Hoi 1.06b, easy/aggressive, Core 0.83
The country is Switzerland, which is not even my first try.
In one of my earliest HoI games I got annhilated in 1937 after DoWing Germany
This time I thought to be a little more clever and deceitful.
Without further ado, here is my confession:
- manpower cheat (Switzerland gets 0.8 guys per month with the "man of the people, that means not even one division per year -> impossible not to cheat on that one)
- ressources (also necessary to do some serious business. Switzerland can't even support a real army -> from time to time I got myself some supplies and stuff)
- difficulty (easy, this setting is almost a cheat, but necessary for Switzerland)
- edited save file to join axis, nothing more
- event 1150 (feels better if you're in the axis, no further advantage)
That are all cheats I used.
So what I have achieved in this game was not difficult. Great fun though...
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So much for the introduction:
Game starts 1936.
From this moment forth I concentrated on building the "Alpenfestung" (Hitler's mysterious project of a fortress in the Alps, only I did it in Switzerland).
Until early 1939 I achieved to reach the following in each of Switzerland's four provinces:
- land fort: level 5
- anti air: level 10
After I bought the Messerschmidt 109 from Germany, my country was secure.
Nobody would ever be able to conquer my mountain fortresses nor bomb them.
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With so much self confidence I even planned on playing an offensive role in Germany's war efforts.
Now everything turned strange:
1.
October 1939
Lithuania demands territory from Russia! And... they get it! One province, Wilno I think.
Russia caves into Lithuania's demands...
Afterwards it took Russia one year and a series of demands to finally get Lithuania.
2.
Mid 1939
Britain offers Poland guarantee of independence.
Poland rejects!
It was not until April 1940 that Germany finally DoWed the Allies and the real war began.
3.
Switzerland attacks!
I had about 25 inf. divs and 6 mountain divs.
In the following weeks some more reinforcements joined my army.
I first took Besancon in the west with 3 units, then Dijon with my proud 9 divs FM attached.
I thought of leaving southern France alone because of Vichy.
Anyway, I cut off Maginot. Suddenly Paris was just one step ahead... so I took it.
Never dreamt of achieving so much.
Then I thought to myself, a nice beach would make all Swiss proud.
Went further west but lost the race against the advancing German troops.
No beach, no fun.
So I concentrated my effort on southern France.
After I got Vichy, I finally realized that there won't be a Vichy regime with Switzerland owning Paris and Vichy.
Anyway, take a look at the beautiful picture.
I got my beach, now it's time for some surfing (with the Royal navy presence in the Mediterranian it reminds me of "Apocalypse Now"...).
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What shall I do now?
I plan to get a navy to build a "Swiss Afrika Corps" :rofl:
Any ideas?
At first I thought Switzerland could be a nice handsoff game with Germany being overrun. At this time I would have so great fortresses that Switzerland would never be conquered.
Here comes the picture:
The country is Switzerland, which is not even my first try.
In one of my earliest HoI games I got annhilated in 1937 after DoWing Germany
This time I thought to be a little more clever and deceitful.
Without further ado, here is my confession:
- manpower cheat (Switzerland gets 0.8 guys per month with the "man of the people, that means not even one division per year -> impossible not to cheat on that one)
- ressources (also necessary to do some serious business. Switzerland can't even support a real army -> from time to time I got myself some supplies and stuff)
- difficulty (easy, this setting is almost a cheat, but necessary for Switzerland)
- edited save file to join axis, nothing more
- event 1150 (feels better if you're in the axis, no further advantage)
That are all cheats I used.
So what I have achieved in this game was not difficult. Great fun though...
---------------------------------
So much for the introduction:
Game starts 1936.
From this moment forth I concentrated on building the "Alpenfestung" (Hitler's mysterious project of a fortress in the Alps, only I did it in Switzerland).
Until early 1939 I achieved to reach the following in each of Switzerland's four provinces:
- land fort: level 5
- anti air: level 10
After I bought the Messerschmidt 109 from Germany, my country was secure.
Nobody would ever be able to conquer my mountain fortresses nor bomb them.
-----------------------
With so much self confidence I even planned on playing an offensive role in Germany's war efforts.
Now everything turned strange:
1.
October 1939
Lithuania demands territory from Russia! And... they get it! One province, Wilno I think.
Russia caves into Lithuania's demands...
Afterwards it took Russia one year and a series of demands to finally get Lithuania.
2.
Mid 1939
Britain offers Poland guarantee of independence.
Poland rejects!
It was not until April 1940 that Germany finally DoWed the Allies and the real war began.
3.
Switzerland attacks!
I had about 25 inf. divs and 6 mountain divs.
In the following weeks some more reinforcements joined my army.
I first took Besancon in the west with 3 units, then Dijon with my proud 9 divs FM attached.
I thought of leaving southern France alone because of Vichy.
Anyway, I cut off Maginot. Suddenly Paris was just one step ahead... so I took it.
Never dreamt of achieving so much.
Then I thought to myself, a nice beach would make all Swiss proud.
Went further west but lost the race against the advancing German troops.
No beach, no fun.
So I concentrated my effort on southern France.
After I got Vichy, I finally realized that there won't be a Vichy regime with Switzerland owning Paris and Vichy.
Anyway, take a look at the beautiful picture.
I got my beach, now it's time for some surfing (with the Royal navy presence in the Mediterranian it reminds me of "Apocalypse Now"...).
-------------------------------
What shall I do now?
I plan to get a navy to build a "Swiss Afrika Corps" :rofl:
Any ideas?
At first I thought Switzerland could be a nice handsoff game with Germany being overrun. At this time I would have so great fortresses that Switzerland would never be conquered.
Here comes the picture:
