WWI: Clash of Empires - Discussion thread [Concluded]

[Ibn-Khaldun]

And here is the European map:

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Those light blue spots on sea are STZ's(Sea transport zone).
It's possible to move from European map to American using those 3 western most STZ's.
STZ near Portugal allows to move to African theatre.
STZ near Alexandria/Egypt allows moving to the STZ in Red Sea.
Those 4 gray hexes in Egypt is LTZ(Land Transport Zones) and it connects East Africa with Europe.

There are capitals as well.
Suggestions?

[Double A]

I think Spain and Portugal should be countries. That's just a massive blob of land just asking France to be gobbled up.

Also what are the STZs at the Baleares, England/France, between England and Denmark, Malta, Aegean, north Russia, Gotland Persian Gulf, Crimea, island north of England, and the one north of Norway for?

And does the one near Portugal allow movement into NA and African theaters?

And since my understanding of the history of Europe is sketchy at best from Napoleon to WWII, why does England have Malta, Egypt, and Cyprus?

edit: Since Russia is so fecking huge, even bigger than the Ottomans in 30YW, is there some way to counter them having a bajillion gold turn 2 onwards? Like a "remote/backwater hex" penalty (meaning non-coastal non-Nile Africa, Arabia Ottomans don't have, Russian Hinterland, Scandinavia)

[Subotan]

All desert/wasteland provinces should have that effect.

[Double A]

So... what happens now?

[Centurion1]

i win. its predestined surrender your empires to me now and i will allow you to live and entertain me.

[slashandburn]

would love to be in this looks sweet. Tanks at least at first = 90% mechanical failure. ignore them until very late.

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

How about fortifications?

[Ibn-Khaldun]

It's possible to build trenches and forts.

[Double A]

I think Russia should be light blue, and Ottomans should get Russia's color.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

I re-did the European map all over when I discovered a site where I can make my own hex-based maps much easier. Also, I think it looks a lot better as well!
What do you think?

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Many things(other cities, railroad, harbours, STZ's etc) are still missing but it's not that hard to add them later.

[Subotan]

Very nice!

Hungarian Galicia is wrong though.


Notice the "flat" border, with the 90 degree angle with Poland/Russia.

[Double A]

If anyone is wondering what they look side by side, well, just change tabs real quickly.

Map 1

Map 2

Also, why'd you cut off 3ish rows?

[Subotan]

I have a friend who is interested in joining. What countries are left?

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

Can I join as Austria-Hungary please if it is not to late!?

[Centurion1]

I hope you all realize this isn't really like an ih but more like a a full fledged video game

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

Fine by me.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Can I join as Austria-Hungary please if it is not to late!?

Yes you can join. Just PM Prince Cobra. I think he doesn't mind you helping him.

I'll send the details about the empires to the leading players(if there are more than one) and post the game thread(for IC diplomatic announcements etc) tomorrow. It's quite late in here and I don't want to make any mistakes with the infos.

However, I can tell you how many cities each of you have. These are the cities on your core hexes(not counting colonial cities).
British Empire (2): London, Edinburgh
France (5): Paris, Nancy, Brest, Bordeaux, Marseilles
Italy (3): Rome, Milan, Venice
Austro-Hungarian Empire (4): Vienna, Budapest, Trieste, Lvov(Lemberg)
German Empire (5): Berlin, Königsberg, Munich, Hamburg, Frankfurt
Russian Empire (7): St. Petersburg, Warsaw, Archangelsk, Moscow, Sevastopol, Rostov, Tbilisi
Ottoman Empire (5): Istanbul(Constantinople), Angora, Alexandretta, Erzerum, Baghdad, Jerusalem
United States of America (1): Washington

[Secura]

United States of America Secura (1): Washington

This doesn't make me invasion fodder, does it?

Does one's city/ies being occupied mean defeat? :3

[Ibn-Khaldun]

This doesn't make me invasion fodder, does it?

Does one's city/ies being occupied mean defeat? :3

No, it doesn't. If someone attacks you(or if you join the Great War) then other cities will be revealed. Your attacker must also deal with shortage of supplies/ammo/food. Launching an invasion against you would be quite impossible.

Also no to your second question.

[Prince Cobra]

Can I join as Austria-Hungary please if it is not to late!?

How could I refuse you such an honour?


On a different matter, waiting for the intro.

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

Yes you can join. Just PM Prince Cobra. I think he doesn't mind you helping him.

I'll send the details about the empires to the leading players(if there are more than one) and post the game thread(for IC diplomatic announcements etc) tomorrow. It's quite late in here and I don't want to make any mistakes with the infos.

However, I can tell you how many cities each of you have. These are the cities on your core hexes(not counting colonial cities).
British Empire (2): London, Edinburgh
France (5): Paris, Nancy, Brest, Bordeaux, Marseilles
Italy (3): Rome, Milan, Venice
Austro-Hungarian Empire (4): Vienna, Budapest, Trieste, Lvov(Lemberg)
German Empire (5): Berlin, Königsberg, Munich, Hamburg, Frankfurt
Russian Empire (7): St. Petersburg, Warsaw, Archangelsk, Moscow, Sevastopol, Rostov, Tbilisi
Ottoman Empire (5): Istanbul(Constantinople), Angora, Alexandretta, Erzerum, Baghdad, Jerusalem
United States of America (1): Washington

Do we get to know how many troops we have,etc...?

How could I refuse you such an honour?


On a different matter, waiting for the intro.

You can't or I'll fire you in the CoE IH!


Just Joking!

It is a pleasure playing with you (again).

[Centurion1]

Dude by the end of the day your going to be getting a huge PDF if this is like the last game

[Double A]

So...

[woad&fangs]

Real life intervened for IK. I haven't heard from him in a week.

[johnhughthom]

And I was supposed to help but got bogged down by RL stuff. Checked in a few days ago and it seemed nothing was happening.

[Secura]

And does the one near Portugal allow movement into NA and African theaters?

I would assume this zone is meant to represent Gibraltar and it's likely a means for British access to the Med. It'll be interesting to see how the British and French players prevent the Germans and such from utilising those Atlantic STZs. :3

Since Russia is so fecking huge, even bigger than the Ottomans in 30YW, is there some way to counter them having a bajillion gold turn 2 onwards?

Why would Russia have alot of money? Their economy was mainly agricultural in comparison to the industrialised and increasingly wealthy Germans and Brits. They were decades behind until the Stalin era, really.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

I would assume this zone is meant to represent Gibraltar and it's likely a means for British access to the Med. It'll be interesting to see how the British and French players prevent the German submarines from utilising those Atlantic STZs. :3

I made a small correction.

Why would Russia have alot of money? Their economy was mainly agricultural in comparison to the industrialised and increasingly wealthy Germans and Brits. They were decades behind until the Stalin era, really.

Since this is an alternative reality then Russian players can make wonders with Russia if they don't make the same mistakes as Russians did in WWI. I think another Battle of Tannenberg will not happen in this game.

[Subotan]

Why would Russia have alot of money? Their economy was mainly agricultural in comparison to the industrialised and increasingly wealthy Germans and Brits. They were decades behind until the Stalin era, really.

Because in the previous game in this style, Thirty Years War (Oh God what a game; VIVA LA FRANCE), Russia was absolutely minted, as all Hexes gave the same amount of income.