>>2271471
i usually techmaxx and that gets me through the first few years

>>2271471
Adjust the sliders often. Check the stats screen often. Read the tooltips so you know what the sliders are doing. Many budget items have a specific threshold where too little spending will have a very negative effect, or above which will have a positive.

>>2271471
Read the guides on steam and do your best not to overspond. Corruption is the worst killer in the game, abolute majority of the problems are caused by it and lack of money. It's very important to learn in what areas you can't overinvest, the heavy, light industries + agriculture are your moneymakers but you need to learn how much is good enough. Investing too much into this stuff might produce so much corruption that you end up actually losing moneyinstead of gaining them. Also, the most viable ways economically are stalinist or dengist. Never ever go liberal, you need to a be pro-player to pull that off

>>2287649
not to overspend*

>>2271471
>t. Gorbachev at the beginning of his rule

What is better, Social Patriots or National Democrats? Ideally for fascist larp as Tsardom is kind of an insane leap for the politburo to make. Is Monarchy well implemented even? Does the world react to you supporting Die Heimat in FRG, making DDR your brand of fascism and giving Polish land to the Germans? Because that is insane.

>>2271471
Pretty much the only thing that can bring the Union down is low relations with the Republics causing them to leave like dominos
That means you gotta keep the relations up, always. Spend on bribes as necessary, and if you can keep nayional unity up, less bribes will be needed.
Martial law also prevents them from trying to leave, but it's limited as its cost will keep increasing.

>>2288371
>Tsardom
>Is Monarchy well implemented even
VGH

>>2288371
Monarchy is just a modifier, nation name change, and line at the ending