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Apr 4, 2006
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Hey guys, just had an idea for an AAR

I will get up one morning

I will start a new game in Hearts of Iron 2

I will conquer the world

And until that's done, I won't sleep

Every hour I'll post an update, along with a timestamped webcam shot, to prove I'm not cheating, or something (I'll get screenshots timestamped too. I guess I could still cheat somehow but... that would be lame and I'm not going to). I'll probably play Germany, or maybe the USSR. I'll keep a tally of the cups of coffee I drink too.

Suggestions? Thoughts?
 
Sounds fun, I'll definitely follow it.

I don't really care which country you'll choose, I'm just here to see if you manage to do it without collapsing with exhaustion.

Good luck! :cool:
 
cool, I´ll be following.
 
Thanks guys, I'll have to find a time I can do this in, dunno how long it'll take, I'll check some of my old saves and see how many hours they took

If it's a success, expect the sequel, Ethanol Conquest, shortly afterwards :D
 
Do it as Albania. Or El Salvador. :D
 
I'm trying to avoid clichés
So no USSR or Germany then? Because as the famous (forum) phrase goes; "Taking over the world with the USSR isn't a challenge, it's a pastime." :D

Seriously though doing it in one session in one day would be very impressive, particularly towards the end when exhaustion will induce mistakes. :eek:
 
I'm trying to avoid clichés

So no USSR or Germany then?

I think he was hinting the typical "hoo look at me - conquering the world with a nation smaller than my backyard" cliché, since that just gets old and is kinda boring if you ask me...

Of course it´s not like noone ever played as Germany or SU before, but this AAR is already special for the RL factor involved ^^
 
Do it as France 1945 Doomsday. A fairly easy thing to do (at least for me). :p
 
I think France would be a good country but in 36, not 45.

Regarding the cheating, you could also make a webcam stream so that we can watch the experiment in realtime.

haha, France in 36 is even easier. ;)
 
I think he was hinting the typical "hoo look at me - conquering the world with a nation smaller than my backyard" cliché, since that just gets old and is kinda boring if you ask me...

Of course it´s not like noone ever played as Germany or SU before, but this AAR is already special for the RL factor involved ^^

I was being sarcastic with the cliché comment ;)

Regarding the cheating, you could also make a webcam stream so that we can watch the experiment in realtime.

Yeah, I might do that. I'll have to borrow a webcam from somewhere though :p

Do it! Perhaps you could have a time limit to with an in game clock? 72 gaming hours?

I think I'd pass out before then :p I dunno how long an average game of HOI2 takes anyway.
 
Use a mid-level power in Europe, and have some ground rules regarding puppets, alliances and diplomacy. Also, explain some of the game issues you'll have; whether you'll go gamey and minimax your strategy, or try to go through a general-purpose duplicateable approach.
 
praised be the holy purine, all hail to caffein

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