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Author Topic: Let's play Hearts of Iron Doomsday; Update Twelve  (Read 15113 times)

Yaddy1

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Let's play Hearts of Iron Doomsday; Update Twelve
« on: September 20, 2010, 02:33:19 pm »

Well my Bandit Kings of Ancient China LP has to be put on hold due my computer barfing dosbox. However I am enjoying playing Hearts of Iron Doomsday lately and I think it has LP potential.

In case you don't know HOI is an extremely realistic WW2/Cold War simulation made by Paradox that allows you to play as any country in the world. Any. Like even pointless ones like Luxemburg or ones that didn't take part like South American countries.

Additionally you can pick what year you start in, your choices being:

    * The Road to War, beginning on New Year's Day, 1936;
    * The Gathering Storm, beginning in September 1938, just before the Munich Agreement
    * Blitzkrieg, beginning with Hitler's declaration of war upon Poland (the Invasion of Poland) on 1 September 1939;
    * Awakening the Giant, beginning on 22 June 1941, at the beginning of Operation Barbarossa.
    * Götterdämmerung, beginning on 20 June 1944, two weeks after the Western Allies landed at Normandy.

It was decided that I would be France on The Road to War. (1936) Here's links to the Updates,

      1)Update the First (poorly written)
      2)Second Update (a personal best)
      3)Another One
      4)The Paris Report
      5)C'mon Spain
      6)Referendum
      7)History is dead, long live history
      8 )The Fall of Spain
      9)The War is Over
     10)War is a force that gives our lives meaning
     11)Just another update
     12)Soon...the war
Pierre wants YOU!

You can have a chance to have your very own soldier/sailor/pilot. I'll assign them to a division/boat/air-group. And if anything interesting happens to them I'll tell you! Kind of like I did in Update 7. Except with your character instead of a name from a random name generator set to French mode.
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Re: Let's play Hearts of Iron Doomsday; which country do you want?
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2010, 03:57:31 pm »

Poland, Blitzkrieg. CHANGE HISTORY!
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Re: Let's play Hearts of Iron Doomsday; which country do you want?
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2010, 05:26:52 pm »

France, Blitzkrieg. Change History!
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Nirur Torir

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Re: Let's play Hearts of Iron Doomsday; which country do you want?
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2010, 05:32:08 pm »

Republican Spain, The Gathering Storm. Change History!
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Re: Let's play Hearts of Iron Doomsday; which country do you want?
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2010, 06:29:51 pm »

france, blitzkrieg, BUT THE FUTURE REFUSED TO CHANGE!!!

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Re: Let's play Hearts of Iron Doomsday; which country do you want?
« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2010, 06:53:18 pm »

Would it be possible to play as Australia and start massing battleships?

Yes. Also I'd probably fail in the others suggested but if one more person suggests France Blitzkreig I'll do it. I'd rather do France 1936/1938 if I do France though. A bit of time to prepare myself as France's starting position is awful in 1939 however I'll do it if it's what you want.
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Re: Let's play Hearts of Iron Doomsday; which country do you want?
« Reply #6 on: September 20, 2010, 06:56:18 pm »

Sealand! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand


On a more serious note, I think Australia or Ireland would be a good challenge.

Also, I never ever got the hang of HOI every time I play even with soviet Russia or Germany I always seem to lose the wars.
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Re: Let's play Hearts of Iron Doomsday; which country do you want?
« Reply #7 on: September 20, 2010, 06:57:27 pm »

If it's that difficult, then England, Blitzkrieg or France on The Road to War gets my vote.
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Re: Let's play Hearts of Iron Doomsday; which country do you want?
« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2010, 07:13:30 pm »

Ireland isn't too much fun to play.  Playing a major power like the Soviets or France is actually pretty easy.  Republican Spain is a fairly exciting mid level power to play.  Poland is an exciting challenge.  England is really easy, build up an army early and invade Germany when they invade Poland.  I suggest playing Spain and triggering the communist coup after the civil war then allying with the Soviet Union.
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Re: Let's play Hearts of Iron Doomsday; which country do you want?
« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2010, 07:17:15 pm »

Unfortunately Sealand was only formed after WW2. Also is France Road to War good with everyone? It'll be a lot of boring updates as I try to prepare myself for the Nazi onslaught but it'll get interesting. I wonder if when I lose I get to play as Vichy France? Anyway Australia seems to have a couple of supporters too. I played as Republican Spain before too and it was fun. I started in Road to War and crushed the puny Nationalist uprising. Playing as Poland as kind of fun. I got demolished even though I had a huge army. My lack of competent airforce/tanks assured that.
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Re: Let's play Hearts of Iron Doomsday; which country do you want?
« Reply #10 on: September 20, 2010, 07:26:19 pm »

Do France, road to war.
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Re: Let's play Hearts of Iron Doomsday; which country do you want?
« Reply #11 on: September 20, 2010, 07:32:58 pm »

If you lose the battle of France as France, you follow DeGaulle to Africa and fight on for the motherland as Free France.  There is a similar treatment for Belgium and the Netherlands.
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Re: Let's play Hearts of Iron Doomsday; which country do you want?
« Reply #12 on: September 20, 2010, 08:02:41 pm »

As a Paradox game, I believe that players can switch to any other nation at any time, if we wanted to go as Vichy France and help the Germans win after a French defeat.

Spain's fun in 1938, as it starts in a civil war, and can then side with whoever it wants. Being able to take Gibraltar easily lets them control access to the Mediterranean Sea.
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« Reply #13 on: September 20, 2010, 08:58:33 pm »

France Road to War good with everyone?
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Re: Let's play Hearts of Iron Doomsday; which country do you want?
« Reply #14 on: September 20, 2010, 10:00:33 pm »

I vote for the Gathering Storm, and we try to win as Switzerland.
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