Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Gilded Destiny is a new grand strategy game set in the age of industrialization and is shaping up to be the spiritual successor of Victoria 2. It is being made by Aquila Interactive and is published by Hooded Horse. In this interview we speak to Chris King who was one of the key designers of Victoria 2 and is the creative lead of Aquila Interactive. For those looking for grand strategy games but not made by Paradox, this could be really interesting for you.
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:34 Chris Involvement in GD
03:01 Legacy of Victoria 2
11:19 Why Make Gilded Destiny
13:43 Simulation Angle on Grand Strategy
22:42 What Mark Will GD Leave on the Genre
24:32 The Economy
30:31 Map Painting
32:14 Spheres of Influence
33:38 Population Management
34:55 How Will GD Play
40:13 AI and its Decisions
44:07 The Era
45:28 Military
48:55 Navies
51:57 Teams Morale
53:40 Multiplayer
56:07 Outro
Outro Music:
Epidemic Sounds
Vivaldi_ The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 Winter_ II. Largo - Michelle Ross
Patreon Shoutout to my most major patreon supporters who helps makes these videos possible:
RS Hart
Squidder Brother
Nineball
Kolovar
Charlie
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Gilded Destiny is a new grand strategy game set in the age of industrialization and is shaping up to be the spiritual successor of Victoria 2. It is being made by Aquila Interactive and is published by Hooded Horse. In this interview we speak to Chris King who was one of the key designers of Victoria 2 and is the creative lead of Aquila Interactive. For those looking for grand strategy games but not made by Paradox, this could be really interesting for you.
►Discord: discord.gg/enigma89
►Patreon: patreon.com/enigma89
►Merch: enigma-72.creator-spring.com
Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:34 Chris Involvement in GD
03:01 Legacy of Victoria 2
11:19 Why Make Gilded Destiny
13:43 Simulation Angle on Grand Strategy
22:42 What Mark Will GD Leave on the Genre
24:32 The Economy
30:31 Map Painting
32:14 Spheres of Influence
33:38 Population Management
34:55 How Will GD Play
40:13 AI and its Decisions
44:07 The Era
45:28 Military
48:55 Navies
51:57 Teams Morale
53:40 Multiplayer
56:07 Outro
Outro Music:
Epidemic Sounds
Vivaldi_ The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 Winter_ II. Largo - Michelle Ross
Patreon Shoutout to my most major patreon supporters who helps makes these videos possible:
RS Hart
Squidder Brother
Nineball
Kolovar
Charlie
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