# Henrik Fåhraeus on Reddit (u/PDX_Wiz)

Part of Creators on Reddit, researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-07. Interactive version: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/creators-on-reddit/henrik-fahraeus

Henrik Fåhraeus: Paradox game director, Stellaris and Victoria 3.

- Reddit account: [u/PDX_Wiz](https://www.reddit.com/user/PDX_Wiz/) (Personal account)
- How we know it's theirs: [Moderator-assigned “Game Director” flair in r/Stellaris](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stellaris/comments/73evhl/comment/dnq26os/)
- Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/Stellaris (891), r/victoria3 (310), r/paradoxplaza (86), r/eu4 (84), r/IAmA (69), r/4Xgaming (51)
- Known activity in the posts we found: 2013 to 2026
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellaris_(video_game)

## Moments

### u/pdx_wiz in r/paradoxplaza, Dec 22, 2015 · Behind the scenes

Replying to the post "Can someone explain the whole "Jan Mayen" thing.".

> When I was new at Paradox, one of my first assignments was to help with Heart of Darkness, which was in crunch/panic mode. One late night during that crunch, I noticed that the province of Jan Mayen not only existed but had 40k pop (it was set to temperate back then). After googling Jan Mayen I asked podcat why on earth it was even a province, and he trollingly replied 'you're right, it should be a country'.
>
> Ten minutes later, I sent him a screenshot of the new country of Jan Mayen, complete with polar bear flag.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/paradoxplaza/comments/3xuu35/comment/cy802il/ · 336 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/pdx_wiz in r/IAmA, Oct 29, 2014 · Funny

Replying to a redditor:

> Why doesn't Europa Universalis IV have more cat events?

> Cats were not invented until 1838, along with monocles and top hats.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2kovzq/comment/clnddmd/ · 73 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/pdx_wiz in r/eu4, Dec 27, 2023 · Own mistake

Replying to a redditor:

> I wonder whether it's an oversight or an intended feature. I assume It's because the game considers it as a friendly unit staying in the province which blocks automatic reoccupation.

> As the person who wrote a good chunk of the ZoC code in ages long gone I can tell you that this is 100% an oversight, it definitely just checks for hostile units without looking at whether they are boats.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/eu4/comments/18ry2bn/comment/kf47i89/ · 570 points as of Nov 7, 2026