Facist USA

[burb]

Been trying to figure out the best way to turn the USA facist. Tried two options, the first time I went along with the options that stayed away from civil war and once I got the option to pass the referendum and change government peacefully I took it.

However - what I didn't know is that to get rid of the negative effect of "The Great Depression" there has to be an election in 1940. Which, playing as a fascist, make impossible since there are no elections.

This second time I picked up the facist guy as the first thing I did so that the facists would have a majority for the 1940 election. Once again dodging the civil war options until... in June 1940 there was a civil war either way. There was no other option.

So, anyone got any ideas? I honestly don't even know if you can get rid of The Great Depression unless you pick FDR for the 1940 election. I got rid of it by picking the facist side in the civil war but the issue is... I got pulled into a civil war. Want to try to get around it, not sure if I can simply get the facist guy later perhaps and try it that way?

At this point I just want a solution cuz playing the USA for the first 4-5 years is boring as ♥♥♥♥ and I've done it twice. xD

[Unexpected]

i don't think there is any other option but a civil war, america has a trait called "land of the free" so it's basically impossible for a fascist to get fairly elected into office, you have to actually seize power

[Metal Izanagi]

The only way to get rid of "The Great Depression" is to go to war with one of the other great powers and take the "War Bonds" National Focus.(War Bonds specifically states that completing it will remove the National Spirit "The Great Depression.") Turning Facist has nothing to do with the "The Great Depression" National Spirit.

[KhanIndustries]

If I'm not mistaken, I think the National Focus "Issue War Bonds" also is a way to end the Depression. I'll check real quick.

*edit* NVM the post above confirmed.

[Metal Izanagi]

You don't even get rid of "The Great Depression" if you pick FDR in 1940. You get an extra National Spirit, "New Deal." "The Great Depression" can only be removed by taking the "War Bonds" National Focus.

OP, the reason you got rid of "The Great Depression" when you picked the Fascist side in the civil war is because it created a new country that attacked the United States when the civil war kicked off. The old United States that you sided against still has "The Great Depression" and can still only lose it if they go to war with a great power and pick "War Bonds" as their National Focus.

[KhanIndustries]

Originally posted by Metal Izanagi:

You don't even get rid of "The Great Depression" if you pick FDR in 1940. You get an extra National Spirit, "New Deal." "The Great Depression" can only be removed by taking the "War Bonds" National Focus.

OP, the reason you got rid of "The Great Depression" when you picked the Fascist side in the civil war is because it created a new country that attacked the United States when the civil war kicked off. The old United States that you sided against still has "The Great Depression" and can still only lose it if they go to war with a great power and pick "War Bonds" as their National Focus.

Actually, I just finished my USA game. I basically played staying out of war and so I couldn't get Warbonds (because it requires war). So I was like damn I'm gonna be stuck with this friggin Depression.

Anyway I was shocked when it gave me the option to elect FDR like a second time and his new deal stated it removes The Great Depression. In 1940 (I think) if your still not at war as the USA you get the option to elect FDR again and he will remove it regardless.

*edit*
Don't remember exactly when it was but in my game FDR removed my Great Depression. I had to take a -15% penalty to national unity though as the price.

[burb]

Thanks for the tips, didn't notice the War Bonds option, I'll go for that this time around. It's really punishing basically getting 0 Political Power throughout the game as the USA. The Great Depression sucks. xD