Firemind will post official game thread tomorrow, my Bhutan will be waiting for your USSR

Originally posted by Twinstar:

What about playing a Mod where the Sahara is unpassable like in HOI3 ( e.g the No Mans Land Mod ). Would make it easier to defend Egypt for the UK . As a result there would be probably more fighting in the Med.

http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=699397350&searchtext=No+Mans+land

Yes,

I mentioned this at the very begining and another good group are using this, so I think we should use it. It will add some stability to N Africa and give UK some defensive options

Yes I think keeping Turkey neutral would be good.

I don't think there was any rule concerns last game so everyone seems happy with the rules as they are.

Agree Nord, happy to have majority of discussion on Steam and keep the PdX forum for general advertising and recruitment.

2.7: Comintern can first declare ahistorical wars after June 41


I would change this to January '41, for attacking the axis, which would prvide some impetus for entertaining action, but no USSR - Japan war until Jan '44 (its a pointless war anyway for both parties that neither have any interest in).

Originally posted by firemind521:

think our ruleset is fine, so i do not suggest any major changes. Perhabs we could remove the japan USA rule with islands. The far east is now very imporant with rubber, so ignoring japan could be very bad idea for the allies.

The pacific rules that most groups play with and inherited from HOI3 were an attempt to make sure there was a war in the pacific. It only seems that the pacific is a sideshow our last two games is because

1. following national focus for Japan if you want Siam and Indochina is time consuming and depedant on a Vichy France (which will never happen in MP).
2. Naval invasions/transports/ landcraft are a mess or missing from HOI4.
3. The German blitzkreig ends the war too soon in USSR
3a. Or it stalls in France (a rare event but we saw it happen).


At the moment the ruleset in Pacific favour the Allies where a very good defence can be mounted. Saying that I still like the rules as they stand, The challenege is to starting the war earlier when everyone else is ready at the same time (European Axis waiting for '41 Barborossa).

We need to see a full scale pacific war first i think before we decide to change anything for that region.

Mark

1. USA
2. Japan
3. Canada

A few thoughts,

USA, May not join allies until January 1941 regardless of WT unless the following

a. Japan attacks any member of the allies
b. Is Attacked directly by japan
c. Any axis forces land on UK mainland
d. Germany army has taken Smolensk (at the gates of Moscow.)


Spain to remain AI and neutral (to remain historic and not attacked)

Consider limitation on size of any German Afrika Korps

British Raj, would like to hear thoughts of others on whether it should be human player or AI?

Naval stacking limit - max 40 ships per fleet engaged in a battle at a time.

Did we get any nearer a rule amenment for euro - asia axis end lease?