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Hello,

Was going to use this post to ask some questions regarding whether or not anyone is working on events for Afghanistan, Siam/Thailand, and the British Raj. However, decided to just create some events, share them here, and see what others think about the following concept for TGC:
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To be more clear, have been working to create some events for Afghanistan along the following reasoning:

The German Mission [to Afghanistan: 1915]​

To try to persuade the Amir to abandon his “benevolent neutrality towards the British” the German government sent a diplomatic mission to Kabul in 1915.[21] It was led by a career diplomat, Werner Otto von Hentig (1886-1984) and an army officer, First Lieutenant Oskar von Niedermayer (1885-1948). Among its members were some men from India and the North-West Frontier. Before the war the German government had tried to attract pan-Islamic support, as well as establishing links with Indian nationalists. Among the latter was Lala Har Dayal (1884-1939), an ascetic intellectual who had helped to establish a revolutionary organization named Ghadr (meaning revolt or mutiny), dedicated to overthrowing British rule in India. The Ghadr network spread from California to Kabul, the Punjab, Rangoon and Singapore, while in Germany officials encouraged nationalist Indian students to establish the Berlin Committee, dedicated to the cause of Indian independence. Two leading nationalists who had links with both Ghadr and the Berlin Committee were invited to join Hentig and Niedermayer. They were Muhammad Barakatullah (1854-1927), and Rajah Mahendra Pratap (1886-1979). A Turkish officer, Kazim Bey, also joined the mission, as did eight Pashtuns belonging to the Afridi tribe from the North-West Frontier.[22] Two of them had been living in the USA. The others were volunteers from a group of Afridis, who, unhappy about fighting in a British Indian Army regiment against the caliph’s ally, had crossed over to the German lines in the Ypres sector in March 1915. They included Mir Mast Kambar Khel Afridi who had been awarded the Iron Cross by Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1859-1941).[23]
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As one may notice by now, the above brief summary suggests that a WW1 Afghanistan event series has the potential to lead to the following:
  • Afghanistan acquiring cores from British Raj (see the relevant image in the spoiler box below);
    • The cores, interestingly, appear to be modern Pakistan;
  • British Raj potentially experiencing an early independence chain of events;
    • An early India independence event will require Siam/Thailand to join the war, too. And,
  • Afghanistan benefiting from an Alliance with the Central Powers;
    • Such as added tech teams;
    • Foreign investment;
    • etc.
Planning to restrict the events for the human (for now) and conducting tests to see how such events will interact with the rest of the scenario.

(Of course, the major issue with these events is lack of knowledge regarding available event IDs and event flags. However, with the data shared in Conquerer1234's OneDrive link combined with the .xlsx table above, there should be enough event data to work with to create TGC events. Note the emphasis on "should"...)

Aghanistan_cores_1914.JPG


Notes on the above image:
  • Light green = Afghanistan's owned core provinces; dark green = core provinces claimed by Afghanistan;
    • Interestingly, Afghanistan's cores appear to be where modern Pakistan is located;
  • The events in the log are from a personal flavour mod and notTGC related;
    • See the thread "strategic regions flavour events" for the relevant thread;
  • Two provinces in particular can offer Afghanistan a significant boost building in later years:
    • Quetta starts with 20 energy;
    • Peshawar has 4 manpower;
  • Taken together, Afghanistan's cores in British Raj (Pakistan) offer 6 additional manpower, nearly doubling the current manpower of 7 for Afghanistan.

With the above mentioned about Afghanistan, similar comments can be made regarding Siam/Thailand.

The Phase of Neutrality, 1914-1917 [for Siam/Thailand]​

[...]

Among the elite in Siam, attitudes were certainly mixed: some, like King Vajiravudh and his foreign minister, Prince Devawongse Varopakarn (1858-1923), while not concealing their sympathies for Britain, preferred maintaining neutrality. Some favoured siding with the Allies; the highest military officer in the country and key military adviser to the king, Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanadh (1883-1920), and Siam’s minister in Paris and key foreign affairs adviser to the king, Prince Charoonsakdi Kritakara (1875-1928) both favoured joining the Allies. Yet other policymakers and influential princes had studied in Germany and developed strong personal links and therefore held pronounced pro-German sentiments. These included Prince Paribatra Sukhumbandh (1881-1944), Prince Mahidol Adulyadej (1892-1929) and Prince Rangsit Prayurasakdi (1885-1951).

During the first months of 1917 the pro-British advocates of entering into the war started to gain the upper hand over those favouring neutrality and those with pro-German leanings. After three years of neutrality, Siam fundamentally altered its policy in mid-1917 and entered the world war on the side of the Allied powers. King Vajiravudh was the main agent of this decision. He decided to follow the “young Siamese”, as he called them, choosing a more assertive policy rather than following the old guard.
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Noticed that this country (Siam/Thailand) in the 1914 TGC scenario starts with multiple cores on lucrative British provinces (in terms of manpower and resources) as indicated in the image in the relevant spoiler box below.

Considering Siam/Thailand has arguably decent tech teams (some skill level 4s and 5s) there will likely be no modification here. However, one or two -- possibly three -- more tech teams will be added to Afghanistan.

Siam_cores_1914_TGC.JPG

  • Notes for the image
    • Light green = Siam's owned core provinces; dark green = core provinces claimed by Siam.
    • The events displayed in the log are from the "strategic resources" flavour events which were personally created;
      • See the "strategic resources flavour events" thread in this forum;
    • Siam/Thailand has cores in Malaysia, British Raj, and French Indochina;
    • The majority of Siam/Thailand's cores are rich in metal and rares which -- if acquired -- will give Siam/Thailand a significant opportunity to build during the later years;
      • For instance: over 20 rares from the two cores in British Malaysia, and 43 rares from the provinces in British Raj.
    • The cores in French Indochina offer Siam/Thailand an even greater source of manpower;
    • Siam/Thailand has the opportunity to acquire an additional 8 manpower from all of their cores;
    • If all cores are acquired, the human controller of Siam/Thailand has the opportunity to create a powerful country potentially capable of taking on China or Japan in later decade/s.

Considering in the TGC files Afghanistan currently has a tech team for "Werner Otto von Hentig" who was a member of the German military mission, the events will make the "Hentig" team active by the condition if Afghanistan joins the Central Powers. Additional tech teams available via an event will include:
  • A general German industry advisory tech team (to represent the broadness of the diplomatic mission); and,
  • Oskar Niedermayer;
    • Oskar will be similar to Hentig and function as a type of military advisor;
  • See below on the reason for including Oskar Niedermayer as a tech team for Afghanistan...

German Intrigues in Persia: The Diary of a German Agent​

In November 1914, after the Ottoman Empire entered World War I on the side of Germany and the Central Powers, Sultan-Caliph Mehmed V issued a call for a worldwide jihad against Britain and France. The Germans and their Turkish allies hoped to stir up Muslims against British rule in India and to draw Persia and Afghanistan, both of which had declared their neutrality, into the war on the side of the Central Powers. In furtherance of these objectives, Germany, with the active support of the Turks, sent a mission led by Captain Oskar von Niedermayer and diplomat Werner-Otto von Hentig from Berlin to Afghanistan (via Constantinople, Baghdad, and Isfahan) with the aim of convincing its ruler, Amir Habibullah Khan, to join the war on the German-Turkish side and to attack the British in India. [...]
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Moreover, additional military leaders may eventually be added. See the information from the quotation box below for the reasoning behind the additional Afghanistan leaders from the German Military Mission:
Reference:

Biographies of Members of the Afghan Mission

German Leadership
Oskar Niedermayer
(1885-1948) joined the 10th Bavarian Artillery Regiment in 1905. After his initial military service, he travelled India and Persia where he immersed himself in studying the languages, geography and natural history of the regions. He returned to Germany shortly before the outbreak of the First World War and served in his original regiment on the Western Front. While their he applied for an overseas mission. With his experience of Asian culture he was deemed the ideal candidate to lead the military aspect of the Afghan Mission of 1915-16. During the expedition he clashed with the diplomatic leader von Hentig over policy issues. However Niedermayer's determination and caution got them to Kabul through the hazardous journey. After the failure of the mission to entice the Emir of Afghanistan to wage war on British India Niedermayer and Hentig made their separate ways back home. Niedermayer took the route back through Persia and the Ottoman Empire. Upon his return to Germany in 1918 he awarded the highest Bavarian military award, the Military Order of Max Joseph along with the title Ritter von Niedermayer for his efforts and went back to the Western Front as an Artillery officer (now promoted to Hauptmann). After the war he served in the Freikorps Epp against communists in Munich. In the 1930s he served as a military attaché to the Soviet Union. During the Second World War he commanded a Division of the "Ost-Legion" made up of Russian Asians but was arrested for defeatism in 1944 after making pessimistic comments about the War. Heinrich Himmler personally wrote in his support at his trial. After the war he was arrested by the Soviets and sentenced to 25 years imprisonment. He died of tuberculosis in a Russian prison in 1948.

Werner Otto von Hentig, German Diplomatic Leader of the Expedition (1886-1984) was a Leutnant in the 3rd East Prussian Cuirassiers ("Kürassier-Regiment 'Graf Wrangel' (Ostpreußisches) Nr.3")who had also studied law in Germany and France and qualified a degree in international law from Bonn University. He then served in the diplomatic corps in as a military attaché in Peking and Constantinople and then as legation secretary in Tehran, where he learned Persian. When the First World War broke out he served with his regiment on the Eastern Front where he was wounded in the First Battle of the Mausurian Lakes. In March 1915 he was recalled to Berlin to head the diplomatic side of the Afghan Mission. He presented the Kaiser's letter to the Emir personally but to no avail. After the failure of the mission he travelled across the Pamir Mountains with a small group (including his Pathan cook Seyed Achmed, Walther Röhr, the Hungarian/Rumanian Jossip Janosch, and a Persian Mule attendant Afgher) to China. From there he boarded a ship to Hawaii where he gave himself up to the as yet neutral American authorities. They repatriated him to Germany where he was awarded the House Order of Hohenzollern by Kaiser Wilhelm II in person. He was considered for the Pour-le-Mérite but it was not eventually awarded. He remained in the diplomatic corps for the rest of his career serving in Turkey, Poland, Bulgaria, Columbia and the United States of America. In the 1950s he was West German Ambassador to Indonesia.

Indian Nationalist Leaders
Raja (Kumar) Mahendra Pratap, Leader of the Indian Nationalists
(1886-1979) was born into an Indian Princely family in Uttar Pradesh in Northern India. He was the visionary founder of his own religion, the Society of the Servants of the Powerless and their Great School of Love to which he donated his palace and half his fortune. He believed strongly in Indian Independence and the rights of the common man. In 1907 he travelled the world visiting London, Paris, Berlin, Tokyo and the United States of America. When the First World War broke out he travelled to Berlin via Switzerland for an audience with Kaiser Wilhelm II, who awarded him the Prussian Order of the Red Eagle, second class and pledged support for Pratap's Mission to Afghanistan. On the way to Kabul, he had meetings with the exiled Khedive of Egypt in Vienna and Enver Pascha, the Ottoman Defence Minister who both also gave their support to Pratap. In Kabul he met with the Emir who for unexplained reasons did not like him. Nevertheless, with the Emir's support Pratap set up the Indian Provisional Government in Kabul with himself as President. Eventually the British put pressure on the Emir of Afghanistan to disband the provisional government which he did. Pratap then went to Russia, where he met with Lenin and later Tokyo where he spent the Second World War supporting the cause of Indian Independence. He finally returned to India in 1946 and later was elected to the Indian Parliament as an independent candidate.

Abdul Hafiz Mohamed Barakatullah (1854-1927) also known as Maulavi or Maulana Barkatullah was the second highest ranking Indian on the Afghan Mission and the senior Muslim leader in the group. He was educated in Bhopal, Bombay and London where he also taught Arabic, Persian, and Urdu. While teaching in Liverpool he became friends with Sirdar Nasrullah Khan, brother of the Emir of Afghanistan. He later taught in the United States, became a Professor of Tokyo University and travelled to Russia, Turkey and Egypt. He used his travels to promote the cause of Indian Independence. When the First World War broke out he was in America and soon travelled to Germany to become one of the leaders of the Indian Committee in Berlin. He served on the Afghan Mission and was appointed Prime Minister of the Provisional Indian Government in Kabul. After three years he returned to Germany where he published the revolutionary magazine, Naya Islam. In 1921, along with other Indian Nationalists he travelled to Moscow and after his return in Germany remained in close contact with the Soviet Government. In 1926 along with Pratap he travelled to the United States of America again to promote Indian nationalism. It was in San Francisco the following year when he died. Although he wished to be reburied in India after Independence his remains are still in Sacramento City Cemetery, California. In 1988 Bhopal University was renamed Barakatullah University in his honour.
Chempakaraman Pillai (1891–1934) was a Tamil from Southern India who had been partially educated in Austria. On the Outbreak of the First World War he formed the Pro-India Committee in Switzerland, but later merged with other Indian nationalists in Germany into the Indian Independence Committee. He took part in the Afghan Mission and the set up of the Provisional Indian Government in exile. Himself taking the role of Foreign Minister. After the war he remained in Germany to further the cause of Indian Nationalism. After falling foul of the Nazi regime Pillai died in 1934, with some suspecting food poisoning on Hitler's orders. His widow finally managed to get his ashes back in a free India in 1966.

Ubaidullah Sindhi (1872-1944) was a Sikh but converted to Islam. He was a noted nationalist leader involved in the Pan-Islamic movement and the Deobandi Islamic School. When the First World War broke out he was involved in the Silk Letter Conspiracy to encourage foreign support for an Indian Rebellion while Britain was busy fighting a war on the Western Front. Sindhi's role in this was to travel from India to Kabul to enlist the support of the Afghan Emir. He was already in Kabul when the Niedermayer-Hentig Mission arrived. Along with the other Indian nationalists he formed the Provisional Indian Government in exile, in which he was the Home Minister. Another Deobandi leader, Maulavi Bashir was the Minister for War. After the war Sindhi travelled through Russia and Turkey before settling to spend fourteen years studying Islam in Saudi Arabia.


Representative of the Ottoman Sultan
Kâzım Orbay
(1887-1964) graduated from the Ottoman Imperial School of Military Engineering and joined the Ottoman army in 1904 as an artillery lieutenant. In 1908 he trained in Germany before seeing action in the Balkan Wars. As one of Enver Pascha's favourite officers he served as chief adjutant to the Ministry of War before being selected to represent the Ottoman Empire on the Afghan Mission. In Kabul he presented the Emir with a letter confirming the support of the Ottoman Sultan if Afghanistan sided with the Central Powers. After the First World War, Orbay served in the War of Turkish Independence in the Caucasus and at the Battle of Dumlupinar. In peacetime he married Enver Pascha's sister and continued in Turkish military service, briefly returning to Afghanistan as Chief of General Staff in 1928. Back in Turkey he was further promoted until his retirement in 1946 by which time he was a four star general and Chief of General Staff of the Turkish Army. In 1961 he was elected a Senator and served as a President of the Turkish Parliament.

Other German Personnel on the Mission
Walter Röhr (1892-1927) was von Hentig's personal companion and the negotiator and language expert of the mission. Like many of the Germans in the expedition, Röhr had previous experience of the Orient, in Röhr's case as a merchant in Persia. Originally from Magdeburg, he had lived in Persia since he was seventeen and spoke fluent Turkish and Persian. When war broke out in 1914 he made his way back to Germany on a small boot through the Persian Gulf to Ottoman Turkey and from there home. Along with the expedition's doctor, Dr Becker, Röhr accompanied von Hentig from Germany to Istanbul. After Niedermayer and Hentig went their separate ways from Kabul, Röhr again accompanied von Hentig to China. He later married von Hentig's sister.

Dr. Karl Becker (___-1945) of the Prussian Guards Jäger Battalion ("Garde-Jäger-Bataillon") was the mission's doctor. He had already served two years in Persia dealing with malaria and other tropical diseases and spoke good Persian. On the way through Persia with the Afghan Mission he split into a separate group with some of the sick and the camel section. His group was spotted and surrounded by a Russian patrol. He fought them off for several days until running out of ammunition. He then buried the valuable equipment and gold that the camel section had carried and made a break along with some of the sick Afridi volunteers through Russian lines. All were shot down or captured but Becker managed to escape with a lung wound. He was kindly trended back to health under his own instruction by the locals that came across him. Within two weeks he felt well enough to go back to look for the equipment and gold that he had buried. It was then that he was captured and sent to the Russian Nargin Island prisoner of war camp, where served as a doctor. After the First World War he continued in civilian private practice settling in Berlin where he was killed during the Russian Siege of the city in 1945.

Kapitänleutnant d.R Kurt Albert Wagner was formerly a ships' officer of the Hamburg-America Shipping Line ("Hamburg Amerikanische Paketfahrt Actien-Gesellschaft" or HAPAG) operating in the Persian Gulf. He served on the Afghan Mission to Kabul.
Leutnant Günther Voigt of the 4th Prussian Guards Field Artillery ("4. Garde-Feldartillerie-Regiment") was Niedermayer's adjutant on the mission. He was one of the few on the Afghan Mission who had no previous experience of overseas service.

Hans Jakob of the Bavarian Light Horse was Niedermayer's Orderly and was one of the men Oskar Niedermayer initially requested for the mission. He accompanied Niedermayer throughout the voyage to Afghanistan but died of fever just outside Kabul and was buried there with full honours.

Fritz Niedermayer was Oskar's brother and a doctor. He too was one of the men Oskar Niedermayer initially requested for the mission.

Leutnant Walter Griesinger was an artillery officer on the Afghan Mission who did not make it to Afghanistan but remained in Southern Persia inciting their nationalists to rise up against the British.

Professor Erich Zugmeyer was one of the men Niedermayer initially requested for the mission. He was a Bavarian zooologist who had recently travelled Baluchistan. He did not make it to Afghanistan but remained with Griesinger in Southern Persia inciting rebellion against the British.

Fritz Seiler was another member of the mission who did not make it to Afghanistan but remained in Southern Persia with Griesinger and Zugmeyer inciting rebellion against the British. An Eduard Seiler (a German Dragoman) on the Afghan Mission is referred to in "The Berlin-Bagdad Express" it is not sure if this is the same person.

Hermann Consten, the Mongolian Explorer was also recruited for Niedermayer's staff on the Afghan Mission. He spoke several languages including Russian, French, English, Swahili and Mongolian.

Wilhelm Paschen from German South West Africa was a soldier on the expedition. A Peter Paschen is referred to as being on the Afghan Mission in "The Berlin-Bagdad Express" it is not sure if this is the same person.

Feldwebel Beierl was awarded the Prussian Red Eagle Medal by von Hentig for his service on the Afghan Mission.



Pathan Volunteers
Of the eight Pathan volunteers, six are known to have been Feldwebel Mirmast, Itbargul, Mohabad Khan, the cook Seyed Achmed and the two volunteers that had arrived from America, Abdur Rahman Khan and Abdul Subhan Khan. Little is known about their lives, although von Hentig gives us a glimpse into Seyed Achmed in his memoirs-

Seyed Achmed was the last of the six Afridi Pathans to be recruited from the Halmondlager POW camp for the Afghan Mission. He served as cook and servant to von Hentig. He and von Hentig struck up a friendship on the expedition and afterwards when they both travelled to China through the Pamir Mountains. Von Hentig mentions in his memoirs that this man was the only Afridi on the mission that had not deserted the British army but had been legitimately captured. Von Hentig clearly respected him for that. Whereas the other Pathans were happy to be released from German service with their freedom in Kabul, Seyed wanted to return to his home in the Buner Valley within British territory. Through Swedish and English Missionaries, von Hentig successfully negotiated for the safe conduct of his cook and companion with the British envoy to China Sir John Jordan

Feldwebel Jemadar Mirmast of the Pathan volunteers was awarded the Prussian Crown Medal by von Hentig during the mission.


Austro-Hungarian former Prisoners of War
Of the Austro-Hungarian former Prisoners of War only two have so far been identified by name.

Josef Janosch was a Rumanian national of the Hungarian Honved accompanied von Hentig out of Afghanistan across the Pamir Mountains into China.

Emil Rybitschka was an Austrian Border-Gendarmerie Officer who wrote his memoirs as "Im gottgegebenen Afghanistan als Gäste des Emirs" (Leipzig, Brockhaus 1927).

So then, here is the ahistorical event series concept in brief:
  • Afghanistan receives some events that will give them an option to join the war on the side of the Central Powers;
    • Tech teams will give Afghanistan a boost;
    • Afghanistan will be rewarded their cores in a peace deal once certain war conditions are met, thereby triggering peace event;
  • Similar to Afghanistan, Siam/Thailand will be given some events to join the war on either side:
    • Historical: Entente;
    • Ahisotircal: Central Powers
  • Considering Afghanistan (in this scenario) will be attacking British Raj from the west, and Siam/Thailand from the east...
    • ... An early "India Independence" event can occur.
Have personally created a basis for the above events, the primary issue is the case of the British Raj. Here, the following questions are worth asking:
  • Is anyone -- or has anyone -- worked on, or created, an event-chain similar to the one here for TGC?
  • Is anyone interested in an event chain as mentioned here for TGC?
Of course, the above event series will create an ahistorical pre-WW2 scenario and may likely lead to a Kaisserreich-type pre-WW2 period. However, having browsed through the Kaisserreich lore (available here: https://kaiserreich.fandom.com/wiki/British_India) it does not appear as though the Kaiserreich India independence events are triggered by conflict from both Afghanistan and Siam/Thailand as presented in the event series discussed in this post.

Additionally, as the events have been drafted, Afghanistan can acquire their cores without triggering Indian independence. In this case, there's more of a bargain:
  • If certain conditions are met, the British offer Afghanistan a compromise:
    • The cores from British Raj in exchange for leaving the alliance with the Central Powers.
  • In this ahistorical compromise option, the Entente can win the war and Afghanistan can acquire their cores without greatly upsetting the region in the pre-WW2 period;
  • Afghanistan acquiring their cores can create the potential for a "super Afghanistan" since they'll have a major source of energy and almost double the manpower;
    • Surely, a human controller of a "super Afghanistan" will have the opportunity for an intriguing challenge in their relative part of the map?
    • ... perhaps going for the oil provinces west of them?
    • Or interfering in the Russian Civil War?
  • Similarly, a human controller of a "super Siam/Thailand" will have an interesting strategic opportunity since after building for a decade or two, they might be able to take on Japan or/and China directly!
It's worth closing this post with the following:
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The objective of these events is to offer the human two challenging minors to build with in the TGC mod. In the case of Siam/Thailand in particular, personally curious to see how one can build them to the point where they're capable of taking on China and/or Japan -- or both! Of course, such an option is plausible after Siam/Thailand acquires their cores from the WW1 scenario. So then, for those in the Darkest Hour community who are interested in minors that have the potential to build and take on larger adversaries, then surely these two event scenarios for TGC will be worthwhile!?
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If others are currently working on a similar event concept, then the information here might be a benefit. Or perhaps the work in both projects can be merged? Who knows. Just thought it'd be worthwhile to share the information in this post for others to consider.

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Since writing this comment, an event series for Afghanistan in TGC has been created and has been shared in a post below.
Details on the AFG event are available in post #3.693
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I don't know what's going on, but when I try to download it from this link:
it constantly gives me "network error" in the final second. I tried 4 times and the result is always the same.

EDIT: I downloaded successfuly from MEGA link posted on page 173.
 
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Hi all - I have played this mod taking Germany periodically during WWI to force through an Allied victory and historical interwar period. I am playing as Greece on the latest version of this mod and shortly thereafter annex Turkey and Bulgaria, as well as Kalymnos after the Corfu incident ends in war with Italy. I am using the rest of the interwar period for the looming Italian attack and Axis assistance. This occurs historically in October 1940 - however, there is aa scripted event that appears to be aligned with Greece's actual surrender date which automatically fires in early 1941, regardless if I have achieved a stalemate on 2 fronts in Istanbul and westwards of Thessaloniki respectively.

Does anyone know how I can find, in the first instance and delete in the second instance this event so I can have the chance of playing out my defensive duel against the Axis for a longer period of time? Thanks very much.
 
The mod is great, but I'd like to suggest something. I don't know if it's possible, but there is a set of events which makes me a little bit mad. I always play with "historical events & multiple choices historical events popup+pause", because I like to know what is going on in the other countries (it gives better immersion). BUT there's a lot of "results of X campaign" events or "war games", because they are flagged as "historical" or "multiple choice historical". They happen almost every in-game day. I don't want to make them something else than "popup & pause" because I don't want to disable other historical events as well...
With such setting the faster speed became the "close the uninteresting popup over and over again"...

Is it possible to make those events a separate category with their own visibility setting? To make them be not displayed at all and leave true historical events displayed as popups?
 
The mod is great, but I'd like to suggest something. I don't know if it's possible, but there is a set of events which makes me a little bit mad. I always play with "historical events & multiple choices historical events popup+pause", because I like to know what is going on in the other countries (it gives better immersion). BUT there's a lot of "results of X campaign" events or "war games", because they are flagged as "historical" or "multiple choice historical". They happen almost every in-game day. I don't want to make them something else than "popup & pause" because I don't want to disable other historical events as well...
With such setting the faster speed became the "close the uninteresting popup over and over again"...

Is it possible to make those events a separate category with their own visibility setting? To make them be not displayed at all and leave true historical events displayed as popups?
Unfortunately that's a DH issue and not the mod itself. From past comments on the forum, it's hardcoded and can't be modified. I'm with you though, I like the immersion of the reading the worldwide events, but there's just too many of mundane messages that I resort to having them only appear in the log at the bottom of the screen.
 
Hello,

Recently completed some additions to Afghanistan in TGC and went further than expected with the events. Here is what has been completed thus far:
  • Afghanistan tech teams revised;
  • German Military Mission leaders for Afghanistan added;
  • New Ministers added that represent the German Military Mission's influence in Afghanistan;
    • New minister traits created specifically for the German Military Mission in Afghanistan;
      • The concept of using Ministers to provide benefits to producing Industrial Capacity and filling other notable gaps in the case of minors, came from a discussion in a different thread, in addition to noticing the unique ministers created and implemented in TGC already;
  • Unique Minister and Leader images added;
  • Afghanistan events thoroughly revised.
Currently in the process of working to finish polishing the events, in addition to the relevant and associated files. When this final aspect of the work is complete, along with necessary testing, will then share the Afghanistan events with the additional tech teams, ministers, leaders, and images here in this thread in case anyone wants to add them to their version of TGC.

Image of revised Afghanistan tech teams
The image below is a screenshot of the revised tech teams for Afghanistan. Note that the three German teams of "Hentig", "Niedermayer", and "German Advisors" will not be available unless one chooses to align with Germany and the Central Powers in WW1. In other words, Afghanistan starts with the German tech teams dormant (not available).
Note that the original teams have been revised. In particular, the Afghani tribes tech team now has "mountain training," which seems quite reasonable.
revised_afghanistan_tech_teams.JPG


Image of German Military Mission's Ministers in Afghanistan
Here is a screenshot of the revised Ministers for Afghanistan, available from the German Military Mission. Note that the ministers in some cases are more like advisory teams. The bonuses each ministerial advisory team provides has been customized and are unique for Afghanistan. However, in case anyone's curious, the "Armaments Minister" ("German Industrial Advisors") will provide a rather generous boost to the production of IC, and the German Army Advisors will provide a bonus to mountain infantry.
The other Minister bonuses will not be shared at this time to prevent further spoilers.
German_Mision_Ministers_in_Afghanistan.JPG

The idea for the dual flag (Imperial German flag with the Afghanistan flag) came from the unique dual flag (German-Ottoman) from the Ottoman scenario in TGC. In the case of the Ottomans, someone created a dual Ottoman-German flag to represent the German Military Mission in the Ottoman Empire. So, while the German-Afghan flag was originally and personally created in this case, the idea is arguably not "original."

Image of German Leaders in Afghanistan
In the case of the German Leaders, the same dual flag image was used as was created and implemented for the German Mission's Ministerial advisory teams. Note that Oskar Niedermayer and Otto von Hentig are now available as leaders for Afghanistan. If anyone's curious, the additional leaders came from reading through the references on the topic of the German Military Mission in Afghanistan, that were shared above in this thread.
German_Military_Leaders_in_Afghanistan.JPG


Image of Revised "No Photo" Afghanistan Leaders
Finally, since the German leaders had unique images, and many of the Afghanistan leaders did not have images at all, thought it would be neat to create a unique image specifically for the "no photo" Afghanistan leaders. So then, while many of the Afghanistan leaders have personal photos, the ones without will have the new image displayed of the Afghanistan flag banner.
generic_afghan_leader_pic.JPG


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however, there is aa scripted event that appears to be aligned with Greece's actual surrender date which automatically fires in early 1941, regardless if I have achieved a stalemate on 2 fronts in Istanbul and westwards of Thessaloniki respectively.

Does anyone know how I can find, in the first instance and delete in the second instance this event so I can have the chance of playing out my defensive duel against the Axis for a longer period of time? Thanks very much.
Personally do not know of the event(s) in question, however am becoming more familiar with what can fairly be referred to as "forced events" in TGC. In the case of Greece, have noticed that in various campaigns from the 1914 scenario, the borders will suddenly be redrawn, or the Ottomans -- if they survive WW1 -- will suddenly become Turkey, or Italy's territorial acquisitions in Anatolia are spontaneously removed.

Perhaps once the Afghanistan work is shared in its entirely, will personally have a more thorough look into the events related to the Balkans because that region was very significant in the 1914 time period, and the forced events that seem to affect the countries in the region can interfere with one's experience in TGC.

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Finally, returning back to the topic of zeppelins and the tech tree in TGC:
Thought it worth sharing in this post that recently came across another mod titled: "Eternal War", available here, that introduces an original zeppelin unit for Darkest Hour:

Specifically, noticed that in the "Eternal War" mod the creator implemented a new zeppelin unit with a unique icon visible when using unit cards. See the image in the spoiler box below.

Most importantly, the mod's creator @Stahl-Opa has given permission to modders of TGC to use their zeppelin work as long as the modders who use the zeppelin technologies and unit give acknowledgement and recognition of Stahl-Opa's work.
  • So in case anyone was considering revising the technology tree in TGC, they might want to look into the "Eternal War" mod's technology tree because within it, there is a 1911 technology that activates an "airship" (or zeppelin) unit!
Screenshot of the Zeppelin Unit from the "Eternal War" mod
Note that the zeppelin in the "Eternal War" mod is available from the technology tree from early technologies dating back to 1911. Therefore, it seems quite reasonable that the zeppelin unit from the "Eternal War" mod's technology tree, can be introduced into TGC.
Zeppelin_from_Eternal_War_Mod.PNG
 
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As discussed above, since the Germans sent a Military Mission to Afghanistan in 1915, thought there was a reasonable case to create an ahistorical event series on the basis of Afghanistan accepting the German Military Mission in TGC. Since the events are now complete, they are shared here in case anyone wants to try them. So then:
  • Attached to this post is a 7zip file with all of the content from the Afghanistan events that have been created (including tech teams; ministers; and, leaders).
    • Keep in mind that since the tech teams, ministers, and leaders, are dormant at the start of the event series, the scenario file "1900.eug" was also modified, with a comment indicating where the modification took place;
    • As noted above, the events contain numerous files, such as images, leaders, ministers, and so on, hence the need to condense all of the contents into a portable .7z file which can be shared in this forum.
Since all of the ministers, leaders, and tech teams have 1914 start dates (if recalling correctly), it is possible to use them without the events.
If one wants to use the revised tech teams, leaders, and ministers without the events, keep in mind the following:
  • The ministers have unique minister traits/attributes (and are more like advisor teams than ministers), so the minister_personalities.txt file was also modified;
    • So then, if one wants to use the minister advisor teams without the events, then make sure to replace the minister_personalities.txt file because the new ministers have originally created attributes/traits and will not work without the respective files;
  • If one wants to use the leaders and tech teams from the beginning of the 1914 scenario and doesn't want to use the events, then copy and paste only those files and not the 1900.eug scenario file!
There is a README text file within the 7zip folder that contains information related to all of the files, images, and so on.
The contents of the README file include:
  • Installation instructions;
  • Event details;
    • Blueprints received;
    • Minister traits;
    • Leader attributes;
    • Event IDs
  • Folder contents;
  • etc.
The README file is contained within the spoiled box below:
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README
Afghanistan Event Details for The Grand Campaign (TGC)
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v1.0
Monday July 26, 2021
by Rohi
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Event Summary
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The events for Afghanistan were created as an alternative outcome to the historical German Mission to Afghanistan in 1915. Historically, Kabul dalayed the meeting with the Germans in an attempt to remain neutral during the war and to not offend their British neighbours -- who were nextdoor in India. Additionally, Kabul did not want to risk fighting on two fronts: India to the east, and Russia to the North.

The events begin around October 26/27 1915, representing the historical period when the German Military Mission arrived in Kabul. From this point, the user has an option either to accept the German Mission or delay the meeting and remain neutral. The events have been written with the intention that the human will pick the German Military path. On the other hand, the AI has been set to 100% choose the neutral path. Therefore, the AI has not been set with this event series to pick the German Military Path.


Event List as of Version 1.0:
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# 50000 Introduction Event
# 50001 The German Military Mission Arrives in Kabul
# 50002 German Military Path for Afghanistan
# 50003 Turmoil in Russia: Time to Strike!
# 50004 Core Provinces Controlled; British Offer Peace
# 50005 [Fall of Delhi; Indian independence event series..?]


Event Details:
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Note that some of the events are decisions, such as the German Military Mission Path and the Turmoil in Russia option.

After the German Military Mission arrives in Kabul, there will be a decision to pick a particular military path:
-> join the Central Powers and immediately declare war on the British; or,
-> wait until the Russian Revolution begins.
Because the Turmoil in Russia option is a decision, the user can choose when they want to declare war on the British.

In addition to new ministers (advisory teams) and tech teams, these events will also:
-> move the sliders for Afghanistan towards Hawk Lobby and Interventionism;
-> alter relations between Afghanistan and Germany and the UK;
-> provide Afghanistan with a lump sum of 5000 money;
---> the money is added to the pool once the German Mission is received in Kabul;
---> the money here represents the Germans bringing a bribe of gold to Kabul -- after all, the Afghanis will be the ones fighting against the British in India, so it may take a generous bribe to convince them to meet with the Germans.

Victory Conditions:
-------------------
If Afghansitan conquers its core provinces from the British, then a decision will be available:
-> accept peace from British and acquire cores; or,
-> continue fighting.


New Tech Teams:
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The additional tech teams are as follows:
-> Werner Otton von Hentig;
---> previously in the original TGC AFG tech team list; now revised;
-> Oskar Niedermayer;
---> new military tech team with bonus for infantry research;
-> German Advisors;
---> general purpose industrial tech team;
-> Afghani Tribes;
---> revised;
---> mountain training added;
-> Khurd Zabitan Staff College;
---> minor revisions;
-> Opium Growing and Trade;
---> minor revisions;


New Leaders
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The following list of leaders is historically plausible:
(Note that the traits for logistics and engineer are common in order to represent the skills obtained by the members of the GMM as they traveled from Germany through the Ottoman Empire, Persia, and into Afghanistan.)

-> Oskar Neidermayer, Mj Skill 5 (Commano; Engineer; Winter; Logistics);
-> Werner Otto von Hentig, Mj Skill 5 (Offensive; Winter; Engineer; Logistics);
-> Kurt Wagner Skill 3 (Blockade Runner);
---> Note: Kurt Wagner is mentioned as a naval officer in the historic mission;
---> therefore, if Afghanistan acquires a coastal province and builds some navy ships, Kurt Wagner should be available as a leader;
-> Gunther Voight, Skill 1;
-> Hans Jakob, Skill 2 (Engineer, Logistics);
-> Walter Griesinger, Skill 3 (Engineer, Logistics);
-> Wilhelm Paschen, Skill 2 (Engineer, Logistics);
-> Beierl, Skill 2 (Commando Engineer, Logistics);
-> Kazim Orbay, Mj Skill 4 (Offensive, Engineer, Winter, Logistics);
---> Kazim Orbay is mentioned as an officer from the Ottoman Military assisting the Mission;

Additionally, there are general leaders that can be considered as advisor teams. **These leaders do not have death dates**, so if the user takes Afghanistan all the way to the 1980s in the 1914 scenario, the following teams should still be alive (if they did not die in battle):
-> Commando Advisors, Skill 2 (Commando);
-> Logistics Advisors, Skill 2 (Logistics;
-> Offensive Advisors, Skill 2 (Offensive);
-> Winter Advisors, Skill 2 (Winter);
-> Engineer Advisors, Skill 2 (Engineer)


New Minister Traits (Personalities) for the GMM to AFG
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To represent the German Military Mission's advisory role in Afghanistan, new minister traits were created. These ministers are intended to be more of an advisory team than a specific person. Below is a list of the new minister traits created for the German Military Mission to Afghanistan:
-> Note: while some of the minister attributes might appear at first to be "too generous", keep in mind the lack of technology teams and that AFG starts the 1914 scenario with less than 10 IC.

"German Industrial Advisors"
"This Minister represents the industrial and development advisors sent from Germany to Afghanistan."
Armament Minister
-> infrastructure construction bonus: 25%;
-> industrial capacity production bonus: 25%;
-> industrial research bonus: 10%

"German Military Advisors"
"The German Military Mission brings an overall improvement to the fighting capability of the Afghan military."
Chief of Staff
-> land unit organisation bonus 10%;
-> land unit moral bonus 10%
-> leadership skill bonus 25%
-> supply consumption bonus -25%

"German Army Advisors"
"The Afghani tribes' specialization in fighting in mountainous terrain, combined with the German Miliatry Mission's experience with commando operations, has provided Afghanistan with a formidable commando army."
Chief of Army
-> mountain infantry organisation bonus 10%;
-> mountain infantry moral bonus 10%;
-> mountain infantry construction bonus 25;
-> infantry construction bonus 20%;
-> engineer brigade construction bonus 50%;
-> engineer brigade attack bonus 25;
-> engineer brigade defence bonus 25%

"German Naval Advisors"
"This Minister represents Kurt Albert Wagner who was a naval officer that accompanied the German Military Mission of Afghanistan."
Chief of Navy
-> navy research bonus 20%;
-> naval doctrine research bonus 20%;
-> naval base construction bonus 25%;

"German Air Force Advisors"
"Lacking in airforce specialists, the Military Mission recommends land-based air defenses."
Chief of Air
-> province anti-aircraft construction bonus 50%
-> land unit brigade anti-aircraft bonus 50%;


German Military Mission blueprints
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In addition to all of the above, the German Military Mission to Afghanistan brings with them a number of technology blueprints which can potentially give a boost to research prior to war with Britain:
Infantry bluepints:
-> Army Logistics 1911;
-> Moblization 1914;
Industry Blueprints:
-> Early Antibiotics;
-> Early Construction Engineering;
Land Doctrine Blueprints:
-> Strong Point
-> Mass Charge
-> Static Defense
-> Counterattack


Future Considerations
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Future events may include:
-> Assassination and change of government in Afghanistan;
-> Ghadar Revolution in India, which is historically plausible according to the "Ghadar Conspiracy";
---> Here, an event can be triggered if/when Afgahnistan conquers Delhi during their war against the British;
Since "the Ghadar Conspiracy" was functioning at the time to create a "United States of India", then the fall of Delhi by Afghani forces can trigger the following:
---> British Raj no longer puppet of UK;
---> British Raj civil war; or,
---> British Raj change in government and TAG to India;
Additional events may occur after winning against the British in India:
-> Intervention in Russian Civil War;
-> War with Persia; and,
-> War in China;


***IMPORTANT***
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Since this event series includes event images, additional leaders, ministers, and minister personalities, ALL OF WHICH ARE DORMANT AT THE START OF THE SCENARIO, the following must be considered when adding these events to TGC:

Prior to installing:
MAKE A COPY OF THE FOLLOWING FILES:
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..\Mods\TGC 4-9-2018\scenarios\1900.eug
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-2018\db\TGC-events.txt
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-2018\db\leaders\Afghanistan.csv
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-2018\db\leaders\Afghanistan.csv
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-2018\db\ministers\ministers_afg.csv
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-2018\db\tech\teams\teams_afg.csv

***
The files listed above will be modified so it's worthwhile to make copies.
The following modified files have comments to inform of changes by Rohi:
-> 1900.eug
-> TGC-events.txt
-> minister_personalities.txt
***

FILES INCLUDED IN THIS AFGHANISTAN EVENT SERIES
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..\Mods\TGC 4-9-2018\scenarios\1900.eug
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-2018\db\leaders\Afghanistan.csv
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-2018\db\tech\teams\teams_afg.csv
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-2018\db\ministers\ministers_afg.csv
..Mods\TGC 4-9-2018\db\ministers\minister_personalities.txt
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-2018\db\TGC-events.txt
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-2018\db\events\tgc-events\TGC-AFG-Afghanistan.txt
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-2018\gfx\events_pics\afg_event_50000.bmp
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-2018\gfx\events_pics\afg_event_50001.bmp
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-2018\gfx\events_pics\afg_event_50002.bmp
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-2018\gfx\events_pics\afg_event_50003.bmp
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-2018\gfx\events_pics\afg_event_50004.bmp
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-2018\gfx\interface\pics\afg_ger_flags.bmp
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-2018\gfx\interface\pics\afg_flag.bmp
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-2018\gfx\interface\pics\afg_german_advisors.bmp
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-2018\gfx\interface\pics\afg_niedermayer.bmp


TO INSTALL:
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-> Download the AFG_TGC_v1.0_Rohi.7zp file;
-> First, extract the contents wherever;
-> Then, copy and paste the folder "TGC 4-9-2018" over and into the TGC mod folder also titled "TGC 4-9-2018";
-> In other words:
---> once the AFG_TGC_v1.0_Rohi 7zip file has been uncompressed;
---> copy the AFG events "TGC 4-9-2018" folder (with all of its contents);
---> and paste it into the Darkest Hour location: ..\mods\
---> thereby replacing the original "TGC 4-9-2018" folder (assuming that it was your TGC folder is called).
-> Since the AFG mod folder will add new files and also replace older files (such as the scenario file 1900.eug):
---> IT IS IMOPRTANT TO BACK UP THE FILES LISTED ABOVE prior to installing this Afghanistan event series.

ADDITIONAL NOTES:
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The tech teams, ministers, and leaders, all have 1914 start dates and can be added without the events, thereby being available at the start of the 1914 scenario.

TO INSTALL NEW TECH TEAMS and/or LEADERS without the events:
-> Copy and paste the relevant files from the folder.

TO INSTALL NEW MINISTERS
-> Since the new ministers cannot be added without updating the minister_personalities.txt file, if one wants the new ministers without the events, then the new minister personalities must also be copied and replaced into the relevant folder.
-> In other words:
---> Replace the minister_personalities.txt file in addition to replacing the ministers_afg.csv file if one wants the ministers without the events.

Also, for those curious, took some screenshots of the events and have shared them in spoiler boxes below:

"German Military Mission Arrives in Kabul"
Event_German_Military_Mission_Arrives_in_Kabul.JPG

"Accepting Assistance from the Germans"
Event_Decision_Accept_Assistance_from_Germans.JPG

"Turmoil in Russia; Now's our time to strike!
Event_Turmoil_in_Russia_Strike_Now.JPG

Cores acquired: "A British Envoy Offers Peace"
Event_Cores_Controlled_British_Peace.JPG

In case anyone's wondering, here are some thoughts on the events after testing:
  • Plan research according to the blueprints the Germans will bring;
    • Blueprints listed within the README file;
  • Consider upgrading MIL to INF;
    • Or possibly CAV (however there are no research bonuses in this regard);
  • Keep track of the British moving troops along the south, through their Persian corridor into the Middle East;
  • Notice the 10 level of infrastructure which severely decreases travel time;
    • The southern core province is nearly 1000km away (~800km if recalling correctly)!;
  • If attacking while the Persian corridor is open, thereby connecting the British forces in the Middle East to India:
    • Be cautious when attacking!
      • Personally made the mistake of attacking when the corridor was still open, trying to strike quickly... Big mistake!
      • The British quickly reinforced their border along Afghanistan by likely strategically redeploying their troops.
    • Therefore, it's probably best to attack once the Ottomans have been defeated and the Persians close their corridor, thus trapping the British forces in the Middle East.
In summary:
Even with all of added bonuses from the Germans, swiftly defeating the British forces will not be easy. However, if victory is accomplished, then the added German tech teams and ministers should offer a notable boost to development during the interwar years.

Future considerations:
As mentioned within the README File, there is potential to connect an Afghanistan invasion of British Raj with an ahistoric (but historically plausible) "Ghadar Conspiracy" event chain. The concept here is as follows:
  • The Ghadar Conspiracy group becomes active in India once the Afghanistan war begins;
  • The further the Afghanistan forces make progress, the more unrest the Ghadar movement creates;
    • The concept here is similar to the Russia Revolution;
      • The further the Central Powers progress in Russia, the more likely Revolution becomes an outcome;
  • The Afghanistan forces (somehow) managing to conquer Delhi can be a final trigger;
  • Whatever the triggers, the idea is to connect the "Ghadar Conspiracy" with the Afghanistan invasion.
    • The end result is an independent India!
  • Of course, the above will create an independent India during the 1920s, thereby totally changing the interwar period!
Since the Afghanistan work is now complete, post #3.681 has been updated with a redirection to this post concerning AFG event information.
 

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Thank you @Rohi for this. Very good work. That part of the world can be fun as I've played as Persia before and enjoyed my campaigns. I'm in the office right now so don't have access to the game, but off the top of your head, do you know where the Great Depression event can be found in the files? Not the one that slows down the production of IC, but the one that drains money from every country daily and makes the game virtually unplayable unless the nation has a planned economy. It usually fires in 1929. I like the idea of making money difficult to raise during the Depression, but the penalties in the current version of the mod are just too much, plus I simply cheat and move my sliders to planned economy just before the even fires, which renders it pointless. Thanks for your help.
 
Thank you @Rohi for this. Very good work. That part of the world can be fun as I've played as Persia before and enjoyed my campaigns. I'm in the office right now so don't have access to the game, but off the top of your head, do you know where the Great Depression event can be found in the files? Not the one that slows down the production of IC, but the one that drains money from every country daily and makes the game virtually unplayable unless the nation has a planned economy. It usually fires in 1929. I like the idea of making money difficult to raise during the Depression, but the penalties in the current version of the mod are just too much, plus I simply cheat and move my sliders to planned economy just before the even fires, which renders it pointless. Thanks for your help.
Code:
# The Great Depression

event = {

    id = 13300010

    persistent = yes

   

    trigger = {

        flag = great_depression

        not = { local_flag = depression }

        not = { local_flag = depression_over }

        not = { OR = { ideology = leninist ideology =    stalinist } }

        policy = { type = free_market value = 3 }

    }

   

    date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1928 }

    offset = 30

    deathdate = { day = 1 month = january year = 1939 }

   

    name = "EVT_13300010_NAME"                          

    desc = "EVT_13300010_DESC"

    picture = "aar_depression"

    style = 2

   

    action = {    

        name = "A black day!"

        command = { type = resource which = energy value = -20000 }

        command = { type = resource which = metal value = -20000 }

        command = { type = resource which = oil value = -20000 }

        command = { type = resource which = rare_materials value = -20000 }

        command = { type = resource which = supplies value = -30000 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 10 not = { IC = 30 } } type = free_money value = -3 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 10 not = { IC = 30 } } type = local_setflag which = gd_cashred_3 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 30 not = { IC = 50 } } type = free_money value = -9 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 30 not = { IC = 50 } } type = local_setflag which = gd_cashred_9 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 50 not = { IC = 70 } } type = free_money value = -15 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 50 not = { IC = 70 } } type = local_setflag which = gd_cashred_15 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 70 not = { IC = 80 } } type = free_money value = -21 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 70 not = { IC = 80 } } type = local_setflag which = gd_cashred_21 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 80 not = { IC = 100 } } type = free_money value = -24 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 80 not = { IC = 100 } } type = local_setflag which = gd_cashred_24 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 100 not = { IC = 120 } } type = free_money value = -30 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 100 not = { IC = 120 } } type = local_setflag which = gd_cashred_30 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 120 not = { IC = 150 } } type = free_money value = -36 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 120 not = { IC = 150 } } type = local_setflag which = gd_cashred_36 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 150 not = { IC = 175 } } type = free_money value = -45 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 150 not = { IC = 175 } } type = local_setflag which = gd_cashred_45 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 175 not = { IC = 200 } } type = free_money value = -53 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 175 not = { IC = 200 } } type = local_setflag which = gd_cashred_53 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 200 not = { IC = 250 } } type = free_money value = -60 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 200 not = { IC = 250 } } type = local_setflag which = gd_cashred_60 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 250 not = { IC = 300 } } type = free_money value = -75 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 250 not = { IC = 300 } } type = local_setflag which = gd_cashred_75 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 300 not = { IC = 350 } } type = free_money value = -90 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 300 not = { IC = 350 } } type = local_setflag which = gd_cashred_90 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 350 not = { IC = 400 } } type = free_money value = -105 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 350 not = { IC = 400 } } type = local_setflag which = gd_cashred_105 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 400 } type = free_money value = -120 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 400 } type = local_setflag which = gd_cashred_120 }

        command = { type = dissent value = 19 }

        command = { type = local_setflag which = depression }

        command = { type = ai which = "AAR\economic\aar-build_industry-disable.ai" }

        }

    }
/SPOILER]
 
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# The Great Depression

event = {

    id = 13300010

    persistent = yes

  

    trigger = {

        flag = great_depression

        not = { local_flag = depression }

        not = { local_flag = depression_over }

        not = { OR = { ideology = leninist ideology =    stalinist } }

        policy = { type = free_market value = 3 }

    }

  

    date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1928 }

    offset = 30

    deathdate = { day = 1 month = january year = 1939 }

  

    name = "EVT_13300010_NAME"                         

    desc = "EVT_13300010_DESC"

    picture = "aar_depression"

    style = 2

  

    action = {   

        name = "A black day!"

        command = { type = resource which = energy value = -20000 }

        command = { type = resource which = metal value = -20000 }

        command = { type = resource which = oil value = -20000 }

        command = { type = resource which = rare_materials value = -20000 }

        command = { type = resource which = supplies value = -30000 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 10 not = { IC = 30 } } type = free_money value = -3 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 10 not = { IC = 30 } } type = local_setflag which = gd_cashred_3 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 30 not = { IC = 50 } } type = free_money value = -9 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 30 not = { IC = 50 } } type = local_setflag which = gd_cashred_9 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 50 not = { IC = 70 } } type = free_money value = -15 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 50 not = { IC = 70 } } type = local_setflag which = gd_cashred_15 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 70 not = { IC = 80 } } type = free_money value = -21 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 70 not = { IC = 80 } } type = local_setflag which = gd_cashred_21 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 80 not = { IC = 100 } } type = free_money value = -24 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 80 not = { IC = 100 } } type = local_setflag which = gd_cashred_24 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 100 not = { IC = 120 } } type = free_money value = -30 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 100 not = { IC = 120 } } type = local_setflag which = gd_cashred_30 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 120 not = { IC = 150 } } type = free_money value = -36 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 120 not = { IC = 150 } } type = local_setflag which = gd_cashred_36 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 150 not = { IC = 175 } } type = free_money value = -45 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 150 not = { IC = 175 } } type = local_setflag which = gd_cashred_45 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 175 not = { IC = 200 } } type = free_money value = -53 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 175 not = { IC = 200 } } type = local_setflag which = gd_cashred_53 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 200 not = { IC = 250 } } type = free_money value = -60 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 200 not = { IC = 250 } } type = local_setflag which = gd_cashred_60 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 250 not = { IC = 300 } } type = free_money value = -75 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 250 not = { IC = 300 } } type = local_setflag which = gd_cashred_75 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 300 not = { IC = 350 } } type = free_money value = -90 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 300 not = { IC = 350 } } type = local_setflag which = gd_cashred_90 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 350 not = { IC = 400 } } type = free_money value = -105 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 350 not = { IC = 400 } } type = local_setflag which = gd_cashred_105 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 400 } type = free_money value = -120 }

        command = { trigger = { IC = 400 } type = local_setflag which = gd_cashred_120 }

        command = { type = dissent value = 19 }

        command = { type = local_setflag which = depression }

        command = { type = ai which = "AAR\economic\aar-build_industry-disable.ai" }

        }

    }
/SPOILER]
Thank you!
 
I had no idea the impact of the Depression depended on that slider.

Now I'm glad I chose to go full Central Planning xD
Yeah, it's an easy cheat. I don't have a problem with exempting Central Planning nations, I just want the Depression impact to be less severe, but not meaningless either. Another issue I hate that it technically doesn't affect the AI because AI nations can never run out of money.
 
Hello,

The Zeppelins have arrived.

TGC_airship_unit_sprite_card.JPG


In case anyone is wondering:
The image above contains the Zeppelin ("airship") sprite card and unit model from @Stahl-Opa 's Eternal War mod, imported into TGC.

BACKGROUND:
Since discussing the topic of Zeppelin's in TGC from post #3.672, and considering Stahl-Opa gave permission to use their airship sprite card and unit model in TGC, spent some time personally working on importing the airship unit from Stahl-Opa's Eternal War mod, into TGC.
  • The relevant files required to use Stahl-Opa's airship unit in TGC have been attached to this post in a 7zip file.
  • All details relevant to the airship file(s) have been documented in a README file contained within the attached 7zip file.
  • The contents of the README file are also shared in a spoiler box below.
  • Keep in mind that where otherwise noted in the attached README file, the airship unit presented here, is the same as the one from the Eternal War mod.
Three cheers go out to Stahl-Opa for giving permission to use their airship sprite card and unit model in TGC!

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README
Airship/Zeppelin Units for The Grand Campaign (TGC) Mod
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v1.0
Wednesday July 28, 2021
by Rohi (imported airship unit to TGC;
Stahl-Opa created the airship models)
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SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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Thank you to Stahl-Opa for creating the sprite card and division details for the airship unit, and for giving permission to use the airship/Zeppelin unit from the Eternal War mod, in TGC.


AIRSHIP/ZEPPELIN UNIT DETAILS
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The airship unit (originally created by Stahl-Opa and used in their "Eternal War" mod) and imported into TGC with these files, contains the following details:
-> There are four airship model types;
-> Each airship model has unique division images;
-> Thanks to Stahl-Opa, the airship/division unit has its own unit sprite card;
-> The airship unit can be researched under the "Strategic Bomber" aircraft line;
---> The first airship is available with the prototype (first) bomber aircraft technology;
-> Note the travel distance of the airship!
---> While vulnerable to enemy fighters, the airship can travel incredible distances as a strategic or naval bomber;
---> Therefore the airship can be very useful as a naval bomber in the middle of the Atlantic of Pacific Oceans;
-> Keep in mind that the airship unit introduced here is the same as the one from the Eteranl War mod, except where noted;
-> See below for further technology details


AIRSHIP/ZEPPELIN RELATED TECHNOLOGY IN TGC
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Since Stahl-Opa's "Eternal War" mod uses a different technology tree than the one in TGC, TGC technology tree in TGC had to be modified in order to accomodate the additional airship unit from the Eternal War Mod.
The list below contains all of the modified technologies and the added command properties:

MODIFIED TGC AIRCRAFT:
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Experimental Bomber, 1911
-> Activate Unit Type: Airship
-> Activate New Model: Airship 1914
Strategic Bomber, 1914
-> Airship new model: 1916;
-> Airship Model 'Airship 1914' is now obsolete;
Strategic Bomber, 1924
-> Airship new model: 1924;
-> Airship Model 'Airship 1916' is now obsolete;
Strategic Bomber, 1930
-> Airship new model: 1933;
-> Airship Model 'Airship 1924' is now obsolete;

MODIFIED TGC AIR DOCTRINES:
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Bomb Dropping, 1913
-> Airship MaxOrg 5%;
-> Airship Morale 3%;
Naval Air Support, 1915
-> Airship MaxOrg 5%;
-> Airship Morale 3%;
Naval ASW Support, 1917
-> Airship MaxOrg 5%;
-> Airship Morale 3%;
Strategic Bombing, 1917
-> Airship MaxOrg 5%;
-> Airship Morale 3%;
-> Airship -20% construction time;
-> Airship -20% ic;
Maritime Attack Concept, 1918
-> Airship MaxOrg 5%;
-> Airship Morale 3%;
Formal Air Docrtine, 1918
-> Airship MaxOrg 5%;
-> Airship Morale 3%;
Interwar Bomber, 1925
-> Airship MaxOrg 10%;
-> Airship Morale 5%;
Strategic Destruction, 1937
-> Airship MaxOrg 10%;
-> Airship Morale 5%;
Night Bombardment, 1939
-> Airship MaxOrg 5%;
-> Airship Morale 3%;
Mass Destruction, 1942
-> Airship MaxOrg 5%;
-> Airship Morale 3%;


FOLDER CONTENTS
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The airship folder contains items listed immediately below.

This file is newly added to TGC:
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-208\db\units\divisions\d_11.txt

These files will replace ones already in TGC:
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-208\db\units\division_types.txt
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-208\db\units\modifiers.csv
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-208\db\tech\aircraft_tech.txt
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-208\db\tech\air_doctrines_tech.txt
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-208\config\mods.csv *
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-208\gfx\map\hoi_counter_strip.bmp **

These are new model images files that are added to TGC:
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-208\gfx\interface\models\model_51_0.bmp
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-208\gfx\interface\models\model_51_1.bmp
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-208\gfx\interface\models\model_51_2.bmp
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-208\gfx\interface\models\model_51_3.bmp
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-208\gfx\interface\models\ill_div_51_0.bmp
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-208\gfx\interface\models\ill_div_51_1.bmp
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-208\gfx\interface\models\ill_div_51_2.bmp
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-208\gfx\interface\models\ill_div_51_3.bmp

* CONFIG NOTE
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File reference: ..\Mods\TGC 4-9-208\config\mods.csv
The ..Mods\TGC 4-9-2018\config file "mods.csv" likely contains information no longer required for TGC.
Due to the size of the file (~17mbs), one may experience difficulty navigating through the file's contents.
Therefore, the information relevant to the airship model can be found at the following lines located within the config file, "mods.csv":
-> Line 10293 NAME
-> Line 10293 SNAME
-> Line 10294 SDESC
-> Line 10295 DESC
And:
-> 10297 MODEL_51_0
-> 10298 MODEL_51_1
-> 10299 MODEL_51_2
-> 10300 MODEL_51_3

** COUNTER (SPRITE) NOTE
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File reference: ..\Mods\TGC 4-9-208\gfx\map\hoi_counter_strip.bmp
This file is where the airship sprite card is located.
The airship sprite card model had to be customized from the Eternal War mod in order to work in TGC.
The reason for the original customization for TGC of the hoi_counter_strip.bmp file, is because the number of unit cards within the bmp image file must precisely match the number of units available within the particular mod.
Since TGC has different units available in its mod than the Eternal War mod from which the airship unit was imported, the hoi_counter_strip.bmp image file had to be customized.
The customization was a simple process:
-> used Microsoft Paint to CAREFULLY cut the Airship model out of the Eternal War hoi_counter_strip.bmp file;
-> and then copied the cut-out airship counter from the Eternal War mod's hoi_counter_strip.bmp file, into the end of the hoi_counter_strip.bmp file in TGC.

MAKE BACKUPS OF FILES BELOW
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The following files will be replaced by the installation of the airship units into TGC.
Copying the files below is suggested prior to installation of the airship divisions:
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-208\db\units\divisions\d_11.txt
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-208\db\units\division_types.txt
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-208\db\units\modifiers.csv
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-208\db\tech\aircraft_tech.txt
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-208\db\tech\air_doctrines_tech.txt
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-208\config\mods.csv
..\Mods\TGC 4-9-208\gfx\map\hoi_counter_strip.bmp


IMOPRTANT DISTINCTIONS WITH THE TGC AIRSHIP MODEL
FROM THE MODEL IN THE ETERNAL WAR MOD
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Even though they use the same airship model and sprite counter, there are three vitally important distinctions between the airship unit in the TGC mod and the airship unit in the Eternal War mod.
FIRST:
-> The airship unit in the Eternal War mod is referred to as d_12.txt within the relevant division db folder. However, since TGC lacks a d_11 unit, and since it is necessary to add d_units (additional units) in numerical order, the TGC airship division details can be found within the d_11.txt file in TGC (whereas the same unit is located within d_12.txt in the Eternal War mod).
SECOND:
-> The airship model in the Eternal War mod is referred to as "MODEL_52." However, since "MODEL_51" is used by "SS Divisions" in TGC mod -- yet no such divisions are available in TGC mod -- the reference to "MODEL_51" as SS Divisions was removed in the mods.csv config file, and replaced by division details relevant to the airship/zeppelin unit, as indicated by the line references above.
THIRD:
-> The images for the production screen (ill_div_52_0.bmp to ill_div_52_3.bmp) had to be resized because the files directly imported from the Eternal War mod were too large for the TGC production and division image windows.


INSTALLATION
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Usual installation procedure for Darkest Hour modifications:
-> Decompress/Unzip the TGC_Zeppelin_v1.0_Rohi.7z (7zip) file;
---> The file extraction/decompression can occur at whatever folder location;
-> Copy and paste the relevant contents from the TGC 4-9-2018 Airship folder into the TGC mod folder.


ONCE AGAIN:
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Those who install this file are strongly recommneded to make backup copies of all the files that the (airship unit) installation process will replace.


FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS
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Depending on how these additional airship units are received within the TGC community, airship model details might be revised and improved according to the modding community's feedback.

Transport Airship/Zeppelin in future version..?
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Possibly. There is an historical case from 1917 where the Germans sent a zeppelin to transport supplies to their military forces in Africa. The historical WW1 case of using a Zeppelin as an air transport vehicle presents an historically plausible "Air Transport Zeppelin" division possibility to TGC. In this case, the airship will be a customized Air Transport vehicle. It will be able to travel at very far distances, however it will be considerably vulnerable to enemy intercepors and fighters.

IMAGES of Stahl-Opa's AIRSHIP UNIT IN TGC:

TGC_airship_activation_technology.JPG

TGC_airship_air_doctrine.JPG

TGC_airship_air_doctrine_strat_bomb_concept.JPG

TGC_airship_development_screen.JPG

TGC_airship_production_screen.JPG

TGC_airship_unit_modifiers.JPG

TGC_airship_research_strat_bomber.JPG

TGC_airship_unit_card.JPG
 

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