Man try as I might I just cannot for the life of me figure out how to play Victoria 3. I've done probably six or seven attempts and my economy just ends up cratering every time. I very much want to like the game but it tries as hard as it can to prevent that from happening.
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A few common pitfalls I've seen:
- The big one: Keep an eye on market prices and produce stuff that's expensive. This is the stuff that is most profitable and that your economy needs more of. Keep an eye on input good prices too, e.g. your furniture factories will not be profitable if timber is extremely expensive - you'll need more lumber mills to feed them.
- If you have expensive raw resources but all your own deposits are maxed out, don't be shy about doing colonialism in places that have weak armies and large deposits of those resources.
- When you get a new production mode, it's usually better to switch to it piecemeal to avoid input good shortages. For example, if you have a huge number of farms and research steam tractors, then immediately switching everything over to steam tractors will cause massive engine shortages and completely tank your farms' output. Instead, switch them over gradually, then build motor industries once engines get expensive, then switch over more farms once the engine price falls in response to increased supply.
- Don't worry too much about debt if you're a Great Power - you have a high debt ceiling and low interest, so going into the red is worth it for faster economic expansion. Do avoid debt like the plague if you're not a Great Power because interest payments will murder you.
- Make sure you have enough infrastructure to keep your market access high and allow your stuff to actually get where it's going. The market overlay will show you where market access is low.
- Educate your population or else they'll be too stupid to work in your factories.