I looked at the Ottos in the 1914 scenario. I don't envy them. No metal at all (what if a trade partner with metal can't be found?), relatively low IC, three possible fronts, one wide open, half the country needs to be given up (with at least 6 IC, resulting in low IC) to find a line which is relatively easy to defend. There are good ministers but not in position, changing them is dissent hit, the dissent is already 10, for the war mobilization needed, that's further dissent raise... Policy sliders are mostly in the middle, can't move toward free market but central planning is too far, maybe moving to hawk is the best option. I'm sure a practiced player can find more flaws.

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Gameplay question: how IC takeover works? I know about two options: full and the default. How much the default gives? I know some ministers has such traits like "foreign IC/manpower use +5" but what's the starting percentage I wonder? Do you have info on that?