Vicky NOOB

[rick402]

yes folks, im new to the "Best EVER" Paradox title. i couldnt tell you were or how to begin. caN ANY OF YOU awesome friends explain, or show me where to get my Noobecation at? sincerly a paradox gamer that wants to love all of there titles!

 

[Sn3ipen]

Try to watch some let's play on Youtube and use the wiki if there are anything you need to know. Start as Brazil, Japan or USA. Feel free to ask if you have any more specific questions.

 

[rick402]

Try to watch some let's play on Youtube and use the wiki if there are anything you need to know. Start as Brazil, Japan or USA. Feel free to ask if you have any more specific questions.

thank you friend! how do i add you as a friend, on here?

 

[RELee]

I prefer the old-fashioned ways. Probably because I'm old. Read the manuals, read the forums, read the wiki, start up games for specific learning purposes, make mistakes, try again, use cheat codes to figure out how you went wrong, try again, come back to the forums and ask hundreds of stupid and/or insightful questions until you become an annoying little twit.

The old ways are the best ways.

 

[themrwho]

Being less than a month to the game myself I would suggest what's working for me so far:

1. Watch Shen plays Japan
2. Read game manual
3. Read strategy guide
4. Consult to wiki for questions/tips
5. Consult on forums

This is the ultimate and only right way of learning Vicky. All other methods are null and void. *grabs popcorn*

 

[RELee]

 

[SknerusMck]

Haha, vicky fans made some good advertisements screaming about The Best Game PDX Game Ever You Know What I'm Talking About .

 

[rick402]

I love you paradox! please STAY awesome!!!!

 

[themrwho]

I love you paradox! please STAY awesome!!!!

Sometimes I feel like we all gotta ask ourselves, what did I do for Paradox today.

 

[LiberiusX]

I prefer the old-fashioned ways. Probably because I'm old. Read the manuals, read the forums, read the wiki, start up games for specific learning purposes, make mistakes, try again, use cheat codes to figure out how you went wrong, try again, come back to the forums and ask hundreds of stupid and/or insightful questions until you become an annoying little twit.

The old ways are the best ways.

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GB is a little overwhelming for a new player.

here is my response to a similar thread:

2 and 3. Don't play the tutorials.

Go here: http://www.victoria2wiki.com/Victoria_2_Wiki

To learn a lot of the basics, play Sweden or Brazil. They're out of the way and don't have to worry about a lot of the Great Power mechanics(like influence) until later.

To learn Great Power mechanics, France or USA make good choices. You start out a Great Power, but you aren't really overwhelmed.(I favor the USA for this, since you really can't screw the pooch unless you try.)

Germany and Britain start out as some of the most complex countries because there is so much going on. They may be inherently powerful, but they are not good choices for a first playthrough.

Edit: I recommend these countries because they make learning Vicky 2 fun. Brazil can invade her neighbors in the early game with almost no risk(and no infamy when taking certain states). Brazil is also nice for learning about political parties. Sweden is out of the way of most of the European hot zones and has a good set up for industrializing. If you want to play the industry game, switch to state capitalism and have fun building resource chains. The USA starts off on a good footing but can be a little overwhelming if you aren't familiar with the basic war/political mechanics. France is much the same, but it is much closer to the action, the tradeoff being France can dominate the colonial game fairly easily.

You don't have to play the entire campaign for every one of these countries to 'get it'. A few decades with any of these countries can teach you everything you need to know about Vicky 2. Beware, even in my worst campaigns I find myself adopting an attitude of "seeing it through" because of the work I've put into it. I don't think I've played a country that wasn't fun.

or a tl;dr version:

I really don't recommend China for a first game, even if you have Paradox game experience.

I would recommend starting with Sweden or Brazil to learn the basics of political/economic management. Play one of those for a few decades. Then, play France or USA to learn about Great Power management(influence, crisis system, colonization etc.).

Then, give China a shot. It's destined to be a great power, but not until it civilizes. Also read this and the other articles in the wiki, they are very helpful: http://www.victoria2wiki.com/Civilization_for_the_Uncivilized

For the love of Vicky 2 will someone please tell me how to translate links from posts in the old forums so they appear on the new forum? I can't seem to get it to work.

Edit: figured it out