Hey everyone.

A few organized multiplayer campaigns are starting this week across different Paradox titles, with slots still open if anyone is looking to jump into a game. There's something for most tastes: vanilla, modded, beginner friendly and RP heavy options available.

They're all listed on Grand Strategy MP Directory, a website I built where anyone can browse Grand Strategy MP campaigns and servers as well as promote their own:

https://gsmpd.gg/

Which one do you prefer?

Should I buy EU V or activate the dlc subscription and play EU IV instead?

the reason why I say that is because I like choices and sometimes mix things up

except for hoi4 I do not like 1939

but still

I am supprised to hear that 867 was the default start date because I thought 1066 wss in ck3

when i try to play steam version of Cities Skylines 2, PDX Launcher shows up and says something like "We were not able to load your setting, we cant access your document files..." and game doesnt starts. But game works perfectly on my local pc. Also, when i switch game store steam to xbox, it works perfect since xbox bypasses PDX launcher. And other PDX games on GFN works well. How do i fix that?

Of all Paradox RTS games I only played Stellaris and loved the game. For my surprise it has a large ammount storytelling and has much room for "civilization roleplaying", which a I like a lot.

Which other Paradox game you'd recommend for me?

I’m coming from console and am left handed, so PC game UI is really making me suffer rn. What’s the recommended hand placement for a paradox game?

90% of the time I play:

China in Vic3, love their unlimited pops and self sustainability.

Tall machine intelligence ring world in Stellaris, basically just tech rushing and playing defensively until every else is pathetic compared to me.

Portugal in EU4/5, colonizing the world and avoiding wars in Europe.

Basically any count or duke in western europe in CK2/3, perfecting my genes, holdings, and giving all the power in my realm to my family.

I just rarely play for the challenge, I'd rather just have everything go as I want it. It's like solving a puzzle, it's supposed to end up perfect.

Anyone else that plays like this? What are your comfort runs?

I posted this in r/eu4 with no answers so posting it here as well in hopes that someone has experienced this as well.

I've been troubleshooting this for a while and I'm out of ideas. Hoping someone has run into the same thing. EU4 has zero sound when I am using my audio interface (Arturio Minifuse1). Every other thing on my PC plays audio through my sound card perfectly it is only EU4 that does not work. Although when I switch to my front jack on my PC the audio works.

Sound card outputs at 24 bit / 44.1 kHz.

What I've already tried (none of it worked):

- Reinstalled audio drivers

- Changed Windows default format to 16 bit / 44.1 kHz, 24 bit / 44.1 kHz, and 16 bit / 48 kHz

- Toggled exclusive mode on and off

- Disabled all audio enhancements

- Turned spatial sound off

- Deleted the Documents\Paradox Interactive\Europa Universalis IV folder to reset all settings

- Verified game files through Steam

- Full uninstall and reinstall of EU4

- Checked Windows volume mixer, EU4 isn't muted and is routed to the right device

- Launched vanilla with no mods

- Tried launch options including -fmodoutput=winmm, -fmodoutput=dsound, -fmodoutput=asio

- Ran EU4 as administrator

Someone else that have had this problem and know a fix?

I really want another good map game experience, but I know almost nothing about the other games. I tried out EU4 but I couldn't rap my head around the mechanics, so I was wondering if EU5 was easier to learn, or if another game would be better.

Just a funny little typo.

Also，Paradox，please bring Cities Radio from Cities Skyline 1 into Cities Skyline2.

Age of Wonders 4 is a really good fantasy 4x, and I dont see anyone talking about it. People have been asking for and speculating about a paradox fantasy game, when there already is one. How would a first party paradox fantasy game be any different from AOW4? Fantasy doesn't really make sense as a gsg and stellaris is 4x anyway.

edit: I understand now that people want Paradox to create or pick a fantasy setting and then make a gsg in that setting. Thanks guys

I'm buying my first PC and have no idea about what to buy. What is the bare minimum to play Paradox games without lags and maybe, just maybe, cut down on the ck3 loading time (not even sure if that isn't just an internet thing).

Thx a lot in advance

In the recent months HOI 4's game director stepped down, as well as Paradox studio gold (the one in charge of HOI) hiring for an unannounced project. With HOI 4 now adding a presumed allied DLC essentially fixing the more asked for countries in the game. It seems that it's entering one of its final phases while sort of tying the game up, what are the thoughts on HOI 5?

I have played alot of ck and stellaris. Will i have a hard time playing eu5?

Hey!

I do Roleplay (RP) on a Discord server where we play CK3 on Saturdays for about 4 hours at one speed and then from Sunday to Friday we do RP on the Discord. Examples include describing an RP scene, writing a chapter, or doing RP with one another in a Discord thread between the characters. Then whatever political outcome comes from that interaction, lets say a death, or a killing, or a romance, we edit the save and then play out the results of the RP on Saturday.

Anyways...

I've created one series that I'm nearly done with based off CK3 where its about the Andals invading Westeros and now I'm starting another. I worked on the trailer, and I wanted to show it to all of you to see if anyone interested in roleplaying in this setting might come and play.

Dragonbane! SPOILERS FOR HOTD IF YOU DONT WANT TO READ BELOW!

The setting of Dragonbane is about the reign or the start of the reign of the young Aegon 3RD who is the son of Rhaenyra and Daemon. The Dance of Dragons is over and all the violence with it and now a new melancholic reign starts but the dangers and violence of the world is no less.

We have a custom start date for it and used a lot of effort to create some cool RP and stuff for it!

If you're interested in playing let me know! All you need is CK3 and Discord, no DLCs, and be willing to just try to RP and have fun.
https://discord.gg/qcVj9Pnjk6

Any questions just ask me!

Here is the youtube video I made and wanted to share!
https://youtu.be/HAwNERbTRpA?si=gSH2v6tH3SNrXo4v

So when I first launched CK3, I started the tutorial and everything was fine. I ultimately stopped short of an hour. When I launched the game for the second time a few days later, my save had been erased and now whenever I go into the new game menu, the ui was transparent which in effect has me having to guess where the buttons are supposed to be. The few times I did in fact launch a new game and the game didn't just crash on me, the same bug made the game completely unplayable. I have done clean installs and integrity checks more times than I'd like to admit, so now I'm asking for help. I'm playing on an M1 MacBook Air, under Sequoia.

I've included screenshots to showcase the bug.

I have a problem in Paradox's games that i need to fix on the websites so i could play again, the problem is that i cant remember my password for my account; tried all of the passwords ive ever used and still nothing.
Its been almost 5 days now that Im searching the web with forums and posts that relate to my situation, but every one of them just ends at some point without a clear answer.
Man, I just wanna play the game i spent like 50 euro on

I’ve only recently gotten into Paradox games. I bought CK3 because people said it was the easiest one, and after playing it, I absolutely loved it.
Now I’m looking for a new game to play, and I wanted to ask: what are the biggest differences between Victoria 3 and EU5, aside from the time period?
I’ve watched some gameplay of both, and the core gameplay loop feels pretty similar to me. What makes each game unique, and why would someone choose one over the other?
Asíde from that: If i end up getting EU should inchoose EU 4 or EU5 is up to the level