Alright, playing version 0.43 DD as the United States, 1897 scenario. A few things I've noticed.
- Roosevelt does not leave office when Taft is elected.
- Even into 1916, Victoria was the Queen according to New Zealand :rofl:
- Russo-Japanese war even never dies. This was a problem in my game because Russia never took Port Arthur or Manchuria, so when Japan joined the Axis and the war started, they immediately sued for peace and the Great War stopped (I reloaded as Germany and kicked Japan from the Axis to stop this).
- Accidental Discovery event fires far too often. I received this event at least once a year, sometimes twice.
- Radiography, though unlocked, cannot be researched?
- BB7 Monitor Tech. Is there a purpose for it? It's a mid-game tech, but the ships seem useless. Is it something more for smaller powers?
- If Serbia folds the war is avoided! Maybe it makes sense, but it's so anticlimactic.
- Anglo-French war over the Sudan needs some sort of end event, since neither will ever successfully invade Britain or France, and the war tends to drag into a stalemate in Africa.
- Despite the Suez being devoid of British troops, the Ottoman AI refused to advance and occupy the canal, even though it had 15 divisions next to the British Sinai, while the Russians invade Turkey.
- Though the Germans have a 50-12 divisional advantage, they refuse to attack French troops. (I no-fogged to view this).
- French West African manpower event fires, despite not controlling West Africa any longer.
- German AI, in general, not prepared for war in the West. Troops were bundled on the tiny French border, and were caught off guard when Germany DOW'd Belgium.
All that said, I was quite impressed with the Ottoman AI, which in late 1916 had reversed it's earlier misfortunes, pushed the Russians out of Turkey, and were actually advancing into the Ukraine.
I was also impressed with the early war British AI, which saved the Russians in Finland by launching an amphibious assault against Stockholm. (They were later encircled and destroyed, but it gave the Russians time to move their forces into Finland).
Italian AI also did a great job of advancing against the Austro-Hungarians, although I don't know whether to attribute this as a positive to the Italians or a negative to the AHs. :rofl:
Overall though, good fun
