DESCRIPTION

The is an alternate history mod that imagines a world where the Near East managed to catch up or at least not fall too behind Europe during the 16th to 18th century. In 1836, the Middle East has been in an uncertain peace for over 40 years ever since the fall of the Russian Empire, and the former alliance bloc between the Ottoman Empire, Akkovin Confederation, and Safavid Empire slowly begin to disintegrate. The Akkovin Confederation has been in decline ever since the turn of the 19th century and their collapse seems inevitable, but their neighbors in Persia wants to maintain the status quo at all cost, while the Ottomans saw this as an opportunity to claim Eastern Anatolia as a rightful part of their realm. Meanwhile, the Arab people, trapped under the Turkic and Persian yoke ever since the fall of the Mamluk Sultanate in 1703, saw the brewing storm as an opportunity to finally break free and determine their own fate. Thus, begin a tumultuous period in the Near East, one that will change its landscape forever.

Features:

• Alternate history scenario based on a megacampaign with new map, countries, states, and cultures.
• Integrated mechanics and features from Victorian Flavor Mod.
• [WIP] New journal entries, events, and flavors such as government titles, modifiers, etc.
• [WIP] A few reworked vanilla features to fit the mod, such as citizenship laws, ethnic graphics, buildings, etc.
• A new music pack containing historical musics to fit the setting.

NOTE: The mod is still in alpha phase and lacks flavors, new mechanics, flags, and a ton of unlocalized and unassigned hubs. My goal for releasing the alpha version of the mod is to gather feedback on the setting, map, and hear your ideas for the mod's contents. Currently, the mod is only available in GitHub and Paradox Mods, and I will release it on Steam once the mod enters at least the beta phase. To install the mod, simply unzip and extract the mod to your Victoria 3 document folder (create a new mod folder if you don't have one). Since this mod is based on a megacampaign, realism is not really the main priority, but I try to not stray too far for reality. I hope this mod's concept intrigues you enough to play the eventual proper release! Let me know if you have any questions or suggestions about the mod's settings and future contents.

• Map of the Steam Road (optional map mod): GitHub, Paradox Mods
• Ultra Historical Politics Compatch: Paradox Mods (Note: You don't need to run the normal UHP. Load this below TSR)
• Ultra Historical Research and Education Compatch: Paradox Mods (Note: You don't need to run the normal UHRE. Load this below TSR)

Credits:

• Victorian Flavor Mod (base mod) by Radsterman and the VFM mod team
• Eurasia Revamp by Talavvan
• More States by Arnil
• Ultra Historical Politics and Ultra Historical Research and Education by Vorondil

I'm mostly active in Paradox Forums and Discord, so contact me in this forum post or the mod's channel in the Victoria 3 Mod Co-op server

CHANGELOG

v2 - Released 2023-07-11

Changelogs: 1. Dozens of new events and journals for the Akkovin Confederation 2. Dozens of new events and various new journals regarding the Arab Wars/Revolts 3. Basic Arab Unification mechanics 4. New 'Shared Roots' religious law for Abrahamic religions to tolerate each other 5. Three new agitators, along with various flavor events, state traits, characters, flags, and releasables across the Middle East 6. And various other tweaks and updates!

REQUIREMENTS

Victoria 3

Full game

FORUM LINKS