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I've taught Macroeconomics for many years and am an avid simulation gamer, having designed a few military simulation games in my day. Now, I keep the action on my PC and enjoy the challenge of grand strategy games, particularly those involving deep economic thinking and choices.
Velvet Empire Episode 01: Young France
The Velvet Empire: A tale of the French Empire, as told with Victoria 3.
In this run, we will use the Sphere of Influence mechanics to create an informal empire that seeks to build up not just French power and wealth, but also their status as the pre-eminent arbiter of culture.
Thumbnail image from "Playing Soldier" by Richard Cheek
My mod list is in my Discord server on the #victoria3 channel. If it was easier to do a Steam collection, I would have done one. :-)
In this run, we will use the Sphere of Influence mechanics to create an informal empire that seeks to build up not just French power and wealth, but also their status as the pre-eminent arbiter of culture.
Thumbnail image from "Playing Soldier" by Richard Cheek
My mod list is in my Discord server on the #victoria3 channel. If it was easier to do a Steam collection, I would have done one. :-)
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Victoria 3 Mod List for 1.7.3 by An Economist Plays
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The mod scene is stable enough for me to put out a video on my currently active mods. I touch on each one, why I include it, and hope that you benefit from my curated list. I'm always open for suggestions on ones to try out, especially ones in languages other than English that I may have missed due to a language barrier. My mod list is in my Discord server on the #victoria3 channel. If it was e...
Victoria 3: Sphere of Influence - Bloc Tutorial and Discussion by An Economist Plays
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This one's a tutorial and discussion about power blocs and how I evaluate them overall. We look at how to form them, build them, and maintain them through diplomacy... and *other* means... My mod list is in my Discord server on the #victoria3 channel. If it was easier to do a Steam collection, I would have done one. :-)
Victoria 3: Sphere of Influence - The LCS Method of Power Bloc Management by An Economist Plays
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Yay! We have power blocs! The question is, how do we grow them? I suggest the LCS Method, as explained in this video. It definitely works, although you may need to toss in an obligation from time to time. If you're going head-to-head with the Big Kids in building your power bloc, you'll need all the help you can get in making it happen - so learn the LCS method here and start YOUR power bloc TO...
Victoria 3: Sphere of Influence - More Taxes, More Fun! by An Economist Plays
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Once again, I open with a quick mod review, show how Monroe Doctrine keeps the Western Hemisphere safe from monarchies, and then we take a deep DEEP dive into a great new taxation feature in "The Great Rework" mod. This is amazing, granular stuff, and I hope that you're able to take advantage of this great add-on mechanic in your games! The Great Rework: steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetai...
Victoria 3: Sphere of Influence - Paint Less, Invest More! by An Economist Plays
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I start with a quick mod review and then go into strategies we don't want to do any more in 1.7. That's right, no more paining the map. Instead, we want to *tinge* the map. I explain the conceptual approach in this video.
Victoria 3 Mod Update for 25 June 2024
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It's been *just over* 24 hours since the new DLC and update released and already, we have some high quality mods out there! I give a quick rundown of what mods and authors have been able to update by now and which ones I'm eagerly anticipating. If you'd like my modlist, head on over to my Discord and look it up in #victoria3 channel. :-)
An Economist Plays Victoria 3: Sphere of Influence First Reaction
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New DLC Sphere of Influence and update 1.7 are a thing now, and this is my reaction to it all. There are some things I notice here and there, so not a full tutorial on new features but there are some gotchas to watch out for. I had lots of fun with this and plan to have more fun in the days ahead... especially after the mods are all ready for 1.7.X! :-)
An Economist Plays Victoria 3: Reasons for Imperialism - Making Your Gameplay More Historical
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If you want to play Victoria 3 with more historical color and flavor, start with how you yourself play the game. In this video, I cover historical justifications and motivations for imperialism and how, as a player, I try to limit myself even when the game mechanics are giving me a free hand to do certain things. It's all about having the right philosophy when playing.
An Economist Plays... Getting Mods Ready for 1.7 Release
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1.7 and a new DLC are coming out on 24 June. For those of us who play with mods, I've got some tips and advice on keeping the mods healthy: what to expect, what to look for, and how to troubleshoot them. If you want to keep up with the modders, please join my Discord and get the latest developments and my modlist.
An Economist Plays Victoria 3: Prepare for War! - Tutorial & Intermediate/Advanced Guide
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This tutorial assumes basic familiarity with the Victoria 3 war system, in terms of assigning commanders and recruiting units. This guide gets into diplomatic, economic, and planning requisite to execute wars effectively in the game. It focuses on army composition, building diplomatic coalitions, getting domestic production done right, things to watch for when executing the war, and administeri...
Civilization 7 Improvements from An Economist Plays
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After starting a game of Civ 1 and then another of Civ 6 and realizing I was having fun in BOTH games, I asked myself, "Which one is more fun and why?" And the answer to that question points the way towards some expectations we can have for Civ 7.
An Economist Plays Victoria 3: The Eagle of the South, Ascendant
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Even though the game is in late-game slowdown, I can't walk away from it. I've got things to do as Mexico, especially as the daggers are drawn in Europe... I keep my mod list in the #victoria3 channel on my Discord.
An Economist Plays Victoria 3: So Far From Heaven, So Close to the USA...
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I knew this was coming, I knew this was going to happen... and it's all the pushing from the USA. Mexico stands strong - how does it resolve the aggression originating from the norteamericanos? Tardi's WW1 graphic novels/bandes dessinées : www.amazon.com/Tardis-WWI-Trenches-Goddamn-This/dp/1606997696 (not a sponsored link) War Is a Racket by Gen. Smedley Butler: www.heritage-history.com/site/hc...
Civilization 7 Expectations from An Economist Plays
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I've played Civilization games for 33 years now, so what are my thoughts on what Civilization 7 be like? Well, it's a bit of a ramble, and I consider the history of the franchise along with recent game successes and flops and I think that helps my crystal ball get a bit of a peek at what the future holds.
An Economist Plays Victoria 3: End of Caudillismo
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An Economist Plays Victoria 3: End of Caudillismo
An Economist Plays Victoria 3: The Cristero War
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An Economist Plays Victoria 3: The Cristero War
An Economist Plays Victoria 3: Political Navigation
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An Economist Plays Victoria 3: Political Navigation
An Economist Plays Victoria 3: Avoiding Civil War
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An Economist Plays Victoria 3: Avoiding Civil War
An Economist Plays Victoria 3: Three Grand Strategies
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An Economist Plays Victoria 3: Three Grand Strategies
An Economist Plays Victoria 3: Age of Reform
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An Economist Plays Victoria 3: Age of Reform
An Economist Plays Victoria 3: Democracy Without Violence
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An Economist Plays Victoria 3: Democracy Without Violence
An Economist Plays Victoria 3: Viva Mexico
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An Economist Plays Victoria 3: Viva Mexico
An Economist Plays Victoria 3: The Greatest War I Could Make
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An Economist Plays Victoria 3: The Greatest War I Could Make
An Economist Plays American Truck Simulator: Supply Chain
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An Economist Plays American Truck Simulator: Supply Chain
An Economist Plays Victoria 3: Hegemony
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An Economist Plays Victoria 3: Hegemony
An Economist Plays Victoria 3: Strategic Resources (100% Wartime, Baby!)
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An Economist Plays Victoria 3: Strategic Resources (100% Wartime, Baby!)
An Economist Plays American Truck Simulator: Induced Demand
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An Economist Plays American Truck Simulator: Induced Demand
An Economist Lectures about Victoria 3: 2nd Opium War and The Taiping Rebellion (History only)
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An Economist Lectures about Victoria 3: 2nd Opium War and The Taiping Rebellion (History only)
An Economist Plays Victoria 3: Basics of Monetary Policy (History first, then play)
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An Economist Plays Victoria 3: Basics of Monetary Policy (History first, then play)
Great info. I am your Argentinian version. Smalll tip: switch your title. "Victoria 3: Sphere of Influence - The LCS Method of Power Bloc Management by An Economist Plays ". two reasons: 1. people read just a few words, therefore all your videos look alike. 2nd reason some cell phones cut the titel and they will bypass yoruvideos because thy do not know what are they talking about.
¡Muchas gracias por el tip!
Let me lead is not about stopping small battalions from leading battles, it's to allow your ruler to take over relevant IG if monarchy or similar. Wish it worked like you said it did though 😆😆😆
That's right! I can forget at times what my own mods are doing, when they work in the background like that. Thank you for correcting my mistake!
Personally O like it more when colonization on the map is more about drawing lines. The idea that it's rugged and not build up is better represented by the infrastructure and buildings.
I would love to see a mechanic for staking claims, then colonizing where the claims are. I envision the mechanic would also have a means of resolving conflicting claims through payoffs or intimidation, or where they can lead to war, but give everyone an 11th hour option to back down before the guns fire.
14:30 Reduced GPU usage means inefficiencies, I don’t see how a decrease in GPU usage in the new patch is good?
No reduced GPU usage means it runs more effectively
Reduced GPU is bad if it means more CPU use. But *both* are reduced, so that's good - more efficiency with both and my fans run more quietly! :-)
Playing as Russia rn Britain and I have fought so many inconclusive wars that France was left alone to grow its GDP to more than Russia or Britain combined 😭
Peace is great for growth, for sure.
For me industry realism + political and economic changes make the game a bit unplayable on minor nations You need to build additional finance sector buildings, which increase a probability of crisis, but you do not have a lot of resources for this etc.
On the other hand, the 19th century was one of increased economic turmoil for smaller nations, one reason many sought debt relief from larger ones.
You should try Morgenröte, adds so much!
I would like to, but it looks like it would have conflicts with many of my other mods.
@@An_Economist_Plays Yeah, probably, but for itself it is a lot of fun! For me it filled out the gaps that I felt like vic was missing, without going to far away from the core gameplay
I don't know if you need to know this but I'm so glad to see someone that won't just go on an unnecessary conquest spree
It's the main reason why I love the game! War is secondary in my games.
I would love watching a campaign with Italy!
It looks like Italy unifies regularly, and would be a fun one to try.
I almost restarted because British started a play to transfer Liberia from me in just 8 years in. Noooooo my first block buddy 😭
1.7.4 I hear is supposed to fix that aggression. We shall see...
I love the way you play Victoria 3; its so enjoyable to watch.
Thank you very much, more to come!
I'm looking forward to the America run, seeing the economic shenanigans you get up to in it.
Indeed. I plan that to be next.
Glad to see another France run! I hope you did some reading on the July Monarchy.
Oh I did, but I am also having to do lots of reading on the history of industrialization, fascinating stuff going on with that area in this run!
15:15 It would be cool if you turn Egypt into some kind of crown colony of France. Like how Victoria was empress of India, whoever rules over France could also be Sultan of Egypt
That would be more possible with a sovereign empire bloc, which allows members to become protectorates after 5 years. The other chance would be if there was a revolt and one side or the other in the revolt allowed a wargoal of making it a subject. I'm choosing to go the latter route.
Fuck yeah! just bought Victoria 3 and found out about the whole investment thing. Your videos convinced me to buy it as you described a wonderful way to have an empire without having to conquer one I dont have iron as netherlands but the Somali states have plenty! and after being kicked out of Africa multiple times (I decided a war with brittain over the gold coast was reallllllly not worth it) investing in iron mines there to get the iron in my market seemed like a wonderful way to get it without having to make colonies and potentially pissing off the Brits or french.
The latest DLC/update has totally put the game into a zone where it needs to be. After this, I'll work on some mods for adding flavor in the Balkans and other areas.
Bonjour, nice another France enjoyer. I hope your wineyards will be profitable.
O mais oui! :-D
Really excited for this one
It's a banger of a game so far!
Thank you for providing the numbering. ;)
It'll be a thing from now on, and thank you for suggesting it! We're always the better for it when we listen and make positive changes. :-)
@@An_Economist_Plays Thank you for not only accepting advice but also for implementing it. Our duty is to uplift one another.
Excited about this new series! Viva la France!
This is an exceptionally fun run, that's all the spoilers I'll have about the game that I've recorded thus far. :-)
In 1990s there was a joke in Eastern Erope about emigrating to the USA to find work. - What is "best job" in English? - Asbest job. At the time, many buildings in the USA were stripping Asbestos insulation and paid well for the work.
Wear enough protective gear, and it's rewarding work. Seriously. I think some of the best jobs are the dirtiest jobs.
Of course, "protective gear" wasn't much of a thing at the time. Thank goodness for OSHA.
@@ExpedientFalcon The problem with post-communist countries is, that anything that protects workers is considered evil and antifreedom.
So when are you're gonna turn Bonapartiste? Also if you wanna play a culture focused game, i can recommend the Mod "Morgenröte" which includes many mechanics for that and making imo great use to the character system of Victoria 3 which can be lackluster at times.
I'll have to take a look at that separately, as I've got the mods locked in for this run. I'll have to play and film like mad for the next few days so I can finish it... and then start trying new mods! :-)
Sometimes with the church I gotta remind myself that liberation theology hasn’t come into the fold yet
So it goes, so it goes. :-)
@@An_Economist_Plays your talk in this episode on the power of the church and how in history the post villa/zapata revolution cracked down on the church inspired a peasant resistance against the government. Was very cool
Did you play Victoria Tweaks Mod? Your opinion on this, would you add to your list after the update? Thank you.
I have not used that one, as it seems to be a bit too overarching, even though it's light fixes for the most part. It requires a number of patches to work and I'd rather try smaller-scoped mods that I can turn off temporarily while awaiting a fix after an update than have one big one that puts my whole game on pause while it gets updated.
Great overview! And a facsinating channel at that. An interesting situation you have noticed at 14:51: meat becoming more expensive on the Brazilian market as a predicted effect of exporting said meat to them. You were surprised, but isn't that a situation sometimes described in real economics? If so, could you please explain what would one call it and how it may be theorized? Also it is interesting if the game has the capacity to actually simulate some other outlier situations like that one. Thank you!
That would be induced demand, where demand goes up because a good is more readily available than before. It could be because their standard of living increased and that triggered a demand for more meat. Not sure which is at play in the game, but one could easily be going hand-in-hand with the other.
Does the load order matter ?
For the PEC, Realistic Industry - compatch comes after those two, and I load towards the end. Great Revision I load also either last or almost last.
Thanks for doing this man
My pleasure!
i cannot find these mods
I have the full list on my Discord server in the Victoria3 channel. Link to my Discord is in my profile.
Spent 2 hours trying to get my modlist to work with the new patch. I want to commit sudoku.
Did you have mods that still need updates?
@@An_Economist_Plays I looked for the little yellow warning mark, tried to disable them all - that fixed a few of the issues mainly the crashes, but for whatever reason one of my mods causes a crash when clicking on the new power bloc system, and I have no idea which one.
@@VeXGamingLSRP I actually had that happen in vanilla a few times, your game might get that fixed in the next patch.
@@An_Economist_Plays Thank you!
A really good list. I will try most of them out! I like the vanilla+ experience which this list seems to be geared towards.
Indeed. I like many small, quality of life mods.
Hello , have you ever try Greece, Byzantium, & the Balkans Flavor? a mode that add some good stuff for the balkan is not global mode but that it add quite some stuff for the balkan
I am interested, I will have a look at that one. Thank you for the suggestion!
@@An_Economist_Plays You are welcome
do mods disable Chievos? reeeeee
They do not. I am glad for that.
Best guy thank you
My pleasure!
Cant wait for 1.7.4 to fix the current over-aggressive AI that overbuilds batallions and just swallow any unrecognized power they can get..
Deffo need some nerfing on how the AI adds protectorates... should be a bit slower paced, but if I have to go just as fast, I'm ready to do so.
Ask and ye shall receive, thanks to Expedient Falcon! steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3283589239 Oregon Trail Fixed!
Gracias!!
De nada. :-)
Thank you for updating the list, it is a help!
My pleasure! I think things are settled around the update and it's a good time to make a modlist that ought to hold out for a while.
@@An_Economist_Plays but terrain is is still a factor in battle I presume?
Oh yes. The mod in question is graphics-only.
France still does this today with West Africa. It's kept a majority of it's African empire after WWII by economic, banking and credit means. Of course that is finally falling apart now but this approach is now commonplace in many ways by other powers.
Indeed it is. And that will be the focus of my next Let's Play series.
@@An_Economist_Plays can’t wait to watch!!!
You know we're just here for the glimpse of shoulder and potential for exposed ankles in the thumbnail.
That's what sells, these days. The raw sexuality of exposed ankles.
The trade power block needs to be nerfed asap. With 25% advance tech bonus for either trade or war you can puppet basically the entire world extremely easily with any major power. You can also go for policing which makes bureaucracy a non issue. I do really like the capitalism buffs, however communist regimes need to be nerfed since any top down system is inherently inefficient. Its like that old roman tale of hadrian threatening to kill any shop owner who raised prices during a recession. And yet they all still did.
I do believe some additional tuning fixes are on the way for 1.7.4. We saw some good nerfs in 1.7.3, so they're on the right track, I think. And 1.8 is going to be another tuning and performance update, like 1.6, so I expect it'll be even smoother then.
How long should powers like France and USA wait to form a bloc? It hampers building a formal empire in the beginning as infamy decay from running excess diplomacy is strong and it would likely be hard to generate mandate until you have some automatic members.
At the same time, it just rips off the bandage at the start, deals with all the pain up front. In my next video, I do some aggressive bloc-building as France and show why it makes good sense to form a bloc from the beginning with France. For the USA, it may be best to wait until it's got some strength so it can work at reducing infamy after taking the Mexican North and making it the USA's Southwest. There's also a question about it joining the UK's bloc and then getting strong enough to challenge it for leadership...
What would be a good power bloc type for a México or Spain run?
Mexico has a lot of laws to pass to get to where it needs to be - I would try ideological union. In the game, the AI has Spain go with religious or trade when it forms, I think either of those make sense, but trade only if it's able to start industrializing.
23:34 is the quietest yell I’ve ever heard. Great video!
One must be mindful of one's mic strength. 🙂
map mod?
Modern Political Map - Terrain Exterminator
@@zeugor7464 thx
@@marcelm12plus3 steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3011614285
I was also almost the same age as you at 22 when Civ I came out. It impacted us the whole generation. Thanks for the video. It made me feel not being alone.
Gen X UNITE!!! :-)
I like your “like, comment and subscribe” technique ;) 🤣🤣 i feel better after my daily dose of Economist Plays! Thanks for the video, Dean!
About dyes. The synthetic refinery tech is not that deep into the tech tree and is one you can quite easily snatch up quite early. It makes a lot of sense for germany because you have good access to sulphur.
Hey man, thanks a lot for all the useful information. I've got a question, are you planning to do a detailed tutorial for Vic3, covering how to industrialise, increase GDP, build up the industry without bankrupting the country and such? Since the game has changed a lot.. I like the way you explain things plainly and give examples, that's also how I teach.. it'd be nice to see you making a good in depth beginner friendly tutorial for the new patch :)
It does look like 1.7 makes so many changes, *I* would benefit from doing a tutorial!
@@An_Economist_Plays To be fair I'd love to see a tutorial from you. In depth going over important things in the game, steps of industrialization, what to build first trade and such. I think you're a great man and must have been a great teacher !! I've seen some tutorials on CZcams but watching the short stuff from your old tutorial series ( I found it today ) clarified a few things for me. So, if you do one, that'd be great ! :)
I will get started on it later today. :-)
@@An_Economist_Plays you're a star! Great news for all of us !
I thoroughly enjoy your content, particularly the expertise you bring to gaming, akin to The Civil Engineer who creates city-building videos. Having followed your channel for a few weeks now, I find myself sometimes struggling to discern the specific focus of each video. Would it be feasible to consider numbering your videos as episodes? This approach would provide clarity, allowing viewers to easily track, for instance, the progression of the France playthrough across its five episodes. Thank you for your efforts, and please keep up the excellent work.
I do have them ordered in their playlists, which I have maintained that way. Putting episode numbers on videos is something that turns away new viewers once the number is greater than one. Having said that, that statement has the most impact shortly after a video release. Going back to older videos and making series/episode notes shouldn't impact views, so that's something I can work on.
@@An_Economist_Plays Absolutely! If it's not too much trouble, I would be thrilled to see you play as Portugal. It would be fascinating to hear your insights on my nation's illustrious history. At least once upon a time...
@Aegon23 I did a Portugal game once and was able to grab Transvaal to get gold, now... that crutch isn't there... much tougher to do!