Slavery is, obviously, a horrific crime against humanity and precisely for this reason, many games that have a slavery-related setting or mechanics will either leave it out of the game or abstract it into something that’s less ‘on the nose’ … For Victoria 3, we don’t think these options work for us for two main reasons.
It’s a complex sandbox that attempts to imitate real history as accurately as possible so that players can then see how things would play out if they (or the nation they control, to be more specific) did things differently.Īnd this is not the first time a slavery simulation system has appeared in a video game – a similar system existed in Victoria 2. Up front: It needs to be said that Victoria 3 is not a slavery simulator. It also means you could play through as the British and re-embrace slavery or choose not to intercede in the Atlantic slave trade, thus allowing it to prosper.
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This means you could play through as the US and attempt to abolish slavery immediately as a means to both free people and avoid the civil war. These policies can be changed and, at least theoretically, it should be possible for any nation to embrace or eschew various forms of slavery. Every decision matters and over time, the progress or problems will be carved into the earth.Players who choose to play as the US, for example, will inherit a policy wherein existing slaves remain enslaved but new slaves are no longer imported. New production methods and amenities create a mass-migration into cities, as new industries darken the skies but brighten the future. The changes in the world are represented in our new dynamic map. Use pacts, alliances, threats and bluffs to claim your place in the sun. In Victoria 3, anything achievable by war, can also be done by diplomacy. But you are an actor on a global stage, racing other nations up the mountain of prestige. Rather than paint the map of the world, you write the book of your nation. Harness the power of steam and coal to transform factory towns into industrial titans. Import necessary goods to keep your people happy and fuel the factories that will produce valuable items for export. The muscle of industry is powered by the sinews of trade. Social, technological and cultural revolutions provide the perfect playground for your alternate history fantasies. Transform the force of technological innovation into sparks of progress. Turn the shouts of upheaval echoing in the streets into government reform. Never before have the lives of so many changed so much, so quickly. These groups are the foundation of a realistic and dynamic society simulator. Pops have needs, desires and form powerful groups for you to handle. High and low, across cultures and lands - we create a representation of the global population in 1836. In Victoria 3, you meet the people of the age in our Pops system.