Better Migration and Colonization
Better Migration and Colonization is a mod that overhauls the migration and colonization systems of Victoria 3 with the goal of improving game balance and historical plausibility. There are three problems with the base game that this mod addresses:
- Economic migration is horrendously unbalanced. Large parts of the world end up depopulated because everyone wants to go subsistence farm in unincoporated states. Cultural Migration is slightly better, but happens too randomly and isn’t impactful enough when it does happen.
- Colonization is generally too fast, especially for countries with large populations.
- The bordergore. Oh god the bordergore. Ridiculous things like Russian Hokkaido, Mexico’s Colorado enclave, and the USA colonizing West Africa happen in EVERY game and it needs to stop.
So what does this mod actually do?
- Migration has been extensively rebalanced. Economic migration has been nerfed back into the realm of plausibility, whereas cultural migration has received adjustments to happen less often, pick better states to be migration targets, and scale more heavily in size with pop radicalization. More states are considered sparsely populated and colonial resettlement no longer causes your incorporated states to become depopulated.
- Base colony growth speed has been increased to help out smaller countries like Canada and Argentina, while colony growth speed from incorporated population has been toned down. Additionally, native uprisings have been disabled due to the fact that their current implementation is incomplete and actively makes the game worse. Overall, colonization is generally slower and there’s more of a reason to invest in the Colonial Affairs institution.
- I’ve made a number of small tweaks to the 1836 start which greatly improve historical plausibility. While bordergore can never be completely killed, this mod does eliminate some of the most frequent and egregious offenders. For example, Japan starts out colonizing Hokkaido and the AI USA will actually expand in West North America, not West Africa. These are small things, but they add up for a much more immersive experience.
For a complete list of features, check the Change Notes.
Better Migration and Colonization is part of my Better Victoria Project, a mod series focused on improving Victoria 3 into the game it deserves to be. While each mod works on its own, I highly suggest subscribing to the whole collection as the mods are balanced with each other in mind.
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Better Migration and Colonization edits the defines for migration and colonization, as well as making slight adjustments to some decisions and the 1836 start. It should be compatible with most popular mods unless noted in the list below.
Victorian Flavor Mod
Historical Population Growth & Resources
