Well, considering in nearly every Hollywood movie depicting non-English speaking Europeans has them speaking with a British accent...
And Hollywood's never*cough**cough**hack**hack**wheeeeze* been wrong before...
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Well, considering in nearly every Hollywood movie depicting non-English speaking Europeans has them speaking with a British accent...
And Hollywood's never*cough**cough**hack**hack**wheeeeze* been wrong before...
As a European, I can confirm that, while most of us aren't small yappity dogs, quite a few have the brains of them.
And there's also the genetic experiments, but you do not want to hear about it.
And there's also the genetic experiments, but you do not want to hear about it.
Maybe I'm just weird -- or I've playing PDS games for too long -- but I was delighted to see that pop up.You may be on to something!
Cyborg Mage is correct; a successful revolution would impose a Republic. Artillery is one of those adjustments from EU3 (where it was handy, but so slow it was usually counterproductive) that I'm only now beginning to make.
Louisiana.
Haven't checked in for a while...but got caught up once again. You're having a string of horrible luck with heirs though which is sad. Hate getting rulers that have a zero...but hopefully you can survive it.
And if not, a Republican Japan would be quite entertaining to see
That's the spirit!
Now that your ships can repair themselves, you're pretty much doomed. No sinking Japanese ships means no victory.
Those pesky Russians. They're interfering with the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere!
Oh, we've not heard the last from our friends to the North.
Well, considering in nearly every Hollywood movie depicting non-English speaking Europeans has them speaking with a British accent...
And Hollywood's never*cough**cough**hack**hack**wheeeeze* been wrong before...
Russians are very fond of rye bread, and also drive like psychopaths, so EUNOOB could be on to something. However, Russians don't always think of themselves as Europeans, so I'm not sure that confirms the hypotheses.
So, I'm an American, and this is an AAR about Japan. What do they have in common?
Baseball!
(And pro wrestling.)
If you are interested, I am hosting a fantasy baseball league via Facebook and Out of the Park Baseball 2015. I thought this was as good a place as any to promote it. (Facebook is merely a means of contact between existing members; it is not required.) I don't wish to derail my own thread, but if you are interested, please PM me and I'll be happy to answer any questions you might have. Incidentally, I am also reasonably active on OOTP's forum with the same user name, if you'd like to say hello.
Now, what you probably actually want to know is "When is the next update coming?" The answer to that question is "Saturday."
Will we see a Revolutionary Japan instead of a Revolutionary France?
Vive l'Tennō!
Vive l'Tennō!
I've never seen that event either. If the rebels win, will you become a Revolutionary Republic or just a regular ole Administrative one?
Revolutionary. That's the generic equivalent to the French Revolution Chain.
I can see where the difficulty would lie. If you haven't looked it up already, I'll help you break it down; due to game mechanics, it's counterproductive to have more than about 6-8 cav per army, as their main advantage is the ability to attack units to the side of it, but only 3 spaces away, so having more than 6 is only good to cover losses. You want almost as much arty as infantry if you can afford it, as they can attack from the back row and improve your infantry's defense pips. Of course, you need to keep your front lines full of infantry, so the ideal infantry-to-artillery spread is about 55:45 to 65:35. That's more or less all there is to it, and keep in mind that all cavalry are really good for is pressing the advantage in numbers or combat width. Combined Arms is a lie.
The Japanese people are fed up with the way the emperor disregards ships and lives; the Republic will only waste ships and lives in free, egalitarian ways
You may be on to something!
Cyborg Mage is correct; a successful revolution would impose a Republic. Artillery is one of those adjustments from EU3 (where it was handy, but so slow it was usually counterproductive) that I'm only now beginning to make.
Louisiana.
That's the spirit!
Oh, we've not heard the last from our friends to the North.
Russians are very fond of rye bread, and also drive like psychopaths, so EUNOOB could be on to something. However, Russians don't always think of themselves as Europeans, so I'm not sure that confirms the hypotheses.
So, I'm an American, and this is an AAR about Japan. What do they have in common?
Baseball!
(And pro wrestling.)
If you are interested, I am hosting a fantasy baseball league via Facebook and Out of the Park Baseball 2015. I thought this was as good a place as any to promote it. (Facebook is merely a means of contact between existing members; it is not required.) I don't wish to derail my own thread, but if you are interested, please PM me and I'll be happy to answer any questions you might have. Incidentally, I am also reasonably active on OOTP's forum with the same user name, if you'd like to say hello.
Now, what you probably actually want to know is "When is the next update coming?" The answer to that question is "Saturday."
[USAball]Russians aren't European! They're dirty Commies![/USAball]
Well, a pretty large, frozen chunk of Russian land is definitely not European.
Will we see a Revolutionary Japan instead of a Revolutionary France?
Vive l'Tennō!
You'll find out tonight!
shierholzer, as always, has the answer.
Thanks for the tip! It took me forever to recognize the power of cavalry in EU3 (I'm a slow adopter), but my particular issue with Japan of late has been just excessive reliance on mass infantry formations.
The Japanese people are fed up with the way the emperor disregards ships and lives; the Republic will only waste ships and lives in free, egalitarian ways
Yes! Once a month, regiments will be decimated via elections "for the good of the Republic."
Russians, from a purely geographical perspective, are Europeans. As shierholzer points out, there's a lot of dirt that's Asian, but not many people. I don't think it's quite as high as, for example, the percentage of Canadians who live within 100 miles of the US border (something like 85-90%) but it's very high.
However, from an ethnic perspective, it's decidedly more mixed (just over half of all citizens in the modern day Russian Federation are Russians; if you include Ukrainians and Belorussians, I believe you get closer to 65%). Even more important is the cultural distinction, and that's where some Western politicians run into trouble. Russians think of themselves as Europeans when it's flattering to be compared with them, Asians when it isn't, or insist on the label "Eurasians" if they're feeling finicky that day.
To cherry pick one example, I would venture the vast majority of Europeans/Americans/Canadians/etc. have, whether in their own languages or in English, encountered the works of Shakespeare. Even very well educated Russians do not. The reverse is absolutely true as well: the number of non-Russians who have read Russian authors, again even in translation, is very tiny. (If we focus solely on my countrymen, sadly, the number is microscopic.)
Really? I thought Tolstoy and Dostoevsky were widely read. Anna Karenina, War and Peace, The Idiot, The Brothers Karamazov, and Crime and Punishment are works most people I know have heard of, if not necessarily read. And Nikolai Gogol seems to be the very picture of a classic in the sense that he is oft mentioned, seldom read.
Of course, the amount of people who have read these authors is small compared to the population at large, but so is the amount of people who have read Shakespeare outside of school.
Of course, the amount of people who have read these authors is small compared to the population at large, but so is the amount of people who have read Shakespeare outside of school.
There's a big difference between books you've heard of and books you've read.
Update coming soon!
Chapter 18: It’s all fun and games until somebody loses a ship
Behold the savior of Japan!
He’s really, really fast! He may not be very good once he gets there, but he’s the first one there. I had enough admin, thankfully, to go from -3 to -2. Because some sneaky power used espionage on me, I have to pay a 50% premium for my stab. I admire the tactics while cursing the result. Alaska declares war on some neighboring country, which warms the cockles of my heart. 3000 more revolutionaries rise up in Papua – only to run right into a stack of 6000 soldiers sitting there. Not thinking ahead, my angry friends.
The primary threat to me in this revolution is not military – it’s economic.
Now, you may be laughing to yourselves at this point. Looking at this screenshot, I know I’m kicking myself metaphorically. However, I was fighting a revolution, so I think I should get some slack here. Speaking of fighting:
Okay, revolution’s over, I beat the biggest army.
…
You aren’t leaving, I see. Fine.
I somehow complete my mission against Burgundy and choose to boost relations with New Japan. Xi signs a new alliance with me. Then, we get this event:
Buying admin is always a good decision when you’re -2 stab. A bunch of soldiers rise up in Korea to be destroyed by the army sitting there.
What makes an incompetent monarch, also facing a revolution, even more fun?
Now the monarch is stupid and crazy. Delightful. The prestige hit is doubly painful because it’ll wreck my trade. Oh, this won’t help my economy either:
Still, Wargalleons are a far cry from the Early Carracks Burgundy destroyed. If I weren’t fighting a revolution, I’d buy some. Eight regiments rise up in the Philippines and are destroyed. I’m finally at -1 stab now, in March 1733. Alaska defeats the heinous OPM they DOWed and annex them. I get a new mission to fortify Barunggam. We, in August, get the most positive sign yet!
One of my ships sank! Yes, I know, technically that could be a Spanish colonial ship. But I’m claiming it as mine. Victory over the rebels is now certain! It certainly won’t hurt the bottom line:
I declare war on Ojibwe (to start boosting my prestige). This will help with that, I think:
Although it won’t play much of a role this update, Force March will be extremely handy in the near future too. CHARGE!
With a competent leader and/or some artillery, that would have gone better, but hey, good enough. 3 more revolutionary regiments rise up in Australia. I finish my fort there and get a new mission and a new target:
Yes, Manchuria, feed me your delicious prestige!
I get a new general for Manchuria – he’s 3/3/2/1. 8 more revolutionary regiments rise up in the Philippines. I take Ninguta, wipe out the revolutionaries, and engage in more bloody prestige harvesting.
Of course, the Australian revolutions get a province (since, you know, I wasn’t paying attention), so do not fear my unusual competence. At some point I got to 0 stab (sorry, no screen) and am now at +1, as of March 1735. I wipe out the Manchurian army and annex Obijwe.
Five revolutionary regiments rise up – and are put down – in Taranaki. I attack the natives of Ontario – the first time I’ve done this all game – so I can go put down the more threatening revolutionaries. Five more pop up in the revolutionaries. In 1736, I wipe out the Manchurian fleet, which lets me cut back on maintenance, “solving” my economic problem.
I retake the lost Australian province, which prompts two more regiments to rise up, this time in New Japan. Manchuria is defeated.
My new mission is to remove Cree from the map. Xi rivals me after the AE from Manchuria. 8 more regiments pop up in the Philippines. I declare war on Cree and buy myself some financial prosperity for a while.
Seven more regiments pop up in Pose. Another country uses Sabotage Reputation on me and ends my alliance with Majapahit. Yeah, that’ll keep me up all night, I’m sure. Wait… what just happened in Pose?
Looks like our revolution found its Napoleon. I pick up DIP 20. Then, for no reason, the revolution ends!
Sorry, Napoleon-san. Looks like you were too little, too late.
Join me next week for more adventures! Oh, try not to make fun of me for missing the insanely easy way I could have fixed my economic problems. (Feel free to guess what it is in the comments, if it catches your fancy.)
That.. that 12/2/10 army. So beautiful. Oh, they grow up so fast...
Is this what it feels like when your son goes to Harvard?
Also, let me sum up this update;
Rebels have succeeded in Japan!
Avindian gets "Mildly Annoyed" until 1 June, 2014, giving the following effects:
-5% Player Fun Modifier
+1% Ragequit Risk
Nothing of real consequence.
Is this what it feels like when your son goes to Harvard?
Also, let me sum up this update;
Rebels have succeeded in Japan!
Avindian gets "Mildly Annoyed" until 1 June, 2014, giving the following effects:
-5% Player Fun Modifier
+1% Ragequit Risk
Nothing of real consequence.
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Get rid of your advisors and cut colonial maintenance in half and you would have been almost there. Cut navy maintenance until you can repay the loan, ending the interest. money trouble gone.
The Brothers Karamazov sits on my bookshelf, intimidating me day and night. I intend to read it one day. My sister tells me it gets really good…around page 400.
Also, with the finances. My first thought was the fleet maintenance. 'The savings will more than offset the loss in trade', I thought. I had forgotten you still needed those ships to fight a war. When you brought it up again, I noticed two things: you aren't extracting much money from your colonies (I'm not familiar with the mechanics, so maybe you can't get more), and you're paying a ton of money on advisers.
Nooo... I mourn the revolution. The Republic of Japan would have been awesome.
As for economy: advisor costs, obviously. Though keeping the admin advisor made sense to help stability.
As for economy: advisor costs, obviously. Though keeping the admin advisor made sense to help stability.
I would say the easiest way to have solved your solvency issues would have been to raise war taxes.
Personally I know more people who have read War and Peace than The Tempest. Granted, The Tempest is one of the more esoteric ones, and War and Peace is the closest a Russian novel gets to light reading. My point is Russian authors have it better than, say, Italian ones. Who has even heard of Manzoni? My spell check certainly hasn't, as opposed to Dostoevsky. I would certainly say that Russian romantic literature and music is a part of the western/European cultural tradition.
Personally I know more people who have read War and Peace than The Tempest. Granted, The Tempest is one of the more esoteric ones, and War and Peace is the closest a Russian novel gets to light reading. My point is Russian authors have it better than, say, Italian ones. Who has even heard of Manzoni? My spell check certainly hasn't, as opposed to Dostoevsky. I would certainly say that Russian romantic literature and music is a part of the western/European cultural tradition.
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