Belgian capital

[pjg100]

Just a thought - seems that perhaps Liege should be an alternate Belgian capital. That way if the Entente invades Belgium, it may not be quite so easy for them to force a quick surrender.

[OldCrowBalthazor]

ORIGINAL: pjg100

Just a thought - seems that perhaps Liege should be an alternate Belgian capital. That way if the Entente invades Belgium, it may not be quite so easy for them to force a quick surrender.

That's a pretty good idea actually!

[Checksumchecks]

In my experience Belgian surrender is almost inevitable in case of Entente DoW, so Liege as alternative capital would defintiely be welcome.

Perhaps it could be done dynamically via decision event: Ypres and Liege start out as non-capital towns, but if the CP declare on Belgium, UK can pay 15 MPP for Belgium to turn Ypres into a tertiary capital, and if the Entente declares on Belgium, Germany can pay 15 MPP for Belgium to turn Liege into a tertiary capital.


Similarly, could the Netherlands gain an alternative capital with Amsterdam, preferably as a fortress town?

After all, Amsterdam actually WAS a capital (unlike the emergency seat of government Ypres) and the Stelling van Amsterdam (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) was both extensive and well-protected by inundation lines.

Alternatively, perhaps Amsterdam could start out as regular town and tan event would allow Germany/Britain to provide the Netherlands with ~50 MPP, turning Amsterdam into a fortress town and alternative capital and nudging them ~5-10 % towards the MPP provider. German Wikipedia even alleges that in 1916 some of the western forts were extended due to pressure by Germany which feared a British attack on the Netherlands. I could not ind a primary source for that, though it would fit neatly: The Stelling was almost complete in 1914, and only financial strain and constant use during the war pushed its completion back to 1920.

[Tanaka]

I agree. A similar thing was done for the Entente declaration of war on Bulgaria. They would take the capital on that turn until a few adjustments were made...