East Indies Reworked – A Road to 56 Submod
Main mod URL
Paradox Mods URL[mods.paradoxplaza.com]
This mod is a "Road to 56"-compatible submod of "Hollandia Historica: East Indies Reworked" mod, aimed to integrate EIR’s content in the widely-acclaimed RT56 mod and better portray the historical situation of the Indies in mid 1930s until the late 1940s (to be extended into mid-1950s). As such, no more Westerling or Soeharto in 1937, but lots of historical characters has been added to the game such as Hubertus van Mook, Mohammad Hoesni Thamrin, and Hamengkoeboewono VIII, military officers such as Hendrikus Ferwerda, Gerardus Berenschot, and Oerip Soemohardjo, and many others!
1. Maintain the fragile balance between the Dutch conservatives who has the backing of both KNIL officers and Western corporatists, and the Dutch progressives who has the backing of the Indonesian elites, and in turn, the 60-million strong Indonesian nation, in face of the imminent conflict in the Pacific in the near future? Or:
2. Push forward and (with blessing of the Indonesians) put the Stuwgroep in the Raad van Indie, ensuing that the idea of an Indies dominion within the Dutch Commonwealth would be realized sooner, and alongside that, reform both the East Indies government and military, while dealing with both rigid militarists and unbowed European corporatists, before Japan comes down knocking? (Together for Victory required)
3. Close down the Volksraad and put an end to the Indonesian Independence Movement with the help of Dutch (or German) paramilitaries, cut your ties with the weak democrats and reclaim the glory of Dutch Empire of old? (Together for Victory required)
4. Resist the impending crackdown and establish a new Indonesian Republic. Then either seek help from Japan and liberate Asia from the colonialists together, or make amends with the Westerners and stand against fascism? (Together for Victory required)
5. Spark off the Second Indonesian Revolution with the help of the Indonesian Communist Party, and then either embark on an Anti-Colonialist Struggle against both the Western and Japanese Imperialists alone, or seek help from the existing International? (Together for Victory required)
6. With a ‘secret’ evacuation of [DATA EXPUNGED], put an end of Dutch Imperialism as the [DATA EXPUNGED], and either embark on an Anti-Imperialist struggle or help Japan to drive off the Westerners? (Together for Victory and Waking the Tiger Required)
Disclaimer: Play the ahistorical paths with your own risk, as the branches are not as developed and thoroughly tested as the both colonial branches
Description for each version are provided on the Change Notes section
Devdiary at Paradox Forums thread here.[forum.paradoxplaza.com]
Active Version: Equivalent to Patch 1.5.9 ‘Kepahiang’ (08/07/24) on EIR
QOL
– Patch alignment to 1.14.6 "Operation Badger"
National Spirits
– Limiting the Governor-General inaugural events to be applied to selected countries
Characters
– New for Indonesia: Abikoesno Tjokrosoejoso and Soekiman Wirjosandjojo
GFX
– Several new event pictures
Decisions
– Adding armor purchasing decisions under "Procure Western Armament" decisions
– Fixing the Transmigration decision to have an easier requirements and also properly decrease/increase population as intended
Bugfixes
– Group advisor for PSII is now properly appeared
– Sardjono is properly appeared in the mod
– Latuharhary’s trait is now properly appeared
– Soekiman is now properly named
– Reverting the "exiled or jailed" scripted trigger change
– Iskandar di Nata’s portrait is now properly appeared
Future aims, unspecified versions (visit the BETA version here)
– Fully reworking the Ahistorical branches (65% done)
– Better sync with the Rt56’s technology tree
Credited works:
– Original mod by REDLINK: "Hollandia Historica: Dutch Focus Tree"
– "The Collapse of the Netherlands Indies" by Ong Hok Ham
– "Nationalism and Revolution in Indonesia" by George McTurnan Kahin
– "HJ Van Mook and Indonesian Independence: A Study of His Role in Dutch-Indonesian Relations, 1945-1948" by Yong Mun Cheong
– "Stakes of Democracy in Southeast Asia" by Hubertus Johannes van Mook
– "Pemoeda: Occupation and Resistance in Java 1944-1946" by Benedict Richard O’Gorman Anderson
– "Modern History of Indonesia: From 1200 to 2008" by Merle Calvin Ricklefs
– Indies-related articles written by Petrik Matanasi from Tirto.id
– Huygens Instituut for providing biographies for prominent Dutch officials
– Related portraits from the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies, and from National Archives of Indonesia
– Ipan Hf for his artwork
Discord:
– Now has its own server![discord.gg]
– KrasnaMerah1926 for DM
– Also active at Revolution at Sunset Server[discord.gg]
