USA is to easy, raise your dissent to 80% get the event which turns you Commie, then conquer everything by 1940.
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I prefer to turn them into dictatorship through slider moves and other events. It takes a bit longer but I don't like to intentionally increase my dissent.
Nazi Ireland can't WC. Honestly....I tried every freaking method, I can't get the freaking British of my island if I join WWII at the beginning with Ger.
Invade one of the spains during the SCW, but don't ally with either of them. (Otherwise they get the land if any of you annex.) Make sure one of the provinces is a port. With that, either take portugal or spain if your good enough. From then on, Italy, Yugoslavia... The Irish empire.
........How the hell? Ok, Ok, I admit that might be possible in Vanilla, but I doubt it can be done in WIF Platinum. Meh, least I got something to do this afternoon.
Told yeah, but I'd be dammed if it ain't epic. The only real limitation is the crappy manpower, allowing only 4-5 divisions before 1940. Not enough to guard 3 beaches and crappy Air Defense
Without altering the game WC with nations that have no naval tech team and/or less than five tech teams over all is next to impossible. Sure, you could steam roll Eurasia, but it's going to be really hard to manage that, plus make landing in America and conquer them in time.
And I consider IC and tech team takeovers as cheats.
And I consider IC and tech team takeovers as cheats.
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I had a good game going in Arma 1.2 as Canda.... by Jan 1943 I had all of N and S america. I had left the Allies in Aug 39 to avoid being stuck during the war and then attacked Mexico... once I had two fronts for USA I sent in my Cav troops and had it under control before france fell.
It took me a couple years to build up a fleet that would allow me to get to the US Islands and in the meantime I used TP's and Marines to take out the Central america and then S american.
In 43 I DOW Japan and was taking out there fleets with my 3 18 ship CVL, CA, CL fleets. I stopped playing once I invaded Japan and made landing in China. Got bored, someday I might pick it back up but I've been busy with WIF, TRP, mod34 and MEM.
Germany was almost beaten as I don't think vichy fired... USSR seemed like it would be the hardest nut to crack... but my plans called for invasion before 1950 via China.
It took me a couple years to build up a fleet that would allow me to get to the US Islands and in the meantime I used TP's and Marines to take out the Central america and then S american.
In 43 I DOW Japan and was taking out there fleets with my 3 18 ship CVL, CA, CL fleets. I stopped playing once I invaded Japan and made landing in China. Got bored, someday I might pick it back up but I've been busy with WIF, TRP, mod34 and MEM.
Germany was almost beaten as I don't think vichy fired... USSR seemed like it would be the hardest nut to crack... but my plans called for invasion before 1950 via China.
WC playing Poland is quite interesting.
The clue is to conquer Germany in 36/37' and join Allies.
Next nice target is USA since their land army in 37/38' can be easily beaten
What next? CCCP, China, Japan...
You can even leave Allies and become the lord of the world
The clue is to conquer Germany in 36/37' and join Allies.
Next nice target is USA since their land army in 37/38' can be easily beaten
What next? CCCP, China, Japan...
You can even leave Allies and become the lord of the world
I think the main parameters to allow world conquest are
A starting position that has a diplomatically practical opportunity to grow to small country capability if you don't start there.
Next you need to conquer a wider area without major diplomatic consequences. This is possible for most countries but may be difficult for some.
Enough time
Either have enough manpower anyway or be located on a continent so you can get some foreign manpower.
The key things that will prevent world conquest is an inability to get started (e.g. Albania, Luxenbourg) or an inability to ever get significant manpower together.
Sadly I don't really enjoy the early stages of world conquest with a minor power so don't do it much. I am also far too interested in the fighting meaning that I tend to avoid the diplomatic complications of a smaller country and just go for the one versus the world approach which needs a major power.
Over all ratings
I would rate the Soviet Union as the easiest for world conquest. If you start from Barbarossa the time till completion is rather less than the time it takes Germany from Danzig or war.
Germany is next
A revolutionary USA is then next, once you have dissent free DOWs it is a matter of cranking the handle.
All the secondary powers come next probably in the order Japan, Italy, France, Poland although order is very much a matter of how you look at it.
A starting position that has a diplomatically practical opportunity to grow to small country capability if you don't start there.
Next you need to conquer a wider area without major diplomatic consequences. This is possible for most countries but may be difficult for some.
Enough time
Either have enough manpower anyway or be located on a continent so you can get some foreign manpower.
The key things that will prevent world conquest is an inability to get started (e.g. Albania, Luxenbourg) or an inability to ever get significant manpower together.
Sadly I don't really enjoy the early stages of world conquest with a minor power so don't do it much. I am also far too interested in the fighting meaning that I tend to avoid the diplomatic complications of a smaller country and just go for the one versus the world approach which needs a major power.
Over all ratings
I would rate the Soviet Union as the easiest for world conquest. If you start from Barbarossa the time till completion is rather less than the time it takes Germany from Danzig or war.
Germany is next
A revolutionary USA is then next, once you have dissent free DOWs it is a matter of cranking the handle.
All the secondary powers come next probably in the order Japan, Italy, France, Poland although order is very much a matter of how you look at it.
Actually, I did a WC with Poland by allying the USSR (who offered me an alliance when Romania DOWed me,) then I let Unified Nationalist China beat up on the USSR in the rear, and after the USSR was annexed, I pushed the overstreched Chinese all the way back to Asia.
The most profound problem with WCs if you're not playing as the USSR or Germany is, well, the USSR or Germany. If you wait until Barbarossa and you haven't conquered either of them the one that wins (usually the USSR) is often times too powerful to contest at that point, hence impossible to conquer. It's probably just because I'm not good enough yet, oh well.
Ethiopia can`t do WC never ever without cheating...
I know anonymous made an AAR about survival with Ethiopia, but that is an exception that confirms the law:rofl:
I know anonymous made an AAR about survival with Ethiopia, but that is an exception that confirms the law:rofl:
I've seen an AAR of Luxembourg, where WC was only a matter of will.
The Player allied with Germany and controled the German troops to attack via Luxemboug, hence Luxembourg conquered all these French provinces, then Spain, Netherlands and Belgium. From there on, you have enough potential to do whatever you want. Conquer the British Isles and you for sure have enough IC for a WC.
The Player allied with Germany and controled the German troops to attack via Luxemboug, hence Luxembourg conquered all these French provinces, then Spain, Netherlands and Belgium. From there on, you have enough potential to do whatever you want. Conquer the British Isles and you for sure have enough IC for a WC.
Using bigger allies troops to conquer territory for you with mil control is just lame. You could just as well play Germany yourself.
Denmark!..... I allways gets denied when asking for alliance with either Axis or Allies. And with no cheating Your chances for survival are slim to none .... and slim just left town!
Interesting points everyone
Yes, seems I forget to include Poland as an addition to Spain and Brazil.
I have tried Poland a few times, and when you manage to survive and defeat Germany, Poland will be strong.
An interesting "off map" country is India, strong enough to actually go for WC.
Yes, seems I forget to include Poland as an addition to Spain and Brazil.
I have tried Poland a few times, and when you manage to survive and defeat Germany, Poland will be strong.
An interesting "off map" country is India, strong enough to actually go for WC.