STOP rebuilding the Spanish Empire the wrong way and try THIS! in Victoria 3

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  • Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
  • Experience an epic journey through the decline of the mighty Spanish empire as we explore its colonial legacy and history in this fascinating alternate history scenario! 🎮 Watch as we dive deep into the Spanish civil war and examine how different choices could have prevented Spain's downfall. This documentary-style exploration will change your perspective on one of history's most dramatic transformations! 🌟
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  • @lookasetbella
    @lookasetbella  2 місяці тому +18

    Hi! Sorry for the delay, this episode should have been out 2 weeks ago. However, I had problems translating it into English and it took me much longer than usual. I hope you liked it anyway!

    • @angelacarroll6142
      @angelacarroll6142 2 місяці тому

      Looks great, just got Vicky and learnt the mechanics, so imma try Spain, thanks so much!

  • @KaneCold
    @KaneCold 2 місяці тому +95

    @0:55 To be fair, if paradox would give Spain any individual event, it would probably be a civil war. So I guess it's better that way.

    • @lookasetbella
      @lookasetbella  2 місяці тому +20

      XD like in EU4 :D

    • @lluis9650
      @lluis9650 2 місяці тому +5

      In fact I think at the start date spain is having the first carlist revolt which was a civil war for the throne so yeah.

    • @yaldabaoth2
      @yaldabaoth2 2 місяці тому +2

      Paradox taking care and making countries somewhat unique beyond the initial situation? Challenge level impossible.

  • @sasi5841
    @sasi5841 2 місяці тому +43

    Colonial offices give -5% *per level* of colony institution. So it can be up to -25%

    • @lookasetbella
      @lookasetbella  2 місяці тому +13

      So it scales further. I didn't notice it in the tooltip.

  • @mikeelooelo8040
    @mikeelooelo8040 2 місяці тому +52

    The thing I hate most about Spain in vic 3 is that its so neglected that they start in a worse position than they were in historically, for example slavery, it should be the same as for GB, no slavery in the main land, but yes for the colonies, yet for Spain its active making landowners and the church imposible to break until too late. Same goes for the lack of universities and the lack of any kind of industry, also late in tech. Gibraltar is historical, but as its a treaty port GB doesnt get any tarifs from you either and you need to buy from then to do anything, you are completelly fucked in every front.

    • @lightworker2956
      @lightworker2956 2 місяці тому +13

      Fair points, but in-game you can immediately start a reconquest of South America. I don't think they were in a position to do that historically.

    • @mikeelooelo8040
      @mikeelooelo8040 2 місяці тому +6

      @@lightworker2956 Yeah thats true too

    • @Hexas87
      @Hexas87 2 місяці тому +6

      I would also like to add that Spain doesn't have colonization institution is just insane.

    • @mariano98ify
      @mariano98ify 2 місяці тому +2

      @@lightworker2956 technically they would have except for the many civil conflicts and the Absolutism of Fernando VII, the majority of the ex-colonies were pretty weak and centralized in a few big cities, if Spain held a foothold in the main contingent, then it would be alt-history.

  • @fernandolugo3338
    @fernandolugo3338 2 місяці тому +8

    the influence of the British in the creation of this game can be noticed by the fact that you mentioned here, even today they don't tolerate their the former rivals having any kind of influence or power in the medias that are of their control

  • @historyafficionado478
    @historyafficionado478 2 місяці тому +9

    Spanish speakers having a stroke reading that power block name xD

  • @DiegoGarcia-en4sf
    @DiegoGarcia-en4sf Місяць тому +4

    He accidentally named the power block “The empire I will never know” 😂

  • @PlTBULL
    @PlTBULL 2 місяці тому +11

    7:39 el imperio en el que nunca se.... you're missing some words in there for it to say what you want... like el sol.

    • @justsiva775
      @justsiva775 2 місяці тому

      there's a character limit for the name, I imagine he just pasted it from google translate and didn't notice.

    • @lookasetbella
      @lookasetbella  2 місяці тому

      Exactly!

    • @gustavospagnolcampos1958
      @gustavospagnolcampos1958 2 місяці тому +2

      ​@@lookasetbellathe way you wrote sounds a lot like "the Empire that never was" it made me laught!

    • @PlTBULL
      @PlTBULL Місяць тому

      @@lookasetbella cool cool. didn’t know there’s a character limit.

  • @violetsonja5938
    @violetsonja5938 2 місяці тому

    I really appreciate how you broke it down step by step like that. Subscribed!

  • @charmyzard
    @charmyzard 27 днів тому +1

    Coming from the infamous HOI4, never able to see my industry's growth in my game as just mechanics and always thinking about the "development level" of places, I thought Victoria II was the right fit for a next step. So I watch this video. Some things from 3 have to overlap with II, right?
    Too bad I wouldn't be able to predict or maneuver around most of these mechanics 💀

  • @ertugrulorbayyazanlar4079
    @ertugrulorbayyazanlar4079 2 місяці тому +7

    Gold mines don't bring 140k income. It is 50k x 135% modifier. Half of it comes from gross domestic product (GDP)

  • @nasser314
    @nasser314 2 місяці тому +50

    Why didnt you go for Corn Laws? Grain starts at +26% and you have mercantilism. You just need to press 1 button (focus exports on grain) and instantly trigger corn laws. Also, cavalry is bad. A 50/50 infantry/arty army is the optimal offensive army while 100% infantry is optimal for defense. Cavalry is expensive and useless.

    • @lookasetbella
      @lookasetbella  2 місяці тому +45

      Why didnt you go for Corn Laws - I usually do it right away, on this video I restarted the approach several times to have a good advisor. And I just forgot :D All in all, I could add information about it in the montage.
      Like I said in the video. I use cavalry only in armies that are supposed to make landings. This significantly accelerates the pace of capturing provinces, and this is what I care about with such armies. 100% infantry in the army disagree. Such an army is burned out without any problem. It will play maybe 1-3 battles, but then there is no manpower in it.

    • @lightworker2956
      @lightworker2956 2 місяці тому +14

      Some people consider Corn laws to be cheesy, or to be so powerful that they're a "bypass a part of the game" button. Therefore I don't mind seeing a playthrough without it being used.

    • @blazeburner303
      @blazeburner303 29 днів тому

      Cavalry is the best capture unit, marines and breakthrough armies SHOULD be cavalry

  • @rainehdaze9157
    @rainehdaze9157 2 місяці тому +5

    So, leverage; the biggest way to pull people into your bloc peacefully is economic influence. Export a lot to them, get investment rights, build buildings etc. The new power bloc embassy diplo in 1.8 also massively boosts it.
    Basically, build in them until they can't say no. And then you just have the timed interaction for the sovereign empire that lets you vassalise members.

  • @HeartfireAce21
    @HeartfireAce21 2 місяці тому +5

    If you’re playing a Nation like Spain, I’d spend more time incorporating states from puppets by annexing them if they have free population, especially if you have a labour problem like you did late game. Aside from the obvious mechanisation of industry.

    • @lookasetbella
      @lookasetbella  2 місяці тому +1

      Here I planned an internal migration from my puppets to Spain, I did it a bit too late. On the test game I didn't have this problem and I didn't appreciate doing the migration early.

  • @cujla_b_npabge5504
    @cujla_b_npabge5504 2 місяці тому +3

    As you've opened Victoria to yourself, I urge you to play Herat in Afghanistan region. Unlike other Afghani states, it has unique bonus for forming it. Besides, its starting position quite rough and whole region is pretty poor, thus challenging. I played as Herat and enjoyed the playthrough due to challenges that game gives you since day 1.

    • @lookasetbella
      @lookasetbella  2 місяці тому

      Ok, i will try it

    • @cujla_b_npabge5504
      @cujla_b_npabge5504 2 місяці тому

      @@lookasetbella just played as Kafiristan, even better candidate for Afghanistan. I did no allies run, and it was pretty interesting. I wont spoil the main funny event, that occurs in the first years (hint - you king will change). Apart from that, it is easy to pass laws that usually cause struggle, because you have 26k pops. And because of this you can get rid of slavery, serfdom and traditionalism before 1840

    • @lookasetbella
      @lookasetbella  2 місяці тому

      @@cujla_b_npabge5504 I wonder if it's like for Ethiopia, which has a hidden ruler with very strong modifiers to fight :D

  • @MrCalls1
    @MrCalls1 2 місяці тому

    17:30 you want civilised country’s in the Power bloc. You want to annex land from uncivilised/unrecognised powers. Just hover on their rank, that will tell you to conquer or vassalise.
    If they are civilised, a larger power is better, but still worth to get small ones. Then it’s up to you if you want the land directly.

  • @Spoon80085
    @Spoon80085 2 місяці тому +1

    8:40 The US flag looks to be the Presidential seal. America is an interesting nation because we have some legacy old world aspects like heraldry due to how stable of a nation we've been for so long. It's weird to think about, but the US is really one of the first nation states in the world, completely removed from divine right or feudalism, instead garnering legitimacy through ideals like the Social Contract. Wish more Americans were aware how special of a nation we were.

  • @kanarimortem
    @kanarimortem 2 місяці тому +1

    Play with Uruguay next

  • @yaboipalps8616
    @yaboipalps8616 2 місяці тому +1

    Make part 2

  • @emilianohermosilla3996
    @emilianohermosilla3996 2 місяці тому

    That’s a beauty

  • @cristinmarius
    @cristinmarius 2 місяці тому

    Do Romania next please, thanks!

  • @astgsmart4942
    @astgsmart4942 Місяць тому

    Could you make a Portugal video?(If you havent)

  • @Dmitrisnikioff
    @Dmitrisnikioff 2 місяці тому +5

    Spain doesn't have any events in the game because it was a fading has-been consigned to the dustbin of history, but wasn't purple.
    Hope this helps!

    • @lightworker2956
      @lightworker2956 2 місяці тому +6

      Quality Byzantium diss.

    • @rainehdaze9157
      @rainehdaze9157 2 місяці тому +1

      @@Dmitrisnikioff Republican Spain is purple in Vicky 3, funnily enough

    • @Dmitrisnikioff
      @Dmitrisnikioff 2 місяці тому

      @@rainehdaze9157 thats hilarious

  • @Benito-lr8mz
    @Benito-lr8mz 2 місяці тому +4

    Iam Spanish is true Napoleon is the wounded to death of inmense Soanish Emoire the 4 largest of history but he also dug his grave in Spain but the Spanish empire is the 1 in duration of 5 largest of history 1.492-1.898 and Spain had territories to 1.976

  • @argus4650
    @argus4650 2 місяці тому +1

    Shot fired shots fired!

  • @hdnotfound3020
    @hdnotfound3020 2 місяці тому +1

    i tried this many times. but i had an issue. my SoL was always way higher than my puppets. so i take so much people away from them. and they make no money after taht because they just dont have workforce!

    • @blazeburner303
      @blazeburner303 29 днів тому

      That’s when you annex them lol, the point of client states is to be drained until they can be incorporated

    • @hdnotfound3020
      @hdnotfound3020 28 днів тому

      @@blazeburner303 they were not annexed. they were full on puppets

    • @blazeburner303
      @blazeburner303 28 днів тому

      @@hdnotfound3020 I get that, but you SHOULD annex them when it gets to that point is what I’m saying

  • @sasi5841
    @sasi5841 2 місяці тому +1

    Peru-bolivia cant form if Bolivia gets subjugated

  • @gutoldfjutoldjestdzbanem324
    @gutoldfjutoldjestdzbanem324 2 місяці тому +1

    Link do polskiego kanalu nie dziala

  • @meatycitadel
    @meatycitadel 2 місяці тому

    You should've put transfer subject on north peru along with liberate south peru and iquicha. that way the other two countries will aggregate with your puppet into a single peru subject.

    • @lookasetbella
      @lookasetbella  2 місяці тому

      You're right, but in the past it was enough to have one and a larger country was formed there. I'm sure of it because I did it on streams on my Polish channel

  • @Dan-zs1io
    @Dan-zs1io 2 місяці тому +1

    Are you sure this is 1.8?

    • @lookasetbella
      @lookasetbella  2 місяці тому

      My mistake. I corrected the title.

  • @CARBU-w6i
    @CARBU-w6i 2 місяці тому

    Hello, good video my friend, do yo want a editor?

    • @lookasetbella
      @lookasetbella  2 місяці тому

      Depends on the price :D Write me an e-mail with an offer :D

    • @CARBU-w6i
      @CARBU-w6i 2 місяці тому

      @lookasetbella 35 for 10 minutes video, 40 for 15 minutes and 45 for 20 minutes?

  • @setoki2838
    @setoki2838 2 місяці тому

    I think its a good idea for european powers, to first take zulu and then borneo every time... I even did it as greece. You will just drown in money every time

    • @lookasetbella
      @lookasetbella  2 місяці тому

      Zulu for gold mining and Borneo for what?

    • @setoki2838
      @setoki2838 2 місяці тому

      @@lookasetbella gold

  • @charmyzard
    @charmyzard 27 днів тому

    Voluntary Forced Labor, TM

  • @MachinimaGothic
    @MachinimaGothic 2 місяці тому

    Właśnie miałem dysonans poznawczy, że niby po angielsku typ mówi a mam wrażenie że po Polsku. No i zobaczyłem twoje nazwy armii, które są bardzo hehe Hiszpańskie.

  • @MrShady2099
    @MrShady2099 2 місяці тому +3

    saying that spain is neglected, like if any countries in the game had any flavor...

  • @NiceBoaT_98
    @NiceBoaT_98 2 місяці тому

    "Pierwsza Armia" in Spain LOL

  • @HRH_Lord_Pan
    @HRH_Lord_Pan 14 днів тому

    El Imperio que nunca se?.... deberia ser " El imperio Eterno" o " El imperio del eterno sol"

  • @pascalbaryamo4568
    @pascalbaryamo4568 2 місяці тому

    Wow you never sounded polish to me, if you hadn’t done the army naming I’d have believed you’re danish or something

    • @lookasetbella
      @lookasetbella  2 місяці тому +1

      It's because of the AI it uses with 11labs. I seriously copied my brother and girlfriend's voice and they sound 100% like them. My voice is yes 60% similarity of the original.
      I use AI because it's faster than recording my comment from scratch

    • @jakubstojanowski5332
      @jakubstojanowski5332 2 місяці тому

      @@lookasetbella czekaj, czyli całe nagrane audio w filmie to AI?