Well, our army's in west africa already, me might as well finish off our work there and then return home to take Finland, Sweden and Norway.

What does Maurtiana have anyway?

It's a staging area, primarily, I think. I'm not sure about the resources, but I'm guessing mining industries.

November 30, 2009

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At 1600 hours on April 30th, mere weeks after the attack on our nation, our forces made landfall at Nouakchott, Mauritania's capital city. By May 6th, we had complete control of the country. The battle could almost be considered a joke, were it not for the brave souls we lost in its midst. What's more, we were given full support of our operation by the entire world.

Our troops are currently in a state of occupation, working day and night to keep supply lines open and crush any residual opposition. We have placed operatives in key positions to give us ample access to their (anemic) resource supply.

OOC: Okay, so now that we have a foothold, I tried what Geminex suggested and invaded Senegal just to see what would happen. We took them easily, though the war took about two months to complete, what with Senegal's guerilla tactics. I chased them up and down the coast. When they were dislodged from their home country, they ran and hid in Mauritania. This game of chicken didn't last long, as our special forcesdeath squads managed to hunt the last of them down. We also lost four naval vessels in the initial invasion, but still maintain the 24th ranked navy.

The only thing, our diplomatic relations with the world dropped drastically after the attack on Senegal. We hold an unfavorable rating with 2/3 of the world, but lost no treaties or allies, which is very positive. It means that the attack brought them to the very edge of their friendship, but didn't break it.

It's up to you guys whether you want to stay in Mauritania and set up base camp until we can garner more of a sympathy vote, or just go ahead with the Senegal invasion save file. Here's what it would look like:

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If we do it that way, there's a chance a neighboring nation might do some covert ops of their own on us. That would make it easier to continue our invasion into Africa, but it's up to you.

...I really should buy this game, shouldn't I?

...Too bad it apparently costs over $150 now.

On eBay I saw copies being sold anywhere from $4 to $24. Here's one of them.

Before you buy it, just be aware it is heavy on the micromanagement and can get very tedious. In a way, this LP might be making it sound like it's more fun than it actually is. Although, if you're into graphs and charts and numbers, you might get a kick out of it. I'd suggest reading some reviews.

Hmmmm...Perhaps we should hold tight there, secure our holdings, and let the world get over it.

Can't we spin this in saying that Senegal was aiding Maurtiana during the "terrorist attacks"

To do that we would've had to have spent more time doing attacks on ourselves or others and framing Senegal. There is no direct way in the game to make excuses or explanations to other countries. And if we do that for every country we invade, eventually the AI will catch on, if it hasn't already.

In other news, most troops have returned home and our intelligence services remain on high alert.

Oh, and how would everyone feel about building a few destroyers so we have access to offshore bombardments if needed? They might be a little pricey, but doing this coast war like we are I think it would be worth it.

Any chance of an update on our economic situation hows the budget looking (I need the relevant information before I say yes or no ^^)