French focus tree

[BloodAsp]

So I decided to try Bonapartist France

First of all tree is awesome - it needs just few minor tweaks (like claims on Benelux, and maybe some crazy stuff for Naples for Bourbons).

But before I start cheat.. I mean modding, few questions:

Begin Rearmament Branch - which branch do you take? I used to go for maneuver, then noticed that it is actually a steaming pile of NATURAL FERTILIZER (Du Galle can be replaced by guy who costs 150 PP, who needs more trucks anyway?)
Firepower Kills branch looks interesting, however I Air Dominance gives discount on fighters....

The Blum-Viollette Proposal Sub-branch
If you don't go with Review Foreign Policy (Napoleon), then this is the only way to get some french manpower. France Indivisible vs Encourage Immigration:
1. France Indivisible gives you 2% of non core manpower
2. Encourage Immigration removes 25% manpower malus.
I am bad at math, so I can't seem to be able to quantify the amounts here. (I had whole UK, and most of their colonies, and were still manpower starved - and yes, I know about puppet manpower trick, I just refuse to do that )

Lastly French Union is just terrible, chances are as follows:
25% for North Africa, 45% for West Africa, 45 % for Central, 15% for Syria, 5% for Indochina. These are not good odds, and even with the power of Save Scumming I was able to get 1 region tops

Edit:

I think French Union focus should add straight up cores on French Guiana and New Caledonia (both are overseas territories with full citizenship since 1946/53). Also lar_france_french_union.1 event should have handlers for Madagascar.

 

[brantodb01]

if you're willing to use the console you can just use it to fire the event over and over again until all your colonies accept

 

[noobermenschen]

Begin Rearmament Branch - which branch do you take? I used to go for maneuver, then noticed that it is actually a steaming pile of NATURAL FERTILIZER (Du Galle can be replaced by guy who costs 150 PP, who needs more trucks anyway?)
Firepower Kills branch looks interesting, however I Air Dominance gives discount on fighters....

I have played France twice more or less historically (lost the first time, how's that for historical success! ), first time with Blum, the second time with Laval. I figured my Army needed doctrines most of all as I could provide them with equipment. So I took the lame fortifications branch for doctrine blueprints.

Next time I play I want to go French Entente, so will likely ignore Rearmament aside from the first couple of focuses (getting factories and an Army CoS) until after I get the research slots, then go Air Dominance.

 

[Hiksday]

I think the french focus tree can be improved :

Devalue the franc branch : Invest in west africa , indochina and syria should cost less to do . Right now the only reason you would do this part of the tree is because you know you will lose the main land in MP as it is impossible to defend against a half decent german player . Delaying by 210 days a research slot and 8 Military factory (if you do the "develop the metropole" side ) for 6 civilian and 6 military seems like a really bad investment , even more in a country with crippling national spirit you must remove ASAP

Begin rearmeament branch : Battle of maneuver sub branch is bad . The problem is that giving bonus to tank is useless in a country that don't have the industry to produce them . You start with a deficit of 15 600 gun , 8 military factory , a bad economic law , low war support and a massive reduction in pp gain ...

The legitimate heir : A war goal against spain and that's it ?

Proclaim the third empire : Where are the buff to military ? So i'm alone against the world with just a buff to manpower ? The only reason this path even work is because the AI is dumb and you can cheese your way to victory .

 

[Bunnytob]

Oh, and the fact that default focus France will never indefinitely stay democratic. That's dumb.

 

[BloodAsp]

Oh, and the fact that default focus France will never indefinitely stay democratic. That's dumb.

That's hidden critique of De Gaulle .

Can anyone confirm that Reorganize the Dutch and that other focus for Com France are working? Code looks ok, but I saw no changes in the compliance growth.

BTW,
I wish that instead of avenging Waterloo you could Return to Italy, something like I don't know, maybe:

focus = {
id = RETURN_TO_ITALY
icon = GFX_focus_generic_support_the_left_right
x = 0
y = 1
offset = {
x = 0
y = 0
}
prerequisite = {
focus = FRA_proclaim_the_third_empire
}
relative_position_id = FRA_proclaim_the_third_empire
cost = 10
ai_will_do = {
factor = 1
}

available = {
is_subject = no
}

bypass = {

}

cancel_if_invalid = yes
continue_if_invalid = no
available_if_capitulated = no

completion_reward = {
create_wargoal = {
type = annex_everything
target = ITA
expire = 0
}
add_state_claim = 158
add_state_claim = 162
add_state_claim = 2

}
}

And handlers for Madagascar + Djibuti in French Union event (I can PM them)