V2 Beta AAR : France 1836 - A Learning The Game AAR discussion thread

[OHgamer]

Post here to discuss my Beta AAR

It will be posted in installments, I am still in the process of playing it.

Note this is a beta AAR, things featured in the AAR may change by commercial release.

I'll be responding to questions later today, I'm getting ready for work (Damn real life!!!).

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[JoeGiavani]

I loved your Prussian AAR back when Revolutions was released, looking forward to seeing how this one pans out

[Orinsul]

Its completely Awesome, better than a DD!
brilliant work and cant wait to see it unfold and all that is there for us to learn from it!

[SantaClaw]

A quick look at the top bar shows that at this moment I'm averaging production of about 6.7 research points per month. Thus the tech research at the current rate of research point production will mean discover in 1840.

I guess it should be research points per day. Otherwise it would take only 140 years for your first tech to be developed

[Lucky]

Concerning the world map, that is the finest looking Finland I've ever seen in any Paradox game. Bravo.

[JoeGiavani]

Btw, wouldn't mind seeing some French decisions. Just a thought.

[walrus]

All those black bits on the world map look very ugly, I assume that's territory uncontrolled by any country?

[RedRalphWiggum]

All those black bits on the world map look very ugly, I assume that's territory uncontrolled by any country?

Yeah, uncolonised territory.

[telesien]

Please remind me why 100% spendings towards education are no longer a no-brainer? I've forgotte what other drawback (apart from higher costs, which was already an issue in Vicky) it has...

[Peekee]

Yeah somebody that can actually write has got a Beta AAR out Hopefully OHGamer and my AAR will complement one another and show different aspects of the game and different styles of play.

[TheDarkside]

and thus drop my taxes, giving particular breaks to the middle classes, who currently seem to be struggling a bit to make their budgets cover their income.

I vote OHgamer for President!

Great details on getting a good start on the game - I love these tutorial style AARs!

I too am curious why you don't just fund education and administration to 100%

[Peekee]

Please remind me why 100% spendings towards education are no longer a no-brainer? I've forgotte what other drawback (apart from higher costs, which was already an issue in Vicky) it has...

I really should not answer questions in OHGamers thread but... Spending does not directly equal a benefit to literacy. You can not just throw money and and get instant results.

Instead you will need to encourage POPs to become clergy. However, there is an "optimal" amount of clergy to have both in terms of in game effect and not trashing the rest of your economy. If you manage to get enough clergy POPs then it is likely you would want to lower your spending to reduce costs while sustaining their numbers.

[Niko92]

I too am curious why you don't just fund education and administration to 100%

Perhaps giving bigger funding attracts more pops to convert to clergymen and bureaucrats and this would weaken the industrial sector?

Edit: Damn. Emu'd by Peekee

[SA_Avenger]

can't see screens yet but looks to be a very interesting and planned out AAR, I'm sure I'll learn a lot from it (not that I won't learn anything from Peekee's but his playstyle is closer to mine (conquer all!) so I'll discover by myself soon enough ehhe (though I don't conquer the world with only HQ units )

[Taylor]

Awesome OHGamer!

Question: It seems Tunis has quite an impressive prestige/industry/military score. Much higher than e.g. Switzerland. Is that historical?

[telesien]

I really should not answer questions in OHGamers thread but... Spending does not directly equal a benefit to literacy. You can not just throw money and and get instant results.

Instead you will need to encourage POPs to become clergy. However, there is an "optimal" amount of clergy to have both in terms of in game effect and not trashing the rest of your economy. If you manage to get enough clergy POPs then it is likely you would want to lower your spending to reduce costs while sustaining their numbers.

I'm sure he'll forgive you

OK, that is good concept and I can undestand it. I just hope there is some way for me to see the effect clergy has. Like average literacy increase in whole nation and individual states.

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Awesome OHGamer!

Question: It seems Tunis has quite an impressive prestige/industry/military score. Much higher than e.g. Switzerland. As that historical?

And yet Tunis is far behind Switzerland in the overall ranking.

[Zarof]

Nice start. Can't wait for the next episode.
Just a short word on french units names, there were a mistake in V1 and i think it's there again, there is no "u" in the french word "Garde", so it should be "Garde Royale" and "Cavalerie de la Garde". And also you should say Garnison de Bourbon instead of "du" (or keep "du" if you ban the legitismist leader in Indian Ocean and set a garrison there to look for him).

Edit : and i don't know how to exactly explain it but people say Garnison de XXX assuming that XXX is a mainland region instead of Garnison du/de la/l' XXX. That's not incorrect but it's odd.

[Taylor]

And yet Tunis is far behind Switzerland in tha overall ranking.

Hey, yeah, I didn't even notice that. What gives?

[Hardstuff]

Great read. Thanks OHgamer.

[MarcFloyd]

Thanks, good to see game in action.