Fatal Years for 1.03

[Chilperic]

Kaunas bug fixed ( that's because Poland is an independant faction in FY rather than a Siberian subfaction in the offical game).

I'm going to update the yudenich patch.

[JJKettunen]

Save-files.

[JJKettunen]

Scriptreport:

[Chilperic]

ORIGINAL: Keke

ORIGINAL: Chliperic

ORIGINAL: Keke

I had enough EPs, thanks to the capture of Kaunas, to raise AIL from 12 to 13 with diplomatic effort. Didn't happen. [:@]

Send me your savegame and scripreport file.

I thought it was only bad luck... Files attached to next posts.

I will look for being sure it's working as intended. I will have to check the events about: always salutary BTW to give a second look to old things [:)] Thanks for your patience.

[Chilperic]

Yudenichfix2 on my blog: fixes Kaunas. Yudenich had given me the same headaches than to Reds in 1919 [:D]

[Chilperic]

I've checked for Allied Intervention Level: not a bug. You raised it by one, but other event made it decrease by one too. Bad luck indeed[:)] I will howewer write something for clearer meassages.

For Yudenich2, go back to the last turn and do a new try. This time, it should work [&o]

[Chilperic]

I'm adding now the new leaders portraits and new leaders done by Nikel and I should release a new version of FY tonight. I hope Yudenich trouble is gone. [:)]

[JJKettunen]

I'll go back to the Judenits activation when I return. I'll be away for a couple of days. Let's hope there are other activate players around. [:)]

[Chilperic]

ORIGINAL: Keke

I'll go back to the Judenits activation when I return. I'll be away for a couple of days. Let's hope there are other activate players around. [:)]

Good trip then [:)]

[JJKettunen]

Cheers!

[Chilperic]

ORIGINAL: Keke

I'll go back to the Judenits activation when I return. I'll be away for a couple of days. Let's hope there are other activate players around. [:)]

I hope too. My experience in the field has showed me you get a very active poster on forum from 200 players, a from the same number between 5 to 10 posting at least once. These numbers don't apply to new games, whose participation rate is much higher in the first 3 weeks after release. Then gradually, these figures are joined. Last, the more the bugs, the more the posts [:D]

[Chilperic]

White Siberians: The unhistorical path

AT start, Siberian Whites will have the choice between follow the historical path or take an alternative one.
What are the differences? Important but not as big as some of you can expect. So I will first explain the design decisions backing up this choice.
Historically, 3 insurrections against Reds begun in the East during Summer 18: Czech legion, KOMUCH ( ie to simplify the Right SR) at Samaraand rightist Generals around Omsk. These three were distrustful one another and didn't collaborate well. In the end, the rightists took power and Kolchak was chosen as Supreme leader in November 18, Czech Legion and Komuch for the essential leaving the battlefield.
One could imagine an alternative path with stronger Komuch establishing a democratic form of government. Howewer, we could as much postulate an alternative path where Lenin abolishes Tcheka and imposes Free elections. Yes, I know, impossible. Nevertheless, impossibility is the same for a stronger Komuch.

During all the Civil War indeed, Right SR was never able to build their own armed movement; They tried here and there and always failed. The most tinier Anarchist factions, even deprived of the myths, did something, in Ukraine, at Kronstadt. Right SR never was even close to this. We could discuss hours why they failed, but what matters is there were big and serious reasons hindering Right SR to grow in the civil War context.That's not bad luck but sociological, political and military heavy factors playing against them.

So the FY Siberian unhistorical path is much more limited than building such a fantasy. It postulates during Summer 18 a closer alliance between the 3 forces. This alliance is less fragile than in RL and should end later than in history. However, it will end with the rise of the Rightist and Kolchak. Then the usual flaws of Siberian faction will outcome, but at a random rate and with other values. Czech Legion will remain longer before demobilization. Allied help will be maybe more important for Kolchak, because he will be seen as the less antidemocratic of Whites, or less, because he will be charged with the end of the democratic Komuch whose failure will be much more resented as it seemed to have had a chance to win...Stronger allinace at start, but with faster NM losses after because SR have had the time to organize a better opposition to the putsh placing Kolchak at the head of Power...

In short, players liking to know the future curse of events will choose the historical path, others the unhistorical, gambling over possible but uncertain bonus. The goal remains exactly the same. The use of Land reform is allowed in both. It's up to you to choose.

[Chilperic]

So what's new in the next version?

- reworked the Siberian unhistorical path events ( a lot)
- Kronstadt Approach sea region will freeze during winter ( allowing to attack Kronstadt on foot...)
-a new portrait from Nikel ( thanks to him)
- ANA AI improved a bit
- Yudenich bugs mentioned today fixed
- fixed a bug in RED AI choices for options


Version now available on my blog ( see my sig).

Compatible with ongoing games. Compatible with 1.03a official patch.

There’s a video on Youtube about install process. Link mentioned into the install txt file

[Chilperic]

Do you know FY may be played with Reds against White AIs too? [:D]

Here the requisitions and conscriptions at the start of the GC I've ordered. Total war...[:@]

[Chilperic]

If Nikel reads this one day I would be pleased with a portrait for Popov, our beloved Left SR [:)]

[Chilperic]

I say this because the Left SR and Anarchist revolt have begun at Moscow. Rather than being Siberian Whites faction members, like in the official version ) they belong now to the Anrchist faction. AIs have of course been updated to this change.

[Nikel]

I follow you [;)]


The problem is the source portrait available, that seems to be only this one

http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/П&#1 ... 080;ч


Do you still want it?

[Chilperic]

vey poor indeed, I fear it shouldn't give acceptable results....[:(] A new sad day for the Left SR

[Chilperic]

Early August 18 in my game as Red: Tzaritsyn is threatened by the Southern Whites ( blue), Siberian Whites aren't far...I hope Stalin will hold against these "burzhooi" AIs



Edit: Late August 18: Tzaritsyn is yet in my hands, Stalin having beaten Cossack assault on the city!
[:)]

[Chilperic]

Late August 18: now my requisitions and conscriptions decisions has been achieved., I'm building new units. A few [:D]



I've chosen to stick with the historical Bolshevik policy: large number of units, built from requisitions and conscriptions. I will ahve to use Tchekas regional decision to slow Green revolts.

Fatal Years allows Red player to try another way, by enforcement of a more lenient policy toward peasantry, raisng loyalty but lowering the number of possible requisitions and conscriptions.

If my units are numerous, their cohesion is low and I've yet to wait several turns to get sufficient numbers of imrpovements in this field thanks to the choice I've made of military reform option. For now, the trouble of implementation of this new policy is costing me some money, conscripts, EPs, each turn...[:@]