Switzerland 1915: The Final Tally
Oh what a game. I learned so much. I can think of a thousand things I could have done better that would have probably enabled me to actually conquer every single province of the whole world, but oh well. I did well enough.
Final badboy: 2937.413
A few screenshots for your viewing pleasure:
White is Integral (Level 5, Highest) Rail:
Asian territories:
North America:
Top 20 nations.
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And finally, the victory screen:
Notice the small disparity in numbers there. ^^
At this point there are about 60 other countries left worldwide. I have 0 diplomacy points at this moment and get 2.4 per year, so I will get about 11 over the course of the rest of the game. Not a complete world conquest, but pretty darn close.
So there you have it. It is possible to conquer the world with Switzerland without taking over China or Korea and without trading land for land and ripping off the AI. No exploits and no cheats used.
Just tech up, industrialize, and build up a massive military. Not too hard really. I'm sure you could do it with a lot of other countries, although Switzerland does have quite a few unique advantages.
Right now I'm playing a game as Two Sicilies and have learned that there is a _big_ difference between very hard/furious and normal/normal. Simply put, what I did here with Switzerland would not have been possible on very hard/furious.
And I can't believe some of you still doubt the wisdom and benevolence of the Patriciate. Isn't it obvious that they only have the best interests of humanity at heart?