Figured it out, It was in the Manual :>

How do you add/remove the starting Techs for countries for a scenario.

I've read the modder's guide and I can see how to alter which one's the AI will purchase as well as how much each one will cost different countries. Just not who starts with which ones.

<t> Unless cheating is far more difficult, I have zero interest in a multi-player game.<br/>
There are very few people I trust to that degree.<br/>
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Safeguards are put in place to keep honest people honest.<br/>
Cheating is very easy to justify mentally for too many people.<br ...

<t> #1 - The AI needs to be more aggressive in some wars or just not declare them.&nbsp; Turkey frequently declares war on me as Russia, but I've never seen them send a single corp across the border.&nbsp; I don't even bother putting a single factor down there because I know they are not coming ...

<t> The AI still needs quite a bit of work.<br/>
I think it will improve over time.<br/>
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The initial patches were focused primarily on fixing game play issues.<br/>
Patch 1.02 should be out very soon and it will still be mostly bug fixes.<br/>
I would ask again in a month or so and ...

<t> I would wait for the next patch and see where things stand.<br/>
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I have not yet started PBEM yet, since it there are so many cheating exploits.<br/>
Hopefully they will get that a bit safer soon.<br/>
There have been some good ideas tossed about.<br/>
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The AI at this point is ...

<t> I also don't think the interface is that bad.<br/>
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I admit that I played the board game many years ago in college and loved it, but I never even really read the manual.<br/>
( I have skimmed it a few time for reference such as which countries make up Ottoman, Minor Country Moral, etc ...

<t> Or you could simply ask more questions in the forum.<br/>
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The game is really not that hard to play nor all that complicated.<br/>
The interface lets you do everything you need.<br/>
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Sure, the AI needs work to improve but that will come in a couple patches.<br/>
Sure ...

Yes, They have promised an editor in the future.

I would like to express my feeling sthat 1.01b apperas to work much better than the first 1.01beta.

Things are looking up.

That is why the 1.01patch is Beta :>>
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<t> I'm seeing serious "Surrender Issues" in patch 1.01.<br/>
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Frequently countries are surrendering to another country repeatedly when clearly they can't be at war after the 1st surrender.&nbsp; (Month after Month)<br/>
Countries are surrendering for no reason.&nbsp; (Example ...

In July 1805, France surrendered to France in my game!

In July 1805, France Surrenders to !FRANCE! unconditionally [:D][:D]

Now, I could see this happening in WWII simulation, not sure about this one :>>

Done!&nbsp; Thanks!

There are still some serious AI issues.
In the one game I have played as Turkey, I quickly ended up at war with everyone major power on the board as I worked on building the ottoman empire.
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However, nobody ever crossed my borders.

After Starting a new Game as the Turks, I was able to create the Ottoman Empire.

The Ottoman units properly report 2inf Moral and 3cav moral, but once I enter combat, the values of 1inf and 2cav are used.
Attached are may save game files.

I started a new game as the Turks last night and I did see that when looking at the individual units, the Moral was in fact increased to 2inf & 3cav.

However, when I used these units in combat, the old moral value of 1inf/2cav was used instead.

<t> Considering the game does not currently have sufficient AI to be a strong single player game and is really only usable via PBEM, I think fixing easy cheating is critical.<br/>
Furthermore, most games will be played with unknown persons.<br/>
Hence, there will not be any inherent level of trust ...

I concur.
The AI is fair at best at the moment.
I suspect in a couple months it should improve.