How to use the Geopolitics Map
Click countries on the map until you have at least one country on the Blue side, and at least one country on the Red side. You will then see a global opinion map.
Countries have 4 states:
- Undecided (Variable)
- Neutral (Dark Gray)
- Side A (Dark Blue)
- Side B (Dark Red)
Clicking a country (or selecting it through the search) will allow you to change its side.
Geopolitics Mode:
When Predictions are on and there is at least one country in each of Side A and Side B, every country in the undecided state receives a probability of siding with either Side A or Side B depending on its relationships with the respective sides. Each country's probability of siding with A or B will be reflected by their color on the map.
War Outbreak (WW3) Mode:
When War Outbreak Mode is on the calculation gets more complex. Instead, the countries in the undecided state now receive a predicted side according to what their allies think about the conflict (the second order relationship). For example, Germany may not initially take a side if Saudi Arabia and Iran go to war, but when all of its major allies side with Saudi Arabia, they are much more inclined to do the same. However, if an ally is in the Neutral state then that country will be excluded from the calculation.