Texan silliness?

[Lucidor]

I am still playing the US. After defending the Texans from the Mexicans, the alliance dissolves. I renew it, which goes fine. Then, I get the message that the Texans had turned to the Brittish and become a part of their dominion. My alliance with them is gone...

Damn, I think, and guarantee their independence, lest the British should try a total takeover.

Then I get the message that they are applying for statehood. - I accept them and then have to face a war with the Mexicans, where they are still allied to the British and not a part fo the US.

Can someone please help me clearify this obvious silliness of events?

 

[unmerged(1949)]

We Texans know how to play the game. he! he! he! Historically, the British had an interest in Texas, but never recognized our independence. When it looked like we might join the Union, they rushed an offer for recognition, but it was to late. So it isn't out of the question that Texas join the British in alliance, if they recognize Texas independence.
I do agree that it seems odd that they would ally with Britian, if the US has been actively allied to Texas.

 

[unmerged(547)]

Just good old fashioned diplomacy isn't it? Playing one side against the other for the best deal?

 

[Lucidor]

Originally posted by tyreynolds
We Texans know how to play the game. he! he! he! Historically, the British had an interest in Texas, but never recognized our independence. When it looked like we might join the Union, they rushed an offer for recognition, but it was to late. So it isn't out of the question that Texas join the British in alliance, if they recognize Texas independence.
I do agree that it seems odd that they would ally with Britian, if the US has been actively allied to Texas.

Question is still, though... Will I still get them as a state if I help them defeat the Mexicans or is the event broken?

I quit that game, for fear of doing lots of work for nothing.

 

[Faeelin]

They became a dominion?

Woah.

 

[Tim O]

Holy Crap! That's wack!

 

[Charles VII]

Historicly, Sammy Houston scared the Union into annexing Texas by threatening to ally with Britain.

 

[Tim O]

Originally posted by Charles VII
Historicly, Sammy Houston scared the Union into annexing Texas by threatening to ally with Britain.

There's a huge difference between that and becoming a Dominion of the British Empire one year and then a year or two down the road applying for American statehood!

 

[Alexander Seil]

"that's wack" is when Japan marches with one cavalry division through a string of provinces in Siberia and takes Moscow. Political games on Texan part is not.

 

[dtroiani]

Originally posted by Alexander Seil
"that's wack" is when Japan marches with one cavalry division through a string of provinces in Siberia and takes Moscow. Political games on Texan part is not.

I agree with your japan thing. The texas thing, that is everyday politics...

 

[Tim O]

Originally posted by Alexander Seil
"that's wack" is when Japan marches with one cavalry division through a string of provinces in Siberia and takes Moscow. Political games on Texan part is not.

I don't see a thread on that. Can I have a link please.

 

[Johan]

Originally posted by Timothy Ortiz
I don't see a thread on that. Can I have a link please.

Its a reference to an old debate on HoI written by Alexanders Seil He wrote a bunch of long derogatory comments about the supply system early after HoI was released.

 

[John Poole]

A Dominion of Britain eh? That is definitly an option I dont recall discussed in my Texas History class...but I like it! That should keep those Yanks from oppressing us! But...it strikes me as odd the Brits would take a dominion in 1840 or so that had the institution of Slavery.

 

[Tim O]

Just because it's a problem that is not on the scale of some in HOI does not mean it's not an item of concern.

 

[John Poole]

Originally posted by Timothy Ortiz
Just because it's a problem that is not on the scale of some in HOI does not mean it's not an item of concern.

Aye. It seems the historical oddities that were slightly annoying in EU2 are now a serious problem since they are much closer to home, being in the less distant past.

 

[unmerged(16585)]

oddly enough the whole dominion system did not emerge for another 30 years (give or take a few).

 

[Alexander Seil]

Originally posted by Johan
Its a reference to an old debate on HoI written by Alexanders Seil He wrote a bunch of long derogatory comments about the supply system early after HoI was released.

Gee, Johan, you have a loooong memory My post actually dealt more so with the world market than supply system

 

[Alexander Seil]

Originally posted by John Poole
Aye. It seems the historical oddities that were slightly annoying in EU2 are now a serious problem since they are much closer to home, being in the less distant past.

They are now, however, concentrated in 84 EU-equivalent gameplay years, which makes their elimination at some later date much more viable. It was sort of hard to simulate 400 years of development with one engine. Even so, Paradox did a remarkable job at patching and mods made it even better.