Resources from allies?

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Do you just get resources from puppets? Playing germany in the 1939 scenario (single) player scenario for the first time and is desperate for oil. Have read the rules and checked the ledger where there is a "resources from puppets" but none for resources from allies. Does that mean the game encourages the ahistorical approach of conquring Romania rather than make them a satellite (that is ally) in order to get that precious oil from the Ploesti oil fileds???

 

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Make them an ally...

Do you just get resources from puppets? Playing germany in the 1939 scenario (single) player scenario for the first time and is desperate for oil. Have read the rules and checked the ledger where there is a "resources from puppets" but none for resources from allies. Does that mean the game encourages the ahistorical approach of conquring Romania rather than make them a satellite (that is ally) in order to get that precious oil from the Ploesti oil fileds???

When Romania is your ally, they deliver free of charge a mega oil delivery in early summer every year. It's usually enough to get through the next year if you are set up correctly.

 

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fletcher_101 is talking about the Romania oil EVENTs 5xxx

for these to trigger romania must be allied to Germany and the province of Poilesti must be in Romanian possession.

There is an event for each year and you receive 15k units of oil for each year. It is enough to keep you going, until you take Saudi or Caucasus.

Puppets only give you the surplus resources. Check the ledger to get more specific info on whats coming into your warehouse.

 

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Putting Romania aside for the moment, you can also solve all of your oil problems by researching to the end of the industry tech tree. When you start a new game as germany, make a commitment to always research the next industry gold and you can have advanced rubber and oil plants by 1939-40. At that point you will be able to simply convert the mounds of coal you get each day from Poland and France. IMO this is a necessity in mp games as human opposition will really starve you for resources but it also applies to sp