SouthernKing
crickety cricket
Was not able to post until now, but my response:
Please note that i typed this on a phone and there are probably spelling/grammatical errors aplenty, please try to ignore them as best as you can.
Is there a link to this Arcadia scenario?
The yellow in North America is not Scotland, nor is the orange in South America the Dutch. They're a newly independent country and the Islamified Inca Empire respectively. Japan is three independent states, none of which are European. No offense, but I'm fairly certain that you didn't really read the thread and only looked at the map, otherwise you would have caught onto this. Never mind that, I'm moving on.
It's probably a good idea to remember that I'm not using the scenario wholesale. That would mean trying to manage 150+ polities, which is a heavy burden for any mod. As of this post I've reduced that number to 73, and further reduction, if necessary, is possible to get down to about 65. This is about average for games in this period (as far as I know) The borders are not final either, in fact I disagree with quite a few of them. Remember, these were created with the base V2 map in mind not a NES. (This is especially applicable when you look at North America, which is absolutely atrocious for anything that doesnt result in modern US state borders)
The Far East. In OTL, the countries that cared about/had possessions here in the 1830s were Britain and the Dutch. Spain and Portugal were here as well but honestly they don't really matter by this time. The Russians also had a minor role. In this scenario you have the Dutch primarily, Burgundy, Brittany, and Denmark, plus Russia. And remember that East Asia is for the most part weak and fractured, while the Europeans have a strong presence. So I see no reason why the Europeans here wouldn't interact with the Asians for personal gain.
India. I agree with you here, and India was always going to end up being redone. Same with the African coast, and bits and pieces of the Americas.
Europe: Where are you getting the whole 'Europeans are weak elsewhere' bit from? The only places that are really weak/ fractured (relevant globally) are England-France and Christian Iberia. England-France has gone though a near-complete collapse, and Christian Iberia. The rest of Europe is not weak: I see no reason why Burgundy (which was never part of England-France) the Dutch, Denmark, and possibly Sweden would not be able to remain strong and project power globally. The rest of Europe doesn't matter globally thanks to the Marinids monopilizing the strait of Gibraltar.
I'm certainly not the most experienced at this, I may be wrong in the end, but I feel like this could make an interesting NES.
While I'm here, I'd like to thank those who gave expressed interest. It won't start for months and months though, but i'd say that this will be SKNES II.
Please note that i typed this on a phone and there are probably spelling/grammatical errors aplenty, please try to ignore them as best as you can.
Is there a link to this Arcadia scenario?
The yellow in North America is not Scotland, nor is the orange in South America the Dutch. They're a newly independent country and the Islamified Inca Empire respectively. Japan is three independent states, none of which are European. No offense, but I'm fairly certain that you didn't really read the thread and only looked at the map, otherwise you would have caught onto this. Never mind that, I'm moving on.
It's probably a good idea to remember that I'm not using the scenario wholesale. That would mean trying to manage 150+ polities, which is a heavy burden for any mod. As of this post I've reduced that number to 73, and further reduction, if necessary, is possible to get down to about 65. This is about average for games in this period (as far as I know) The borders are not final either, in fact I disagree with quite a few of them. Remember, these were created with the base V2 map in mind not a NES. (This is especially applicable when you look at North America, which is absolutely atrocious for anything that doesnt result in modern US state borders)
The Far East. In OTL, the countries that cared about/had possessions here in the 1830s were Britain and the Dutch. Spain and Portugal were here as well but honestly they don't really matter by this time. The Russians also had a minor role. In this scenario you have the Dutch primarily, Burgundy, Brittany, and Denmark, plus Russia. And remember that East Asia is for the most part weak and fractured, while the Europeans have a strong presence. So I see no reason why the Europeans here wouldn't interact with the Asians for personal gain.
India. I agree with you here, and India was always going to end up being redone. Same with the African coast, and bits and pieces of the Americas.
Europe: Where are you getting the whole 'Europeans are weak elsewhere' bit from? The only places that are really weak/ fractured (relevant globally) are England-France and Christian Iberia. England-France has gone though a near-complete collapse, and Christian Iberia. The rest of Europe is not weak: I see no reason why Burgundy (which was never part of England-France) the Dutch, Denmark, and possibly Sweden would not be able to remain strong and project power globally. The rest of Europe doesn't matter globally thanks to the Marinids monopilizing the strait of Gibraltar.
I'm certainly not the most experienced at this, I may be wrong in the end, but I feel like this could make an interesting NES.
While I'm here, I'd like to thank those who gave expressed interest. It won't start for months and months though, but i'd say that this will be SKNES II.
