Let's Play : Hearts of Iron 3 - [Entry 20 - Atop Mountain Peaks]

[Octorok]

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Hey, it was always the way in Total War. In Empire, you'd tax the crap out of one class, let them rebel, then you,d end up with one of three types of government depending on who rebelled.

Which in turn reminded me of Rome : Total War, where the most efficient solution to unhappiness due to "squalor" was to let the city rebel, recapture it, and slaughter half the population to make room for the rest of 'em.

Fun times...

I never understood in that game how you were supposed to get a constitutional monarchy, as I always ended up getting one extreme or the other, which wasn't helpful as most of the time I felt a constitutional monarchy would be the best.
As for Rome, I hated that whole "squalor makes cities ungovernable" thing; for some reason the armies that spawned were always horrifically overpowering when it was a Huge City; I ended up using the cheat to artificially reduce the population, combined with daily games, races, low taxes and a permanent garrison of militia, so that if it was attacked, it would have at least a slight chance of surviving till I brought reinforcements.

Another question; do you think you will be able to force a US surrender before the end of the game?

I've got until 1948. The real question is if the game ends in the start or the end of the year.

If I have until 31/12/48, I'm confident that I can force a surrender. If it's 1/1/48, I'll have to get a move on.

The US have a loooooot of Victory Provinces, all spread out.

 

[RuralGamer]

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I've got until 1948. The real question is if the game ends in the start or the end of the year.

If I have until 31/12/48, I'm confident that I can force a surrender. If it's 1/1/48, I'll have to get a move on.

The US have a loooooot of Victory Provinces, all spread out.

If the US victory points are spread out, will you likely have to invade the country from several directions to ensure their capitulation? Considering you are half way around the world (not literally) from the Yanks, I imagine the invasion won't be easy to keep the momentum up. And obviously you have the small issue of America not being small...

Oh and who aren't you at war with? With the exception of Latin America, I imagine that list is awfully small.

P.S. I didn't realise you were a fellow Scot!

 

[Octorok]

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I've got until 1948. The real question is if the game ends in the start or the end of the year.

If I have until 31/12/48, I'm confident that I can force a surrender. If it's 1/1/48, I'll have to get a move on.

The US have a loooooot of Victory Provinces, all spread out.

If the US victory points are spread out, will you likely have to invade the country from several directions to ensure their capitulation? Considering you are half way around the world (not literally) from the Yanks, I imagine the invasion won't be easy to keep the momentum up. And obviously you have the small issue of America not being small...

Oh and who aren't you at war with? With the exception of Latin America, I imagine that list is awfully small.

P.S. I didn't realise you were a fellow Scot!

While it is true that it would be better to invade from multiple angles (mainly because I have the men and the ships to make such an invasion), it's simply not feasible.

The Pacific cannot be crossed by any invasion fleet, nor the wider parts of the Atlantic. The only realistic crossing points are from Iceland/Greenland to Boston/Canada, and from West Africa to Brazil.

If I could reach the Caribbean then I would use that as a base for an attack along the entire East Coast, but it's too far from my naval installations.

Lesse... I'm NOT at war with Southern/Central America (although I should be. I'm damn near out of crude oil), Saudi Arabia, the Communist nations (since they settled for peace back in the victory over the Soviets) and some of the Eastern countries like Siam, the Philippines and the Guangxi Clique.

Oh, and Liberia.

P.S. - Indeed! I'm out in the country near Perth. Yourself?

 

[RuralGamer]

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The Scottish Borders, but probably not for long, as my course ends in May and where I live has one of the worst rates of job creation in Europe, let alone Scotland, so I'll have to start searching further afield.

One last question; so the invasion is going to probably have to be the North East? In the event of failure, do you have a backup plan? i.e. nuclear weaponry. If so, would you use it?

 

[GiantSloth123]

How do you make your dissent go down because im germany and i want to do the treaty of munich but it wont let me

 

[GiantSloth123]

How do you get the names of the countrys on the map

 

[Octorok]

How do you get the names of the countrys on the map

Just zoom out while in Political Map Mode, it'll display the names.

How do you make your dissent go down because im germany and i want to do the treaty of munich but it wont let me

Invest more industry in consumer goods, or if you're talking about occupied territory taken in battle, change that country's occupation policy in the politics tab.

Well, my Sound Card should arrive tomorrow. Expect an update on Wednesday. I apologise for the delay.

EDIT : Sorry, I missed this comment.

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The Scottish Borders, but probably not for long, as my course ends in May and where I live has one of the worst rates of job creation in Europe, let alone Scotland, so I'll have to start searching further afield.

One last question; so the invasion is going to probably have to be the North East? In the event of failure, do you have a backup plan? i.e. nuclear weaponry. If so, would you use it?

If it comes down to a nuclear fight, I'm more than content to simply batter the US with the power of the atom.

It's not like I actually want to occupy the US for a hundred years, I only need to force a surrender in a game. So nukes are always a valid choice.

 

[GiantSloth123]

i zoom out all the way on the map but it still wont work

 

[Octorok]

OK, I simply CANNOT get HoI3 to work.

I've been wrestling with the sodding thing for 5 days now, and I'm still coming up blank.

I'm loathe to replace yet another sound card, if that's the issue, but I'm getting more problems than I had before.

I've tried a total reinstallation, and all the other obvious shenanigans, but HoI3 stubbornly refuses to work.

I will post if I get the damn thing to work.

 

[ChupathingyX]

Damn, I really hope you get it working again.

I can't wait for the epic climax between the US and the Fatherland!

 

[Fat Hippo]

Machines, eh?

Yeah, it's a damn shame. Still, we're all hoping for the best and the final showdown!