There's a lot about the ACW event chain that still confuses me. Like -- what are the effects of making new states Slave or Free? I can't tell if going one way or the other changes militancy. Not to get back into history, but the question of slavery in new states was a major point of contention b/w the North and South. (And actually it makes it a little jarring that the ACW doesn't seem linked to the outcome of the Mexican War at all). Do these decisions speed or slow the rise of the Confederacy, or just alter which states join it?
How does one possibly push the date of the war back? I've done everything I can to keep CON down (other than the "Conquer Cuba" decision), but every random slavery-related decision seems to wipe those effects out again. I've kept taxes low and the economy growing. What else can you do to avoid that liberal upper house?
I also agree that the Confederacy tends to be underpowered. It needs some Vicky 1 style events that strengthen it up (some volunteer soldier POPs, etc...). Even as someone who prefers to play the Union, the ACW is not nearly as satisfying when the Confederacy is so easy to roll.
How does one possibly push the date of the war back? I've done everything I can to keep CON down (other than the "Conquer Cuba" decision), but every random slavery-related decision seems to wipe those effects out again. I've kept taxes low and the economy growing. What else can you do to avoid that liberal upper house?
I also agree that the Confederacy tends to be underpowered. It needs some Vicky 1 style events that strengthen it up (some volunteer soldier POPs, etc...). Even as someone who prefers to play the Union, the ACW is not nearly as satisfying when the Confederacy is so easy to roll.