Thanks for the welcome and the replies. Much appreciated. Having done some more research into it, I don't think the patch will work while Steam is allowed to update automatically - so I will either have to turn off steam or wait for the next patch to be official. Any word on when the beta may be mad...

I've taken the plunge and bought the game. I've spent a lot of time playing the Paradox titles, including Vicky 2. I'm looking forward to this one and to see if it can give me as many hours of enjoyment as Vicky did, hopefully more! Two questions: 1. I bought the game off Steam and I want to install...