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I am playing as Germany, and am allied with Italy. France just declared war allied with Austria. I have been notified that this will be a "Great War". Before I start, I would like to know what that means. Is it any different from a "Lesser War"?
 
I am playing as Germany, and am allied with Italy. France just declared war allied with Austria. I have been notified that this will be a "Great War". Before I start, I would like to know what that means. Is it any different from a "Lesser War"?

It means that all wargoals cost less infamy, warscore, and jingoism. Also, there's an automatic wargoal added for each side: Great War Capitulation, which is essentially a cut down to size but costs 0 warscore.
 
Acquire state drops down to 3.3, making it fairly easy to grab. If you're doing really well and don't want more, invite spherelings or some such. A good way to get a country divided up, if they can get any warscore you're see lots of free people's and acquire states. Great wars make demolishing enemies that much more fun, I've found. Makes the war more dangerous too though, I suppose...
 
# Great wars
country_event = {
id = 19355
title = "EVTNAME19355"
desc = "EVTDESC19355"
major = yes

fire_only_once = yes

trigger = {
great_wars_enabled = no
NOT = { has_global_flag = great_wars_enabled }
revolution_n_counterrevolution = 1
}

option = {
name = "EVTOPTA19355"
great_wars_enabled = yes
set_global_flag = great_wars_enabled
}
}

well in order to get great wars someone has to research revolution and counterrevolution first so it doesn't unlock right at 1870