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Wait for Soviet Storm Rising to be released.

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Don't bother continuing the let's play, but document anything modding related.

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Just lock it, it has had its day.

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Wait for a new scenario, or create one yourself.

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Please keep playing the same stuff over and over! I like repetition!

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[Tok'ra Operative]

So you set a trap, forcing the soviets to use conventional warfare and not nuclear bombs.  I like.

Yeah, when it comes to taking on the USSR, you must ignore the temptation to "soften" up the enemy by using surgical strikes. You do that and you are asking for possible nuclear reprisal. It is easiest to be patient and wait until the Soviet will to fight is very low and they have less then 1,000,000 troops left. Since I have been able to do this on more then one occasion, I will make a point in taking screenshots next time so I can show everyone here.

Question: If I were to let Iraq take Kuwait, Saudi, and Jordan, then sponsor a successful Capitalist Coup in Iraq to overthrow Saddam, would this cause all states under Iraqi control to automatically switch over to Capitalism as well? Might be easier in the end to bring peace to the Middle East if there are less states to deal with.

I also got a problem with Quality of Life right now. It stands at 72%. Soviet Union and China are sovereign once again and ruled by Capitalism, but relies on America totally for defense. Mexico and Cuba are both occupied by the US. What is the best way to raise my QofL without giving up control of Cuba or Mexico? I been at 100% before while in control of both those countries in different games.

[Tarran]

Hm, I think either Cultural Exchanges or Improve Diplomacy(I might have got the name wrong) actions raise QofL. I could be wrong, but I remember something like that increasing QofL.

[Tok'ra Operative]

Hm, I think either Cultural Exchanges or Improve Diplomacy(I might have got the name wrong) actions raise QofL. I could be wrong, but I remember something like that increasing QofL.

I already tried that dozens of times with my allies. My QofL refused to advance past 72%. Sometimes theirs will go up but mine won't. I had given MFN status to all my European Allies including the Soviet Union, after turning them Capitalist and obliterating the Red Army of course. Also for some reason the Peace Level is at Full Anarchy despite the fact that most of the world is at peace safe for a few nations in half of North Africa as well as Yugoslavia and Lebanon. Only nation at total war is Lebanon. The only war I faced was taking Cambodia as well as assassinating the leaders of Zaire and Somalia. Both Zaire and Somalia are now at full peace.

[Tok'ra Operative]

Summery for my current Shadow President game
Note: Since my PC refuses to allow screenshots from within the game, either by "print screen" or "Ctrl + F5, I have been forced to use my cell phone camera as a substitute.

6-3-90: In order to boost the economy, the United States grants MFN Status to France and Japan.

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7-4-90: CIA reports possible Soviet plans to sabotage German assets, the US sends intelligence aid to Germany.

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8-2-90: Iraq Invades Kuwait. US Protests and Appeals to the UN. Kuwait surrenders to Iraq the same day.

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8-10-90: US Sponsored Coup in Iran successfully ousts Islamic dictatorship and switches Iran's ideology to capitalist.

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8-20-90: Soviet Union goes into Civil War, causing a change in government. Soviet Union ideology is still communist. It can be speculated that hard-line communists overthrew Gorbachev.

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8-24-90: Low-ranking officials in Cuba organize mass demonstrations in Havana. Leader's effectiveness down by 10%.

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9-29-90:
A: Soviet Union attempts to arm communist rebels in Germany, but fails.
B: Germany tries to open a cultural exchange with the Soviet Union but fails.

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10-8-90: Opposition forces in Cuba hold private protest meetings. Leadership effectiveness down by 2%.

10-9-90:
A: Soviet Union attempts to sabotage Germany's economic services but fails.
B: Germany successfully condemns the Soviet Union.

10-10-90:
A: Soviet Union successfully condemns Germany.
B: United States sides with Germany and successfully condemns the Soviet Union
c: Soviet Union tries to condemn the United States but fails.
d: Germany tries to condemn the Soviet Union but fails.

10-23-90: Soviet citizens unhappy with the current government stages demonstrations throughout the nation. Leader's effectiveness down by 5%.

10-26-90: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is assassinated by an Iraqi agent. Egypt goes from Low Conflict to Limited War.

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10-27-90: An Egyptian agent attempts to assassinate Saddam Hussein, however the agent was discovered and shot dead.

November 11, 1990: Current Events
Iraq will likely invade Saudi Arabia on December 2, 1990. Currently debating whether to focus on the Soviet Threat or the Persian Gulf Crisis. Considering remaining neutral in Middle East except in defense of Israel. I will likely stage a coup in Iraq down the road before they can threaten Israel. May increase troop levels in Germany considering recent Soviet activities there. Considering possible military action against Cuba within a few "game" days.
Troop Levels Near USSR: Japan-745,000  Norway-1,000,000  Svalbard-1,000,000  Iceland-831,000  Turkey-205,000
Allied States Near USSR: Turkey, Norway, Iceland, Iran, Japan (hopefully)
Troop Levels Near Cuba: Guatemala-745,000  Jamaica-762,000
Allied States Near Cuba: Honduras, Jamaica, British contingent in Belize

[NRDL]

Coup Iraq, surgical strike them into oblivion. 

It would be cool for other posters to show their campaigns. 

[Angel Of Death]

Surgical strike Iraq to death THEN coup them. Couping Iraq usually turns them into a US ally. You do not want to fuck up your allies (yet).

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It would be cool for other posters to show their campaigns. 

Yeah.

[Tarran]

AoD, how long until your bandwith is restored?

Also,

It would be cool for other posters to show their campaigns. 

Alright, then. Here is my world where Imperialist Russia existed temporarily before becoming Nationalist Russia. Also the world where Cambodia got +201% GDP growth rate. This is definitely a silly world.

USA, November 1st, 1997:

Spoiler: State of the World. (click to show/hide)

Ideologies:


Alliances:

As you can see, this stand-off is FAR larger than the Cold War. If war were to start, there would be fighting EVERYWHERE.

USA's conquests:

I had far more luck with Syria than that first LP game.

World Powers:

Balance of power:
USA: 2 Great (Japan is my sidekick), 3 Major, 4 Minor.
Russia: 1 Great, 2 Minor.
China/Communism: 1 Major.

Nuclear Weapons:

Balance of Firepower:
USA: 1 World, 2 Macro, 1 Regional (Israel), 1 Begun.
Russia: 1 World, 1 Exploded, 2 Begun.
China/Communism: 1 World.

Ethics (AKA USA is unethical while Russia is a saint):

You can tell, I'm very passive-aggressive.

Ambition (AKA nobody wants war because I'll ram patriotic lead up their ass if they do so):

I've been doing my best to keep US ambition up.

Budget:

So much money! If only Tariffs weren't so frigging high. I'll fix the minor popularity hit, don't worry, I'll make use of that 40 billion.

Leadership effectiveness, influence, quality of life...

Sucks that I only have 99% quality of life. Oh well, my 100%(!) Leadership Effectiveness more than makes up for it.

[Tok'ra Operative]

Very nice Tarran. I can see even more you are most certainly an expert on economics for Shadow President. You might want to show a screenshot with the world map set to show Quality of Life.

[Angel Of Death]

AoD, how long until your bandwith is restored?

Also,

It would be cool for other posters to show their campaigns. 

Alright, then. Here is my world where Imperialist Russia existed temporarily before becoming Nationalist Russia. Also the world where Cambodia got +201% GDP growth rate. This is definitely a silly world.

USA, November 1st, 1997:

Spoiler: State of the World. (click to show/hide)

Ideologies:


Alliances:

As you can see, this stand-off is FAR larger than the Cold War. If war were to start, there would be fighting EVERYWHERE.

USA's conquests:

I had far more luck with Syria than that first LP game.

World Powers:

Balance of power:
USA: 2 Great (Japan is my sidekick), 3 Major, 4 Minor.
Russia: 1 Great, 2 Minor.
China/Communism: 1 Major.

Nuclear Weapons:

Balance of Firepower:
USA: 1 World, 2 Macro, 1 Regional (Israel), 1 Begun.
Russia: 1 World, 1 Exploded, 2 Begun.
China/Communism: 1 World.

Ethics (AKA USA is unethical while Russia is a saint):

You can tell, I'm very passive-aggressive.

Ambition (AKA nobody wants war because I'll ram patriotic lead up their ass if they do so):

I've been doing my best to keep US ambition up.

Budget:

So much money! If only Tariffs weren't so frigging high. I'll fix the minor popularity hit, don't worry, I'll make use of that 40 billion.

Leadership effectiveness, influence, quality of life...

Sucks that I only have 99% quality of life. Oh well, my 100%(!) Leadership Effectiveness more than makes up for it.

Soviet Union is selfless? Huh. Maybe they are going to achieve communism. Also, I do not know when my bandwidth will be back. My ISP is being a real bitch and dosen't seem to want to give me my bandwidth back even though the bills have been payed.

[Tarran]

Very nice Tarran. I can see even more you are most certainly an expert on economics for Shadow President.

Well, I wouldn't say expert.

Somehow, at the end of that year, unless I set Investment really low, the economy literally crashes. Hundreds of billions into debt. I have no idea how or why, but I assume I'm doing something wrong. Maybe too fast GDP growth? Ehhh.

You might want to show a screenshot with the world map set to show Quality of Life.

Sure. This is the year after those screenshots.

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You know the SU is doing it wrong when GREENLAND has a better QofL. Even more so with China.

Huh. Maybe they are going to achieve communism.

Not while they're still nationalist.

[Tok'ra Operative]

Update for my current game

11-23-90: Military activity detected in Iraq close to Saudi Arabia.

11-29-90: Iraqi Republican Guard detected massing along the border with Saudi Arabia.

11-30-90: United States launches a full scale invasion of Cuba.

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12-2-90: Iraq Invades Saudi Arabia. US Protests the invasion and Appeals to the UN. The United States remains neutral.

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12-4-90: Cuba surrenders to the United States.

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December 9, 1990: Current Events
Fighting in Saudi Arabia continues, with Iraq steadily gaining the upper hand. The United States now controls Cuba, Cuban ideology has switched to Capitalism, and Castro is now awaiting trial for crimes against the Cuban people. The Communist foothold in the Western Hemisphere has been removed. But the Third World War had begun. Since I am currently taking a neutral stance in the Middle East, I will mainly focus on rebuilding Cuba, continuing full deployment of troops to friendly nations bordering the Soviet Union, and seeking to build a coalition with non-aligned nations bordering the Soviet Union.

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[LordSlowpoke]

Figured i should contribute a bit about economy.

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First of all, see the popularity projection right there? Sure, it tells me that I'm going straight for 0%, but the insane GNP growth I got the year when this budget went in propelled me to some 70% in three months and it's still going.
And about the growth, it's ~the~ most important thing you're going for. The game, as far as I know, dosen't track debt, except that if you have more than -300 billion in the balance it'll start slowing down said growth. You may want to not trust this scale after you counter something, because it adds the GNP of the country you just conquered to yours, and calculates from there. Not sure if a bug, or supposed to work that way.
And yeah, I could probably do better with cash balancing around here. Old save and all that.

[Tok'ra Operative]

LordSlowpoke: What, your Secretary of Defense resigned? Let me guess, you invaded Mexico?

[kerlc]

since i forgot to take screens, let me do a recap of my SP run:

China and USSR engage in global thermonuclear war in the course of a year. I take over their radioactive ashes. Then i proceed to invade Canada, take over, my popularity falls. i can't stop it from stopping (nuclear winter, etc.) the game ends with the lynch mob. Still, it was FUN!

[Tok'ra Operative]

End of 1990

12-23-90: Iraq attempts to arm Palestinian Rebels in Israel but fails.

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12-24-90: US Sponsored Coup in Afghanistan successfully ousts the communist dictatorship and switches Afghanistan's ideology to Capitalist.

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12-31-90: US End of Year Budget

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