For anyone who's interested, I've written an event chain to allow a newly unified Germany to annex Austria Proper and make Hungary, &c, independent. Here's how it works.
In 1873 You'll get an event asking whether or not you should claim Austria. The AI almost never will. If you don't, nothing happens. If you do, Austria can either declare war on you for insulting them, or ignore you. They'll usually ignore you.
If they ignore your claims, you can choose whether to back down and lose some prestige, or declare war.
Either way the war starts (if it starts), if Germany controls the whole of Austria Proper (that is, modern Austria) before 1885, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, and any other Balkan nations Austria has will declare independence. If Italy exists, they'll snatch their cores, otherwise Lombardia and Venezia declare independence.
A short while afterward Austria surrenders and Germany inherits. Germany also adds all of Austria as core provinces.
A few weeks to a few months later Germany gets an event to decide what to do with Southern Poland/Western Ukraine, because it's useless, undefendable, and looks dumb sticking out like that. Germany can sell it to Russia for cash or give it to Hungary in exchange for vassalization. Giving it to Hungary seriously pisses off the Russians, and since Germany's badboy is up from annexing Austria they may attack.
Do whatever you like with these events. I made them for myself and just thought I'd share.
To install, put the text below into a file called anschluss.txt. Then place it in the victoria\db\events folder. Finally, open victoria\db\events.txt file and add to the bottom this line:
event = "db\events\anschluss.txt"
And that should do it. You'll have to start a new campaign to get the events, though; they won't work in a previous savegame.
Without further ado, here's the text of the event file:
# Custom events for forced German/Austrian Anschluss circa 1873
# by Lord Duppy
# These events are completely free and in the public domain. Feel free to use, edit, copy, and distribute them as you see fit. Enjoy.
# Germany's Claim
event = {
id = 200001
random = no
country = GER
name = "The German Empire looks toward Austria"
desc = "The Glorious Unification of Germany excluded the Germans living within the Hapsburg domain. But one blood demands one Empire... what shall we do?"
style = 0
trigger = {
exists = AUS
NOT = { war = { country = GER country = AUS } }
NOT = { peace_treaty = { country = GER country = AUS } }
}
date = { day = 15 month = february year = 1873 }
offset = 30
deathdate = { day = 30 month = december year = 1880 }
action_a = {
name = "Leave them alone"
command = { type = badboy value = -2 }
command = { type = relation which = AUS value = 100 }
command = { type = prestige value = -25 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 200004 }
}
action_b = {
name = "Demand that Austria join the Reich"
command = { type = badboy value = 3 }
command = { type = relation which = AUS value = -50 }
command = { type = prestige value = 100 }
command = { type = trigger which = 200002 } # Trigger AUS event 2
}
}
# Austria Responds
event = {
id = 200002
random = no
country = AUS
name = "Germany claims our heartland"
desc = "The Prussians' farce of a 'German Empire' has laid claim to the heartland of Austria!"
style = 0
action_a = {
name = "Ignore this ridiculous insult"
command = { type = badboy value = -2 }
command = { type = relation which = GER value = -50 }
command = { type = prestige value = -100 }
command = { type = trigger which = 200003 } # Trigger GER event 3
}
action_b = {
name = "Outrageous! This means war!"
command = { type = prestige value = 100 }
command = { type = relation which = GER value = -400 }
command = { type = war which = GER }
}
}
# Germany escalates
event = {
id = 200003
random = no
country = GER
name = "Austrian Crisis"
desc = "The Hapsburgs have ignored our offers and refused to discuss joining the Reich. Shall we declare war?"
style = 0
action_a = {
name = "Yes! Ein Volk, Ein Reich!"
command = { type = badboy value = 6 }
command = { type = relation which = AUS value = -200 }
command = { type = war which = AUS }
}
action_b = {
name = "No, back down"
command = { type = badboy value = -2 }
command = { type = prestige value = -150 }
command = { type = relation which = AUS value = 100 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 4 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 200004 }
}
}
# The Austrian Empire crumbles
event = {
id = 200004
random = no
country = AUS
date = { day = 15 month = february year = 1873 }
offset = 90
deathdate = { day = 30 month = december year = 1885 }
trigger = {
war = { country = GER country = AUS }
control = { province = 752 data = GER } # Vienna
control = { province = 831 data = GER }
control = { province = 830 data = GER }
control = { province = 766 data = GER }
control = { province = 767 data = GER }
control = { province = 771 data = GER }
control = { province = 765 data = GER }
control = { province = 772 data = GER }
control = { province = 753 data = GER }
control = { province = 764 data = GER }
control = { province = 773 data = GER }
control = { province = 774 data = GER }
event = 200001
}
name = "The Empire Crumbles"
desc = "Emboldened by the fall of Vienna, the Hungarians have declared independence! Following their example, many of our other subjects have deserted us as well."
style = 0
action_a = {
name = "No! Traitors!"
command = { type = prestige value = -100 }
command = { type = independence which = HUN value = 0 }
command = { type = independence which = CRO value = 0 }
command = { type = independence which = MON value = 0 }
command = { type = independence which = BOS value = 0 }
command = { type = independence which = SER value = 0 }
command = { type = independence which = ROM value = 0 }
command = { type = independence which = ALB value = 0 }
command = { type = independence which = GRE value = 0 }
command = { type = independence which = BUL value = 0 }
command = { type = independence which = SWI value = 0 }
command = { type = independence which = SLO value = 0 }
command = { type = independence which = KRA value = 0 }
command = { type = independence which = TRE value = 0 }
command = { type = secedeprovince which = ITA value = 827 }
command = { type = secedeprovince which = ITA value = 838 }
command = { type = secedeprovince which = ITA value = 839 }
command = { type = secedeprovince which = ITA value = 828 }
command = { type = secedeprovince which = ITA value = 837 }
command = { type = secedeprovince which = ITA value = 768 }
command = { type = independence which = LOM value = 0 }
command = { type = independence which = VEN value = 0 }
command = { type = trigger which = 200008 }
}
}
# Austria Surrenders
event = {
id = 200005
random = no
country = AUS
date = { day = 15 month = february year = 1873 }
offset = 120
deathdate = { day = 30 month = december year = 1885 }
trigger = {
event = 200004
}
name = "The Fall of Austria"
desc = "Our king has abdicated and fled to Spain. We are forced to join the German Empire."
style = 0
action_a = {
name = "All is lost!"
command = { type = trigger which = 200006 }
}
}
# German Victory
event = {
id = 200006
random = no
country = GER
name = "Anschluss with Austria"
desc = "The Hapsburg Empire has crumbled at our very touch. Their vassal nations have declared independence, their king has fled, and the Austrian people embrace unity with their German brothers."
style = 0
action_a = {
name = "At last!"
command = { type = inherit which = AUS }
command = { type = prestige value = 100 }
command = { type = addcore which = 831 }
command = { type = addcore which = 830 }
command = { type = addcore which = 766 }
command = { type = addcore which = 767 }
command = { type = addcore which = 771 }
command = { type = addcore which = 765 }
command = { type = addcore which = 772 }
command = { type = addcore which = 753 }
command = { type = addcore which = 764 }
command = { type = addcore which = 773 }
command = { type = addcore which = 774 }
command = { type = addcore which = 752 }
command = { type = addcore which = 760 }
command = { type = addcore which = 735 }
command = { type = addcore which = 950 }
command = { type = addcore which = 949 }
command = { type = addcore which = 829 }
}
}
# South Poland
event = {
id = 200007
country = GER
name = "The Fate of Southern Poland"
desc = "We are unsure of what to do with Southern Poland. Sandwiched between Hungary and Russia, it will be impossible to defend, so we cannot keep it. Either country will pay handsomely for it, but giving the land to Hungary may provoke Russia to anger."
style = 0
date = { day = 15 month = february year = 1873 }
offset = 120
deathdate = { day = 30 month = december year = 1895 }
trigger = {
owned = { province = 752 data = GER } #Own Vienna. This avoids a bug.
event = 200006
OR = {
owned = { province = 946 data = GER } # Must own one of the provinces in question
owned = { province = 948 data = GER }
owned = { province = 947 data = GER }
owned = { province = 898 data = GER }
owned = { province = 899 data = GER }
owned = { province = 1004 data = GER }
owned = { province = 1005 data = GER }
owned = { province = 965 data = GER }
owned = { province = 966 data = GER }
}
}
action_a = {
name = "Sell it to Russia"
command = { type = treasury value = 30000 }
command = { type = relation which = HUN value = -50 }
command = { type = relation which = RUS value = 200 }
command = { type = secedeprovince which = RUS value = 946 }
command = { type = secedeprovince which = RUS value = 948 }
command = { type = secedeprovince which = RUS value = 947 }
command = { type = secedeprovince which = RUS value = 898 }
command = { type = secedeprovince which = RUS value = 899 }
command = { type = secedeprovince which = RUS value = 1004 }
command = { type = secedeprovince which = RUS value = 1005 }
command = { type = secedeprovince which = RUS value = 965 }
command = { type = secedeprovince which = RUS value = 966 }
}
action_b = {
name = "Sell it to Hungary"
command = { type = make_satellite which = HUN }
command = { type = relation which = HUN value = 150 }
command = { type = relation which = RUS value = -400 }
command = { type = secedeprovince which = HUN value = 946 }
command = { type = secedeprovince which = HUN value = 948 }
command = { type = secedeprovince which = HUN value = 947 }
command = { type = secedeprovince which = HUN value = 898 }
command = { type = secedeprovince which = HUN value = 899 }
command = { type = secedeprovince which = HUN value = 1004 }
command = { type = secedeprovince which = HUN value = 1005 }
command = { type = secedeprovince which = HUN value = 965 }
command = { type = secedeprovince which = HUN value = 966 }
}
}
# Italy gets her cores
event = {
id = 200008
random = no
country = ITA
name = "The Fall of the Austrian Empire"
desc = "Germany's offensive has placed Austria under such stress that Hungary and many other nations have declared themselves independent. Our Italian brothers in the occupied territories have also cast off their bonds, to join our great nation."
style = 0
action_a = {
name = "Hooray!"
command = { type = prestige value = 20 }
}
}
