Uranium for Uruguay

[Specialist290]

I'm going to echo the general sentiment: While not using the nukes did prove to be a slight anticlimax, the mere fact that a minor power like Uruguay has nukes -- and has apparently beaten the rest of the world to them -- is a true accomplishment in and of itself. The rest is mere details.

By chance, could we get a quick map of what the newer, slimmer, slightly less-United States now looks like?

 

[TheButterflyComposer]

At the very least it demonstrated that HOI4 can be alt-history in a big way, the AI works at least on some level in regards to invading places (even the US) and that it's possible to have multiple large wars one after the otherness rather than just on big world war.

An interesting excursion.

 

[El Pip]

Will there be an epilogue in which Lisan asks for the explanation? And perhaps asks why the final part of the challenge was in the power of others (Uruguay was never going to be able to raise World Tension).

In any event, congratulations on obtaining a submarine wielding, nuclear armed Uruguay. And greater congratulations on actually reaching a conclusion, even if it wasn't quite the classic Vera-Lynn-Singing-over-Mushroom-Clouds ending that may have reasonably been expected at the start.

 

[Tom D.]

I am so sorry form-bound, but it is now the end of 1948 and we failed. Five bombs, and not one tested. Lots of lovely bombers, and not one used. I only hope my mentor is not disappointed. Can you feel it form-bound, we are being called back - do not depart from me now. We must go back

That was a nice Thirteen Colonies occupation zone the British had, but unfortunately you couldn't aid them with your bombs. Nevertheless we'll quickly be sucked up again with Kanem Bornu. This cross-boundary AARs/games concept is very interesting, and hopefully it might be used more in the future by others. Well done!

 

[stnylan]

Well, I give the form-free a fighting draw on this one. The strange events of the world may have precluded you launching a vicious, unwarranted and devastating nuclear attack that would have murdered vast quantities of electronic sim-form-bound - a tragedy no doubt - but you showed that Uruguay could indeed develop them. And a nice little flotilla of increasingly sophisticated subs. Huzzah!

Given vast economic resources were not enough to save the US in the end (and the crazy decision to somehow declare war on the Allies sealed their fate), the Uruguayan nuclear deterrent plus isolation and a lack of any credible threat was clearly a more effective defence!

Thank you for this short, sharp and strange excursion.

It was very frustrating not to be able to get involved in some fighting I must admit, but fortunately the world kept things interesting.

I'm going to echo the general sentiment: While not using the nukes did prove to be a slight anticlimax, the mere fact that a minor power like Uruguay has nukes -- and has apparently beaten the rest of the world to them -- is a true accomplishment in and of itself. The rest is mere details.

By chance, could we get a quick map of what the newer, slimmer, slightly less-United States now looks like?

To be fair I don't know if the rest of the world has nukes or not, and no real way to see if anyone else is using them. I will try and find a map of the US post-peace, but from memory I think the Allies took mostly islands and Japan Alaska. I don't recall any of the 48 states themselves being handed over.

At the very least it demonstrated that HOI4 can be alt-history in a big way, the AI works at least on some level in regards to invading places (even the US) and that it's possible to have multiple large wars one after the otherness rather than just on big world war.

An interesting excursion.

Yes it is a rather fun demonstration of what is possible.

Will there be an epilogue in which Lisan asks for the explanation? And perhaps asks why the final part of the challenge was in the power of others (Uruguay was never going to be able to raise World Tension).

In any event, congratulations on obtaining a submarine wielding, nuclear armed Uruguay. And greater congratulations on actually reaching a conclusion, even if it wasn't quite the classic Vera-Lynn-Singing-over-Mushroom-Clouds ending that may have reasonably been expected at the start.

There will be - or at least as much as an explanation as Lisan ever gets - and I will link it in this thread when it occurs in the other AAR thread.

I am fully intending at some point in time to re-do something like this (maybe with a nation with more than one state) and non-neutrality focus to have some atomic fun.

That was a nice Thirteen Colonies occupation zone the British had, but unfortunately you couldn't aid them with your bombs. Nevertheless we'll quickly be sucked up again with Kanem Bornu. This cross-boundary AARs/games concept is very interesting, and hopefully it might be used more in the future by others. Well done!

It was remarkably Thirteen Colonies.

And thank you for your thought of the concept. I am certainly open to further experimentation with it.

 

[stnylan]

@Specialist290

Looks like I didn't take any screenshots of the States after the war ended, but from this one you can see the 48 looks intact, but can just tell that Alaska has been lost.

 

[Specialist290]

Much appreciated

(Also, I just now noticed that the game counts Newfoundland as under direct British rule rather than a part of Canada, as is historically accurate for the period. Nice attention to detail on Paradox's part there.)

 

[stnylan]

(Also, I just now noticed that the game counts Newfoundland as under direct British rule rather than a part of Canada, as is historically accurate for the period. Nice attention to detail on Paradox's part there.)

Yes, it is neat how Paradox tries to pay attention to details like that.

 

[Nuada Airgetlám]

A strange world. Perhaps made deliberately so, as an impossible test, to gauge Lisan's reaction...

An enjoyable read.

 

[stnylan]

A strange world. Perhaps made deliberately so, as an impossible test, to gauge Lisan's reaction...

An enjoyable read.

Very much made to gauge and judge Lisan.

 

[Bullfilter]

Very much made to gauge and judge Lisan.

Hmm, and what was the verdict?

 

[Alex Borhild]

This certainly was an interesting game! Following world events and watching for alternate history, both plausible and implausible, is part of the joy of isolated "observer" games, in my experience.

 

[Centurial]

Hehe, just got around to reading this. That was... silly

 

[stnylan]

For those who were primarily interested in this and not the whole tale, I haven't forgotten that I intend to add a postcript. The honest truth is just that I haven't gotten around to writing any narrative yet due to the fun and games of the season. Hopefully now things are settling down I will get the chance to do so.

Hmm, and what was the verdict?

See above

This certainly was an interesting game! Following world events and watching for alternate history, both plausible and implausible, is part of the joy of isolated "observer" games, in my experience.

I would very much agree

Hehe, just got around to reading this. That was... silly

Yes but fun

 

[Lordban]

Nothing happening on the writAAR's end and yet this is still engaging

 

[The Number 9]

Excellent read ! (I'm catching up the Kanem Bornu AAR and so I just ended up here ).

This game was incredible, so much mess !

 

[stnylan]

Excellent read ! (I'm catching up the Kanem Bornu AAR and so I just ended up here ).

This game was incredible, so much mess !

One cannot lie, I had a lot of fun for what ended up being an observer game.