Am I cursed? Or does the UK Decolonize WAY too often - last 7 games!

[MobiusTwo]

Alright, I think I found a solution:

In my recent game I played as England and didn't decolonize.... streak broken!

I'm glad your unlucky streak was broken, but whatever you did wasn't the solution. The real solution will come when Paradox decides to fix the many, many problems the British decolonization path causes.

 

[Mr_Dimento]

I actually like the Decolonization branch. Its fun to see the new countries, its a well scripted path with lots of bonuses for your dominions/colonies (if you are playing them, having UK decolonize gives you a lot of bonuses), and generally an enjoyable experience when I see it. I haven't ever seen UK Decolonize on Historical, I think something is wrong with your computer/mods if that is the case. If anything, I'd like to see Germany Oppose Hitler more then they do now.

 

[Ketchup & friends]

the British Empire did end up decolonising, but only after the war.

this could be fixed by coding the AI take this focus branch only after others are finished.

 

[ClavintheGreat]

the British Empire did end up decolonising, but only after the war.

this could be fixed by coding the AI take this focus branch only after others are finished.

I somewhat agree. Decolonizing shouldn't be mutually exclusive but instead a separate branch locked behind time constraints or WWII being over. The "withdraw from contested territories" focus should also be removed. Giving up Northern Ireland, Hong Kong, and Gibraltar is ridiculous.

 

[MobiusTwo]

I somewhat agree. Decolonizing shouldn't be mutually exclusive but instead a separate branch locked behind time constraints or WWII being over. The "withdraw from contested territories" focus should also be removed. Giving up Northern Ireland, Hong Kong, and Gibraltar is ridiculous.

If the devs were to go this route, I still insist that only the Labour Party should be able to initiate decolonization.

 

[Ketchup & friends]

I somewhat agree. Decolonizing shouldn't be mutually exclusive but instead a separate branch locked behind time constraints or WWII being over. The "withdraw from contested territories" focus should also be removed. Giving up Northern Ireland, Hong Kong, and Gibraltar is ridiculous.

We've already proposed a fix for this:

Problem I: the Foci release only the countries owned by the Empire IRL. But If UK conquered any colonies from other countries (like Italy, France, Portugal, Netherlands) before choosing this branch they stay colonised.

Problem II: The Withdraw from Contested Territories focus does NOT give Malta to Italy and Cyprus to either Greece or Turkey although these countries had historical claims on these islands. This focus and Self-Government For the Mediterranean should be mutually exclusive.

Problem III: Contested territories are sometimes retuned to very hostile nations.


Proposed solutions:

- Withdraw from Contested Territories should not instantly return all these states but unlock individual decisions to return them. If multiple countries have a claim (Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Cyprus) UK should be able to choose who gets it.

- Self-Government For the Mediterranean should be bypassed if Malta and Cyprus are returned to existing countries.

- Self-Government For Asia should become the perquisite for Self-Government For Africa.

- All Self-Government foci should be scripted release all releasable countries in the respective continents if UK controls them, even the ones initially owned by other countries.

If the devs were to go this route, I still insist that only the Labour Party should be able to initiate decolonization.

Good. As the election is scheduled for November 1939, it would delay it for a while while still allowing to decolonise earlier than IRL.

 

[pdstanbridge]

I've got plenty of hours playing this (5400 odd), and I've never seen this happen once. I always play historical, unmodded.

 

[MobiusTwo]

Good. As the election is scheduled for November 1939, it would delay it for a while while still allowing to decolonise earlier than IRL.

Precisely. This allows the UK to build up for three years. If these new conditions for decolonization were implemented, if the UK decides to start decolonizing in 1939, they wouldn't be throwing the game as badly as they do when they begin decolonization in 1936.