No Iron, One Lion, Maybe Zion

Boris ze Spider

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• Oct 17, 2010

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I like how you havent rushed to great power stauts

 

morningSIDEr

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Good to see Ethiopia enjoying some peaceful time to industrialise quite considerably. Well, peaceful except for a quick land grab! Hopefully some colonisation coupled with military conquest alongside the industrialisation can get you into the Great Power rankings. Good stuff regardless, and I do like that China is quickly becoming the world's superpower, it makes for a more interesting game.

 

Davout

Saw what you did there

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Have you considered taking Libya as a stepping stone for an invasion of the Italian peninsular? You would get St Mark's Lion, the Successor to Zion and plenty of iron(y).

 

Dewirix

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• Oct 18, 2010

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Good going with the industrialisation - keep it up and you should make GP status fairly easily. If you're still playing 1.1 (and I assume you are as you started back before 1.2 came out and I don't think it's save compatible), then you can just constantly host trade fairs for a quick prestige boost to get you up the rankings.

Are you in anyone's SoI at the moment? Your POP needs pie charts look like when I was a spheree of Great Britain, which sucked up all my production.

 

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• Oct 18, 2010

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Great stuff! You should really research mechanized production though, as the inventions from that are almost as over powered as freedom of trade when it comes to RGO:s

 

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aldriq said:

The new population is bound to take some time to settle. ​

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Yes. Quite some time. Good luck in assimilating them.

 

Dominatus

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• Oct 18, 2010

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Great AAR with a very enjoyable and logical approach Can't wait to read more.

 

Danking

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Good good

 

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Great job with Ethiopia. What are your goals now

 

ZechsMerquise73

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• Oct 19, 2010

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Let the Italian Invasion commence!

Interesting see an Ethiopian power like this. You could probably bump the Ottomans off the list fairly easily with a humiliating war or two.

Keep it up, very cool AAR.

 

AllmyJames

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• Oct 21, 2010

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Looking excellent! I really enjoyed watching Egypt hand itself to you on a plate! It must be a very changed world with a Chinese great power in Asia and Ethiopian secondary power in Africa. Poor Europeans! Taking Libya from the Ottomans seems like a worthy goal, but I wonder if you're ready for a war with them just yet...
What about Madagascar? They have juicy sandalwood (as if you needed any more - is it as profitable in V2 as it was in V1?) but also some coal.

 

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• Oct 21, 2010

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Great stuff! I'm very surprised on civilized China.

 

th3freakie

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I applaud this AAR. Ethiopia is a favourite of mine in most Paradox games and you sure are doing it justice.

Annexing Egypt feels a bit odd though. Especially when it includes Palestine and Syria... :wacko:

In any case, keep at it!

 

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• Oct 23, 2010

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Excellent work my dear fellow.

 

Danking

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I request an update . . .

 

Grundius

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The first Victoria (2) AAR I am actively following, and it's a fine read. Keep it up! Victoria 2 sounds like a fascinating game, but is it not finished very quickly? It runs from 1815 to 1914 or such, right?

 

Danking

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Grundius said:

The first Victoria (2) AAR I am actively following, and it's a fine read. Keep it up! Victoria 2 sounds like a fascinating game, but is it not finished very quickly? It runs from 1815 to 1914 or such, right?

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Not right
Runs from 1836 to 1936

 

Najs

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I like this AAR. I also like the enormous beast that is China, and I really hope that there will be a fight between them and UK. What a fight that would be...
Anyway, keep it up!

 

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Najs said:

I like this AAR. I also like the enormous beast that is China, and I really hope that there will be a fight between them and UK. What a fight that would be...

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Seeing China demand Burma from the British and go on a rampage in India would be a refreshing change, normally in my games it's the other way around!

 

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• Oct 29, 2010

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Great reading! Can't wait to see you start colonising. Subcribed.