My first MP game and... oops!

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I've just started my first MP game with a friend who's new to HOI (over a LAN).
As he's not sure what he's doing yet we both started on the same side (or so we thought), me as UK, him as US (to give him enough scope to get used to Prod, Research etc.
Our problems started when I tried to bring him into the Allies, it didn't work, probably 'cause we're not at war yet. So I wait until Germany has DOW and tried again still nothing. By now my friend was pretty peeved as we had spent over 8 hours getting this far and he still couldn't "bust some heads" as he called it. Hitler, nice man that he is, even delayed DOW till early 1940 just to pee him off more!
My question is: When can the US join the Allies? Has he got to wait till Japan DOW?

Ta.

 

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USA cannot do jack until 100%

Unless one of the axis powers is nice enough to DOW the USA player, he cannot do a blooming thing until his warentry hits 100%.

Unless of course a scenario writer has written in hooks that allow the USA to object to Axis aggression against England, in the Pacific, or in the Western Hemisphere.

 

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Thanks mate, as he's only at about 50% WE at the mo and probably can't wait till someone DOW on him, I think we'll start again. And as he sort of knows what he's doing now I think we'll play against each other... so I can whoop his ass!

 

[Diefledermas]

This restriction is built with the idea that the US didn't get into the war until (very) late 1941. This is why in a lot MP games the USA isn't usually played unless you have 5 or more players.

btw - once the Arsenal of Victory DOES get into the war... watch out.

 

[Mr.Bigglesworth]

I think AI Japan usually declares war on USA by sometime in 1941, so he should be able to bust some heads soon.