Next Paradox LP poll

[Thanas]

Alright, here are a few suggestions for the next LP:


1. Thanas in the high castle - Hearts of Iron III LP, Nazi Germany. I am somewhat ambivalent about this. On the one hand I have no desire to play the Nazis, on the other hand the HoI III gameplay is a bit stale aside from them. Play as Russia? Great, build huge army, then wait, then crush. Boring. Britain? Build Navy, build Bombers, wait, crush. USA:MEGAWAIT, then crush. Japan meanwhile I have no interest at all to play.

2. HoI II Kaiserreich mod - the closest we can get to a continuation from the last VicII game.

3. New CK II game - CKII got a new expansion, might be nice to play it again (this time, not the Romans, but probably a Saxon Lord or northern german person. Maybe a merchant republic?)

4. New CKII game, with The Winter King mod. Basically, Arthurian Britain in CkII. Would probably play as Syagrius then.

5. New EU IV game, Byzantines or a nation of your chosing. EUIV got a few new expansions, who add some interesting mechanics.

6. New EU IV game, custom nation. Honestly, who doesn't want the nation of Thanasia to rise form a one province minor to a great power?

7. HoI III with the Great war mod - lets take on the challenge of winning WWI.


Let me know via poll or text what you want to see, 3 votes per person.

EDIT: Kaiserreich is a HO II mod, not a HOI 3 mod. My apologies.

[InsaneTD]

Could always get their latest game and do German earth, in SPAAAAAACEEEE!!!!

[DaZergRock54444]

Ooh. Stelaris would be interesting, and we continue from where we left off (ish) in Bismark.

Add a vote for Stelaris.

[Borgholio]

I voted for 7. HoI III with the Great war mod. I would like to see HoI (since we've already seen CK, EU, and Vic), but for obvious reasons I understand why you don't want to play the Nazis. I would like to see what may have happened had Germany not lost the Great War.

However with that said, I've never played HoI at all so I don't know if the Great War mod will make it interesting enough to play. Even though I'd like to see it myself, honestly I'll still enjoy whichever LP you choose to do.

[Purple]

Speaking of WW2 how interesting would it be to try a play through as say France? Or the Swiss trying to conquer the world or something.

[Eternal_Freedom]

Voted for the Kaiserreich mod, the Great WAr mod and the Thanasia mod, purely because Thanasia would be hilarious.

Though a part of me would prefer it to be Rheinland from SDNW6.

[darthkommandant]

I voted for Great War and Thanas in the high castle. In that order of preference.

[phred]

Im voting EU IV, Thanasia, preferably starting somewhere out of the way like New Zealand or Norway. Second choice, HoI 3 might be interesting to see.

[Gandalf]

The WW1 mod, but only on the condition that you wear a pickelhaube and glorious moustache while playing.

[Purple]

Just how alt-history forgiving are the HOI games? Like could you for example (playing Germany) not ally with Japan and instead prop up China for a joined world invasion of the USSR later on or something?

[Skywalker_T-65]

Just how alt-history forgiving are the HOI games? Like could you for example (playing Germany) not ally with Japan and instead prop up China for a joined world invasion of the USSR later on or something?

Vanilla HoI3 is very railroaded. You can't do much of anything alt-history, other than maybe some coups. Trying to ally China and prop it up against Japan is theoretically possible, but it wouldn't do any good since you can't actually help them.

I tend to prefer Darkest Hour in this regard, since it is endlessly moddable in a way that 3 isn't. But that's me.

[Gandalf]

I think it could be done in HoI2 by offering the treaty while the game is paused, then saving it. Then one loads up the same save as China, accepts the offer, then saves again. The game is then reloaded as Germany and fun persists. The downside is that while Japan and the Chinese civil war persists, they'll be no help against the USSR unless the whole plan is to let the Red Army have the place while one marches on Moscow.

[Flagg]

None of the above. Wait until sliders of war IV HOI IV comes out and kick Hitlers ass as France.

But no, do the Great War mod and try to get the Ulcerated Sphincter of Asserica to choose the right side by not sending stupid telegrams.

[MKSheppard]

Don't forget this:

#########################################################################
# The Great Officer Purge Begins
#########################################################################
event = {
id = 2609
random = no
country = SOV

name = "The Great Purge Begins"
desc = "During the 30s Stalin's paranoia had increased and numerous power struggles among lesser men was viewed as dangerous to his leadership. This was not helped by a German Abwehr plot that indicated that several army leaders wanted to coup Stalin. In a wave of three major and a dozen smaller purges the political and military leadership of the Soviet Union was effectively decimated and put under strict control of Stalin. The Purge of the army eliminated 3 of the 5 marshals, 14 of the 16 army commanders, and approximately half of the 70 to 80,000 men in the entire officer corps. Needless to say, this purge necessarily had an extremely deleterious effect on the effectiveness of the Red Army's military leadership."
style = 0

date = { day = 1 month = march year = 1937 }

action_a = {
name = "ACTIONNAME2609A" # Purge the traitors!
command = { type = sleepleader which = -1 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -1 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -1 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -1 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -1 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -2 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -2 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -2 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -2 }
command = { type = dissent value = 10 }
}
action_b = {
name = "Shoot the people named in the Papers!" # Kills Tuchavesky and sleeps the great purge
command = { type = sleepminister which = 4007 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -1 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -1 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -1 }
command = { type = dissent value = 5 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 2610 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 2611 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 2612 }
}
action_c = {
name = "No need for brutality" # Sleeps the Great Purge
command = { type = sleepevent which = 2610 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 2611 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 2612 }
}
}

#########################################################################
# The Great Officer Purge
#########################################################################
event = {
id = 2610
random = no
country = SOV

name = "EVT_2610_NAME"
desc = "EVT_2610_DESC"
style = 0

date = { day = 1 month = june year = 1937 }

action_a = {
name = "ACTIONNAME2610A" # Purge the traitors!
command = { type = sleepleader which = -1 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -1 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -1 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -1 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -1 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -2 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -2 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -2 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -2 }
command = { type = dissent value = 10 }
}
action_b = {
name = "ACTIONNAME2610B" # No need for brutality
command = { type = sleepevent which = 2611 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 2612 }
}
}
#########################################################################
# The Great Officer Purge
#########################################################################
event = {
id = 2611
random = no
country = SOV

name = "EVT_2611_NAME"
desc = "EVT_2611_DESC"
style = 0

date = { day = 1 month = august year = 1937 }

action_a = {
name = "ACTIONNAME2611A" # Purge the traitors!
command = { type = sleepleader which = -1 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -1 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -1 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -1 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -1 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -2 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -2 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -2 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -2 }
command = { type = dissent value = 10 }
}
action_b = {
name = "ACTIONNAME2611B" # No need for brutality
command = { type = sleepevent which = 2612 }
}
}
#########################################################################
# The Great Officer Purge
#########################################################################
event = {
id = 2612
random = no
country = SOV

name = "EVT_2612_NAME"
desc = "EVT_2612_DESC"
style = 0

date = { day = 1 month = november year = 1937 }

action_a = {
name = "ACTIONNAME2612A" # Purge the traitors!
command = { type = sleepleader which = -1 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -1 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -1 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -1 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -1 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -2 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -2 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -2 }
command = { type = sleepleader which = -2 }
command = { type = dissent value = 10 }
}
action_b = {
name = "ACTIONNAME2612B" # No need for brutality
command = { }
}
}

[FaxModem1]

I chose Thanas in the High Castle, as it would be an interesting read.

[Thanas]

Unfortunately, it does not look as if the Great war mod is anything approaching stable on my PC. It worked fine previously on Win7, but on Win8 it just crashes constantly. Same with HoI3 in general. This is obviously very disappointing. So unless anybody has an Idea on how to fix this it does not look like a HoI3 LP will be happening.

However, because you all wanted a HoI LP, I will probably do a Darkest Hour LP, which is based on HoI2 and features the Great War.

[darthkommandant]

Sounds good to me.

[Skywalker_T-65]

Darkest Hour is my favorite Paradox game, so no arguments here either.

[The Vortex Empire]

Any chance of a Stellaris (God-Emperor Bismarck plz) or HoI4 LP when they come out?

[Purple]

Any chance of a Stellaris (God-Emperor Bismarck plz) or HoI4 LP when they come out?

What is this Stellaris thing?

[The Vortex Empire]

Any chance of a Stellaris (God-Emperor Bismarck plz) or HoI4 LP when they come out?

What is this Stellaris thing?

New Paradox game. Grand Strategy/4X in space, with a focus on exploration and colonization in the early game and diplomacy and war in the late game. Comes out May 9th.

An hour of gameplay:

[Purple]

Oh. In that case that would be interesting to see. That way I can have a preview before seeing if its something I might consider picking up in a year or two when it goes on sale.

[Tribble]

I voted for something CK2 related, since I found it both entertaining and enjoyable to read. Sure, conquering the world in games like EU IV is fun and all, but it just can't beat having a chariot-racing emperor who beds pirate princesses

Have you ever had the "devil's spawn" event chain? That one is... interesting, to say the least lol

[Thanas]

Any chance of a Stellaris (God-Emperor Bismarck plz) or HoI4 LP when they come out?

Yes to both.

[Vendetta]

Any chance of a Stellaris (God-Emperor Bismarck plz) or HoI4 LP when they come out?

What is this Stellaris thing?

New Paradox game. Grand Strategy/4X in space, with a focus on exploration and colonization in the early game and diplomacy and war in the late game. Comes out May 9th.

With potential galaxy altering endgame crises which can alter the landscape completely (like AI uprisings, space cthulhu noticing your use of wormhole drives, etc).