I tried to DEFEND AFRICA in VICTORIA 3

Vic 3, Victoria 3, Vicky 3 - all these names for a game all about economy and colonialism. Today, we try to stop that in it's tracks with Victoria 3 Sokoto. This is a native african nation that can attempt to stop Britain, France, and more from colonising Africa in the scramble for Africa. Can we take on this victoria 3 challenge? Let's see if the Victoria 3 war system allows us to DEFEND AFRICA against the europeans!
I tried to DEFEND AFRICA in VICTORIA 3
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[@cynicalautist1774]

"Why are my people so radical?" Laith asks, after instituting a dedicated police force and suppressing the "local folk interest group" (who represent 90% of the population probably), and finally, the government is dominated by landholders.

[@Vormav777]

I bet real life politicians are like that, doing not very nice things and being in shock when people don't like it very much

[@oppionatedindividual8256]

@@Vormav777 in most cases the masses are simply wrong though, democracy is flawed at this point, King Charles should just abolish the parliament and joint-rule the country with Viceroy Sunak. Fuck the socialists, fuck democracy. Empire is the only way to get out of the pigshit that is the modern world. Reject modernism, be based.

[@Vormav777]

@@oppionatedindividual8256 yeah a dictatorship will make your life better, sure buddy xd

[@alejosssdo]

you know, a lot more people should ask themselves about this for real life countries in Africa, maybe that's why they were so enthusiastic for communism and the overthrow of the local landholders

[@milavt8143]

But police reduces radicalcy in the game

[@Henrypooh]

If anyone is still wondering: Great Britain could "attack" the Decentralized Nations because they were colonizing the area, and when you colonize an area inhabitet by decentralized nations, they might rise up in a 'revolt' due to high turmoil. And if (when) the colonizing nation wins the war, they gain all the lands from the attacking decentralized nation.

[@chihaya2299]

I see, like the Native American Tribes Land mechanic in eu4 like those lands "claimed" by the tribes could be colonized by a European nation but can't set as a war goal. But if you attack them, you could take those uncolonized lands from them then suddenly they are colonized.

[@Henrypooh]

@@chihaya2299 Kind of, except in Victroria 3 the decentralized nation has to do the uprising and attack the coloniser. And when that happens, the coloniser takes all the land from the decentralized nation after winning the war.

[@chihaya2299]

@@Henrypooh Better than being told as no one is there to oppose them

[@moajjem04]

I saw the decentralized nation only rise when it is colonial exploitation. I guess most Europeans take that. No wonder they grow so fast

[@lonerangerv1224]

@@moajjem04 the faster the colony grows the more turmoil is generated so the more likely they are to rise up

[@Demon88061]

Little known fact: The Sokoto Caliphate was the 2nd largest slave society in the world in the 1800s after the US (The US had 4 million slaves and the Sokoto Caliphate had 1.5 million)

[@user-og4jp1st4r]

Cool!

[@degurkin]

"one in 4 people is a radical I don't get it" "man these states make most of their income from Grain that sucks, we need to industrialise more" "man we have a severe grain shortage" "We are doing pretty well for an isolationist market" Laith

[@Notmyname1593]

Also why is he not taking advantage of the grain and livestock feeding eachothers production? And why is he not building a single paper mill instead of a massive amount of government buildings.

[@Matso444]

okay Sokoto was not a small tribe lol. it was considered a caliphate and could at least be considered a kingdom, if not an empire. Also Africa is huge, I'm pretty sure that area is like larger then France or Spain.

[@fxailing1201]

Cool

[@TheSocialStreamers]

I'm half-African mate, I'm fully aware of the scale of this continent 😅 Just a bit of dramatic set up!

[@joshuafrimpong244]

@@TheSocialStreamers from where

[@satzchel]

@@joshuafrimpong244 Tunisian

[@joshuafrimpong244]

could you also play other unknown states they dont get enough attention

[@cheeseofglass]

I played Sokoto once in Vicky 2. I just Westernized and became super liberal to attract migrants because every place outside of Europe and Asia had a huge bonus to immigration in that game. It was pretty funny imagining a bunch of Irish people moving to a caliphate in Nigeria.

[@gorillainabikini266]

It was only new world thst got the boost the hell where you playing

[@David-bh7hs]

@@gorillainabikini266 (he only watched you tube and made up the rest)

[@Pulstar232]

@@gorillainabikini266 there are mods that allow for immigration to outside the new world. It's also possible in base game in very odd circumstances(like having the right countries be at war).

[@teathesilkwing7616]

@@gorillainabikini266 and Oceania, but the point still stands

[@shaddythewiz3836]

@@gorillainabikini266 i remember i was playing hpm and some how out of all odds i was getting immigrants as oyo . It wasn’t a lot it was like 10 - 20 pops at a time and they where coming from burma and france . Idk but my vic 2 games be having some weird things happen

[@TheWeedlover2]

Other youtubers playing Vic 3: *Carefully builds a stable nation, selective with their aggression* Laith playing Vic 3: "We must ALWAYS attack!" Never change, Laith.

[@SuperCrazyfin]

>resist colonialism >plays Sokoto Theres a lot of irony here.

[@monkeymoment6478]

It’s only colonialism when Europeans do it

[@drained_yayo]

What irony

[@Ma_Zhongying]

@@drained_yayo The only modern state with more slaves was the USA.

[@intricatezebra8930]

Sokoto was an imperialist and colonial power within West Africa until it was eventually conquered by the British and Germans. It also had the most slaves of any nation in the world after Brazil abolished it at ~2 million in 1900, but that's neither here nor there.

[@thecarrierpigeon6657]

@@drained_yayo it was a caliphate dedicated to an jihad to convert the region, generally by force

[@redguard76]

I’m writing this at the start of the video but I fully expect this to not go very well for Laith.

[@AlterMert]

U bet

[@danielwelser6220]

So far this video is just protecting from colonialism by doing colonialism

[@jazaniac]

tfw japanese

[@blackyraypatrick9041]

Which is understandable. A small country can't defend himself against 2 continents.....

[@Illuminat-ve5ue]

Laith unlocking the lathe is always really nice to see

[@maxsilva11]

I was sad that it went by completely unremarked though

[@TrevorSmithy]

"Why are my people so radical?" "Eh, we don't need grain where we're going"

[@broodjeal-cohol5033]

That 'small tribe' was a well developed empire bigger than Prussia

[@zhisg-retired-bot]

Ok, no hablo inglés pero espero que el traductor de KZbin haga su trabajo , más grande no significa más fuerte claros ejemplos gran Bretaña conquistando india o las guerras del opio

[@imspudus]

@@zhisg-retired-bot I hope this is translated right but I think he’s just talking about size

[@zhisg-retired-bot]

@@imspudus estás en lo correcto pero solo daba un dato eh leído desarrollado, espero que se traduzca bien

[@imspudus]

@@zhisg-retired-bot all good 👍

[@broodjeal-cohol5033]

@@zhisg-retired-bot Dije que Sokoto era mas grande que Prussia. Sorry for bad Spanish I'm still learning it.

[@Josh-vg2lj]

Why do Africans suddenly need quinine to move 15 miles down the road exactly? They've adapted to live there for literally tens of thousands of years

[@latronemastrucato7288]

Then again that would also mean that the US wouldn't need it, nor would Brazil as they could use African Americans and Afro-Brazalians to colonize Africa. Or insert any population with high sickle cell anemia, be they Turkish, Greek, South Italian you catch my drift.

[@hexalby]

Because colonization in the game is not just settling in, but urbanizing and centralizing a region, which brings new public health challenges, which require more tech. The biggest health hazard of history is and always will be humans living near each other.

[@latronemastrucato7288]

@@hexalby right but that's not what the tech is called. If they had used the Vicky 2 system with inventions they could have named the technology something and then have it make more sense instead of naming it after the anti malaria medication. To be fair to the devs though it you needed the medicine invention in Vicky 2 as well

[@TheBusbyBabes]

I played zulu and it was going pretty well, economy was growing, population was rising until one day great britain said „you made this? I made this!“…

[@krankarvolund7771]

That's the story of the Zulus XD

[@kelvind601]

Lol bro, love ya but Sokoto were not a small plucky tribe. They were an empire

[@satoshikamiya4636]

LAITH PLEASE MORE VIC 3

[@sybrandwoudstra9236]

Ah yes a classic Laith playthrough. Wars wars wars

[@BrandonGallemore]

Your min-maxing skills are satisfying. It's generally how I try to play games.

[@sidgar1]

*your

[@sean_ocallaghan3027]

This game hurts my brain

[@Lux__Veritatis]

I feel like... you shouldn't have to research quinine as an equatorial African nation... Norwegians not doing research, smh.

[@AmmonRRa]

NoRwEgIaNs

[@alexbattaglia8297]

In regards to Britain targeting a tribe, that only happens when tensions get too high due to colonisation, which starts a native uprising, which gives the coloniser the ability to annex them once won

[@Teonod]

If you click on a good like iron in the market, there's an option to see "potential" production, so you don't need to manually look around for where there could be iron mines.

[@Killerwale-hk4wy]

Calling Sokoto a tribe is like calling Carthage or Mali a tribe. Great video, though Sokoto isn't that huge of an underdog.

[@deusvult3484]

5:53 lathe unlocked.

[@alexalemao5521]

To successfully do a naval invasion you need to have the same or more naval units as the army you are sending or you will get a debuff on the battle

[@Niani23455]

Don't know if this has been updated yet, but they kinda did the Ashanti Empire dirty in the game.

[@saied7314]

What about unifing Arabia video

[@igncom1]

I'd love to see you have a go at the mighty Ashanti Empire!

[@tristen9502]

To be able to export/import with another country you have to declare aninterest in their region. You will have access automatically to countries in regions you have a (incorporated only?) state or a treaty port in. And getting the port would be important because trade routes can be land or sea routes.

[@szymonrozanski6938]

Honestly best strat i found, i just vassal swarm. And have your own market with them.

[@cymraegpunk1420]

I'd love to see an East India play though, maybe uniting India and reforming into a not exploitative Evil corparate machine

[@blackyraypatrick9041]

And than building a nuklear bomb as ghandi, oh wait....

[@Kasaaz]

At least if you lose that war to the Dutch, they want Regime Change in Oyo.

[@socratichero6612]

V3 is seemingly amazing out the gate. Gives me high hopes for eu5

[@the.andrey.x]

I wouldn't call it amazing, but it's a solid foundation. And it's already very fun to play. This release is similar to CK3 imo, which is a good look for Paradox.

[@Riotdrone]

@@the.andrey.x it has a lot more depth than ck3 had on release

[@jlinn543]

@@Riotdrone agreed

[@anarchopupgirl]

EU3 was just Better than EU4 for the first two years of the latter's release. Though the price is really high for what we're getting right now, paradox do have a good record of Making Shit Better

[@panzhubnikaz7335]

Wouldnt said amazing nor good, theres a lot of bugs and errors plus some random shit happening in game that literaly broke it whole or are pretty annoying. Steam reviews will tell you more althouth they are half full of people just complaining about army system. Still this game need at least one more year in the oven. Maybe watch Isorrowproduction video where he points out some of the stuff.

[@ciaranatort-6008]

You should continue this video as Sokoto. Great video keep up the good work 👍

[@sahilhossain8204]

Hmm yes lore of African resistance momentum 100

[@mablevalley4683]

Would love to see more of this game!

[@PerfectDeath4]

Yeah, my sokoto run also got messed with by rebel colonies...

[@imeantherearethedarktownsy5210]

Please do continue this! This is the most interesting of your content I've seen in a while

[@dyne313]

You can massivly benefit from being a protecterate of a great power. You get access to their market, which allows you to quickly industralize. Just watch out, because once you start an Independence Diplo play, you will lose access to your overlords market. So make sure you build an economy that can be self sustaining.

[@keterpatrol7527]

this says alot about Industrial society and its future

[@igorxwt5268]

Laith passing laws:🥴😦

[@GoblinKnightLeo]

Successfully resisting colonization would have required sufficient understanding of the political, industrial and military technology that the European powers possessed - which would probably have enabled the colonized peoples (no less warlike than those who subjugated them) to begin successful wars of conquest among their neighbors. Case in point, the Zulu Empire was itself the product of conquest.

[@esmeames6273]

Sokoto is actually a modern state in Nigeria now

[@Vandralys]

"Why do I have so many radicals?" "POOR LAWS? Why would I do that?"

[@wh6057]

Loving the Vic 3 content! Keep it up!!

[@Gustoberg]

my biggest turn off grom vicky 3 was not being able to play descentralized nations, I was planning to play guarani as a first thing when I got my hands on the game, but I can't create a great Brazillian Guarani empire! So I'll wait to buy it until I'm able to play the underdoggest of underdogs and fulfill my need to suffer in gsg's

[@billisultan6224]

When I declared war as sokoto, I only had red numbers (I only wanted to get a coast but others joined.) I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

[@willfreakman86]

You were supposed to destroy the colonizers, not join them!

[@overlord3083]

even in economy based game, laith still cant let go of war and focus on just playing tall

[@blackyraypatrick9041]

This game is about colonalisation. Colonalisation = war.....

[@overlord3083]

@@blackyraypatrick9041 no while colonialism is part of the game, foundation is economy

[@blackyraypatrick9041]

@@overlord3083 you need economy to be able to fight so that's no Argument against war... and you fight for Ressources to increase your economy... So both belong together.

[@overlord3083]

@@blackyraypatrick9041 you dont need to wage wars in this game u can just stay put and get resources through trade as well. u need economy for more than just war game calls itselc society simulator not war simulator

[@blackyraypatrick9041]

@@overlord3083 if you don't start in a country with lots of ressources and maybe far away from potentional enemies there will be the size where you can't progress without war, mainly because the AI is to bad to Export enough ressources into your country. Also the ai sometimes declares war. Im curious if you would instantly quit the game since war doesn't Belang to your game.

[@Madterchiseflover]

The best paradox gamer

[@Illuminat-ve5ue]

And he does it. He plays wide in victoria 3. Laith the Wide Player

[@BrandonGallemore]

Automatic watch for all of your videos. Keep it up man! Hope you can do this for the rest of your life!

[@GibbotheGibbon]

salute Laith salvatore della Scozia, liberatore del dio degli dei italiano. amen

[@redsuncloud]

I'd love to see you try Sokoto again

[@bingus_con5597]

The reason the British were able to annex the decentralized power to your north (Air) was because decentralized powers sometimes start their own diplomatic plays against colonial powers they have high tension with and they end up waging a suicide war where they usually don't even have troops and just get fully annexed.

[@DondarfSnowbonk]

Laith so mad at his peasants that he injures himself.

[@BrandonGallemore]

Watching this video helped me more than any tutorial video I've seen on the game. Definitely a good realistic speed to learn at. I bought it because of you and Proud Bavarian. Paradox should be inviting you to do their releases, since you basically play their games exclusively. I do as well though, they're a good game comapny.

[@Renamatic]

So happy to see this video!! I was waiting for someone to try something other than a European or American power. ^^ Next time play as Korea and reverse colonise japan.

[@jakafontorkar9776]

Sokoto? SOKOTO?! What are you? A pleb? You should've played as Dahomey. You know, the one that the recent movie "Woman King" is based on, where the "freedom-loving" women army and their "benevolent king" fight against the evil white imperialists? XD

[@kesorangutan6170]

I'm still waiting for him to play Tunisia or Ireland.

[@flaviohollanda242]

"let's resist colonialism"..... Starts expansion 2 minutes into the video lol

[@cyberrb25]

The fact that you couldn't export kinda sounds to me as if you don't have any ports.

[@TheBusbyBabes]

I feel like the game crashes a lot if you get later into the game

[@genralgaming5317]

Britiain is colonizing the states and they are revolting against the colonization which triggers a diplomatic play which is how Britain went to war with Air

[@barracuda6900]

Been playing as Sokoto for the past couple days. Conquered Benin and gained a port. Then the Prussians came and took Benin from me. Then I took Benin back from the Prussians. Now Benin wants to secede...

[@ryanrzjr]

15:18 "You're out of government, and I'm suppressing you" U.S.A 2016 in regards to african americans.

[@erindonnelly8283]

You gotta continue this playthrough man

[@gggghhhh1288]

Nice thumbnail :flushed:

[@ModernWhoFan5B]

Colonization is the one part of Vic I'm not a fan of. Slowly claiming land, one tiny province at a time, was really not how it worked back then. I mean, just look at the Canada/US border. In reality, a nice, perfectly straight line across the 49th parallel. In the game? America has more people, so they're faster, so the Natives rebel against them, and they get all their land. Hope you like American Alberta and Saskatchewan! Colonial borders were agreed upon by colonial nations while colonies were being established. Great Britain and the US agreed that the 49th parallel would be the demarcation line. The Berlin conference saw several world powers draw lines across the map of the African continent. I feel like colonialism should be more about diplomacy with other nations than a development race. Maybe have diplo-plays demarcate borders, then send you colonists. If natives rise up, you take only the states the world says you can have. If you want more, you can throw your economic or military weight around the world stage. It won't be instantly colonized, but you won't have the various Euro-powers racing each other and meeting in the middle. Maybe only recognized powers are limited by demarcations, so countries like Sokoto can expand. If/when they get recognized, then they're expected to follow the same rules. I just feel like, if there's one group of people who hate bordergore more than Paradox players, it was Victorian era cartographers, and the game should reflect that.

[@joenuts7027]

Laith is a handsome fella

[@KaffeeAura]

Amazing playthrough

[@anarchopupgirl]

Watching the radicals:loyalists ratio start nearly 10:1 and then get Significantly Worse is nerve wracking

[@kapperchinokapperino6470]

I would just be aggressive until England join a deplomatic play, they usually want an open market. Then you lose the war and get open market instantly.

[@killianvanrotterdam9111]

this vid is like "they cant colonize my african friends if i colonize them first"

[@nathanaelsallhageriksson1719]

Sokoto belkamined some iron in this video

[@caad5258]

15:40 Lathe describes Keynesian economics

[@Aerozona23]

its seems like every nation plays the same

[@Riotdrone]

the resources you start with make a big difference. so does the way your interest groups are set up, government type, local diplomatic situation

[@akuro_o]

1.2k Authority and not using it AAAAAAAAHHHHH

[@akuro_o]

He used it. Maybe should watch the video first

[@irvenman]

I'd like to see you play a chill game as the Spanish Philippines.

[@ravenblood1954]

Man Spanish Philippines can get so powerful. I think they start with a pretty high literacy rate with a lot of natural resources and access to the Spanish market. They start out as 24th in the world or something in terms of power and can easily become a great power if you industrialize properly and break from Spain.

[@oriprogamer1404]

@@ravenblood1954 Cuba is powerfull too

[@kaisermosh4057]

the ethiopian struggle be crazy

[@davidjensen1221]

Honestly, if any one thing needs fixing in this game, it's native uprisings. I feel like they shouldn't allow conquest of decentralized states ever.

[@TheDJdragonflame]

Native uprisings happen when the tension between a decentralised nation and a colonizer boils over. The resulting diplomatic play becomes an all or nothing, with the colonizer either annexing the natives or the natives gaining all colonial land. The only way for the natives to have a realistic shot at winning is if other nations interfere (very rare since the decentralized states can't sway)

[@dyn9726]

love me the Man Queen sequel

[@jadadra3729]

Continue this take Paris

[@NON155]

TRY TO PLAY THE NORTH AMERICA AND SOUTH AMERICA NATIVE TRIBE

[@সৈয়দ_সিয়াম_জামান]

Please continue this

[@MusicalComparisons]

Its nice you plaid Sokoto and all but why is Queen Nzinga on the video thumbnail? She was from Central Africa

[@christophhanke6627]

Laith Out here trying to create Wakanda ^^

[@micayahritchie7158]

Wakanda is canonically East African

[@jlinn543]

Sokoto now wakanda confirmed!?!?!?!?

[@maddogbasil]

Can you play ajuraan next And unite the horn of Africa and east Africa

[@Riotdrone]

laithe unlocked lathe

[@Xcyiterr]

you know things are _really_ happening if Laith's got the game paused (please continue this game)

[@Poki3]

10:12 - You basically just said you can't afford shit.

[@Insan3_0din2]

Where are the toy soldiers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Vault87Fallout]

kinda easy when there is no westenisation mechanic so all nations are functionaly the same - how many uni's they have.

[@H-Connections]

alfa is a fulani name lol

[@Ouium]

Try to not go into big deficit spending, without tech and prestige interest rate is awful

[@ciaranatort-6008]

You should give new Africa a go.

[@HalfBloodBrony]

Anyone have any tips for combat, I seem to lose every battle I try

[@aabattery06]

your troops arent getting arms, artillery and ammunition. you need to either import them from somebody else while at war or build + subsidize the factories yourself

[@satoshikamiya4636]

PART 2 PLS this vid did got so many veiws