Hello everyone! We have opened up an open beta for Victoria 3 Update 1.2, which after careful consideration by the entire team has been named Hot Cinnamon Spice! Weve been working on this update for a while now and we hope that it will provide a significant improvement to your experience with Victoria 3. Before we unleash it fully wed like for you all to give it a go and provide us with feedback so that it can be the best it can be. The final release date of the full update will be revealed later. How to opt-in to the Open Beta: First of all we'd like to recommend everyone to start a fresh game and not use existing 1.1 save files. To opt-in you right click Victoria 3 in Steam, go to properties, click on the tab that says BETAS and in the dropdown list there you should be able to select the 1.2-beta. Let the game update and you should be ready to go. If you wish to opt-out from the beta you repeat the above process but pick none in the dropdown list. Step by Step Guide 1. Right click Victoria 3 in your Steam library 2. Go to Properties 3. Click "BETAS" on the menu to the left 4. Pick 1.2-beta in the dropdown list 5. Allow for your game to update 6. Start Victoria 3 as you normally would How to report bugs and give feedback: Our primary channel for communications will be the Victoria 3 Discord Server in the OPEN BETA section where you can post feedback and report bugs! You can also file bug reports in the bug report forum (make sure you specify the bug is found in the 1.2 Beta build). PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL NOT BE COLLECTING BUG REPORTS ON STEAM - ONLY ON DISCORD AND OUR OFFICIAL FORUM Updates to the build: Well be updating the open beta build on a regular basis and any updates will be communicated on Discord. Please note that updates may render your save file incompatible. THREAD ABOUT KNOWN ISSUES CAN BE FOUND HERE!

SHAPE A GRAND TOMORROW

THE ULTIMATE SOCIETY SIMULATOR

• Lead dozens of world nations from 1836-1936. Agrarian or Industrial, Traditional or Radical, Peaceful or Expansionist... the choice is yours.
  
• Detailed population groups with their own economic needs and political desires.
  
• Reform your government and constitution to take advantage of new social innovations, or preserve the stability of your nation by holding fast to tradition in the face of revolutionaries.
  
• Research transformative new technology or ideas to improve your national situation.

DEEP ECONOMIC SYSTEM

• Expand your industry to take advantage of lucrative goods, taxing the profits to improve national prosperity.
  
• Import cheap raw materials to cover your basic needs while finding new markets for your finished goods.
  
• Secure vital goods to fuel your advanced economy and control the fate of empires.
  
• Balance employing available labor force with the needs for new types of workers.

PLAY ON A GRAND STAGE

• Use your diplomatic wiles to weave a tangled global web of pacts, relations, alliances, and rivalries to secure your diplomatic position on the world stage.
  
• Employ threats, military prowess and bluffs to persuade enemies to back down in conflicts.
  
• Increase your economic and military strength at the expense of rivals.
  
• Accumulate prestige and the respect of your rivals as you build an industrial giant at home or an empire abroad.

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