Alleniana wrote:Of the Quendi wrote:shnip
No, indeed, but my point is that no matter what anyone does in the Balkans, instability is impossible to avoid. It's the Balkans.
Yeah, that's along the lines of what I thought. I didn't think it would really work ICly.
As for Paraguay, receiving its RL borders requires expanding into Bolivia. That's my main bone to pick; Paraguay invading Bolivia would be a foregone conclusion should neither side have allies, considering both's wartorn state.Seljuq Kyiv wrote:
Madagascar was already a British protectorate to begin with, courtesy of Alleniana. Do you have New Caledonia as well?
France bought Cuba from Spain.
Huuuh?
I didn't do that.
Owh.
In that case, the British player before you.
Of the Quendi wrote:Lunas Legion wrote:Myself, Austria, Egypt, Albania, possibily Greece.
Wow, you certainly make it very difficult for me to contemplate moving beyond the Russo-Prusso alliance towards a Franco-Prussian one. France partitioning the Ottoman Empire is hardly possible. Beyond maybe taking some of the African bits I don't see any places where France would be an obvious colonizer, certainly none that isn't likely to annoy the British. In any case Russia will reject such a partitioning and ally with Prussia against the ones conducting it. After five years of exhausting the Ottomans and decades of plotting their downfall (against French opposition) Russia shall not be beaten right before the finish line.
I detest it when five months worth of planning is leaked, if not more than the bonhomie pretense at having a chance against the Ottoman Empire without Russian approval.
By the way, are the Prussians and the Russians allied?
Of the Quendi wrote:Alleniana wrote:The roster has Norway and Denmark under Russia, Pope under France, etc. Eh?
I consider neither Denmark nor Norway puppet states. They where liberated by Russia and the Norwegian monarch was a Dane picked by Russia but other than that they are fully independent, though presumably quite Russophilic I imagine.
As for the Papal States if they still exist surely they are fully independent but relying on outside military support to maintain their sovereignty. I am not sure that a Bourbon Kingdom of France would be as eager as a Bonaparte Empire of France to maintain a garrison in the Papal States though and maybe the Papal States will have to rely on both France and Austria.
Consider them... Spheres of influence, then.
Of the Quendi wrote:Seljuq Kyiv wrote:Certainly. It would have been practical if a regional power allowed a rebellious vassal living on its borders to rebel against his ineffective lord liege who had allowed said regional power to open up plantations on their land.
And it would have been even more practical if the regional power, on top of promising territorial integrity and protection for their respective religious demographic, sold modern arms and artillery, and lent the services of a bishop to a kingmaker who was on good terms with the regional power in exchange for mining rights, plantation rights, factories, the appointment of Princely State-esque advisors, etc. A time may come when this subsidiary alliance lies in tatters, but until then this neighbouring country is indebted to Egypt for the crowning of an Emperor at least.
Province, you mean? Based on my perusing of period maps and geacron, I've deduced that the Oxus was the Emirate of Afghanistan's northern border until Russia pushed it to its modern northern borders in 1886, five years after the British Durand line. But let me know if I have erred.
If what we are talking about is Egyptian businesses investing in Ethiopia I have no problem. But the assumption that Ethiopia can be a second Sudan I take exception to. It is both too powerful, too far away, and too geographically isolated to be ruled by Egypt. And if you have installed Menelik II as the ruler I am sure he will be happy to go Adwa on your ass to prove that.
I have had difficulties ascertaining the borders of Afghanistan in 1870. I found one map of Central Asia that depicted Bukhara holding territories now Afghan but on the other hand Afghanistan seceded lands south of Oxus in 1885 (but the northern border of Afghanistan is Oxus) so to me its a bit difficult to figure out what the borders are. Whatever they was I had Bukhara invade in the timeskip and though the invasion was largely unsuccessful and recalled the secession of some Afghan territories (like the south of Oxus territory given Russian in 1885) would have been likely.
That would make more sense. This will be addressed very soon.
Fair enough.
Of the Quendi wrote:Seljuq Kyiv wrote:MAP UPDATE, NOW HD
Spoke to Phoenix2012. As it turns out, this was what he meant by the secession of Armenia.
Hmm, that sounds fairly retrospective, that territory doesn't even include the Lake Van and would have never been accepted by the Armenians. Well anyway I doubt the war would confine itself to that region, and should it I suppose it is less territory to influence.
Also the Dalian area (tip of the Liadong Peninsula) is Russian not Japanese. I have a naval base there.
Modern day Armenia, too, fell short of Armenian nationalist aspirations. Irredentist and anti-Turk sentiments should be reaching its height at this moment. Though it does make your work fairly easier.
Will amend.
Of the Quendi wrote:Seljuq Kyiv wrote:In that case, I will need Gibberan and Quendi to clarify the current borders of Paraguay, Urugay and Argentina.
Will amend.
About Paraguay I believe it received its RL borders but its Gibberan's call.
As for Namibia Sweden also began colonizing it so at least some of it is disputed unless the UK agreed to the Afghanistan as a Russian protectorate deal in which case I forced the Swedes to back down in exchange for some lesser colony.
iirc Kryskov consented, but I shall await his affirmation.
