# Victoria 3 Victoria 3 – Dev Diary #171 – Iberian Twilight & Update 1.12 Now LIVE!

- Product: Victoria 3 (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/victoria-3)
- Vendor: Paradox Development Studio
- Date: 2025-12-11
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/529340/view/518606895910486061
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/victoria-3/releases/2025-12-11-victoria-3-dev-diary-171-iberian-twilight-update

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- **added** — Narrative content for Spain, Portugal, Cuba, Philippines, Morocco, and Haiti/Dominican Republic
- **added** — Two Spains Journal Entry for Spain dealing with political struggle between reaction and reform
- **added** — Economic Regeneration Journal Entry for Spain with associated events
- **added** — Journal Entry about Anarchism in Spain
- **added** — Four new Events for Carlist Spain covering the Carlist War and its aftermath
- **added** — Content revolving around the unification of Iberia
- **added** — Journal Entry for France and Spain dealing with assimilation or integration of regional cultures
- **added** — Events about the literary rebirth of Spanish regional languages
- **added** — Journal Entry for Spain to select one's king following the Glorious Revolution
- **added** — Journal Entries and Decisions to Spain related to colonial ambitions in Africa
- **added** — Journal Entries to Portugal covering Devorismo, the Second Liberalism, and the Regeneration
- **added** — Journal Entries to Portugal covering colonial ambitions in Africa including the Pink Map
- **added** — Several new single-fire events covering events in Portuguese history
- **added** — New decision to orchestrate a coup to change the ruling dynasty of France, Spain, or Portugal
- **added** — New Cultural Power Bloc Identity
- **added** — Five new monument buildings: The Sagrada Familia, Manila Cathedral, Gran Teatro de la Habana, Pena Palace, and Atocha Railway Station with related Journal Entries and events
- **added** — Several Journal Entries exploring the history of Cuba regarding pro-Spain reformist movement, sugar and trade, and road towards independence
- **added** — Three new Journal Entries for the Philippines with relevant events
- **added** — New United and Indivisible Journal Entry for Haiti about the leadup to and aftermath of the Dominican War of independence
- **added** — New starting Journal Entry for all former Spanish Colonies in the Americas about negotiating for recognition from Spain

Happy Thursday Victorians!

_Iberian Twilight_ and Update 1.12 are now live! Welcome to Iberia Victorians, we hope you have a good time in the twilight era of the Spanish and Portuguese empires.

Will you return them to glory? Through liberal reform or counter-revolution? How will you handle your former colonies, recognise them as players upon the world stage or as vassals that should be claimed once more?

You can pick up _Iberian Twilight _now on (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3562890/Victoria_3_Iberian_Twilight__Immersion_Pack/) or on the[ Paradox Store](https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/victoria-3/add-ons/victoria-3-iberian-twilight), or as part of [Expansion Pass 2](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3563050/Victoria_3_Expansion_Pass_2/) (saving 20% overall compared to buying individually).

Check out the Release Trailer below:

And, we have an overview of Update 1.12 too:

If videos aren’t your speed, we have our normal selection of infographics summarizing the features of_ Iberian Twilight_ and the update:

We also have a custom sale going on for selected Victoria 3 content at the moment with discounts of up to 70% off, check it out on (https://store.steampowered.com/app/529340/Victoria_3/) or on the [PDX Store](https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/victoria-3/buy)!

Then, this evening around 18:00 CET the Expansion Pass 2 Last Chance Bundle will go live, replacing Expansion Pass 2 - as explained previously (https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/victoria-3-expansion-pass-2-last-chance-bundle.1868862/).

And Finally before you try to load up mods, we want to remind you one last time; **mods most likely will not work due to map changes and Database Entry Modes** talked about in this [previous diary](https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/developer-diary/victoria-3-dev-diary-164-marvelous-modding-monday.1868975/).

Also, for those encountering the infamous 24h2 crash, we may have a possible fix which is included in this update.

##### Patchnotes 1.12.0

##### **Features of Iberian Twilight**

- Iberian Twilight comes with new narrative content for Spain and Portugal, as well as nations such as Cuba, the Philippines, Morocco, and Haiti/the Dominican Republic.

- Added the Two Spains Journal Entry for Spain, dealing with the political struggle between the forces of reaction and reform.

- Added the Economic Regeneration Journal Entry for Spain with associated events

- Added a Journal Entry about Anarchism in Spain

- Added 4 new Events for Carlist Spain covering the Carlist War and its aftermath

- Added content revolving around the unification of Iberia

- Added a Journal Entry for France and Spain dealing with the assimilation or integration of regional cultures

- Added events about the literary rebirth of Spanish regional languages

- Added a Journal Entry for selecting one's king as Spain, following the Glorious Revolution

- Added Journal Entries and Decisions to Spain related to her colonial ambitions in Africa

- Added Journal Entries to Portugal, covering the historical period of Devorismo, the Second Liberalism, and the Regeneration

- Added Journal Entries to Portugal covering her colonial ambitions in Africa, including the Pink Map

- Added several new single-fire events covering events in Portuguese history

- Added a new decision to orchestrate a coup to change the ruling dynasty of France, Spain, or Portugal

- Added a new Cultural Power Bloc Identity to the game

- Added five new monument buildings with related Journal Entries and events. In particular these are: The Sagrada Familia (buildable in three stages), the Manila Cathedral (in ruined and restored stages), the Gran Teatro de la Habana, the Pena Palace (pre and post restoration) and the Atocha Railway Station.

- Added several Journal Entries exploring the history of Cuba, namely the pro-Spain reformist movement, the role of sugar and trade, and the road towards independence

- Added three new Journal Entries for the Philippines wi

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