Turning the WORST NATION into the RICHEST NATION in VICTORIA 3

Victoria 3 warfare is kinda janky, but the victoria 3 economy is something else. Treat this basically like an victoria 3 guide as we take Tunis, one of the poorest and worst nations in victoria 3 and turn them into an economic hegemon, taking the #1 GDP spot! That's right, we're going to be beating Victoria 3 Qing, Victoria 3 France, Victoria 3 Great Britain for the BEST NATION in Victoria 3.
Turning the WORST NATION into the RICHEST NATION in VICTORIA 3
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#victoria3 #vic3 #vicky3

[@TheSocialStreamers]

I ACTUALLY ENDED UP CONTINUING THIS SERIES! - kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6CkXqqMg7mDrrs

[@eclipzenic5371]

Yeah sure whatever you say

[@pierre40400]

How long did it take you to learn to play like this? I am watching to try to learn

[@adammrad167]

Greetings from Tunisia

[@cyberdoguk1822]

Guys if you didn't know Laith is half Tunisian, what a shocking development stay tuned for more.

[@Luathem]

Cool

[@bufferly5595]

Really? He doesn’t talk about it much

[@huihe953]

What's the other half? We should get him to warmonger/integrate both lines of ancestry

[@matheusGMN]

Half? I was expecting him to be at least 6/7s 😤

[@marcus4046]

@@huihe953 heres a hint kzbin.info/www/bejne/ambUnXSKhrN5r6c

[@Tian2zi4huang2di4]

Revolutionaries: We're rising up! Tunis: Oh no! What are your demands? Revolutionaries: Tax us more! Tunis: ... Tunis: Sure why not

[@AbstractTraitorHero]

We demand to help our fellow countrymen more!

[@theboogerbomb]

its funnier if you dont press read more

[@Draktand01]

This is basically how the Nordic model came about… Well, not really, but the thought is funny. In reality, the avarage tax rate in the Nordics probably dropped after we became a democracy, due to the fact that the poor don’t have to pay taxes in a democracy. Though, tax income is definately higher these days due to economic growth.

[@Muun-shine]

Vic 3 is clearly an amazing game

[@oracle372]

@@Muun-shine Yup, it is.

[@darkonum]

The way Laith speaks very specifically on how to cut that entire political portion out, just for it to not occur, felt more real than that joke usually does. I think he actually didn't want that piece in 😅

[@HierophanticRose]

I hope he realizes it quickly and cuts it cuz u can live edit now if he feels it would be that risky

[@TheSocialStreamers]

Nah, we’re all good, don’t worry!

[@spudzzy0373]

@@TheSocialStreamers gotta stir up drama somehow

[@clovebeans713]

Timestamp? Just got here

[@mwemule]

Laith accidentally playing tall is the best thing ever

[@alonsocerva2596]

Screams in playing wide player

[@eclipsedlunus6622]

I'd be down for remaking Carthage part two!

[@gabrieldossantos1116]

Gotta love Laith going through hell and high water just to play Tunisia man

[@orestessssss2958]

We need a full series of this the economic turnaround is amazing

[@BamBamGT1]

Well his situation was pretty ideal actually. Starting in another market which has a big surplus of several raw goods, and a severe shortage of finished goods.

[@stranger88]

"Enter a great power's customs union, crank out goods that are expensive, and run away with their cash" seems like a fun way to play as a minor.

[@lordwarlockthangwrath8662]

My Corea run in a nutshell

[@efulmer8675]

It does work, but in doing that you'll get trapped in their market and then you can't leave the market with your economy.

[@ProfessorArcanum]

Laith mate this was bloody brilliant didn't realise i'd sat here for 50 mins ! love it. Defo more Tunis please

[@nutmeg4533]

Honestly seeing you reform Carthage seems super fun to watch, I'd definitely watch you continue this playthrough!

[@AbstractTraitorHero]

I remember the aar for Tunis in victoria 2 and how it was Tunis vs basically everyone. Truly hard fought, emotional and it felt like a true victory against the colonizers.

[@more17]

"Even Texas has better literacy than we do." That made me laugh out loud and I've actually spent years of my life there. 🤣

[@I_want_White_Cheddar_Popcorn]

I never have but I hear if your from alaska you get cooked and served up as #1 biggest meal of Texas

[@TehBloodyYank556]

@@I_want_White_Cheddar_Popcorn Gotta love wild Alaskan

[@oppionatedindividual8256]

@@I_want_White_Cheddar_Popcorn they hate that you’re the bigger state, and the oil too? Practically copycatting them.

[@I_want_White_Cheddar_Popcorn]

@@oppionatedindividual8256 no, I'm not Alaskan, from someplace that has 100% times the mountains though, proportionately speaking of course

[@azarshadakumuktir4551]

@@I_want_White_Cheddar_PopcornKashmir?

[@julianguastadisegno]

The ¿funny? thing is what Laith described on the economy crash skit, happened to Argentina at least 2 or 3 times. When you could have gone to the market in the morning and in the afternoon the price would have changed.

[@CherriPicking]

For the record, I 100% believe he is legit, but I wonder how long it's gonna be until Laith remembers he has the debug mode mod installed XD

[@TheSocialStreamers]

It’s there because Vic3 sometimes just breaks for no reason - I’ve got a video coming out as Texas where I show a situation in which it’s super useful to fix things on the fly. Not really fussed if people think it’s legit or not to be honest, I’m just here to enjoy myself and entertain :)

[@SpinoMedia]

@@TheSocialStreamers based

[@CherriPicking]

@@TheSocialStreamers real paradox moment- and it comes across! always make sure to watch soon after vids come out. been loving the vic 3 content so far, maybe one day i'll actually be competent enough to play it myself! XD

[@Pulstar232]

@@CherriPicking honestly I rarely play Paradox games in Ironman, only when I'm specifically going for achievements. That's cause otherwise some weird bug breaks it or the borders are ugly AF(HoI4 I'm looking at you).

[@bigfella1612]

unless they patched it you'd get situations where a general would get stuck on an expedition forever - I had like 60 battalions i couldn't access. Need debug for that kind of stuff

[@krzyjstr13]

I think this would actually be a fun series to watch you take Tunis to be the Number 1 great power. I think that journey would have a lot of twists and turns. Also, selfishly, I think it would help me understand this game better because I am a horrible Vicky 3 player still lol

[@goranpersson7726]

i sucked a fair bit at the start, i had a ton of vic2 habits to unlearn. however the biggest help for me was realizing that you dont really want to nor need to build stuff in the same province as the production leads into. i.e I dont really need to put a steel mill in a province with an iron mine. kinda shouldnt put it there either since it'll just increase the infrastructure needs without a real benefit if I have another state to put it in

[@azarshadakumuktir4551]

@@goranpersson7726 One good point of the game is the economical system is way more ergonomically shown without being less complex, quite the contrary even. I miss the complexity of the social class/profession system though.

[@1Orderchaos]

Isn't it weird how in a game like this with powers that are greater than you, that they would not only trade with you but also allow you to become so rich? Like how a small nation can go from 0 to hero within a few year, just seems weird to me.

[@harmen4436]

That’s what makes the game bad, in Victoria 2 something like this is unthinkable. Victoria 3 gives everyone basically a even start. Its childsplay to increase international standards like literacy. Countries in Victoria were called uncivilized not because they actually were uncivilized, but because they were seem by the major powers like that at the time. They weren’t equal, but Victoria 3 throws it all out of the window and turns is in to this unrewarding childsplay.

[@burtreynolds8030]

Hey was protected by the ottomans, but AI definitely needs to be more aggressive, not just when you gain high infamy but also gdp, you can play USA hit 1B gdp and you’ll never get attacked

[@burtreynolds8030]

@@yaldabaoth2 true, the amount of times they break their own customs unions to conquer north German states is ridiculous

[@patrickbohn5235]

He was protected by the Ottomans and then by the French and by the end his gdp was still only 45M. Thats not enough to justify going to war with France over.

[@azarshadakumuktir4551]

@@yaldabaoth2 Imperator is fucked up, Vicky 3 isn't, the trail of salt following the release of every Paradox game is really tiring. The game is supposed the be an economic simulator, it does its job. It has many weaknesses but it isn't "amateurish", it even has many benefits over Vicky 2. I mean look, I will try to list each's games weaknesses from my experience, you can make your own list but I can assure you if you do it in good faith you will see it is at worst marginally less good than Victoria II... Victoria II : -The rebels system is bad (since it hinges on a single variable) -Politics and economies are way too similar between countries (liberals, conservatives and reactionnaries everywhere, grain based agrarianism everywhere) -The state system can often be atrocious in peacedeals -colonizing has no depth whatsoever -Very few local political mechanics -migration is simplistic and completely ignores Asia and Africa -The westernization mechanic is very shallow and extremely badly implemented Victoria III : -Starting literacy is too high in most areas -Politics are a drag and mostly random -No military micromangement whatsoever -Economical development is way too linear -No westernization mechanic at all, and no sufficent ties of political parties to the economy to compensate for it -Political groups are way too uniformized and not enough tied to society -Trade is weird (no real implementation of individual foreign trade, everything is controlled by the state even in agrarian economies) -Wtf France?

[@royaljanissary4555]

Please continue this playthrough!! I've been enjoying your vicky3 content lately. Eventhough the game has a lot of issues, i don't know how to explain it, but it's kinda fun watching other people increase the gdp of a poor country into a utopian land lol

[@Cohor101]

There is a small country called Croatia in Austria, I challenge you to play as Croatia, become independet, destroy Austria, drive ottomans back, have full control over old yugoslavia territories, try to also be in top 10 powers at the end of the challenge. Thanks for everything you do :D Have a good day. Day 6 of asking. And if you by any chance find this easy I can give a few extra rules I guess something like "You must stay monarchy always, cannot trade with the austrians and ottomans (embargo em pretty much), cannot ally the austrians, ottomans, serbs, montenegro and russians. I think thats it. It could be too much even for such a CHAD like you".

[@josephthespaceman8485]

I second this

[@josephthespaceman8485]

Sign the petition

[@Illuminat-ve5ue]

i do think he knew about where croatia is before you pointed this out to him, but i second this as well

[@SuperExplosivegames]

Foolish, the real power is Krakow

[@Cohor101]

@@Illuminat-ve5ue I know but I put that like an intro to the challenge, it could sound like a mission I guess.

[@spicyalfredo8762]

Credit to you and your editor. Its crazy you can make a livestream highlight video feel like a prep and pre plan recorded for KZbin video.

[@efulmer8675]

5:00 "I want everyone sitting in Tunisian furniture! I want everyone wearing Tunisian shirts! They may not be good but they will be cheap, damnit!" This was my strategy when I played Serbia back before the autonomous construction. I built up a furniture industry so large that I ran the global production of furniture anywhere else into the ground and drove the global price of wood so high that it triggered a global economic recession when the *Y U G O S L A V C H A I R* bubble finally burst. But by that time I had a level 531 furniture manufactory in Northern Serbia, fully employed, making buckets of money selling chairs to the world.

[@Rand0mGypsy]

Laith, be fast and take "strength the industrialists" as your catchphrase!

[@lordwarlockthangwrath8662]

I do that systematicly do that.

[@placerofobs5020]

I'm a sucker for Paradox Interactive Carthage restorations, so I'm in for the long haul if you make this multi-part.

[@batughanuzun]

Laith, please go on, make this a series and establish Carthage in this series. It was such a good run

[@AdurianJ]

"We do have furniture" You gotta build those ottomans for the Ottomans

[@Nifn45]

I would love a part 2 for this, I'd really like to see just how dominant it's possible for a country to get in this game

[@lapisdragon1237]

CONTINUE THIS Actually continue all your playthroughs! They're great!

[@Itsdankun]

We need another part of this plssss!

[@ahhkaraj]

I have no idea how this game works even tho I would want to but I still love to watch your videos man

[@TheSocialStreamers]

Cheers mate!

[@cba2make1up]

literally me

[@Corporal_Wojtek]

Laity should do a Tunis mega campaign. if you don’t know that’s were you go from ck3-eu4-vic2 or 3 (idk if vic3 has a converter yet but moving on) and end in hoi4.

[@hrogarfyrninga3238]

My most fun run so far was getting rank 5 in the world as Switzerland. The only expansion I did all game was pressuring Germany to give up Baden.

[@BiggRob]

Hope too see more of this one!

[@miguelpadeiro762]

5:00 Laith on his way to single-handedly run the Ottoman market's Ottoman trade

[@cosmologicalturtle9528]

When Laith talks about the economy crashing and immediately fixing itself; that actually did happen. It was called the Flash Crash, it happened in 2010, and about $1 trillion disappeared and then returned to the US stock market. Even today, no one knows why it happened.

[@PrimaDonnaBoi]

Please continueeee. Watching someone manage an economy has never been so entertaining.

[@thatponybro6940]

i think it's only appropriate you play as Somalia in the Lord of War campaign

[@TRSxTAIT]

A series on this would be amazing loved it keep it up

[@nerobernardino88]

Laith, what you said about overnight crisis are things that do happen in stock markets, and it usually sends people into rants of despair and doom, yeah.

[@BigJOL77]

Never understood the Victoria series of games but I actually enjoyed this video of VIC3

[@NotSimo]

Yeah we have worse literacy, but you know what we have that you dont? Genuine question tbh idk we're not that much better than you

[@TheSocialStreamers]

Natural resources, it’s why I had to invade

[@Kasaaz]

Curious about a Bavaria game where you just try to stay independent.

[@bapabs]

Really enjoying these vicky vids, keep em up

[@WERTYUIO821]

Everyone: Stop stealing people Tunisia: But my economy will be ruined. *Later* Everyone: wow Tunisia, how did you became an utopia? Tunisia: I knew how to steal now I am the best in exporting steel.

[@mohammedazizmessadi6898]

bruh as a tunisian, i wish you were in control of tunis irl XDD

[@FrontlineChief]

Would love to see more of this campaign

[@lockretvids]

Yes, please continue this! I need more Vicky content!

[@michaelthompson9451]

You forgot about the tiny island on the very top of the map that starts with 0 production

[@cptcatf1sh]

Jan Mayen?

[@madddd1]

On SocialStreamers youtubechannel we have 2 Laiths: - Laith 1 aka normal Laith, master blobber, crazy warlord and just based eu4 player (hates tall gameplay) - Laith 2 aka Lathe, vic3 enthusiast (Based) and tall player, master of economy and common woodworking tool

[@JamesHock]

Can't believe the AI formed Super Germany

[@BrianHarkness]

I would love to see you continue the play through and maybe gain control of all the resource rich territories of Africa as well

[@KevinFu5100]

for the import-export menu, you should be able to type what you want; and it highlights for you so it's easier to find; I also hate how I have to scan through the damn thing gets worse late game with more goods

[@Aoderic]

Before you said it yourself, I was thinking "he should the to rebuild the Carthaginian Empire" So you go for it Laith! 😃

[@echo5327]

Please continue this the absolute comeback of Tunisia is something we need to see

[@bjornmathiastollefsen]

You be talkin about doin other things, and as i hope others are also thinkin, we just''No no, go on, continue.''

[@leandrogoncalves3763]

Laith... PLEASE DO CONTINUE THIS PLAYTHROUGH!!!!

[@noyou3334]

I love the hour long videos. Keep up the good work homie

[@cba2make1up]

This one was a long time coming, LETS GO

[@wslayerem6996]

more of this please!!

[@correiavr]

Please do part 2!!!

[@thekorv95]

Great videos. I love the vibe! Subbed

[@prestonjones1653]

Maybe now I can finally learn how to increase my people's quality of life.

[@weropepas2574]

I really wants this to be a series

[@kaltaron1284]

"People want furniture, luckily we have a clothing mill." Uhhm. Looks like this will be a fun ride though.

[@singuto]

Can't believe you got outshined by a ai formed super germany. Means you gotta do another

[@wildfire5181]

Did he completely miss that Super Germany formed?

[@tonytaskforce3465]

All these 'achievements' I keep seeing about how clever young chaps can turn any hellhole into the richest country in the 19th century just speaks to what a dodgy game this is. If it reflected reality this would not be possible.

[@sofyer]

Haven’t you heard Tunisians who have other nationalities aren’t allowed to run for office anymore 😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@houjisaifeddine5524]

i really wish i had half your luck with the war goal on Algeria. tried reloading countless times, yet each time i try to justify against them, the whole world takes their side XD

[@atiquekhan5543]

Can't wait for the next episode.

[@christophercrane5831]

because of how the profit system works it's very easy to beat the AI. It's not always profitable to switch methods or upgrade a building, but you'll need to for planning purposes or to make more profit and the AI does not understand that.

[@JohnPGarrett]

The moment you enact intervention,ism the economy is insane. This is mostly due to the Industrialist Investment. In my Brazil game I very early got laissez-faire and made the Industrialists the head of my government. This resulted in the Industrialists paying 130k towards construction. This led to an insane scaling of the construction industry with the downside that if I ever stopped constructing Urban buildings my economy imploded.

[@ruukinen]

At some point your economy just gets so big it doesn't matter whether you build or not. I can't make my economy negative anymore in my France game.

[@Xcyiterr]

more tunis more tunis more tunis

[@derecksutherland9796]

do it Laith, continue

[@Madterchiseflover]

Deseret: I beg to differ.

[@alimohammad1934]

Try playing as a landlock country and try to survive, maybe like bavaria or wallachia

[@512TheWolf512]

>People dying by the thousands every day >oh noes, think of *tHe EConOmY!!!!!11*

[@theas1963]

As an Algerian, It hurts me in the heart watching this and at the same time it makes me tuned ashell Lol

[@kbewm7183]

Yes pls do more this is a cool playthrough

[@GermanEistee2000]

Happy to see that Laith is starting to really concentrate on economy. Maybe try out the AI mod, makes the global economy more realistic and fun.

[@logoncal3001]

This is why Vic2 is more satisfying, the gameplay as an non western is PAIN and SUFFERING compared to this

[@mrm7md757]

Laith, can you do an episode about Hedjaz please, I tried so hard to make them work out but never could

[@TheScoutnation]

If you want to have a government without the need to have the faction that your ruler is in charge move from autocracy to an elective type. This means you suffer a smaller to no penalty for not have your ruler match the elected party

[@sahifagulzar725]

So epik content I thought I was subscribed when I wasn't Subscribed now!

[@cc_jmk]

38:26 As someone who comes from Tierra del Fuego, I find it hilarious that the Selk'nam people are on the top of the SoL, considering they were a 100% primitive society with bows and arrows and a basic and tribal society. Also, they are probably less than half that many hahahh (it's a historical shame nonetheless how they were treated, leading to their demise)

[@quadcannon]

19th Century Economic Simulator III is looking fun.

[@lugialover09]

I forgot you were playing Vicky for a second, so I panicked when you looked away to check Moroccan average heights while unpaused. I was expecting some horrifying war dec pop-up or something.

[@Mowraq]

Please continue this.

[@2131MnB]

Hey Laith, new subscriber here. loving your videos! Still learning vic 3 and they help a lot. would love to see you bring about the world revolution and make the world red in a USSR campaign! I want to but I'm not very good with large nations yet.

[@hoyinching9313]

EU4 Tunis: I am fine. Victoria 3 Tunis: Laith helps us.

[@imperialfish454]

"My politicians are just killing each other to death" - Laith, 2022

[@skeptic781]

I didn't realize you were half tunisian, I thought you were fully tunisian

[@Mr_Mcgee_]

Great video, just the SFX were way too loud. Looking forward to part 2

[@jacethegreat17]

Something about Victoria 3 changes the sound of your voice to be more sophisticated

[@sethweston1647]

You should do a Texas Empire playthrough. Make it big daddy Texas.

[@politicalplaythroughs1347]

Who else would make a video about Tunisia in Vicky 3 but Laith

[@OvidusNaso]

Hey, man! I really liked this video, but when I wanted to rewatch a part of it I had a hard time finding it because the title didn't indicate what country you were playing as. I know it's considered necessary for KZbin to have a BIG title with CAPS and HYPERBOLE, but it would really help if you could write the name and sequence number (e.g. Tunis #1) of the country in the title so people can search for them :^)

[@YuYu-mu7xv]

A party two would be awesome!

[@christopherlane467]

Go for Carthage Laith!

[@mawortz]

play Argentina next, I can't manage not to go bankrupt

[@gameplayandroid3586]

ommm so i am watching a creator from my own country all the time .i am proud to be tunisian

[@sagoon1938]

Enjoyed the video laith, usually only watch eu4. Thanks for the content