Need help with the Sunrise Invasion achievment

[TalyonUngol]

So, I declared war on Mexico from the very beginning and obviously America joined in. So, I took America down and annexd them, but Mexico had a civil war with the communists and I had to declare war on the communist Mexico so I did. They joined Communist China's faction cause why the hell not, so I went for China next. i took down China, communist China and Shanxi and the peace deal happened. I annexed -all- of mexico and then China. China ISN'T europe so i ended that. I looked at the achievment in game and there is an X saying: Annexed Mexico before taking any territory in europe as well as an X with Conquered a coastal state in Europe.

I dont understand. What did I do wrong? Heres the game file:

Could someone do me a solid and figure out why this achievment is saying an X?

 

[Ivankovsky]

Did you take any coastal state in Europe afterwards?
Taking one might yet give you the achievement, the "X" might be a code logic thing but don't quote me on that...

 

[TalyonUngol]

Did you take any coastal state in Europe afterwards?
Taking one might yet give you the achievement, the "X" might be a code logic thing but don't quote me on that...

I have not been anywhere in europe. The only wars I fought were China, COmmunist China, Shanxi, Guanxi Clique, USA and Mexico and Communist Mexico.

Well, ill at the very least keep this save game in a seperate folder just in case its a bug on the code.

 

[eastcoastceojam]

There is no achievement without the owning a coastal state in Europe after you capitulate Mexico.

It sounds like you did the first part, taking ownership of Mexico, now you just need to do the 2nd part, which means you need to annex a coastal state somewhere in Europe. If you can just grab Iceland, that will count.

sunrise_invasion = {
    id = 61
    
    possible = {
        tag = JAP
        is_ironman = yes
        difficulty > 1
        has_start_date < 1936.01.02
        has_any_custom_difficulty_setting = no
        game_rules_allow_achievements = yes
    }
    
    happened = {
        date < 1945.1.1
        has_country_flag = achievement_sunrise_invasion_conquered_mexico_first
        custom_trigger_tooltip = {
            tooltip = sunrise_invasion_tt       
            any_state = {
                is_owned_by = JAP
                is_on_continent = europe
                is_coastal = yes #potentially only western coastal
            }
        }
    }
}

 

[TalyonUngol]

There is no achievement without the owning a coastal state in Europe after you capitulate Mexico.

It sounds like you did the first part, taking ownership of Mexico, now you just need to do the 2nd part, which means you need to annex a coastal state somewhere in Europe. If you can just grab Iceland, that will count.

sunrise_invasion = {
    id = 61

    possible = {
        tag = JAP
        is_ironman = yes
        difficulty > 1
        has_start_date < 1936.01.02
        has_any_custom_difficulty_setting = no
        game_rules_allow_achievements = yes
    }

    happened = {
        date < 1945.1.1
        has_country_flag = achievement_sunrise_invasion_conquered_mexico_first
        custom_trigger_tooltip = {
            tooltip = sunrise_invasion_tt  
            any_state = {
                is_owned_by = JAP
                is_on_continent = europe
                is_coastal = yes #potentially only western coastal
            }
        }
    }
}

Okay cool. Was just really confusing. Lol. Cause there is two X's on the thing for the achievment in terms of what it reads in the achievment tab of in game

Im going to go ahead and invade Greece since that should be europe.


Edit: None of these worked out.

 

[Tsavong]

You can by the way actually conquer all of europe before you annex mexiko and still get the achievement. All you have to do is to release it again ( as puppet works) before you declare war on mexiko.
So you could if you want^^ join germany, declare war on france, annex it, attack great britain, touch canada, conquer great britain and canada this way And then declare war on USA, push with your whole army from canadian border , release great britain and france as puppet and finally declare war on mexiko. Afterwards you just have to conquer belgium.

 

[TalyonUngol]

You can by the way actually conquer all of europe before you annex mexiko and still get the achievement. All you have to do is to release it again ( as puppet works) before you declare war on mexiko.
So you could if you want^^ join germany, declare war on france, annex it, attack great britain, touch canada, conquer great britain and canada this way And then declare war on USA, push with your whole army from canadian border , release great britain and france as puppet and finally declare war on mexiko. Afterwards you just have to conquer belgium.

I mean, regardless, either the achievment is bugged or I don't know what they mean by a coastal province in Europe.

I own all of britain right now as a conquered state, Iceland and Greece. The games just bugged as is always is.

 

[Tsavong]

Posted before i saw you other post, but that looks like as if setting the country flag for conquering mexiko failed, because you already controlled some european state.
What you could try now, is to release mexiko ( not as puppet) and annex it again. That might work.

 

[TalyonUngol]

Posted before i saw you other post, but that looks like as if setting the country flag for conquering mexiko failed, because you already controlled some european state.
What you could try now, is to release mexiko ( not as puppet) and annex it again. That might work.

So the question is. What counts as Europe. Does China? Does the USA? Cause REGARDLESS, it shouldn't have failed.

I justfied immediatly in 1936 on Mexico and invaded USA through Alaska then Seattle then Los Angeles and San Diego. I capitulated and Annexed the USA first because Mexico had a civil war. So, I then went for both mexicos at the same time. Communist Mexico which was the civil war faction, joined up with Communist China. I went and did my Marco Polo and fought China, Guanxi Glique, Shanxi and Communist China all in the same faction. I annexed Mexico in the peace deal first, then took most of china and gave Manchuko some as well. I meant to give them all of China but whoops.

So the only explanation is this. The devs have coded that either some of the USA or China is a part of europe without thinking.

 

[Tsavong]

Thats how the flag is set:

on_annex = {
        effect = {
            if = {
                limit = {
                    tag = JAP
                    FROM = { tag = MEX }
                    NOT = {
                        any_controlled_state = {
                            is_on_continent = europe
                        }
                    }
                }
                set_country_flag = achievement_sunrise_invasion_conquered_mexico_first
            }

Like i said, i would now release mexico and annex it again. I dont think anything in asia or america counts as europe. its maybe a bug with the on_annex action if mexiko is in an faction.

EDIT: Or thats more likely: Your civil war mexico did not count as mexico but as D01 or something

 

[TalyonUngol]

Thats how the flag is set:

on_annex = {
        effect = {
            if = {
                limit = {
                    tag = JAP
                    FROM = { tag = MEX }
                    NOT = {
                        any_controlled_state = {
                            is_on_continent = europe
                        }
                    }
                }
                set_country_flag = achievement_sunrise_invasion_conquered_mexico_first
            }

Like i said, i would now release mexico and annex it again. I dont think anything in asia or america counts as europe. its maybe a bug with the on_annex action if mexiko is in an faction.

EDIT: Or thats more likely: Your civil war faction did not count as mexiko but as D01 or something

Well, its too late now. Im alreadyin Europe. The achievment has failed regardless. What im going to try and do is finish up the wars here that I have and try to see if UK doesn't count but France does since UK is an island? I mean, no matter how you look at it, logically I would have this achievment already but SOMETHING went wrong and it's on the devs.

 

[Tsavong]

The point is that it has not failed cause you are in europe. It does not check:

Hey he is in europe, set a fail flag. It does not do that. You could just return the european states or release as puppet.
Then you release mexico and annex it, get the flag set and then conquer a state in europe again.

 

[TalyonUngol]

The point is that it has not failed cause you are in europe. It does not check:

Hey he is in europe, set a fail flag. It does not do that. You could just return the european states or release as puppet.
Then you release mexico and annex it, get the flag set and then conquer a state in europe again.

Yes, because now I have to invade europe before 1945 while its 1943, from the USA because the devs are too stupid to fix this ach. Wonderful.

Not to mention, any mexican civil war just ruins this achievment period.... cause releasing mexico means they get theit tree back.

Also not to mention, Italy and Germany owns all of europe if I dont take any. So I mean, regardless, the achievment is bugged because the devs wont fix it.

 

[eastcoastceojam]

It looks like you are still at war in your latest screenshots. You need to annex one of those coastal European states via a peace deal in order to get the achievement.

Occupying them while still at war with other members of their faction isn't good enough.

To get the achievement, you need to

1) Annex Mexico (by going through a peace deal) without annexing any land in Europe.
2) Then Annex (by going through a peace deal) a state in Europe with a coastline.

If you annex land in Europe before annexing Mexico, it will set that flag that Tsavong mentioned in a couple posts above.

 

[squid_hills]

The strategy I used was: join the Axis, get docking rights in Italy (and Nationalist Spain if it spawns early enough) move a fleet to Germany, prep a naval invasion of the middle port in the Netherlands (AI doesn't usually guard that one early game for some reason) and then justify on the DEI. This puts 2-3 points on the WT meter. Declare on the DEI, invade the Netherlands, puppet DEI, annex Dutch territory in South America (Curacao and Guyana) then puppet the Netherlands. You can annex Dutch territory without failing the achievement as long as the states you annex aren't in Europe. Leave the Axis. Build up port, airfield, radar, and infra in Curacao (so much oil) and use that as a staging area to launch naval invasions of Florida. Justify on Mexico, use naval bombers and your fleet to sink the US navy in the Caribbean, then invade Florida. Annex Mexico and USA. Then use the autonomy system to annex the Netherlands. That should get the achievement to fire. For bonus points, when you have nukes researched, release the US as an independent nation, declare on them and nuke them for Tojo Shot First in the same playthrough.

 

[TalyonUngol]

So wait, now you have to -annex- a state in europe?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Ok im done with this achievment. Not worth it anymore. It clearly does not say Annex but now I have to annex and its right after the peace deal wit hthe allies too. Meaning now I have to fight Germany and Italy who just finished up the soviets, so yea... im done.

Civil war in Mexico screws me and then I now have to fight Germany AND Italy by myself in order to do this achievment? Fuck that.

 

[Tsavong]

You can annex Dutch territory without failing the achievement as long as the states you annex aren't in Europe.

You can annex states in europe before declaring war on mexiko .There is no fail check !!
Its coded lazy.
The strategy to first annex all of france and britain and then release as puppet before attacking mexico is doable. And yes you have to own the european coastal state, thats why conquering france and britain at first is not a bad idea since then you can easily conquer belgium or spain without opposition. And conquering france and britain in 36 and pushing from canada with a huge drown battleplan to the south is easier then conquering the us from curacao. At least its less annoying.

 

[eastcoastceojam]

I understand your frustration, but if you ever want to make another run at this achievement, here is a pretty straightforward guide.

Short version of the strategy:

1. Join the Axis
2. Move a chunk of your fleet and your best Infantry divisions to Northern Germany
3. Justify on the Netherlands.
4. When you have the war goal, naval invade the Netherlands from Germany. For bonus territory, wait for the Dutch to call the DEI into the war. Don't call Germany into the war.
5. Capitulate the Netherlands, but make sure to puppet the Dutch states in Europe. You are ok to annex their island territory (Curacao) in South America. Leave the Axis.
6. Move your army to Curacao, build up infrastructure and the port to max levels, or else you will attrition your troops to death.
7. Justify on Mexico. When you declare war on Mexico, the USA will join.
8. Naval invade the USA. I landed in Louisiana and South Carolina. Bring over to full armies of 24 divisions each, then conquer your way to New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles.
9. Attack Mexico when done with the USA.
10. Annex Mexico and USA in the peace deal.
11. Now build a bunch of stuff in Holland, and annex the Netherlands as soon as you can. Achievement done!

You can also use this same save to get the Tojo Shot First achievement, if you don't already have that one. Just release the USA as a independent nation once you have Nukes, and then drop a bomb on one of their core states.