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Victoria 3: National Awakening

A century of national struggles in Central Europe and the Balkans take center stage in National Awakening, an Immersion Pack for Victoria 3. The Ottoman Empire is losing its grip on its European territories while its Austrian rival is riven by internal political struggles - some ideological and some nationalist. Explore the tumult of the tinderbox of Europe in this immersion pack.

Victoria 3: National Awakening has content related to:

• Austria: Guided by the bureaucratic and diplomatic genius of Metternich, Austria starts in a strong position - but social and technological revolutions threaten to undermine the absolute Habsburg authority. Transform the Empire into a  cosmopolitan state under bureaucratic leadership, or try to harness the national aspirations of its many peoples towards reform.

• Hungary: Once freed from Austrian rule, Hungary has a chance to be a crucial weight in the balance of power in Eastern Europe.

• Serbia: Take sides in the rivalry between the Serbian royal houses of the Karadjordjevic and Obrenovic dynasties.

• Bulgaria: Establish freedom from Ottoman rule and establish the reputation of Prussia of the Balkans.

• Montenegro: Lead this tiny theocratic state to secular monarchy and potential expansion.

• Yugoslavia and Illyria: Form a new southern Slavic state, based on the historical Serbian led model or an alternate Croatian-Slovene nation.

• National Awakenings: New narrative events tied to National Fervor to better model the historical rise of nationalism in the Balkans.

• The Great Eastern Crisis: The rise of nationalism in Southern Europe deals an almost fatal blow to Ottoman power in Europe as formerly subject peoples rise up in rebellion

• The Balkan Wars: New content to encourage a united Balkan front against the exhausted Ottoman Empire in Europe.

• New historical characters

• New art and regional building set