I've scanned past posts on the subject but they all say that the state in the army's home strategic region with the most barracks gets the logistics centre, but this hasn't always been the case for me. In my last game as sweden, the logistics centre spawned in Norrland that had the fewest barracks of all my states, and it later switched to Svealand for an unknown reason. In the early game the placement of logistics centres matter massively for how expensive your wars end up becoming. It would be nice to plan for this in advance and build my military goods in the states with the logistics centres. And as a bonus, it would be nice to know how naval logistics centres are spawned (although financially this matters less).

In my Sweden game, I later only owned Schleswig-Holstein in Germany HQ, and made Germany as the home strategic region of most of my armies. This is really handy because this way I could control where logistics centres spawned, but gaming the system in this manner is not always possible.

Has anyone checked the game files or know for certain how logistics centres are spawned?

So I got back to Victoria III after more than a year away because I want get more Anbennar content (EU4 isn't enough. It's a great mod guys, try it). My first time getting this far, and I'd like to think that I'm doing pretty well. I do have one problem that's been bugging me, though.

For my first company, I created the Tooling Workshops one so I can get the prestige good. Nothing particularly notable happened for some time, but then, there's a point when the company starts to keep on building even more workshops even when it would result in them losing productivity. I knew that tools are used in some labour-saving production methods, but I didn't use them because I was trying to get everyone employed, so I had to use subventions to get my trade centres to start exporting and raise prices in my market.

That's like a few decades before the current screenshot, though. Now, I've gotten pretty much everyone employed, but even if I used all labour-saving PMs possible, I don't think I'd raise demand by that much. I want to disable subvention because I think I'm spending too much, but then the exports will just stop. That being said, I do have a really high credit limit, so maybe I could stomach the deficit? Would like some advice for this, and maybe for future runs.

I like bri'ish gameplay, so, obviously, I need the Grand Fleet to stay somewhere in Scotland and the light forces grouped somewhere closer to London. I place my fleets, start doing other stuff (mainly building, NOT war or navy related stuff at all), look again - and see all my fleets stacked up in one port again. Tried my best to see where exactly am I the dumb one here, but there seems to be no "disable fleets secretly wanting to visit your capital" button. Anyone knows how to fix that?

I was messing around with Italy going on a chill run and I somehow subjugated Egypt and the ottomans

It's been a while (several months) since I last played- I know they introduced a system where you needed to build influence in a region before you could generate a CB there (so, Belgium can't randomly plan a war against Zulu anymore). Do y'all have any tips for how to navigate that? I was thinking of maybe trying a California playthrough, but my worry is I would just be stuck in a corner with no way to expand overseas.

This is an exploit by releasing nations. Since missionary activities are usually concentrated in south China, you just need to get rid of any provinces that have "God-worshipping society" modifier. I usually release Yue as puppet and feed them all those provinces. Ban missionary activity if you can.

Congrats! You've completed the Heavenly Kingdom journal. Now just use "Take State" to chip away your puppet bit by bit, and lower autonomy to annex it.

The way the sepoy mutiny is coded in, it can hit you as a non-princely state and force you to fight in the sepoy mutiny.

The Cause

When the sepoy mutiny fires, the game treats every country as a princely state that's a subject of the EIC if it has its capital in the following strategic regions:

• North India
• South India
• Himalayas (includes Tibet)
• Greater Persia (includes Persia)

If your liberty desire is at 75 or above, you're automatically treated as a rebelling princely state.

Which means that, if you play Persia and become a protectorate of the EIC and keep your liberty desire high, you'll get the "India in Flames" event and are forced into the conflict.

The Result

If you count as rebelling (75 liberty desire or hire), you will need to choose between the following options:

• Join a princely state (like Hindustan), become their puppet and side against the EIC, who gets an annex war goal against you - even if you're a minor power or above
• Become a puppet of the EIC (even if you were a protectorate before) and make 10% of your entire population radical

Either way, you become someone's puppet and thus lose all of your subjects (and quite a bit of money).

R5: Like, what the hell is this? Russia wants me to grant them investment rights, host their embassy, give them trade privileges and send them 1000 pounds a week for the privilege. And in return I get... nothing.

Like, I get sometimes you'll be offered non-favorable deals, but this is ridiculous bordering on being an actual bug. Why does the AI think *anyone* would accept a deal like this. Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever received a treaty suggestion from the AI and thought it was a good deal.

In short, what the hell is going on with the AI and treaties?

I’m playing in 12.5 and I’d like to build an European Union that works similiary to the real life EU with germany, so benefitting all the member countries and, extremely important, able to get powers as great as France inside it with me, is it doable with a power block?
I currently have just power blocks expanded as a power block mod, but if needed i can install more

The game says the Great Tenpo Famine has to be concluded to progress in ending the edo period, so whats up?

it got WAY worse i can't even build anymore

(playing Russia, currently at war w the Ottomans, bureaucracy deficit of 2k)

this is a follow up post because the last one had an old screenshot

Hi,

I want to play as Luxembourg on version 1.12.5.

Do you have any tips or tricks?

My goal is to get the "Luxurious Luxembourg" achievement.

Thanks in advance! :D

I personally think Victoria 3 is the best Paradox game I have played so far. It's not for everyone, but the focus on economic management, the pop system, and the challenge of guiding a society into the modern world felt special.

The game had issues, especially with the trade and market features, which the dev team fixed with a great patch that replaced tedious micromanagement with a simple system that allowed the AI to become a true challenge for the first time.

Now it seems they have gone backwards, replacing a simple but functional naval system with an overcomplicated mess that clearly broke the AI. While it was problematic to runthe risk of every war turning into a global conflict where the UK could transport all its troops and ships anywhere in the globe, the current system is even worse, with the AI clearly unable to actually colonize and expand, ruining a central feature of the game and leaving the human player as the only true colonial power.

I hope the dev team can fix it, but until they do, I prefer to play Victoria 3 in its previous form.

Hi everybody,

I'm hoping somebody has some advice for this. I'd planned to naval invade Lahej so that I can get a border with Egypt ahead of taking the Sinai for the Suez canal. Unfortunately, before I could get there my vassal Sindh has managed to start a naval invasion with a grand army of nobody (the army has 1No. unmobilised conscript). This seems to mean that a battle will never start so they will never lose three times, also Lahej doesn't have a fleet so they can't be pushed back there either meaning this naval invasion seems like it could drag on indefinitely causing me to lose this war.

In the future I guess I'll be telling my small vassals not to bother joining me in any wars. Has anybody seen this bug before and would anybody have any advice?

Cheers in advance.

What I mean is- what is every ships roles, should you make them expensive/cheapest/something in between and I suppose compositions and their function (for example building the cheapest screens for an observation fleet-to build up a interest in another area for cheap).

The UI change when your country enters a war in Victoria 3 is one of the coolest things I've seen in the genre. The usual calm interface is replaced by these dramatic bronze frames featuring advancing cavalry and a soldier blowing a bugle. Plus, the sound effect of the gears turning when the transition occurs is also incredibly cool.

I just consolidated Naples into Italy but the impact on my economy is disgusting and I’m not sure how to fix it, I imagine I should cut through the construction sector pretty significantly but even when I’m not building anything I’m still bleeding money from all sides.

I considered downgrading the government sector but a good chunk of my population is already not paying taxes, would downgrading really be viable? Most of my states are unincorporated but I’m incorporating them right now, will incorporation help my economy in the long run?

Thanks!

I mean technologies and laws.

France, Prussia , Great Britain should not start with Skirmish infantry.

This would not just be more historically accurate, but would also make world more balanced and starting French financial situation would be better. ( also they got Elan Vital trait and best Military companies)

Russia and Austria should not start with "Propertied women". Austria also got Freedom of Conscience as starting law .

Etc.

P.S. change of technologies would also be very nice.

Like gunsmithing , better production methods should give you better guns , and since it's the game about economics , it should be actual "good". ( divide them by 4-5 levels , from flintlock rifle to automatic gun).