There are a lot of lands that changed hands several times and HoI grants core and claims according to that. The problem is that, in all the Paradox games I have played so far, they have a negative effect on the diplomatic relations between the 2 countries ( I have read the DD about world tension and nothing indicates it will be different, or maybe I missed it). Which suggests that the 2 nations are at each other throat over this quarrel. But it doesn't always happen.
A list of current disputes : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_territorial_disputes
Most of them have absolutely no effect on the relations between the countries. HoI4 looks way more sand-boxy than HoI3. It's even possible for France to join Germany (though we don't know what is the price to pay yet). It would be great to create scenarios where nationalist France goes to war against Canada for the control of Quebec (a bit from out of nowhere) or Spain invades Gibraltar.
To do this, the developpers would have to add some "latent historical tensions" mechanism:
- gives no diplomatic tensions
- gives a casus belli/war goal
If this wargoal is used:
- increases world tension (obviously)
- gives a negative effect on relations with every other countries with a common latent historical tension
- possibly a smaller negative effect on relations with every other countries ("unpredictable foreign policy")
- if ruling party is democracy/communist, public support goes down
- if ruling party is fascist, public support goes up
The latent historical tensions would have to be made country by country, so probably quite a bit of work and balance for the developers so not a priority.
A list of current disputes : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_territorial_disputes
Most of them have absolutely no effect on the relations between the countries. HoI4 looks way more sand-boxy than HoI3. It's even possible for France to join Germany (though we don't know what is the price to pay yet). It would be great to create scenarios where nationalist France goes to war against Canada for the control of Quebec (a bit from out of nowhere) or Spain invades Gibraltar.
To do this, the developpers would have to add some "latent historical tensions" mechanism:
- gives no diplomatic tensions
- gives a casus belli/war goal
If this wargoal is used:
- increases world tension (obviously)
- gives a negative effect on relations with every other countries with a common latent historical tension
- possibly a smaller negative effect on relations with every other countries ("unpredictable foreign policy")
- if ruling party is democracy/communist, public support goes down
- if ruling party is fascist, public support goes up
The latent historical tensions would have to be made country by country, so probably quite a bit of work and balance for the developers so not a priority.
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