The New SMEP for HoI2

[luakel]

afaik SMEP does not add/remove/change any AI files, except for switches.
Did you try clean install then 1.3a then 1.3b?

I haven't installed 1.3b, so I think that there are two cases: 1. For whatever reason, 1.3 doesn't include the file it specified a path to, or 2. SMEP changes the name of the file in those events.

So.. does anyone know where this "lebensraum" event is?

Also, where is event 2798? Its a trigger for "bitter peace" with the soviets

I must be going crazy...

It's in either uk, japan, or romania.

 

[Galleblære]

I haven't installed 1.3b, so I think that there are two cases: 1. For whatever reason, 1.3 doesn't include the file it specified a path to, or 2. SMEP changes the name of the file in those events.

It's in either uk, japan, or romania.

Thanks a billion, it was located in the Romania file, but I still can't find the lebensraum event..

 

[Galleblære]

I've played through half a german '36 campaign now, and SMEP is excellent as always. However, there are a few things that annoy me a bit.

-The first is a fault with the new puppet realse system, but would it be possible to remove the dissent in the event as well? You are forced to release several puppets in Yugoslavia, and so this becomes rather painful.

-Secondly, while I like the automatic puppeting of nations you conquer like Turkey, Iran etc, it would be nice to have a "b" option where total conquest is preferable. Reason was, I wanted to release the Ottoman empire, so they could project some power in the area with german tech. But I never got the chance.

-Also, I think a seperate British surrender event should be included if the home islands are conquered before the US or Soviet Union enters the battle. I know there is one such event, but I didn't manage to make it trigger even when the Home islands, gibraltar and much of North Africa was conquered.

There is some work being done in the main HoI2 forum about such events..

 

[szmik]

I've played through half a german '36 campaign now, and SMEP is excellent as always. However, there are a few things that annoy me a bit.

-The first is a fault with the new puppet realse system, but would it be possible to remove the dissent in the event as well? You are forced to release several puppets in Yugoslavia, and so this becomes rather painful.

install 1.3b patch!!!

-Secondly, while I like the automatic puppeting of nations you conquer like Turkey, Iran etc, it would be nice to have a "b" option where total conquest is preferable. Reason was, I wanted to release the Ottoman empire, so they could project some power in the area with german tech. But I never got the chance.

world conquest is quite unrealistic so is total tech sharing. Tech capabilities are not included in game but I hardly could see capability of Turkey to produce Tigers even if they have enough IC
Anyway try to avoid meeting events conditions and annex nation manually then release it.

-Also, I think a seperate British surrender event should be included if the home islands are conquered before the US or Soviet Union enters the battle. I know there is one such event, but I didn't manage to make it trigger even when the Home islands, gibraltar and much of North Africa was conquered.

There is some work being done in the main HoI2 forum about such events..

did you get Suez? iirc it's in the event trigger

 

[Galleblære]

install 1.3b patch!!!

I have! All it contains are some AI improvements.

world conquest is quite unrealistic so is total tech sharing. Tech capabilities are not included in game but I hardly could see capability of Turkey to produce Tigers even if they have enough IC
Anyway try to avoid meeting events conditions and annex nation manually then release it.

Uh, it is a game. It is possible. If you can liberate some obscure africa nations and and they have instant german super-techs, why not the Ottomans? Its just forcing the hand of they player to suddenly make them puppets. All I am asking for is a "b" option!

did you get Suez? iirc it's in the event trigger

No, I didn't when I think about it.. thanks!

 

[Jusas]

Humm... I was enjoying a successful campaign as Germany, I had beaten UK and now achieved victory in the East and the Führer was dancing on the tables over at the OKW... UNTIL...



Yeah, I was like WTF. :wacko:

I thought this was triggered maybe after '46? It's '41! Urgh...

 

[UncleAlias]

Now, this is getting interesting...

Can't wait to have 1.3 for Mac, so that I can test SMEP.

 

[Jusas]

Strangely, the Aliens didn't declare war. Now they're amassing their forces in a Bierstube in Munich ~250 divisions there. I'm desperately fortifying all around it...

 

[Da Swede]

Wow, SMEP got everything.. :O

 

[Atruejedi]

Strangely, the Aliens didn't declare war. Now they're amassing their forces in a Bierstube in Munich ~250 divisions there. I'm desperately fortifying all around it...

No war? Argh. But, the aliens will invade once the UK and USSR are destroyed and Germany is no longer at war with any other nation. I assume you met those requirements?

 

[Jusas]

No war? Argh. But, the aliens will invade once the UK and USSR are destroyed and Germany is no longer at war with any other nation. I assume you met those requirements?

Well, yes, temporarily after the invasion of USSR I was not in a war... ugh. Real nasty. So in order to avoid this I should have immediately declared a phony war on some nation to avoid the alien invasion? If so, this pretty much makes invasion of UK before USSR useless because you end up exactly in this situation, no war... unless the alien invasion fires randomly?

EDIT: So is it that they will or might invade after these events?

 

[luakel]

So, does anyone have anymore ideas for the problem me and dman45 are having? Could someone with both 1.3b and SMEP check in the ai/switches folder and see if there's a Minor_Gear_Up file?

 

[Atruejedi]

Well, yes, temporarily after the invasion of USSR I was not in a war... ugh. Real nasty. So in order to avoid this I should have immediately declared a phony war on some nation to avoid the alien invasion? If so, this pretty much makes invasion of UK before USSR useless because you end up exactly in this situation, no war... unless the alien invasion fires randomly?

EDIT: So is it that they will or might invade after these events?

They should have declared war automatically. Sadly they didn't... so, you have my permission to DOW them

Also, I stated that the UK AND USSR must both be defeated. Simply being at peace is not enough. You must crush the both of them, then be at total peace with the entire world. Then the aliens trigger.

Additionally, I owe everyone an apology. I have basically no free time this semester, so any work on SMEP is going to have to wait a while...

 

[unmerged(52815)]

Clean install then each patch

So, does anyone have anymore ideas for the problem me and dman45 are having? Could someone with both 1.3b and SMEP check in the ai/switches folder and see if there's a Minor_Gear_Up file?

I even tried going from a clean install and patching 1.1 then 1.2, 1.3, and 1.3a. Finally just unistalled and tried vanilla. It works fine there but when I do the SMEP mod I get the gearing up for war error. I also tried a game as SU but it crashed on something else. Can't remember what. Hoping one of you HOI2 gods and help this newbie out.
Since you all were playing it before the 1.3b patch I dono't think it should be required. Let me know if I am being stupid and should just try it one more time with 1.3b please.
Thanks

 

[unmerged(50970)]

Holy crap, I want aliens. Is there an event I can type in F12 to have them come early? I want to create a unified Earth against the alien threat. Or atleast a unified.. Central America.

 

[unmerged(52815)]

1.3b fixed it

So, does anyone have anymore ideas for the problem me and dman45 are having? Could someone with both 1.3b and SMEP check in the ai/switches folder and see if there's a Minor_Gear_Up file?

Luakel, I downloaded 1.3b and installed using winrar and it worked fine. Try the free trial of winrar and get 1.3b

 

[unmerged(42446)]

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is there any events that inclue canada with this mod ?

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[Jusas]

Also, I stated that the UK AND USSR must both be defeated. Simply being at peace is not enough. You must crush the both of them, then be at total peace with the entire world. Then the aliens trigger.

Well, basically this will happen every time then, if:
- You historically proceed with Poland, France and then make the UK surrender
- Take care of the USSR (easy, since only 25% of nat. provinces are required for bitter peace)

At this point I was not at war with anyone. I did not attack Belgium or Netherlands though, I don't know if that make a difference. The Allied nations were at peace with me after the UK surrender event and USA hadn't joined the war.

I prefer taking care of UK as soon as possible before they gain their strength and then go against the USSR. If I do it this way, it would seem that the alien invasion happens every time in this sort of scenario... feels weird, I thought it was just supposed to be an easter egg and not a basic part of gameplay.

 

[szmik]

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it would seem that the alien invasion happens every time in this sort of scenario... feels weird, I thought it was just supposed to be an easter egg and not a basic part of gameplay.

I commented out this easter egg

 

[Atruejedi]

Yes, but, you must also destroy Canada, Australia and New Zealand, along with the Netherlands (since they will also be at war with you if you're at war with the UK). By then, the United States will probably be in the war too just from your belligerence. So, this Easter Egg should be relatively rare.

How did you manage to remain entirely at peace? Did Japan defeat Australia and New Zealand, and annex the Netherlands? Did you defeat Canada?