2:52:19Just start thr war yourself then its not a waste
2:52:20If you don't have the economy to actually *afford* a military, it won't matter anyway.
2:52:29So what I'm hearing right now is defund every department and dump it into the military
2:52:30You're going to need allies probably.
2:52:33All war is economical anyway
2:52:33I don't think it's really clear how powerful your military is compared to Rumburg.
2:52:36You don't need to be able to beat them, just make war too costly to pursue. You don't want to be Poland, you want to at least be France.
2:52:38You need to become the puppet state of a larger nation. Pure personal profit.
2:52:38Either you'd need to be diplomatic with them or form alliances with other countries
2:52:38Building up military makes everyone nervous.
2:52:39it's possible to diplomatically avoid war, though. if the cards are plays correctly
2:52:42why does Rumburg, the largest country, not simply eat the other four?
2:52:43yes, the Rumburg issue can be solved diplomatically, but you might need to show force
2:52:44Technically all you need to do is make yourself strong enough that they don't want to incur the losses fighting you
2:52:46@hoohaa5088 preaching to the choir. i've played this game and the rizia dlc through twice.
2:52:53Roll over and surrender is also a survival tactic
2:53:10Shoot first, ask for diplomacy later
2:53:11But how exactly are you going to deal with Rumburg diplomatically? As recent events in the real world has shown, medium can keep large away long enough to get aid from the outside, if nothing else.
2:53:14surely rumburg would never declare war on the peaceful nation of sordland
2:53:17Diplomacy doesn't always work- ask Mssrs Ribbontrop and Molotov
2:53:18Coalitions are much more cost effective.
2:53:19Wait. Maybe you could take an approach kinda like the Gandhi algorithm?
2:53:20Work both angles diplomacy first then miltary when diplomacy fails
2:53:20I think Ramburg is trying to eat the other four. I think that's the problem.
2:53:24Didn't Rumburg take a bite out of a country to the north
2:53:49also it's possible to solo-war. very hard, but possible
2:53:52@Warblewarble40 Yeah, Milhouse's country
2:53:52ah, you want them to have a vested interest? good point
2:53:53This is why you should've been an expansionist: new money.
2:54:00Being a government in exile is lucrative for you, but not good for the actual nation, though
2:54:02but military way ensures there is no surprise attack if diplomacy fails
2:54:05Pick your ally acordingly, because some nations doesn't like the others.
2:54:08But what if they do so much to us instead? :_minaDread:
2:54:11Oh shit, she's really is trying to make Sordland a liberal democracy intertwined with globalization.