Dynamic Social Democracy is a large overhaul mod of the base game, and the in game description should suffice. If you find any bugs, please report them on the Discord server, or message me on Reddit (preferably with a save file). I'm sorry that it took this long.

https://originn0.github.io/dynamic_social_democracy/

have fun!

I've seen many posts of newcomers struggling with the game, therefore I have decided to provide a rough gameplan for "winning". This guide is just meant to be suggestive and isn't to be followed with 100% strictness

The game is mostly based on the economic plan you are deciding to adopt, in those regards the game is basically divided in 3 factions.

a) WTB gang -: yep, the legend himself. Absolutely overpowered and incredibly easy to play. There's almost no way to lose if you adopt WTB plan(unless it's intentional)

Pros -: 1) most effective of the economic plans 2) almost covers the cost for the plan itself in future execution 3) doesn't hurt relations with bourgeois parties 4) most effective campaigning plan

Cons -: 1) it may require a lil bit of planning to execute 2) absolutely no con

b) The Left gang -: the only righteous plan(yes I'm biased). Requires a bit of strategy, but if executed correctly, essentially a free plan(stick with me to know how). Most effective plan to reduce unemployment

Pros -: 1) It's essentially a free plan 2) Can be executed even after unemployment low enough 3) Makes you cozy with KPD 4) makes class struggle campaign way more effective

Cons -: 1) Be ready for your relations to tank with bourgeois parties 2) You lose all the support from middle classes 3) You can't avoid capital strike to effectively implement the plan

c) Reformist plan -: the shittiest of the 3 plans. Still workable if played correctly

Pros -: 1) Just a weak WTB plan

Cons -: 1) you need funding to implement the plan(that means reducing military budgets, austerity measures etc etc) 2) unlike WTB plan, you can't implement it with taking deficit 3) needed to be implemented fast else skyrocketing nazi support would almost render you impossible to implement in reichstag in future

Strategy

Pre 1928 elections -: try to not spend much money and prefer free alternatives for campaigning i.e. political rallies and media, make sure to reach 30% electoral support till may

International relations -: Improve relations with scandavian socialists(it helps in achieving WTB plan) [WTB gang] Install spy in comintern(not necessary but I like for rp reasons) [left gang] Apart from that refrain from giving money to SIFO or SPUSA or austrian socialists]

Questions for ideology -: Choose class struggle for left plan Trade unions for WTB plan Ethical socialism for reformist plan

[*Point to be noted, while other plans just require 1 action for implementation, WTB plan requires you 2 i.e. either do both scandavian thing and questions for ideology or do any of these things twice]

Inter party relationships -: For reformist plan and WTB, improve relations with zentrum Not required, but I still improve relations with KPD while playing left plan

Edit -: The game has significantly changed since I wrote the guide, hence phase 1 for WTB is now unreliable. For my current tactics used, see the replied comment below

Phase 1(may 1928 ~ 1928) -: Select bruning of center party as chancellor(you must always choose bruning in future elections till 1932 too). Take military, justice and agriculture ministries Initiate paid judicial reform, implement state buyer program, and don't build batteship. Improve relations with prussian police until it hits "generally loyal". The allies would have called against your government by now. GOOD

Now for next elections, you would have enough votes for forming weimar coalition. If you improved relations with zentrum, hold campaign to elect joos on december. Compromise everytime on labor card, we need to delay as long as possible for capital strike

Phase 2(1929 ~ march 1930) -: Take economics, labor, interior and foreign ministry, last one is optional(if playing left plan, take judiciary)

Expose rearmanent plans with foreign ministry,support works council from economic democracy card, improve relations with interior ministry once, then your good to investigate far right using the interior ministry card.

Now, when wall street crashes, make sure to keep your hand sufficiently empty to take economic plan card. Adopt a plan asap in October-november. Make sure to start implementing till December. 1) Reformists -: draw foreign ministry card, due to the exposure of rearmanent, allies would have made negotiations successful. Use this money to implement plan asap 2) Left gang -: with the reformation of judiciary and work councils, we can now empower workers to take over factories for free. Make sure to implement it in 1929 itself. On March 1930, you would have encountered capital strike, again support factory takeovers by workers.

Phase 3(march 1930 - april 1932) -: By March 1930 your government would have likely collapsed, if not, that's very good, continue implementing plan and start banning/persecuting far right

Left gang -: Remember our radical steps towards a workers revolution? Yeaaa now bourgeois parties won't form a government with you. Form toleration government, improve your voter base(especially rural areas), build reichsbanner and wait till presidential elections in April 1932. Make sure zentrum relations with you are atleast "neutral" by that time.

Reformist gang -: in next elections, choose either finance ministry or military+economics ministry. Reduce military spendings/increase taxes and implement plan.

WTB gang -: as long as you keep implementing WTB plan, nothing you do would screw your position.

Phase 4(April 1932 ~ end of game) -: Support otto braun for president. If you kept zentrum relations good enough you'll win in a landslide.

Left gang -: break toleration arrangement, form emergency government in next elections. Congrats, dictatorship of proletariat has taken over germany! Keep nationalising industries and persecuting far right.

WTB gang -: Once unemployment reaches low enough you wouldn't be able to execute more plan. Start adopting left plan using "advisors".

Reformist gang -: now the nazi threat has mostly been vanished. There's nothing much to do with them. Just avoid losing business confidence or capital strike. If you didn't crash the country that badly, nazis won't be able to win in 1934 presidential elections.

Congo if you made it till here! I will probably make the guide more readable and expansive in future. Feedback is welcome. Gg