Quick questions / Quick answers Thread

[costevie]

so i've been playing V2 for about a month now, first game playing as USA, and i'm figuring things out basically as I go. it's about 1900 and a bunch of anarcho-liberal rebels popped up and since all my units are engaged in a huge war with canada, i decided to let the rebs run amok and see what happens. they've taken control of a bunch of large population centers including my capital, which i assumed would fire some kind of government change event and create a, i don't know, presidential dictatorship USA or something. but alas, that has not happened.

i guess my question is, what will these rebels actually do if i let them slowly take over the US? and how do i change my government via rebellion? and how exactly does a rebellion turn into a revolution? the manual isn't super clear on any of this.

[tamius23]

so i've been playing V2 for about a month now, first game playing as USA, and i'm figuring things out basically as I go. it's about 1900 and a bunch of anarcho-liberal rebels popped up and since all my units are engaged in a huge war with canada, i decided to let the rebs run amok and see what happens. they've taken control of a bunch of large population centers including my capital, which i assumed would fire some kind of government change event and create a, i don't know, presidential dictatorship USA or something. but alas, that has not happened.

i guess my question is, what will these rebels actually do if i let them slowly take over the US? and how do i change my government via rebellion? and how exactly does a rebellion turn into a revolution? the manual isn't super clear on any of this.

Rebels will change your government type (in this case, to a bourgeois dictatorship) once they have held the capital for one year.

[costevie]

excellent, thank you!

[-ideaman-]

What is naval range? I am trying to colonize Africa in my Sweden game but it says I don't have the necessary naval range to do so? I am assuming I improve this by building naval bases closer and researching the naval plans and statistics category.

[the_Hussar]

Naval range increases with Increasing Naval Bases.

To find out your range, click on a fleet ... then hover a pointer over a sea zone, and it'll tell you if you are in range.

Just as an aside, note that the Computer Opponents do not have to abide by Naval Range, and are practically free to sail around the globe without taking any attrition.

[The Arch Mede]

What is naval range? I am trying to colonize Africa in my Sweden game but it says I don't have the necessary naval range to do so? I am assuming I improve this by building naval bases closer and researching the naval plans and statistics category.

Its purely the size of the naval base that counts for colonising. The tech is only relevant for fleet attrition range. Build the biggest naval base you can in the closest province you have. (and you probably need to have started building it many years ago)

[el_zilcho321]

Is there any point in upgrading factories if there is no unemployment? I have many factories but they don't have any of the white men filled up. Should I upgrade?

[Avindian]

Is there any point in upgrading factories if there is no unemployment? I have many factories but they don't have any of the white men filled up. Should I upgrade?

If you can afford it, sure. There's not really a downside to having upgraded factories -- I don't think maintenance costs go up with higher levels, although I could be wrong.

[Silver-Silvera]

Is there a way to turn down assimilation rates (vanilla, no AHD)? I dismantled the AH empire but Hungary and Croatia are filled with nearly nothing but south germans...

Also, how is the upper house determined on "appointed". I keep getting 75%+ socialists but I hardly have any socialists in my country at all.

[tamius23]

Is there a way to turn down assimilation rates (vanilla, no AHD)? I dismantled the AH empire but Hungary and Croatia are filled with nearly nothing but south germans...

Open map/continent.txt and change "assimilation = -0.25" to a number like -0.7.

[Shiggs713]

playing ahd latest patch

Whats the best/easiest way to get some Yankee's to move to China? I've conquered most of China, but alas, no yankees. I tried promoting immigration, and I've tried endlessly (promoting liberal) to get the republican party back into favor (for the full citizenship), but ever since the communist/socialist rose up its been the conservatives winning all the elections.

Japan and Russia have both been helping me carve them out, both have Chinese lands, and both have managed to get their respective cultures to move there, so I'm obviously missing something, I think.

Some of this is weird, I got the Panama Canal, and a bunch of Yankees moved there with no provocation, and it is actually a state, along with the Yukon territory which I nabbed from GB before they could get to it.

Same thing though with Oceania, Vietnam, Cambodia ect... no Yankees so no assimilation

[tamius23]

Whats the best/easiest way to get some Yankee's to move to China? I've conquered most of China, but alas, no yankees. I tried promoting immigration, and I've tried endlessly (promoting liberal) to get the republican party back into favor (for the full citizenship), but ever since the communist/socialist rose up its been the conservatives winning all the elections.

Japan and Russia have both been helping me carve them out, both have Chinese lands, and both have managed to get their respective cultures to move there, so I'm obviously missing something, I think.

Some of this is weird, I got the Panama Canal, and a bunch of Yankees moved there with no provocation, and it is actually a state, along with the Yukon territory which I nabbed from GB before they could get to it.

Same thing though with Oceania, Vietnam, Cambodia ect... no Yankees so no assimilation

North America and South America have a huge bonus to immigration. It's nigh-impossible to get people to leave them.

[Shiggs713]

yea, i was thinking that with the statue of liberty and all the other bonuses. Oh well, at least its fueling my industries. Maybe next game I'll play Russia or Japan and incorporate china properly. Thanks

[TheMcD]

Is there a way to become more efficient in terms of either creating CBs fast, hiding that you're making CBs or burning off infamy? I really want to finish off my Siamese conquests, but the infamy is holding me off.

[sasha0111]

How can you check the opponents tech levels and army sizes?

[tamius23]

How can you check the opponents tech levels and army sizes?

Short of cheating and loading as them, I don't think you can check their tech.

You can see the numbers of brigades and ships they have on their diplomacy page and in the ledger.

[el_zilcho321]

What are the advantages of turning a colony into a state?

[tamius23]

What are the advantages of turning a colony into a state?

You can build factories in it.



Also, I'm not sure assimilation happens in colonies.

[Agenor]

Can someone remind me please, how can I do social reforms? I have high militancy, a liberal upper house which isn't appointed (two per state, iirc). I can do all the political reforms I want, but no social.

Thanks in advance for replies.

Edit: I have landed voting only - I don't want the blasted liberlas getting into power and destroying my industial base - I'm not sure if this matters.

[tamius23]

Can someone remind me please, how can I do social reforms? I have high militancy, a liberal upper house which isn't appointed (two per state, iirc). I can do all the political reforms I want, but no social.

Thanks in advance for replies.

Edit: I have landed voting only - I don't want the blasted liberlas getting into power and destroying my industial base - I'm not sure if this matters.

You need more socialists and communists to pass social reforms.