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== Gameplay ==

As the player begins the game, they are placed in a difficult position. With the looming threat of the African Reichskommisariats, the Boers and the ANC, the player will have to decide which faction it shall ally itself with, if any. It is highly recommended to ally yourself with the ANC as it will help against the greater threat of the Boers and their German supporters. In the case of the alliance with the ANC, the player will begin a campaign of desegregation of institutions and the inclusion of the African majority into the elections, much to the dismay of Herzog, who will begin to threaten the government more and more with secession, which will certainly succeed into a German involvement. On either side if the player stays neutral, they will find themselves at odds with both the Boers and ANC, which will make the situation much harder. Lastly, if the player attempts to negotiate with the Boers, they will inevitably reject it. After having proceeded with the respective path focuses, the player will find their country still in turmoil. The player though will inevitably have to accept the Boers call for referendum and will subsequently have to win the referendum in exchange for bonuses. As tensions heighten, the spark to light the flames of war will be the assassination of Ian Smith at the Cape Town airport, which will cause a ripple effect (decided by the subsequent event related player decisions) that leads to widespread protests, which will, inevitably, end in the player sending in the Army and the subsequent Cape Town Massacre where some of the  protesters will be shot in a terrible mistake probably caused by the military. As the tragedy shocks the nation, Herzog will take the chance to secede from the Union of South Africa on November 15, 1963, declaring the Boer Republic (known in-game the Afrikaner Volkstaat), and the war will begin when the South African government will declare war on Herzog’s state the next day, followed a week later by the intervention of the newly formed Afrika-Schild faction of the African Reichskommisariats on the side of the Boers. In the case the player didn’t ally themselves with the ANC, they will revolt against the government and Boers. And so, the South African War begins…