ask-for-help-here

[glacial steeple]

your resources are fine

[nova gorge]

i think im missing something i hate to say why do my mills suck?

[glacial steeple]

no bonuses?

all other majors get great bonuses

the US gets nothing and bad MIOs

[nova gorge]

ah i see well crap

explains alot

[glacial steeple]

so you prob should care about cost a bit

just slap on heavy bomb locks

[glacial steeple]

how so

[nova gorge]

why agianst the new japan i was struggling for equipment even when iw as tarving the japs of all of their rss

[glacial steeple]

you should still not struggle with a half decent build

but the US is in poverty

[nova gorge]

ah i see im just bad

[glacial steeple]

nah its fine dw

it used to be by far the strongest because everyone had bad mils

thats no longer the case

ussr, germany, bulgaria, japan, finland all have amazing mils

[nova gorge]

ahh i see i really hope the usa gets a nice rework then

[glacial steeple]

uk is kinda poverty too but its not that bad

[nova gorge]

but also im not to worried about teh cost because of this im gonna be taking alot of land

[glacial steeple]

just build up supply

itll win more than supersonic cas will

supersonics are good for like flexing on the ai

[nova gorge]

ah i see good well im flexing alot on the uk since im gonna nuke them from the philipines

oh before i forget are railway guns worth it or no?

[alpine pivot]

they can be good

[glacial steeple]

conc or disp

[nova gorge]

conc and i do have super heavy tech too

[glacial steeple]

on conc theyre like okay, very slow to build

on disp theyre rlly good

because they build really fast

since they use production efficiency base but not cap or growth

[nova gorge]

okay i see

thank u!

[glacial steeple]

no problem sir

[weary anvil]

Seperate amphibious tanks to a seperate template, or combine them with my marines?

[alpine pivot]

if anyone needs help ill be in Helping Lounge 2

[analog maple]

yes in the war tab

[wild rune]

@hardy kayak what do u need help with

[weary anvil]

Should I make armored marine templates? Or just stick to regular marine templates

[wild rune]

regular marines

[weary anvil]

Ideal templates you'd use?

I just use this

[glacial steeple]

thats good at defending

maybe

[glacial steeple]

rb doesnt like adding the tank to their divs

[wild rune]

true

Space Marines are for people who are not I

[glacial steeple]

also 55% attack is excessive

[weary anvil]

Honestly ill just stick to 2x4 infantry

Marines*

[wild rune]

you won't be able to send as many marines out due to naval invasion cap but pop off ig

[glacial steeple]

do you just want to bounce invasions

[weary anvil]

so what would you suggest?

[glacial steeple]

i mean thats fine but they wont land unless its a d day wall of like 20 starting template cav divs

[weary anvil]

and I just realized your right

[wild rune]

read above

[weary anvil]

I trust you Big Cheese...

you would never do me wrong ❤️

[wild rune]

veo

I will lead you wrong if say smth like that again

[glacial steeple]

I trust you Big Cheese...

[wild rune]

Communist Japan is the worst tree I've ever played

in fact the generic tree is probably better

[glacial steeple]

try democratic

[wild rune]

those who do not read into the situation

I was lying

Communist Japan is one of the greatest trees ive ever played

[glacial steeple]

generic tree is good :(

[wild rune]

what is bro talking ab

[glacial steeple]

gun 3 rush

gooodd

its also ok for rushing moto rocket arty

you can get the tech in like 1939? iirc

[wild rune]

nah

[glacial steeple]

i tried in an mp game

had them out before france fell

[wild rune]

ykw I think

I think that in MP the comintern needs a minor

[weary anvil]

Im gonna make four of the divisions you just showed

[manic shale]

How do I make Czechoslovakia be annexed through “protect Czechoslovakia” as Austria Hungarian empire like what do I need to do for 100% annexation

[weary anvil]

6*

and then Im gonna make 12 lighter ones

to help ease the strain on my supplies

[wild rune]

click the thing

[glacial steeple]

kumul khanate

[manic shale]

What thing

[glacial steeple]

they have good starting tech

like destroyer tech

and tanks

and mountaineers iirc

[wild rune]

click the thing over their nation

[wild rune]

nah

I think

iran

or afghanistan

[glacial steeple]

what about iceland

[wild rune]

what is bro on

[glacial steeple]

what about the US then

[wild rune]

vro

smh

[manic shale]

And then

[wild rune]

wait

[glacial steeple]

EUA USSR only like three letters off

[manic shale]

???

[tiny osprey]

Tips as poland in kaiserreich? First time russians ate me up , second i sadly capitulated vs germany for some reason (i was holding warsaw just fine for 10 mins) and i did save myself but i didnt get what i wanted at the end

Also what should i do in political tree? (sorry forgot the name im pretty new to hoi4 like 30-100 hours) Should i abolish the sejm , should i go catholic , should i stick to monarchy , be a patriot or be a commie , just overall good ways to play as poland (would be nice if also fun)

[rapid crag]

Apparently im on a different version then my friends trying to join their lobby

i've reinstalled twice and verified files but it still says its different

idk

[somber dawn]

@marble grail someone plese expain to him how to beat the japanese civil war? 🥺

[marble grail]

STOP

stop this game hates me..

;-;

[somber dawn]

its not that hard really..

what do u wanna play ;-;

[glacial steeple]

just make him play japan

easy

[marble grail]

??

;-;

Thanks.

That helps alot..

[quaint jackal]

hi, me and my friend have some issues with multiplayer. is joining a helping lounge possible? thanks

[rugged rover]

how do i capitulate uk as japan

[glacial steeple]

really its quite annoying now but it all boils down to put air up and concentrate your firepower where the enemy is weak as you hold the line elsewhere

[rugged rover]

germany is about to die

[glacial steeple]

naval invade through english channel

[rugged rover]

how

[glacial steeple]

can also just barb

[glacial steeple]

take africa

go into europe

[marble grail]

;-;

[rugged rover]

U right twin

[marble grail]

pretend ur explaining to amish child pls..

[glacial steeple]

large unit (hohei shidan) attack, small unit (others) defend

no tank

use air

[manic terrace]

plz can somebody help? It wont take long

[upper dew]

I've heard that SPG are now useful in SP with the new update. Is this the case?

[rapid crag]

please help

[wise star]

just update to the same version?

or have them update to yours

[rapid crag]

there is no version to update to

this is the most recent but they are somehow different

[wise star]

mods myb?

idk

[rapid crag]

no mods on

[wise star]

dlcs?

[rapid crag]

dont own any

[rugged rover]

How do i push through ts

[lucid forum]

u dont

[red sundial]

can anyone teach me to play germany?

[sly estuary]

How new are you to the game

That determines the amount of advice I need to give

[hushed gorge]

im unable to check rn, did the new dlc give siam a focus tree

[red sundial]

I have played a bit so I know a good chunk

[vital geode]

Next DLC

[hushed gorge]

is that hopeful speaking or true

[sly estuary]

Take the appropriate focuses to annex Austria and Czechoslovakia. Complete the air focuses that give your planes lots of bonuses in combat. Then defeat Poland, and blitzkrieg through the Benelux into France. Using your superior planes, contest Britain and grind down their air force. You can use your planes to bomb their navy until Operation Sea Lion can begin. Invade Britain

And that's essentially how you win

[sleek remnant]

Mountaineers probably

Air might also be needed

Or building a supply hub 😔

[uneven bay]

i have these exiled divisions but they arent moving what can I do im on ironman and if I it says they are encircled so I dont want to disband them

[hushed gorge]

try to get mil access

of the country there in

you might have to improve reltaions first

[uneven bay]

they have strategic reasons and they are never accepting

is there anything else I can do

[hushed gorge]

try giving them a fallback line in your territory

[vital geode]

Thunder at the Gates is going to be Australia, Indonesia, and Siam

[eager juniper]

guys, what is the best option for a start game as germany
1_ build military factories and dockyards
2_build infraestructure and civilian factories

[cursive epoch]

Dumb question. I have never seen this before. As a communist Australia I justified on Yugoslavia and when time to declare war it won’t let me and says it’s a major country. Why is this and is there a work around???

Cara as Germany do civs for first 2 years.

[eager juniper]

ok, thanks :D.

[lofty yarrow]

are 7/2s and 14/4s now basically dead? what are some good division templates/combat widths nowadays?

[hasty belfry]

What do the Cossack republic decisions you get in the horse Poland path do?

[thorn hull]

As Germany, would it be worth trying to build military factories to fill enough planes into products before building civilian factories?

[ashen marten]

what does this mean? its very weird, caused a civil war in me when i reloaded.

im not in debug mode so i dont know what it is, as far as i can tell none of the focuses caused it

its just giving me so much democracy support for some reason

[hushed gorge]

whats a good marine template

[weary anvil]

Should I use this

https://tenor.com/view/flightreacts-reaction-flight-reacts-flight-reacts-flightreacts-gif-14526489174047821058

[vital geode]

Oh, those are normal amphibious tanks, not even the good ones

Those are like your LVTs

[weary anvil]

I was kidding lol

My template might be buns but its cheap enough for my industry 90% of the time

normally I do 16 classic marine templates

(2x4 16 width)

and then I do 8 armored marines

2x4 + 4 LVT's

they are somehow extremely effective

[vital geode]

This can be a good template if you used amphibious drive medium tanks

[weary anvil]

Ill do that

[vital geode]

Or you just go all amtraks

[weary anvil]

interesting idea

ill try these

im the US my production is fine anyways

me and my friend are frying the axis and its like '42

[topaz nymph]

best navy and air doctrines?

[fossil rain]

why are my surface ships just not making any naval dominance

its been like that for osme time

my subs have in the adjacent sea zone

I even laid a thousand mines

I need naval dominacen

helpp meeee

[peak citrus]

Hey friends, I'm thinking of starting to play again but I have a subjective question for y'all. Are AI nations more or less competent at the naval game after the recent DLC/patch release?

[silent barn]

guys what dlc is the best one?

[pliant condor]

do you have gun 1

[hardy kayak]

how do i do a navel invasion?

[rich plover]

Why can't I investigate Puyi anymore? I did the decision twice, and apparently made no progress, but now the decision is gone

and wait WTF MANCHURIA WHERE DID ALL YOUR DIVISIONS GO

oh nvm I can spy on him again now

ok just did my third spying attempt, still have 0% certainty of his disloyalty, and no events saying anything about it

[fickle bear]

imo no step back is the best

[alpine dove]

gotterdammerung

[boreal garden]

Ohhh – I was thinking "They're cut off from London", it didn't cross my mind that the capital of Yemen counts as well. Thanks

[frosty perch]

guys is it true that navy is much harder with new DLC? Or you can still spam with submarines and still have "strong" navy?

[hexed parcel]

What's better to use for Reichkomsarriats German offical or local collaborator

[glacial steeple]

neither

local gives them more access to their own factories so they can do 1% better at suppressing resistance

the other is just like greedy

[opaque garden]

I just bought the dlc subscription pass but it aint working

help?

yes I have restarted my pc once already

[spiral crag]

is this good or stupid

i need something good for late game

like 1945

[opaque garden]

make 75 with artillery blob

[spiral crag]

what

just artillery

[opaque garden]

yes

motorized artillery

Just make a goddam artillery blob

75 width artillery blob

[opaque garden]

ok no seriously why are u putting 8 whole SPAA in that template

[spiral crag]

idk

i saw some template like

but forgot what it used

[opaque garden]

you dont need 8 spaa

you're paying way too much

for too little stats

Just use support aa

[spiral crag]

ok

[opaque garden]

omfg 11k cost

no

this is unacceptable

even my artillery blob would be better

[spiral crag]

is there a template with 1000 soft attack

i think i saw one

but cant find it

[glacial steeple]

why would it be that much different

[glacial steeple]

pins

[sinful vessel]

Do i need to build artificial port ? What's for ?

[glacial steeple]

naval supply hubs give naval range

[final swan]

i have a navy stationed in french guinea but for some reason it cant do any tasks in the area am i missing something or what?

[languid trout]

select the fleet and then ctrl+right click on cayenne port

or

[gilded karma]

You gotta change the port here

[languid trout]

build a naval supply hub

in cayenne

[gilded karma]

Oh you can do that? I always scrolled through all the ports lol

[sinful vessel]

I'm playing with Italy and Mussolini is loosing vs the council, what make this ?

[languid trout]

i accidentally discovered it while messing around as japan

[gilded karma]

Neat

[gilded karma]

Huh

[final swan]

oh thanks

[gilded karma]

Np

[sleek karma]

can someone come in the call i got a question

[stark kiln]

why does my naval invasion is not working?

[gilded karma]

Hover over the arrow above the general with the naval inv and send a screenshot

I'm pretty sure you don't have naval dominance

[gilded karma]

Yeah bro you gotta have some fleets in the area

[stark kiln]

oh thank you

[gilded karma]

Set them on patrol/strike force/naval inv support

Wait for a while

And it should begin

[stark kiln]

thanks

[sinful vessel]

I'm playing with BBA, and i had decisions to increase popularity of Mussolini or the one of the council od fascism. Everything went right but sudently the council is more and more popular i don't know why.

[gilded karma]

Also notice that you've got 0 fuel

[gilded karma]

Sorry mate i don't have bba

:c

[sinful vessel]

If i enter a civil war it will be complicated 😕

[gilded karma]

Also you got unassigned divs and no focus

[elfin crystal]

any advice for when and how to take china as japan after new update?

[glacial steeple]

like ASAP

dont wait

[elfin crystal]

oh fr?

so like 1936

[glacial steeple]

yes

1937 cap

[elfin crystal]

okok thankyou

and do i annex manchura aswell

[glacial steeple]

you can do 2 things

[elfin crystal]

thats sumn else i was wonderig

[glacial steeple]

cap warlords (easy, free guns and less enemies) > create china puppet with collab event > annex puppet

or 'roughly how you kill the new china

• convert most of your divs to the small one(12 width + edit to add support artillery), keep 12 of the large hohei shidan(you can add a few marine and recon light tank but it doesn't matter much). in addition it helps to train 50 divisions of 2 width, converted to a copy of the 12 width template with guns disabled to hold the front
• assuming that you don't do the mengjiang focus, take manchu divs and put them on the front, with the empty divs. extend this frontline whenever there's a region you don't want to push in(e.g. shanxi)
• build 2 air base in hebei. make sure to fly air over northern china at war.
• pick spy advisor with your first 200 pp(after tanaka as army offense advisor), 5 agency upgrades and do repeat collab mission on china
• do the hebei garrison focus in time to declare on china
• at war declaration push beijing with all your divisions, make sure to micro so when the warlord capitulates you encircle the chinese divs in the north, you can kill like 30 divs this way
• build a railway from tongzhou to kalgan once you take it
• keep pushing north and focus on making encirclements, and start planning naval invasion to shandong with 2 width.(two orders)
• when china annex the northern warlords, start pulling back divisions back to behind beijing(let them walk into peking but you can keep tianjin)
• let china walk into peking, click total mobilization, then start pushing and naval invading, should be very easy from this point on if you have made encirclements before
• make sure to not capture nanjing before starting the third collab mission, you only need until like wuhan to capitulate china at 3 collabs. make sure to not push too far and capitulate them before third collab
• once you do the flip fascist focus, justify and declare on sinkiang before you capitulate CUF '

[glacial steeple]

irrelevant

[elfin crystal]

damn that seems very advanced

i have 200hrs

[glacial steeple]

japan is not the easiest nation but will teach you fundamentals

like early war being good, many mils good, fleet bad at anti sub warfare, plane very good at it

but firstly just winning a ground combat war where stats > raw troop numbers

[elfin crystal]

yeah i always just lose supply aswell

[glacial steeple]

click the supply map mode to find tactical targets

follow the supply lines 98% of the time

playing anyone

[elfin crystal]

okok

i also need to learn how to use espionage

[glacial steeple]

ill be home in like 3-4 ish hours if you need live help

[elfin crystal]

cuz i just got it the other day

[glacial steeple]

(not over text)

[elfin crystal]

yeah thatd ac help alot pls

i added u

[glacial steeple]

just on this server should be fine?

i dont like adding too many people who i havent spoken to before :p

[elfin crystal]

oh yh thats fine its just for me id lowk forget ur name otherwise

[stuck herald]

hello i have a quick question i have trouble with border conflicts in Asia everytime i loose you guys have some advises for templates ?

[glacial steeple]

well you just have a max of 6 divisions

you know which terrain youll be fighting in (across rivers into mountains/hills typically)

make units that are good for those terrains

[stuck herald]

so mountaineers not regular inf

[grim ember]

what is the best doctrine for these

[hardy kayak]

as italy should i change my trade law to free trade?

[stuck herald]

and what templates i heard 7Inf and 2Arty no Support companys becuz of the good soft attack from front arty

[glacial steeple]

from who did you hear that

thats like small and bad

[stuck herald]

YT

Youtube

what would you pick as templates for the start with border conflics

[glacial steeple]

research gun 2+ (1939) and make these

wont be perfect because you wont have a facility and stuff

[stuck herald]

at the time iam here 1936

playing as Guandong

[late widget]

how can you integrate a puppet?

[stuck herald]

if i remeber correct you need to have the complience at 70%

[glacial steeple]

no

[glacial steeple]

you use the autonomy system to integrate them, do stuff that decreases their autonomy points

[stuck herald]

ah yes sry i miss understand that i was thinking about core taken land sry

[late widget]

what stuff decreases their autonomy?

[glacial steeple]

building in them, sending lend lease, focus, leader sometimes

[glacial steeple]

you cant core taken land

in vanilla

[late widget]

ohh okay thanks

[glacial steeple]

unless you have a formable/decisions (country specific) for it

[uneven apex]

Helli

Hello

I Need Help

[stuck herald]

oh really i was thinking the 70% was a core event o.O

[glacial steeple]

no

[glacial steeple]

whats up

[uneven apex]

how to join game?

[gilded karma]

Mp?

[uneven apex]

yes

[gilded karma]

God I havent played mp in a while

Sorry mate I don't remember

[hardy kayak]

as italy should i change my trade law to free trade?

[glacial steeple]

not much to lose

[sterile marten]

any polish players?

[crimson sentinel]

Can anyone here help me understand why am I losing to the soviets

[static turret]

show me your division templates stockpiles and air

[leaden cargo]

is this meta for nazi germany

[static turret]

rn the meta is spg

[leaden cargo]

wtf?

[leaden cargo]

I missed gaming since Summer and SPGs are new meta?

how so?

[static turret]

soft attack n cost production

its also same width used as normal tank now

[light karma]

If anyone is available for a quick question I'm learning the game

[static turret]

sure

[crimson sentinel]

k leme dm you

[leaden cargo]

so if I would continue doing mediums, I would be doing a stupid thing

[light karma]

Im doing the tutorial so as Italy it tells you that you have civilian factories to build. You start with 10/21 factories used and it's red. When i select a region to build factories and i click it once it automatically goes to 21/21 and i don't understand why it instantly does that or what means

[scenic nacelle]

Nah anything works against the shitty Ai

[leaden cargo]

I'm just gonna continue doing mediums, this is lunacy

[static turret]

not rlly

its just you asked for meta

they arent meta but for sp they will do the job just fin

[leaden cargo]

I wouldn't be surprised if cav will become meta at some point...

[static turret]

can you send a picture I dont understand

[static turret]

do I have news for you

[leaden cargo]

which country has them as meta

[static turret]

its not meta meta but poland has a path that gives insane bonuses

and the new update you can customize your divisions more so they get even more bonuses

[sinful vessel]

I find the air production more difficult to manage with BBA, because why i upgrade some planes, they often end with new missions, and then won't stack with my existing planes...

[glacial steeple]

no its still good

[static turret]

yeye it is good

[mint kite]

Is it me

or is Mobile Infantry just the best doctrine for a special forces build

[glacial steeple]

speed?

[upper dew]

why is one of my naval fleets not generating any supremeacy at all? seems to be as if it doesn't exist

full of older ships but it's still patrolling there

[fair pivot]

are u in a war?

[upper dew]

yep

with britain, trying to get dominance to invade

[fair pivot]

idk im bad but mabey the enemies navy is js way better or you havent sorted your fleet properly

[fair pivot]

are they being repaired mabey

and try bombing they boats with ur planes

[sinful vessel]

are they in patrol mode ?

[upper dew]

says they are operating so not repairing

[sinful vessel]

Only patrol mode gives dominance

[upper dew]

yes patrolling

[glacial steeple]

show?

it might not give a lot if the enemy has a lot of supremacy

[upper dew]

is it just because it's such an old fleet

says it has low surface detection and low speed but it should still give some dominance surely

[fair pivot]

nah ur game might be bugged idk y it would be doing that

[upper dew]

well that's great

[dusty sandal]

because of new doctrines mainly, and the fact that SPGs are 2 combat width now

[stuck garnet]

uhh two questions

1. How is the soft attack that high
2. Where radio

actually i have more questions nvm

why diesel?

[static turret]

idk I copy pasted the pin

[stuck garnet]

it is :3

[static turret]

reliability

[stuck garnet]

cause it saves on ic

and + there's bonuses for it

[upper dew]

was literally a bug ffs

[stuck garnet]

still not as good as mech

[static turret]

spg gives +40% soft attack

[fair pivot]

😂

[stuck garnet]

oh

[fair pivot]

is it best to make every divison 25 width

[sinful vessel]

Building fort could decrease my puppets autonomy ?

[fair pivot]

yes building anything in ur puppet decreases autonomy

[sinful vessel]

I've built quite everything i can except forts, i should try then

[fair pivot]

yes

[loud ridge]

how does the london naval treaty work?

if i exceed the limit do i just get a free defensive war against UK

[fair pivot]

it limits your ships weight and how good u can make them

[fair pivot]

no u js cant build the ship

[loud ridge]

Cant you still build ships but exceeding 80% or whatever causes the uk to attack?

80% capitals*

[fair pivot]

i dont think the uk attacks u the only thing is u cant builod the ship but u can abandon the treaty

[unkempt aspen]

why cant i drop support light tank companies with paradrop divisions because irl there were plenty of light tanks made for paradropping(like M22, Alecto, Tetrarch) why doesnt hoi4 allow to use support light tank companies in paratrooper divisions? shouldnt i be able to add support light tank companies to paratrooper divisions? because in reddit ive seen a post made 1 year ago and they said the best paratrooper division you can make includes tank companies. then why cant i add them to my paratrooper divisions?

[loud ridge]

is refitting ships worth it??

[unkempt aspen]

yes

[unkempt aspen]

?

[loud ridge]

nah like isnt it super expensive, i cant remember

[loud ridge]

its only the support company pretty sure

[unkempt aspen]

they added it

and irl they were paratrooper tanks like the m22 locust

[loud ridge]

do u have arms against tyranny

[unkempt aspen]

i dont

do i need arms against tyranny to be able to paradrop tanks?

[loud ridge]

for the support company yes

[unkempt aspen]

oh i see

[loud ridge]

i didnt know it applied to flame tanks also

[unkempt aspen]

will i be able to paradrop tanks if i buy arms against tyranny?

support company*

@loud ridge

[loud ridge]

bruh

its a support company so ur still gonna be moving at infantry pace if that makes sense

[unkempt aspen]

i kniow

but i wanna add it for the buffs

and i have a mod which makes support companies very strong in paratrooper divs

[loud ridge]

go for it mate but im not the best person to ask abt hoi4 😭

[unkempt aspen]

so i wanna add an armored recon company to my paratrooper divisions

[unkempt aspen]

can anyone answer this please?

[brisk trail]

how to remove my faction

[hollow linden]

U need para recon, gained from para doctrine

That said, it's pretty ass so if you wanna drop just use rangers w ranger doctrine

[unkempt aspen]

oh so i need arms against tyranny

[mint kite]

Organization

Look at the org. Mobile Inf gives, its crqzy

[hollow linden]

Yea

[glacial steeple]

okay?

i mean its org

its pretty nice

not good for inf only but good for defense only

[sharp lichen]

I'm not even gonna lie

I just got the game and idk how to play 💔

Can some1 give me tips on the basic pls

[coarse finch]

There's some tutorial videos in the pins

Those should help with the basics

[mint kite]

Well what else would be better

the minor stats from individual excellence don't feel as good as the org

[sharp lichen]

Thank you!!

[vital geode]

Assault Inf is a nice subdoctrine

[versed rose]

People need to stop tunnel visioning on org goddamn

[vital geode]

I have 1000 org but crap stats

I can fight for 10x longer before I lose the battle

[scenic nacelle]

Org is great wdym

More the merrier

[vital geode]

More is better, but the person solely focused on org

Ignoring other stats

[mint kite]

I got org beat into me by meta sweats

😔

Do Special Forces not count as Leg Infantry

@glacial steeple

Nuke him

[vital geode]

They count as both leg inf and special forces.

Except amphibious tanks and amtraks. Those are special forces and armor/mech respectively

[mint kite]

All good

figured it out

[viral terrace]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WePJk3Y1ng

[rugged rover]

where does the french civil war happen

[cinder orbit]

how do i extend my fleets range

[glacial steeple]

they do

[mint kite]

Pioneers vs Engineering

[static turret]

depends on if Im defensive or attack

[mint kite]

Defensive

[static turret]

then I would

esp if its a jungle or fores

[mint kite]

but I worry tthe Amph. bonus is quite big

and I plan on putting it in my Marines

[static turret]

then idk

[supple quiver]

does anyone hv a template made best for battleplan, im playing as soviet

[tribal stratus]

Anyone have suggestions for a Germany infantry guide? Not good with tanks. Is it needed tanks?

[static turret]

battleplan as in no micro?

[supple quiver]

Yep

[tribal stratus]

Why would you not micro bro

[supple quiver]

hold the stalin line and just battleplan

[tribal stratus]

😭

[static turret]

get mass assault

look for subdoctrines that reduce combat width I dont know wich it is in the new update

[supple quiver]

Bcs it isnt multiplayer twin

[static turret]

and spam

ill get you what I used

[supple quiver]

Show me these too

[tribal stratus]

I suck but isn’t micro legit always better?

I have like 300 hours

[static turret]

I dont know in the new update

[static turret]

it is

but laziness yk

understandable

[tribal stratus]

Get that

[supple quiver]

Its but, after 1500hours of playing, microing in sp is just not worth my time 🙁

[tribal stratus]

Makes sense

[static turret]

yu can remove logistic and add art

this should make you close to impossible to push with mass assault and combat witdh reduction

then let germany grind down and attack

[tribal stratus]

How hard is Italy Roman Empire path? I’d like to for once have a somewhat successful Germany and I can only take down Paris and the belnux and Poland before I eventually fail. I just wanna take over a few countries man

[supple quiver]

its to cheap, i hv 400factories bfr barb

[static turret]

it was pretty simple but idk now Its been months

[static turret]

thats why you spam

I had like 20 div per tile or smth

[static turret]

you can also do air

or just go for alot of tanks

you can do spacemarines aswell

[supple quiver]

I did that everytime and win the air easily

[static turret]

ai loves to bash their heads against spacemarine so they have like 2 million dead when you have 10k

[supple quiver]

drop the template please

[tribal stratus]

I hate tanks. Is infa spam good enough for Germany?

[static turret]

9 inf art spacemarine

spacemarine go for cheap and armor

speed doesnt matter

it needs to be cheap

[sinful vessel]

Is there a DLC for Portugal ?

[supple quiver]

How many tanks

[cinder orbit]

Why does it say I don’t have range?

[static turret]

1

[static turret]

shift right click a port

[static turret]

add 1

if you havbe stockpile you can add more

[cinder orbit]

Doesn’t that just move it to the port? It’s already docked on wake island

[static turret]

it sets the port as the maine thing

[cinder orbit]

New navy system 😃

[static turret]

its needed for range now

[cinder orbit]

Ah okay

[cinder orbit]

Thanks

[static turret]

new update is dum for navy

paradox be like:
noone gets navy
lets make it worse

[scenic nacelle]

Nah it’s less cheese

More fun

[cinder orbit]

No more death stack with 2k navy bombers 🥺

[viscid abyss]

When making my tank division is there any reason why I should pick medium tanks over the medium sp artillery

[cinder orbit]

Well if you want some hard attack then mediums but I don’t think you would need that in single player so SP artillery would be better

[static turret]

for now no

spg is cheaper for more soft attack

and in mp tank destroyers are better apparently

[cinder orbit]

I think mediums have more breakthrough too but that’s all

[viscid abyss]

So 3 lines of spg and then 2 of mechanised?

And what exactly is breakthrough

[static turret]

its what helps you push divisions

[cinder orbit]

When you’re attacking the breakthrough lowers the organization damage you take

[cinder orbit]

Your breakthrough should match their attack 1:1 after that it doesn’t have an effect on the battle

[boreal hamlet]

Why are my ships retreating when they outnumber the AI 5 to 1? I'm on engage at med risk. The AI is not retreating but seems it should be.

[viscid abyss]

So is a breakthrough of 100 decent

Because that’s what I have if I replace all my mediums with spg

[cinder orbit]

That’s not that great

[static turret]

not rlly

I can get 400

also use this for template

you can add whatever you need at the bottom

[cinder orbit]

Maybe turn on always engage and never repair so you can do it manually

[static turret]

logistic if you need supply

aa if you have red air

etc

[viscid abyss]

Ok thanks I will try this

[cinder orbit]

Can you show the SPG design

[tribal stratus]

Any suggestions for Germany? Idk. Hard, any good guides. I hate sea lion I’m bad with tanks and planes

I’m pretty good with infa tho

[viscid abyss]

Don’t you need dlcs for that?

[cinder orbit]

Ohh you don’t have

[viscid abyss]

I don’t have any rn

[cinder orbit]

Alright

[viscid abyss]

I only just got the game

I’ll buy some if they go on sale

Would you be able to share your design

[static turret]

look at pins

they also have alot of explaination on stuff

like combat width

or divsions

[viscid abyss]

Thanks

Is the mobile warfare doctrine bad

[static turret]

huh?

ohg

rn the best is my beloved superior firepower

and grand bp

[viscid kayak]

i try to play with a freind we have the same verssion but i have (8dd9) and he has (f136) how can i fix this?

[static turret]

but if you want speed go for mobile warfare

[static turret]

mods?

[viscid abyss]

I see, the only one I’ve tried so far is mobile warfare

I’ll try out the others

[viscid kayak]

Yes

1

[viscid abyss]

Thanks for your help

[static turret]

do you both have it

[viscid kayak]

Yup

[fickle bear]

how can i create a field marshall frontline without it being split upon different armies

[static turret]

try veryfyng files

be warned it might take time if you dont have time

[static turret]

shift while doing it

[viscid kayak]

Verifying files? You mean in the launcher?

[static turret]

in steam

[glacial steeple]

@solar crane

[static turret]

properties then installed files

if that doesnt work unsub and sub back to the mod maybe one of you doesnt have the mods updates

[viscid kayak]

can different musci and troop packs have anythiung to do with thatr

?

[static turret]

Maybe?

Doesnt hurt to try

[viscid kayak]

ok

[vivid lotus]

What does 'energy gain per coal' exactly mean?

[wintry matrix]

This is an assumption:
Usually 1 coal can support like 8 factories.
With this maybe 9, close to 10.
It makes coal support more factories.

[vivid lotus]

Ah okay, thank you

[sly estuary]

Which other support company best compliments reconnaissance? Are signal companies any good?

[upbeat ember]

German civil war, 1936 is that normal?

19m manpower and 1.42k Divisions?

[sly estuary]

It seems there are a lot of questions so I'll ping <@&916727971820240976>

[sterile brook]

no

[serene karma]

Fuwg mod is asking for tank design in hoi4 official??

[serene karma]

lmao

[serene karma]

No

U used commands or smth?

[serene karma]

What div are u making

[sly estuary]

Tank

[burnt hawk]

Light flame tanks always are a great cheap addition

[sly estuary]

And what exactly are the signal companies used for

[burnt hawk]

Ill let @serene karma answer before he corrects me

[glossy breach]

Is there a guide for Navy, with the update I don't have a clue what I am doing

[burnt hawk]

Each coal in your country as a resource gives a set number of energy per tick, it increases it. Just like how oil gives an amount of fuel

[upbeat ember]

Don't think so. My friend got absolutely destroyed in the civil war and sent me that screenshot

[mint kite]

what the f-

[covert plover]

anyone know a good hoi4 1v1 mod?

[thin zealot]

Commanders

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2898278820

[hazy root]

Guys, why am I getting wrecked by the Soviet Union? My templates and air force seem fine, but they’re still beating me. Am I messing something up with supply

[scenic nacelle]

Bro 😭

[glacial steeple]

thats your defensive templates right

and you have a really good goated general on your tanks right

[wild rune]

Supply is killing you

[wild rune]

I think the 4x4 inf is his pushing temp

Which is good enough against AI soviet

[glacial steeple]

🪂

just paradrop it and itll be good

[wild rune]

No

[wild rune]

They give initiative which gives reinforce rate

[hazy root]

I attack with them

[wild rune]

Reinforce rate is needed in order to not be "reinforce memed"

[sly estuary]

I assume this means standby units are more likely to join the battle

[trail reef]

why should i take militia doctrine when communist china dosent even have militias

[wild rune]

Yes

[wild rune]

They do?

Com china has militia

[trail reef]

do these count as militias?

[wild rune]

Check ur templates

[wild rune]

Yeah open edit and then hover over the batalion

It will tell you whether or not its militia or regular inf

[trail reef]

a thanks it is militia

[sinful vessel]

Sorry for the french. I keep having this message, quite once a month. I'm playing with Italy, URSS is down, someone knows what it means ?

[wide stirrup]

Do you also occupy parts of china? it usually pops up there

but it's harmless

[wild rune]

Is that the partisans event?

[sinful vessel]

Yes.

[wild rune]

I can't read french so idk

[trail reef]

if i have a division debuff does that also count for militias

[sinful vessel]

it says something like "Comunism threat decrease" and i can click on "let's find the few last bases"

[wild rune]

Thats due to communist china trying to infiltrate your garrisons

So yeah

[sinful vessel]

Can/may i do something about this ?

[wild rune]

Are they already dead?

They being comchina

[sinful vessel]

No. Small but still there

[wild rune]

If you kill them then they can't keep doing communist resistance

[sinful vessel]

We are in the same side of the war against Japan now, but i'll "pacify" them after 😉

[trail reef]

how should a militia template look like

[wild rune]

As much as you can stack on with peoples war

Til like 36w

[trail reef]

should i add arty and stuff

and when do i stop using militias

[wild rune]

No line artillery but yes as a support company

[wild rune]

Never

[trail reef]

alrighty

[pliant condor]

your frontline has no supply

you need to motorize supply, and check if your rails are damaged

[fierce rover]

whats the most ample combat width for plains biomes

[wild rune]

36w

[trail reef]

does the -60 mean my defence?

[gilded karma]

It should literally be written on the tooltip

[versed rose]

that's your attack

enemy loses 70% damage, you lose 60% damage

[glossy breach]

RT?

[cerulean abyss]

Is there any reason to not completely capitulate finland in the winter war?

[gilded karma]

There's something in pinned messages but it can be outdated

[mint kite]

so both sides do less damage and a battle lasts longer right?

[trail reef]

what does the number on the attack bubbles even mean

[glacial steeple]

not why you do it

combat width goes down 50%

[glacial steeple]

how close one side is to winning my org vs org

by*

its not always accurate

but usually it is

[trail reef]

oh ok

[trail reef]

and the color?

[glacial steeple]

green means youre winning

100 is you win

0 is you lose

[trail reef]

yea but sometimes without any troops doing anything it turns to red

and vise versa

[glacial steeple]

yes you should click on the bubbles to find out

[trail reef]

when does faction traitor go away

[fair pivot]

what are the best divisions to make as yugosavia

[mint kite]

but

does it work like that

[simple oriole]

guys one question how do i master a country?

[wintry matrix]

Play it often.
Embrace early aggression.
Manage a world conquest with it.

[simple oriole]

and how do i know what the meta is?

[wintry matrix]

Meta shifts often.
And the meta differs from country to country.
Build what you can in the given moments and keep adapting.

[simple oriole]

yeah but how do i know whats good for my country yk

[wintry matrix]

Check your spirits and focus trees.
Some have better infantry, some better tanks, some easy and cheap planes.
Make good use out of special forces and eventually get some good and reliable tanks.

Just play for now.
Going from beginner to mastering is not going to happen in 100h.

Hell, I got 1000h and still work ineffecient because I prefer not to micro too much and playing on 2-3 speed.

[simple oriole]

thats great advice bro will try it and yeah. i have something about 800 hours but litterly only played weak ai and spammed infantry so yeah😅

[wintry matrix]

Try getting some tanky divisions.
Sticking to infantry only is easy and doesn't require much planning to get full armies.
We all love human waves with only guns and some artillery, but you gotta need tanks eventually.

[glacial steeple]

no

theyre just combat phases

not forever

[simple oriole]

yeah thats what i figured out some weeks ago but having a hard time doing it most of the time the tanks are not doing anything despite good stats and special forces never tried my plan was to learn them wen i learned tanks

[mint kite]

but do they delay in combat phases

https://tenor.com/view/jack-sparrow-captain-jack-sparrow-gif-26953233

Nuke this guy]

@cold bloom

[carmine thunder]

THE SOVIETS DIDNT PUSH AT ALL THE GERMANS WERE AT MOSCOW WHY DO THEY GET EVERYTHING

[little warren]

can someone help me why i dont get steam achievements anymore ?

i get the achievement in game but not on steam ?

[glacial kraken]

Ehhh

[gusty briar]

I have the italy puppet after capping them and must've accidentally clicked through the screen where it offers u to give them all ur Italian land.

Does the give control of state function do the same thing as the event? As in I wont need to spend war score on it in the Peace talks? Will that work for Albania too?

Im playing Byzantium will need the land anyway, but no matter what im gonna need to integrate the puppet

[nova gorge]

okay dumb question but what country is better ussr or germany?

in terms of mills

[static turret]

Germany if you play your hand right

[wintry matrix]

Germany doesn't start with stability threatening events that early in the game.
Easy War Economy and some more construction speed.
So I guess that.

[neat widget]

signal companies are pretty good especially under red air
the reconnaisance stat itself isn't that good, but what is good are the modifiers recon companies bring, namely rangers with terrain stats and light tank recon with breakthrough

[neat widget]

They probably have the most war score

[pliant condor]

if you know how to make collabs, it's 100% germany

if you mean industry overall

on a per-mil basis germany is probably also a bit better

[celest flume]

Should i strike south as japan even if im locked in a war with the soviets? I dont want the us to get out of hand. Since its like already early 1943

[pliant condor]

if you have troops you could

ai can't fight navy or fight in asia

basically just walk into everything for free

[celest flume]

Think i could pull some troops from the front. Its not like they got any supplies

[pliant condor]

well, a front not having supply means you don't want to fight there

you def don't want to frontline on the entire siberia and battleplan

[celest flume]

I was planning to go along the siberian railway but it turned into a slog. Also was expecting germany to do better with my help but they havent reached kiev

[carmine thunder]

They weren’t even pushing when the germans had around 1 to 0 units per tile whys it like that

[pliant condor]

best part to fight is to capitulate mongolia first and focus on around tannu tuva

there are more supply hubs there

and flying cas is very important when neither side has any supply

also following afghan/iran

since you can follow the coast and easily build supply there

important to micro because your troop won't move even when the frontline is empty

if they have no supply

[celest flume]

I am fighting mongolia using mostly chinese troops. But its also a slog. Il keep in mind the cas.

Thanks for the advice👍

[glacial steeple]

hi chat

[pliant condor]

ah well

[glacial steeple]

is it a good move to go from lassaiz faire to worker ownership in 1 law change?

[pliant condor]

ok having chinese troops is a very bad sign

[celest flume]

Is it

They are free

[pliant condor]

isn't lassaiz faire meta

ok ive only played in like 100 versions ago

[glacial steeple]

idk i have the option to swap rn and it seems funny in my head

[pliant condor]

when investment pool was meta

[glacial steeple]

im already communist theres just no workers rights womens rights childrens rights and the economy is freely controlled by capitalists

but its a council republic tho

oh also very bad poor laws

private healthcare private schools too

[vernal viper]

i cant with this game anymore i litteraly have green air i have supply and my tank divvisions are getting wrecked by soviet infrantry whatever i seem to do and when my soft attack is 500 i cant penetrate i litteraly cant win in this game

[stuck garnet]

?

[pliant condor]

🥺

no collab no eco

[tribal stratus]

Any suggestions for Germany? I suck with tanks and templates for air. I can get to 1940 with everything taken down but can never do a sea lion or a Soviet Union push

[raw fossil]

how do i use tanks correctly

[tribal stratus]

If anyone has templates or a good guide video it would be helpful

[tribal stratus]

I always lose to Soviets every time

[raw fossil]

if u need help with soviet union then just use the power of friendship

[tribal stratus]

u mean? Soviet Berlin axis?

[cinder orbit]

whats the CAs design

[raw fossil]

im joking but fr let me put you on the real way to play germany

[cinder orbit]

and tank template

[raw fossil]

monarchist germany is better than historical

better buffs a bigger alliance

[tribal stratus]

I’d like to have one good win😭

Where I can actually take over the world

And I’m struggling

I can beat France Poland belnux

Most of the time

But fall pretty short

To the union and the UK

[raw fossil]

@tribal stratus practice with monarchist germany if u have the gotterdamerung dlc monarchist germany pretty ez to play

[tribal stratus]

I’ll probably rebuy it, I pay monthly

is it just infa spam with them?

I’m decent with that

[tribal stratus]

And on non historical?

[raw fossil]

non historical can be unexpected

but sure if u want it to be chaotic

[cinder orbit]

you can swap the selfsealing fuel tank for range module on the planes

[tribal stratus]

Thank you

Monarchist Germany can beat the Soviets?

[cinder orbit]

yes the one thousand cas in one airzone can do so much damage you can do basic infantry and it doesnt matter

[tribal stratus]

I can’t use tanks for the life of me

[cinder orbit]

i can give you designs

[tribal stratus]

Please

Thank you

I know the best route for Germany is tanks, but I really don’t know how many to produce, and they are expensive getting a good design and template for them

I also struggle with how many of each I should be producing

[cinder orbit]

do this without the anti air, the anti air is only supposed to be there if you are under red air

[tribal stratus]

Thank you

[cinder orbit]

this design also, the chassis is interwar because its the one germany starts with

if you want to get the new chassis you can

and ofc if you have better radio then put that and if you have a level 2 howitzer then use that also

[neat widget]

casualties and in general damage inflicted on the enemy counts towards war score

[tribal stratus]

Alright thank you that’s really helpful.

I think from there I just struggle with production

How many planes should I be producing

And do I always cheese anchluss?

[cinder orbit]

one thing to note as germany you have to make rubber refineries and get the tech that makes rubber refineries produce more rubber

[cinder orbit]

its not possible now

[neat widget]

How so

[cinder orbit]

well i dont know what he means by cheese exactly i assume he meant where u spam 2 width and make it into infantry

[neat widget]

I still think that should work

[tribal stratus]

Really? I thought you can get it by 37 or 36 still

[cinder orbit]

No the focus requirement needs the divs to be have equipment

Unless they changed it

[tribal stratus]

No, if you do it a certain way like 2 months ago it still worked

[cinder orbit]

Oh wow

[tribal stratus]

I’ll have to research

Before another Germany run

I’ll lose my mind if I lose to the Soviets again

What about navy

Or do I just focus on air vs the UK

[neat widget]

Yeah

[tribal stratus]

How do I get rid of UK air defense

[neat widget]

That's still the requirement

So you spam 2-widths and don't do anything to them

[cinder orbit]

Well it also requires manpower

In the field

[cinder orbit]

As in anti air? Use bombers

I would convert my starting bombers into a better design because it’s not worth making brand new ones

[tribal stratus]

I just want to be able to hit a sea lion

is it easier navally or

[cinder orbit]

Better to paradrop

[tribal stratus]

I know sometimes a window opens up

[tribal stratus]

Aha

[cinder orbit]

Yeah but I don’t know how ai handles navy now in the new dlc

[neat widget]

Yeah I believe it is 24 times

[tribal stratus]

It’s different? Interesting

[neat widget]

But yeah you can put men into the field 24 times faster than Austria could

[tribal stratus]

I have no idea how to use navy

[glacial steeple]

@neat widget help

i was playing vic 3 and i got the independence archievement but my eco crashed about 90%

ive gotten it up to maybe 20-25% of the pre-fall value

idk how to fix

[neat widget]

I haven't played vic 3 unfortunately

sorry

[glacial steeple]

wow

ask for help chat doesnt work anymore

its over 💔

[neat widget]

RIP

How do I deal with mines causing 37% naval invasion penalty

I'm trying to invade Taiwan as iraq

[gusty briar]

Is it worth forming a faction just for the sake of its minor bonuses? Itd basically just be me and my puppets

[leaden jay]

How do I become good at this game

In combat

[ashen marten]

My game on ironman isnt autosaving, i verified my files, checked the save file but it wont autosave at all, is there a way to fix this?

[neat widget]

I'm not sure when it isn't

[glacial steeple]

🛫🛩️🪂🛬

[fading fern]

For communist Brazil, which nations in SA to snack first and which later to let them develop a little bit more?

[glacial steeple]

uruguay paraguay bolivia/arg chile peru colombia venezuela panama

[vital geode]

Hol up, were mines always this good?

[neat widget]

true, i did spec into air in that game
that said i could see minelaying being more useful if aerial minelaying wasn't a 1943 tech

and your aircraft and ships would probably die if they tried

[fading fern]

So basically smallest first

[glacial steeple]

weakest army/most accessible

[neat widget]

You can also get up to 50

[glacial steeple]

paraguay is tough if your frontline is small

[ashen marten]

can anyone help me with this?

[fading fern]

Noted. I asked because I fd up by choosing Venezuela first because I thought the oil would help me most. And then I was (how unpredictable when looking at the terrain) unable to get through

[fading fern]

Thank you

[glacial steeple]

no supply

follow the supply lines

no naval range either with NCNS

gotta go the long way

[fading fern]

Yea, I built two supply hubs for that endeavor, but it took too long and then I lacked trains and trucks. First time playing a minor nation. The struggle is real

Also, how do I get more stability as communist?

[glacial steeple]

make mils

MIC matters

[glacial steeple]

idk

brasil plays like ehh a bit too slow for gaming fast for me

and a bit too fast for gaming long games

[fading fern]

Yea I only built mils until the supply hub debacle. Red somewhere that bothering with early civs isn't worth it for minors

[fading fern]

I chose them because I wanted a limited battle field for the start and enough manpower via possible cores to snowball

[glacial steeple]

argentina does it a year earlier

you scale worse tho

[fading fern]

So with Argentina you get early focusses to conquer? Because with Brazil I had to manually justify for 210 days. Or rush down very far in the tree instead of getting the 4th research slot

[foggy stratus]

How do i change submarine into other group?

[wild rune]

What is faction manifest?

[glacial steeple]

always rush down

[glacial steeple]

point

[neat barn]

should I make 18 width inf for the soviets or larger

[neat widget]

if you're making tanks sure

large infantry soviets will probably not do that

[fading fern]

So you would delay the 4th research slot for the conquer focus?

[wild rune]

?

Like is it a percentage

Or smth

Where do I find it

[glacial steeple]

i mean idk your goals

but for eco yeah

[glacial steeple]

it lets you change faction rules maybe

[gilded herald]

highlight all your subs with control click, create a new taskforce with them with the plus sign and ship button, with that new sub task force selected, click on the blank admiral photo portrait in the bottom middle of the screen.

[wild rune]

no this is the achievement i got

[glacial steeple]

then do that

[wild rune]

what is faction manifest tho😭

I just got it as I capped france

[glacial steeple]

faction point

click on faction, point system

[wild rune]

hrmm

[hasty belfry]

What’s the best grand doctrine for cavalry only?

I’m playing as Khumal Khanate.

[glacial steeple]

why not mountaineers smh... you start with the tech,,,

infantry grinds easier than cav in doctrines

because of the fourth subdoctrine always needing inf

[hasty belfry]

Their leader gets cavalry buffs.

And the Turkestan formable grands even better cavalry buffs.

I’ll end up with +25% cavalry attack and defense from spirits.

Plus a flat 10% attack and defense in general from spirits.

[hasty belfry]

Support arty and tanks count.

I suppose it’s not a pure cavalry run actually.

I intend to build heavy tanks with the German designer you can get when you get the “nationalist” tree.

Plus special forces.

I did some Sinkiangi focuses before the war so I have 62 oil at level 3 infrastructure on one of my provinces so I can fuel them.

[glacial steeple]

you start with tank tech

i forgot if you get an MIO

both the soviet and german MIO you get are badd

[hasty belfry]

Not until you get one from the “nationalist” tree.

Either the German heavy tanks designer of the Soviet fast tank one.

[glacial steeple]

i wouldnt tbh

just go for gun focus then do war

the oil wont matter since you likely wont have a large airforce/tank force

and trading is always an option

[hasty belfry]

I set the Soviets to have some states free (not fully fragmented but the one that has them like they were just after the Soviets dissolved) so I can form Turkestan without going to war with them but I still need to fight them for land for Greater Mongolia so Germany is the most likely pick.

Plus Germany gives +1 planning to all leaders.

[glacial steeple]

yeah thats finr

the MIO is bad tho