Quick Question - Vassalizing in War

[Fryslan0109]

So... I'm playing a Commonwealth game and have decided that it is best for Denmark to be in my sphere. I have declared war on what little remains of the state and fully occupied them, prepared to force-vassalize them. One problem - the Swedes declared war on Denmark before I could send them my generous peace offer.

So, a few questions:

If I send the deal and vassalize Denmark, do I inherit the war with Sweden?

Is it better to wait out the Swedes and occupy Denmark until they come to a white peace? (and consequently face mounting war exhaustion as what is technically a war drags on)

 

[Masquinongy]

You will be at war with the Swedes if you vassalize. I suggest doing it and beating the Swedes in the war or waiting until Sweden white peaces Denmark since you occupy it all.

Can you beat Sweden?

 

[Fryslan0109]

Epic tales will be told about the Danish Intervention and the Coming of the War with Sweden.

Yes, we can win. We are technological equals and Poland holds a vast manpower advantage. The Swede may defeat the Pole at sea, but ships can't stop a march down the Scandinavian Peninsula.

Thanks for the answers.

I guess if I had one more question it would be whether or not I am forced into the war with a "Preserve Status Quo"-type CB or I can add whichever demands I want (i.e. return Denmark to Denmark)

 

[quoms]

Just a heads up - it actually tells you this in the peace offer window now, if you have 'force vassal' selected. You might have to scroll down a bit and occasionally it tells me I'll be dragged into wars I can't actually join, but I haven't not been warned since whatever update they added this (1.4 or 1.5).

 

[Viperswhip]

And be careful, when you inherit a war it will auto call your allies, who may not want to join and break your alliances whether you wanted them in the war or not.

 

[Fryslan0109]

And be careful, when you inherit a war it will auto call your allies, who may not want to join and break your alliances whether you wanted them in the war or not.

I'm safe enough. I don't really care if France joins on my side because they have no navy and probably wouldn't contribute, plus our relations are probably good enough to reform any broken bonds. All my other vassals are subjects that will be forced into it (I collected Bohemia and Brandenburg before getting to this point).

 

[Viperswhip]

I'm safe enough. I don't really care if France joins on my side because they have no navy and probably wouldn't contribute, plus our relations are probably good enough to reform any broken bonds. All my other vassals are subjects that will be forced into it (I collected Bohemia and Brandenburg before getting to this point).

Well, don't be too sure, I wasn't able to get France back because in the time between allying them Denmark inherited Norway and became a powerful nation, raising my malus with France to 100 and I wasn't able to overcome that along with all the other silly relations penalties this game throws at you. I guess if you are not allied with any other great power you are probably fine, but damn it's annoying.

 

[Fryslan0109]

Update: The war is over and all Danish cores have been liberated from the Swedish yoke. I also pushed them out of Latvia to boot. Sweden's days as a great power are numbered. I'm considering keeping the Danes as a vassal-buffer zone but annexing them is so tempting...

Edit: France and the Palatinate (an octopus-shaped German superpower) joined me and helped to carpet siege Sweden (apparently I was wrong about France lacking transport capacity - I have to thank P'dox for making invasion AI much better). That said, I did inexplicably lose an entire army in a battle despite outnumbering the Swedes and matching them in tech. The fault of having Eastern units, perhaps, but I won't complain - manpower was really the deciding factor and the Swedes had next to none when the war started.