The Vainglory of Grogheads - Pride of Nations PBEM AAR

[Tuna]

Not sure, thought I saw something diplomacy page, but maybe I'm thinking of End All Wars

[Tuna]

New group of Rebels in North Africa sending Pierre Bosquet to invetigate, but the Journey is long and hard.



My fleet in Southeast Asia is still hurting, and the Merchants are still 15 days away from the Trade Box (hoping this works).



Attempting to declare Tunisia a Protectorate. I think this the final Assimilation move.. Hopefully it succeeds!

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

We were able to get a fair number of turns in this weekend.  It's now early 1852.  Russia's in a holding pattern at this point.  I'm slowly extending my rail network but I think I found an issue with the map.  I'm trying to build a continuous rail line from St. Petersburg to Sevastapol so I built a railroad in Bylchov province.  This should connect Kiev to Orsha as both of those provinces already have rail lines but for some reason it's not linking to either.  I may have to build another line in Bobriusk province but that will have to wait until I save up enough state funds to undertake swamp drainage.  That's going to be a while as I'll need 200 state funds and I'm at about 50 right now.





I haven't been paying too much attention to the Pacific region and it came back to bite me.  The Chinese somehow managed to build a coaling station in Primorie province even though they're fully involved with the Taiping rebellion. This caused me to lose the last of my military control of the province and it's threatening my tenuous hold on the entire region.  I'm going to have to start spending money and influence there if I want to keep Vladivostok.




I've been slowly building up depots and road networks in the area east of the Caspian as I hope to gobble up Khiva, Samarkand, and Tashkent by the end of the decade.

I've sent some Cossack cavalry over but their general is useless.  Each cavalry unit requires 5 command points to effectively control but this twit of an officer can only control 2 command points.  I think that means he can successfully command an observation balloon and that's about it.  I've got another general coming with 3 more units of Cossacks but he's no good a commanding non-Russian troops and I don't want to overwhelm the depot with too much supply demand.

[Martok]

I've sent some Cossack cavalry over but their general is useless.  Each cavalry unit requires 5 command points to effectively control but this twit of an officer can only control 2 command points.  I think that means he can successfully command an observation balloon and that's about it.  I've got another general coming with 3 more units of Cossacks but he's no good a commanding non-Russian troops and I don't want to overwhelm the depot with too much supply demand.

So what happens with units where the general in charge doesn't have sufficient command points?  Do they simply not get any bonuses, and/or suffer penalties?  (It's been a while since I played PrON or another AGEOD title, so my memory's rusty.) 

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

You get a penalty to actions.  If you look on the lower right side of the final screenshot, you'll see an envelope icon which has the penalty value listed on its right.

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

I have a problem.  I've been presented with an event in which I have to choose one of two options.  I'd like to choose "Pressure Turkey" but when I click on that tab, the little box with X in it goes away but the same box with the little X stays on the Compromise tab.  Does this mean I've selected "Pressure Turkey" or have I de-selected that option and gone ahead with "compromise"? 

Anyone know?

Here's the screen when I click on the "Pressure Turkey" tab.




Here's the screen if I click on the "Compromise" tab.

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

Got it figured out.  The one without the X is the one that gets selected.

I think I may have just started the Crimean War with my choice.  Turkey's appealing to the UK and France for military aid against me.

[undercovergeek]

heh, good stuff, ill wait for the intel reports

[Martok]

I think I may have just started the Crimean War

I couldn't say why, exactly, but I laughed out loud at this.  :D 

[undercovergeek]

looks like Tuna has jumped onboard with the Ottomans

[JasonPratt]

Crimeny!

[undercovergeek]

genuine latin based surprise, or a Crimean pun?

one will result in applause, the other, instant death

[JasonPratt]

Actually it was surprise at you starting the Crimean war, as I hadn't seen Tuna siding with the Ottomans (apparently) yet. Though when I posted and saw that, I was surprised at that, too.

Otherwise, both.  >:D

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

The Turks took offense to my pressuring them and have gone sniveling to the UK and France for help.  My relations with the UK have slightly soured over the event which is by no means over.  The French, perhaps seeking to contain British expansionism, have offered a defensive pact which I immediately agreed to.




On the turn prior to the Turkish crisis, I ordered my diplomats to forge a cassus belli against the Khanate of Khiva.  I guess I am more used to the CK2 pace of things as I thought it would take several turns for this plot to come to fruition but it happened right away.  Khivan irregular cavalry raided one of my outposts and slaughtered the garrison of 400 as my main force was still en route.  However, as that same Khivan cavalry unit tried to retreat back to their capital, they were caught by a flying column of mine and were killed to a man. 




I have 5 divisions of Cossack cavalry moving towards the capital but they'll have to cross the Amu Daria river to get there and I expect some heavy losses during the crossing.





Finally, Muslim minorities in the Northern Caucasus, perhaps upset over my spat with the Ottomans, rose up in rebellion and pillaged the Chirskaya region.  My troops managed to defeat them and cause them to retreat with 40% casualties but they're still running around, stirring up trouble.

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

Any way to get a general to activate?  Mine's just decided to have a nap in the middle of a war zone.