What nations are playable?

[Char専用]

I tried to play as Ireland but it seems there is no way to make their economy work. I'm assuming that some countries simply aren't meant to be played. Which ones are able to be played?

[kgkong]

Ireland has to be released by Great Britain. (Start as GB, go to Diplomacy window F6 and go to releasable nations) Release Ireland and pick play as Ireland.

There's a number of releasable nations. Some can be released at start of game and some have other requirements.

[shiggies713]

Well they are all pretty much playable. My next game I think I’m gonna try to make Trucial States (modern day UAE) the #1 power and I actually think it’s possible.

I’m sure there is some way to salvage Irelands economy even if it is horrible to start. Probably need to join a customs union or become a protectorate for easy access to most goods early, or rush free trade and spam ports.

Actually that is probably one of their biggest issues if you release them, lack of convoys.

[kgkong]

Originally posted by shiggies713:

Well they are all pretty much playable. My next game I think I’m gonna try to make Trucial States (modern day UAE) the #1 power and I actually think it’s possible.

I’m sure there is some way to salvage Irelands economy even if it is horrible to start. Probably need to join a customs union or become a protectorate for easy access to most goods early, or rush free trade and spam ports.

Actually that is probably one of their biggest issues if you release them, lack of convoys.

Just release Ireland as a subject of GB until you get one chain of industry mostly resolved, then you can dip out of GB's market and do what you want.

[Char専用]

Originally posted by KingGorillaKong:

Ireland has to be released by Great Britain. (Start as GB, go to Diplomacy window F6 and go to releasable nations) Release Ireland and pick play as Ireland.

There's a number of releasable nations. Some can be released at start of game and some have other requirements.

Yes, that's the first thing you do to play as Ireland. Thanks

[Char専用]

Originally posted by shiggies713:

Well they are all pretty much playable. My next game I think I’m gonna try to make Trucial States (modern day UAE) the #1 power and I actually think it’s possible.

I’m sure there is some way to salvage Irelands economy even if it is horrible to start. Probably need to join a customs union or become a protectorate for easy access to most goods early, or rush free trade and spam ports.

Actually that is probably one of their biggest issues if you release them, lack of convoys.

I'll try that. I literally got rid of my military including the navy, I put taxes to max. consolidated the political parties and I couldn't get anywhere near out of the red. maybe I should learn with a different country, ey?

[kgkong]

Originally posted by Char専用:

Originally posted by shiggies713:

Well they are all pretty much playable. My next game I think I’m gonna try to make Trucial States (modern day UAE) the #1 power and I actually think it’s possible.

I’m sure there is some way to salvage Irelands economy even if it is horrible to start. Probably need to join a customs union or become a protectorate for easy access to most goods early, or rush free trade and spam ports.

Actually that is probably one of their biggest issues if you release them, lack of convoys.

I'll try that. I literally got rid of my military including the navy, I put taxes to max. consolidated the political parties and I couldn't get anywhere near out of the red. maybe I should learn with a different country, ey?

Release as GB subject, and build industry right away. Unequip military, and kill the navy.
Build a resource or farm that reinforces that industry you built, and piggy back for about 15-25 years off GB's market until you balance. Also make sure you don't just use only the market goods from GB, make sure you produce them too (or that when you leave their market you can import the goods with a high enough cargo port to provide enough convoys).

[Zael]

Greece has the problem of France protection of Ottomans until king dies which he at 87 in my game 1861. Before I got tired of it. I did get create and Thessaly but after that nothing. and got a descent military but France ai did nothing all game so they were just defending them. Avoid for now unless you want wait a long time to do much else. Britain also starts as protection but changes later. so until france ai stops being bug so you can get more ground it very luck base so avoid for now. Unless you ready for long game. small nation around great powers seem to suffer a lot from the long living leaders of Great powers.

[kgkong]

Originally posted by Zael:

Greece has the problem of France protection of Ottomans until king dies which he at 87 in my game 1861. Before I got tired of it. I did get create and Thessaly but after that nothing. and got a descent military but France ai did nothing all game so they were just defending them. Avoid for now unless you want wait a long time to do much else. Britain also starts as protection but changes later. so until france ai stops being bug so you can get more ground it very luck base so avoid for now. Unless you ready for long game. small nation around great powers seem to suffer a lot from the long living leaders of Great powers.

Crank your AI difficulty up to reduce how frequently the AI behaves uselessly. Just had France capitulate a bunch of allies in a defensive war to stop America from taking my state of Texas. Wasn't gonna pull out a victory but we did enough damage to get America to white peace out even though they could have denied it and just waited 3 months until I would have auto capitulated.

[Zael]

Originally posted by KingGorillaKong:

Originally posted by Zael:

Greece has the problem of France protection of Ottomans until king dies which he at 87 in my game 1861. Before I got tired of it. I did get create and Thessaly but after that nothing. and got a descent military but France ai did nothing all game so they were just defending them. Avoid for now unless you want wait a long time to do much else. Britain also starts as protection but changes later. so until france ai stops being bug so you can get more ground it very luck base so avoid for now. Unless you ready for long game. small nation around great powers seem to suffer a lot from the long living leaders of Great powers.

Crank your AI difficulty up to reduce how frequently the AI behaves uselessly. Just had France capitulate a bunch of allies in a defensive war to stop America from taking my state of Texas. Wasn't gonna pull out a victory but we did enough damage to get America to white peace out even though they could have denied it and just waited 3 months until I would have auto capitulated.

Ok my Ai difficulty seem to have reset after reinstall didn't check the difficulty.