Inviting Countries to Factions

[Ermahgerd Khorne]

I'm a new player playing as Japan and I really want the fascist countries in South America to join the Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere. I've focused on Venezuela and have a long-term oil trading relationship with them, guaranteed them, signed a non-aggression pact, improved relations, used spies to apply diplomatic pressure, and the world tension is at 100. All of this has put them at a zero modifier to accept the faction invite. Is there any way to get the additional +1 so they will accept or is this basically impossible to achieve unless Venezuela ends up at war with another country?

 

[walt526]

Try going to war with one of its neighbors (e.g., Colombia).

 

[sekelsenmat]

It also annoys me. I once wasted all game causing a civil war in Turkey, helped the Communist side win, and still the wouldn't join me.....

 

[Ermahgerd Khorne]

I didn't attack Colombia because I didn't want to drag the US into the war any earlier than I had to. Mexico did join the Allies before the US did but that wasn't enough sway Venezuela.

I don't think Venezuela should easily join Japan but I think it should be possible if you devote enough resources as Japan. Also staged a fascist coup in Brazil and they don't want to join me either. I love that you can do that but what's the point of overthrowing the Brazilian government if the government I supported won't align itself with me?

 

[kettyo]

Generally factions are for war and getting members in peacetime is difficult to impossible. But as war starts and tensions rise they should be eager to join.

 

[Ermahgerd Khorne]

They fear the Allies too much to join. I'm in 1943 now and neither country has any interest in joining the war.