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Victoria 3 Modlist for 27 August 2025 – 1.9.8

These are stable and I am enjoying them with 1.9.8. Hope you like them as well! JSON file on my Discord.

  1. Unofficial Hotfix Mod https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3274932837
  2. Community Mod Framework https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3385002128
  3. Modern Political Map – Terrain Exterminator https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3011614285
  4. Global Stats (GDP and POP) https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3312478537
  5. More Informative Panel Tooltips https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3132089695
  6. GDP Plotline Plus https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3190466673
  7. Visible Goods Shortage https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3273620528
  8. Better Savegame Delete-Button https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3041508165
  9. Expanded Topbar Framework https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3508296963
  10. GDP Ownership Display https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3290552216
  11. power plant not local https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3158227001
  12. transportation not local https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3158527045
  13. Pre-Existing Claims https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3447812422
  14. Losing My Religion https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3448052226
  15. More People More Problems https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3449863781
  16. Soul Train https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3508728927
  17. Famous infamy https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2891239044
  18. Irregular Nerf https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3083546609
  19. Rarer Powerful IGs https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2886562127
  20. Defensive Recapture Nerfed https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3090109247
  21. Cold Water Ports https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2997299912
  22. Better Natural Harbor https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2883344939
  23. Sweet Sweet Sweet Victory https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3114096597
  24. Welfare Payments Fixed https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2884595570
  25. Upgradable Everything https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3092636193
  26. Sink And Stay Sunk https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3083588942
  27. Military Wages Also Impact Prestige from Navy https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3130358138
  28. Double Incorporation Speed https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2882947823
  29. Less Productive Subsistence https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3289745374
  30. [1.7] Recruit 5 Commanders https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3291477179
  31. Know When to Hold ‘Em https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2886364566
  32. Battle of the Alamo https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3085410410
  33. Smarter AI law enactment https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3305036532
  34. later African colonization https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3167110827
  35. Expanded Production Menu https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3322536687
  36. Industry Realism https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3214935635
  37. Political & Economic Changes https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2980730952
  38. Industry Realism + PEC Compatch https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3241308181
  39. Colonisation Speed Fix https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3374496556
  40. Law Enactment Unlocker https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3374794139
  41. Swift Reform 2.0 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3362054958
  42. Morgenröte – Dawn of Flavor https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2889925770
  43. Industry Realism + Morgenrote Compatch https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3458726601
  44. PEC+Morgenröte Compatch https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3508277202
  45. Trade Rework (1.9) https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3205454881
  46. Less Border Gore – Claim Colonial States https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3395583198
  47. Law & Authority https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3114281747
  48. Remove Mobilized Rulers from Command https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3513769458
  49. Empires of History: A Map Mod https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3288407594
  50. services not local https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3539310299
  51. [1.9] colonies don’t auto join wars https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3542047152
  52. [1.9] Waddle War Rework https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3474730999
  53. OPTIONAL: The Lepsius Map https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3412374417

Victoria 3 Modlist 1.9.4 26 June 2025

1.9.5 is going to release soon, but I wanted to update my list to cover some mods that were problematic or needed to be added to correct problems. I changed out the topbar mod, added a compatch for PEC+MR, and made a new mod, “Soul Train” to add more transportation to my games.

  1. Unofficial Hotfix Mod https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3274932837
  2. Community Mod Framework https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3385002128
  3. Clear sky https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2926002119
  4. Modern Political Map – Terrain Exterminator https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3011614285
  5. Global Stats (GDP and POP) https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3312478537
  6. More Informative Panel Tooltips https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3132089695
  7. GDP Plotline Plus https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3190466673
  8. Visible Goods Shortage https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3273620528
  9. Better Savegame Delete-Button https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3041508165
  10. Expanded Topbar Framework https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3508296963
  11. GDP Ownership Display https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3290552216
  12. Choose Map Color https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3136536603
  13. power plant not local https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3158227001
  14. transportation not local https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3158527045
  15. Pre-Existing Claims https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3447812422
  16. Losing My Religion https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3448052226
  17. Many Obsessions https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3448084498
  18. More People More Problems https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3449863781
  19. Soul Train https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3508728927
  20. Famous infamy https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2891239044
  21. Irregular Nerf https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3083546609
  22. Rarer Powerful IGs https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2886562127
  23. Boxers Rebellion Fixed https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3089824334
  24. Defensive Recapture Nerfed https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3090109247
  25. Cold Water Ports https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2997299912
  26. Better Natural Harbor https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2883344939
  27. Sweet Sweet Sweet Victory https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3114096597
  28. Welfare Payments Fixed https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2884595570
  29. Upgradable Everything https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3092636193
  30. Sink And Stay Sunk https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3083588942
  31. Military Wages Also Impact Prestige from Navy https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3130358138
  32. Double Incorporation Speed https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2882947823
  33. Investment Rights Last Longer https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3275997824
  34. Less Productive Subsistence https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3289745374
  35. Liberate Country As Subject https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3241445760
  36. [1.7] Recruit 5 Commanders https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3291477179
  37. Know When to Hold ‘Em https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2886364566
  38. Battle of the Alamo https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3085410410
  39. Smarter AI law enactment https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3305036532
  40. later African colonization https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3167110827
  41. Expanded Production Menu https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3322536687
  42. Industry Realism https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3214935635
  43. Political & Economic Changes https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2980730952
  44. Industry Realism + PEC Compatch https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3241308181
  45. Hail, Columbia! – United States Flavor Pack https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3199730217 (If using with PEC, turn OFF two-party system in PEC in game rules)
  46. More Icons For Different Orders https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3306581818
  47. Colonisation Speed Fix https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3374496556
  48. Law Enactment Unlocker https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3374794139
  49. Swift Reform 2.0 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3362054958
  50. Power Blocs Expanded https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3387651487
  51. Morgenröte – Dawn of Flavor https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2889925770
  52. Industry Realism + Morgenrote Compatch https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3458726601
  53. PEC+Morgenröte Compatch https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3508277202
  54. The Lepsius Map https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3412374417
  55. Statistics https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3429587193
  56. Trade Rework (1.9) https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3205454881
  57. Less Border Gore – Claim Colonial States https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3395583198
  58. Less Cultures (European Cultures Exempt) https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3504470830
  59. Law & Authority https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3114281747

Thoughts on the Movements of Spheres

Within the atomic particles, the quarks dance
Spinning, whirling, full of power and potential
Then the electrons fizz fuzz and cloud around nuclei
Freely going where they may go
With the flow
Of the current
Creating molecules as they go
Some molecules watch the others twist and form into longer chains
Chains that bind forces heretofore yet unseen
Forces of life
Twisting, bending, now working with each other
Building first that which self-replicates
Then that which self-replicates with changes
Then that which self-replicates with changes, incorporating other life from other things
Cell creatures
Then cell creatures with a guiding nuclear center
Then cells that bind with other cells
In symbiotic harmony
Developing into mutual needs – dedicating services towards one goal of life
Taller life
Aware life
Thinking life
Minds that reach out and question about the world about them
The planet only part of that world
And discovering that the planet wanders
The stars guide the planetary path
And, in turn, the stars guide the paths of other stars
Flowing in grand arcs about galactic centers
Galaxies themselves bending space around them with their gravities
Pushing here, capturing there
Colliding and combining even in the deep voids
Making filaments of galaxies
Superclusters of galaxies
Massive units of universal construction, they dance
Spinning, whirling, full of power and potential
Were it otherwise, I would have told you so

Victoria 3 Modlist for 27 March 2025

Some new mods in the lineup… and I made a few of them! 🙂

  1. 1.8.6 Unofficial Hotfix Mod https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3274932837
  2. Community Mod Framework https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3385002128
  3. Clear sky https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2926002119
  4. Modern Political Map – Terrain Exterminator https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3011614285
  5. Global Stats (GDP and POP) https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3312478537
  6. More Informative Panel Tooltips https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3132089695
  7. GDP Plotline Plus https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3190466673
  8. Visible Goods Shortage https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3273620528
  9. Better Savegame Delete-Button https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3041508165
  10. Extra Topbar Info https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2888391145
  11. PriceTag https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3193744343
  12. GDP Ownership Display https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3290552216
  13. Choose Map Color https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3136536603
  14. Famous infamy https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2891239044
  15. Irregular Nerf https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3083546609
  16. Rarer Powerful IGs https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2886562127
  17. Boxers Rebellion Fixed https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3089824334
  18. Defensive Recapture Nerfed https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3090109247
  19. Cold Water Ports https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2997299912
  20. Better Natural Harbor https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2883344939
  21. Sweet Sweet Sweet Victory https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3114096597
  22. Welfare Payments Fixed https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2884595570
  23. Upgradable Everything https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3092636193
  24. Sink And Stay Sunk https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3083588942
  25. Military Wages Also Impact Prestige from Navy https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3130358138
  26. Military PM AI Fix [Still needed in 1.8] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3089785538
  27. Double Incorporation Speed https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2882947823
  28. Investment Rights Last Longer https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3275997824
  29. Fixed Gov Thoroughput https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3275025336
  30. Less Productive Subsistence https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3289745374
  31. Pop Demand Tweak https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2882860545
  32. Better Decrees https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2895956555
  33. Law & Authority https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3114281747
  34. Liberate Country As Subject https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3241445760
  35. Culture in Shackles https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3241049247
  36. Kuromi’s AI https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3227982912
  37. [1.7] Recruit 5 Commanders https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3291477179
  38. Know When to Hold ‘Em https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2886364566
  39. Battle of the Alamo https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3085410410
  40. Ban Peasant Dividend https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3297054605
  41. Smarter AI law enactment https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3305036532
  42. later African colonization https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3167110827
  43. Better Jobseekers https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3178382287
  44. Expanded Production Menu https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3322536687
  45. Make My Railway Profitable Again! https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3110785319
  46. Industry Realism https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3214935635
  47. Political & Economic Changes https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2980730952
  48. Industry Realism + PEC Compatch https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3241308181
  49. The Great Revision Series: Production & Trade [1.8.6] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3324558564
  50. The Great Revision Series: New Taxation System [1.8.6] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3452303324
  51. Hail, Columbia! – United States Flavor Pack https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3199730217 (If using with PEC, turn OFF two-party system in PEC in game rules)
  52. Greece, Byzantium, & the Balkans Flavor https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3384997867
  53. The Great Revision Series: The Great German Unification [1.8.6] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3336964965
  54. The Great Revision Series: Leadership & Politicians [1.8.6] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3339491017
  55. The Great Revision Series: Better Politics [1.8.6] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3339803194
  56. The Great Revision Series: The Great Italian Unification [1.8.6] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3349424582
  57. The Great Revision Series: Colonial Resettlement [1.8.6] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3401560153
  58. Naval Battle Size Fixed https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3365573515
  59. More Icons For Different Orders https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3306581818
  60. 100% government dividends efficiency https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3275899975
  61. Colonisation Speed Fix https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3374496556
  62. Law Enactment Unlocker https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3374794139
  63. Customize Formation+ [1.8] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3375453915
  64. Swift Reform 2.0 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3362054958
  65. Economy Jumpstarter https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3397332646
  66. Expanded Tech Mod https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3392932072
  67. Power Blocs Expanded https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3387651487
  68. Matter of Hungary Fix https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3376200701
  69. Morgenröte – Dawn of Flavor https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2889925770
  70. We Need More Transportation! https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3100585946
  71. Grey’s Smarter Private Construction https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3115017647
  72. Grey’s Urban Synergy Unleashed https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3371689443
  73. MMRPA & Morgenröte Compatch https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3174785745
  74. USU + Morgenrote Compatch https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3371690718
  75. Industry Realism + Urban Synergy + Morgenrote Compatch https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3407382294
  76. The Lepsius Map https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3412374417
  77. Pop Demand Tweak & Morgenrote Compatch https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3327802395
  78. Assorted Migration Fixes https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3386043484
  79. Save your CPU https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2889288063
  80. Statistics https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3429587193
  81. The Great Revision Series: Migration Agreement [1.8.6] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3435081655
  82. The Great Revision Series: AI’s Diplomatic plays [1.8.6] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3435081825
  83. Australia & New Zealand Flavor Pack https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2939278238
  84. ANZFP + Morgenröte Compatibility Patch https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3161929955
  85. Austroplosion – Dissolution of Austria-Hungary https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3284139309
  86. Less Border Gore – Claim Colonial States https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3395583198
  87. Pre-Existing Claims https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3447812422
  88. Losing My Religion https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3448052226
  89. Many Obsessions https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3448084498
  90. More People More Problems https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3449863781

Victoria 3 Modlist for 18 March 2025

This is the updated list, for those who care about Victoria 3. 🙂

THE MODLIST

  1. 1.8.6 Unofficial Hotfix Mod https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3274932837
  2. Community Mod Framework https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3385002128
  3. Clear sky https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2926002119
  4. Modern Political Map – Terrain Exterminator https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3011614285
  5. Global Stats (GDP and POP) https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3312478537
  6. More Informative Panel Tooltips https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3132089695
  7. GDP Plotline Plus https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3190466673
  8. Visible Goods Shortage https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3273620528
  9. Better Savegame Delete-Button https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3041508165
  10. Extra Topbar Info https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2888391145
  11. PriceTag https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3193744343
  12. GDP Ownership Display https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3290552216
  13. Choose Map Color https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3136536603
  14. Famous infamy https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2891239044
  15. Irregular Nerf https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3083546609
  16. Rarer Powerful IGs https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2886562127
  17. Boxers Rebellion Fixed https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3089824334
  18. Defensive Recapture Nerfed https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3090109247
  19. Cold Water Ports https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2997299912
  20. Better Natural Harbor https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2883344939
  21. Sweet Sweet Sweet Victory https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3114096597
  22. Welfare Payments Fixed https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2884595570
  23. Upgradable Everything https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3092636193
  24. Sink And Stay Sunk https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3083588942
  25. Military Wages Also Impact Prestige from Navy https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3130358138
  26. Military PM AI Fix [Still needed in 1.8] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3089785538
  27. Double Incorporation Speed https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2882947823
  28. Investment Rights Last Longer https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3275997824
  29. Fixed Gov Thoroughput https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3275025336
  30. Less Productive Subsistence https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3289745374
  31. Pop Demand Tweak https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2882860545
  32. Better Decrees https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2895956555
  33. Law & Authority https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3114281747
  34. Liberate Country As Subject https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3241445760
  35. Culture in Shackles https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3241049247
  36. Kuromi’s AI https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3227982912
  37. [1.7] Recruit 5 Commanders https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3291477179
  38. Know When to Hold ‘Em https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2886364566
  39. Battle of the Alamo https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3085410410
  40. Ban Peasant Dividend https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3297054605
  41. Smarter AI law enactment https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3305036532
  42. later African colonization https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3167110827
  43. Better Jobseekers https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3178382287
  44. Expanded Production Menu https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3322536687
  45. Make My Railway Profitable Again! https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3110785319
  46. Industry Realism https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3214935635
  47. Political & Economic Changes https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2980730952
  48. Industry Realism + PEC Compatch https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3241308181
  49. The Great Revision Series: Tax Department [1.8.6] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3328056573
  50. The Great Revision Series: Production & Trade [1.8.6] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3324558564
  51. Hail, Columbia! – United States Flavor Pack https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3199730217 (If using with PEC, turn OFF two-party system in PEC in game rules)
  52. Greece, Byzantium, & the Balkans Flavor https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3384997867
  53. The Great Revision Series: The Great German Unification [1.8.6] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3336964965
  54. The Great Revision Series: Leadership & Politicians [1.8.6] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3339491017
  55. The Great Revision Series: Better Politics [1.8.6] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3339803194
  56. The Great Revision Series: The Great Italian Unification [1.8.6] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3349424582
  57. The Great Revision Series: Colonial Resettlement [1.8.6] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3401560153
  58. Naval Battle Size Fixed https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3365573515
  59. More Icons For Different Orders https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3306581818
  60. 100% government dividends efficiency https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3275899975
  61. Colonisation Speed Fix https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3374496556
  62. Law Enactment Unlocker https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3374794139
  63. Customize Formation+ [1.8] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3375453915
  64. Assimilation Rework https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3378862746
  65. Swift Reform 2.0 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3362054958
  66. Economy Jumpstarter https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3397332646
  67. Expanded Tech Mod https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3392932072
  68. Power Blocs Expanded https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3387651487
  69. Matter of Hungary Fix https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3376200701
  70. Anbeeld’s Stockpile Economy https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3249228964
  71. Morgenröte – Dawn of Flavor https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2889925770
  72. We Need More Transportation! https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3100585946
  73. Grey’s Smarter Private Construction https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3115017647
  74. Grey’s Urban Synergy Unleashed https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3371689443
  75. MMRPA & Morgenröte Compatch https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3174785745
  76. USU + Morgenrote Compatch https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3371690718
  77. Industry Realism + Urban Synergy + Morgenrote Compatch https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3407382294
  78. The Lepsius Map https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3412374417
  79. Pop Demand Tweak & Morgenrote Compatch https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3327802395
  80. Assorted Migration Fixes https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3386043484
  81. Syncretic Cultures https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2952980917
  82. Save your CPU https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2889288063
  83. Statistics https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3429587193
  84. The Great Revision Series: Migration Agreement [1.8.6] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3435081655
  85. The Great Revision Series: AI’s Diplomatic plays [1.8.6] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3435081825
  86. Australia & New Zealand Flavor Pack https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2939278238
  87. ANZFP + Morgenröte Compatibility Patch https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3161929955

A Difficult Conversation

A difficult conversation…
The rich man lied to you
He made stuff up
Chanted it
Now you think it is real
It is just a fever dream
He becomes richer
Because of hatreds
He created to exploit
A sorcerer, twisting minds
Promising wealth untold
If you let him bite your neck
And you let him bite, felt your life drain
And believed when he blamed
Someone else
For your weakness and poverty
Chanting on the spell
The fever dream
Your soul being transferred to a vault
Through a series of transactions
Your signature
Authorized the fine print
But I want to love, I want to heal.
I want to reverse that flow
Reclaim and restore
And so, the difficult conversation…
He doesn’t really love you
He’s cheating on you
The betrayal will crush your soul,
But it’s preferable to losing it entirely
The master you serve
Fights the master you should serve
The difficult conversation…

Time and Love

Time is grim and flinty, as always
The happiness I have
Is in the kindness
Of those who scale the face of time
Giving, caring, helping
That is light and warmth
Desperately needed on the windy ledges
Some hurry on to a goal
Time will destroy that
Seek the treasure time cannot crush
Love

Ten Years On…

It’s been 10 years since I left teaching and came back to IT. While I still miss working with kids, in no way at all do I miss dealing with mismanagement and panic-level attentions to testing. And while I don’t have vacation like I used to, I do get to work from home. In a word, I’m happy.

I’m always thankful for the lives I’ve had connect with mine. Those are riches beyond measure. But I’m also thankful for the ability to walk away from a situation that was heading into the weeds, reboot myself, and head towards something that was so much better for me. I’ve had employer changes in the last 10 years, but I’ve stayed much longer at each employer than I did in my first run in IT. When I was doing this from 1995-2002, I had 5 employers in those 7 years, with varying levels of happiness and security with each. This time around, I’ve had 3 employers and am very happy where I am, and security in my role is something I have control over to a great extent.

What does the future hold for me? Probably more IT. 🙂

Cat O’Clock

Wake up, it’s cat o’clock
The worried, hurried wee beastie finds calm comfort in the crook of the cave
Under your sheet
The purr under the whirr of the fan tells you the predictability of the cat’s next move
Has increased a hundred-fold
As it unsurprisingly curls up inside the cavity made by your own curl

And then, at ten past cat, it’s time to get moving again
Until you make the mistake of sitting up to see human time and offer up a lap,
a trap
For that is now where the wee lion sits triumphantly for eternity
And you, the conquered lap, dare not move or even shift position,
Save to lift up the cover where there’s a bit of sick,
a hairball
to come out in the wash
to be done
in the day ahead,
around two hundred past cat
when it deigns give thee freedom again
as it seeks its prey
in the food dish
you’re about to fill
on reduced sleep
because you awoke
at cat o’clock
to offer a place
quiet and calm
beneath the sheets
so the wee beastie wouldn’t climb up the headboard
to inflict DEATH FROM ABOVE
in an unwelcome shower of fur and claw
right
on
your
HEAD

No, it’s better this way –
Waking up early to share a tame time with a tiny tiger,
The slight purr my ample compensation as the clock reaches cat-thirty

The sun finally rises –
The cat shifts a bit
Yawns at the upstart star
Then does a bit of backside licking,
Jealous of all the millennia we’ve wasted on worshipping some dumb old sun when
CATS are
right
here
now
and are desirous of the supplications we offer in the form of steady laps
and tunafish

The trick is to never completely want the cat to stay there,
Because in that precise moment,
A scratch afflicts the thighs where lithe legs leapt away,
cat o’clock over and done ’till another day –
Or whenever you sit down to do some work

Cat o’clock is forever and never, foolish human!
Why tell time by the dumb old sun, it’s boring!
Yawn in rebellion and lick your feet in freedom!
And then put some food in the dish, that the indoor hunt may begin and end

But for now, it’s cat-forty-five and I’m mostly happy with my lot,
With the purrer perched atop my pelvis…
I’ve got things to do,
so
of course,
I won’t be able to do them until I don’t want to do them
and cat o’clock yields to another hour my boss recognizes

Another yawn assures me I’m doing the right thing

I fall in love all over again

And then suddenly, it’s the miaow of doom
And I have to do something about that empty food bowl, chop chop!