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Looking good so far :) You are doing an amazing job! A quick suggestion though: Could you maybe change the color of the Soviet Union? It seems weird to have them in green :)
 
Congratulations on having restored the Christian rule on Istanbul.

But how come, that the British have no territory, that you would be interested in? Didn´t they turn any of their former colonies into states? What about Gibraltar, their possesions in Africa, India and all the other red-coloured places? And why haven't you got any spherelings? ( for instance some states that you do not intend to conquer, let's say in South America?). You see - take Guyanna (if turned into a state) from the British and then sphere Brasil and Venezuela :)
 
Congratulations on having restored the Christian rule on Istanbul.

But how come, that the British have no territory, that you would be interested in? Didn´t they turn any of their former colonies into states? What about Gibraltar, their possesions in Africa, India and all the other red-coloured places? And why haven't you got any spherelings? ( for instance some states that you do not intend to conquer, let's say in South America?). You see - take Guyanna (if turned into a state) from the British and then sphere Brasil and Venezuela :)

i havent got any spherelings because i forgot about it :rolleyes: none of the british colonies in africa have been turned in to states and i completelly forgot about gibralta.

and vrael i agree it does look weird but i havent got a clue how to change it.
 
Go in your Vicky2 folder under savegames, and open up the current save in Notepad or something like that. Then search for (ctrl+F) "russia" or "soviet_union". If you find it look for a three number code like [173 0 93], and overwrite it with the following: [153 0 0] (possibly without brackets). This should give you a dark red color.
 
part 15- a little war

On the 24th of June we mobilize for war against the Austrian menace so that we can acquire the land separating Italian controlled Balkans and Italy proper.

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On the 19th of august the 1st Olympics comes to an end with our athletes out performing many other countries.

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We don’t celebrate for long as war is declared on the 12th of September. We call our most important ally the German empire to aid us in defeating the weakened Austria. Austria’s most important ally France decides that it is incapable of aiding Austria and decides to remain neutral.

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The first battle of the war end in victory as Bosnian, Greek and Italian soldiers defeat the Austrian army in Montenegro.

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While we deal with a majority of the Austrian army Germany begins to occupy bohemia, Moravia and other large areas of Austria.

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On the 1st of November Poland declares war on Krakow. Will the tiny polish state be able to avoid being absorbed into its larger neighbour?

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As the war continues our navy destroys the Austrian navy and blockades the coast. At the same time our mighty army forces Austria out of Bosnia and goes on the offensive in Tirol surrounding a huge Austrian army near the Alps.

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On the 3rd of February 1896 Persia declares war on Azerbaijan and victory in the war against Austria is close as the Germans have nearly finished occupying over half of Austria.

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On the 3rd of April the Austrian government accepts our offer of peace. Now our empire in the Balkans is connected to Italy proper it will be easier to defend and it will unite our empire.

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On the 12th of July we accept an alliance offer from Belarus. And on the 16th we enact the balfour declaration.

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On the 31st of December the 2nd Great War begins as the Soviet Union and Spain declares war on France and Austria to liberate rovne.

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To the north Krakow is holding out against Poland. Krakow’s army of 33,000 men holds back the polish forces despite being outnumbered by nearly 3 to 1 by the polish army. For reasons unknown the polish government is unwilling to commit its entire army to the campaign perhaps in fear that the soviets might attack to the north.

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On the 13th of April 1897 we have a model colony one that all over nations will try to base theirs on.

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By November 1897 nearly all of Spain has fallen to France. It has become clear that this war will be decided by the Austrian and soviet militaries as the French have been denied military access by us and the Germans.

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As Britain continues to wage war against china in the Far East thing turn grim for china as Britain captures Beijing and burns the summer palace to the ground.

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On the 23rd of March 1898 Spain surrenders to France and is forced to give Catalonia and several colonies to the French.

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In the east the Great War comes to an end in an Austrian victory with the Soviet Union falling to secondary power status. And the polish government fails to capture Krakow after 4 attempts to take the city and the war ends.

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It has become clear that Britain has become power hungry as they declare war on Portugal for east Angola on the 17th of December 1899. After hearing of this act of aggression we immediately offer aid to the Portuguese government in the form of military and financial aid.

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part 16- the sick man is no longer in europe

On the 1st of January 1900 the Soviet Union declares war on Azerbaijan.

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On the 16th of April our expedition to the North Pole returns without success.

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On the 20th of July we accept an alliance proposal from the Netherlands and in august the Anglo Portuguese war comes to an end with a British victory.

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A crisis erupts in 1901 as Turkish rebels from ottoman controlled Europe launch an invasion of Bulgaria. In March the rebels declare the Turkish Balkan republic and launch a full scale invasion under the Turkish flag. Mistaking the invasion as an act of the sultan and the Ottoman Empire the army of Istanbul launches an invasion of Anatolia. In April the king meets the sultan and convinces the sultan to give up control of the Balkan territory in return for financial aid and military aid in putting down a rebellion in Iraq. The king also agrees not to wage war against the ottomans in the future unless attacked.

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With the formal seizure of the ottoman land in April the whole of the Balkans in now under Italian rule.

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In October it is acknowledged that we have a model colony.

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In December rebellion in the Soviet Union starts all over again and on the 19th of January 1902 the soviets successfully annex Azerbaijan.

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In February we celebrate as our brave men become the first to reach the North Pole.

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On the 3rd of July we start building the largest naval ship in existence; it will make all other navies tremble at the name of the dreadnaught. This is the ship of the future and we have a head start over any of our rivals, soon Italia will rule the waves.

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The same day that the construction of the dreadnaught begins we add Cuba to our sphere of influence.

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In September Sweden declares war on the Soviet Union to acquire Karelia but unfortunately for the swedes the Netherlands joins the war to aid the soviets.

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The swedes are able to overwhelm the soviets and local rebels but their situation soon becomes difficult due to the blockade being imposed by the Netherlands.

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On the 6th of January 1903 the polish decide to try again against Krakow.

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On the 18th of July the Polish succeed in annexing Krakow, but their victory doesn’t last very long as Austria Hungary declares war on Poland and forces them to release Krakow. By January 1904 Krakow is once again independent.

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In the north the swedes fail to capitalize on the weakness of the soviets and the war ends in a white peace thanks to the Dutch navy.

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And now we take a look at what our king is up to.

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part 17- rebellion

In July 1905 a month after Armenia received independence from the ottomans the ottomans declare war on Armenia to re capture it.

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In august 1906 an earthquake hits San Francisco in California Mexico devastating the local population.

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The empire is becoming increasingly instable as the Greeks and Bulgarians rebel in November and almost succeed.

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On the 15th of august 1907 despite the constant rebellion in the Balkans we become the world’s greatest power.

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Later that same month the Dutch-Swedish war comes to an end with the Netherlands taking a chunk of land in southern Sweden.

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In November we accept an alliance offer from Germany.

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On the 7th of March fascists are activated across the world by Venezuela. And we have a colonial exposition.

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In May china declares war on Kokand and France declares war on Spain to free morocco.

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In July our expedition to the South Pole fails again. And we also decide to attend the fourth Olympics.

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in October 1908 we enact a political reform and in January 1909 we enact the decision national banking act.

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The war between France and Spain comes to an end in a French victory and the Chinese defeat Kokand.

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Think continue to get worse in the Balkans throughout 1909 with several small revolts. Suddenly in November our military in the Balkans joins the rebel and declare the Greek Balkan republic under temporary Greek leadership. The rebel forces advance north at lightning speed and capture Sarajevo and are now moving north to invade Italy proper. The rebels have a large army and have our experimental new weapon the tank which was being tested by the Istanbul garrison. The future of the empire is in the balance if we lose it will spell disaster, but can our army emerge victorious or will we fail to re assert our strenght.

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Very good stuff. Forming Italy so quickly and then managing such considerable expansion via victory in so many wars is no mean feat. All the more impressive is how brilliant a father the previous King proved, considering the last cartoon strip!
 
Ok, that newly established Greece looks quite impressive on the map. But when I compare the number of your divisions before and after the secession, it should be totally manageable for you to stop the Greek advance on Italy and then retake all the rebelling provinces. It is however great to see the game develops this way.

On another note, on your western border France seems to be getting quite strong once again. Didn’t you consider intervening on the side of Spain in one of their previous wars with France?
 
Ok, that newly established Greece looks quite impressive on the map. But when I compare the number of your divisions before and after the secession, it should be totally manageable for you to stop the Greek advance on Italy and then retake all the rebelling provinces. It is however great to see the game develops this way.

On another note, on your western border France seems to be getting quite strong once again. Didn’t you consider intervening on the side of Spain in one of their previous wars with France?
i wa frendly enough at the time but now they are in my sphere. and i have no doubt that i will win but who's to say another great power wont intervene on the greeks side like britain or austria. i wanted it to be byzantium but greece couldent enact the event so its just greece

morningsider i very pleased that you liked the comic i try to make them funny.
aniknk i gave them bosnia to make them stronger cos they can build 30 brigades from bosnia, but yes we are weak compared to whats on tat map.
 
Wow,that Greece.Did you know one of the supporters of the Enlightment in Greece wanted a pan-balkan greek state?I bet this satisfies him!:D
But what satisfies me more is the AAR.Well done!