Kentucky Secession

[Oubley]

What are the parameters for Kentucky Secession?

I ask because I thought you needed to control the entire state to flip.

June 5th 1861 I utterly destroy a Union army in northern KY battle and then take Louisville and it flips.....

Washington only has like 50k troops, sort of anti climatic lol

[crono900]

From my understanding, is that States don't flip sides after the war starts. They just lose or gain support depending on the cities controlled.

IMO, Kentucky should start the war with a grey border and no volunteers. Then change to blue (Union) if the CSA enters the state first, or red (Confederate) if the USA enters first, giving full support and troops to whichever side they join. Historically they demanded neutrality, and told both sides that they'd side against the first force to enter the state.

Edit; Just to note I don't play as the CSA often, if ever.

[superfluke128]

As far as I know the parameters for flipping Kentucky and Missouri are still the same. Take Louisville (or St. Louis) as well as remove all enemy units from the state, and the state at that point can flip. Sometimes it happens immediately, sometimes not.

I do remember, at least in vanilla which I haven't played in a long time, that flipping Kentucky was easier if you did it very early on, sometimes before the north even had an army of any sort in the state, you could take Louisville as soon as readiness allowed and the state would join the CSA.

[lasmith03]

You also have to have support over 60 or 65 as well I believe.

I've flipped both several times as CSA.

[Oubley]

Does anyone know if this is editable in game files and where, like increasing required support and adding 2nd/3rd city requirement?

I know Kentucky has a second city, not sure about Missouri.