Developer Diary | Congo

[D3vil]

Is it the same French VO already in the game or a new different one?

It is the new Belgian French one.

 

[D3vil]

Could we get a look at Congo's states as well?

 

[D3vil]

Thanks!

What are those small flags?

Whose side they would join if a Independence War were to happen, like Belgium, Independent Congo, Katanga, Rwanda or Burundi for example.

 

[D3vil]

Hot Fuzz referenced! Thought I'd miss it, huh?

Awesome stuff! Really happy to see some more excitement and flavor in Africa and to hopefully make it a much more interesting place to play

This is the part where I ask: may we see some of the handsome generals that the Congo can get? Or how about a state map (assuming you might have added new states/reworked the development values of the existing states)?

Great stuff, as always

Both generals and a map I have posted previously in the comments here, so they should be findable somewhere in here.

 

[D3vil]

Nice with some content for Africa.

Will Rwanda and Burundi have portraits and which ideologies do they start with?

They start as non-aligned, with their respective king as seen in the end of the dev diary as their starting leaders when released.

 

[D3vil]

Are there releasable countries inside the Congo? Can you show them please?

In Congo are Rwanda and Burundi, as well as Katanga as seen in a previous comment.
Other than that though, there are a few new releasables in Africa, such as Barotseland, Cabo Verde, Sokoto and Biafra.

 

[D3vil]

Does the African Union work like Ethiopia? Or has it been changed to make it worth going for?

Both countries have had their systems changed slightly to hopefully make them a bit more worth to go for.

 

[D3vil]

Can you show the effects of the "Great War of Africa" focus?

Wargoals to try and form the United States of Latin Africa.

 

[PDX_Per]

At the end, you say that alt-history Germany will come next week. Has the schedule changed or is this an error?

Fixed! It's actually this Wednesday.

 

[D3vil]

If I understand it correctly you can gain independence trough the colonial branch by the taking the Republic of Congo focus, right?

What happens in that case with the independence branch? Do you directly unlock the post independence branch or can you still complete some of the independence focuses?

Could I, as Congo, go all the way down the Colonial branch, complete Congo's place in the world and Whispers of Independence, then switch to completing the independence branch and gain independence peacefully, then bypass the Republic of Congo focus (since I would already be independent) an gain access to the 2 expansionist focus below it?

1: Yes
2: The parts that are about gaining autonomy exclusively or are about preparing for an independence war are locked, but other bonuses etc will still be attainable in that branch after being free
3: Yes, that focus can be bypassed if already independent.