Old marching song from 1980s navy boot camp "we're not the army, ground pounding army. We're not the marines, they don't even look mean. We're not the coast guard, they don't even work hard. We're not the air force, chair riding air force. We are the navy! Mighty mighty navy. World's greatest navy, mighty mighty navy. " It continues from there but you get the picture. Interservice rivalry is all in good fun.Air force academy, huh? Well best of luck, even if it isn't as good as a job with one of real branches of the armed forces.
*before anyone stones me, I'm from a Navy family so inter-service flaming is allowed.
It seems your "innovation" slider is going the wrong way vs your play style.A pitiful attempt at feedback after WAY TOO MANY weeks of absence...
Stupid aside comment... Anybody out there a fan of Kimigure Orange Road? I'm listening to soundtracks... Good '80s reminiscences.
Yeah... Part 4, or something! Britain becomes a recurring nightmare. At least until I start to get a handle on them... Which is soon!
Good point about colonies -- they do have some, still. It might still be worth trying, if only for a role-playing purpose... And economics, of course.
I tend to agree with you. That's "a bridge too far" as they say. Not really in my interests at all. On the other hand, I need to find a way to control them, somehow, and to become a looming presence so I don't have to keep invading them by sea. I do, in fact, have a solution for this problem coming up... I'm actually a war or two ahead of you, so... You'll be pleased to see how things turn out.
I've already responded to this, but it's worth restating! I'm really glad to hear you say this is helpful for learning strategy, even if I don't always hold to the Strategy Guide! That's really what I'd hope would happen, when I started this AAR. I'll repeat that you'll catch on eventually. All I ever needed to know, I learned while playing Victoria!
Who???
:rofl: Well, I had to guard my back, right?! Seriously... I had to guard my back, so that my neighbors who, stupidly, would not ally with me against the Arab menace, would refrain from attacking me while I was busy crusading!
Yes, well... Need I say that I'm frustrated with the pool of names for poor, little Milan (at least it was at one time -- not meant to become a world power, I think!)?
Pesky shopkeepers!
Yes, messy, it is true! Got 15,000 enemy troops roaming the countryside... Time to really deal with them, I think!
Indeed, you are correct (though I'm dreadfully short on my Rev.War history -- don't know who Morgan is). When outnumbered, the universal rules of irregular warfare state, keep moving and attack only when victory is assured.
I'm afraid their chances are gone... Milan is now powerful enough to fight a two-front war, no matter who the 2nd opponent is. At least I HOPE so!
Well... Looking back (ACK! I'm 15 years ahead of my updates!!!), I see this...
I'm actually not a big believer in slider changes, because of the Stability hit that I take every time I move one, which puts me back several years in Stability improvements... I also don't believe Offense/Defense has any real advantage either way -- they tend to balance each other out -- so, combined with my reluctance to move sliders, my Off/Def sliders tend to stay pretty close to the middle. One thing I noted in the Strategy Guide is that defensive is sometimes good for aggressive players, because of the bonus it gives for siege warfare. In any case, no I don't typically recommend one over the other.
I've really neglected my navy (and you'll see these chickens come to roost in future updates!), because I'm concentrating my money on colonization, army building, and economy investments (followed by anti-inflation measures, which never seem to be a priority with me -- which is probably a mistake!).
The way vassalization is rigged in this patch, I don't think it's realistic for any country that actually has a colonial empire. England would require more than a complete takeover, in order to be ripe for vassalization. That's too bad, for many reasons. They'd be a good ally!
Okay, before I wrap up, another stupid aside question... Anyone out there a fan of Spaten Optimator beer??? I'm on my 3rd bottle, and I'm having a GREAT time!
An update should be coming relatively soon. I can't promise right away, because I have about 5 things I need to do urgently (and an update, unfortunately, is not one of them!). But real-world priorities are not necessarily determinitive of when I make a Paradox update. Oh well....
Thanks for reading and commenting, everybody! Special thanks, also, for those first-time commenters!
Rensslaer
The many, many widows need jobs so they aren't forced to beg the emperor for food. Let them make clothes and buy their own cake.Textiles?
Who needs textiles when there are wars around the world?
Did you do any other hoi3 aars? Aside from Imperial Novo?Sorry! Been really, really busy!
Yeah, I do have quite a few mobs on retainer, don't I?
Nope, pretty sure Muscovy defeated Kazakh, and I haven't seen them since. But I might be wrong.
Agamemnon! Thank you, and Welcome! I'm always honored to have someone's first post on the forum, especially from someone named Agamemnon!
Welcome, Armonistan! Thanks for dropping a line! It's readers like you who make up a huge portion of that readcount, so thanks!
I will try to do an update this weekend, but I can't promise. We'll see.
Ironically, my plan was to increase my posting rate so I can finish this before HOI 3 releases, because I'd love to do some AARs on that.
Thanks again to everyone who's reading, and lurking, and especially to all those who comment!
Rensslaer
I am interested to read your guide, presumably German based? I would like to see the differences and similarities between our playstyles.All right, it's official...
Johan just posted my Quickstart Guide for HOI 3.
... and so now you can see why I haven't been around a whole lot lately!
I've been writing furiously almost every day for the last 3 months, but very little of that time could be spent on anything but these projects.
I do intend to keep going with Sforza!!! -- it's just going to have some competition for my attention, as I'm also going to be dabbling with some HOI 3 AARs (yes, that's multiples, probably -- only one long one planned though).
Thanks for your understanding!
Renss
Axis and Allies, Fortress America, and Risk. Many days in my early teens were spent on those games.Thanks! I was SOOO happy to finally get that Assessor building to start reducing Inflation (that happened a while back, but it's taken all this time to really get traction against it). I notice (I think) that in the newer expansions the Assessor no longer affects Inflation, yes? They have something else that does it, right?
I'll see what I can scrounge up for a map. I'd love to commit to getting rid of Burgundy, but they're more of an annoyance than a strategic goal. Still, annoyances close to home are especially annoying.
I'm kind of amazed, too!
Thanks! Ahh, I remember Axis & Allies! I had Fortress America, too -- in fact I have the box cover (later discontinued as events overtook it) with Saddam Hussein as one of the enemies. Great to hear you're playing EU 3 again! I've explored a little with Divine Wind, but haven't really gotten into it yet. Maybe once this is done.
See.... I'm such a slow player, I can't imagine having multiple games in process (well... I DO, but they're in different game platforms). Savoy was always a good choice -- I used to play either them or Milan often in the beta. And Bohemia. Certain countries are just in the thick of it! Glad I'm encouraging to you!
Thanks for the comments, folks! I'm almost done with taxes, so I'm hoping I can use my lunchhour tomorrow to get another update ready.
Rensslaer
I'm very honored -- I've really enjoyed entertaining folks here on the Forum!. OH!! And, look -- I just found an AAR that didn't make it onto my Inkwell page -- there's also Early to War, where I experimented with the idea of Germany launching WW II EARLY, before its opponents fully industrialized, technologized, and militarized. I don't recall if I finished any of these last 3, but Kriegsgefahr may have been completed. Sforza!!! was NEVER intended as a world conquest, but it kinda sorta started going that direction. That, really, was its downfall -- I remember, after many years of playing, growing tired of the constant wars where I'd take several provinces from a massive empire and a few years later would have to re-fight the same battles just to take a few more provinces. The Russian Steppes wore me down -- just like they have many a conquerer.
