Imagine how cool it would be if you finished WW2 in Hoi 4 and the game would give you access to a previously hidden focus tree covering the early cold war for your nation. Of course, I know this would require a lot of work by creative assembly to pull off because WW2 can end in many different ways in this game and it would be impossible to make a focus tree for every scenario for every nation, but they could maybe make 3 or 4 different scenarios that are triggered by the game if certain conditions are met:
-The Real Timeline: We all know this one from real history. Germany and Japan are defeated, the US and the Soviets are the masters of the world, blah blah blah.
The conditions for this scenario would be:
-The Axis and the East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere have both capitulated.
-The Allies and the Comintern are still at peace at the moment of the capitulation.
-All major nations in the Allies and Comintern still have their starting ideologies.
How the scenario would play out:
-A special scripted mechanic would be activated for the reconstruction of europe. If one side rebuilds significantly better than the other, some european countries might switch ideologies for that of the most successful side.
-Both Allies and Comintern would be able to influence the greek civil war and the korean war and to send volunteers. Both of those civil wars would be a way to influence world countries and to get them to switch ideologies for your own.
-Of course, some focus paths would allow you to make the cold war go hot, but be careful, because all major nations including the Soviets would receive a national spirit that would basically say "Hey! Your people have just came out of the biggest war in history, so if you start another right now, they'll be at your throat." Each country would have a focus path to get rid of this national spirit, but if you start an offensive war against a major nation without getting rid of it, it will start a civil war.
-The Atlantic Stalemate: In this scenario, the cold war would be between Germany and America. It would allow the two to make a white peace with one another, seeing that the war is going nowhere. The Western Hemisphere would be America's sphere of influence while the Old World would be Germany's.
Conditions:
-The UK and the USSR have both capitulated.
-Germany and the US have not capitulated and still have their starting ideologies.
-Japan has capitulated.
-Germany and America are at war.
How this scenario would play out:
-A popup would ask both Germany and America if they think it is in their best interest to continue the war or to negotiate. If both decide to negotiate, the scenario is triggered and a few things happen:
-Both powers mutually recognize each other's sphere of influence. Both countries withdraw from any territory they hold in the others sphere of influence (that means no US post-war occupation of Japan as Japan is in the Old World).
-The Axis and the Allies are both dissolved as factions.
-A game rule is established that prevents Germany from declaring war on any country in the western hemisphere (can be removed through focuses).
-Europe is occupied by the Nazis.
-Japan comes out of the war defeated and weak, but not occupied and still very militaristic and without any US investment to help them rebuild.
What would the content be:
As America:
-Consolidate your hegemony in the western hemisphere and fight proxy wars in south america to keep these countries from turning fascist.
-Secretly fund resistance movements in the UK to help them gain their freedom back.
-Scheme against Japan to keep them weak and prevent them from rebuilding their navy.
As Germany:
-Consolidate your hold in your conquered territories by fighting resistance movements and rebuilding post-war Europe.
-Deal with a succession crisis as Hitler is slowly dying from Parkinson's.
-Help Japan rebuild so they can help you in your upcoming invasion of the western hemisphere.
In all of these scenarios, the world tension would be brought bavk to 0 so that WW3 does not start immediately and that players have to go through the focuses to start it.
Anyway, what do you think? There are so many other possibilities here, like a Man in the High Castle scenario where the cold war is between Germany and Japan. What would yoour favorite scenario be?