I'm really gonna have to disagree with that Matkovsky is a fascist thug but one with a bit of sense and the ability to put on a good face.
The New Order: Last Days of Europe - An Axis Victory Cold War Mod for HoIIV
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Fascism is not nice, did you think, Scorza a man who explicitly despised Ciano's efforts at Liberalization is going to sit down and talk in good faith with those opposed to his rule?
Uh, try Petlin, and read a bit between the lines, Matkovsky is very much about Smoke and Mirrors
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Dai Li’s dead. While the massive conspiracy he set up is his doing, he died a short period of time after putting step one of his 42d chess plan to take over China into motion.
Japan is jumping at literal shadows and freaking out over a corpse, and it’s great.
Japan is jumping at literal shadows and freaking out over a corpse, and it’s great.
Half-way between Bormann and Heydrich. Goebbels historically hated Göring with a growing passion, wasn't really convinced Speer's policies were useful (they clashed multiple times over the use of labour and resources), but had a more or less stable relationship with Himmler and to a lesser extent with Heydrich. Basically, Goebbels would turn Germany into a naz-bol hellhole, on par with what Schörner has in store, but less focused on the military, and more on the domestic/propaganda aspects.
Goebbels could go quite a few ways because historically he adjusted his beliefs and policies a lot as time went by. In his younger days, he had a bit of an infatuation with Russia. Essentially, he was one of those who believed Stalin was purging Bolshevism of its 'Jewish influences' and that the 'young people' of Russia and Germany should stand against the 'western plutocrats' and fight for 'true socialism'. He stopped advocating for that after Hitler asserted his total control of the Party. He enthusiastically railed against 'Jewish Bolshevism' and 'Asiatic barbarian hordes', though he also supported a compromise peace with the Soviets after things turned ill. Of course, now the Russians hate the Germans, excluding crazies like the Aryan Brotherhood. It might affect his policy in the occupied territories though.
He never dissented from Hitler, but seems to have been uneasy about Hitler's foreign policy in 1938-1939 due to seeing it as risky. Essentially, he wanted the same as Hitler, but was wary about a big war breaking out. So I actually don't think Goebbels would be a total warmonger. In OTL he started advocating total war when the tide turned against Germany - and as a way to gain power since he had been eclipsed in the previous years. Goebbels feelings on the old elites were not pleasant, so I could see purges. Perhaps a cultural revolution.
Goebbels detested Göring, but his relationship with Speer wasn't straightforward. They did clash over the use of resources after Goebbels was made Plenipotentiary for Total War (Goebbels was supposed to provide manpower for the army, Speer wanted manpower for his factories, so both ended up in a turf war), but both were equally radical when it came to mobilising the German economy and people for total war, no matter the cost. When Speer became sick in 1944, Goebbels expressed concern in his diaries since Speer was an important partner. Both also tried to undermine the 'Dreierausschuss' (Committee of Three), which was de facto chaired by Bormann.
He never dissented from Hitler, but seems to have been uneasy about Hitler's foreign policy in 1938-1939 due to seeing it as risky. Essentially, he wanted the same as Hitler, but was wary about a big war breaking out. So I actually don't think Goebbels would be a total warmonger. In OTL he started advocating total war when the tide turned against Germany - and as a way to gain power since he had been eclipsed in the previous years. Goebbels feelings on the old elites were not pleasant, so I could see purges. Perhaps a cultural revolution.
Goebbels detested Göring, but his relationship with Speer wasn't straightforward. They did clash over the use of resources after Goebbels was made Plenipotentiary for Total War (Goebbels was supposed to provide manpower for the army, Speer wanted manpower for his factories, so both ended up in a turf war), but both were equally radical when it came to mobilising the German economy and people for total war, no matter the cost. When Speer became sick in 1944, Goebbels expressed concern in his diaries since Speer was an important partner. Both also tried to undermine the 'Dreierausschuss' (Committee of Three), which was de facto chaired by Bormann.
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Offtopic, I kinda had an idea for submod for Scorza's Fascist Italy. That and this is sort of an idea I had after playing Scorza, and seeing that there is a uprising.
Made this with draw.io
I was hoping that a Moskowien collapse existed in this mod. Now that I’m seeing it, it’s just as beautifully chaotic as I was hoping it to be.
I'm gonna ignore it, I'm gonna ignore it, I'm gonna ignore it-
t. Scorza
€: I also hope the game doesn't end prematurely because the US and Japan start a nuclear war over shrimps. Except for the state of literally all of central and east Europe I have so far done quite good. I mean... Italy hasn't collapsed on itself yet and maybe I can delve deeper into "efficient™ fascism".
Also: Afrika Schild took out South Africa. It's all Boer-land now.
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It depends of how it collapses, I have seen it collapses like this and also on the other way.
Tbh I believe that TNO Muscovy would end like OTL Palestine.
Sabre77
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After all that elaborate writing for the Japan police investigation, the fact that the actual events for the raids on the army positions are just “japarmyraid1” is kinda annoying lol.
It doesn‘t even tell you if you are finding what you are looking for
That being said, the event chain is absolutely fascinating. Great writing.
It doesn‘t even tell you if you are finding what you are looking for
That being said, the event chain is absolutely fascinating. Great writing.
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This looks like someone ISOT'd the CKII map circa the 768 start date into your game.
Oh
My
Premier...
YOU CAN HAVE KRUSCHEV IN POWER OF TYUMEN!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I CAME HERE TO MAKE THE GREATEST RUSSIAN POWER EVER WITNESSED BY HUMAN EYES AND DRINK VODKA, AND I RAN OUT OF VODKA ON THE VICTORY DAY PARADE!
The guy was the greatest soviet leader ever (my humble opinion), he was such a technophile that he was borderline sexually attracted to technology, he was the gentlest monster to rule over the world second great power! What a sight to see!
I also made a thread about him some time ago, if you are interested. And here my two favourite comments there
My
Premier...
YOU CAN HAVE KRUSCHEV IN POWER OF TYUMEN!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I CAME HERE TO MAKE THE GREATEST RUSSIAN POWER EVER WITNESSED BY HUMAN EYES AND DRINK VODKA, AND I RAN OUT OF VODKA ON THE VICTORY DAY PARADE!
The guy was the greatest soviet leader ever (my humble opinion), he was such a technophile that he was borderline sexually attracted to technology, he was the gentlest monster to rule over the world second great power! What a sight to see!
I also made a thread about him some time ago, if you are interested. And here my two favourite comments there
So having finished a Speer playthrough...
All told having played Goring and Speer I do think that the writing in this mod lives up to the hype. It succeeds in making you care for the people in this world, and it's the thing that does the most to deconstruct the power fantasy that is HOI4. I distinctly remember power tripping as Fascist Speer and crushing liberals, and then getting an event about just one of the lives my victory has ruined. I think TNO achieves Panzer's stated goal with flying colors, and it's the writing that makes it work.
I'm really liking how they portray him. Initially he seems like this great reformist but it eventually becomes clear that he never truly cared about liberalization beyond what it could do for his own power. He thinks the slaves should be grateful to him for giving them slightly improved conditions, and is willing to use military force to crush them. I'm really happy with how the mod portrays him; when you get German democracy, it's in spite of Speer, not because of him.
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Samara has 3 interesting ways
(Pro german, managed democracy, deposit)
a man who convinced himself that he is "Rurik II" sounds really unique and interesting, I wanna play Komerovo when I get a chance.
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Sabre77
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Samara is Vlasov right? Should I go managed democracy or blessed regular democracy? The WRRF has some pretty nice geography(only possible people who can raid them are much weaker) and getting my boy Zhukov in power is always a plus.
Are Magadan or Amur fun? How about the Siberian Black Army, Omsk or Sverdolosk(Rosskovsky’s lands)?
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