Hello, all. This is my first HoI 3 AAR (I've done a few 'never got off the ground' V2 AARs), that's why I'm doing a 'learning the game' AAR.
Author's note: There is also some dialogue in here, so don't expect it to completely be tutorial, tutorial, tutorial, tutorial.
Format: Dialogue, with tutorial mixed in the middle now and then. Every 4 months I will do a Status of the nation.
Last edited by wzhang29; 04-06-2012 at 02:53.
For the want of a nail the horseshoe was lost, For the want of a shoe the horse was lost, For the want of a horse the rider was lost, For the want of a rider the battle was lost, For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost, and all for the want of a horse shoe nail.
Inkwell
Senator Sebastian Lender of Georgia, a Democrat in We, the People.
Assisting with the V2 to HOI3 converter
Section 1: The Abyssinian War
1.1The fall of much of Northern Ethiopia... and Gaalkacyo
1.2The Restoration of Somalia
Section 2: An "era" of peace
2.1
Last edited by wzhang29; 20-07-2012 at 07:11.
For the want of a nail the horseshoe was lost, For the want of a shoe the horse was lost, For the want of a horse the rider was lost, For the want of a rider the battle was lost, For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost, and all for the want of a horse shoe nail.
Inkwell
Senator Sebastian Lender of Georgia, a Democrat in We, the People.
Assisting with the V2 to HOI3 converter
I. Abyssinian War
Part I
Roma, Italy, 1936 Jan 1
Emmanuel: Let's start the cabinet meeting.
Mussolini: OK.
Emmanuel: Start with...Ciano.
Ciano:Let's view the diplomacy charts.
Ciano: First, we want to go with the allies.
Emmanuel, Mussolini: Why not the Germans?
Ciano: Quiet, I control diplomacy.
Mussolini: But I am the Duce!
Ciano: Each cabinet member has a separate part of the cabinet. I'm the FM, so I control the diplomacy and diplomats. With that said, I want the UK to side with us because we don't want to fight France.
Emmanuel: OK.
Jung: Nothing to say.
Guidi: We have all of our spies abroad, mostly in Ethiopia. We should see a few of the foreigners here as well.
Emmanuel: surprising...
Ame: I should have said that.
Mussolini: OK, on to Grazi.
Grazioli: We need to replace Jung, as he is Paternal Autocrat. Baistrocchi shall replace him.
Jung: Stupid f***!
Baistrocchi: Thanks. *kicks Jung out*
Pariani: We need a light tank for our front.
Emmanuel: Ah.
Mussolini: Nooooooooo! They'll break as easily as a pea!
Pariani: Shut up! Also, We're on the front of Ethiopia!
Emmanuel: OK.
Mussolini: Others have nothing to say.
on the first hour of the first day of the first month of 1936...
Moizo: To Ethiopia!
Soldiers: Yes, sir!
Later, on a stormy day in Rome...
Mussolini: Woah, look at the forecast!
Emmanuel: storm in Lazio Region, all day.
Ame: A spy in the Bolshevik's area has been detected.
Mussolini: Not a matter.
5:00
Emmanuel: Now it's a storm in Istrija, all day.
Mussolini: Not a matter. Besides, what is Istrija?
Here's a map.
1/3
Mussolini: Rain.
Emmanuel: Rain.
1/4
Mussolini: Nothing, it's fine weather here.
1/6
Mussolini: More rain.
Emmanuel: What's with this weather report?
Mussolini: Tutorial time!
Weather
The weather-torn Northern Europe
Partial Clouds
Rain
Snow
blizzard
Storm
Mussolini: These are clouds, Rain, Snow, and Blizzard, from left to right. You can tell which provinces they are in just by looking at the icon. Other data is displayed in a tooltip.
Let's continue!
1/11
Mussolini: OK, any reports?
Pariani: The Ethiopians attacked us in Serdo. That was foolish. Also, they have taken a part of Somalia and yet are going to munch around it.
1/13
Ame: Ah, another spy detected in Kwangsi?
Mussolini: Don't say it how the Brits say it! Say Guangxi.
1/14
Ciano: Just a whole bunch of trade agreements.
1/15
Italian navy builder: Our work on a new ship has...
Mussolini: Sure. Take it to Venice.
Returns to Rome...
Ciano: Yet more trade.
1/16
Ciano: Trade again. New Zealand is also drifting to the Allies.
1/17
Ciano: Yet MORE TRADE! Now why is this all commencing...
Mussolini: Yet another tutorial!!!!!
1/18
Mussolini: Never mind...
Ciano: Meh, trade.
Mussolini: And we conclude this with a map.
1
1/31
Emmanuel, Mussolini, and other council members: Thanks. Comments are appreciated, and read on to see how we deal with Ethiopia!(1)
Emmanuel: We also have the save here. Save
(Mussolini all of a sudden disappears. He reappears at Torino for the next cabinet meeting.)
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Author's notes
1. Map a little bit off. for the real map, download the save and push Ctrl+F12. Nothing much happened, other than a few battles and occupations.
Continuation (don't read this unless you are eager to see how we continue...
Last edited by wzhang29; 19-05-2012 at 04:50.
For the want of a nail the horseshoe was lost, For the want of a shoe the horse was lost, For the want of a horse the rider was lost, For the want of a rider the battle was lost, For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost, and all for the want of a horse shoe nail.
Inkwell
Senator Sebastian Lender of Georgia, a Democrat in We, the People.
Assisting with the V2 to HOI3 converter
Uh... where are the responses? This, I hope, is not a non-get-off-the-ground AAR...
For the want of a nail the horseshoe was lost, For the want of a shoe the horse was lost, For the want of a horse the rider was lost, For the want of a rider the battle was lost, For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost, and all for the want of a horse shoe nail.
Inkwell
Senator Sebastian Lender of Georgia, a Democrat in We, the People.
Assisting with the V2 to HOI3 converter
None of your images are showing up....
They will show as attachments...
For the want of a nail the horseshoe was lost, For the want of a shoe the horse was lost, For the want of a horse the rider was lost, For the want of a rider the battle was lost, For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost, and all for the want of a horse shoe nail.
Inkwell
Senator Sebastian Lender of Georgia, a Democrat in We, the People.
Assisting with the V2 to HOI3 converter
I don't see them, but maybe I am missing something? Anyways, good luck with Italy as they are one of the more interesting nations in the game to play.Originally Posted by wzhang29
It is underlined... note the will at the end...
For the want of a nail the horseshoe was lost, For the want of a shoe the horse was lost, For the want of a horse the rider was lost, For the want of a rider the battle was lost, For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost, and all for the want of a horse shoe nail.
Inkwell
Senator Sebastian Lender of Georgia, a Democrat in We, the People.
Assisting with the V2 to HOI3 converter
the images aren't showing I'm afraid. Rather than upload via the forum, I'd suggest using one of the many free image hosting sites such as photobucket/image shack etc.
I use imageshack.
For the want of a nail the horseshoe was lost, For the want of a shoe the horse was lost, For the want of a horse the rider was lost, For the want of a rider the battle was lost, For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost, and all for the want of a horse shoe nail.
Inkwell
Senator Sebastian Lender of Georgia, a Democrat in We, the People.
Assisting with the V2 to HOI3 converter
Anyways, welcome aboard!
For the want of a nail the horseshoe was lost, For the want of a shoe the horse was lost, For the want of a horse the rider was lost, For the want of a rider the battle was lost, For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost, and all for the want of a horse shoe nail.
Inkwell
Senator Sebastian Lender of Georgia, a Democrat in We, the People.
Assisting with the V2 to HOI3 converter
if you want people to follow youll have to make the images viewable first dawg
Thanks!
For the want of a nail the horseshoe was lost, For the want of a shoe the horse was lost, For the want of a horse the rider was lost, For the want of a rider the battle was lost, For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost, and all for the want of a horse shoe nail.
Inkwell
Senator Sebastian Lender of Georgia, a Democrat in We, the People.
Assisting with the V2 to HOI3 converter
Where is everyone...
For the want of a nail the horseshoe was lost, For the want of a shoe the horse was lost, For the want of a horse the rider was lost, For the want of a rider the battle was lost, For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost, and all for the want of a horse shoe nail.
Inkwell
Senator Sebastian Lender of Georgia, a Democrat in We, the People.
Assisting with the V2 to HOI3 converter
I am a meteorology major at my university (NC State), so I appreciate this so far!
You'll have to post more updates to get more readers. :P
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Thanks!I am a meteorology major at my university (NC State), so I appreciate this so far!
You'll have to post more updates to get more readers.I currently can't play HOI3 right now...
Actually, never mind!!!
Last edited by wzhang29; 21-04-2012 at 04:10.
For the want of a nail the horseshoe was lost, For the want of a shoe the horse was lost, For the want of a horse the rider was lost, For the want of a rider the battle was lost, For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost, and all for the want of a horse shoe nail.
Inkwell
Senator Sebastian Lender of Georgia, a Democrat in We, the People.
Assisting with the V2 to HOI3 converter
I. Abyssinian War
Part II
Torino, Italia, Feb 1936
((First, Read the spoiler in chapter 1.1))
Ciano: Trade......
Pariani: We attacked the Abyssinians in Fich and Kara Kore. We won Kara Kore right away.
Mussolini: According to these reports.
2/2
Ciano: ZZZZZZ... Why am I always receiving these boring things...
Pariani:Looks like Fiche is going well.
Mussolini: Sì. (Yes.) We won.
(Room suddenly goes dark. When the lights were back on, Mussolini was gone.)
Emmanuel: Well, makes me the Duce then.
2
Pariani: Debre Markos is over? Never knew! Thought there was only Gaalkacyo.
Emmanuel: Wrong. Gaalkacyo was already over.
2/13
Ciano: What? First Gaalkacyo and now Garoowe.
Amè: Yeah, and look at our espionage!
Emmanuel: Don't worry. Compensation is that we are next to Adis Abeba. We have pl--
Mussolini: (Dropping to the ground) I'm back.
Emmanuel: (continuing with meeting) --ans.
Mussolini: Zillions of battles have progressed. After Adis Abeba, whew! We have a puppet.
Mussolini: And our finale.
2/28
Council: Whew! That was a long month. Now we're coming along with the save. RIGHT HERE
Last edited by wzhang29; 04-06-2012 at 03:22.
For the want of a nail the horseshoe was lost, For the want of a shoe the horse was lost, For the want of a horse the rider was lost, For the want of a rider the battle was lost, For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost, and all for the want of a horse shoe nail.
Inkwell
Senator Sebastian Lender of Georgia, a Democrat in We, the People.
Assisting with the V2 to HOI3 converter
Back from a long vacation from this AAR (3 months; not enough for necromancy, is it?) with a new episode.
An "era" of peace
Part I
Cagilari, Italy, March 1936
3/10
Mussolini: Darn! We need energy!
Emmanuel: (types "energy" 2 times) Problem Solved.
Ciano: Cut the trade with Hungary.
Mussolini: (Scrolls down production Screen and clicks the "x" near the Trade Area) There.
Emmanuel: (goes crazy and types energy and other codes 29 times) Umm... what is this result?
Mussolini: Wow.
(Swedish Ambassador comes in and hands to Mussolini a piece of paper.)
Mussolini: (stares at paper) What is this? It is empty.
Swedish Ambassador: (Sketches) There.
Mussolini: (stamps the word DENIED on paper) That's it. Go away.
(Swedish Ambassador exits)
3/11
Ciano: Uh-oh.
Mussolini: What?
Ciano: the alignment expiration is in 18 days.
Mussolini: S***!
Ciano: OK. Here it is.
Ame: -1 in Latvia, -1 in Spain; Guess we've sent some spies in vain.
Mussolini: Anything else?
Emmanuel: Nothing.
3/13
Ciano: It seems Germany wants Greece.
Mussolini: Umm...
3/17
Mussolini: ...
3/20
Mussolini: What the heck? Nothing for half a month!!!
3/31
Mussolini: Errrg!! Nothing to report! What the. The map... same as before... nothing, basically!!
Last edited by wzhang29; 14-10-2012 at 23:25.
For the want of a nail the horseshoe was lost, For the want of a shoe the horse was lost, For the want of a horse the rider was lost, For the want of a rider the battle was lost, For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost, and all for the want of a horse shoe nail.
Inkwell
Senator Sebastian Lender of Georgia, a Democrat in We, the People.
Assisting with the V2 to HOI3 converter
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