Boosting Popularity in La Resistance

[DukofDeth]

Does anyone know at which point a government will flip? It used to be 50 to 60 percent, but I don't know what its been set to now. I've got France above 50%, and its moving sluggishly. They went Napoleon VI, but the Fascists are more popular than he is. The French did banish the Comminists, and Democracy is all but dead. I'm trying for the "Don't Die for Danzig", so am trying to flip France to fascism without going to war. I know it was possible to do this before, shortly after La Resistance released, so long as one was not at war with France [and probably also not the Allies] when they went for Danzig. I know it has been patched out, and am trying the achievement as intended [so no need to suggest I roll back to an earlier build]. Is this feasable, or do I really need to cross my fingers and hope for France flipping themselves? My agents are have spend so much time going in and out f French jails the cells must have revolving doors.

 

[Dlin369]

70% is a guaranteed civil war or referendum event unless a country has a focus tree that allows them to switch ideologies. In which case you need to do a coup, which will start a civil war

 

[DukofDeth]

So being that the French tree lets them switch ideologies, I should have sparked a coup ages ago. Thanks for the reply. With that had been in the tool tips.

 

[Dlin369]

So being that the French tree lets them switch ideologies, I should have sparked a coup ages ago. Thanks for the reply. With that had been in the tool tips.

Yeah, switching ideologies for other nations has become more esoteric since the "good old days" where you could make nations do an 180 with little fuss. It's probably for the better, but the achievement should really clarify that you need to do a coup first

 

[DukofDeth]

Given what I have been seeing of coups since Man the Guns, I have little confidence in going that route. Every time the Russian Nationalists show up, they're gone within six game months - if that - and hardly seem to even slow the Soviets down much. With Mexico, the Mexican Junta always shows up in the same state - bordering Texas - and don't last long unless Mexico itself has gone and started a flurry of wars, one after another. The only Civil Wars that ever seem to go anywhere are either scripted as "part of the package" or are in countries so small that there really are only a handful of states to pick from, all being roughly equal. Civil wars from coups never seem to result in an even divide. I also noticed that, despite how "popular" I got the Fascists to be in France, the coup still only has a 30% chance of success. And that's just of it firing - never mind the chance of surviving to take over France.

Finally, how would a coup help with that Achievement, when the alternative government [Fascist] would have a different tag? I was under the impression that it was either FRA, VIC [or VHY - whatever the Vichy tag is] or nothing at all.

 

[eastcoastceojam]

If you want the Fascists to win a coup in France, you will need to send them some volunteers to help.

I got the achievement a few months back with 2-3 armor divisions led by Rommel, and I fired the coup with only 36% Fascist support. As soon as they arrive in France, march your volunteers straight into Paris. No fancy micro should be required, as the French divisions will be scattered around dealing with the rebels.

Make sure you also grab the state of Danzig, which I did after finishing the coup in France. Fascist France will not interfere your Polish war, so your achievement should be safe as soon as you occupy Danzig.

Hope this helps!

 

[DukofDeth]

Thanks. I assumed that a civil war would not be so easily won as the full invasion would be. Thanks for the helps, guys!

 

[DukofDeth]

Well, thought I'd update you all as to how it went!

Manage to pull off the coup, and managed to compel the French surrender. France turned fascist, so I shut down and went to bed. But, the instant the coup began, the French Nationale joined Mexico, which had - for the third game in a row - chosen to declare war on everybody, so was at war with the Mexican Junta, Britain, France [Democratic] and a host of others. So even though I had done the job, France was not "secure", and then when I got stupidly greedy and went for Slovenia, they got backed by French Nationale and then Italy attacked, so Italy and the UK ganged up on my Fascist France and crushed them. So France has to remain fascist.

I hate random numbers.

 

[eastcoastceojam]

So even though I had done the job, France was not "secure", and then when I got stupidly greedy and went for Slovenia, they got backed by French Nationale and then Italy attacked, so Italy and the UK ganged up on my Fascist France and crushed them. So France has to remain fascist.

I hate random numbers.

Man, that is rough. Sorry.

 

[DukofDeth]

I should have taken more time during set-up to ensure nobody was set to "default" since there were a couple I did not wish to be railroading with "historical" settings. What bugs me more is that Mexico seems unable to have the Junta show up anywhere but that one location. In the meantime, I'll have to come back to this one. GOt some awkward plumbing fun to look forward to this weekend.