I don't think I can make my hints any more obvious...Originally posted by Amadís de Gaula
Wonder if there´s a communist USA flag...
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Communist CSA?Originally posted by Amadís de Gaula
Wonder if there´s a communist USA flag...
Originally posted by Havard
I don't think I can make my hints any more obvious...
Oh yes, you can.
Show it to us...
I guess you still can't attack countries you're not at war with, which makes attacking the portuguese colonies as historically impossible... Any thoughts of declaring war on Portugal? Should give you an escape route for von Lettow-Vorbeck.
I must say this AAR makes for a very entertaining read. But I agree with people saying the italians are possibly not making the best choices. Trying to jump A-H through what was probably a lightly garrisoned border probably looked a lot wiser than attacking across the Alpes Maritimes. But that's probably owing to skillful diplomacy. What seems like an inevitable Russia->USSR transition is much more worrying.
I must say this AAR makes for a very entertaining read. But I agree with people saying the italians are possibly not making the best choices. Trying to jump A-H through what was probably a lightly garrisoned border probably looked a lot wiser than attacking across the Alpes Maritimes. But that's probably owing to skillful diplomacy. What seems like an inevitable Russia->USSR transition is much more worrying.
Well, the game will end in 1920, so the Soviet Russian menace falls outside the Victoria time frame.
I think his point is that the Russia-->Communism is something seems to be already pre-determined.
Why? This game started in 1914 so the Tsar didn't get much time to work on Russia's internal problems and then they lost the war rather badly, so the condictions were much like IRL. We should see Russia end up quite diifferently in games starting in 1835.
Ah, yes... Well, in that case, I agree with him. It already seemed to me that Russia crumbling was too deterministic (given the fine way in which they trashed the Austrians and Germans), but if also the victory of Lenin and his followers is pre-determined, than that is a bit worrying...
But hey, if I play Russia myself, there'll be two possibilities:
1. I want a Communist Russia, meaning it will happen a lot sooner
2. I don't want a Communist Russia (Constantinople seems like a nice price for keeping the Czar
) and than I'll just kill everyone who wears something red!
On the pic with the new Russian icons, what do the flags next to the rankings mean? Do they show the top ranking country in that area?
Just going off what my history professor told me, so no real strong source. The Zimmerman telegram would not have been a very smart move on Germany's part, so I am inclined to think that it might not have been authentic. The timing was also just a bit too convenient for Britain...
Everything looks good and promising in the game save for the British AI. From these AARs I still think my concerns are relatively valid about the British AI and it's possible ineffectiveness.
TThats the problem though. They didnt lose the war badly. In fact they were winning rather handily and then suddenly revolts all over the place drained their reserves and then the German-Austrian counter attack started. So it seems to me like in 1914=Russia is toast unless its Human controled.
Also, without Lenin it seems more likely that the revolts would have ended up in a republic or forcing a Parlimentary Monarchy on the Czar, rather than Communist. I'm no expert, but I think IRL Russia started baby steps in that direction after revolts against the Czar but before the Bolsheviks.
In any case I'd hope by refusing to let Lenin cross Germany you 'sleep' him as a leader for Russia. He couldn't exactly run the country by telegraph from Switzerland, could he?
In any case I'd hope by refusing to let Lenin cross Germany you 'sleep' him as a leader for Russia. He couldn't exactly run the country by telegraph from Switzerland, could he?
Well the thing is. Without Lenin there then the Keresnky governmetn should be running things. Or a military dictatorship.
Given the state Russia was in in 1914 I'm not surprised they are having problems with revolts. The loss of the 1905 war, the unhappyness of serfs and the efforts to Russifiy (SP?) Poland and other subject countries had created a hotbed of rebelion. Short of a massive wave of reform, which there might not be the time or money for when you start in 1914, I don't see how Russia can avoid problems with rebels.
While the war went better for Russia than historically, I imagine this would upset some of the malcontents who wanted to be free of Russia's rule and may have provoked them into rebeling in an effort to win their indepenence while the army was distracted. If Germany promised to support them after the war then this is even more likely.
Then, when the tide began to against the Russian army there was even more reason to rebel. The army was yet weaker, the war was starting to look like a failure just like the 1905 war and the people would be under more harpship due to drafts or war taxes meant to shore up the army.
It is a bit strange there should be a communist revolt without Lenin, but then not all the part leaders were exciled. Perhaps Trotski could run the revolt?
Thats reaching for quite alot.
The Keresnky governments 1918 offensive is what ultimitatly killed the Russian Army. Which in turn then led to the military move against them, the arming of the people, thus the arming of the Commies and then the commie coup.
In this game when Russia is winning the rebelions just break out and keep on going. It seems that its predetermined that 1. Revolts in russia no matter what 2. Commies are in power.
The Keresnky governments 1918 offensive is what ultimitatly killed the Russian Army. Which in turn then led to the military move against them, the arming of the people, thus the arming of the Commies and then the commie coup.
In this game when Russia is winning the rebelions just break out and keep on going. It seems that its predetermined that 1. Revolts in russia no matter what 2. Commies are in power.