Overview
Consequences of the pregame events, in order to help you take the best decisions according to your general secretary.
0 – Introduction
Before the game begins, you have to select the decisions of 10 pregame events. They are historical events which took place from 1953 to 1982.
Otherwise you can skip the pregame events. In that case the selected decisions will be the historical decisions.
1 – GDR
1) Use an army to control protests (historical decision) :
– no change
2) Run over the rebels with tanks :
– USA relations -25
– China relations -5
– France relations -15
– GDR changes (socialist republic / communist / loyalty 100 / liberalization -10)
– other Warsaw Pact members liberalization -10
3) Support the transfer of power to moderates :
– USA relations +5
– China relations +1
– France relations +1
– GDR changes (socialistic reformism / socialist / loyalty 100 / liberalization 65)
– other Warsaw Pact members liberalization +25
2 – Hungary
1) Use an army to control protests :
– USA relations -5
– China relations -5
– France relations -5
– Hungary changes (socialist republic / communist / loyalty 100 / liberalization 35)
– other Warsaw Pact members liberalization -5
2) Run over the rebels with tanks :
– USA relations -25
– China relations -5
– France -15
– Hungary changes (socialist republic / communist / loyalty 100 / liberalization -15)
– other Warsaw Pact members liberalization -15
3) Support the transfer of power to moderates (historical decision) :
– no change
3 – I didn’t see God
1) Strengthen atheist propaganda :
– opposition +1,5
– minds liberalization +1
– intellectuals (loyal) -1
– cultural contentment -1
– unanimity -0,5
– no more possible to invest in religious organizations
2) Nothing really changed (historical decision) :
– no change
3) Weakening of religious policy led to the rise of religion in the country :
– opposition +1
– minds liberalization -1
– intellectuals (loyal) +1
– cultural contentment +1
– unanimity -1
4) Gagarin – is not our god :
– ???
4 – Czechoslovakia
1) Use an army to restore socialism (historical decision) :
– no change
2) Limit reforms using threats :
– Czechoslovakia changes (socialistic reformism / socialist / loyalty 100 / liberalization 60)
– other Warsaw Pact members liberalization +20
3) Turn a blind eye :
– USA relations +5
– China relations +5
– France relations +5
– Czechoslovakia changes (western democracy / liberal / loyalty 100 / liberalization 85)
– other Warsaw Pact members liberalization +45
5 – Liberman’s reform
1) Partially support the reform, cancelling it at the right moment (historical decision) :
– no change
2) Fully pass Liberman’s reform :
– USA relations +7
– China relations +7
– France +10
– profit +50
– Warsaw Pact members liberalization +45
– freedom +0,5
– luxury +2
– essential commodities +1,5
– employment -1
– services (power) +2
– light industry (power) +1
– self-fulfillment +1,5
– forgery in plans -1,5
– corruption +2
– debt +30
3) Present the idea of automatisation instead :
– profit -50
– science +150
– gain “mass introduction of information and computer centers” technology
– gain “development of fiber-optic and wireless communications” technology
– Warsaw Pact members liberalization -15
– freedom -0,5
– luxury -1,5
– agriculture +1
– services (power) -1,5
– light industry (power) -1,5
– forgery in plans -1
– corruption -1
– debt -30
6 – Space race
1) Make peace with the USA (historical decision) :
– no change
2) Just stop the race :
– USA relations +5
– profit +30
– power army -1
– science -50
– other Warsaw Pact members liberalization +5
– total military power -0,5
3) Peaceful space race continues :
– USA relations -10
– France relations +5
– profit -50
– science +300
– gain “massive spacecrafts building” technology
– gain “life support developing” technology
– other Warsaw Pact members liberalization -10
– cultural contentment +1
4) The race grows into an armed conflict :
– USA relations -25
– China relations -15
– France relations -25
– profit -50
– power army +4
– science +300
– gain “network of spy-satellites” technology
– gain “massive construction of OTH Duga and Daryal”
– other Warsaw Pact members liberalization -25
– cultural contentment +1
– total military power +1
7 – Islamic revolution
1) Sever relations and support communist rebels (historical decision) :
– USA army power +0,1
2) Support islamic socialism and create large left opposition :
– USA relations -10
– profit -30
– power army -1
– Iran changes (pro-soviet and people’s democracy)
– Iraq changes (pro-USA)
– Afghanistan changes (control +10)
– Warsaw Pact members liberalization +5
– USA army power +0,1
– total military power -0,5
3) Negotiate with islamists and recognise their government :
– USA relations -20
– profit -30
– power army -1
– Iran changes (pro-soviet)
– Iraq changes (pro-USA)
– Afghanistan changes (control +10)
– Warsaw Pact members liberalization +10
– USA army power +0,1
– total military power -0,5
8 – Vladimir Vysotsky
1) Ban his performances (historical decision) :
– no change
2) Arrest and imprison :
– power of KGB +1
– opposition +1
– right-wing (loyalty) : -1,5
– minds liberalization +1
3) Criticism is helping the Party :
– KGB (loyalty) -1
– power of KGB -1
– left-wing (loyalty) : -1,5
– minds liberalization +1,5
– forgery in plans -0,5
– corruption -0,5
9 – Polish crisis
1) Use an army to control protests :
– USA relations -5
– China relations -5
– France relations -5
– Poland changes (people’s democracy / communist / loyalty 100 / liberalization 35)
– other Warsaw Pact members liberalization -5
2) Run over the rebels with tanks :
– USA relations -25
– China relations -5
– France -15
– Poland changes (socialist republic / communist / loyalty 100 / liberalization -15)
– other Warsaw Pact members liberalization -15
3) Support the transfer of power to moderates (historical decision) :
– no change
10 – Samantha Smith
1) Ignore it :
– France relations -10
– Poland liberalization +5*
– opposition +1
– intellectuals (loyal) -0,5
– USA citizens contentment +1
2) Invite her as a tourist in the USSR (historical decision) :
– Poland liberalization +5*
3) Invite and recruit her :
– USA relations -15
– China relations +5
– France relations +10
– Poland liberalization +5*
– power of KGB +0,5
– opposition -1
– minds liberalization -1
– intellectuals (loyal) +1
– cultural contentment +0,5
– unanimity +0,5
– USA citizens contentment -1
* : possibly a bug
11 – At the end of the pregame events
At the end of the pregame events :
– the Warsaw Pact member liberalization can’t be below 1
– if the Warsaw Pact member liberalization reachs 70+, the country becomes a socialistic reformism and the liberalization is set to 40 (except for Czechoslovakia if it is a western democracy)
– if Czechoslovakia is a western democracy the Czechoslovakia liberalization can be at most 60