Custom Nation: Sweden (Beta v0.6)

[skjold]

Hello, i am currently working on a mod to add an alternate history Sweden into the game. Despite being alternate history i don't want to make it too far outside the realms of possibilities and please feel free to give suggestions. I will admit Sweden isn't the best country to add as a custom nation in the world but i have a bias as a Swede  .

Description
This mod assumes that the Swedish era known as the "Storhetstiden" literal translation "The time of the great power" never ended and that Swedish royalty still has alot of power within the nation. Sweden did not cede its colonies in West Africa but lost the Baltics to the Russian Empire and most of its Northern American colonies were also lost. In this timeline Finland is not ceded to Russia, as the war of Finnish War of 1808-1809 ended in a status quo stalemate and Norway is absorbed into the Swedish Army in a personal union, hence the use of the Swedish-Norwegian union flag.



Rapid economic growth.
Sweden was a country that grew immensly in economic might during the first half of the 20th century, but a little earlier in this alternate world.

Above average naval budget
Policy akin to the UK, relying on Navy to protect an empire they really don't have the manpower to maintain otherwise.

Technology advantage in AP shells & Armour design.
Sweden is known for its high quality steel and tungsten deposits. Seemed like the most logical advantages to give them.

Bombastic Head of State
Lets just say some of our kings were interesting individuals.

Inconsistent Naval Policy
Due to a large land border with the Russian Empire, the navy often fights the army for funding within the Swedish Empire.

Namesakes

• BB/B Swedish Regents & Norse gods.
• BC/CA Swedish & Norwegian Provinces.
• CL Random IRL ship names.
• DD Swedish & Norwegian cities.

Possessions

• Sweden (Home Area) 
  
• Norway
• Finland
• Gold Coast (West Africa)
• Virgin Islands (Americas)

12000 Ton (Local Yard)
10 Inch Guns

I have so far added three new areas on the map (Sweden, Norway and the Gold Coast) and added the nation itself complete with ship names. Below is the current to do list.

• Add an unique warinfo file (Currently uses a minimally modified RussiaWarInfo file.
• Add some sort of Indian Ocean colonies, possibly based on Danish India.

Download

[julianbarker]

An interesting nation. One option would be to assume a dominant Sweden developed an overseas empire like Denmark did. For example at game start Denmark owned what are now the US Virgin Islands, and only sold their Indian colonies to Britain 50 years before game start. Whilst mainland Indian colonies belonging to Denmark or Sweden might not have been acceptable to Britain, the Nicobar Is were Danish as late as 1868. I think you could make a credible case for Swedish bases in the Carribean and Bay of Bengal. Otherwise you have to assume that in the 18th century whilst Denmark was gaining colonies, a powerful Sweden just sat back. Of course a Kalmar Union still existing in 1900 is an option.

[skjold]

Thanks for the suggestions Julian. I added the Virgin Islands to Sweden and i'll look into adding some Indian colonies in the future.

The custom nation is available for download now for any that are interested, in the OP.

[director]

There is a thread stickied at the top where you can post your custom nation or perhaps a link to this thread. Otherwise the thread will slowly sink and be lost.

[fredsanford]

I would suggest Undeveloped Shipbuilding is a too-harsh handicap. Further, I'd argue that for the alternate reality you describe to be maintained, Sweden would have been forced to develop its shipbuilding industry by necessity. Same thing for initial dock size, I think a dock size comparable to other colonial powers would be appropriate.

Now considering that the Swedish Empire would be rubbing up against the Russian Empire, I would suggest that "Inconsistent Naval Policy" in the manner of France would be appropriate to account for periods where land-based threats take budget priority.

[skjold]

Dec 23, 2015 5:20:08 GMT -6 fredsanford said:

I would suggest Undeveloped Shipbuilding is a too-harsh handicap. Further, I'd argue that for the alternate reality you describe to be maintained, Sweden would have been forced to develop its shipbuilding industry by necessity. Same thing for initial dock size, I think a dock size comparable to other colonial powers would be appropriate.

Now considering that the Swedish Empire would be rubbing up against the Russian Empire, I would suggest that "Inconsistent Naval Policy" in the manner of France would be appropriate to account for periods where land-based threats take budget priority.

Thanks for the feedback, Fred. I agree that i might have done it a little bit too hard(a trait most of my scenarios and mods for various titles have in common) so i will change that.

The inconsistent naval policy is a very good idea which also as you describe has a very plausible basis as well, so i have implemented that and removed the undeveloped ship industry. I have also upped the size of the local yard to 12000 tons.

[mbrien1970]

Hi Skjold, Thank you for this custom nation. I had fun playing the scenario.
I had a hard time fighting Italy but I did much better against Austria. Check out the ships I made as well as a quick write up of the game on my blog:
wargameinsvergie.blogspot.se/2016/01/one-reason-i-do-not-paint-as-much-as-i.html

Thanks again!!!

[theotherguy3]

Marvelous custom nation, I have to say! But if you play Sweden, the obvious enemy, Russia, is defunct. That makes for some awkward choices. The other nations in Northern Europe are too powerful, and the only possible victims are in the Mediterranean, where you don`t have bases. You could of course go for minor 2-3 point victories against Italy or Austria and get your national wealth up instead of taking territory. But I feel that the traditional Swedish hunting ground is the Baltic Sea and there is little to do there. Any way that can be remedied?

[vivman]

I have a question: how did you add the new areas (Norway & Sweden) onto the map?  I was thinking of adding Brazil and Argentina onto the map as neutral locations.

[marcorossolini]

Just a comment.

These two traits -

Above average naval budget
Policy akin to the UK, relying on Navy to protect an empire they really don't have the manpower to maintain otherwise.

Inconsistent Naval Policy
Due to a large land border with the Russian Empire, the navy often fights the army for funding within the Swedish Empire.

- Seem a bit inconsistent to my mind or at the very least the reasoning for them.


Other than that, I like what I see.

[7734]

Apoligies for bringing this thread back from the dead, but is this mod still operable in the current form of the game?

[Airy W]

May 4, 2017 15:17:59 GMT -6 7734 said:

Apoligies for bringing this thread back from the dead, but is this mod still operable in the current form of the game?

While I haven't tried it, I believe it should be.

[archelaos]

check this thread: nws-online.proboards.com/thread/658/post-custom-nations

There are most up to date country mods

[garrisonchisholm]

May 4, 2017 15:17:59 GMT -6 7734 said:

Apoligies for bringing this thread back from the dead, but is this mod still operable in the current form of the game?

I am using this mod to supply Norway & Sweden for my PLC AAR, but the PLC mod install broke it as Sweden.  I fully expect it would have worked had I not installed the PLC mod though-  also, several months ago I did play it as Sweden.  It was interesting, the ship names especially, but definitely a challenge.

[gigletes]

This is awesome! Thank you very much. Brand new to this game and was looking forward to making and/or playing the Stormakstiden!