kitchen!".

 

[aapkw9]

There is a Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea event chain.

 

[Selzro]

The Manhattan Commune can form as an independent nation. That's straight out of William Gibson and Bruce Sterling's 'The Difference Engine' novel.

 

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That's hilarious. I remember reading that masterpiece many years ago, although I don't remember how wildly the national borders were rearranged, but would make for a fantastic Mod idea featuring the layout of The Difference Engine with difference engines giving massive technological bonuses and Luddites giving a detrimental effect to tech, possibly. Just having the overall atmosphere of the book could be neat.

 

[Hibernian]

I've been told that somewhere, hidden in the ship names of some countries are loads of space ship names from Iain M. Banks' Culture universe (though I have yet to find them).

 

[Mythtern5]

There is a Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea event chain.

Tell me more.

 

[Selenimar]

Vicky 1/2 time frame seems perfect for all things Wells and Verne. Is there a Moon colonization mod anywhere?

 

[Zzzzz...]

If you play as Manchuria, the radical party is named as "An Unlikely Candidate"

 

[ve3609]

I took the Miskatonic University event and placed it for the USA.

 

[King of Men]

So this may be a stupid question: Are tanks still referred to as "Barrels"? They were in Vicky 1; it's a reference to Turtledove's Timeline-181 series.