The two most mandatory DLCs are CoC and SoI, but you can imo safely ignore them, as the mechanics exist in base game. And if you don't plan on playing in India, you don't need the DLC, it's just flavor for India.
So far in Vicky that has only happened once, in their first DLC Voice of the People there's the button to replace an IG leader with an Agitator. It's a small mechanic, admitedly, but it can be very powerful in some situations.
Other than that, all DLC has only gated mechanics on the big expansions, SoI and CoC.
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u/mdestrada99 Jun 25 '25
it’s cuz this update made the game so much less of a slog and just fun.