I really don’t know anything about computers and want to get into paradox games. Don’t really have much preference but would like to know if there are any that I can play on this computer

I got EU4, CK3 and HOI4 on sale. I'm coming from the civ series and have played a decent amount of old world. Which game would you recommend I get into first or should I look at EU5?

Assume I'll have access to all DLC

I don't mind learning new mechanics or sucking at first, I want something I can dive into deeply. I have looked at other posts and many yt videos of people playing these games, but cannot decide which ones to play. I tried playing them for a bit, but think it will take up to 80 hours to figure out which one I like most, and I'd rather put all my effort into one game.

I enjoy strategy games and my initial goal will be to take over coastal Europe playing as Spain.

I'm a bit of a econ nerd so EU's trade mechanics seem inticing, but I love the vibe of CK3.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

My specs (as EU5 is apparently a beast of a game):

Rtx3090

R9 9950x

32gb DDR5 (might upgrade to 64gb)

M.2 SSD

What do people think the system requirements will be? Similar to EU5 or Victoria 3? Hopefully not much more.

Completely new to the game. I'm playing as the king of Leon. I took over the kingdom of Galicia but earlier I was put on the shitlist for free investiture so my vassals hate me for the war, for the pope, and bc I killed one of my siblings for the war. I'm making no money so i'm really trapped even though i have all this land now. i tried to change the tax structure to force the vassals to actually pay me taxes (pretty much all of them were giving me zero i was making like 2 coins a month) but i can't get their opinions up high enough for them to approve it (got 10/25). everyone has titles, land, and i've sent all the gifts i can since i'm broke. am i just stuck and need to start over?

Im from the Midwest, and I think most post apocalypses tend to either ignore the region or make it essentially a no man's land without much going on. And im hoping afterworld can give the region some more attention.

The Midwest and Great Plains are by far the world's single most productive agricultural region. Even without modern fertilizer and farming techniques, the state of iowa alone can produce enough corn to feed 50 million people. With modern techniques and technology the state can easily feed the entire us, in addition to its raw agricultural potential the entire region is connected by the largest series of navigable rivers in the world, about twice the length of the next 2 or 3 systems put together. This has always been one of the core strengths of the us, easy interconnectedness and plentiful food. And given the environment of the post war us it would be one of the best places for civilization to survive or reemerge. (The mid west was already the place where the largest settled pre-Columbian societies lived)

I am hoping that the devs acknowledge the regions importance instead of just focusing on the coasts like every other post apocalypse. The midwest is the heartland, and it would be far more strategically important than the east or west coasts. Imagine a string of riverine cities either biult after the fall or were surviving remnants of Omaha, Minneapolis or Des Moines, or a rump state of the US ruling over moderately sized populations based out of chicago. The great plains are a lot like the western Eurasian steepe and could easily support a mix of settled people's and nomadic hordes in the vast plains. It potentially could be the most important interesting region in the game, if the devs give it attention.

We are back on the rails again with another exciting episode of Cube Engineers!

In this episode, TrainmasterGT invites Nico Heini, Publishing Manager for Urban Games, to discuss the upcoming title Transport Fever 3. This game promises to offer more player agency than practically any other game in the genre and can serve as a tool for teaching game designers how to build higher-agency games. Learn how the new Node-Based Map Generation, Traffic Management, Light Rail, and Cargo Distribution Systems all provide players with a wealth of interesting gameplay decisions without overloading comprehension complexity. Additionally, discover how the Curated Mods Program allows community members to customize to a greater extent than previous titles in the Transport Fever series. 

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