Key points
- Some bug fixes, improvements and overhauls are only available to owners of the expansions.[citation needed]
General information
- Paradox Interactive Forums
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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A House Divided |
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Heart of Darkness |
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Version differences
- The Civil War Edition includes the base game and A House Divided DLC.
Essential improvements
Historical Project Mod (HPM)
- Requires Heart of Darkness DLC and beta 3.04
- Adds significant historical flavor and features to the game, particularly through events and decisions
Install HPM[citation needed]
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- Set the game version to beta 3.04 in Steam, located in the
BETAS tab in game properties
- Download the latest version of HPM.
- Extract HPM into the
mod folder in the installation folder.
- Click the check box next to the mod's name in the game launcher
Notes
- HPM will not work with existing Victoria II saves or converted saves from Europa Universalis IV
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Skip intro videos
Disable intro video[citation needed]
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- Go to the installation folder.
- Delete or rename the
movies folder.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- Some configuration files are stored in
<path-to-game>\save games
- Mod configuration files are stored in
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Victoria 2\
Save game data location
- Mod saves are stored in
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Victoria 2\
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Enable anisotropic filtering[citation needed]
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- Go to
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Victoria 2\
- Open
settings.txt
- Change
anisotropic_filtering = 0 to a value between 1 and 16
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Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Issues fixed
Crashing on Windows 8/XP: map cache
- This crash is caused by map cache data from an old version downloading with the game on Steam.
Fix crash on Windows 8/XP[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\map\
- Delete the
cache folder.
- Go to
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Victoria 2\map\
- Delete the
cache folder.
- Restart Victoria II and let it regenerate the map cache.
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Crashing on Windows XP: Incompatible lua5.1.dll & lua51.dll files
This crash is caused by the included LUA scripting DLLs being incompatible with Windows XP, which prevent the game from starting.
Replace files[citation needed]
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- Download older LUA DLLs version
lua5_1_4_Win32_dll6_lib.zip .
- Go to the installation folder.
- Rename or remove the original
lua5.1.dll and lua51.dll files.
- Extract
lua5.1.dll and lua51.dll from lua5_1_4_Win32_dll6_lib.zip to the installation folder.
Notes
- Alternatively, the
lua5.1.dll and lua51.dll from Hearts of Iron III can be used.
- Some versions of the game with the Heart of Darkness DLC installed may still crash in the middle of loading.
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Other information
API
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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macOS (OS X) | |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
XP SP3, Vista, 7, 8 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz AMD 3500+ |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 8800 ATI Radeon X1900 or above |
Notes
References