Week 1, the USA and Mexico signed an MPP. This made both of them extra secure, and free to prosecute wars against their neighbors!
The Americans arrogantly claimed themselves the single hope for world peace, and demanded payment for it. The Mahdiyah reluctantly consented.
The Intelligence Agency's completion meant the Europeans would suffer for any transgressions.
Someone also stole the military plans.
The Mahdiyah cooked up a brilliant plan to increase funds - rights of passage, which doubled as non-aggression pacts.
The Mahdiyah started at 40 gpt from other nations. Agreements were reviewed with states such as Germany, resulting in the Mahdiyah beginning to receive money from them, rather than give it to them.
When all was said and done, it had jumped to 136 from other nations!
The Chileans parted with 320 gold for peace.
Week 9, Scandinavia and Siam signed an MPP. ...Okay.
The Lowlands inked peace with Britain and Italy, as well.
Siam declared war on Britain, as a result of its ties with Scandinavia. They would give Burma a headache.
Week 13, a war cascade began as a result of alliance spam. The USA declared war on the Balkans, in particular. China and Italy signed an MPP.
The Artillery School was completed, enabling more accurate cannon and increasing the chances of military leader appearance.
The Great Spending Spree began, with thousands of units of gold poured into improvements to boost production.
Week 17, Central America and La Plata declared war on Cuba.
Mexico allied with Portugal.
Britain, weary of war, inked peace treaties with Scandinavia and Japan.
Russia declared war on the Balkans!
Mexico declared war on Britain; if Britain attacked, that would invoke the USA's wrath and Canada would fall.
The Hispaniolas finally agreed to a peace accord, becoming a tributary state of the Mahdiyah.
Week 21, Britain declared war on Germany. Uruguay and New Granada, as puppets of Russia, declared war on the Balkans.
France declared war on the Balkans; Scandinavia followed. Argentina and Tibet too.
Russia declared war on Japan; Austria-Hungary declared war on Russia!
In a world at war, the Army War college was built, increasing leader appearance chances.
Brazil declared war on Russia; given Russia's ties to Uruguay and New Grenada, it became apparent that a South American War might erupt!
New Grenada declared war on Central America - the former had 6 cities to their 4.
Week 25, the USA declared war on Britain. There goes Canada...
Brazil followed suit in the anti-British effort. The Filipinos right afterward.
Argentina and New Grenada went to war. La Plata soon declared war on New Grenada as well; South America would be in ruins.
A spy ring was set up in Constantinople, and the Turkish hordes were reported - 244 Ottoman Infantry, 98 Cavalry and 33 Machinegunners. Having been at peace for so long, they'd amassed a horde.
By contrast, the Mahdiyah had but 15 MGs, 18 Cavalry, and 49 Riflemen.
Agents in Paris reported 129 French Col. Cavalry and 350 French Col. Infantry. In the event of war, the much of that would be in Africa. Though due to AI drawbacks, much of it would also be in Europe.
Week 29, just about the whole world dogpiled Central America; the Turks also declared war. It was hoped the Turks would ship much of their army overseas.
Russia declared war on Central America, La Plata, and Argentina.
Week 33, nukes flied when Russia and the USA went to war.
...well not really. But it would have been nice.
Germany declared war on the Balkans...
Week 37, Spain declared war on Hispaniola and Britain; America also declared war on Hispaniola.
France, meanwhile, had carved itself a nice Balkan Empire.
Week 41, Portugal and Spain declared war on Austria-Hungary. Japan and Brazil declared war on Spain.
Spain declared war on the Cubans, as well.
The USA and Japan signed a mutual protection pact...
Japan declared war on Britain.
It was official: the world had officially gone Charlie Foxtrot. The Turks and Mahdists were the only sane nations left on Earth!
Week 45, Scandinavia declared war on Russia. New Grenada declared war on Spain.
The USA declared war on New Grenada and Uruguay; increasingly, the Americans were ready to curbstomp all of the Americas.
France declared war on Russia. Germany too. Italy too. All this was the work of the USA.
Week 49, Scandinavia declared war on Spain and Britain.
The USA was at it again, getting the Portuguese and Turks into several wars.
Brazil was led to declare war on New Grenada, while Persia went to war with Russia. Given the fact Central Asia is a colonial region now, that was their funeral.
The buildup period was complete. A year of peace had done wonders for the Mahdiyah, surging its production and enabling a steady increase in the army's size.
Despite only minor increases in manpower, the amount of the power bar occupied by the Mahdists had surged - likely as a result of so many troops being thrown away in wars. Every nation on Earth sans the Mahdiyah was at war.
France had taken Britain's spot as the world's top power, and was ever ready to expand.
Russia, the largest nation on Earth, now was at war on all fronts.
The USA was flexing its muscles, able to convince any country to befriend it against a common foe.
And meanwhile, the Mahdists were planning to end the peace that the Islamic world had enjoyed...