Victoria 3 Expansion Pass 2 Is Available Now

Paradox Interactive announced Victoria 3 Expansion Pass 2, the next bundle expanding the trade, diplomacy, and industrial gameplay of its grand strategy society simulator, Victoria 3.

Victoria 3 Expansion Pass 2 includes Charters of Commerce (Mechanics Pack), National Awakening (Immersion Pack), Iberian Twilight (Immersion Pack), Songs of the Homeland (Music Pack), and the Trade Ships Bonus Pack. Players can purchase Expansion Pass 2 now on Steam for $35.97.

Also, Paradox revealed that Charters of Commerce, the Mechanics Pack in Victoria 3 Expansion Pass 2, will launch on June 17 for $19.99. This trade-themed pack adds a powerful new layer to Victoria 3’s economy, introducing company charters, monopolies, diplomatic trade treaties, and prestige goods.

Players can use trade as a tool for influence—or domination—by empowering companies to expand globally, govern colonial regions, or establish regional headquarters.

More about Victoria 3 Expansion Pass 2

Victoria 3 Expansion Pass 2 is the second expansion pass for Paradox Interactive’s popular societal simulation of an era of dramatic change in technology, society, and diplomatic affairs. Expansion Pass 2 includes one Instant Unlock, one Mechanics Pack, two Immersion Packs, and one Music Pack, all available for a discounted price thanks to the Expansion Pass packaging.

Victoria 3: Expansion Pass 2 includes:

• Trade Ships Bonus Pack: Immediately available to all who purchase the Expansion Pass, this art pack adds three new on-map ship models that cross the trade lanes of the world.
• Charters of Commerce Mechanics Pack: Use the power of trade and business to build stronger ties with friends or to bludgeon your rivals in this Mechanics Pack focused on the economic levers of power. Establish trade companies, manage monopolies and sign new types of treaties as you increase the wealth of your citizens at the expense of others.
• National Awakening Immersion Pack: Explore the complex and dynamic history of the Balkans. Rising nationalist energies and a fading Ottoman Empire offer new opportunities for the Austrian Empire and smaller regional powers, but these same nationalist energies may threaten the very foundation of the Habsburg regime.
• Songs of the Homeland Music Pack: Expand your global empire to the accompaniment of new stirring songs to inspire national pride and celebrate the innovations of the modern age.
• Iberian Twilight Immersion Pack: Revive the fortunes of the Spanish and Portuguese empires. Choose sides in the great political debates of the day and rebuild the global reach that once made your nation the marketplace of the world.

Get ready for Victoria 3: Charters of Commerce

It is a century of trade, as technological innovation and imperial expansion unlock new goods for rapidly growing populations in a number of markets. Trade is both the reason for and the result of imperial growth, and can even be a weapon in the subtle game of diplomacy. Find new ways to use the promise and potential of market power in Victoria 3: Charters of Commerce.

Charters of Commerce is a new mechanics pack for Victoria 3 centered on the role of trade in a century of rapid transformation. It adds more depth and detail to the trade system, including new interactions with national companies and new diplomatic deals. Charters of Commerce is also the first major piece of content in the Victoria 3 Expansion Pass 2, a bundle of add-ons scheduled for Victoria 3 over the next year.

Features of Victoria 3: Charters of Commerce include:

• Company Charters: grant charters to your nation’s companies to give them an advantage in the cutthroat game of international trade.
  • Trade Charters let companies trade their manufactured goods on the world market
  • Investment Charters allow companies to establish regional headquarters and invest in foreign markets
  • Colony Charters make it possible for companies to govern colonial regions
  • Industry Charters give companies permission to expand their field of business into other types of production.
• Monopolies: Encourage monopolistic industries in your country, whether a highly efficient but costly state monopoly or a private company monopoly that crowds out competitors in the production of vital goods.
• Diplomatic Treaties: Sign new types of diplomatic agreements, including imposing uneven trade deals and setting limits on colonization.
• Prestige Goods: Let successful companies branch out into the production of high quality goods like champagne, establishing your unique cultural imprint on a good type and gaining an edge on your competitors.