Obviously, Slovakia will win that battle. At least, assuming that every report tells exactly the opposite of what really happened.
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Surt/shierholzer - Indeed no lend-lease in this game. Plus puppets are probably banned from it, they are banned from almost everything else.
Stuyvesant - One shouldn't be too harsh on the Slovak Army, remember they are Lev III infantry in a country that has no concept of what Infantry even is. Everyday must be like living in a strange and confusing future.
NapoleonComple - How do you think General Turanec got his Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on the Eastern Front?
Belgiumruler - Faking the paperwork may not be a good plan, but it is probably a better option than relying on the Slovak Army!
GarfunkeL - Glad you are enjoying it.
Stuyvesant - One shouldn't be too harsh on the Slovak Army, remember they are Lev III infantry in a country that has no concept of what Infantry even is. Everyday must be like living in a strange and confusing future.
NapoleonComple - How do you think General Turanec got his Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on the Eastern Front?
Belgiumruler - Faking the paperwork may not be a good plan, but it is probably a better option than relying on the Slovak Army!
GarfunkeL - Glad you are enjoying it.
1st to 4th August 1944
1st August
Even as the war rages the business of government continued. Or in the case of Slovakia the lack of business. And lack of government. As Tiso and Tuka awaited news from Italy the were interrupted by their Armaments Minister.
"I know now is probably a bad time chaps, but I thought you should know we've officially burnt through our entire coal stock pile." Pruzinksy explained.
Slovakia does produce some energy so this isn't a total shut down, but you can't do much with 8 IC.
Tiso would normally take a swig from his hip flask at this news. But with all the shortages he held back, worried about running out completely.
"I don't suppose you've managed to come up with a plan to fix this?" Tuka asked.
"Well the interior ministry did come up with one idea, a patriotic collection drive. Get people to donate what they can and cut down on what they use to free up more for industry." Pruzinksy said.
"And how does that work in practice?" Tiso asked.
"Well Minister Jesensky has written some inspiring and patriotic social realist poetry and we've told people that unless they donate generously we are going to publish it." Pruzinksy explained.
"That would do it." Tiso said, impressed despite himself.
4th August
The results of the donation drive were being discussed in cabinet and Pruzinksy delivered the final totals.
"I think, on balance, it has been a qualified success." Pruzinksy explained.
"But still a success?" Tuka dared to hope.
"We certainly did recieve donations." Pruzinksy said.
"Yes but what of?" Tiso's bitter experience of Slovakia came to the fore.
How.. Slovakian.
"I can confidently say the metal crisis has been delayed." Pruzinksy said, looking for the positives.
"But hadn't it been delayed anyway? Because due to the lack of energy we are using our metal stocks far more slowly?" Tiso asked.
"Well, yes. But now if we solve the energy crisis we don't need to worry about the metal crisis for a little while longer."
"But we've still no idea how to solve the energy crisis?" Tiso checked.
"Not a clue. Or the rare materials or oil crises either." Pruzinksy confirmed.
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Genuine event. Almost as if the game engines knows.
I think the occasional social realist limerick is popular, at least with some readers, but if not I can stop including them. Does anyone have strong views on the subject?
Even as the war rages the business of government continued. Or in the case of Slovakia the lack of business. And lack of government. As Tiso and Tuka awaited news from Italy the were interrupted by their Armaments Minister.
"I know now is probably a bad time chaps, but I thought you should know we've officially burnt through our entire coal stock pile." Pruzinksy explained.
Slovakia does produce some energy so this isn't a total shut down, but you can't do much with 8 IC.
Tiso would normally take a swig from his hip flask at this news. But with all the shortages he held back, worried about running out completely.
"I don't suppose you've managed to come up with a plan to fix this?" Tuka asked.
"Well the interior ministry did come up with one idea, a patriotic collection drive. Get people to donate what they can and cut down on what they use to free up more for industry." Pruzinksy said.
"And how does that work in practice?" Tiso asked.
"Well Minister Jesensky has written some inspiring and patriotic social realist poetry and we've told people that unless they donate generously we are going to publish it." Pruzinksy explained.
"That would do it." Tiso said, impressed despite himself.
As we fight the Soviet hordes
armed only with blunt swords
we're as doomed as a mole
unless we get coal
and that is the inevitable outcome of failing to trust an intransitive reality.
Janko Jesensky genuinely believed this would inspire people. Quite what they would be inspired to do is less clear.
armed only with blunt swords
we're as doomed as a mole
unless we get coal
and that is the inevitable outcome of failing to trust an intransitive reality.
Janko Jesensky genuinely believed this would inspire people. Quite what they would be inspired to do is less clear.
4th August
The results of the donation drive were being discussed in cabinet and Pruzinksy delivered the final totals.
"I think, on balance, it has been a qualified success." Pruzinksy explained.
"But still a success?" Tuka dared to hope.
"We certainly did recieve donations." Pruzinksy said.
"Yes but what of?" Tiso's bitter experience of Slovakia came to the fore.
How.. Slovakian.
"I can confidently say the metal crisis has been delayed." Pruzinksy said, looking for the positives.
"But hadn't it been delayed anyway? Because due to the lack of energy we are using our metal stocks far more slowly?" Tiso asked.
"Well, yes. But now if we solve the energy crisis we don't need to worry about the metal crisis for a little while longer."
"But we've still no idea how to solve the energy crisis?" Tiso checked.
"Not a clue. Or the rare materials or oil crises either." Pruzinksy confirmed.
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Genuine event. Almost as if the game engines knows.
I think the occasional social realist limerick is popular, at least with some readers, but if not I can stop including them. Does anyone have strong views on the subject?
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Another update, hurra!
And Slovakia still lives, another hurra!
Look at the bright side though: you'r in the green for half of your raw materials. I bet that's better than IRL Germany managed by this time.
And Slovakia still lives, another hurra!
Look at the bright side though: you'r in the green for half of your raw materials. I bet that's better than IRL Germany managed by this time.
Wait, do you have a land fort in your province? Does anybody... oh, it's Slovakia, I forgot
Well.... At least it wasn't fuel.
I do like the limmericks, I even try to make sense of them. I don't know what an intransitive reality is supposed to be, or why lack of faith in it has resulted in a lack of coal, but it is fun to try to make sense of the nonsensical. In that regard, they fit the main-theme of the aar (which is the bizarre design decisions of the HoI dev-team, right?).
I do like the limmericks, I even try to make sense of them. I don't know what an intransitive reality is supposed to be, or why lack of faith in it has resulted in a lack of coal, but it is fun to try to make sense of the nonsensical. In that regard, they fit the main-theme of the aar (which is the bizarre design decisions of the HoI dev-team, right?
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That is probably the most impressive plan Slovakia has managed to hatch during the entirety of this AAR (most likely including all future updates). Fitting then, that the one blink-and-you'll-miss it moment of Slovak governmental efficiency is undone by the Slovak people.
Of course, it does make sense from an individual Slovak's perspective - your resource ledger clearly shows that Slovakia has no problems with metals (unlike all other resources), so I can understand that the average Slovak is more than willing to donate a few pots and pans to preemptively silence Jesensky - after all, the stores (Open-air markets? Barter squares?) are presumably amply supplied with all sorts of metal-ware, so it's easy enough to replace. It's not like it's precious coal, which no-one in Slovakia has anyway. Regarding the social realist limericks: seeing how I just shorted out my brain trying to look up and understand the concept of an 'intransitive reality', I think they're a keeper. On the simplest level, they are fittingly absurd for Slovakia, on a slightly deeper level they give me obscure/impenetrable concepts to Google when I'm bored.
I'm always in for a nice socialist realist poem, especially for one concerning the problems of dealing with intransitive realities.
sebas379 - That is a small bright side. Though of course Germany actually has a stockpile. And can trade. And has puppets. And...
Ikarases - The secrets of that fort will be revealed later. Possibly.
Belgiumruler - Puppet so not allowed to. That is almost the only reason I'm not as it really can't make things any worse.
Willum - As I understand it intransitive reality is that portion of reality which is independent of human experiences and understanding. Thus for Jesensky he trusts that the intrasitive reality is that Slovakia has plenty of coal, however the Slovakian leadership has become committed the epistemic fallacy of trusting the reports about how much coal Slovakia has and thus think they've run out. If they were to truly understand the ontological depths of reality they would understand that Slovakia has plenty of coal, it's just no-one can perceive it.
I hope that clears everything up. ( )
Stuyvesant - A logical explanation of the thought process of the average Slovakian, although you do realise that only makes the government ministers (who generally aren't at all logical) look worse?
Social Realism is either a profoundly deep subject that will change your view on reality, or a load of pretentious words put together in a semi-random order. I'm still unsure at this stage.
Surt - Had Germany offered a coal for supplies trade I would have taken it, damn foolish Germans offered money instead.
PHN - The limericks are proving popular, excellent. My researches into social realism theory have not been wasted.
Ikarases - The secrets of that fort will be revealed later. Possibly.
Belgiumruler - Puppet so not allowed to. That is almost the only reason I'm not as it really can't make things any worse.
Willum - As I understand it intransitive reality is that portion of reality which is independent of human experiences and understanding. Thus for Jesensky he trusts that the intrasitive reality is that Slovakia has plenty of coal, however the Slovakian leadership has become committed the epistemic fallacy of trusting the reports about how much coal Slovakia has and thus think they've run out. If they were to truly understand the ontological depths of reality they would understand that Slovakia has plenty of coal, it's just no-one can perceive it.
I hope that clears everything up. (
)Stuyvesant - A logical explanation of the thought process of the average Slovakian, although you do realise that only makes the government ministers (who generally aren't at all logical) look worse?
Social Realism is either a profoundly deep subject that will change your view on reality, or a load of pretentious words put together in a semi-random order. I'm still unsure at this stage.
Surt - Had Germany offered a coal for supplies trade I would have taken it, damn foolish Germans offered money instead.
PHN - The limericks are proving popular, excellent. My researches into social realism theory have not been wasted.
"Take the money and run!" Was the first thing that came to my mind - until I remembered that we're talking about Slovakia and there's nowhere (and nohow, if that makes sense) for the Slovak leadership to run for. And "Take the money, bundle the chest with worthless Slovak Koruna bills on the back of the dog cart, then trundle off into the general direction of Switzerland" is not really going to save Tiso and Tuka from the Red Tide coming their way.
Thanks for providing the dissection of Jesensky's latest. Here I was, ignorant rabble that I am, thinking that it was only a bunch of semi-random words put together, but it turns out there's actual meaning to those words! An eye-opener, to say the least.
That makes a surprising amount of sense. I still don't understand why the term "intransitive" was thought to be the most fitting to communicate this concept, as "transitive" generally means "having influence upon/affecting something else". An intransitive reality, according to my understanding of the word, would then be a self-contained and isolated reality, incapable of influencing anything but itself, including human perception, rather than one independent of human perception. But I suppose they had to call it something, and philosophers aren't exactly known for being transparent in their nomenclature. (See. I too can also string pretentious words together in a semi-random order.... Please, I need affirmation! )
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[...] (See. I too can also string pretentious words together in a semi-random order.... Please, I need affirmation!
I just rolled dice to get an order for these pretentious words to get my B.A. (actually it worked pretty well).
So I'll sell my affirmation for beer.
I'm sure glad it's official and not merely a rumor designed by the Allies to damage Slovakia's morale simply out of boredom. Thank you for the clarification, Pruzinksy.
Stuyvesan - Along with slower than real time ridiculous research into tiny details is one of the key hallmarks of an El Pip AAR, of course the poetry was going to be more than semi-random words (assuming of course that Social Realism is more than random words... )
Willum - I believe the thinking is that intransitive is incapable of being influenced by human perception. For instance gravity still works whether you understand it or not and you cannot change the laws it obeys so it is intransitive, even though it obviously influences the transitive world.
Nevertheless top philosophical waffling on the language of social realism and the nature of reality, good work. (is that enough affirmation? )
PHN - Perhaps that's what social realists do in private, who knows what goes on in a philosophy department?
Nathan Madien - Pruzinksy is a helpful chap, by Slovakian government standards anyway.
)Willum - I believe the thinking is that intransitive is incapable of being influenced by human perception. For instance gravity still works whether you understand it or not and you cannot change the laws it obeys so it is intransitive, even though it obviously influences the transitive world.
Nevertheless top philosophical waffling on the language of social realism and the nature of reality, good work. (is that enough affirmation?
)PHN - Perhaps that's what social realists do in private, who knows what goes on in a philosophy department?
Nathan Madien - Pruzinksy is a helpful chap, by Slovakian government standards anyway.
I'm not a socialist realist, but I know what goes on in a philosophy (or, more precisely: political science) department for sure.
PHN - As an outsider I'd always though political science was different from philosophy, but what do I know?
Kurt_Steiner - It's not really worth the effort of invading Slovakia is it? Still it is en-route so I'm sure the Soviets will invade on their way to more important places.
Kurt_Steiner - It's not really worth the effort of invading Slovakia is it? Still it is en-route so I'm sure the Soviets will invade on their way to more important places.