Did you know that, as of this writing, there are over 10,000 players in Victoria 3? It started rough, with plenty of broken mechanics and bugs, but the map-painting, empire-building grand strategy game has come a long way. It helps that Paradox loves pumping out DLC for its games, sometimes years after release. That trend continues this year. Victora 3 Volume 3 features four DLC: Warships, The Great Wave, State and Revolution, and Century of Strife. Here’s what to expect from each!
Every DLC in Victoria 3 Volume 3
Warships – Bonus Pack
Available immediately upon purchasing Volume 3, the Warships – Bonus Pack features new ship designs with on-map art of key battleships, adding flavor and immersion to the game. It’s purely cosmetic, though.
The Great Wave – Expansion
- Ship Designer: Design and construct a fleet according to your country’s strategic needs. Build powerful but expensive ocean-travelling warships to influence other nations, or build an efficient fleet designed to keep your coasts safe.
- Flagships: Customize your very own pride of the fleet and let it lead your navy to prestigious victories.
- Ship purchase treaties: Sell your ships to other countries across the globe, and draw profit from your ship-building capabilities.
- Gunboat Diplomacy options: Use your fleet to influence other countries in new diplomatic actions.
- Narrative content:
- Steer Japan through the social and political tumults of the late Edo period, characterized by increased challenges to Tokugawa samurai rule. Adapt to or revolt against a changing domestic and international landscape, and reform the country to see your vision through.
- Contend with the entry of Japan onto the world stage, and best the Western powers at their own game. Use your navy to extend the reach of Japan beyond the home islands, and compete for land and influence with your powerful neighbours.
- New historical characters.
- Art: New clothing assets, a Japanese building style, UI skin, map, and table assets.
- Music: New period-appropriate music tracks evoking Japan’s rich culture.
State and Revolution – Immersion Pack
- A dynamic Journal Entry that updates based on the Tsar in power. Make use of different actions depending on the Tsar’s traits and other factors in order to achieve their ambitions.
- Deal with a flexible Russian revolution based on the Tsarist Governments, and the legacy of your predecessors.
- Fight through the Russian Civil War, following the collapse of the state.
- Build up the post-revolutionary Russia depending on its outcome. Make way for a communist government, or bring about your designs for an altogether different post-revolutionary regime.
- A new Journal Entry dealing with the pursuit of Russification.
- Narrative content for Poland and other nations vying for independence from Russia.
- Exile unwanted dissidents to Siberia to ensure power stays with you – though the outcome may not always be what you expect.
- As an autocratic ruler, appoint favorites, adopt their ideological stances, and engage in narrative content around their newfound powers.
- Experience Ukrainian and Belarusian cultural renaissances.
- Visual effects for seasonal changes across the globe.
- New historical characters.
- A new building style, character assets, interface, and map skin, and table assets.
- Music: New music themes inspired by Russian imperial and revolutionary ambitions.
Century of Strife – Immersion Pack
- Walk the tightrope of reforming China, striking the right balance between necessary change and the country’s stability.
- Decide the fate of the imperial examination system, reforming or abolishing it to achieve your ambitions.
- Resist foreign encroachments and safeguard Chinese interests, such as in Korea.
- Support the Self-Strengthening movement to reform the Empire, or bring about its end through revolutionary action.
- Foster social and economic change in post-revolutionary China.
- Make use of unique cabinet interactions for China.
- Strengthen imperial power, or seek to end dynastic rule and establish a new base of legitimacy.
- Engage with new content for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
- Experience events around the attempted opening of Korea by western powers from Korea’s perspective.
- New historical characters for the involved nations.
- Art: New clothing assets, a Chinese building style, UI skin, map, and table assets.
- Music: New melodies inspired by Chinese history and music traditions.