u/Seans_new_alt_kek

Been wanting to play this route again, because my first playthrough of it was years ago, and I largely cheated that run. So I decided to replay it as legitimately as possible. And safe to say, it's still a GOATed path.

Guilt.

Was it really a victory for Schenck? (Note: To get this focus you need to bee-line down the left focus tree all the way.)

The hidden player only path, leading Südwestafrika down the path to Angolan (and Namibian) freedom.

\"The journey to liberation has begun!\"

Südwestafrika will have to reach out to America to support their independence movement, even if they may not know what they're investing in. Their support is needed, or else Südwestafrikan independence will simply turn into a speedbump for the Schild and OFN.

What Wolfgang Schenck really wanted for Reichkomissariat Südwestafrika.

As tempting as it may be, the war must go on. Otherwise, Hans Huttig will simply take over Südwestafrika and Zentralafrika. That must not happen. (Also, if you're gonna try this path, be prepared to get spammed this event)

Any attempts at African freedom is bound to raise suspicion from other members of the Afrika-Schild. These actions are to lower their suspicion. And if Südwestafrika befriended the CIA, the latter will also help with operations to lower suspicion. (Though to be honest, the suspicion mechanic is kind of forgiving.)

The last 3 focuses for the Südwestafrikan freedom focus tree. Who can say, how Schenck will be remembered? For both being a Nazi administrator, yet also fighting for African Independence in his last days.

Südwestafrikan Independence. (Namibia will follow suit.)

Depending on the choices you took in the liberation focus tree, Angola will be given various bonuses depending on how far Schenck was willing to go for their independence under the suspicion from Huttig and Muller.

The fight for Angolan independence.

Namibia will break away from us, forming a Nazi government that aligns with the Schild. But after holding them off for 2 months, Sam Nukoma ends up seizing control and declaring independence and neutrality in the South African War.

The cost of continuing the war for several more years. Thankfully, there were only 12 Ostafrikan divisions left by the time this happened, so there was no hope for a rebound.

...Might have annihilated the Schild a bit too hard.

But thankfully, due to me knowing how to use console commands, this is what the Total OFN-Südwestafrikan victory would look like.

The world just got a little bit brighter.

Overall, I fucking loved this path. I loved how despite it being several years outdated already, it still manages to have a compelling story. And I think that it's up there with Zykov/Bunyachenko's Samara in terms of how redemptive the entire story felt. To see a Nazi collaborator consumed by guilt and trauma, to finally doing the right thing in his final days, (it's implied that he flew his plane towards the sunset until his plane ran out of fuel) and giving Africa a real fighting chance to free itself from Nazism. It's such a shame that this path is barely talked about, unfinished, and going to be replaced by the Débrouillez-Vous update soon. But regardless, I think that this is deadass one of the best timeless hidden gems in TNO.