Paradox making a Cold War game

[PRC]

I still think that the underlying Vicky systems (spheres of influence, limited wars, trade & economy focus, strong focus on gaining prestige over your peers, more intricate political system etc.) would make for a better Cold War game basis than HoI's combat/war focus.

Agreed.
I have actually been playing around with Vic 2 a bit, now that the game is set (no more expansions and patches) and the big mod projects have released their finals as well.  It plays pretty well overall if not quite as immersive as CK2, and the diplo system in the final version is actually pretty good.

What are some of the good mods?

[Maladict]

Who is the fat guy with odd shirt?

It's Johan. It was posted as revenge for killing off the game.

[Josephus]

Is that really him?

[Habbaku]

Yeah, it looks like him.  He lost a lot of weight.

[Darth Wagtaros]

Yeah, it looks like him.  He lost a lot of weight.

Before or after the photo?

[The Minsky Moment]

I still think that the underlying Vicky systems (spheres of influence, limited wars, trade & economy focus, strong focus on gaining prestige over your peers, more intricate political system etc.) would make for a better Cold War game basis than HoI's combat/war focus.

Agreed.
I have actually been playing around with Vic 2 a bit, now that the game is set (no more expansions and patches) and the big mod projects have released their finals as well.  It plays pretty well overall if not quite as immersive as CK2, and the diplo system in the final version is actually pretty good.

What are some of the good mods?

I've been using PDM - seems stable so far and the economy runs well if not ultra-realistically.
The other big improvement projects one was the big competitor but they never released a version for the last expansion.
I would definitely play with the last expansion because it cleaned up issues with colonization and added the crisis sytem which is a fun wild card to the diplo system.

[KRonn]

Well, looking at P'dox catalogue the game should probably be more along the lines of Victoria - internal politics, research, spheres of influence, a world market (oil embargo, consumer products or lack thereof come to mind), a focus on prestige, the expeditions mechanic that could be adapted to the space race . . .

This sounds pretty interesting, though just read more of the thread and I see the game has been cancelled. I did like the idea of a Vicky type setting for a game like this.

[Josquius]

Vicky 2 remains a bit too focused on twitch gaming IMO. Getting colonies has nothing to do with diplomacy (which is how things worked) and are rather about who builds their stages quicker

At least they have learned when its time to cut bait - unlike what happened with the Russian developer that had the first crack at CK1

That worked out very well in the end though. Imagine a world without CK

[crazy canuck]

Vicky 2 remains a bit too focused on twitch gaming IMO. Getting colonies has nothing to do with diplomacy (which is how things worked) and are rather about who builds their stages quicker

At least they have learned when its time to cut bait - unlike what happened with the Russian developer that had the first crack at CK1

That worked out very well in the end though. Imagine a world without CK

It would have been even better if Johan hadnt waited so long to take over the project.