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Star and Crescent

Star and Crescent: A Turkey Flavor Mod (Updated to 1.4.2 Oak) - *DEVELOPMENT HALTED*

(1.5 version of HOI IV is almost a new game. I haven't been playing this game for months. It will take time for me to start playing the game again and understand the new mechanics, and then still there is no guarentee I will want to work on an update.)

** only compatible with cosmetic (graphic/sound) mods **

According to Paradox Interactive data, Turkey is one of the three most played minors, yet the gameplay is bland. This mod attempts to add flavor to it, emphasis on "flavor", aiming to give the player the feel that he is actually playing Turkey, not just another generic nation. The mod does not necessarily boost Turkey, and AI Turkey would behave responsibly if you pick another nation and let the mod active.

Additions and Changes:

- Focus tree derived from the Polish one, tweaked to fit Turkish history. All the funky stuff is locked under authoritarianism where the historical AI won't pick.
- Turkey now uses armor and plane icons of Poland, so you won't be staring at black holes on the technology tree page.
- Turkey can form its own faction; The Sadabat Pact. Historically Sadabat Pact was only a non-aggression pact between members, but I decided I can push it a bit. You could create it without the mod anyway.
- Turkish population increased from 14,45 million to 16,16 million according to 1935 census. 100.000 people added to every state except for Van, which got 10.000 instead.
- Turkish state maps reworked to give it a less arbitrary and more geographic feel. Istanbul state expanded one province to the east so that Bolu (former Izmit) no longer borders the Sea of Marmara.
- Istanbul and Bursa start demilitarized and this can only be removed by picking the necessary focus; The Montreux Convention.
- If Soviet Union claims the straits, it will only claim Istanbul and Bursa now, not 4 states. Greece also won't lose the western islands if it submits to the Soviets.
- Aegean Islands separated and western islands connected to Thessaly, so that a Turkish offensive won't have to go all the way to Athens to take the islands close to its mainland. A third of the state's population also moved to Thessaly accordingly. The dockyard on the islands moved to Central Macedonia because Thessaly had no room. I assumed the dockyard was on the Western islands because Eastern Islands do not have much industry and are not logisticly gifted.
- Aeagan Islands are in the air zone of Eastern Mediterranean, Istanbul is in the air zone of Asia Minor. Keeping the islands in the air zone of Greece, doesn't make sense geographically. An airforce in control of the Aeagan Sea would have control over the Islands' airzone. Istanbul also fits better into Asia Minor's rectengular form. Turkey shouldn't have to assign an additional wing to this territory.
- Hatay state and event added. The new state got 250.000 population from Aleppo based on historical data. Also slightly reworked Syria and Iraq states.
- Turkey can increase its steel output and discover oil through national focus.
- Westernmost province of Thrace moved to Central Macedonia. A historical reason for a Turkish offensive to Western Thrace would have been to secure the Muslim population there, and they are not densely settled that far deep.
- Bulgarian state structure reworked so Turkey can claim Northern Thrace properly.
- Moved the two sources of aluminium of Bulgaria to Rumelia province as Chelopech copper mine is now within the borders of this state.
- Turkey can get cores on Hatay, Thrace, Aegean Islands, Burgas and Cyprus or Dodecanese through national focus. These are locations had considerable Turkish population which should void the manpower penalty from non-core states.
- Fascist Turkey is called Turan Empire instead of Neo-Ottoman Empire. Ottomans had nothing to do with nationalism and it was the name of the ruling dynasty not the nation. Sounds wrong just like Habsburgian Empire for Austria would.
- Turan Empire can claim Azerbaijan and Tibriz by national focus then get cores by event on these states following the mission of uniting Oghuz Turks.
- Turkish leaders and advisors switched or replaced to fit better with their historical roles. Farewell to mysterious Erkan Gataly.
- Neutrality advisor Salih Bozok added. Neutrality advisor mod here: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=739284038 is fully integrated as it is no longer updated.
- Central Anatolian Plateau is now plains instead of desert.
- Some vocabulary glitches were fixed.

- Odak ağacındaki başlıklarla sınırlı olmak üzere Türkçe yama desteği vardır.

Colored portraits are courtesy of Valgarr. Many thanks.

If you find any bugs or glitches, please let me know.

I hope you enjoy it!

PS: You can try SNC Music mod for some extra flavor here: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=730541394

PS2: A version with additional Greece improvements (along with a custom focus tree) is here: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=740777286