USA in Localisation files.

[benice1234]

USA;United States of America;Etats-Unis d'Amérique;Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika;;Estados Unidos de América;;;;;;;;;x
USA_SHORT;United States;Etats-Unis;Vereinigte Staaten;;EEUU;;;;;;;;;x
USA_ADJ;American;américain;Amerikan.;;estadounidense;;;;;;;;;x
USA_TXT;America is a silly place, let's not go there.;;Amerika ist ein verrücktes Land, lasst uns dort auf keinen Fall hingehen!;;;;;;;;;;;x
USA_POP;Americans;Américains;Amerikaner;;estadounidenses;;;;;;;;;x

Have I caught you red-handed, Paradox?


Let the speculation begin.

 

[Pooned]

"America is a silly place, let's not go there."

Speculation: solved i guess.

 

[benice1234]

Mayhaps. I interpreted it as they aren't doing it yet, but it's redundant to put it in there if it's not going to be used.
Or they're taunting us, of course.

 

[n0z3k1ll3r]

Brock and Tecumseh are in the British Leaders file too.

I suspect they were going to add 1812 and the American Theater in but changed their mind.

 

[Geredis]

Or they're DLC...didn't they leave little wonderful breadcrumbs like this before in CK2 I thought?

 

[Acularius]

You mean I'll eventually be able to play that newly patriotized part of Canadian history? The War of 1812?
However, how would one keep Brock in Canada since you can move generals around the world in a second.

[There has been a large push to make this war a larger part of the Canadian identity, just some background information]

 

[Will Lucky]

Brock and Tecumseh are in the British Leaders file too.

I suspect they were going to add 1812 and the American Theater in but changed their mind.

Actually they were going to, they had seperate boxes for the American Theater but cut them out in the end because it didn't flow well or something like that.

 

[Liquid Sky]

It wasn't much of a war. The Americans ranked somewhere below girl scouts armed with magic markers in fighting ability. After an entire year of trying to invade Canada, they managed to hold onto an area the size of a city block.

They had such wonderful ideas as democratically voting for your combat leaders. Announcing that the militia (reserves) will not be partaking in the invasion over the Niagra *after* the regulars have started. And my favourite, surrendering the entire territory of Michigan and Detroit over the thought that they might have to fight Indians with the British.

Of course, sending in the "crack" troops (the boys from Kentucky) into Canada just before winter clad in only those god-awful red cotton shirts wasn't a brilliant move either.

Seriously, there just isn't very much movement, and a comic farce of an invasion on the part of the americans to really justify making a game of it.

 

[DominusNovus]

And yet, the US did fairly well at sea, against the great naval power of the time.

But I personally appreciate the Monty Python reference.

 

[Teutonic_Thrash]

I've seen a lot of weird stuff in the localisation files, some of which seems to come from EU. So I wouldn't put too much stock in this yet.

 

[benice1234]

It wasn't much of a war. The Americans ranked somewhere below girl scouts armed with magic markers in fighting ability. After an entire year of trying to invade Canada, they managed to hold onto an area the size of a city block.

They had such wonderful ideas as democratically voting for your combat leaders. Announcing that the militia (reserves) will not be partaking in the invasion over the Niagra *after* the regulars have started. And my favourite, surrendering the entire territory of Michigan and Detroit over the thought that they might have to fight Indians with the British.

Of course, sending in the "crack" troops (the boys from Kentucky) into Canada just before winter clad in only those god-awful red cotton shirts wasn't a brilliant move either.

Seriously, there just isn't very much movement, and a comic farce of an invasion on the part of the americans to really justify making a game of it.

Yeah, we Americans are weird.

 

[wedgeskwalker9]

It wasn't much of a war. The Americans ranked somewhere below girl scouts armed with magic markers in fighting ability. After an entire year of trying to invade Canada, they managed to hold onto an area the size of a city block.

They had such wonderful ideas as democratically voting for your combat leaders. Announcing that the militia (reserves) will not be partaking in the invasion over the Niagra *after* the regulars have started. And my favourite, surrendering the entire territory of Michigan and Detroit over the thought that they might have to fight Indians with the British.

Of course, sending in the "crack" troops (the boys from Kentucky) into Canada just before winter clad in only those god-awful red cotton shirts wasn't a brilliant move either.

Seriously, there just isn't very much movement, and a comic farce of an invasion on the part of the americans to really justify making a game of it.

Everyone knows the War of 1812 doesn't get good until after the Brits burn down Washington. We got a national anthem and a president from that last bit

 

[n0z3k1ll3r]

I for one would like the war to be in so we can have Andrew Jackson as a general and he can go around whacking everyone with his beatin' stick.

 

[benice1234]

I for one would like the war to be in so we can have Andrew Jackson as a general and he can go around whacking everyone with his beatin' stick.

+1


All the +1 in the world.

 

[Crater122]

I'm pretty sure the original company had larger goals for the game before it became a Paradox game. It's probably just left over data. Or an easter egg, now that I see the "America is a silly place..."

 

[Morgothic]

It wasn't much of a war. The Americans ranked somewhere below girl scouts armed with magic markers in fighting ability. After an entire year of trying to invade Canada, they managed to hold onto an area the size of a city block.

They had such wonderful ideas as democratically voting for your combat leaders. Announcing that the militia (reserves) will not be partaking in the invasion over the Niagra *after* the regulars have started. And my favourite, surrendering the entire territory of Michigan and Detroit over the thought that they might have to fight Indians with the British.

Of course, sending in the "crack" troops (the boys from Kentucky) into Canada just before winter clad in only those god-awful red cotton shirts wasn't a brilliant move either.

Seriously, there just isn't very much movement, and a comic farce of an invasion on the part of the americans to really justify making a game of it.

And they managed all that while Britain was focusing on a certain Frenchman abroad. Nice.

 

[ikki]

There should still be american ships that show up and fight a bit. Maybe sinking a few british and barbary vessels. Then go home.

 

[Sleight of Hand]

It's clear that this game's ambition was scaled back dramatically.

 

[benice1234]

There should still be american ships that show up and fight a bit. Maybe sinking a few british and barbary vessels. Then go home.

Not another Aztec Invasion. That would suck.

It's clear that this game's ambition was scaled back dramatically.

Yeah, unfortunately. I hope people will mod this, because otherwise I won't be able to be my precious Canada or Haiti.

 

[unmerged(465086)]

I'm pretty sure the original company had larger goals for the game before it became a Paradox game. It's probably just left over data. Or an easter egg, now that I see the "America is a silly place..."

what original company?

and what larger goals could a developer have with a game set in the Napoleonic Wars other than to set it in the Napoleonic Wars?

what the op found is probably just a joke. Paradox anticipated that users would eventually go looking for hints.