[BTS] Cultural Diversity Mod

[avain]

Any news about the next update?

 

[Chuggi]

I only just released the last one!

I'll probably finish off some more mexicans and some americans, and then I might attempt some of the settlers (need to go over older graphics, and the XML is a pain ).

 

[Wolfshanze]

"Look over there Fritz... why is Hitler personally leading my troops into battle? Shouldn't he be in Berlin?!?!"





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[dutchking]

I just saw a program on the history channel that talked about how Hitler was in very poor health, and his doctor used to give him cocaine and lots of other drugs. He also had Parkinsons and only one testicle...

 

[Chuggi]

Er.. yes interesting. Not saying whether or not that's true (I don't know) but you can't believe everything you see.

 

[Wolfshanze]

It's all true... when people say:

"Hitler... he took on the whole world... he must have had a lot of balls".


You just shake your head and say:

"Nope... he only had one".


Come-on Chugg... let the one-testy man stay in Berlin... please put Rommel on the field of battle in your mod!

 

[Chuggi]

More important stuff to make first... modern generals for other civs, for example.

 

[avain]

I'd like Canaris for a Great Spy:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Canaris

 

[Chuggi]

Surely not for Germany?!

 

[avain]

Surely not for Germany?!

Ummmm, might be so...

 

[GeoModder]

I suppose the Great Spy for Holland is obvious?

 

[avain]

I suppose the Great Spy for Holland is obvious?

like ... hmmm... Mata Hari was a German agent, or.. English, so for Holland there's only one obvious choice... dutchking??

 

[Chuggi]

Ummmm, might be so...

He was a traitor!

He also became involved in two abortive plots to assassinate Hitler, first in 1938 and again in 1939. His most audacious attempt was in planning, with Ewald von Kleist-Schmenzin, to capture and eliminate Hitler and the entire Nazi party before the invasion of Austria. At this particular moment, von Kleist visited England secretly and discussed the situation with British MI6 and some high ranking politicians. There, the name of Canaris became widely known as the executive hand of von Kleist in the event of an anti-Nazi plot. The high ranking German military leaders believed that if Hitler invaded Austria, or any other country, then England would declare war on Germany. MI6 was of the same opinion. However, the British reaction to the eventual Austrian Anschluss (and Hitler's annexation of the Sudetenland) was more cautious. At a meeting with Hitler in Munich, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain chose diplomacy over war. Munich was a severe disappointment for Kleist and Canaris. It gave Hitler's international reputation an important boost for two reasons: one, he was able to play the part of a man of reason and compromise; and two, he could boast that his predictions that England would not respond with war had proven to be correct. There are claims that Canaris, who was extremely shocked by this 'dishonest and stupid decision' (his own words), decided to be cautious and wait for a better time to act against Hitler. Nevertheless, it appears likely that MI6 maintained contact with Canaris even after the Munich Agreement. When Winston Churchill came to power, Canaris' hopes were renewed, given the new Prime Minister's strong position against Hitler.

 

[Wolfshanze]

More important stuff to make first... modern generals for other civs, for example.

Let me know when you actually make ONE Modern General for Germany. You haven't done so yet.

 

[avain]

He was a traitor!

Actually, I did read about his life (with Abwehr), and also saw a documentary on TV about his early years in WW1 (how he escaped the British with his ship going as long as South America(!), then escaping POW and going through most of South Am. by foot and getting back to Germany and only then came the Abwehr years). It's like a blockbuster movie except this one was real. (and yes, it didn't hurt he wasn't a Nazi either )

 

[GeoModder]

He was a traitor!

I bet even Rommel could have ended up a traitor.

 

[Laurencius]

This is an absolutely superb mod done with impeccable taste. I have to agree with Wolf: send Hitler back to his bunker and let a real general lead.

 

[Chuggi]

Thanks! As I've said before: I realised Rommel would've been a way better choice than Hitler as Germany's modern general, however, this was halfway through creating the Hitler general unit... so I finished the unit off anyway because I didn't want my time wasted, and put Rommel on my list of units to create. So, you will see Rommel eventually.

 

[Wolfshanze]

Thanks! As I've said before: I realised Rommel would've been a way better choice than Hitler as Germany's modern general, however, this was halfway through creating the Hitler general unit... so I finished the unit off anyway because I didn't want my time wasted.

The only time wasted was the effort in finishing Hitler after you realized you should be doing Rommel instead!

You'd be at least half-way done with Rommel already if you started to work on him instead of finishing Hitler!

I hope you move the project off the backburner and to the forefront... there's a lot of folks who'd like to see a real German General leading troops instead of that madman.

This is a great mod Chug... I think you can make a lot of folks even happier if you fix this issue.

 

[GeoModder]

And on that note, Chugginator better not take Washington as a GG for the American civ, since he was a traitor to the English.