Recenty played one game as Japan and another as Italy. With me helping, (like initiating attacks on surrounded soviet cities that have not had supply in months but Germany somehow feels knocking over walking corpses is too risky to initiate.. otherwise a year can go by without Germany trying to take a surrounded stalingrad or lenningrad or moscow) Germany can beat USSR.
But, by that time whichever of the two minors I am not playing has been invaded and gone through their surender events to the allies. Ok, I think, Me (japan or italy) + A.I. Germany vs. the allies , to the death! Lets do it...
And then about that time the first Atomic Bomb drops on Bremen and revolt risk in most the German Empire shoots up to 80+ percent. More atomic bombs drop on Germany and turns them into a basket case. Then its just me vs. the world basically and thats the end.
So the game is pretty hard for a human Japan or Italy, unless you go for an early invasion of the USA. Otherwise Germany is getting nuked into the stone age.
In my Japan game, Flanders (yes Flanders) rebelled from Germany after it was nuked a few times and Flanders ended up taking most of France and west Germany before Germany died. Was funny.
The Ship build time is anoying though. Maybe realistic but ships take so many years to build its very hard to start any. Better to use the trash you start with and just build airforce to protect and augment your fleet.
Maybe double the build time bonuses for ship asembly line to players have a chance to build newer model ships before the game ends.
But, by that time whichever of the two minors I am not playing has been invaded and gone through their surender events to the allies. Ok, I think, Me (japan or italy) + A.I. Germany vs. the allies , to the death! Lets do it...
And then about that time the first Atomic Bomb drops on Bremen and revolt risk in most the German Empire shoots up to 80+ percent. More atomic bombs drop on Germany and turns them into a basket case. Then its just me vs. the world basically and thats the end.
So the game is pretty hard for a human Japan or Italy, unless you go for an early invasion of the USA. Otherwise Germany is getting nuked into the stone age.
In my Japan game, Flanders (yes Flanders) rebelled from Germany after it was nuked a few times and Flanders ended up taking most of France and west Germany before Germany died. Was funny.
The Ship build time is anoying though. Maybe realistic but ships take so many years to build its very hard to start any. Better to use the trash you start with and just build airforce to protect and augment your fleet.
Maybe double the build time bonuses for ship asembly line to players have a chance to build newer model ships before the game ends.