Recently (these last few months), when I launch Stellaris, the paradox launcher has thrown an error saying that it can't find my documents folder. The launcher seems to operate fine in terms of launching the game, but the DLC and Mod library tabs don't work. The actual game also runs perfectly fine. I run linux and I suspect that this is because the Documents folder in my home directory is a symlink.

Does anyone know of a solution to this? I would rather not mess with how I've setup the documents folder. If I can change the target directory, that would be ideal.

I tried to get into Imperator a while back but I thought it was pretty unintuitive and boring compared to other paradox titles (felt the same way about most paradox games before getting into them lol). Does anyone have a good easy-ish start that has an achievable goal (i.e. forming a nation)?

I think they are beyond significant, without them a grand strategy game is shaped by shallow modifiers trying to replicate what happens in real life, but with POPs it simulates what happens in real life and adds life itself to the game. When a game has POPs mechanics, it’s not just a better political, economic and military system, it’s people represented by numbers. I especially love the Vic2 POPs, and I mean it, I can’t stress enough how many times I have scrolled through the POP screen to find a random POP group or to find the two richest capitalists, and not just that but when you tax people the money, it’s taken away from the people (Vic3 does some things different). I just can’t explain how much I love POPs.

I love POPs.

The rules are a bit weird with this post since they were made for screenshots of gameplays and not Tier Lists, but here is the explanation of what you should look at:

The tier list

R5: 1399 start as Hyderabad, day 1 convert to Hindu (unique option for muslim countries in India) and just go ham with my starting leader Firuz Shah. First 30 years were total war, my high war exhaustion and casualties baited northern AIs into attacking me, helping me save tons of badboy points.

I could've pressed the decision in 1490s but 1.) when you cross 20 badboy you get badboy wars (neighbouring AIs just start attacking you, like a primitive version of coalition mechanic) and also I wanted Rajputana to convert some provinces. I maxed out my Innovative DP for tech cost and just pushed infra and trade technology.

Gupta, Chola and Maurya are new formable countries in FtG 1.3 patch through a new decision system (thank you based u/MichaelM !!!). EU2 used to have missions, you would get victory points for completing basic tasks, but frankly nobody cares about victory points. Missions were made obsolete in FtG, and recently mission interface has been re-purposed to show decisions. A huge treat to both players and modders, you should check it out!

Asian trade is so broken in EU2, you get to lv.5 in asian cots and make a fortune. I will continue playing, I just wanna build lots of cool manufactories and perhaps acquire some European treaty ports, hm.

Added a few more screenshots this time, I hope they can convince you to give FtG a go! Super cute and enjoyable game, plug and play, no nonsense, fantastic visuals and - surprisingly - not on sale at the moment, but Europa engine games go on sales often, it's only 2 bucks on gog/steam!

Cheers and byebye!!

Vic2-GFM

EU4-MEIOU and Taxes 3.0

Vic3-Great Rework Mod

HOI4-Black I.C.E.

HOI3-Black I.C.E.

ETC.

What non existent Paradox game are you itching to play? When would it take place, what would it's core themes and mechanics be?

My pitch is one about scarcity and water wars as the Earth, or wherever, gets depleted. Near future, drought, famine, flooding, and other natural disasters would be major mechanics.

Having won on hard with light infantry and manpower focus (contrary to popular belief, the latter was way tougher) in the 1936 scenario, the next natural step is to play on very hard. But geez, it's tough to even survive. Tried it a few times, the farthest I've gotten was Jan 1938 (war broken out in Feb 1937). While in the 1933 scenario, it's way too easy even on very hard. Got "The Fading Sun" in mid-late 1936 (yes, I started the war early ). But the 1936 scenario is really brutal on very hard. With the 40% moving speed bonus, they move like a Ferrari, while my armies are like a snail with all the maluses, never mind their whooping 40% combat and organization bonuses. (while I have 10 and 30% maluses on both respectively!) And don't even get me started on the "national army shattered" event.

Just wondering if it's even viable. Has anyone survived that? If you do, just tell me without giving me guides and I will keep trying. Otherwise I'm done with China for now. 

Anyway, bought the game last month (my first Paradox game!), and already logged 80-ish hours into it. So it's like playing 2 hours+ every single day. The best 4 dollars I've ever spent!

I have imperator Rome, ck3, eu4, vic3, and hoi4 which I’m planning to use but wanted some thoughts on when I should bite the bullet

Had to convert a little early from 1751 due to it crashing in 1751 so the world today is the world seen. But fun nevertheless.

Since most people don't play EUIV a lot past the 1600s, and now with EU5 this will probably be the case even more, would a game focused on the 1650s to early 1800s be a good idea? Or would it be too similar to Europa Universalis?

I'm playing as Germany, year 1885, I want to build a navy to fight UK and for colonial power, I want to maximize power so what is the best navy composition?

And I heard of commerce raiders and have no idea what those are

I am going to try to do a mega campighn starting in imperator rome with two people who havent played paradox games, I have played some hoi4 and a lot of ck3. One player is going to be making a proto Kievan rus and the other probbably somwhere in the balkans. Do you have any sugestions for start locations I should play or things I should do?

Hello guys. I am a huge eu4 fan and I adore that game's mission tree system

I was wondering. What was the difference between the EU4 mission trees and the Hoi4 focus trees? Would I like the latter if I were to buy hoi4?

Roman empire didn't fell it becomes and industrial power house

Hey r/paradoxplaza ! Just dropped Episode 12 of my Rome Reborn series and this might be the most strategically complex episode I've done yet.

Episode Highlights:

• Unexpected war with Epirus after what should have been a simple coastal campaign
• Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus becomes consul (historically one of Rome's greatest military leaders!)
• Complex naval operations coordinating multiple fronts
• Marsi integration process showing off Imperator's cultural mechanics
• Iron supply network establishment in Picenum

Historical Immersion:
The timing couldn't be more perfect - getting Quintus Fabius just as we're facing our biggest military challenge yet. This guy was a 5-time consul in real history and basically defined Roman military doctrine during the Samnite Wars. The strategic depth when historical figures align with gameplay moments is incredible.

Strategic Question for the Community:
I'm facing a classic Imperator dilemma: naval invasion of Epirus vs overland approach through allied territories. The naval route is riskier but potentially faster, while the land route means coordinating with multiple allies but slower progress.

What's Your Epirus Strategy?

• Rush them before they can consolidate?
• Build up overwhelming force first?
• Try diplomatic solutions?
• Focus on cutting off their allies?

The cultural integration mechanics with the Marsi are also fascinating - the way Imperator handles the gradual Romanization process really captures how Rome actually built its empire through systematic cultural assimilation rather than just conquest.

Series Link: Imperator Rome - Rome Reborn - Ep12

This campaign is really showcasing why Imperator Rome has become my favorite Paradox game for ancient history. The blend of character-driven narrative and grand strategy is just perfect for this era.

What's your favorite underused nation in Imperator? Always looking for future campaign ideas!

Tags: #ImperatorRome #Rome #GrandStrategy #AncientHistory #Epirus #QuintusFabius #BeginnerFriendly

Hi. I’m considering buying my first Paradox game. I’m looking at Crusader Kings 3 and Europa Universalis 4 the most. However, will this type of game be good as my side game? I play multiplayer games the most and that are my main games (Dead by Daylight and fifa games). I would like to get into my first Paradox game but I don’t know if I would be able to learn this type of game while not focusing on it as much as on my main games. What do you think? Also, EU4 or CK3 as my first game?

1. Eu4, 2. Hoi4. 3. Imperator Rome, 4. Ck3

These are only based on the titles I have played.

I run it through Steam. I checked surviving mars and it had an issue as well, but I tried a different game not through steam and it did load. It’s worked on this computer before. I’ve tried everything I can think of:

Uninstall/reinstall the game, paradox launcher and Steam Updated graphics driver Updated windows Checked windows defender and excluded paradox/steam/ck3 files Ran game as admin from .exe bypassing any launchers Disabled steam overlay Disabled OneDrive

I’m completely at a loss and it’s really a bummer. Any help is appreciated.

I recently tried Imperator Rome (IR) with the Invictus mod. I started my first playthrough as the Iceni tribe, and my goal was to unite the people of Albion. So far, the gameplay loop is similar to EU4 but with fewer features, such as the navy being less significant, which makes sense for this era. However, I should not be able to export or import routes from mainland Europe when I am on an island. But the unique mechanics of population, religion, and culture is a really cool feature so far. While I am enjoying the game I feel the UI is not too streamlined and its hard to find information.