Texas goes to Mexico, everytime......

[AlienWired]

I used to be able to annex Mexico, sometimes..... it used to be historically accurate in that these things could all go either way..

Now it's biased to Mexico, every time...... With France backing Mexico. Every Time.....

[Tasteless]

You have to give them military support and fund them at day 0.

[AlienWired]

Originally posted by Tasteless:

You have to give them military support and fund them at day 0.

SO yeh, that option is no longer available.

You only have the option to Conquer the state, make it a protectorate or demand investment rights.

[vortex_13]

It's random. It depends on if Santa Anna gets captured or not. Just need to restart until you get good RNG if you want Texas to win.

[Alex]

Basically, Texas needs to hold out as not to get fully occupied, and win at least one (defensive) battle to trigger the "General Santa Anna captured" event.

[Tasteless]

Originally posted by AlienWired:

Originally posted by Tasteless:

You have to give them military support and fund them at day 0.

SO yeh, that option is no longer available.

You only have the option to Conquer the state, make it a protectorate or demand investment rights.

So at the start of the game before you unpause, right click on texas and choose "Start Bankrolling", and then choose "Offer Military Assitance".

[Scheneighnay]

Originally posted by Tasteless:

You have to give them military support and fund them at day 0.

Not necessarily, in my current playthrough the RNG hit just right and Texas won without my intervention. But 9 times out of 10 Mexico wins.

At least it's not as severe as the RNG in HOI4 that locks you out of entire paths completely with no possible intervention on your part, it's still a pain in the ass.

[Tasteless]

When I bankroll and give military assistance, I have noticed that Texas tends to be able to defend long enough for the peace event to trigger.

[Lost Latios]

Could someone explain how bankrolling actually helps them? I get the military assistance, but bankrolling? Will the AI actually use that money and increase their military budget?

[Tasteless]

Originally posted by Lost Latios:

Could someone explain how bankrolling actually helps them? I get the military assistance, but bankrolling? Will the AI actually use that money and increase their military budget?

Well you can see whats going on yourself by exiting the game to the main menu and choosing change country and select Texas.

[ArcaneGamer]

Bankroll + increase relationship on day 0.
Accept all their requests.
Check journal for any relevant details.
Raise relationship with Russia (and France; my problem was Russia, not France) and prepare for war with Mexico.
Rival other countries to get diplo points as needed.
Mexico may conquer Texas before union; so prepare for war but avoid allowing Russia (or France) to side with Mexico.
Raise relations with Mexico during truces so Russia (or France) stops guaranteeing.
Be more worried about civil war, because aristocrats are a more serious threat than any stagnant, regressive neighbor
Make sure you complete the Oregon border dispute.

[Lost Latios]

Originally posted by Tasteless:

Originally posted by Lost Latios:

Could someone explain how bankrolling actually helps them? I get the military assistance, but bankrolling? Will the AI actually use that money and increase their military budget?

Well you can see whats going on yourself by exiting the game to the main menu and choosing change country and select Texas.

Was asking precisely to avoid having to do all that, but okay.

[Alex]

Originally posted by Lost Latios:

Was asking precisely to avoid having to do all that, but okay.

At least from my experience, the bankrolling certainly helps.

[Tasteless]

Well its still RNG but it lets them import guns from USA. Also there is a bug right now that prevent army from retaking captured lands. From what I noticed Texas has to win 1 battle with Mexico to get the event to peace out with Mexico.

[Lost Latios]

After some messing around I can't see anything the AI does to improve its situation. Their budget situation is not changed from a bankroll and they don't increase their military spending. They don't even establish more trade routes to solve their rifle shortage but they already start with one from the US. The game does not apply the gun shortage quickly enough for it to cause any real effect anyway.

Unusually they were winning more often then not in my tests, but they did lose at least once, and that was due to a failed attack.

In short, I suspect it is completely RNG. The first fight will dictate who wins. The AI always attacks, and depending on how the fight plays out either side can win or lose.

I did notice when they did lose they tried to shove on liquor to their army, which started to apply a shortage, but this wouldn't have any meaningful impact after their loss as neither side can recover quick enough.

[Ilhan]

Let Mexico annex Texas and then declare war on Mexico. In my latest USA campaign, I reached modern USA borders against Mexico in 1839. Raise as many conscripts as possible and have more troops than Mexico. Ez win. Your infamy will go away very easily.