Jedrek said:It's a fact that the alliances are simply unbalanced. Let's take the IC. Entente, even treated as one country, has less industrial power than CoF or UoB. And if CSA wins the Civil War, them we're going to have one huge Son of Marx alliance, capable of devouring everything that stands in its way. I remember a game in which the Sydies fought against Italian Federation, Carlist Spain and Germany at the same time. It ended 3:0 for the Synies.
Mitteleuropean AI needs fixing. Playing as UoB, I defeated Germany with 24 divisions, located in Mulhouse. As soon as winter had ended, I pushed forward towards Munchen and Kassel, encircling over 100 German divisions in Ruhr. The French did the rest, while my armoured corps advanced towards Berlin and Tallin. I guess the Germans could suffer from their kind of "Verdun Syndrome" and be not willing to motorise their army, but even in such a case they should not be so easy to defeat.
Next thing; riddiculous buildup for Japan and Manchuria. When I attacked them as Russia in 1944, for every province attacked, I had to fight against 30-50 divisions. Only Manchurian ones, the Japanese sat on their isles and waited. Is it possible to build so many up-to-date divisions with 30IC? 0_o
National France definately needs a more revanchist approach. An invasion AI triggering once CoF DoWs Germany, war with the CNT-FAI as soon as they take over Spain... It's strange that even Mittelafrika seems capable of defeating them.
And my personal favourite; Russia. Are you planning to add any events that would give Russia cores on White Ruthenia, the Baltic, the Caucasus, Manchuria or Central Asia beyond Alash Orda? It would be much more fun to restore Russia to its pre-1904 borders
1. The Entente is weak for a reason. You simply can't make them all 200 IC superpowers each, since the areas they hold aren't really nothing but former dominions. Canada has been beefed up quite much, and even that borders the "ahistorical plausibility". Also, it's just as possible that the CSA doesn't win the war and the US joins the Entente. And Germany can roll the Syndies too.
2. I can't say much about the AI, since the AI quite frankly always gets beaten by a player that has at least some amount of skill.
3. It's possible, actually. Not to mention that the AI usually cheats.
4. Mittelafrika and National France are pretty much on par with each other, not to mention that National France controls areas that are basically desert and have to deal with revolts too. I agree though that National France should try to invade CoF whenever they have the chance. War with CNT-FAI is another thing, though.
5. There are events that give Russia cores along its historical area and Manchuria too. Some oddities there, though. Like Gdansk as a Russian core.