Beta AAR: A house divided -Comments thread

[Baldamundo]

My God. Is the USA really that big in real life? It never looked quite so frightening on any of my maps ;___;

 

[Faeelin]

What makes the war trigger earlier?

 

[Darkrenown]

Probably where the POP's were located that made up the brigades.

Yeah. If you want to be a big cheat you could just recruit from the areas of your chosen side, but that doesn't give you much troops to fight MEX with.

 

[unmerged(18239)]

At least my father, Edmund, beat you!

 

[Darkrenown]

What makes the war trigger earlier?

Liberals taking over the UH and high CON.

 

[unmerged(18239)]

And I realise it is only 1849, but are there any historical generals in Vicky2?

 

[Rhion]

And I realise it is only 1849, but are there any historical generals in Vicky2?

No

 

[Raptor1]

And I realise it is only 1849, but are there any historical generals in Vicky2?

There aren't except for the scenario start, AFAIK.

 

[unmerged(15485)]

And I realise it is only 1849, but are there any historical generals in Vicky2?

AFAIK only random names, but of course historically flavoured.

 

[naggy]

If only the USA had intervened in the Civil War on the side of the CSA to cut the USA down to size...imagine how history would have turned out...

 

[Variton]

I'll only be covering the ACW here, not the entire game.

Does that mean you will continue the AAR as long as the North is conquered, the South cores are taken or was that the end of the AAR

 

[Devout]

Do you start anew with zero budget if you choose the CSA or does some of the money from the Union gets transferred to you as you rebel?

From the pictures, it looks like the USA had 190k before the war. CSA got a 1k at the split. Making 150 per day explains how the CSA quickly got 15k after 3 months and 27k in about 6 months time. This was used to fund numerous factories.

Edit: I'm sure there will be some concern at how easy it is to be profitable. And under a blockade also. Maybe Darkrenown had reduced nonmilitary spending and increased tax rates.

 

[unmerged(196349)]

If only the USA had intervened in the Civil War on the side of the CSA to cut the USA down to size...imagine how history would have turned out...

And so, with orders from the President, the Yankee soldiers turned their rifles on themselves...

 

[Darkrenown]

Does that mean you will continue the AAR as long as the North is conquered, the South cores are taken or was that the end of the AAR

It's over. Love 'em and leave 'em, that's my motto!

 

[unmerged(18239)]

AFAIK only random names, but of course historically flavoured.

Well, as long as Mosby is used I am ok with it

 

[Devout]

Do any of the national focus points help in wartime, or are they more for long term affects?

 

[safferli]

Do any of the national focus points help in wartime, or are they more for long term affects?

Only long-terrm effects, no "battle help". Though, encouraging soldiers would help in a prolonged war.

 

[Rhion]

Only long-terrm effects, no "battle help". Though, encouraging soldiers would help in a prolonged war.

As would encouraging the armaments industry.

 

[unmerged(203712)]

Very nice to see a CSA victory!

It was too difficult in Vic1 for CSA to survive. But now it seems too easy, as if the USA were equal or even inferior to CSA in the org/morale of army or army tech. It looks like Vic1 and Vic2 are too extremes. Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[Rhion]

Things actually seemed to go opposite of history. In the AAR, the Union won the initial battles and then the Confederates turned it around and won. I think the main flaw of the AI here was sending its conscripted armies into battle too fast.