-Defending Paris in unlimied gas scenario-

The highest rush chance to take Paris is round6. Typically Germany will buy 20 stomtruppen+10 field gun. And Austria will buy 20 Gas.

As France you should send all N.African cavalries to Cairo. Don't buy any naval vessel, don't farm anywhere. Need to buy cavalries for Brittany and fighters for Marseille in r4 (if possible) for quickly moving them Paris.

As Italy buy 6 cavalry in Rome, 1 figher+1 field+1inf in Piedmont. Send Cavalries to Rhone in r4 and buy 3 fighter in Piedmont than send all of them to Paris.

As Britain buy 5 fighter in London, 1 destroyer in Canda and a few land units for Cario only in r1. Build England fac in r2. If Germany hits Belgium in r1. Try to stack Picardy if Germany ignore Belgium in r1. Keep Belgium as much as possible. Buy 8 fighter in r4 in Britain.

As Russia minimum investment against Commies, Ottomans and recapturing Warsaw, taking Scandinavia and Gas Rush to Galicia in r4-r6.

As USA not buying S.Fransisco fac in r1 and sending troops to Paris.

I'd prefer decreasing mainland income of US rather than limiting farming too much if maintaining balance would be still possible. Because these restrictions just remove a lot of strategic options of US and dictates it a straightforward strategy which include Atlantic only.

I'd be okey banning Japan and S.America. I have mixed feelings about Spain and I'm definitely oppose banning China.

I approve removing Serb techs, German starting Victory bonds, moving UK fighter to Ireland.

West Prussian factory would be nice imho but I would have some concerns about it due to being able to purchasing up to 10 naval units (14 with industry). Russia will need carefully calculate Petersburg if there are so many Stormtroopers in Berlin for preventing rush.

Another things that should really be discussed that how aleatory British having %50 chance taking Mexico city in round 2. And how easy and effective to rush Commies with USA via Eastern Russia due to very close distance.

I agree Serbian Propaganda is too annoying. I would prefer removing all Serbian techs though.

Kurt I've looked the load games and Entente player had made serious mistakes in initial rounds like not rolling in Northern Mexico with USA cavalries in round 1, USA atlantic navy, Buying England Factory instead of 5 sub/fighter in London, allowing Germany to stay in English Channel, Buying Volgograd factory too early instead of trying to recapture Warsaw, not trying to capture Switzerland in initial rounds with Italian cavalries, not staying in Milan. Had Entente done somethings differently game wouldn't last longer than 15 rounds.

Any game can last even more with such a defensive playstyle. But the most critic rounds are indeed the initial round between 1 and 5.

With your tech system, Germany will never have Late fighter in initial rounds and immiadetaly lost its navy and with Scandinavian incomes Entente will start heavily outproduce Centrals.

Lack of Creeping Barrage/armour/industry in initial rounds is huge punishment for Centrals. It will significantly weakened Centrals. There is no reason for Entente to fear offensive techs/units of Central powers. Centrals have absolutely zero chance to take Paris even with early industry tech which is nerfed.

No industry and no late fighter for Germany means having almost zero chance to take Marseille,Piedmont, Losing Scnadinavia and delaying Austria pushing Russia, Italy. And finally guaranteeing to keep Northern Italy/Southern France with USA reinforcements via Morocco,Spain.

Agree better to keep Constantinople-SZ 68 connection.

Also they approved new tech categories and I think decreasing territory values or increasing neutral units in Japan are equally good idead.

Also I have doubts about Constantinople-SZ 68 connection. Removing this connection would weakened Turkey, I would favour not removing it though.

Also I would offer making more tech categories since they play vital part of game, some techs are much more important in initial rounds than other nations. Having incidentally good/bad techs makes huge impact for example;

As Serbia you can gain either propaganda or industry tech and one of them is close to be worhless while the other one (propaganda) is the best tech.

Another example, Late fighter is must for Germany if Centrals want to protect the German Navy. I mea overall achieving wanted techs should be less dicey. I propose 5 categories instead of 3.

Offense

-Mustard Gas
-Creeping Barage
-Mobile Warfare

Defense

-Railway Guns
-Bunkers
-Propaganda

Innovation

-Late Fighter
-Armour
-Industry

Economy

-Victory Bonds
-Workin Women
-Science

Naval

-Sub Warfare
-Convoys
-Dockyard
-Fleet Action
-Merchant Marine
-Aircraft Carrier

Download notepad++ and check the line. You will wind the mistake.

Also Entente nations can pass Black sea from the Mediterranean (or vice versa) without having Constantinople. It is definitely bug. It should require having both Dardanelles and Constantinople.