Victoria 2 - Demo released for 'A House Divided'

[dannie]

After Action Report contest with GRAND prize launched on forum



NEW YORK – February 2, 2012 - Recently released expansion for Victoria II has just received a demo. The demo for the game that focuses on the American Civil War era allows players to:

* Play from 1836 to 1860
* Play as Prussia with the chance to form Germany through warfare or diplomacy
* Play as Japan to westernize your country while fighting back reactionary forces.

Find out where to download the demo here: http://www.victoria2.com/media/demos

The devs have cooked up something for those already playing the game as well. Join the After Action Report contest on the forums: http://bit.ly/yFstfL. Winners stand to pick up a big chunk of the Paradox catalogue.

About Victoria II: A House Divided
From the development team behind Hearts of Iron and Europa Universalis, Victoria II: A House Divided introduces a new starting point in 1861 allowing players to experience the US Civil War from the start, from the era of absolute monarchies, encompassing expansion and colonization, culminating in the emergence of the US as a global superpower at the dawn of the 20th century.

Buy Victoria II: A House Divided here:
http://www.victoria2.com/game-info/buy-the-game

Watch the launch trailer here:

[video=youtube;QNolMbj2uSM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNolMbj2uSM[/video]

Read more about the game
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Victoria2Game
Web page: http://www.victoria2.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Victoria2game
Forum: http://forum.paradoxplaza.com

 

[seattle]

* Play as Prussia with the chance to form Germany through warfare or diplomacy

Oh reary? That is a possibility?

 

[RedRalphWiggum]

* Play as Prussia with the chance to form Germany through warfare or diplomacy

Oh reary? That is a possibility?

technically yes

 

[podcat]

technically yes

but maybe and would be more realistic

 

[calvinhobbeslik]

technically yes

Sphere France and Denmark.

 

[seattle]

but maybe and would be more realistic

Technically the regular "or" would be more appropriate. Since it covers A+B, A, B.
- "and" would imply A+B (and IIRC a pure militaristic approach is possible).
- "Xor" (exclusive or) would work with A, B (but not A+B or neither).

You're a programmer, aren't you?

 

[SchlauFuchs]

I was wondering where one can see the selected nation's infamy value. I couldn't find it so far. It would be nice if someone shows it to me on a screenshot.

Thanks!
Kai

 

[podcat]

I was wondering where one can see the selected nation's infamy value. I couldn't find it so far. It would be nice if someone shows it to me on a screenshot.

Thanks!
Kai

in diplomacy view click the wars tab and its listed there on the right

 

[Phalanxia]

Technically the regular "or" would be more appropriate. Since it covers A+B, A, B.
- "and" would imply A+B (and IIRC a pure militaristic approach is possible).
- "Xor" (exclusive or) would work with A, B (but not A+B or neither).

You're a programmer, aren't you?

Or a logician

 

[unmerged(152587)]

Hi,

I can't get the demo to run. I get the intro movie, after which the desktop is displayed and the game is minimized in taskbar. The cursor changes to some watch. v2game.exe process shows no action and takes up about 30 MBs. Nothing else happens in the next 10 minutes.

Is there a way to fix this?

 

[SilentScream]

I have a question about the demo, when the date changes there is a slight lag, noticed more or less when scrolling the map. Is this normal ? The faster the date speed the laggier it gets. In Crusader Kings 2 running at x3 speed is always smooth. I noticed this kind of behaviour in Europa Universalis 3 Chronicles, though there things are less obvious.

Another issue I've noticed is that when you move your cursor over various provinces, while the tooltip changes there is a slight fps drop. This can be fixed by limiting the fps to 60 for example. Why does this happen ?

I was planning to buy Victoria 2 + expansion but since it lags so much I think I will pass until I see some progress in this direction.

Thanks.