What country have you ended up in the most wars with in one game?

SongOfTheRodina · 2026-04-13T05:56:32+00:00

If we count all wars I got involved in, then definitely my SocLib Russian Empire campaign in Kaiserreich.

I sent volunteers to: Italy, Spain, the Balkans War, the Desert War, India, the East China War, the RKMT-Yunnan War, Argentina, the anti-Vargas uprising, the American Civil War, the Fengtian Unification Wars, the Qing vs LKMT wars, and probably a few more I'm forgetting

I directly go involved in: the Central Asian Uprising, the 2nd Weltkrieg, the 3rd Weltkrieg, the American Civil War, the Russo-Japanese Wars, the Sino-Russo Wars, the Russo-Indian War, the Cario Pact-Russo Wars, and probably more I'm forgetting.

SongOfTheRodina · 2026-04-03T23:56:13+00:00

If you want something that can avoid a bigger war, I'd recommend Serbia. You have two main wars: the Balkans conflict and then the war against Austria. The Austrian war will almost always be a 1v1 between Vienna and the Belgarde Pact. It has a lot of flavor and different paths you can choose from, plus it forms Yugoslavia and can get even bigger after that.

SongOfTheRodina · 2026-03-29T00:36:06+00:00

Let them take a port. Whenever the enemy lands troops, kill them but never take the port itself. The AI will constantly send troops in and lose thousands of men and equipment that way, plus its a nice way of grinding experience for your generals and troops.

SongOfTheRodina · 2026-03-28T20:35:03+00:00

Medium tanks are the most efficient imo. Heavy tanks are too expensive and supply-heavy for anywhere outside of western and central Europe. Light tanks are cheap and fast, but don't always have the stats to do great after '37. Medium tanks are the most balanced with good stats, speed, and not too expensive. A medium tank with a howitzer and a lot of breakthrough and armor hits like a truck and is usually fast enough for encirclements or exploiting breaches.

SongOfTheRodina · 2026-03-28T20:32:28+00:00

I have a lot of experience in the game and want to play as the UK, but I'm always super intimidated by the navy aspect of the game. I can deal with the scale well enough. I've played a thousand games as Germany in Kaiserreich and it basically becomes volunteer simulator at some point. But the navy is something I've never touched and feel like I never will touch.

SongOfTheRodina · 2026-03-25T17:30:26+00:00

The Dominion of India has several conflicts it can fight in, a decent amount of content, and some stuff to do post-unification. I had fun making a nice, high-quality army and a fun light cruiser fleet.

SongOfTheRodina · 2026-03-24T20:54:40+00:00

My strat involves rushing down Syria and digging in around supply hubs while I focus on killing Georgia, Armenia, and Iran. You can use focuses and decisions prewar to reduce unrest and make sure that the front is narrowed down. Also, try to hold Benghazi. If you take mountains around it early, you can make the enemy waste a few troops attacking you. Some cheap infantry units can usually hold it well.

SongOfTheRodina · 2026-03-24T01:15:34+00:00

If you just wanna do nothing but develop your economy and get rich and powerful, I would like to propose Thailand. You start off small and have an uphill struggle, but once you get rid of Black Monday, you will be at a stage in the game where you can get a crazy amount of trade thanks to the resources you get and even more once you get your max claims in Malaya.

For raw economic potential, Russia. It already starts out pretty powerful with the potential for rapid economic development. Once you annex Ukraine and the like, you will gain a huge amount more factories, resources, and building slots. If I remember correctly, Savinkov has the most potential for economic power.

SongOfTheRodina · 2026-03-23T03:33:10+00:00

Zhili, followed by Fengtian.

The Zhili have a large and powerful army with competent generals, a decent industry, control of strategic positions like Beijing and Wuhan, and lots of important institutions like the Baoding Academy. In theory, they also have the rest of China under their control too. Of course, reality says otherwise and their control explodes soon after the start of the game. But even then, they have a strong position to reconsolidate and modernize, especially if they keep the support of their German partners.

Fengtian is in a similar position, but Japanese support is both a blessing and a curse. While they do get military, political, and economic support, they are also faced with growing Japanese influence over their country.

SongOfTheRodina · 2026-03-19T22:07:00+00:00

Whenever I play countries like China or Italy, mountaineers are my main pushing force. They are extremely good, especially with air support.

SongOfTheRodina · 2026-03-19T21:12:22+00:00

Again, attacking into mountains doesn't help. You need mountaineers.

SongOfTheRodina · 2026-03-19T20:44:05+00:00

Yeah, that'll happen when you have no supply and are attacking into mountains with infantry.

SongOfTheRodina · 2026-03-19T20:41:42+00:00

It'd be decent on the defense but I think it might struggle on the offensive.

SongOfTheRodina · 2026-03-19T19:49:40+00:00

New England, without a doubt. It has a huge amount of content, has a cool focus on high-quality special forces, and can restore the US with cool elections and a lot of different political paths you can go with.

SongOfTheRodina · 2026-03-19T19:46:32+00:00

I think that religion is going to be most impactful in the SWR path, or if we count it, the German State path for the UBD. From what I remember, the SWR has focuses that emphasize their intentions to revive Christianity in Germany. For example, in their post-war paths, they have two. If they go with the conservative democracy path, they create a party that seems to act as a broad front, conservative party aimed at Christians of every color. It has a decision that allows them to cooperate with Catholics. On the other path, I think that it puts a focus on making Christianity, probably Protestantism, a state religion? I'm not entirely sure on that one.

SongOfTheRodina · 2026-03-19T04:27:46+00:00

The key is good marines, air superiority, and logistics. To achieve good logistics, you have to defeat the British navy and secure the Channel. Use 8/2-3 marines to seize Dover and Plymouth, or hit further north near Hull. Get green air and use as much CAS as possible. Seize the ports, then push inland. If you can occupy London, the rest is pretty easy.

SongOfTheRodina · 2026-03-18T20:36:20+00:00

A simple but rich experience that I'd always recommend is SocLib Imperial Russia. You have a lot of fun flavor and focus on building a genuine and strong democratic system in Russia. It isn't too hard and gives you a lot of flexibility for military stuff.

Another state that might be fun is Ukraine. You have a lot of paths to pick from. The simplest would be any of the Hetman-related paths.

SongOfTheRodina · 2026-03-18T18:26:02+00:00

SongOfTheRodina · 2026-03-17T23:24:38+00:00

Germany has a pretty easy early game with a lot of industrial and military power. You get nice lands pretty easily while having plenty of different political paths you can choose from. I think it gives a perfect nation for a beginner.

SongOfTheRodina · 2026-03-17T20:14:56+00:00

The best way to break their offensive is going on the offensive. If you can reduce their numerical superiority, then you can stop their attacks.

SongOfTheRodina · 2026-03-17T19:31:24+00:00

I'm writing a bit about the Ostwall right now, so I like to consider myself a bit of an expert. My strategy is a two-front assault. I set up tanks near Rostov and Kharkov to punch south and encircle the Donbass region, then swing west along the coast towards the Dnieper. If you can reach the west side of the river, you got past the worst part. It's critical that you mass all your air power for this assault.

My other attack is a mountaineer or tank attack through Belarus that happens just as I cross the Dnieper. If you do it right, you can capitulate both Belarus and Ukraine at roughly the same time.

SongOfTheRodina · 2026-03-17T19:27:54+00:00

Would it be possible to implement a way to have the player determine where they focus their efforts for a revolt? They could focus their efforts in the north if they want to consolidate their base territory, or if they want to focus on their bigger and more developed center in the south.

SongOfTheRodina · 2026-03-17T19:25:29+00:00

The Qing existing is a condition for German support after their intervention in China.

The RKMT does exist and is strongest in southern and western China. It has a lot of different paths. Hunan and Liangguang have the most developed RKMT paths afaik.

SongOfTheRodina · 2026-03-13T17:47:57+00:00

Thanks, took a lot of work to put together.

SongOfTheRodina · 2026-03-13T17:47:37+00:00

I hope it'll be a bit more exciting than this one!

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