Hmm if its an over the top exploding GDP - bug, then of course it should be reported. In my 1.2.6 and later playthroughs they routinely have double the GDP growth of any other power. Their core economy is too powerful, (not to mention seemingly having auto 100% logistics even if you sink their entire fleet) and the government mechanics just make it more so. Sure, the French were a major European player in 1890, but currently they seem like the second coming of the Borg Collective. The central thought to every early European start is, "how on earth do I manage the French?" It really sucks all the creativity out of the strategic game, and it's just weird from a historical perspective. (And speaking of the USA, if the French roll well on their elections, they'll have a bigger economy than the US or Britain. It's play an Asian power, the U.S.A., or all hail our new French overlords. Forget playing as Italy, Austria, Germany, or (heaven help you), Spain. Try to knock 'em down a peg by taking out their empire? Sure, you can thrash 'em in the colonies, but roll badly on 2-3 peace offerings and they've already taken some of your home provinces by land (and the new 'locked in war during a naval invasion' practically guarantees you'll lose something important at home if you launch into a 6-turn invasion out in the fringes.). Provinces rebel? They re-take them within mere turns by invading from a neighboring province. Make 'em revolt? They'll form a new government every three turns and STILL have 100 percent logistics, millions of troops, and hundreds of ships. Sink literally over a thousand of their ships? Don't care, they'll conquer everything by land. Every 1890s start, they're an absolute juggernaut.
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