Diplomacy Questions

[Edwin P.]

I assume, and this is an educated guess, that players will allocate diplomatic chits from the war map by selecting a nation and pressing the diplomacy button.

In SC1 this screen also shows you, by clicking on a nation, the status of that nation. Example: Portugal > Status: Neutral.

In Sc2 will the status screen status reveal Axis Leaning, Allied Leaning to give you some hint of their government's position?

In Sc2 will investments in Intelligence give you a more exact estimate of a countries leaning?

Example for Portugal:

Intel Tech 0: Status > Neutral

Intel Tech 1: Status > Axis Leaning

Intel Tech 2: Status > 90% ProAxis

In Sc2 will the status screen for minor nations show the name of the Prime Minister or President of the Selected Country (along with a B&W photo of the personage?)

Perhaps with the name changing to reflect actual historical events?

Example for Portugal:

Prime Minister António de Oliveira Salazar

Example for Hungary:

From 1939 to 1944: Regent Miklós Horthy de Nagybánya (Regent, until he was replaced for negotiating with the Soviets)

From 1944+: Prime Minister Ferenc Szálasi

Bulgaria

1939 - 1943: Tsar Boris III

1943 - 1944: Prime Minister Dobri Bozhilov

1944 - 1945: Prime Minister Ivan Bagrianov

After Soviet Conquest: Prime Minister Georgi Dimitrov

I realize that the last part will not affect game play, but it adds historical flavor to the game.

How would it be implemented? Each country screen would have a leader field (text field). A script would in the script library would change the value of the leader field. This would allow the value of the leader field to be changed based on a date or an event.

[ May 12, 2005, 08:30 AM: Message edited by: Edwin P. ]

[JerseyJohn]

This is the way it was done in High Command.

I always liked that approach, as you said, it adds historical flavor to the game.