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Victoria
Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun	2003
Victoria II	2010
Victoria 3	2022

Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun is a singleplayer and multiplayer top-down view strategy and simulation game in the Victoria series.

General information

Official forums

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		StarForce DRM
GOG.com		Complete Edition.
Green Man Gaming		Complete Edition.
Steam		Complete Edition.
Mac App Store (unavailable)		Complete Edition.
Origin (unavailable)		Complete Edition.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Revolutions

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Move, delete or rename video files^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\avi`. Move, delete or rename the files in the folder.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/42980/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Victoria Revolutions\scenarios\save games^{[Note 2]}
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/42980/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

In-game general settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound Effects, Music
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		32
Online play		32

Other information

API

Executable	PPC	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 450 MHz
System memory (RAM)	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	600 MB
Video card (GPU)	4 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (42980) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (42980) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (42980) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[gamedir-2] When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

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 {{Stub}}
+{{redirect|Victoria|the unrelated {{glossary:tile matching}} game|Victoria (2019)}}
 {{Infobox game
 |cover        = Victoria An Empire Under the Sun - cover.jpg
@@ Line 12: / Line 13: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 18, 2003}}
 {{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|2003}}
+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Top-down view }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Strategy, Simulation }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Victorian, Historical }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Victoria }}
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+|mobygames    = 13662
 |wikipedia    = Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun
 |winehq       = 1553
 |license      = commercial
 }}
-{{Series|Victoria}}
+{{Introduction
+|introduction      =
+|release history   =
+|current state     =
+}}
 '''General information'''
+{{mm}} [https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?160-Victoria Official forums]
 {{GOG.com links|1423218604|victoria_complete}}
-{{mm}} [https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?160-Victoria Official Forum]
 {{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/42980/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 ==Availability==
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-{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | {{DRM|StarForce}} | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| GOG.com | victoria_complete | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | victoria_complete | DRM-free | Complete Edition. | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| GMG | victoria-complete | Steam | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GMG | victoria-complete | Steam | Complete Edition. | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| MacApp | id509211980 | MacApp | Complete Edition | | OS X }}
+{{Availability/row| Steam | 42980 | Steam | Complete Edition. | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| Origin | victoria/victoria-i | Origin | Complete Edition. Included with {{Store feature|Origin Access Basic}}. | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| MacApp | id509211980 | MacApp | Complete Edition. | | OS X | unavailable }}
-{{Availability/row| Steam | 42980 | Steam | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Origin | victoria/victoria-i | Origin | Complete Edition. | | Windows | unavailable }}
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+==Monetization==
 {{DLC|
-{{DLC/row| Victoria: Revolutions | | Windows, OS X}}
+{{DLC/row| Revolutions | | Windows, OS X}}
 }}
 ==Essential improvements==
 ===Skip intro videos===
-{{Fixbox|description=Remove Intro Videos|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Move, delete or rename video files|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\avi\</code>
+# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}\avi}}.
-# Delete or rename the files in the folder.
+# Move, delete or rename the files in the folder.
 }}
@@ Line 62: / Line 85: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|gog galaxy            = false
+|discord                   =
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+|discord notes             =
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+|epic games launcher       =
-|origin notes          =
+|epic games launcher notes =
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+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|uplay                 =
+|origin                    = true
-|uplay notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|xbox cloud            =
+|steam cloud               = false
-|xbox cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
+|ubisoft connect           =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
+|xbox cloud                =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
@@ Line 81: / Line 108: @@
 |ultrawidescreen wsgf award =
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     =
-|widescreen resolution      = unknown
+|widescreen resolution      = false
 |widescreen resolution notes=
-|multimonitor               = unknown
+|multimonitor               = false
 |multimonitor notes         =
-|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+|ultrawidescreen            = false
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+|4k ultra hd                = false
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 |fov                        = unknown
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 |windowed                   = unknown
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-|borderless windowed        = unknown
+|borderless windowed        = false
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 |antialiasing               = unknown
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+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = unknown
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 111: / Line 141: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
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 |key remap notes           =
 |acceleration option       = unknown
 |acceleration option notes =
-|mouse sensitivity         = unknown
+|mouse sensitivity         = false
 |mouse sensitivity notes   =
-|mouse menu                = unknown
+|mouse menu                = true
 |mouse menu notes          =
-|invert mouse y-axis       = unknown
+|invert mouse y-axis       = n/a
 |invert mouse y-axis notes =
 |touchscreen               = unknown
@@ Line 175: / Line 205: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
-{{Audio settings
+{{Image|Victoria An Empire Under the Sun - in-game general settings.png|In-game general settings.}}
-|separate volume          = unknown
+{{Audio
-|separate volume notes    =
+|separate volume          = true
+|separate volume notes    = Sound Effects, Music
 |surround sound           = unknown
 |surround sound notes     =
@@ Line 188: / Line 219: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 258: / Line 291: @@
 |shader model versions  =
 |shader model notes     =
-|64-bit executable      = unknown
+|windows 32-bit exe     = true
-|64-bit executable notes=
+|windows 64-bit exe     = unknown
+|windows arm app        = unknown
+|windows exe notes      =
+|mac os x powerpc app   = true
+|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
+|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
+|macos arm app          =
+|macos app notes        =
+|linux 32-bit executable=
+|linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
+|linux executable notes =
 }}

Developers

	Paradox Development Studio
macOS (OS X)	Virtual Programming
Publishers
	Paradox Interactive
Engines
	Europa
Release dates
Windows	November 18, 2003
macOS (OS X)	2003
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Top-down view
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Strategy, Simulation
Themes	Victorian, Historical
Series	Victoria