As well as bonuses to combat.

I concur with these, as well. It's almost always easy to "game" an AI, but then I never considered that fun. Extending a bit on what you two have said already, I also do not attack with forces that are weakened (morale significantly reduced), as this is something a general would not typically do. In...

Yeah Belgium does feel too weak, and my first impressions are the Belgian army is hard coded to get destroyed on turn 2 if you play the August start. The Germans are set up right on top of Brussels and even though your small army is unlocked, it can’t escape before Germany attacks it and it gets fo...

Thinking some more about this - is there any milage in the Germans doing a big sortie into the channel occasionally to try and sink any ships transporting UK units across to France? (The Channel Fleet doesn't seem that big) You can try this, but beware! If you get caught by a major British fleet an...

And my experience in playing CP was quite historical... that East African force held out quite well. Still, your attention is going to be mostly on Europe (as expected). Lots to do there, indeed!

First impression: I had a ball in beta. The game plays VERY differently depending on which "side" you select (Entente/Allies, Central Powers, Eastern Entente/Russia). One of my first items to watch for was the variations of front warfare experienced in this war (static/trench in West, fluctuating fr...