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Europa Universalis Rome Vae Victis

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  • Vae Victis is the expansion for the Grand Strategy title Europa Universalis Rome, and it requires the original game to be present
  • Microsoft Windows XP/2000/Vista
  • 1.9 Ghz Intel Pen­tium or similar AMD
  • 512mb RAM
  • Direct X 9.0c
  • 128mb compatible video card & support for pixelshader 2.0
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    Vae Victis is the expansion for the Grand Strategy title Europa Universalis Rome

    • The dynamics of the characters that live in the Republic will come to life
      as the men and women have their own personal goals and agendas, which are
      often in conflict with each other. Will you be able to manage these wilful
      personalities?
    • As a Republic you will now need to take the Senate into the account.
      Characters will belong to various parties depending on their goals, values
      and ambition. The Senate will pass laws, which will allow or disallow
      certain country actions.
    • Making sure that the party in power backs your own goals, adds another
      strategic element to game play.
    • Monarchies and Tribes will have their own courts, beware of bootlickers
      and sycophants who will stop at nothing to replace your divinely appointed
      ruler with themselves.
    • "Carthago Delenda Est". Senators will cry out and charge players to perform
      their duties. Now the Senate or a religious power can give players missions
      to fulfil, guiding the player through ambitions to experience a rich and
      rewarding history.
    • Mobilize the Senate to back important laws such as 'Lex Gabinia' to fight
      piracy or the 'Lex Acilia Repetundarum' to reduce corruption. Players can
      also enact decisions at various levels, working with regional governors to
      grant citizenships to a region or a province.
    • Completely revised military AI, particularly in the area of military
      campaigns. Will benefit experienced players in particular.
    • An overhauled interface making the information more easily accessible for
      both new and advanced players.

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    CUSTOMER REVIEWS

    1st Mar

    By zhyrul

    It improves definitely the original game, you can interact more with the characters and the factions. EU: Rome is definitely not worth without this add on! Anyway, in general, I would suggest to try first Europa Universalis 3, a more complete game, if you are new to the serie!

    8th Feb

    By Joriko

    I was a bit skeptical in getting Vae Victus as it was very small in size and I wasn't sure that it would change all that much, but I got it anyway. It's not essential, you can enjoy EU:Rome without it, but it would be harder. It basically cleans up the interface and adds some features clearly ripped from other Paradox games. I wish that there were more additions to diplomacy, as after Heir to the Throne for EU3, Rome can be hard to get into. Although the family tree makes up for this. AI could still use some work though. I'd recommend it for Rome diehards, or paradox fans AFTER they have bought all the other paradox games as this expansion is good but not necessary, especially when Crusader Kings and Victoria are available for the same price...

    17th Jan

    By trenchfoot99

    EU: Rome VV was made from a very good idea. It has good mechanics and immersive features, and it is very, very fun and engaging. GamersGate made it easy to get. Unfortunately, EU: Rome VV has the same problems that other Paradox games have: exceptionally low quality. More than 18 months after the game was released, it is still so bug-ridden that I could not get more than a few days into it before my saved games stopped working. My advice, as with other Paradox games, is to wait another year or so and forgo paying your good money today for what it basically another faulty patch.

    17th Dec 2009

    By Dlcupcake

    Truly completes the EU:Rome experience. Takes the EU gaming mechanic (which is pretty much the same through all paradox games) and adds a lot of role playing opportunities. For fans of the ancient era this is a great game. My gripes about the game are minor and I definitely recommend this game.

    2nd Dec 2009

    By lato23

    Vae Victis really does a great job of adding the realistic side to the strategy of Rome. Your governments are alot more unruly now and have many of there own ambitions and thoughts of how things are supposed to be, while adding much depth it also adds a lot more challenge to the game when playing as the Romans themselves as the senate is now much harder to deal with as far as being diplomatic with other nations. All in all this is a great expansion, a must have.

    16th Nov 2009

    By jonpowles

    As other reviewers have pointed out, this expansion makes a quantum difference to the original game. It adds missions, decisions and laws (a la EU3), allowing you to flavour the particular variety of your Republic (or other political system). Want to emphasise military prowess? The power of the aristocracy? The influence of populist charismatic leaders? There's a raft of policy settings to enable you to do so - and perhaps suffer the consequences. On top of that, there's individual characters, personalities, goals, and personal histories (a la Crusader Kings) to give the game that human feel. In my view this expansion takes the most engaging aspects of EU3 and CK, and applies them to my favourite historical period. So, when do we get EU Rome: Imperium? ;-)

    20th Sep 2009

    By henkalv

    As with most Paradox games the expansion is a must. Vae Victis adds so much too the game that it should have been a seperate game. The way characters work has been done over and the game gets a whole new "feel" to it. Beside being able to rule the biggest (and smallest) countries in the time periode, you are now in charge for making sure they dont crumbel from the inside. Gave me many good singel player games, but when it gets to multiplayer this game becomes a little lacing, it is a good setup for the multiplayer and all, but it is no one/very few that plays this game on multiplayer.

    2nd Jul 2009

    By Jakerson

    I simply love this add on. Now there is great domestic policy build in EU Rome Vae Victis that combine elements from Crusader Kings and EU 3. With this add on you really need to think who you appoint to do what in your country. Do you choose trustworthy idiot to lead your armies and make your empire more vulnerable against enemies or military mastermind who could rebel? How you get rid of potential trouble makers without being too hard as it could ruin leader popularity and support? Now it is not written in stone that all goes your way all time and it adds more challenge to the game. I have played Vae Victis hours and I strongly recommend this is you like EU Rome. I still want to play this as re-playability is very great in this add on. I think EU Rome with Vae Victis is one of the best Paradox title ever.

    5th Jun 2009

    By nachinus

    Although not as deep as HoI of EU3:IN, this game is one of my favourites amongst Pdox games. The setting is appealing, the characters and government system are original and immersive and the effort needed to keep your country together and fend off populist demagogues, ambitious corrupt governors or courtiers and civil-war-loving generals certainly gives the correct historical feeling. It could use a bit more depth in warfare systems (there is no cultural unit evolution as in EU3, despite the important changes in warfare doctrines in the games timeframe), but overall it's a quite enjoyable experience that has an unique feel compared to other games.

    31st May 2009

    By iniudan

    Rome with the Vae Victis expension is a very nice game, cannot exactly say what was added compared to Rome since I never played it by itself. But too me the game is like a mix between EU3 and Crusaders king. Only trouble with it is that right now there is a game crashing bug on some system, so be sure to turn on auto save to be at least every year until your sure the game doesn't crash on your system. But even through there is this bug I still give it 5 star since I cannot give 4 1/2.

    29th May 2009

    By robfowler216

    This add-on creates a whole new element of strategy to the original Europa Universalis: Rome. It allows for the opportunity to manipulate (and get manipulated by) the political intrigue within your own nation. You can grant titles, adjust your succession, imprison and/or execute dissenters, and enact new laws for your realm. The add-on also includes a mission system that allows for a more regimented, but still open, gaming experience. These features, along with the bug fixes that the game provides, make this expansion a must-have for owners of the original game. The price is reasonable for the extra content.

    29th May 2009

    By Will Lucky

    Vae Victis is the first expansion for Rome and adds a lot more to the gameplay and cleans up the UI. It takes a couple of features from EU3:IN and adapts them well for Rome those being the Decision/Mission systems. It also adds the Politics system which adds a lot more to state management and can make ruling the nation a challange or easier if things go your way. Democracy as a whole is vastly improved by the changes. This is a vast improvement over Rome which was not one of Paradox's better attempts, but together they are an excellent purchase and will provide entertainment for a long time to come.

    10th Jan 2009

    By SimuLord

    EU: Rome will probably never be perfect. Vae Victis, however, vastly improves the core game, cutting out a lot of the parts that weren't fun about the original (extreme micromanagement, a feeling that anyone outside the Mediterranean rim is just a speed bump rather than a playable faction) and adding a lot of the improvements that In Nomine made to EU3. If this and the core game were a sixty-dollar full-price product I'd have trouble recommending it, but GamersGate is selling EU:Rome plus the expansion for only $24.95, and at that price it's a steal. 4 stars out of 5, there's much better from Paradox but not much better from anyone else.

    30th Dec 2008

    By highenuff

    The expansion adds much flavor to the game however the game is lengthy and can take much simulating. I find it to be very ridiculous how the rebels can come up with vast units in a short time making it impossible to defend and compete.

    20th Dec 2008

    By Lyngfelt

    These 9 MB make all the difference. Through a number of clever changes, Vae Victis adds depth to characters and domestic politics.

    5th Dec 2008

    By kierun

    Vae Victis enhances Rome greatly. Less micromanagement, more character interactions and political parties that will help and hinder your goals. A must have expansion.

    19th Nov 2008

    By warbossed

    Vae Victis greatly improves Rome, and adds a lot of features, that I presonally wanted to see in the game. The characters are dynamic now, and the missions, and laws really add a lot of flavor to the game! I'm really glad Paradox didn't give up on Rome, and they made it become the great game it is now!
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