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  1. Effects and repercussions of a hereditary Venice?

    This is something that I've been pondering for a while. The early history of the Venetian Republic is littered with Doges trying to ensure the successions of their sons, and thus create a continuous line of Doges from their dynasty. This never really happened - reigning Doges occasionally had...

  2. Tips From Our Mapmakers

    As you all know, we have a ton of great mapmakers here. They post their work regularly in the Map Thread, which elicits awe and quite a few compliments. However, there are many - including myself - that would like to be able to design such excellent maps, and aren't quite sure where to start...

  3. East vs. West - Due the first half of 2013

    Paradox recently announced that they are finally developing a Cold War game - East vs. West. It's not due out for a while, and they've been pretty tight-lipped about it so far, but I'm really excited. What about the rest of you? Oh, and this opens up the possibility of using converters to...

  4. Alternate colonizers of Siberia?

    Something I've always been interested in. Was there any country that had a good shot at colonizing Siberia other than Russia?

  5. I'm doing an Ottoman timeline. . .

    And I need your help. To make it short and sweet, I'll be having an Ottoman victory during the 1539 Siege of Vienna. I have a lot of what I want to do during this TL planned out, but I need some help finding certain materials. Namely: 1. Primary sources. I simply cannot get enough of these -...

  6. Speaker as head of government and president as head of state? Thoughts?

    Before certain reforms in the early 1900's, the Speakers of the House wielded a lot more power than they do today. Could it be possible for a cunning Speaker - say, Reed - to slowly strip the President of his powers and have the Speaker of the House as de facto head of government, in a sort of...

  7. Primary Sources Relating to the Siege of Vienna, 1529?

    Exactly as the title says. I would greatly appreciate it if any primary sources - whether it be letters, diaries, written orders, etc - relating to the Siege of Vienna (the 1529 one, mind, not the other one) could be dug up and posted here by you intrepid AHers. Thanks in advance.

  8. Making Basemaps with Google Maps?

    I imagine this has to be possible somehow, but the only way I can think of is taking seperate screencaptures, patching them together, and then making the basemap. This seems like a terribly inefficent method of doing it - has anyone devised a more clever method?

  9. AHC: Make the British Empire survive into the modern age.

    Is it in any way possible for the British Empire, in one form or another, to survive into the twenty-first century? Bonus points if it retains India, though I realize how difficult that is to do.

  10. Should a couple of the threads in this forum be unstickied?

    It's getting awfully cluttered at the top of this forum, which can get a bit annoying sometimes. And there are no less than four stickied threads dedicated to maps of OTL.

  11. Dwarf Fortress

    Since all the Paradox games have one, I figured Dwarf Fortress needed a core thread here in Books and Media. I actually just recently discovered this game, and it's a heck of a lot of fun even if the learning curve is more like a learning wall. :p Anyways, a couple of links: Download Dwarf...

  12. Forces under Suleiman the Magnificent after leaving Bulgaria in 1529 to siege Vienna?

    Are there any semi-reliable sources for the extent of Suleiman's army - rough troop numbers, number of cannon, types of cannon, extent of calvary, etc - shortly after leaving Bulgaria for Vienna in 1529? I've been coming up with wildly differing figures. Also, if anyone could find similiar...

  13. What if the Ottoman Empire had won the Siege of Vienna (1529)

    This is something that has intrigued me for a while. What if the Ottomans, rather than being pushed back after the siege of Vienna, had been victorious and captured Vienna? I'm not sure if they could hold Austria and Royal Hungary - but then again, the Ottoman administrative system was rather...

  14. AHC: American Britain

    Perhaps the greatest challenge ever concieved in the history of this site. Can you do it? POD can be any time after 1776, though I stuck this here because 1900 or later seems the most likely time for this to happen.

  15. What would become of the Internet in a nuclear war?

    Something I've been wondering about recently. I know it was originally designed by the military to withstand a nuclear attack, but considering how it's 95% civilian nowadays. . .

  16. What would Europe do with Latin America if there was no Monroe Doctrine?

    Let's say that for whatever reason - whether it's struck down in the Senate, Monroe dies somehow, or even if the US fails to come into existence - the Monroe Doctrine does not come into being. Furthermore, let's say the USA of TTL is weakened somehow - perhaps no Louisana Purchase - and is...

  17. Are there any other countries that could've seceded from the Soviet Union in 1991?

    Perhaps a more violent breakup, or even full blown civil war? Then again, a civil war would be very likely to go nuclear. . .

  18. AHC: American territory in Europe

    I have to say that the idea of America acquiring land in Europe has always fascinated me. So your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to have America own some form of land in Europe proper with a POD of 1776. Bonus points if it has a Med coastline. More bonus points if this...

  19. What becomes of the Ottoman Empire in an Central Powers Victory TL?

    Basically what it says in the title. What land gains - if any - would the OE get if it successfully rode out a CP victory intact? What kind of future could it expect in this new world?

  20. AHC - A new owner of India!

    As we all know, India eventually came to be completely dominated by Britain by the 1840's, with divisions and infighting among the native Indians allowing the British to take over the entire subcontinent. Now, my challenge to you is this. With a POD after 1800 (You'll notice I removed the...
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