HopefullAdmiral0786 Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 Dear All, As a NEW PLAYER I am struggling how to work out how I can invade a minor nation. I am playing as Japan with an 1890 start date. Before taking on any of the major powers, I fancied expanding and conquering Korea (in order to keep a semblance of histroical reality). However, despite having placed a 150,000 ton fleet adjacent to the Korea's south-eatern port, set the orders to invade, the fleet just appears to sit there for 10, 20 or more turns doing nothing! I'm sure this must be possible as the AI major nations seem to be invading minor nations constantly, many of which are not adjacent land borders (Russia invaded Eqypt as an example). I'm sure this is a basic question, but as a beginner please have some sympathy and if anyone has a 'step-by-step' guide that would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Donuts Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 (edited) Went to execute a final refit before heading off to war in 1949, and all my ships reverted to having no upgrades on them. Being that to upgrade the battleships back to their normal state will take 8 months, this effectively ended my campaign early. Edited June 25, 2023 by Admiral Donuts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuikaku Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 And here we go again... Ambush!!!! My single Cl is ambushed by 7 TBs. They run away, ofcourse 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw62 Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 3 hours ago, HopefullAdmiral0786 said: Dear All, As a NEW PLAYER I am struggling how to work out how I can invade a minor nation. I am playing as Japan with an 1890 start date. Before taking on any of the major powers, I fancied expanding and conquering Korea (in order to keep a semblance of histroical reality). However, despite having placed a 150,000 ton fleet adjacent to the Korea's south-eatern port, set the orders to invade, the fleet just appears to sit there for 10, 20 or more turns doing nothing! I'm sure this must be possible as the AI major nations seem to be invading minor nations constantly, many of which are not adjacent land borders (Russia invaded Eqypt as an example). I'm sure this is a basic question, but as a beginner please have some sympathy and if anyone has a 'step-by-step' guide that would be greatly appreciated. Park a fleet near it and pray to the RNG Goddess that you get a mission. Thats all 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurora Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 8 hours ago, Admiral Donuts said: Game stalled at Prepare for Battle. Same, it seems that sometimes the game stalls there and i have to close it and reopen it to make it load a battle. I noticed that it often happens after i fiddle around in the ship builder screen and then go back to the map and try to enter a battle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzergraf Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 5 hours ago, HopefullAdmiral0786 said: Dear All, As a NEW PLAYER I am struggling how to work out how I can invade a minor nation. I am playing as Japan with an 1890 start date. Before taking on any of the major powers, I fancied expanding and conquering Korea (in order to keep a semblance of histroical reality). However, despite having placed a 150,000 ton fleet adjacent to the Korea's south-eatern port, set the orders to invade, the fleet just appears to sit there for 10, 20 or more turns doing nothing! I'm sure this must be possible as the AI major nations seem to be invading minor nations constantly, many of which are not adjacent land borders (Russia invaded Eqypt as an example). I'm sure this is a basic question, but as a beginner please have some sympathy and if anyone has a 'step-by-step' guide that would be greatly appreciated. Hi! The "invade" stance on fleets doesn't actually cause invasions, it just makes your ships more aggressive towards enemy transports, and less defensive towards your own. To invade a major nation you are at war with, select "naval invasion" from the politics tab. To invade a minor nation, you just have to wait for a popup at the start of a turn, where your government has decided they need to be invaded... Sadly there's no way to force it. Japan does start with Korea under control if you go with a campaign starting year of 1910 though - and possibly 1900 as well, though I'm not sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Donuts Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 During wartime, I noticed versus China that the only Naval Invasion option I had was Eastern China. But since, I realized that what I intended to go for I need to be in range OF. I was griping to myself the option to hit the Philippines was not available. Then I tried again later, and since I had a task force nearby, all the nearby targets became available after all. And, if you have a large enough navy, multiple invasions at the same time. Though you can only choose one at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzergraf Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 Yeah, you also need a fleet of 100k tons in the relevant sea reagion to start an invasion (even if the invasion itself might not require all that tonnage). For that purpose I wish the borders between sea regions were also drawn up on the map, it's not always easy to know where one ocean ends and another begins. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Donuts Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 Got me at Prepare for Battle again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Thomadis Posted June 27, 2023 Author Share Posted June 27, 2023 Uploaded Repaired Version x4 including the following: - Fixes on target switching and further aiming progress optimizations. It is advised for modders to use the current config base for no bugs in targeting. - Fixed some issues on the mechanics of returning to port for repairs. - Fixed problem which could cause too large minelaying radius of submarines and too little area to navigate because of this. - Fixed issue that caused a strait to not change owner after being conquered. - Further minor improvements and repairs on UI. Please restart Steam to download the update fast. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demigrifo Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 54 minutes ago, Nick Thomadis said: Uploaded Repaired Version x4 including the following: - Fixes on target switching and further aiming progress optimizations. It is advised for modders to use the current config base for no bugs in targeting. - Fixed some issues on the mechanics of returning to port for repairs. - Fixed problem which could cause too large minelaying radius of submarines and too little area to navigate because of this. - Fixed issue that caused a strait to not change owner after being conquered. - Further minor improvements and repairs on UI. Please restart Steam to download the update fast. Great to see the team constantly rolling out updates. Very much looking forward to further bug fixes, performance improvements and perhaps some extra visual flare. Godspeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzergraf Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 Can you please reduce or just remove the "fog effect" from overcast weather? I'm fine with weather reducing in-game spotting ranges, but making it so the player has a hard time seeing what's going on is too much in my opinion. It just adds frustration. Plus it looks ugly. A gray sky box would be enough to visually tell the player that the weather isn't perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itolan1752 Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 Finally, mooring ships will go their home after battle. at least on my 1.3.9 Rx3 save. good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Donuts Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 Gave orders to two task forces out of Wilhelmshaven and Hamburg, and after two months they are still just outside of port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Donuts Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 My task forces are just randomly heading out to sea just outside of port now. On the other hand, when I move them to a port they don't go in. Just sit outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiknurazz91 Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 19 hours ago, Nick Thomadis said: Uploaded Repaired Version x4 including the following: - Fixes on target switching and further aiming progress optimizations. It is advised for modders to use the current config base for no bugs in targeting. - Fixed some issues on the mechanics of returning to port for repairs. - Fixed problem which could cause too large minelaying radius of submarines and too little area to navigate because of this. - Fixed issue that caused a strait to not change owner after being conquered. - Further minor improvements and repairs on UI. Please restart Steam to download the update fast. Any ETA on the issue with being in the middle of an invasion or land invasion and the country ceasing to exist without anything for the invaders? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw62 Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 I sent out a task force from boston to intercept a British fleet off Long Island and that worked, but when the round was over the Task Force had parked outside of Boston Harbor. On this Campaign run through which is at least three patches old the Majors are much more stable, so much so that although france has been run completely off the continent and I assume is headquartered in Corsica, they are the second wealthiest nation, third largest fleet, the political page says they have no army, however they are doing land battles. Britain is much more stable as the British population "Stoically" puts up with me and the chinese ripping away their colonies as long as they can turn the Austrian and Russian Navies into seafood. So that's a "Well Done" I've gotten maybe a tenth of the conquest missions from the last play through, and a quarter of those have been for Thailand. I'd still like a way to "guide" that at least somewhat. Keep up the good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Donuts Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Game stopped at Update Relationships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Thomadis Posted June 28, 2023 Author Share Posted June 28, 2023 Uploaded Repaired Version x5 including the following: - Battle AI optimizations. - Aiming optimizations (fix of too slow big gun aiming progress). - Fix of bug that caused inefficient targeting from both sides of the ship. - Fixed further some UI issues including large tooltip offsets for 4K monitors. - Fixed bug that caused inconsistent "required tonnage" update in naval invasions.Please restart Steam to download the update fast. Please note that after this small update it is planned to offer the next major update v1.4 that will be finished in the coming weeks. Unless something important needs a fix, no more minor updates are scheduled. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Donuts Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Game stopped at Building Ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaM Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 While generating new campaign, game gets stuck May 1886.. seen this multiple times in the past, but due to fact its during campaign generation, i was unable to generate bug report.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNV Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 8 hours ago, Nick Thomadis said: Uploaded Repaired Version x5 including the following: - Battle AI optimizations. - Aiming optimizations (fix of too slow big gun aiming progress). - Fix of bug that caused inefficient targeting from both sides of the ship. - Fixed further some UI issues including large tooltip offsets for 4K monitors. - Fixed bug that caused inconsistent "required tonnage" update in naval invasions.Please restart Steam to download the update fast. Please note that after this small update it is planned to offer the next major update v1.4 that will be finished in the coming weeks. Unless something important needs a fix, no more minor updates are scheduled. Great! Any indication on what will be the scope of the next update? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__Arminius_ Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 44 minutes ago, RNV said: Great! Any indication on what will be the scope of the next update? Most likely, there will be an emphasis on new interwar cruisers, which was already discussed in the roadmap, and also possible optimization improvements, again according to the roadmap, and most likely the ability to make mines and submarines optional will be added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Donuts Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Game stopped at Building New Ships. Also want to report I've had no issues with ships not entering ports or randomly leaving just outside ports today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpan_Alpaca Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 (edited) I hope, 1.4 would also add more player agency in the campaign map. We have naval prestige but actually quite a few ways to spend it meaningfully. Meanwhile there are some things working on RNG basis which really infuriate me as a player: 1) no control over peace treaty - it is random if I would get the provinces I demanded or not 2) no control over random invasions into minor nations 3) no control over allying the same minor nations 4) no actual way to get any intel on the characteristics of enemy ships during peace time 5) no way for the industrial espionage - while we get related events on the matter, they affect only prestige/unrest/relations but nothing about the research 6) no way to affect political drift if the regime allows political parties - highly successful victorious navy definitely would have political influence at least due to the fact that said navy consists of people in the end Edited June 28, 2023 by Deadpan_Alpaca 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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