3 minor question

[Magnificate]

I'm a new HoI 2 player and I decided to start using the CORE mod from the very beginning. I have played two short games as Hungary to learn the interface and now I'm playing Italy. I have a couple of questions:

1. What techs do I need to research to activate ARM divisions? (not brigades, but normal medium tanks)
2. What techs do I need to research to activate MEC divisions? (mechanized)
3. Is there a spreadsheet or a table with all divisions and brigades stats? Or a tech tree? Or some strategy guide?

 

[Tuominen]

Spreadsheet with techtrees woudl be nice I noticed... my tactical bomber development stalled because I forgot that I need to get radar devices..

 

[HistoryMan]

You must research Tank brigades before you get Tank Divisions - the first model of ARM/L ARM units does in fact represent a brigade sized unit. Once you have unlocked the unit type, later models will be developed by researching the relevant tech on the Armour & Artillery screen.

MEC units are activated with the 1941 ARM/L ARM Reorganisation techs, IIRC.

The manual does have some guides to the tech tree - info on tech requirements for other tech areas, etc. It's not complete as yet, mainly because the tech tree is still undergoing some work.

Tim

 

[Magnificate]

Thanks you. Two more questions:
1. Is there a way to "discourage" your puppets from sending expeditionary forces to you?
2. I assume there is an event that knocks Soviet Union out of the fight with Germany. What are the conditions for this event? Is there a similirar events for the allies?

 

[HistoryMan]

If you play Armageddon, then I seem to recall there is a Diplomatic option to tell your allies/puppets to not send you Expeditionary forces.

The "Bitter Peace" is still in CORE, so that if you get far enough into the USSR, taking Moscow, Leningrad, and a bunch of other places, they basically curl up in a ball and whimper, and give you a nice deal (pretty much all of western USSR). Don't think there is any such event for the "allies", since you aren't dealing with one country.

Tim

 

[Filou]

The Bitter peace in Core 0.3.2 when Japan is not at war with USSR is bugged though, or is extremely tough to get.
Although it only requires Leningrad, Moscow and Stalingrad, it requires for Germany to be at peace with FRA, UK and USA, while still holding Paris.

 

[Magnificate]

Even more questions:
1. When I try to liberate a nation or change a minister I get a serious dissent penalty. What sliders affect the amount of this dissent?
2. Don't get me wrong but this game seems too easy. In my first Italy game I was able to reshape the Mediterrean to my liking and then conquer Vichy and Germany up to Konigsberg-Lwow line. (Mainly because nearly all German armies were tied down in Eastern Front and I made a beeline to Berlin with a three tank divisions - thus taking all their supplies.) Those things like that shouldn't really be possible. Do they happen a lot in HoI/CORE?
3. What's the diffence between Engineer and Pioneer brigades?