Sunset invasion

[Avatar2312]

It states to occupy a coastal province in Europe and if in faction to only contain South American members or puppets.

Does this mean at the moment of the occupation, or can I have, say, Canada and the USA as puppet and invade and then annex them and still get the achievement?

 

[SophieX]

As far as I understand, you cannot have any puppets outside South-America; because at the moment you puppet, lets say, the USA, you get a country-flag called: achievement_failed_sunset_invasion
With this flag you can't reach the achievement in that gameplay.
Look:

Spoiler

sunset_invasion = {
id = 29
possible = {
is_ironman = yes
difficulty > 1
has_start_date < 1936.01.02
has_any_custom_difficulty_setting = no
game_rules_allow_achievements = yes
tag = MEX
}

happened = {
NOT = { has_country_flag = achievement_failed_sunset_invasion }
any_state = {
is_controlled_by = MEX
is_coastal = yes
is_on_continent = europe
}
}
}

And here is the "test" that you never have ( or had ) a puppet outside South America; or you will get the flag.

Spoiler

# Sunset invasion check
if = {
limit = {
is_puppet = no
OR = {
AND = {
tag = MEX
FROM = {
capital_scope = {
NOT = { is_on_continent = south_america }
}
}
}
AND = {
FROM = {
tag = MEX
}
capital_scope = {
NOT = { is_on_continent = south_america }
}
}
}
}
set_country_flag = achievement_failed_sunset_invasion
}

You can find that code in .....\common\on_actions\00_on_actios.txt

 

[Avatar2312]

Great. So even if I annex the USA I still have to deal with the Philppines which I can't annex. Argh!

Edit: Annexed USA again, Philippines became Puppet. Saved game. Looked into the save file and did not see the flag set (even ran the game for a few days). Apparently puppeting a puppet from a war looser does not count. So it might be that Brazil or Argentina (faction members) killed the achievement first by inviting yugoslavia into the faction, when it was attacked by the axis powers.

So this time it is kicking time for Brazil and Argentina.

Edit 2: Even creating a collaboration government in the USA does not set the flag, so I am still very unsure, but apparently it is all about faction members and puppets from Europe itself or perhaps puppets of faction members

 

[eastcoastceojam]

Not sure if this helps, but if you form the Hispanic Alliance, you should be able to invite Cuba and the Dominican Republic into your faction. Even though those two countries aren't technically in South America, I was still able to get this achievement this way.

With Cuba and the Dominican in the fold, your 1940 Subs should have sufficient range (also hire the Navy advisor and Ship Designer that boosts range) to reach the capital of Iceland. Justify on Denmark, and declare war before Hitler invades Poland, so Denmark won't have joined the Allies yet. Once you occupy Reykjavik, the achievement should fire. It took me 25 1940 subs to get the necessary naval supremacy to activate the Naval Invasion.

Denmark was the only nation I attacked- I didn't have to fight the USA or anyone else. This was done on 1.7.1., so apologies in advance if this no longer works with the La Resistance DLC.

 

[Avatar2312]

Yes, but no (as my wife often remarks). First of all it is an ahistorical game. Britain went fascist and joined the Axis. There is a commonwealth under the leadership of Canada. If I put anyone into my faction with even some form of independent thought they will autoinvite anyone the Axis attack. So I have to take care of that all by myself - but that's the fun part of it. Scott Mexico vs. the world.

I just have to check if the failed-flag is not present in the savegame regulary and then I will attrition the Axis into oblivion by letting them navalinvade me and then bombing the crap out of them.

Edit: The Denmark-thing worked. Just started the invasion from Boston. Thanks.