Part of making a scenario is playtesting. Not because it is fun to do, it is, especially if you have an opponent. In my case I have the AI. This makes testing a bit easier than having each nation played by a person (and there is a minimum of 10 nations after all). You need to keep an open eye for things that don't seem to be like they should. I found several bugs in the playthrough I currently have going.
I chose to play the Ottoman Empire (3 nations merged into one, Barbary Pirates, the Mameluks and Turkey). They are a strong nation. Starts off as the 2nd biggest when it comes to Victory Points, only France is bigger. However this did not deter the Russians from declaring war on turn 1. A war they did not win.
This is how the diplomatic map looks like right now:
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As can be seen the French dominate the map. They have already killed off the German states. I made a nice little event that officially surrenders an AI nation, when it has no units, and no cities. What happens is the same that would happen if you did it. That is the nation becomes at peace with everyone, is set to sleep, and cannot be interacted with, and in addition all its hexes become neutral. That way they will slowly turn into hexes controlled by players. (I hate those spots of unconquered hexes you would otherwise get).
But back to the game. This is an overview of the area where the fighting is:
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As can be seen quite a big front. There are some challenges in that there is no strategic transfers, and no land transfer capacity. In other words things have to march to get there. This poses a special challenge in the northern part of the fighting area. For me because I insist that the units be of the people of the nation. Those from other people fight at a disadvantage. They have less morale, so flee easier. Also the subjects you have conquered are less than happy to provide help. They only produce at half rate for you.
Anyway, I am probably going to get my behind handed to me in this one. The French have many more forces than me.
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I also have less production, so there is also that. Not sure I'll continue though. I have gotten some bugs to work on, that I discovered playing this. A bug that I can find and save the players from finding is less of a headache later, when you might have gotten involved in making another scenario, and need to refresh yourself as to what you did in this one, and where the error could be.
