To be honest I hate snails, but because I'm playing with the French let's pretend I like it.
Hi everyone!
This will be my first serious game in HOI3, until now I only played till 41. Germany was too easy for my taste and Japan needs too much micromanagement to mantain the islands, so I'll check the other side.
I will start on normal and when the war starts I'll switch to hard. I don't want to start on hard, because then:
1. I won't have enough IC to waste(I have a bad habit of building trash for flavor)
2. My allies will be stronger too.
Every option on player control.
Also, there will be some house rules:
1. More or less historical research. I probably won't have the leadership for it though, so I'll neglect navy if I must.
2. No division controls. I'll issue my orders on army/corps level. I'll drop this rule if Paris is in danger.
3. I won't start a war early to increase my mobilization, industry, etc.
4. I won't desert any colony. Of course the Motherland comes first, but I will do everything to protect them. This doesn't mean I will garrison every single island and whatnot, but you get my drift.
5. I modded out the Japan vs China war, because Japan always looses korea, and I don't want to fight crippled enemies. More challenge, more fun. I also modified the end of csehszlovakia(sorry, I'm too lazy to look after how it is written in english ) event. Hungary will get Slovakia.
6. No save-load if something goes bad.
7. I'lll try to add some humour, but I'll probably fail at it.
8. I may mod the save game later, but only for flavor, and to help the AI. I will not cheat, or whatsoever. Everyone knows it can't research land doctrines, so I'll probably add some of them to the majors in '39. Also I'll mod Hungary, Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, Finland, Japan in the axis.(at historical dates)
Oh and I'll try to modify USA's aligment constantly, I don't want them to join the allies before '41, or better I'll try to add leadership in allies to france, that way the englishmen won't interfere in my almosthistoricalbutthefrencharecoolandnotpussiesliketheywereIRL game. Huhh even I couldn't read that.
EDIT: Okay I modded France to be the leader of the Allies. I will invite historical members on historical date to the alliance. I don't think I will have the leadership to spare on influencing, but I hope UK will still do her job. Those englishmen are friendly for sure. The only difference is that I'M THE BOSS MWAHAHAHAcough.... cough.... err...
My objectives are(in priority list):
1. Survive
2. Destroy Germany and his merry band
3. If I fail against Germany I'll switch to Vichy, and
4. Pacify the Japaneese.
5. Purge Stalin.
Update1: Installed Kasper747's mod. It allows the AI to build convoys.
Update2: Added land, air and naval doctrines to all AI majors.
Update3: I also installed an other work of Kasper747: Production AI improvement. MP rich nations will build more infantry instead of tanks, airforce, or ships.
Appendix:
1936 Jan 1 -1939 May 1: The Calm Times.
Chapter I.
Chapter II.
Chapter III., Chapter III/b, Chapter III/c.
1939 May 2 - 1940 April 1 : War in the Mediterrean.
Chapter IV.
Chapter V.
Conference of Saigon(side chapter)
Chapter VI. , Chapter VI/2. , Chapter VI/3
Pirates of the Mediterrean(Side Chapter)
Yet an other Side Chapter
1940 April 1 -
Chapter VII.
Hi everyone!
This will be my first serious game in HOI3, until now I only played till 41. Germany was too easy for my taste and Japan needs too much micromanagement to mantain the islands, so I'll check the other side.
I will start on normal and when the war starts I'll switch to hard. I don't want to start on hard, because then:
1. I won't have enough IC to waste(I have a bad habit of building trash for flavor)
2. My allies will be stronger too.
Every option on player control.
Also, there will be some house rules:
1. More or less historical research. I probably won't have the leadership for it though, so I'll neglect navy if I must.
2. No division controls. I'll issue my orders on army/corps level. I'll drop this rule if Paris is in danger.
3. I won't start a war early to increase my mobilization, industry, etc.
4. I won't desert any colony. Of course the Motherland comes first, but I will do everything to protect them. This doesn't mean I will garrison every single island and whatnot, but you get my drift.
5. I modded out the Japan vs China war, because Japan always looses korea, and I don't want to fight crippled enemies. More challenge, more fun. I also modified the end of csehszlovakia(sorry, I'm too lazy to look after how it is written in english ) event. Hungary will get Slovakia.
6. No save-load if something goes bad.
7. I'lll try to add some humour, but I'll probably fail at it.
8. I may mod the save game later, but only for flavor, and to help the AI. I will not cheat, or whatsoever. Everyone knows it can't research land doctrines, so I'll probably add some of them to the majors in '39. Also I'll mod Hungary, Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, Finland, Japan in the axis.(at historical dates)
Oh and I'll try to modify USA's aligment constantly, I don't want them to join the allies before '41, or better I'll try to add leadership in allies to france, that way the englishmen won't interfere in my almosthistoricalbutthefrencharecoolandnotpussiesliketheywereIRL game. Huhh even I couldn't read that.
EDIT: Okay I modded France to be the leader of the Allies. I will invite historical members on historical date to the alliance. I don't think I will have the leadership to spare on influencing, but I hope UK will still do her job. Those englishmen are friendly for sure. The only difference is that I'M THE BOSS MWAHAHAHAcough.... cough.... err...
My objectives are(in priority list):
1. Survive
2. Destroy Germany and his merry band
3. If I fail against Germany I'll switch to Vichy, and
[a] try to join the allies while the nazis are crusading in the east. OR
I'll join the axis and destroy the evil english for letting me fall. I'll decide it when I'm there.
4. Pacify the Japaneese.
5. Purge Stalin.
Update1: Installed Kasper747's mod. It allows the AI to build convoys.
Update2: Added land, air and naval doctrines to all AI majors.
Update3: I also installed an other work of Kasper747: Production AI improvement. MP rich nations will build more infantry instead of tanks, airforce, or ships.
Appendix:
1936 Jan 1 -1939 May 1: The Calm Times.
Chapter I.
Chapter II.
Chapter III., Chapter III/b, Chapter III/c.
1939 May 2 - 1940 April 1 : War in the Mediterrean.
Chapter IV.
Chapter V.
Conference of Saigon(side chapter)
Chapter VI. , Chapter VI/2. , Chapter VI/3
Pirates of the Mediterrean(Side Chapter)
Yet an other Side Chapter
1940 April 1 -
Chapter VII.
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