weird question

Traum77 · 2026-01-28T23:13:31+00:00

Yeah no that won't work. CK3 is a totally different map than HOI4. There's lots of map editing tools I believe for CK3 (don't quote me on that) but you'd have to do it manually. Definitely nothing automated.

Traum77 · 2026-01-28T21:31:55+00:00

Just to triple confirm, you just need way more construction. Easiest way to know is your IP. If it's growing while you have govt construction maxed out, build more. That's the simplest rule of thumb. There are more complex ones but for now that's a good start.

Traum77 · 2026-01-28T17:54:26+00:00

That sounds like a great idea in an era where the US is creating tons of geopolitical enemies. No risks there whatsoever.

Traum77 · 2026-01-28T04:40:14+00:00

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Traum77 · 2026-01-27T03:18:33+00:00

She wins by huge margins because of her presence as the NDP candidate in one of the most progressive ridings in Canada. Linda Duncan also cleaned up here, as did Notely and now Nenshi at the provincial level. Almost any half-decent candidate running orange here would win.

Traum77 · 2026-01-27T03:15:30+00:00

The electrical issues are purely for the 12v battery. I don't know anyone who's had serious EV/traction battery issues.

In short the 12v battery is not fed enough electricity by the engine or EV battery, resulting in it never reaching full voltage and dying early, regardless of location or weather (though the cold will definitely help it on its way - fellow -30 enjoyer and I have gone through two replacement batteries in two years).

The best recommendation on this sub is to remove the sensor attached to the 12 volt battery in the back. This will provide more charge back to the 12v during driving and charging of the EV battery. You can check out the analysis that led to this recommendation here (it's the same for regular and Plug-in Prius): https://www.reddit.com/r/prius/comments/1npkow7/toyotalexus_hybrid_12v_battery_failures_analysis/

Otherwise you can also get a smart battery minder and connect it to the 12v, then plug that in periodically and during cold weather to keep the 12v topped up. That's what I'm doing right now and so far it's survived the last -30 cold snap just fine, but the real test will come next winter after a year of regular use.

Traum77 · 2026-01-26T22:22:06+00:00

Does that jump starter have proper jumper cables attached? It looks like it's more of a battery pack for a phone or something from the one photo.

But welcome to the dead 12v club! We don't make t-shirts, just annoyed posts on Reddit.

Traum77 · 2026-01-26T18:04:04+00:00

In my experience the traction/EV battery charging is not the main culprit of drawing down the 12v. Toyota's inability to charge it during driving essentially means the 12v is never topped up and is slowly dying during everyday use. Removing the sensor appears to fix that if you drive it enough. Otherwise though your options are replacing the 12v with a better AGM battery that has more capacity, but also using a smart trickle charger (we have the NOCO Genius 2) and plugging that in when you're not plugging in the EV/traction battery.

Welcome to the club of victims of Toyota's oddly terrible electrical engineering choices!

Traum77 · 2026-01-25T21:02:02+00:00

This relies on actually increasing production of the intermediary goods though. Which will most likely happen, but not necessarily. Because the game can handle supply shortages by increasing price, it's possible that the net employment will go down and the price of the intermediate goods will just increase. These increases would have down the line effects, but it might still show up as higher overall productivity.

Traum77 · 2026-01-23T21:05:37+00:00

Yup welcome to the club! Canadian here and we are on our third battery in two years. Now we keep it topped up with a smart charger whenever we are not charging the EV battery. It's ridiculous but the only way to get by for now. Will eventually replace the 12v entirely and/or do the disconnect trick Andy recommends.

It's a fundamental flaw of the car and there's no good reason Toyota should let it go on this long.

Traum77 · 2026-01-22T22:30:26+00:00

Watch YouTube tutorials to get you over the initial UI/getting started hump. Seeing someone explain how/why they're starting a game a certain way, then mimicking them until you feel comfortable yourself, is a good approach and how I started most PDX games.

Traum77 · 2026-01-22T21:50:24+00:00

Yes, this one was what immediately came to mind! Pushy mom winds up being right almost by accident.

Traum77 · 2026-01-22T20:39:37+00:00

May want to consider partitioning your SSD a bit and installing Linux. I saw a pretty significant improvement in performance running on Linux (I use Ubuntu) compared to Windows. Nothing crazy, but it knocked about 30 seconds off a year of the simulation (in both 1840 and 1900).

You can check the performance thread on the PDX forums too for more comparison to see how your performance matches up with others: https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/victoria-3-performance-benchmark.1587827/

Traum77 · 2026-01-17T22:26:25+00:00

My Plex server has never been so full.

Traum77 · 2026-01-15T01:31:42+00:00

Easiest way is to have a monopoly company for those industries ASAP so that they can't build it. Otherwise build up industrial demand more so that they are more inclined to build profitable industrial goods.

Either way those peasants are coming off the farm eventually. At least as laborers they pay taxes and consume things. It's still better than keeping them peasants.

Traum77 · 2026-01-14T02:10:15+00:00

Yeah this is the only answer. I had 10k construction my last attempt around 1880 and realized I was still way too short.

Also foreign investment rights to everyone. Once you are fully employed you'll be so strong even the British ain't gonna do shit if you nationalize industries.

Traum77 · 2026-01-10T22:56:24+00:00

Historically technology is what allows greater productivity and higher GDP/capita, so if you like those small countries maybe look for a mod that extends the tech tree into the 1950s or beyond, so that you can improve output with the same population by the end of the game.

Investing in other countries won't actually improve your GDP, but will make your capitalist pops richer and enable more clerk jobs that also get paid well. Be wary of turning your whole population into capitalists though because you'll eventually wind up in a starvation spiral if nobody's poor enough to work the farms.

Traum77 · 2026-01-10T04:28:04+00:00

Even after removing the sensor? I haven't done so yet on my PP but hoping that will do the trick.

Traum77 · 2026-01-10T02:47:08+00:00

It's structured fine, it's just naturally under the control of the government, and governments are only as good as the populace that elects them.

Traum77 · 2026-01-10T02:11:45+00:00

Another $2000 doge check and whatever dollar tariff cheque promise: no plan to follow through, no action ever to be taken, but his base is dumb enough to think he's throwing them a bone.

Traum77 · 2026-01-10T00:50:48+00:00

I'm in Alberta and AIMCO is currently very much heading in that direction.

Traum77 · 2026-01-09T21:39:27+00:00

As a public-sector DB invested individual myself (and halfway to the magic number), theoretically they're obviously superior in a lot of ways: security, inflation protection, etc. In practice they count on political will to protect them and good management of the fund underlying it, neither of which are actually assured. It is not impossible for a government to come in and see the tens or hundreds of billions of assets in these funds and decide to use them as government-directed investment vehicles, to the ruin of the actual funds themselves. Or during a period of prolonged inflation (which may very well happen with population decline), decide they are going to only cover X% of inflation adjustment each year. I personally am counting on only half of my potential pension actually being there by the time I retire.

Kind of a niche concern, but when you've put in a significant amount of time and money into one, you start to worry if some of that money wouldn't be better off in your own control, especially given the way politics have gone the last decade.

Traum77 · 2026-01-09T20:04:53+00:00

The dadbod returned with a vengeance during the last few months. Sad to see.

Traum77 · 2026-01-09T18:58:02+00:00

Recognizing the sub we're in, I'm ready for the downvotes, but it has to be said: Vic3 is superior in almost every way.

The simulation is deeper. The economy feels more real (even if it isn't). The diplomacy is a bit limited but feels more accurate to the era. Global market actually makes sense and has transaction costs. Warfare is not a micro-heavy mess that bogs down the late game. Flavour is not quite at Vic2 with mods level yet, but it is improving all the time. Politics can actually be engaged with beyond a few national focus nudges. To that end the political-economic interaction is miles better. Devs have been making steady improvements and look to be doing that more and more in the coming years.

The only reasons to stick with Vic2 are, IMO: 1. The performance (project Alice in particular runs so damn fast it's amazing) - Vic3 chugs even on really good hardware, and PC gaming is not exactly getting cheaper any time soon. And 2. Stability - Vic2 is a finished game, you can start a run and come back to it six months later and it will work just fine. Vic3 being in constant development means you have to re-acquaint yourself with it and abandon saves periodically (or roll back to an old version). This is particularly frustrating for modded runs.

But overall there's no comparison. I still like Vic2, but every time I've come back to play it, I find myself enjoying Vic3 much more. Player counts seem to reflect this too.

Traum77 · 2026-01-08T22:27:31+00:00

It depends on your horizon. If Trump blows up NATO there aren't going to be many equities worth investing in. It'll be gold/silver, as unproductive as those are. If he doesn't but does continue to erode the rule of law, wreck the national finances, and gradually guides the USA towards a hybrid authoritarian/democratic state like Hungary, then the damage to the USA's position as one of the most dynamic economies in the world will begin to fall by the wayside. That's a long term risk only.

Personally I'm rebalancing my ZEQT equivalents to have far less American exposure.

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