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yeah seeing as you are one of the main contributers to that site.
never expected to see Die Hard Vicky fans on the "Total War" forums.
i really doubt it could happen with RTW, that would require stable hosting space, which seems to be in short supply.
thanks,
dessa
Hehe, even "die-hard Vicky fans" roam the world at times. :bow:
Can't see why it should be any harder to set up a Wiki for RTW than for Vicky; VickyWiki has been running quite smoothly ever since it was set up. A RTW-site might need to handle some more traffic, but I don't why that should be a show-stopper.
~:) Rafiki
i don't know why the org hasn't taken that position actually.
oh wait yeah their huge forum is causing massive problems continuesly.
thanks,
dessa
Hello, rafiki. Nice to see you again ~:wave:
Vikiwiki is a good resource; something similar for RTW could be very helpful. I guess the main reason it has never been done is that no one mentioned it. You might want to try starting a topic over in the RTW forum to see how much interest there is.
The org problems, as far as I know, limited to just the forums. The actual org website keeps functioning, and so do any of the so called hosted resources and mini sites.
i thought that because the site and forums were on the same server, the site suffered from similar plights as the forums.
thanks,
dessa
Hey there Froggie ~:cheers:
You're right; I'll air the idea over at the Colosseum and see what kind of response it gets :idea3:
(Are you saying that most people at these forums _don't_ read slightly obscure threads about third-part games? ~;) )
~:) Rafiki
You mean THE RAFIKI... oh Lord are we worthy ?
Welcome aboard if you are THE Victorian Monkeyboy, himself.
Dessa, on our old Iconboard forum I found I could access the main site while the forums were down; I assume that will not have changed with our new vBulletin set up. Assume is the key word there.
Rafiki, you'd be surprised at how big a following Vicky has here. Certainly more than this thread suggests. In fact it is partly due to the praise for the game I kept encountering here that I wandered over to the Vicky forum and started that thread asking if I'd like the game. Being forced to read this thread made me curious :sigh: the sacrifices we mods make.
Thanks ~DQuote:
Originally Posted by Sinan
(And I'll let others judge if this is something one can be deemed "worthy of" ~;) )
I was lucky enough that "rafiki" was available as a nick here when I started playing (and posting about) MTW.
Hehe, but the work you do is immensly appreciated.Quote:
Originally Posted by frogbeastegg
:bow: Rafiki
Hey all!
I need some advice on the actual game.
Ive started a new game as the Netherlands and managed to get a white peace in the Belgium war even with 200000 brits ravaging my country. The thing is, now Im in debt, I cant convert all those lazy fishermen into craftsmen or anything else but soldiers, and so my econoomy is getting worse and worse and I cant see the end of it. Belgium is preparing for another war, but I don have the resources to stand against the pesky brits. Ive got a good alliance with Prussia, but they are of little help to fight the english.
Suggestions?
PS. My mobilization pool is of about 10 div, and Im at war with Java, which suddenly independized from me reducing my coffee market which I intend to take back. There are 2 div in Java.
The Treaty of London events are crucial for a Ducth player. If you deny letting Belgium go, you'd better be ready to get hit hard, especially if you don't get some major powers on your side. The best thing is usually to accept Belgian independance, and then try to get them back at a later point in time. Especially, figthing the British is as you've discovered .... unfortunate ~;)
Try to get peace with the Brits; let your alliance with Prussia scare the Belgians. Get back Java (which shouldn't be too hard with a few divisions, provided you don't let the Javans build up hordes of irregulars) Limit your spending as much as you can to get out of debt. That should keep you occupied for quite some time.
:bow: Rafiki
i made holland great by refusing belgian independence, but they happened very late and i had an alliance with the poms by then, so it was the world against belgium.
but to get back to the thing at hand, create a super event that gives you heaps of tech, money and men, as well as lots and lots of machine parts, thats how i win games MODDING!, nah really get a division out to java, you will prob need the dye there later, cut spending except education(unless it is totally necessary), if you are in too much debt (as in having the max plausible income and no expenses and still in the red) spend yourself into a massive hole, a huge hole, build everything you could possibly desire, max education, zero taxes, subsidize goods (at least then your pops may have bonds when it all happens) buy all the goods to change pops to clerks and craftsmen.... anything you can think of.
just run yourself into bankruptcy, of course this comes at a very pricy cost -300 to prestige, half your factories are destroyed i think and a lot of other bad stuff, so build heaps of factories and hope you at least keep a few good ones.
thanks,
dessa
Dosent look too promising tho ~;)Quote:
Originally Posted by dessa14
The Java thing goes well, I have already taken half of the island back, so I should be done with it in some 2 months. I hope Im not at war with belgium again..... Im trying to get the french into my alliance, but despite the fact they have a +109 towards me they refuse to ally. That would leave belgium surrounded from every side.
In the last war I had a couple of "Rally to the flag" events which was quite handy.
@Rafiki
The thing is that I refused the London treaty. (Yeah, Im that cocky), The only thing that actually stopped me for a while is the fact that the brits destroyed all my fleet, coz obviously I couldnt hold all the ports and defend from the belgians with only about 40.000 men (the rest were recruited during or after the war). In the Prussian front we (ie, me and the Prussians) surrounded and annihilated about 120000 brits in 2 epic battles that lasted for weeks. So the war itself wasnt that bad. The problem is I mobilized too much, and now Ive no production at all.
Well, we'll pray to the allmighty Dionisus and see what happens.
Hehe, I'm not saying you shouldn't take on the Brits, but doing so may result in repeated periods of intense agony as you see your fleet and army melt away ~;)
+108 isn't enough to get an alliance; keep influencing France to get over +150 or so, then start trying to ally them.
The key to happy mobilization is to have a mobilization pool that covers your farmers/laborers and doesn't hit your clerks/craftsmen when you mobilize, but I guess you've already figured that one out ~;)
:bow: Rafiki
a small nation like holland shouldn't take on Britain.
Britain has unlimited resources, massive manpower pool to draw on, massive amounts of money, and a huge standing navy. plus its pretty much safe from land attacks.
britain has one weakness really, a small national population, which will hinder it industrially, later on in the game if russia gets what it needs (mainly tech) they will easily become 5x as powerful as britain. the other main threat to win a game as any nation is the USA.
USA can easily become the world industrial power, just through immigration USA gets like 5x as many immigrants as any other nation, and probably 100x the amount a european nation can get.
thanks,
dessa