You say,
"They wanted to get the game out ASAP". You hit the nail right on the head. This is exactly my point. While excusable for a non-profit mod, I find this inexcusable in a for-profit mod. If you want me to be quite honest I think they were just trying to beat out Darkest Hour to get released, realizing that once Darkest Hour hit the streets, they would lose their chance to make any money.
Well I am planning on uninstalling Iron Cross, as it is by far the best answer to its difficulties. Before doing so I decided to load up as Nationalist China and see how well they reflected Asian events. After annexing Communist China in April 1934 (it was embarrassingly easy!), and not seeing certain historical events happen in Xinjiang, I decided the expansion is simply a wreck. I don't think there is anyone on the Iron Cross team with any in-depth knowledge of Asian affairs. I won't trouble this forum with any more comments unless someone makes the mistake of hurling a personal insult at me. I'll just show that I can do better with my own mod, and will likely make a 1931 scenario for Vanilla AOD, and wait on Mexbuild's map or create my own. 6000 provinces is nice but in my judgment overkill.