Monadman -> RE: Diplomacy preview from the dev team! (7/27/2006 6:28:20 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Titi - First : Flanders, Liege, Luxemburg. Why divide the first in 3? No reason at this scale and at that time to divide the old Austrian low countries. Worst, now the sum is worth 3PP, far more than the one PP of Holland. With the last two, the French can already recover 2/3 of the political cost of a DOW on Austria with nearly no risk. [&:] I’ll defer my opinion on it for now, if you don’t mind Titi, but will add that in EiANW, a DOW on another major power costs 4PPs (per EiH) not 3PPs (per EiA). quote:
- Second, either Russia is alllied with nobody and so may allies with anyone cause no option is "grayed" or is allied with everybody cause he may grant access to everybody? Because in the original game, access may only be given to allies. So rather maybe, why change this? Above this, it would be good to refine the access option. For example, as Austria i would happily grant access to Spain in Italy to fight against the Turks but i don't want the same one invade Turkey from Transylvania, march to Saxony or garrison Mantua, Trieste or Vienna leaving no room for subsecent Austrian garrison. In that example, Russia is not allied with anyone, nor do they wish to ally with anyone because they have not checked off any major powers that they would accept one from if asked. As for the “grant access” window, actually, that window is no longer valid because EiA 12.8 is now active. Hence, that window will eventually show only current allies. quote:
- Third, would be good - specially for the French - to include the option to declare war on a major agressing a minor, who you gained control of. If my memory is right, The point is that no call could follow. For example, Austria move toward Baden in January; France do the same in the last impulse of the turn. Austria declare war to it in Feb., France not. France gain control of Baden in the minor country control step. So now, France can DOW on Austria without any chance for Prussia (austrian ally) to join the war in the same month. Maybe i'm rambling here cause it's the goal ofthe minor to support function but i don'T want this automatic...in fear of abuse. That is what the second window from the right (“minor to support”) is for and it is not automatic – you must take a specific stance (user input required). Using the example that you gave (a well known and used strategy btw); France would first check off Baden in the “accept control of” window. Next, France would check off Baden in the top half of the “minor to support” window and check off Austria in the bottom half (the “if aggressor is” window). At the end of the diplomacy phase, if France were selected to control Baden, the program would then react on France’s standing orders to declare war on Austria in support of Baden. Richard
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