Transforming the WORST NATION Into WAKANDA in Victoria 3

[@AlzaboHD]

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[@DeezNuts-ju1rj]

bro you just fulfilled the golden circle concept as Liberia.

[@coola567]

Liberia annexing Texas and succeeding where the Golden Circle failed is exactly the kind of Paradox shitposting I come here for. Also, Caesar Tubman is the most badass name ever to emerge in Victoria 3

[@pedrotbird5426]

Its way more entertaining to play as one of the worst nations in the world and larp than start off as a great power

[@idontlikerome2744]

All hail the rise of the Liberian Empire!

[@andrewgreenwood9068]

While I agree Victoria 3 is one of the few PDX games where playing a major power is still fun

[@Salazatl]

Started off as the Qasimids and becoming Arabia is so satisfying

[@copiusgrimus6671]

Agreed i love playing as sokoto ottomans persia mughals rawanda But also qing

[@jarjab2games]

I normally play and pdx game like the point is to become the greatest power, after that the game is done.

[@agar474]

The tribe called quest reference fucking killed me

[@SethSinclair]

Liberia has one of the best rags to riches story possible

[@OnionAddiction]

Your puns are sick as always. Love 'em.

[@Gigas0101]

Politely requesting a Zulu game where South Africa and Great Britain are made to feel the Bull's Loins as you prove that, when it comes to Zulu, it's Shaka Can not Shaka Can't.

[@iusethisnameformygoogleacc1013]

That sounds an order of magnitude harder. If not more.

[@_-JonDoe-_]

This is the Blessed Timeline. It’s too pure. 😂

[@Alizudo]

damn, another long wait time between uploads. but your stuff is great, so I'll keep waiting

[@danielr3587]

play cuba next, conquer the Caribbean and make it the richest in the world.

[@eduardopupucon]

i'm very curious how those Serbians, Manchu, Uzbeks etc transformed into African-Americans

[@sumedhmayekar6580]

Can you do a playthrough as Bali and restore Hinduism to glory once again in Indonesia?

[@theinnerparty5295]

Really good video. Funny too.

[@frzv12]

Try east india company

[@budderk1305]

do people even get Austin power references anymore? to be old,..

[@WolfSpiritMan]

Fantastic! 👍👍👍

[@mikerotch7606]

Take that Texas!

[@iattacku2773]

“ Santa Ana begged for a white peace but we aren’t white” lmao

[@AndréFajardo-t4w]

Made me sub after that.

[@Unionatwar]

Liberia, Land of Liberty what a Place to be President Tubman

[@konplayz]

🗣️ louder 🗣️

[@JHohenhauser]

Will lead the way to a brand new day setting the nations free

[@Tricky2109]

Ah, a fellow Japsterdamner

[@LoliPolice-bf7mw]

Land of sunshine Land of palm and riches untold

[@gandzia1555]

But the richest ore that can be found are the people's hearts of gold

[@MrSaywutnow]

"After we finished researching how to be racist" I didn't have *that* on my bingo card.

[@judyhopps9380]

based Korone fan

[@officialzji1828]

Liberians freeing African Americans from slavery sounds, to be honest, really cool.

[@warthoggoulags1679]

and the complete opposite of what happends in reality but its still cool

[@crazysarge9765]

not freed, more like under new management

[@idontlikerome2744]

Government: God damnit we sent you there for a reason

[@Swan_River_Cowboy]

@@crazysarge9765they’re freed, he ended slavery early

[@BloodwyrmWildheart]

And yet, even though Liberia was made for them, they're still here for some reason.

[@IchBinJager]

I like playing Liberia too, but I usually try and take Africa to make the United States of Africa.

[@emilianohermosilla3996]

Damn, now I want to see you reform the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth by playing Krakow

[@aleks4256]

Easy now, satan

[@War_is_cool]

I’m pretty sure laith did that

[@qhu3878]

@@War_is_cool its his 3rd most viewed video in fact

[@arabianpirategp3]

Surviving on war reparations is crazy 💀💀

[@ChangeNameEdits]

That sounds funny

[@arabianpirategp3]

@@ChangeNameEdits 😆

[@TheArklyte]

Ah, the good old Stalin gambit😅

[@arabianpirategp3]

@@TheArklyte fr 😅

[@AlzaboHD]

What content would YOU like to see NEXT? CK3 castration challenge coming SOON!

[@qhu3878]

castration challenge? you mean ball(less)garia

[@torylva]

How about United Scandinavia that must take revenge on Russia?

[@Magic-zo1sy]

Love your content can’t wait to see the ck3 play through! 🎉

[@guywithnounderstandingofth7586]

I know it's a reach but I feel like playing the dread league in the equestria at war mod for hoi4 would be fun

[@SymphonyIn152mm]

Poland reformation as Kraków

[@onezerotwo]

THE PUNS IN THIS EPISODE ARE DEVASTATING A++++

[@camilrodriguezc]

"Can't demand independence due to our low Liberty desire after being regime changed 20 times" Great DLC Paradox as always

[@manooxi327]

AlzaboHD not using the Washington state trick against the US! (impossible challenge):

[@derekskelton4187]

This is probably one of the only safe African starts, so long as the US doesn't like you enough to annex you. You did it as a meme, but honestly could probably make this start really strong

[@kalvaxus]

"Landing in Oregon, and reverse trailing".. damn, that's poetic!

[@TheGohanSkywalker]

This is a world I really wanna see more of. Like, what do the two World Wars look like with a syndicalist America and Liberia as arguably the strongest democracy in the world?

[@InSanic13]

Presumably, they look like Liberia continuing to kick everyone's asses for war reparations.

[@Djentle-Rain]

Probably the same just joining the war late to claim glory 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Pulstar232]

@@Djentle-Rain considering how aggressive they banned slavery(and asked for war reps), they might get involved quickly. The syndicalist america will get involved to try and remanifest destiny on liberia as well.

[@akittycat2448]

With all this America focus, how about a play through as Louisiana and claiming your rightful territory, as well as the French crown?

[@wraithr6s324]

“Making Wakanda” first step leave Africa 😂

[@NB-yu4lj]

The GDP is not 350… it’s three fiddy😂

[@js500y9]

If you like building something strong from scratch I can only think of one out of pocket idea Play as a released Wales, unleash the dragon and build a coal empire

[@josephoutram3019]

As a New Zealander, starting somewhere in the Pacific would be awesome. If that's even possible in Victoria 3.

[@Jonathan-mh2ll]

hawaii is a free nation. Polynesia is subject to france but you can play them.

[@Calpaleo]

Tahiti would be so fuckin cool if that’s possible

[@user-uk9tp8ph4s]

Alzabo can you play Serbia I am from Serbia I am from Balkan pozzz

[@user-uk9tp8ph4s]

Please alzabo I would do it myself but I am shit at the game you are literally the best

[@RagnellAvalon]

Trying to recreate the Heavenly Kingdom as a player power actually sounds pretty wild

[@Alizudo]

I'm gonna be honest: from an IRL standpoint, I enjoy the concept of what Liberia was meant to achieve. Tho, it was very inefficient at the outset and not properly supported initially. It still has a very American-inspired culture, which I think is also unfortunate because they could be so much more unique than that. From what I've been reading, they also don't have very good relationships with the other African countries-continuous political conflict-which is incredibly unfortunate for them, and I hope they get a lot more support.

[@DS-bx3sm]

Idk about "what Liberia was meant to achieve" though. It was a 19th century racist idea to send black Americans "back" to Africa. Of course the relations with the indigenous Africans weren't good. Why would they be? Foreigners were invading their land!

[@iusethisnameformygoogleacc1013]

I mean, I don't really like the idea that it was *meant* to achieve much - it was well-meaning but ignorant and happened because of a common belief at the time that a multiracial society was impossible without the black population violently taking out their valid grievances on the white one. They were probably better than most abolitionists that believed the right things but took no action to alleviate the suffering of slaves, but they didn't really spare much of a thought for the fact that the land they were colonizing already had a population of 'Africans' that had literally nothing in common with these people and that the freed slaves would have access to vastly superior technology and resources that they used to brutally oppress them for basically the country's entire existence. In 1990 they still had unfree labour taking place on incredibly exploitative and dangerous plantations. It's like they learned *all* the wrong lessons from America

[@punkaludunk]

I’m an alzaho for these videos 🤤

[@rowanhester3728]

💀💀💀💀

[@Tabathew]

"There are 2 things I can't stand. People who are intolerant of other people's cultures, and the Dutch." Thanks for bringing me waaaaaay back....

[@andrewgreeb916]

Making the world more free through the power of jingoism. Real smooth video, hope to see more.

[@tyrannicalsaint]

These videos take a long time to make and get out there, but honestly they are the best Paradox videos out there, from Ck3 to Vic 3, to hoI4 to Stellaris, I'd watch whatever video you made in this format. It's just such a good format my man. You are one of the very few instant clicks on YT for me. Keep up the good work.

[@guyfieriismyhero2445]

Invading Texas as Liberia is very poetic because Texas was the last state to abolish slavery and Liberia is a colony comprised of freed slaves

[@b88mtorba]

"a piece of ship" goes hard af, ngl

[@Anders_Lund]

11:58 I think you misspoke with 100 years...

[@danialazwar3418]

freedom isn't free is kinda bars ngl 🔥🔥🔥

[@vipersuit2652]

29:55 Hong Xiuquan, the founder of the Taiping Rebellion that succeded in this playtrought viewed Manchus as demons, so thats why they all fled the Africa

[@pekicodex6233]

*How to transform an African nation into Wakanda in Victoria 3!* Step 1: Leave Africa

[@gitgudgame2743]

I love the puns you put into this video. as a history nerd they make me happy.

[@Gigantotherium]

The Sisko spotted, dispensing based token.

[@AlzaboHD]

Prophet be praised

[@FrostbitexP]

Lol easily one of the most entertaining vic 3 vids ive seen.

[@ebifurai.163]

as someone who loves playing tall, this game is awesome

[@fightingthefaith]

This was great! Play as Krakow and breakout from Austria and then... dealer's choice? Modern Poland? Pol+Lit? Go SE and see how far it's possible to get into ME?

[@austinbowman6177]

Now i wanna see this same Vicky save in HOI4 lmao

[@Stevonicus]

Super Juneteenth just dropped.

[@hhdhpublic]

this come late but id love to see anarchist finland run in vic3:3 Another interesting would be taking uk or germany back into feudalism with rest of the world.

[@kingdubztv9785]

Just got Victoria 3 and have absolutely no idea what im doing, the tutorial barely explains anything lol I got CK3 a while back too and have no idea what im doing on that game either. HOI4 is so much more straight forwards

[@Salman.914]

I have a fun idea how about a game of democracy 4 and try to make project 2025 alive

[@harku123]

Fucking incredibly written script

[@Sgt_Robo]

Of course, the true victory was Tonga Time.

[@KittenCritters]

Hello mister Alzabo and happy Thursday. Would be great to see you do an vicky3 island challenge. Could start as Madgascar or Cuba or w/e and then conquer all the islands in the world

[@Uwawa96]

Would that include taking over Britain as the final boss ?

[@KittenCritters]

@@Uwawa96 No?

[@dlg1812]

We can Say that Liberia came black from the dead.

[@joemanyak]

That's very cool, really, but why u didnt used spheres of influence mechanics? :с LIBERIAN TRADE LEAGUE or something :P

[@kobenithegoat]

Alzabo conquering USA: "Some of Mexicans may die, but that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make"

[@DunnellonD]

Latin “X” out their people OB MY LORD HES COOKIN

[@williamrelue]

Bro this rhyming has to be SOME kind of hate crime 😂😂😂

[@nifler1915]

"Wir schaffen das" That was a good one

[@Peanutbutterfella]

“Comanche please” 🤣 he can’t keep getting away with this

[@nathanmartyn2403]

Next should be the heavenly kingdom

[@umusuuk]

here's a challenge; win as Paraguay.

[@ivang3678]

Paraguay is one of the strongest minor nations in the game. And it was used for world conquest runs thanks to turtle island and their unique ideology

[@samyravs7792]

Paraguay is super easy tbh. Haiti is harder. Algeria is harder. Hawaii is harder

[@danielr3587]

play in Central America conquer it and make it the richest in the world

[@neopolitan4121]

Recreate the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 🗣🗣🔥🔥

[@silenthornet5502]

Ago a tribe called quest mentioned???

[@KiwiEmpire4640]

You should play as Haiti and humiliate the French

[@JaCrispy3060]

this video i think will make me actually play vicky 3

[@barneythepurpledinosaur7002]

Yo how is banning religion progressive? 28:15 Just asking

[@GarlicPudding]

Poor Oregon, getting invaded over and over....

[@benzelmer8111]

You should play as the East Indies. Don’t form Indonesia. You’ll be able to get #1 GDP even if you limit yourself to the Indonesia region. The difficulty comes from being an occupier under a (usually) weak nation.

[@TheArklyte]

The beaty of Victoria 3, a game where endgame is always to leave the most pops possible with best outcome possible as it gives you the biggest economy and fastest research.

[@iusethisnameformygoogleacc1013]

So, in other words, the secret to success as a nation is to try to improve the lives of as many of your people as possible? Frankly, that's pretty based.

[@Corium1]

hey alzabo can you play bosinia, im not from bosinia

[@KhanUlric]

"I've never seen a worse DC. 70% turmoil" Me: Sounds a little lower than real life these days actually...

[@lagomorphcavy]

Do Indian Territory and conquer all of India.

[@gvncd]

Hussite Ryukyu when?

[@tristankeech4070]

Man did anyrhing but play in Africa

[@mediaspam9696]

Id prefer anything over victoria, good game, personally don’t like to play or watch it really. somehow my brain turned off and I watched this all. Ig if you’d have to pick a nation, Id be interested in a Iceland controlling all world oceans and stuff ya know

[@fanero3046]

You're insane at this. Do Colombia next. And don't form gran Colombia, since it's actual name would be just Colombia without the "Gran".

[@ElevenAce]

I don't know much about Victoria 3 but would be nice to see you take it to 2024. But knowing Paradox that may take some time for you. Still just curious to see what you would do and how the world would look.

[@zachzednik1804]

Liberia was one of the first African countries to ban slavery much of Europe already having banned it in there home countries. Also one of Liberias presidents who peacefully convinced tribes to get rid of slavery and then convinced the tribes to join the country of Liberia all well still being a considered a U.S. colony.

[@calimerohnir3311]

still no westernization mechanics I see... disappointing

[@AlzaboHD]

Recognition is quite similar, getting to be an unrecognized great power and then have to ally a major power was honestly quite punishing!

[@calimerohnir3311]

@@AlzaboHD I was mostly thinking about the tech tree actually. I fondly remember that aspect of gameplay from my old Japanese playthroughs on Vicky 2

[@AlzaboHD]

I need to try v2! The only westernization mechanic Ive seen in PDX games is the old one from eu4, I think they patched it out once institutions became a part of the game

[@calimerohnir3311]

@@AlzaboHD If you're really interested I recommend installing the "Historical Project Mod" to fix the sphere good duplication and get an enhanced vanilla experience (It also adds a couple steps to westernization where you have to invite foreign experts to reform your military and economy) You can also add the "Historical Flavour Mod" for trade companies and more formable countries and tags

[@the_hate_inside1085]

Considering how infuriatingly bad the combat system is in Victoria 3, I bet you developed PSTD from save-scumming/exploiting through all these wars, with a much smaller military...

[@piotr7805]

I honestly wish Paradox would make "ledger" (or however the source of global information is called in Victoria, I'm Eu4 enthusiast) into pure gameplay mechanic, rather than kind of meta-play. I know it's a balancing act for all-knowing AI, but it always breaks my immersion that some small country on the next continent has access to extremely precise information about nation with no spies inside, nor other means of actually securing valuable intel.

[@Frixworks]

I know you dont typically play modder games, but a CK3 After the End video would be really cool. Its been on the Steam workshop now for a while.

[@Hiro1oo1]

Liberia becomes recognized as the grandfather of special force operations as a concept and the first successful state to make naval invasions a core part of their successes in wars that they were disadvantaged in, this leads the nations of the new world to take on smaller armies to mirror the act of winning a war with a great strike, or invest their industries into fusing their architecture with fortress concepts in city planning alike the Old World. The causes of the world conflict known as the "Last War" are complicated and argued upon, seeming as many regional rivalries being strung together until sides formed in a bid of conquest that would reshape the world. No German of the north or south could lay true claim to the mantle of being the land of the Germans. The fate of Mesopotamia and Jerusalem, with the sword of Damocles hanging above the aging project of the Ottomans, forced to drive abroad to find allies to support the usurpers of the Byzantines placed in similar reckoning. Yet a resurgent power play by the heirs of Ptolemy is but a breath away from being fed fire by the firebrands from France. The North American Experiment that went awry, feeding its red sparks across the Atlantic found its own purchase in Paris. And in the Middle Kingdoms, all knees that bend for the brother of Jesus Christ keep their eyes wide for lands of converts, with the pagan and orthodoxically Siberian frontier ripped from their impious old masters by the great bear of Russia. The lines were drawn inconsistently, and nations were plagued with projects puppeted on by those of great ideas thrust into enemy nations to create revolutions. The Atlantic Project of Great Britain, Liberia, Brazil and the Heavenly Kingdom (though strange, yet consistent with the Kingdom's believe that no child of God should be restrained by debt or bondage, this opened them to the ideals of the former three.) While Austria, France, Russia and Egypt reconciled their own individual concerns of revolt and desires of greatness by supporting the pillars of the old order, of hierarchies and prestige only through birth, that the world was to be ruled by those with divine rights, and not by the virtue of having a life; they were centered upon the orbit of Vienna, and became as the Pact of Empires. Egyptian recognition was given in exchanged for Egyptian claims to the Ottoman's Empire traded to Russian interests, and Austrian investments to begin opening doors in Alexandria and abroad. Would a Red America or a black eagle over Prussia find a moment to seize the day whilst their Liberian rivals or Austrian antagonists took to a world conflict? Could Brazil take the sword to the underbelly of a preoccupied Liberian Liberal state and become masters of South America and Africa?

[@OmegaTrooper]

Mao Zedong diet. Broooooooooooooo.

[@anvos658]

Feels like Paradox should ask for the sponsor money back when this didn't show off the main thing of the DLC or be anything more than just a Victoria 3 vid. Also this isn't Liberia, this just playing Texas with a Liberia name tag, and took cheesing the AI to even get Texas.

[@sureee_kidsure9180]

Being unrecognized also gives you a very high interest rate, which means going into debt is significantly worse for an unrecognized power. It should also be mentioned that Separation of Church is the least discriminatory religion law since State Atheism only accepts Atheism. State Atheism is also bad for performance since it makes about 20% of your population convert to Atheism, which makes pop fragmentation, causing more calculations.

[@DustKingArchives]

At 1158 you accidentally said “1966”. I replayed it many times. I zoomed in to look at the date because I thought I was tripping

[@Knux173]

Hi AlzaboHD, could you play as the Confederation of the Equator? It arguably has the worst flag in the game and i'm from its capital city

[@VDBRNGR]

Hey Alzabo! Great video. Can you play Galicia, without forming Iberia if possible? Thanks.