One area which has never been successfully addressed by any HOI game is how resources are produced and stockpiled and specifically the effects of the atlantic war, for example.
I've always found that due to the massive stockpile limits, countries like the UK can get enough materials stockpiled before sept 1939 to avoid having any shortages up till about 1944. In reality there could've been severe trouble in 1940 had Germany invested more effort pre-war in their u-boat force.
The main effect of the submarine war in the Atlantic in game is to tie up british IC building transports and perhaps to starve overseas garrisons of supplies and oil when supply ships become too scarce.
I'm not sure of the best solution to this.
Perhaps the stockpile limits should be dynamic and only increase to 100k once war has broken out? I would certainly make these values moddable.
Perhaps a new food resource which has a low stockpile limit and affects national unity if a country runs out?
It doesn't just affect the atlantic war, either. The whole idea of storing resources in a capital leads to some very strange behaviour.
I think it is an area PI should give some serious thought to.
I've always found that due to the massive stockpile limits, countries like the UK can get enough materials stockpiled before sept 1939 to avoid having any shortages up till about 1944. In reality there could've been severe trouble in 1940 had Germany invested more effort pre-war in their u-boat force.
The main effect of the submarine war in the Atlantic in game is to tie up british IC building transports and perhaps to starve overseas garrisons of supplies and oil when supply ships become too scarce.
I'm not sure of the best solution to this.
Perhaps the stockpile limits should be dynamic and only increase to 100k once war has broken out? I would certainly make these values moddable.
Perhaps a new food resource which has a low stockpile limit and affects national unity if a country runs out?
It doesn't just affect the atlantic war, either. The whole idea of storing resources in a capital leads to some very strange behaviour.
I think it is an area PI should give some serious thought to.