Originally posted by 50cal
"Umm... why does everyone feel the need to hardcode D-Day? "
Cause the AI doesnt feel the need or understand the tactical importance of a Second front. The second front in this game is critical to the survival of the USSR. It has to be hardcoded. Otherwise the AI will simply resort to landing an armor division here and there and getting chopped up.
I think D-Day should be hardcoded. Maybe on June 5th, but sometime in 1944. Aswell I think Dieppe and an Anvil event aswell.
"D-Day didn't have to happen in real life. America didn't even have to join the war. "
But some kind of second front event has to happen. Cause the AI is nothing but a set of random actions and triggers. You have to use events to steer it in a historical/tactical direction like in the EU series.
Only problem is that we would have 100 guys screaming murder that we are trying to force them into playing a certain way. Believe me there is a lot of people who feels that way.