Why do refineries only gives me 5 oil & 3 rubber?

[Daliena]

In those situations I normally tag switch to the other country and give me the state. I personally don't think of its cheating, when done within logical and realistic situations

Tagwhatnow? *Blank clueless stare of a newcomer*

 

[balmung60]

Tagwhatnow? *Blank clueless stare of a newcomer*

He means opening the dev console (` key on QWERTY keyboards, does not work on Ironman) and using the "tag [Country Tag]" command to change what country he's controlling. So let's say I'm New Zealand and my cobelligerent, Australia just stole occupation of the steel state in Japan I wanted to occupy to keep making the mighty Big Bob tank and I think that's poppycock. What I'd do is open the console, enter "tag AST", hand control of the state over to New Zealand, then enter "tag NZL" to switch back to New Zealand.

 

[Daliena]

He means opening the dev console (` key on QWERTY keyboards, does not work on Ironman) and using the "tag [Country Tag]" command to change what country he's controlling. So let's say I'm New Zealand and my cobelligerent, Australia just stole occupation of the steel state in Japan I wanted to occupy to keep making the mighty Big Bob tank and I think that's poppycock. What I'd do is open the console, enter "tag AST", hand control of the state over to New Zealand, then enter "tag NZL" to switch back to New Zealand.

I see, I see.. Could be good to know the next time the AI steals a critical resource province from me (when I conquered it, no less!) and then decides that trading is for nerds. Cheers, you two.

 

[grandad1982]

I see, I see.. Could be good to know the next time the AI steals a critical resource province from me (when I conquered it, no less!) and then decides that trading is for nerds. Cheers, you two.

What ever you do if you tag to another country DON'T UNPAUSE! The ai will dick your country over and you'll be sad/angry.

 

[Drewoid13]

You also get to make your allies not hate you. Seriously, when I played Germany, sometime in the late 1940's (I like to take my time, sue me) Italy and Hungary closed their economies. Right after I was starting mass production of modern ships and tanks. About 2/3rds or so of the world's entire supply of Chromium went out of my access thanks to that because of Italy controlling Turkey (Sure, I conquer it but it's all given to Italian administration until the end of the war because reasons..) and the rest being in Allied (and probably Soviet, who while not at war were barely willing to trade with me) countries, throttling my project for modernizing the Wehrmacht and Kriegsmarine completely and leading to an assault on the continental United States with divisions that were barely equipped with the armor they were meant to have.

I swear if I had continued that save after I beat the US and got bored, Italy would be a smoking, irradiated crater by the time I was done with Mussolini.

You also have the option in diplomacy to request administration of a state. If you're limited in the request I find the ai generally accepts.