So I figured out the cause of this issue, and it is simply that you cannot place German units in Libya, in a situation where Russia has surrendered. As long as a German unit is present in Libya, Egypt will activate every turn. Italian units will not trigger this problem. Neither will German units in...

I recently stumbled across Making History: The Second World War. It is not really an alternative to CEAW, but rather a simpler turn based alternative to Hearts of Iron IV. It looks and plays a bit like a hybrid of HOI and Axis & Allies. Well worth a look. It also appears to be highly mod-able.

I tried Warplan, and I think it has lots of potential (being a relatively new addition to this genre). However, I personally found it to be too similar to Strategic Command, both in game mechanics and 'feel'. I would say it is somewhat of a half way point between CEAW and Strategic Command. In fact,...

I found out that the same problem occurs if Sweden is attacked by Germany. Even before it is conquered, the spawning bug in the middle east starts to occur. This is while Greece and Turkey are still neutral. Given the objectives of GS I can understand why not much testing was conducted for scenarios...

No, I am not ready to play a human yet, so I am training myself against the AI. Since I am playing on standard difficulty and default settings, it is not very hard to beat Russia and I found it a good way to learn about the mechanics of the game, and play-test different scenarios. On that note, I gu...

I did come across the thread that first discussed this issue, entitled "Crazy glitch in current PBEM game using 4.02". However, I am using the latest version 4.030, and the link in that thread to the 'fix' is no longer available. Can anyone please provide a new link to the file and instruc...

I have played two games through (as the Axis) from 1939 to 1943-44 where North Africa was conquered by the Axis during 1940-42 (including all of Iraq and Persia). The only remaining Allied possessions in the Mediterranean were Gibraltar and Malta. In one game Greece was conquered in 1940, with it be...

Thanks for the detailed feedback. After a few games I have got used to it, noting what you said about the abstractions that are necessary at this scale. I was previously mostly playing Third Reich, so this map is still a major improvement overall. I totally understand about the limitations imposed b...

I would like to personally thank the original design team of CEAW, as well as those who developed and continue to support the excellent Grand Strategy enhancement. It is truly impressive how robust and adaptable the game engine has proven to be after all these years. I briefly played the original ve...