I got addicted to Victoria 3 and created MEGA BRAZIL

[@danielserrao5276]

As a Brazilian myself, it pleased me immensely hearing Potato butcher the pronunciation of the various names. Thank you kindly sir!

[@lasanha6328]

"mines gereis" KKKKKKKKKK

[@elpresidente6553]

Portuguese is the Polish of Roman languages, change my mind

[@lasanha6328]

@@elpresidente6553 nah, its french. in portuguese you still kinda say what's written. you can't convince me that ""ouiseaux"" is pronounced "wazô" (not to mention the soixante-dix (70) and the quatre-vingt-dix-neuf (97))

[@danielserrao5276]

@@lasanha6328 Barria was what got me 🤣

[@phosspatharios9680]

I felt physical pain at every creative pronounciation he gave to "Ç"

[@venisontron]

Fun trivia that Potato learned in this video: France's longest land border is with Brazil. Ain't so easy to fight a war against a great power when they can freely walk their troops onto your continent.

[@idontlikerome2744]

One would think their longest border be with their southern brothers in Spain

[@pamps_alone]

Potato you should get the Colossus of the South DLC! It *massively* expands the gameplay experience of Brazil with tons of unique journal entries regarding Brazilian politics/history and the reign/legacy of the "Magnanimous" Pedro himself

[@Shinbu150]

Hey Potato, you can gamble with political party leaders by exiling the ones with Traditionalist traits or other bad traits every 5 years. It's mostly random who takes over but you can influence the chance. Generals, Agitators and your Ruler can be potential party leaders. Their odds of becoming the leader is influenced by their popularity. If you get lucky and get someone with Moderate or Reformist or Market Liberal you can reform insanely fast. Its one of the best strategies when playing Russia since your Heir starts as a Market Liberal. Targeting the Landowners and the Church have the biggest impact if you can get someone with a good ideology trait as the leader.

[@jdraymon]

oh no 3 hours of an Irishman pronouncing portuguese 😂 Thanks for playing this game it's always fun to watch

[@brewsive]

ahh the ol' i can take on two world super powers in the Napoleonic era without researching any advanced military units strat... love it

[@chekiefloofderg4997]

Yeah like, he is very methodical and is certainly commendable. However, on the opposite end, he has been way too cautious with the economy and development in general. Probably not wrong but it certainly made him lag behind quite a lot compared to the Europeans.

[@ZCPB__]

to add a bit of context on why you start on war against Grão-Pará as brazil. Grão Pará(which is the region i was born) was the last province to declare independence from portugal after the 1822 independence on rio de janeiro. after 1831, the first emperor pedro I abdicated the throne and pedro de bragança II (Pedro II from civ6) became emperor as an infant, since he had no means to govern the empire, a temporary replacement was build (the Regencias) made of 3 authorities that choosed governors on each region to take care of such a massive territory. Grão-Pará's people did not recognized those governors as legit rulers of the region and started the "cabanagem" revolt, the longest revolt brazil had in history, started at 1935. In the capital of today's Pará (the current name of the state), Belém, we have a big monument that represents the "cabanagem" revolt and is a symbol of resistance for us.

[@Flor-um1zu]

I started watching thinking it was a 30 minute video, then I noticed 1 hour in it's 3 hours

[@Darkry]

Ah yes! The game you can spend 10 hours in and not know where the whole day went. Keep the content comming, I always learn things I never thought about in this game. I started playing around improving relations and then traing states for obligations. Pretty broken, they just hand you the state over.

[@PetoskeyStonez]

I love at the tail end the video that potato has more and more of an irish accent

[@g.r.4372]

Should you dare refuse to come to Brazil, Brazil will come to you! Greetings from (Grão-)Pará, the lone star state.

[@Starchaser41817]

>Unified Scientific Association Ah yes, the real USA we wanted all along.

[@An0xymoron127]

*glares in evangelical*

[@Starchaser41817]

How am I watching this entire video lmao Proof that Potato can make the most entertaining content.

[@kryzethx]

Yesss, more long-form content! Especially exciting since your first video on Victoria 3 is why I started playing, and it is *exactly* my favorite kind of game, even moreso than the other Paradox map games

[@lessthanexpertracing626]

Brazil is a great country in Vicky3, especially when you're learning the game. You're a pretty big fish in a fairly small pond, so as long as you don't do anything monumentally stupid (like declaring war on one of the Great Powers), you can concentrate on industrializing and liberalizing without any significant security threats. Just figuring out how things work, and what buttons to press. Brazil even has oil and rubber (when discovered). The only thing missing is sulfur, which can easily be gained from either Peru or Argentina.

[@marcelocataniantunes1490]

Cia is the abreviation of Company in Portuguese. Klabin is a real company listed in the Stock Share of Brazil. Is one of the greatter paper production in the world.

[@JohnJackson-e9z]

You ignored military tech for the whole game, went to war with two major powers, and you were surprised they curb stomped you?

[@Gaston-Melchiori]

As an Argentinian, this game is pretty accurate, at least the basics are fine. A lot more attention to detail than most games.

[@MrNobulol]

Brazilian here and I have a tip for you potato. You can buy a state called Acre from Bolívia for a horse.

[@maxwilliams9523]

Morale recovery is really good for naval invasions as it lets you fight again quicker before they get chance to recover.

[@granatmof]

Based Potato, making a super productive socialist utopia.

[@PacificVoyager660]

Most KZbinrs just click through stuff quickly without explaining what they are doing. It's refreshing to see someone who is actually explaining what they are doing and why.

[@adamcharman8726]

This is great. I'm terrible at these deeper paradox games and these vids do a lot of work on helping me get my head around playing them. 3 hours! what a treat

[@elWhiteNinja1]

Hey @Potatomcwhiskey a bit of advice. You should try to get on iron frame buildings asap. It is way more efficient and puts more money in the investment pool. Build less sectors and put it on iron fram as soon as you have the option. You will grow much faster and enpower the industrialists quicker as well. Try to focus on states with iron and coal. Then vertically build in that state. Tools, mines and steel it will make construction cheaper and better.

[@jirobow]

Brazillian here, I promise voting and supporting your campaign as long as you move the capitol outta Rio de Janeiro.

[@nm-zl4wn]

I want to buy this game, I just have no incentive because Paradox suck you into and endless loop of DLC in order to complete their unfinished games.

[@wanyaisneed3972]

Relatable. Want to get into hoi 4 but because of all the dlc it costs way too much

[@Shinbu150]

Summer or winter sale usually has Paradox games. Usually 75% off.

[@Square1production]

@@wanyaisneed3972 You can buy a subscription to all the DLCs for some Paradox games on a monthly basis. It takes a while before it ends up costing more overall than buying everything outright.

[@benpeterson8888]

@@wanyaisneed3972 they have a season pass thing. Where you get all the dlcs for a monthly subscription

[@henke518]

it's on sale right now 50 percent off

[@Be_Gee]

I have never played/seen Victoria 3 gameplay before. This video just popped up on my feed, and now I’m addicted. 3 hours well spent!

[@martinbega6369]

This was a bit older patch so i think you were learning. Still two tips: always try to max your research and get a semi balance construction = upgrade it and if You hang on in debt a friendly great power might pay it for an obligation

[@vincentsolus9227]

"Kablin irmãos & cia" would be "kablin brothers & co." , cia is short for "companhia", that's just company in portuguese

[@abrvalg321]

11:00 you have to transfer north and liberate south&mid. They will join the north anyway but you'll save on infamy.

[@cantalope6980]

love the vick3 content i’ve been addicted for so long

[@venisontron]

I haven't played V3 in quite a while, and a bunch of the mechanics you're showing are new to me. I think I need to start a game back up. Also, I love the parallel between this and Civ 6 because you get Dom Pedro II in both games.

[@torrent6181]

Victoria 3 on your channel is always a nice treat

[@unknow11712]

be in 2 wars " i'm not sure why my population is decreasing" ... welp :D

[@adamastorr]

Truly, this was the best video about this game I've ever watched. I'm Brazilian and I don't particularly understand anything about the game, but I've always been interested, your video is very explanatory and helped me understand concepts that didn't enter my head, thank you.

[@cantalope6980]

not sure if they changed it but i think u can just transfer north peru and liberate the rest and they all form one country under north peru as your subject

[@hellcy7237]

lol @ 31:50 - "We don't want Slaves in our nation, these are people who lack freedom, they can't buy their own goods!", Definitely the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about why Slavery is bad

[@cyrusol]

You still have a lot to learn when it comes to Vic 3.

[@jirobow]

Came back to finish watching this - just realized that Potato gets more and more Irish as the video goes by. (I do realize it's just his non-youtube accent slipping out bc of how long he's recording for)

[@jamesd3472]

This was a really fun watch, would definitely enjoy seeing a warlike run if you do make it!

[@serisothikos]

Vicky 3, just like the other Paradox games, is something I'll start playing at noon and look up and it's 8 PM. This was a great watch because the game (especially after the introduction of MAPI) is so complex there's always new stuff to learn.

[@tomwarren5580]

Of course Big Brazil needs a big video

[@ThmSphone]

I love Vic3 so much. Even with all its problems, the game is crazy

[@ConSocial94]

Fyi there is actually a button that lets you Reset Production Methods that was added to make dealing with the aftermath of Revolutions easier

[@shihdur2558]

You put me on this game with the Persia video and now I have over 800 hours. Thanks I guess!

[@TenyoS]

3:02:30 You're telling me there's not enough coffee in Brazil?

[@CahidAlir]

Please do more of this. I watched it in one sitting

[@shaunmorrison6448]

Your OG Japan video convinced me to get Vicky 3 and dive into grand strategy games. My grades do not thank you.

[@toughsun2704]

Haven't even watched the video yet but I'm super excited to see you play Vic3 :D

[@thorskjelver8564]

I really appreciate that you came back to this game. Its a ton of fun in my opinion

[@kdubs9111]

Doing this as Brazil is a cake walk when the UK is your trade partner

[@blockchiken]

To get Multiculturalism and the other laws you wanted, you should be taking the Agitators who support those laws (like the one you went and found) and using the Promote To Government option to make in the leader. This then takes the entire clout of the group for the support % of the law. So Multiculturalism would have gone from 8% to 25% base chance. Side note: Multiculturalism is the hardest reform to pass because even your intelligentsia oppose it at baseline, and no one supports it without a unique ideology. People do be kinda racist like that in the 1800s.

[@thedumbchicken7120]

typically you don't want to put consumption taxes on things like alchohal or tabaco because even though its more profitable it affects your lower strata pops affecting your standard of living more than taxing the middle or upperclasses because they can handle the hit.

[@rjmills126]

“Increase government spending” great just what we need lol

[@drakhoon]

this is one of those games i like watching other people play, but every time i start a game i just go meh not in the mood ^.^

[@masterofgreymog5751]

Potato not knowing how war support collapsing from exhaustion works was a good chuckle.

[@unamagaa]

Please play this more! I would love to see the military/ conquer the world strat!

[@JAMSAarth]

Hey, Potato! "Cia." is an abbreviation for "Compañía" (in Spanish) or "Companhia" (in Portuguese). Means the same as Associates in a english company. Kablin Irmaos & Associates is the same as Kablin Irmaos & Cia. Also, it is pronounced like de "ci" of "cinema"

[@gregmackay5821]

I like your Vic 3 content!

[@Eilmer]

i love this game so much! thanks for playing it again :)

[@neilwilkes]

I am also hooked on this. Useless, but still hooked. My countries keep going to revolution so am obnviously getting something fundamentally wrong but I will get there. Keep up the great content please!

[@OrlovKruskayev]

Oh my god you're finally playing this game, I love it

[@mtrps_]

watching this without any idea of the game mechanics was mind blowing

[@OldSlimJolo]

Great vid, Spud! at 2:17:00 when you encounter an awkward forced peace with Argentina for a war you're clearly winning, have advantage in, etc is so annoying to me. So many mechanics in Vic 3 from day 1 to now seem half-baked or poorly implemented and the game just has an unfinished feeling to me. Optimization from 1.0 to 1.6 has been night and day, but that's actually not saying a lot still when 1.6 is still a struggle to not see your time compression / etc get waaaay slower by like 1900+ in the game. 1.5 and 1.6 were both big improvements but overall because of AI wonkery and lack of any kind of real economic imperialism / poor sim etc it feels better suited to a multiplayer game where several players can kind of negotiate their world, as the logic for AI is pretty inconsistent and sometimes pretty random (lol especially what great powers choose to get involved with or not). There are things im happy with like that they've added *better* conflict circa 1.5, but it's still broken / pathfinding wonkery right out the day 1 release, frontline logic can be inconsistent and whacky, etc. I think one of the titles better systems is how the game tracks colonization, namely that its an encroachment of territory occupied by what colonial powers would otherwise consider 'decentralized' and that it can generate tension and conflict. Tbh i feel like i get more out of narrative stories like Spuds play throughs etc than playing the game myself because I just find myself butting up against the games lacking areas or disappointed with how they implemented things.

[@electricVGC]

Love Victoria 3

[@HearthenRealms]

I am burned out not only on civ6 but videos on it. I am over 2k on victoria 3 and watch any lathe, ludi, or carpathian knight video on vic 3 they make. It is my fave strategy game so far. Plus with all the mods, it never gets stale. basilae romaion and divergences keep it spicy. No map feels as good to paint as this one.

[@cbutler91510]

I would love to see a warring state of whatever country you pick. This is the first Vicky 3 video I've watched while I've been dragging my feet on buying it. I think I'll wait until Spheres of Influence, but your video did get me hyped.

[@thefinesthobbo4524]

In Victoria 3, I think the best nation to play for good challenge but not 10 hours of waiting around is Chile. It has 1000 things to take care of, but Ive ended playthroughs with them where 70% of Central and South America is conquered as well as pacific islands. You have to deal with impassable terrain, factions of equal size all around you and a much bigger one behind them, you start with tragically bad infrastructure and urban sectors everywhere, and so many cultures causing discontent. Trade routes are almost non existent at the start and trying anything related to democracy will break your nation. Your starting army is a little better at the start than those around you but not by much or for long. If you want to win or do well, you must use every bit of your Authority and Bueracracy and learn to accept that 35-60% of your population might just be radicals, you must be the most aggressive player possible otherwise Argentina and Peru-Bolivia will become too strong to take on

[@Uloncl]

oh hell yeah love this game, did a """unification""" of central america recently (mexico, the carribean and columbia) shame that areas mechanics are a bit janky but love how so many areas of the world are actually viable and potentially powerful

[@BlueSapphyre]

My last game I had the US take over all of North America and South America. Super fun game.

[@felipepereira214]

I'm a simple man: I see Brazil in the thumbnail, I click and give a thumbs up.

[@mekingtiger9095]

0:10 From the little I played with Brazil in Civ 6, I can endorse this opinion. Tropical forest adjacency bonus OP.

[@dune358]

Man, I was sleeping when this video played, and it gave me the strangest dream.

[@aksmex2576]

You wouldn't be the first to rage quit the game over that Argentina situation. I have done it many times too XD

[@HotTakeYeller]

I just realised that the Council Republic was declared on May 1.

[@juntianwei9273]

Potato made Brazil so prosperous and everybody in this universe come to Brasil

[@liviuursegr]

This is awkwardly accurate compared to the rl and raises some important questions regarding ethical issues. Great video however. I was thinking also of getting this game, but I'm still busy with ck3 and bg3

[@belphegor_dev]

Best Vicky 3 vids on KZbin.

[@wawi42]

Always enjoy your Victoria content and would love to see more

[@couruu]

This game is unfinished and buggy, but holy fuck its brilliant at sucking you in. Already my most played Paradox title.

[@donstukanski27]

Potato plays vici3? INSTALIKE!

[@AbsoluteUnitJ117]

See his plans, thinks it won't fit in his usually 45 min episodes, check time sees 3 hrssss, like why wasn't I told it was christmas

[@paleman7611]

Potato's Irish accent became crazy the moment Brazil turned communist, I love it

[@carlsoll]

Sickkk pivot. This looks 👀 *exciting*

[@chad31415]

Glad to see potato Vic3 content!

[@cinnamonbeardstud]

Go to Brazil!

[@_fruitnveg]

Really enjoyed this. Would love to see a playthrough in Great Qing or Joseon. :)

[@key27pk]

if i let this auto research, it will take eighteen to twenty-six months, but if i research it myself, it will take eighteen to TWENTY-six months! which is much better so im gonna do that

[@duphasdan]

If there was any failure, it was being unable to snag the entire continent, pass multiculturalism, make the statue, and the Panama Canal.

[@kilianchapman347]

play more of this game. I was surprised you didn't already

[@PeevedLatias]

You really ought to transition into iron-framed earlier if you're able to, even if it's a slow transition state to state rather than countrywide at once. It's more expensive per sector, but less expensive per point of construction produced, and stimulates your economy quite nicely.

[@hitomisalazar4073]

Man, one thing I love about Victoria 3 is just looking at the map. It's such a silly sounding thing but something is very satisfying about watching the people go to and fro along dirt tracks on wagons to movement by rail to cars and airships appearing. The territories changing as you develop and you start to see the street lights shining in the night, the university you just built showing up, etc. Like I never noticed how much that could add to the enjoyment of a strategy game until I picked up Victoria 3 and saw it really done well.

[@Foolsgarden97]

So im not alone with my southamerica obsession :D

[@justinb2824]

It's been 18 months but it seems like this game is in a decent state now!

[@pirate_thatcher]

Thanks paradox for paying all youtubers to play their game.

[@foodfan731]

I'm surprised you're not playing these new civ6 monthly challenges. They're tons of fun! Or did you, and I'm missing them somewhere?

[@Coloradosi02]

I’d love more Vicky 3 content!

[@GM4ThePeople]

"Silk & rubber - the _nice_ clothing." Patate really puts the "bra" in Brazil. o/

[@danieltabask2697]

I am at 1:47:19 Did he change the construction type at some point?

[@Afronautsays]

You're scaring the Americans

[@zhongfaball1240]

Hey potato, was wondering if you could make a video on how you play this game