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TheDemon posted:So given that the AI sucks at fighting, and given that the Polish army is a decent size at game start, what do people think the chances are of taking Poland and aiming for war vs Germany as soon as possible in 1937? Given the right application of support equipment I think it's viable?
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Funky Valentine posted:Would you mind sharing the technique? Sure. There are a couple on the internet, but they were $5 and I'm poor and resourceful so I decided to make one on my own. Here are the steps I use: (This is after importing a portrait, aligning it so that the face fits inside of a box I setup with guides, the image size is 256x345 (I shrink it down to 156x210 when I'm all done.), and I've masked the portrait so that the 'background' is clear.) 1. Make two copies of the original layer. 2. Apply "Auto Contrast" to both of them. 3. Apply Filter > Blur > Surface Blur to the first copy (bottom copy). Settings are: Radius 5; Threshold 15 4. Apply Filter > Oil Paint to the second copy (top copy). Settings are: Stylization 2.6; Cleanliness 3.9; Scale 0.6; Bristle Detail 9.3; Angular Direction 0; Shine 0 5. Set second copy (top copy) to 70% opacity. 6. Merge layers. Edit:  I showed my wife my mod and she wondered why my news events looked like tablets in 1993. So I got to thinking about it and decided maybe I should go for a more timeless look, like a general operating system window. What do you guys think? Don't mind the black and white placeholder images, those are just from base game events firing. The actual events will be color. Also note the fancy new custom fonts, which were a real pain in the rear end to get working. ExtraNoise fucked around with this message at 23:43 on Jun 19, 2016 |
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Jun 19, 2016 23:41
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Thinking of picking this up after I get paid. I watched Arumba's Germany run and the game seems pretty rad but I'd like to get goons' opinions on it. Stellaris has potential but it's very barren right now so I'm cautious about picking up another Paradox game so close to release.
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Jun 20, 2016 00:26
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Bloody Pom posted:Thinking of picking this up after I get paid. I watched Arumba's Germany run and the game seems pretty rad but I'd like to get goons' opinions on it. Stellaris has potential but it's very barren right now so I'm cautious about picking up another Paradox game so close to release. It's definitely a blast to mess around with but like Stellaris, once you get the hang of it it's basically impossible to lose against the AI. I've had fun with a couple campaigns but I'll probably wait for the next major patch before playing again.
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Jun 20, 2016 00:47
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Gorefluff posted:It's definitely a blast to mess around with but like Stellaris, once you get the hang of it it's basically impossible to lose against the AI. I've had fun with a couple campaigns but I'll probably wait for the next major patch before playing again. I am hilariously bad at Paradox games that aren't CK2, so the getting a hang of it part could take a while! I like what I've seen so far so I think I'll pick up the one that includes the season pass.
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Jun 20, 2016 00:56
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Slime Bro Helpdesk posted:-I find battle plans insanely frustrating. Every attempt I make to have a battle plan be "hey punch through 1-2 provinces here and rush in" gets interpreted as "push 3-4 provinces, and just kinda slowly move forward, maybe??" doesnt change the pace (next patch) but if you hover your mouse over the arrow and wait, it actually shows you the entire calculated plan in steps. provinces turn green and then red to show you how it plans to move
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Jun 20, 2016 00:56
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TheDemon posted:So given that the AI sucks at fighting, and given that the Polish army is a decent size at game start, what do people think the chances are of taking Poland and aiming for war vs Germany as soon as possible in 1937? Given the right application of support equipment I think it's viable? Most of the AI's problems are nullified when it comes to Germany vs. Poland, especially that early on. Your army is worse than Germany's and unlike China you are almost landlocked so the AI won't kill itself doing naval invasions, and 1 year isn't enough time for the AI's dumbass research focuses to have a real affect on it(and Germany's research focuses are slightly less dumb than other AI). It's totally possible to beat Germany as Poland but 1937 is just too soon. The longer you can put off the war, the better. This is assuming you want to go alone(or with your own faction) as Poland. Obviously if you manage to weasel your way into the Comintern and get the Soviets to come in with you you can roll over the Germans in no time. But otherwise you have to take advantage of the fact that you can build up your forces in a smarter way than the AI can build up theirs, despite them having a better starting point. 
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Jun 20, 2016 01:04
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why does the UK own france in that game
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Jun 20, 2016 01:06
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Verviticus posted:why does the UK own france in that game there was an Event that popped up at some point that had the headline "Franco-British Union" which I clicked through without reading because I thought it was just flavor but after it the UK absorbed all of France this happened while France was getting hosed up by the Germans, I don't really know what caused it
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Jun 20, 2016 01:13
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Bloody Pom posted:I am hilariously bad at Paradox games that aren't CK2, so the getting a hang of it part could take a while! This is very very streamlined for a Paradox game. Watch some of the let's plays posted in this thread (like Quill18 and this guy) and do the tutorial and everything else you'll figure out on your own.
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Jun 20, 2016 01:14
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Michaellaneous posted:If you wanna watch somebody who is not poo poo at the game and also more likeable: PFlax is decent. He also doesn't take stuff seriously so it's easy to get into. There is ONE thing that he does that triggers me. See if you can spot it.
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Jun 20, 2016 01:15
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Yeah, I have to admit I started skipping through Arumba's playthrough towards the end. Guy just takes so loving long to make up his mind about basic poo poo, and seems to have a lot of trouble navigating the UI.
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Jun 20, 2016 01:22
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Bloody Pom posted:Yeah, I have to admit I started skipping through Arumba's playthrough towards the end. Guy just takes so loving long to make up his mind about basic poo poo, and seems to have a lot of trouble navigating the UI. Twitch chat: Pflax you aren't properly microing the Yogoslavian front Pflax: I REALLY DONT CARE!
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Jun 20, 2016 01:24
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Bloody Pom posted:Yeah, I have to admit I started skipping through Arumba's playthrough towards the end. Guy just takes so loving long to make up his mind about basic poo poo, and seems to have a lot of trouble navigating the UI. For a dude that seems pretty intelligent and calculating, he does a lot of dumb inexplicable poo poo in newer games. I understand it's different when you're streaming to a live audience, but I swear he only gets good at games through a few hundred hours of brute force trial and error.
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Gorefluff posted:For a dude that seems pretty intelligent and calculating, he does a lot of dumb inexplicable poo poo in newer games. I understand it's different when you're streaming to a live audience, but I swear he only gets good at games through a few hundred hours of brute force trial and error. Not to mention that as a huge WW2 tank/plane nerd his insistence on calling it a 'Panzerstationwagon' had me cringing constantly. 
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Jun 20, 2016 01:36
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How many men does the Soviet Union have? As Germany I goaded them into attacking me and they've lost nearly 7 million men
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Jun 20, 2016 01:37
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Bloody Pom posted:Not to mention that as a huge WW2 tank/plane nerd his insistence on calling it a 'Panzerstationwagon' had me cringing constantly. I dunno, "Panzerstationwagon" sounds like a great way to rile up grogs, especially the wehraboo type.
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Jun 20, 2016 01:38
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Top Hats Monthly posted:How many men does the Soviet Union have? As Germany I goaded them into attacking me and they've lost nearly 7 million men Most estimates put the combined military and civilian losses of the USSR at over 25 million, about 8.5 million of that being military. So that sounds about right. Cythereal posted:I dunno, "Panzerstationwagon" sounds like a great way to rile up grogs, especially the wehraboo type. It's me, I'm the grog 
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Jun 20, 2016 01:40
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Bloody Pom posted:Not to mention that as a huge WW2 tank/plane nerd his insistence on calling it a 'Panzerstationwagon' had me cringing constantly. That's pretty funny actually. I'd take that over someone who obviously plays with a raging boner as he slightly mispronounces all the Axis equipment in his best lispy German.
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Bloody Pom posted:Most estimates put the combined military and civilian losses of the USSR at over 25 million, about 8.5 million of that being military. So that sounds about right. Losses includes wounded and captured, so it's quite low.
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Jun 20, 2016 01:46
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Does the Berlin-Moscow axis always immediately break?
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Jun 20, 2016 01:47
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cock hero flux posted:So give it to them. After the peace conference you can just go click the "return territory" button and hand them all their poo poo back. Where? After the peace conference, it marked all those states as my cores w/ no foreign claims.
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Played France and discovered how easy it to hold off the Germans by just extending the Maginot line. Built a ton of strategic bombers, and Germany has suffered 4 million casualties to France's 10k. The bombing has France contributing 89% of the total war effort. So thats how you cheese this game. Sit behind your impregnable line of fortresses and launch waves after waves of bombers.
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Bloody Pom posted:I am hilariously bad at Paradox games that aren't CK2, so the getting a hang of it part could take a while! I'm a literal noob at this game (never got into the earlier games) and on my 3rd game as the German Republic I was able to defeat the USSR. Sure, it was after my initial invasion got mauled, but fortunately the world tension went up to 80% and I was able to join the allies. Overall the game is very accessible for a new player and it will only get better once some mechanics are a bit more fleshed out (air combat being my #1). Edit: 
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Jun 20, 2016 02:07
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Strudel Man posted:Having just tried Poland - no. Having just tried, I managed to take Berlin but while I was doing that the containment I had on East Prussia failed and I lost in short order once the massive army the AI had put there broke out. I definitely think it's possible but yeah, there are better ways.
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Jun 20, 2016 02:09
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So, as someone who's played a bunch of Darkest Hour some years ago and a little HoI3, how possible would it be (as someone who hasn't played HoI4 yet - planning on buying it soon, though) to play as Ireland as a second game, after getting acquainted with the new mechanics? (Plan being to kick the English out of Belfast when GB is hopefully stretched thin during the war, and become the socialist Cuba-like that (as I recall) the UK feared it would become, if they hadn't held on to Belfast) Since I'm interested in joining the Comintern (or forming a new socialist alliance depending on how things pan out) to intensify things a bit in Europe by maybe getting a three-way going, but I'm not sure how likely my survival would be! 
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cock hero flux posted:there was an Event that popped up at some point that had the headline "Franco-British Union" which I clicked through without reading because I thought it was just flavor but after it the UK absorbed all of France Almost but not quite happened in our timeline. quote:The final "Declaration of union" approved by the British War Cabinet stated that[1]
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Saint Celestine posted:Played France and discovered how easy it to hold off the Germans by just extending the Maginot line. Built a ton of strategic bombers, and Germany has suffered 4 million casualties to France's 10k. The bombing has France contributing 89% of the total war effort. forts are probably too strong
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Jun 20, 2016 02:55
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Verviticus posted:forts are probably too strong Turns out being able to have an entire strip of +150% combat bonus territories from coast to coast with only moderate investment is actually fairly amazing.
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Jun 20, 2016 02:59
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Top Hats Monthly posted:Does the Berlin-Moscow axis always immediately break? It seems that way.
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The Narrator posted:It seems that way. Pisses me right off.
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Verviticus posted:forts are probably too strong They lose effectiveness if you attack from multiple directions, but overall extending the Maginot line probably makes it too easy to defend as France. If the German player is completely unmolested in the East then it won't be enough, but otherwise prepare for WW1 trench warfare.
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So just a quick question but based on what I said earlier, what does it mean when an allied airfield is faded out with a question mark next to it?
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Jun 20, 2016 03:22
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Verviticus posted:forts are probably too strong planes should have the ability to degrade them and some of the damage should be permanent or hard enough to repair that you're basically building it again.
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Top Hats Monthly posted:Does the Berlin-Moscow axis always immediately break? Yeah it seems like an entirely worthless focus branch. Germany is the undisputed faction leader and is the only one who can invite people to the faction, but they don't actually get any bonuses for communist nations so Fascists are still the only people who will join. The Soviets instantly become a junior partner and the rest of the Comintern just goes it's own separate route.
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Stairmaster posted:planes should have the ability to degrade them and some of the damage should be permanent or hard enough to repair that you're basically building it again.
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Jun 20, 2016 03:58
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OK, where did Luxembourg get the 51 divisions it was offering me as an expeditionary force...?
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Jun 20, 2016 04:14
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What's the fastest you can get to 1950s Intercontinental Bombers? I want the US to have a monopoly on the air.
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I hope for the June patch they merge some sea-zones and air-zones, they are great ideas but theres honestly too many of both. The UK for example has too many air-zones, while a situation like France where its split into 2 or Australia where theres only 1 air-zone is actually quite fun for gameplay. Theres too many drat sea-zones for navies to cover, especially when I want my Pacific fleet to kinda just wander around the entire pacific to guard all my islands as Japan.
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Does anyone else's game grind to a halt late game when opening the Air map?
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