I wasn't aware of that since i'm new to all of this. Even tho i still think it would be cool. True it was formed as a compromise to Hungarians. In my opinion it fits perfectly to be ADM tech 20 formable tag.
But it doesn't make sense from a mechanical and gameplay side, looking at releasing a chunk of your nation as a junior in a PU.
Why? Austrians and Hungarians would be main cultures of the country. If you can form ahead Germany or Italy, both of these countries were formed in 19 century, why not Austria-Hungary. Give them proper ideas ( not an expert for ideas) and i think it could work.
Well there are many nations that shouldn't be formable/restorable in EU time frame. Lets start with Mongol empire or Ilkhanate or even Lotharingia. All these countries seased to exist long ago and you can still restore them. EU time frame also touches Victorian era, where countries like Germany or Italy are formed. Just give them a little push in ideas, let them be formable tag at tech 20, make Austrian and Hungarian main cultures. Ultimatly it should be the player to decide whether to form it or not.
You should feel differences. Something other is RE-BUILD country, when you base on old traditions, and something other is CREATE country on new traditions, traditions that do not exist and and existence of thoses cannot take place in thoses times.
Because that is what Austria-Hungary is. It was two nations with a combined royalty. Germany and Italy were combined, their people came together under a single government and monarch. A-H is not. It was a compromise to avoid civil wars and destruction of the whole. It's not something you should want to happen.
Because these countries didn't exist and KUK did. USSR was formed in 1922 after WW1 and after Victorian age. I'm here focusing on Victorian age, since EU time is caught up in that time perion. And whether there was a sense or not for Austria-Hungary compromise, whether it was failed state, it was formed in time period of EU4. I mean i agree with you where you mentioned ideas of unified Germany, Italy or restoring Mongol and Roman empires, but in the case of KUK its just a decision which you can enact or not. It'll not change game drasticaly just form nation that was historicaly formed in Victorian era.
But this decision will work in style "click and forgotten" and dont show problems of Austrian Empire leading to create KUK.
So what's the problem? Hipotethicaly lets say that you can form Austria-Hungary, you get Austrian and Hungarian as main cultures. Austrians and Hungarians would see KUK as their own nation. You are not forming two separate nations at the same time, you are forming single nation that was formed in Victorian era, the time line EU has get into. You're not inventing new nation or something like that, you're forming nation that was historicaly formed.
So you're suggesting that KUK be formed by series of events that would be disasterous for Austria if i got this right. That could work also. Not a bad idea at all.Makhnovshchina - Wikipedia
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But this decision will work in style "click and forgotten" and dont show problems of Austrian Empire leading to create KUK.
Something other would be create eg. disaster in Age of Revolution and one of result can be change of TAG to KUK. This is way, game can show, that KUK was result of deep problems of Austrian Monarchy. Not as great succes of central power, what is represented classical "normal" formation of TAG.
Austria Hungary wasn't a united nation indeed. It was dual monarchy and compromise Austrians made to Hungarians after Hungarian revolution if i'm not mistaken. In EU4 terms you don't have to release Hungary, just absorb it. In same sense when you form GB. You absorb Scotland, if it's your subject ofc.
Similar Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth never become a united nation like in EU4. Even this was worst in compare to KUK.
De iure - still thoe was two separate states. Integration never had place,Not fully true.
The commonwealth formable represents the Union of Lublin.
Union of Lublin - Wikipedia
This was an active attempt at further integration.
Austria-Hungary was instead a devolution of power
