The Caspian Sea

[The Jawa]

So, I was hoping to finally realize the Pan-Turanian dreams of the Young Turks in uniting all the Turkic peoples of the world under one Great Sultan (mine). In real life, these plans included the conquest of Azerbaijan and Turkestan. Currently, the only way to accomplish these tasks is to take them from Russia (obviously) and annex Northern Persia or the Volga Basin in Russia proper. Is there any way to build a port in Baku so I can just sail my soldiers across the Caspian? I don't particularly want to be annexing Astrakhan or Resht if I can help it. Would Turkestan be a feasible part of an empire if not connected by land to the rest of my empire? Thanks for the help!

 

[OHgamer]

No the Caspian Sea is not an active body of water for navigation - simply included for geographic accuracy.

 

[The Jawa]

Okay, thanks. If I got Russia to cede Turkestan to me in a peace treaty would that be a feasible piece of empire? Having more experience with Hearts of Iron 2 I am just concerned about "supply". As far as I know that's not an issue in Ricky, but any thoughts would be appreciated.

 

[OHgamer]

should not be an issue - as you note supply is not an issue in Victoria - armies live off the land if you will.

 

[unmerged(17791)]

I've always wanted to ask; why is the Caspian Sea two (2) sea zones?

Also there is a lake in Canada which is unnamed. WHY?

Maybe it's 2 sea zones to limit longitudinal visibility from one side to the other. But I can't recall if it actually works that way...

Then there's that province in Ecuador. And Dresden. Inquiring minds want to know. :wacko:

 

[ollobrains]

however getting russia to agree to such a peace treaty will require u taking out the blobs are us

 

[unmerged(106891)]

I think you could make the Caspian Sea an 'open sea', if you like. It would just require modding the province.csv file, I think. Of course I haven't done any testing for this, but I think it could be done easily enough - I've turned land provinces into oceans before (and vice-versa), so a lake should really be easier.

 

[volksmarschall]

I think you could make the Caspian Sea an 'open sea', if you like. It would just require modding the province.csv file, I think. Of course I haven't done any testing for this, but I think it could be done easily enough - I've turned land provinces into oceans before (and vice-versa), so a lake should really be easier.

I believe you are correct though I've not done such.

 

[T'ung Dynasty]

Okay, thanks. If I got Russia to cede Turkestan to me in a peace treaty would that be a feasible piece of empire? Having more experience with Hearts of Iron 2 I am just concerned about "supply". As far as I know that's not an issue in Ricky, but any thoughts would be appreciated.

But in this game, it is hard to slice large portion of land like HOI