ask-for-help-here

[inner sparrow]

4 armies of mountaineers 36w cap ussr in 2-3 months if done right

[stuck flint]

I got like 8 armys fully trained and fully upgraded

I never

had mountaineers..

[inner sparrow]

send template

also your divisions have no strenght

send a picture of your stockpile

they are not fully equipped

[stuck flint]

Where does one check stockpile

my infantry template

[inner sparrow]

on the top left the button with a paper and pen

[inner sparrow]

thats fine

[stuck flint]

So

why did I lose

I thought

the soviets could only handle 4 armys

not 8

[inner sparrow]

again its your stockpile

look at your divisions

they have no strenght nothing in them

your division wont do anything if they dont have the equipment for it

[stuck flint]

Well I just got forced peaced

How do I fix that?

[inner sparrow]

you fix it with producing the equipment you need

click on the stockpile button as I told u and look which one is red

if its red, more military factories onto the equipment for that

[stuck flint]

What should I focus on training (New game)

[stuck flint]

Its ended

I lost the war

[inner sparrow]

yeah but important for new game aswell

just make infantry and dont force teploy them, let the game deploy the units themselves when they are fully trained

and have equipment in them

for eco just build one civ and then full mil factory

mils day one

dont civ greed

[stuck flint]

So let them be fully trained

[inner sparrow]

yes

[stuck flint]

instead of deploying them and training them with my commander?

[inner sparrow]

yes

[stuck flint]

How many Should I be training

24?

[inner sparrow]

train as many as you have equipment for

if you dont have equipment or manpower anymore dont train any new divisions

if this bar is green u can train

if it isnt green anymore, delete the divisions that dont have a fully green bar

[stuck flint]

alright

also

How do I check my stockpile

I dont know what button that is

should I set them an location

?

Whats good for the goverment hmm..

[inner sparrow]

the one next to where u deploy divisions

paper/heft with a pen

[stuck flint]

this is the max I can do.

[inner sparrow]

red means ur lacking it

[stuck flint]

their all going down

[jagged hull]

I actually understand how the game works

[inner sparrow]

yes if ur training divisions they will go down

put military factroies on the stuff u need, for your divs it will mostly be guns and arty

[trail rapids]

you owe the plane mob 200 tactical bombers

[inner sparrow]

have some on trucks and trains aswell for logistics

[jagged hull]

This was a massive problem I did not have the right template for my troops of my divisions I didn't had any oil And I was very long resources so I got some help when I learned how to know the game better so I did and I managed to win the war

I mean I did took over Leningrad but Moscow and Stalingrad was very hard to get

[stuck flint]

alrighty

[trail rapids]

are you fighting France and Poland at the same time?

[jagged hull]

I'm a German empire I brought the whole East countries to my side even the Slavic countries from the south to my side

That was before This is after

[trail rapids]

RIP China

W game tho

[halcyon nimbus]

hey guys i have around 100 hours and im playing as germany trying to beat the soviet union, last game i managed to push them to kazan before the western allies beat me, any tips?

[trail rapids]

had a game where the German Reich had a civil war against the German Empire, and the Empire won, it was the most pointless war ever and the only thing that happened was a name change and no more Hitler

[trail rapids]

be an ally of some Asian country like China, then pull them into the war to help with the blow

[halcyon nimbus]

japan?

[trail rapids]

show map

[halcyon nimbus]

they are in the same faction as me i think

[jagged hull]

Well you see you can pick only three different type of party communism monarchism or democratic

[trail rapids]

I was France and watched it

wasn't involved

[trail rapids]

best country I ever built

[trail rapids]

pull Japan into it

as many allies as you can to help

and it takes a WHILE

[halcyon nimbus]

idk how to do that lol

[stuck flint]

err

[jagged hull]

French monarchism or Democratic

[stuck flint]

is 52 too many soldiers

since

[trail rapids]

monarchism

[stuck flint]

im making 14 per every month

[trail rapids]

all for the King

[stuck flint]

for them deployed

[trail rapids]

it had a mod although I cant remember what is was

[jagged hull]

French Napoleon

[halcyon nimbus]

nvm japan isnt in my faction

only help i can get is slovakia 😭

[jagged hull]

Damn

[trail rapids]

when I took out the Swiss the British declared and I had to push back 6 different invasions and had to ally with the Germans

[jagged hull]

You should actually just invade it UK as quick as possible like operation seal It will be much more easier to take out Soviet Union

[halcyon nimbus]

i tried twice and failed idk how to do it

[jagged hull]

Build up Navy and Air Force

[halcyon nimbus]

done both but i lose the land battle as soon as my troops land

[trail rapids]

nuclear warfare

https://tenor.com/view/explosion-boom-gif-8911363

[halcyon nimbus]

i am researching that actually lol

[trail rapids]

W

no clue how to use it

[halcyon nimbus]

not at all

[trail rapids]

was at a stalemate once with Japan because I dont know how to do a naval invasion nor do I know how to nuke them so we just kinda sunk each others ships for a decade

[halcyon nimbus]

fr lol

[jagged hull]

First of you actually have to put down a super weapon factory basically the nuclear or it's called physical

You can only have one only in one state

[trail rapids]

ohh okay

[jagged hull]

But do you actually have the DLC

Before the new one

[stuck flint]

Is this good? @inner sparrow

[halcyon nimbus]

how tf do you have that many divisions that early

[stuck flint]

I DONT GET IT

WHY AM I LOSING

[tranquil wedge]

how do i recall my troops that i have volunteered??

[jagged hull]

can yo get on vc so i can help you

[stuck flint]

tsh too late

[crimson sentinel]

By how much should I increase my destroyers to match the ratio of my capital ships

[stuck flint]

i lost

[stuck flint]

ill do another match later

going to do shopping for christmas stuff

[jagged hull]

OK im going to be on the vc live strem i can show what im doing

[crimson sentinel]

how are you even losing to poland

[tight vector]

HOW DOES FRANCE KEEP BREAKING THROUGH THIS?!?!

[serene karma]

Use fm too

[serene karma]

Dont just right click the capital

What template

And tanks?

Air?

High command?

[stuck flint]

Soviets joined for some reason

[serene karma]

They shouldnt wdym

[stuck flint]

Only infantry

[serene karma]

[stuck flint]

Im just trying to invade soviet

0 dlcs

[serene karma]

U need to rush air then

Hard rush it

[stuck flint]

I rush 1940 fighter

I dont know what else to produce

[serene karma]

And cas

[stuck flint]

I set them to ground support once deployed

Fighters are for air superiority

[lofty mortar]

how do you extend or decrese frontlines?/redraw them?

[serene karma]

Edit tool

Right of the same toolbar that you draw frontlines

[serene karma]

Yea thats good whats ur templates

[lofty mortar]

thx

[upbeat arrow]

Is my navy too divided?

[crimson sentinel]

Rate my navy design and also why am I out of fuel?

[stuck garnet]

Deathstack

Deathstack

Now

Please

Deathstack

Death stack😭😭😭

[upbeat arrow]

What is a death stack? I'm new 140 hours in and I barely know how to do basics like get the American civ snowball going

[stuck garnet]

Just death stack

[stuck garnet]

I dont think you need to

Just build up infantry and wait untill youre higher than early mob and mass build mils

[upbeat arrow]

Cool, just a waiting game then to catch up some stockpiles

[bleak plinth]

guys i have docking rights and military access why can't i do naval invasions plan?

[neat widget]

Yeah I think it might be broken

[calm karma]

is it worthwhile using 1938 medium tanks or is it like planes where if its not 1940s dont bother

[bleak plinth]

what do i do

[versed rose]

tanks are a different story, you get basic then you stop researching chassis because there is no relevant difference between chassis

[raven maple]

Hey who else HATES the German civil war I am not a expert in hoi4 but for me anyway it’s either Mr mustache man troops get completely encircled in southern Germany and then I take Berlin and Heinrich himmler sees me win and the third reich cap or my troops get encircled and I can’t defend and then blitz me so can anyone please tell me how to win consistently
ps:the dlc’s I have are no step back and götterdämmerung/twilight of the gods

[calm karma]

why do people get TDs when i thought the main stat for tanks was breakthrough?

[versed rose]

td designation adds hard attack, its what you want to maximize in multiplayer

for singleplayer spgs are better

normal tanks are dead ever since ncns came out because they are more expensive and have less damage

[raven maple]

Can you please answer my question shrimp?

[versed rose]

i dont play ahist germany, cant tell you sorry

[half glade]

as the uk, why cant i setup a collab gov in germany?

[raven maple]

As?

[versed rose]

democracies cant make collabs

[half glade]

ah okay

thanks

[hollow brook]

what does the "renegotiate with the sinkiang clique" do for you as nationalist china? I have capped them but they are in a faction

[calm karma]

thanks, that makes sense

[raven maple]

Who’s the faction leader

[hollow brook]

they're in the allies 😭

its the uk

[raven maple]

Good luck capping uk

[hollow brook]

i could but im hella bored

[neat widget]

I think the only thing you can do is naval invade directly from Argentina

[hollow brook]

i f***ed up cause i tried getting the ports first and didnt think about sinkiang

[half glade]

are torpedo cruisers good?

[versed rose]

no

[half glade]

ive got the special research done as the uk

okay

ill stick with battery cruisers

[versed rose]

if you want to torpedo meme destroyers are better because more torpedo attack from doctrine

[half glade]

good template?

[versed rose]

but yea, stick with light attack cruisers, good stuff

[half glade]

honestly they just sounded cool lol

im still relatively new to the whole navy thing

well i mean i only have 70 in game hours so...

guess you could say that about most aspects

[versed rose]

armor should be higher level, sonar you dont really need so its wasted ic. otherwise its good, would use secondary batteries instead of main batteries on top row if possible, but these are tiny nitpicks

good design

[half glade]

why are secondary better?

and which ones are secondary

[versed rose]

much cheaper, minor stat difference

the thing called secondary battery

[half glade]

oh i must not have those

nvm yes i do

[versed rose]

you can replace the middle top 2 slots with them

[half glade]

i was looking in the wrong slots

best i can do armour wise rn

look good?

[versed rose]

goated

[half glade]

thats what i like to hear

[versed rose]

slap your dockyards on it gang

[half glade]

just for you

i named it goated

[calm karma]

yeah sonar is for dedicated asw destroyers

sub detection isnt useful for any other ship class

surface detection iirc directly affects hit chance too so thats important

[half glade]

i cant wait to bully nations with the royal navy

what are the good naval doctrines?

[calm karma]

idk if NCNS has changed it but your default one (fleet in being) is the best one for you

[versed rose]

for pure fleet action, base strike better since UK has carriers

[half glade]

i mean like

the little sub doctrines

i am guilty of enjoying a carrier

[half glade]

so choose base strike for uk?

[versed rose]

yes

you start with 5 carriers, and have the eco to make more

[half glade]

ive defo made atleast 1 more

yeah i got 6

what carrier doctrine is the best

and also, is the carrier classed as a capital ship?

isnt there a ratio of like 1:4

[versed rose]

floating airfield or massed carrier fleet

[half glade]

okay let me read there stats

[versed rose]

you want 1 capital per carrier

[half glade]

okay i see

what are capitals

[versed rose]

but you're uk, you start with 31 capitals

heavy cruisers, battlecruisers, battleships are capitals

[half glade]

also, what is screening

[half glade]

okay got you

[versed rose]

think of it as protection for your capitals

screening gone = capitals will probably explode next

[half glade]

so my subs, destroyers and cruisers are not capitals? and they need to be 4 of them to 1 capital

[half glade]

got you

[versed rose]

dont use submarines in main fleet

[half glade]

only for convoy raiding

[versed rose]

dumpsters positioning = bad

[half glade]

infact i should probably cut germanys trade off at some point

[versed rose]

light cruisers are the tankiest and highest damage screen hence why you make them, they bleed less than destroyers and do more

[half glade]

okay i see

i just wanna organise my navy into the most optimised it can be

[calm karma]

is carrier plane targeting the same? i.e. they always go for capitals first so you want your capitals to have shitloads of AA?

[half glade]

i wanna dominate those seas

[versed rose]

dont think about it, remove submarines from main fleet, everyone else goes into a doomstack

that's all you need to think about to win battles

[half glade]

okay lol

what do you think is the better subdoctrine for carriers

[calm karma]

if you see what classe each of your preexisting capital ships are, you can modify that template to be meta and have them get refitted

[half glade]

i cant choose

[calm karma]

and this is way way way cheaper than building more ships

[half glade]

ohh yeah i probs want that

[versed rose]

larping with taskforces and all that is obviously fine too, but it isnt as impactful to actually winning battles as simply balling them together

[calm karma]

just don't touch the big guns, engine, or armor

refitting everything else to have AA batteries or (preferably) secondary batteries with AA mode

[half glade]

larping

[calm karma]

otherwise its so expensive to refit you might as well just build a new one

every single game ive seen where the royal navy loses is when its not all together

[half glade]

where should i put my reserve ships

[versed rose]

straight into your main fleet as soon as you can, otherwise, into your highest level port that isnt in range of enemy air

[calm karma]

i dont know if this is still the case with the navy rework, but u want to also be making a scout ship, a destroyer that maximizes surface detection and is its own fleet

have them on patrol, have your death fleet in port on strike force

[half glade]

how many carriers should i have in one fleet

[calm karma]

scout ship should also be on never engage ofc

[half glade]

i wanna put 6 carriers in the home fleet

[versed rose]

fighters can do that for you, air superiority mission fighters lets you spot enemy fleets to actually fight them

dont need dedicated spotting ships if you can fly thousands of fighters into the zone instead

[calm karma]

really? thats way cheaper than just boats

u could probably also just do that with scout plane squadrons too i bet

[half glade]

my home fleet boutta be insane

[calm karma]

for UK i had 3 production lines:
scout ship (not necessary with planes instead)
ASW destroyer
Light Cruiser
SHB for fun

after finishing the production lines you start out with & refitting them

also sub but idk if that was actually good

[versed rose]

ASW destroyer is also redundant, navs are more efficient, and fighters can spot the subs without sonar

or you can spot subs with radar stations

[calm karma]

nice

[stuck garnet]

anyways what is heavy attack even for

with navy

with navy.

[heady heron]

could someone help me with that?

[hasty belfry]

I believe it represents guns 8inches and larger.

[versed rose]

in gameplay terms, its for slapping capitals

[stuck garnet]

light doesn't do that?

[versed rose]

it does

light attack doesnt hit capitals until screens are dead though

[stuck garnet]

im assuming heavy only hits capitals and not screens

why build battleships if this is the case?

ohh yeah

shore bombardment

[bleak plinth]

guys whats the best expiremental research?

[half glade]

should i just create 1 really strong fleet

[neat widget]

Yes

[half glade]

whats the best screens doctrine

[crimson sentinel]

Yo guys if I were to do a surface fleet and knowing I need a ratio of 4 screeners per 1 capital ship which types of capital ships should I be building?

[versed rose]

aa cruiser

[half glade]

okay

[versed rose]

always battleship

super heavy battleship if you can

[nocturne cloak]

U should be partial mobilization start of spanish war

[half glade]

bruh its 1938 and i cant

due to war support

[nocturne cloak]

Attache

[half glade]

ah

well rip

[nocturne cloak]

You scale very well since you get it until the end of the game

[half glade]

germany havent done anschluss yet

[nocturne cloak]

Before you switch to full mob

[half glade]

its may 1938

[nocturne cloak]

cold

[half glade]

theyre 2 months late

[nocturne cloak]

For your navy just know which ships go with which

Have two main fleets

One home and one in med

[half glade]

okay

i will do

my home one is already insane

[nocturne cloak]

Not really needed in SP

They wont be able to sea lion you

its better to destroy italy navy in med

[half glade]

okay got you

[half glade]

god i love navy

[stuck flint]

err

does anyone wanna help me

figure out how to beat the soviet unino

[stuck flint]

i am back

[half glade]

whats the difference in pentagon attack box

and circular one

[cloud pawn]

Whats rn the meta?

[stuck flint]

What should I get?

[sinful vessel]

i usualy start with todt, then himmler, then Goebels

[tepid umbra]

I usually do speer then just guess

But also idk what's optimal

[bleak plinth]

whats the best expirmental researchs?

[tepid umbra]

Flame tanks

But saying best like that is hard to quantify in a game where balance is a thing

[bleak plinth]

hmm what about air?

[wintry matrix]

Radar.

[vital geode]

Totd, Hess, Goebelles, replace Totd with Speer via event

Himmler is irrelavent. Bormann might be good if no AAT DLC

[final zodiac]

Just got the game on steam, and I'm highly considering refunding because I have no idea how to play.

[hasty belfry]

Do doctrine bonuses listed as applying to tanks apply to self-propelled guns?

[final zodiac]

I lost to Poland in 10 minutes

[vital geode]

Watch and play the tutorial

You are not learning the game in 10 hours

It will take awhile

So refund if you arent willing to invest the time to learn it

[rugged rover]

whats the best way to play as austria hungary?

also start as hungary or austria

[vital geode]

Hungary gives you achievements

[hidden robin]

anyone able to tell me what this is?

[neat widget]

Huh

Haven't seen it before

Maybe move your fleets and see if that number changes

[hidden robin]

i had my fleets patrolling around finland so I could naval invade, this was just after the war ended. think it's from controlling sea zones bordering core states

[tepid umbra]

don't go someone as complicated as germany to start out

[glad cobalt]

MASTERY HOI4 CONSOLE LIST COMMAND! (by me ofc)

mastery 100 infantry
mastery 100 combat_support
mastery 100 armor
mastery 100 operations
mastery 100 submarines
mastery 100 screens
mastery 100 carriers
mastery 100 capital_ships
mastery 100 fighter_aircraft
mastery 100 strike_aircraft
mastery 100 medium_aircraft
mastery 100 heavy_aircraft

(You can change 100 to any type of value you want)

For people who loves to use console commands. Well, I don't.

[tepid umbra]

mastery 100 just gives you 100 mastery to everything iirc

[glad cobalt]

You can have specific mastery

[tepid umbra]

yeah i'm just adding on

[glad cobalt]

i tested it

Yeah that works too

[tepid umbra]

if you don't include anything at the end it gives mastery to everything

if you put mastery 100 air does it give everything to air only?

or would you have to type out the 4 commands seperately

[glad cobalt]

Yeah

[hasty belfry]

They can get some of the strongest horse buffs in the game if you form them using Hungary through a pair of focuses in their main tree, and some focuses on the Austro-Hungarian joint tree. They also start with a lot of cavalry generals, plus a level 4 one you can get with command power once you are at war. They also have access to a cavalry expert from the start, who is also a cavalry general meaning you can eventually level him up to a cavalry genius if you use him to command an army.

[arctic wave]

Anyone know why my paratroopers wont drop?

[rugged rover]

any tips for taking italy? i need them for reintigrate the empire

[vagrant crag]

Hi

Does anyone know how to naval invade uk as Germany again?

I have a massive confusion to this new navy system

[tepid umbra]

to gain naval dominance, you need ships on patrol

[bleak plinth]

guys how do i fix this it keeps saying "cancelled"

[bleak plinth]

from fulfulling faction goals

[hidden robin]

went away when i took my fleets off patrol, pretty sure it was just for having naval dominance in sea regions bordering my cores

[neat widget]

This is stupid because you can just kill all the units in Zara without killing them

Because the Italians will continue to send troops into Zara

I believe it is something like control alt shift and then right click, or two of those three buttons

Try support attacking before you try

[vagrant crag]

Like all of them?

Or the cruisers?

[viral temple]

how tf am i losing here? im new to hoi4, watched tutorials, seems i have a better defense than their attack and still losing?

[tepid umbra]

all your boats that you want to give dominance

[viral temple]

also have air superiority and they are still clearing through me like butter, any tips?

[tepid umbra]

so if you're in the english channel, everything but submarines

[tepid umbra]

do you have cas

or good divisions

[viral temple]

these are my div templates

[tepid umbra]

avoid using line art

40 org is not very good

also don't use light tanks in most situations, esp as russia

and make your tank divisions bigger, but fewer of them

[viral temple]

so should I only keep arty as support?

[viral temple]

and should i fill in with smth else or na?

[tepid umbra]

nah

[viral temple]

alr thx

[tepid umbra]

if you have it as just support art, you can have only 1 mil on artillery

maybe 2

[pliant condor]

https://youtu.be/1IIjk4bAh68

if you still don't get why after watching the video, it's because defense above your enemy's attack is useless, insteaed, you need more attack on the defending division

in your combat neither side is taking crit damage, and the german has 2x your attack, so ofc the win

[viral temple]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2141885565 do these div templates work good?

@pliant condor

[scenic nacelle]

Pins are way more update than this

Would recommend check it out

[viral temple]

ah thanks

[neat widget]

defense only cuts your damage by a factor of 1/4

it does not completely negate attack

[neat widget]

They'd work, but only the light tank military police fits in meta

[viral temple]

wow i was wrong about so many things until watching this

idk if im delusional but last time I played tho (like 2-3 years ago) organization by default was much bigger or smth

didnt know meta shifted so drastically over the years

[pliant condor]

no

and in general don't trust anything from steam guide

[pliant condor]

don't worry about template

it doesn't matter as much as you thought

there are a lot of other important stuff you want to have

just use the starting template

add a support aa if anything

[neat widget]

Also that

[pliant condor]

like from this screenshot, you have a bunch of motorized division, which is just worse infantry, you have less number of divisions than you begin with for some reason, and the stat probably indicates that the division is untrained and have a bunch of debuffs

[neat widget]

Templates are a minor consideration when compared to economy and research

[viral temple]

right yeah, i barely let division get fully trained

[rich plume]

Anyone got any idea why Denmark doesn't capituate via the event to become a puppet?

I did the Focus, declared war, got them to capitulate, but instead they just get annexed

[pliant condor]

^

always fully train your divs

it's free stats

[stuck flint]

so i recently find out @tepid umbra

that

YOU need tanks to invade soviet

and having ONLY infantry

is useless

why

no one told me this :sob;

[tepid umbra]

you don't need it

but only infantry is a good way to lose

[stuck flint]

😭

IVE BEEN DOING ONLY INFANTRY

so

I should get like

only medium tanks with motorized infantry and then also infantry armys

combined?

[tepid umbra]

you don't really need that many tanks

[stuck flint]

yea

[tepid umbra]

24 good divs should do enough

[stuck flint]

but

[tepid umbra]

and don't use motorized

[stuck flint]

I like over killing

[tepid umbra]

use mechanized

[stuck flint]

Show me what mechanized is

im doing 2 or 3 tank armys

just to overkill

[tepid umbra]

yk where you research trucks from

it's the third truck and onwards

[stuck flint]

err

no

screen shot please

[tepid umbra]

can't

go look bro 😭

[stuck flint]

I DONT KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE

also

merry christmas

[tepid umbra]

the trucks

in research

find them

[stuck flint]

DO i research TRUCKS?

[tepid umbra]

sort of

germany starts out with all truck researched

it's the next thing in the truck line

think of mechanized as truck 3s

[stuck flint]

Oh

do you mean

the picture of an truck

in the template

[tepid umbra]

no

[tepid umbra]

in the research menu

there are 2 trucks

and then 3 more armored truck looking things after it

if you scroll down in the infantry menu

[stuck flint]

oh

so

you want me to research armored truck

[tepid umbra]

what?

[tepid umbra]

send a screenshot of your infantry research menu

[stuck flint]

im playing war thunder

gimme 1 second

[rich plume]

Anyone got any idea why Denmark doesn't capituate via the event to become a puppet?
I did the Focus, declared war, got them to capitulate, but instead they just get annexed

[tepid umbra]

you might not have pushed them quickly enough

[stuck flint]

plot twist

denmark wanted to focus on legos

[rich plume]

oh, ok, gonna try again and push harder then

[stuck flint]

make sure you still allow them to build lego

or

I will tell mr soviet

you've been naughty

and he shall put you on the list

[rich plume]

build what?

[upbeat arrow]

What's the benefit to promoting generals?

[rich plume]

I dunno, I've attacked them in 1939, but seems like they just won't trigger the event

[stuck flint]

LEGO

[rich plume]

oh lol

well, that's not helpful :D I'm trying to get them as a puppet :(

[stuck flint]

just eat norway

and

eat the navy of britan

[rich plume]

yeah, I guess no Denmark puppet for me this time :(

[stuck flint]

can I see the map

[stuck flint]

show me what you've conqured

[stuck flint]

no soviet?

shame

[rich plume]

not yet atl

just did poland, benelux and france

figured I will get Denmark while waiting for britain invasion

[stuck flint]

show me your armys

[stuck flint]

are you not gonna get norway

to get that sweet

metal

from sweden

[tepid umbra]

you can js invade sweden

[stuck flint]

but sweden

gets bombed

by uk

so

just

force trade

they live!

:D

[rich plume]

I will

[stuck flint]

alos

can you teach me how to build up my airforce before 1939

[tepid umbra]

rush air

[stuck flint]

and not forget do the poland

focus

[tepid umbra]

go for dive bombers focus and you don't need to research engine 3

[stuck flint]

while doing the air focus

[tepid umbra]

if you have improved air

[stuck flint]

should I research 1940 fighter

[tepid umbra]

why are you doing air focuses so late

you can do all the army focuses well before you need to do danzig or war

[stuck garnet]

Lowkey

With the chassis and whatnot

[tepid umbra]

huh

[stuck garnet]

I hate how arty upgrades are better for tanks than chassis upgrades

Discussion more suited for general but like

[tepid umbra]

yeah

[stuck flint]

i always do rhineland

then wermhact

then economy

then anti

com

[upbeat arrow]

Are advisors locked behind unowned dlc like in the case of whatever America first is

[stuck flint]

and I just spam economy more after that

[tepid umbra]

I usually skip anti com

[stuck garnet]

I never get to it

Spartacus germany here

[tepid umbra]

most of the eco focuses are not necessary

I usually only do them as filler

[stuck flint]

could you give me an list of what focus's to do in order 🙏

[tepid umbra]

not really

[stuck flint]

even the dam one?

[stuck garnet]

I go peg

[tepid umbra]

but rush czechoslovakia

[tepid umbra]

I mean the ones directly under 4 year plan

[stuck flint]

just an small list

[stuck garnet]

I feel like its more lore accurate to go down peg

But i usually dont have the time

[tepid umbra]

rush czechoslovakia, rush dive bombers for the air bonuses

[stuck garnet]

And have to settle with a big debuff to my economy

[tepid umbra]

rush panzergrenadier for mecha research bonuses

[stuck garnet]

So its better for me to go down like 4 year plan

[tepid umbra]

research improved air frame, heavy machine guns, and survivability studies

[stuck garnet]

But i dont wanna

[tepid umbra]

it's not

[stuck garnet]

Cause im a socialist and i wanna larp

[stuck garnet]

Spartacus

Literally i think trotskyy actually condemned hitler's autarky

[rich plume]

ahhhh, wait, do you need a DLC for Denmark event?

[stuck garnet]

For example

[tepid umbra]

oh yeahh

yeah it's better for ahist I think

[tepid umbra]

prolly

[stuck flint]

I mean an checklist

[rich plume]

that's probably why I'm not getting it

[stuck flint]

I generally

dont know what you mean by sort form words

aside from the first 2

[tepid umbra]

I haven't even made a checklist for myself 😭

[tepid umbra]

divebombers is a focus

panzergrenadier is a focus

[stuck flint]

alright

got it

also

heres what I first focus on researching

research tool, construction, electronic, and 1940 fighter

after those get the second tier tool, concentrated, construction, rubber tech
with the 3 slots
then start researching toward 1939 infantry equipment
and try to apply your industry bonus not on 1937 techs

[stuck garnet]

As spartacus i usually go all army focuses on left side (communist not the main one) except for expand the red army and go down the whole stasi path to prepare for austria

[naive aurora]

does anyone know what might be the issue for the cause of this

[stuck garnet]

"You can take austria as germany" mountains

And just in case italy gurantees

[tepid umbra]

austria is easy still

[stuck garnet]

I dont want 200k casualties from austria

[stuck garnet]

Yeah

[tepid umbra]

italy is pretty easy once you breach the front once they completely crumble

[stuck garnet]

But still

Mountains

[stuck flint]

@tepid umbra anything you suggest I change?

[tepid umbra]

idk bro

idek what I research

[stuck flint]

is that good

or bad

[tepid umbra]

idfk 😭

good maybe

[stuck flint]

oh

maybe

i focus on one medium tank

[tepid umbra]

js hold off on the 1940 fighters til you research dive bombers

[stuck flint]

once im done the main ones

[stuck flint]

i get the stuka though

[tepid umbra]

?

[stuck flint]

germany

has the stuka researched

in 1936

[tepid umbra]

yeah

but basic airframes suck

[rich plume]

ok ye, seems like you need AAT for surrender

[stuck flint]

so research 1940 fighter after that??

[tepid umbra]

wdym

[stuck flint]

once im done dive bomber

do I research 1940 fighter

[tepid umbra]

once you have finished the dive bomber focus, yes

[stuck flint]

Its not researched?

[tepid umbra]

wdym

[stuck flint]

got confusd

thought dive bomber was meant to be researched not focus

also

just did re military the rhineland

so

do I do the dive bomber thing now

or

werhmact

[tepid umbra]

wait you have the dlcs right

[tepid umbra]

rush czechoslovakia

[stuck flint]

no

I have none

IM NEW

IM VANILAAA

[tepid umbra]

oh shi

uhhh

idk then

do whatever you were doing ig then ✌️

[stuck flint]

https://tenor.com/view/fahhh-fah-skeleton-vonoffe-meme-gif-17918076419074819351

[tepid umbra]

idk how to play base game 🙃

[rich plume]

why can I only plan 2 naval invasions?

[warped knoll]

need help with the portuguese naval invasion

[neat widget]

is your force based elsewhere

[pliant condor]

you rush down to appoint todt, and do the appoint focuses asap whenever it becomes available, in the order todt -> hess -> when event fires on todt economic plan questioned, pick goring(four year plan)/speer(prioritize economic growth) -> goebbel(replace todt), and pick loyalty to furher asap

put 20 mils on guns day 1, keep deploying 2 width calvary(you can make template from rhineland xp), do anschluss 5th focus(rhineland -> furherprinzip -> todt -> reorganize wehrmacht/von neurath -> anschluss)

[stuck flint]

you do that after I Just got to czech

[pliant condor]

what

[pliant condor]

you need to be deploying divisions

to do anschluss

[stuck flint]

Yea

[pliant condor]

what

[stuck flint]

I aleardy did that

[pliant condor]

ok read my message

your second focus is furherprinzip

and you keep doing the reichsleiter focuses

whenever they become available

also you need to go down to price control

and research slot

don't do rosenberg office

cancel your focus and go down to reichsleiter then price control and research slot

[stuck garnet]

You have gdr but not nsb?

[pliant condor]

no

germany tree is base game

alt hist is gdr

[stuck garnet]

Oh

I mean gotterdamerung

Not german democratic republic

[stuck flint]

I did further prin and chose spree

Hes not fully focused yet

[stuck flint]

Huh

Im confused

Aleardy

[warped knoll]

checking, don’t think so

no

[stuck flint]

i did reorganize wehrmatc and anshchluss and czech all in 1937 😭

i did speer first 😭

[warped knoll]

@neat widget help 🙏

[stuck flint]

what should I choose

[warped knoll]

spearhead

[past bridge]

Hello guys I need help with something
So you see those scenario in hoi4 like overlord and barbarossa
Because they are outdated I can't play them
Do you know how do I make them work?

Like what version should I play them with?

[stuck flint]

gn

[neat widget]

oh wait it's based in cape town

[neat widget]

are yo uplaying with tanks

what's your infantry build

[neat widget]

no that provides just breakthrough and little else

and you should have a lot of that in singleplayer

[past bridge]

For example scenario stalingrad
What version do I make the game so it works ?

[stuck flint]

Infantry normal the tanks light im getting medium soon

[stuck flint]

Im solo

[neat widget]

"normal" infantry, what do you mean by that

[thin zealot]

Download them, the launcher should tell you

[past bridge]

Well I just subscribe to them in steam
But it says for example last updated this date
How do I know which version was then?

[warped knoll]

yes their all sitting there cause they can’t access it

idk why

[neat widget]

You can't access the port in Casablanca or Gibraltar?

[warped knoll]

i can’t move past the gulf of guinea

it’s not letting me put a patrol past it

[stuck flint]

Only infantry template

Im playing vanilla

[warped knoll]

@neat widget do you think i could do better w paratroopers?

[stuck flint]

Send your stuff in my dms as im going to bed now

[thin zealot]

You can hover over the warning in the launcher

It tells you the version

[warped knoll]

yo gng

how do the paratroops work

[past bridge]

And question Of it give me and theni set that version
Do I have to unable some dlc?

[past bridge]

You can watch a very short video of how it works
I well send it to you to dm

[warped knoll]

there’s no air bases close to my target tho

[thin zealot]

The game and the launcher will not recognize dlc if they weren't available in the version you're playing

[past bridge]

You have to build more airbase or upgrade your plain

[warped knoll]

i have the tier before max transport planes

[warped knoll]

i can’t

target is portugal

[past bridge]

Ok good thanks and last question
To set the version do what I want
Ahh how do I do that?do I go to steam then click the game then go to property?

[past bridge]

Hmmm

[thin zealot]

Older versions are available as betas

Should be in the properties

[past bridge]

Thanks bro

[warped knoll]

what do you think

i can’t naval invade

[past bridge]

Well for paratroope
Can you like use carrier to transport plains and paratroope?I don't know if it works

[warped knoll]

idk

[past bridge]

For naval invade you have to have ships in that location and it show green and then you set the plan and you have to be at war with them

[warped knoll]

i can’t get ships there

games not letting me

[past bridge]

What?how?I don't know about that one

Ohhh

Maybe because you don't have enough range

Does it show red?

[warped knoll]

yes

how do i increase range

[past bridge]

Yip not enough range
Of you have the naval dlc just go to custumazion of ships and plant the gears that increase range
Of not research new ships
Of not I think you can ask contry for naval access or to build your own naval base

[warped knoll]

ok

Thank you

[neat widget]

Well then don't base your fleet in cape town

[neat widget]

which doctrine though

[neat widget]

You could

[stuck flint]

Grand battle plan

I forgot for infantry gn

[warped knoll]

i fixed the issue

i wanna paratroop into england

@neat widget need your opinion

i’ll capitulate belgium quickly via liberate Belgian colonies

do you think i’d be able to paratroop into england

[neat widget]

Is the US in the Allies?

[warped knoll]

yes

[warped knoll]

war just ended

got some land

gonna rebuild and then go at it tmr

[neat widget]

You have a long way to go before being able to land in the UK then

Like tens of thousands of planes to kill before you can do something like that

[warped knoll]

how do you suggest i get there

i have around 600 planes rn

400 being fighters

[upbeat arrow]

Should I do the war thing

[tepid umbra]

Are they good fighters

[warped knoll]

they’re mid tier

spitfires

[tepid umbra]

Wdym mid tier

[warped knoll]

like the mid level

[tepid umbra]

Are they improved air frame

[warped knoll]

no

[tepid umbra]

Make improved air frame ones ig

[warped knoll]

alr

anything else i should do

you think i’d have an easy time pushing them out of africa?

[tepid umbra]

Then you can have 10 or so mils on them

Maybe more maybe less idk

[tepid umbra]

Who

Uk?

If you build supply, yes

[warped knoll]

so constantly build railways

ok

[tepid umbra]

No

[warped knoll]

then?

logistics support?

[tepid umbra]

Supply hub

Like one or 2 on the front

[warped knoll]

but they take too long to build

like while fighting

[tepid umbra]

Then have supply planes

Or build ports

[neat widget]

Build up and take other countries

How many factories do you have right now

And divisions

[native gorge]

So at what situations do i use Grand Battleplan, Mass Assault and Mobile Warfare?

[tepid umbra]

You're updated to ncns, right?

[native gorge]

Not the dlc but otherwise yes

[tepid umbra]

Okay

[warped knoll]

42 factories, around i wanna say 45-50 divisions

i closed the game

[warped knoll]

alright

[tepid umbra]

From what i remember, so take this with a grain of salt, use mobile warfare if you want rly high speed(not often unless you're doing a meme build), use mass assault if you struggle with supply/have lots of divisions on one front, use grand battleplan if you want powerful planning bonus buffs

And i dont remember superior firepower but ik it's pretty good

Main ones are grand battleplan and superior firepower

[native gorge]

Wait

Superior firepower is actually good now?

[tepid umbra]

I think so

All i know is it's either use it or grand battleplan if you're running sp art

Which is the new singleplayer meta

[crimson sentinel]

why not :3

war is fun in context of hoi4

just make sure you ain't gonna lose

[neat widget]

Rough

You're not ready to fight the allies, especially ones that control Germany

[twin fiber]

should i puppet roc? does he have a focus tree that increases autonomy or something similar?

[native gorge]

Is medium sp arty better than light?

[neat widget]

yeah

[tepid umbra]

Yes

[neat widget]

you're japan?

[tepid umbra]

@neat widget does this look right i barely remember the main doctrines

[neat widget]

3 collabs and full annex

[neat widget]

yeah so now mobile warfare and mass mob are sort of memes rn

gbp still gives planning, while sfp gives recovery rate

[tepid umbra]

Only time i've used mobile warfare so far was for my armored car build ❤️‍🩹

[twin fiber]

afghanistan

too late, just puppeted them all, it is what it is

[native gorge]

On one hand, nsb has tanks and more stuff for the officer corps

On the other, planes + i dont have to take over the entire country to take their navies

[tepid umbra]

Nsb

Do nsb

[heady heron]

could someone help me with that?

[carmine thunder]

I think cause they had more war participation against the soviets than you

so it goes to them when soviets capped

[heady heron]

they werent at war with them i took everything in the peace conference

[carmine thunder]

idk then

[heady heron]

it seems like a bug to me

[rich plume]

hmm, why can't I make this reichskommissariat?

[native gorge]

but plane 🥲

[native gorge]

I think you need to do Belgium first

[heady heron]

it is belgium

[heady heron]

the game says that it doesn't work because he already established it but thats clearly not the case

[heady heron]

Both of you have the same version but a different checksum (9aca) ;(b997).
That could maybe be because of mods.

[tepid hinge]

didnt work

[hexed parcel]

Should i puppet or annex the allies as germany

[serene karma]

Check that both have no mods

And manually clear cache

[analog maple]

what happens if romania reject it?

[sonic wraith]

How, to do sea lion like a pro

I'm stuck on the coastland

Britain have like 16 division per tiles

[cold garnet]

force attack with CAS while you are naval invading

when attacking inland, click attack on the tile behind the tile you want to attack, it will let you attack the enemies even if your divisions are being pinned down by enemy attack. it is not always the best thing to do, but there will be opportunities for you to use it, especially if you are being pinned down by just 1-2 divs but there is a weak tile with only 1-2 enemy divs defending it that you can attack and probably chase them off that tile

use marines or amtracs

[sleek remnant]

Para drop not an option?

[lone smelt]

i am trying as Britain to send warning about people not holding the naval treaty
however all i get is an option to embargo them and not invade

[sonic wraith]

Every port was guarded and reinforcements arrived very quickly.

[languid trout]

highly do not recommend invading via the channel anymore

instead invade the city of hull from the port tile thats right above the amsterdam tile

[serene temple]

what s a good attack division?

and a good defense one

[sonic wraith]

Alright

I think, i know the other problem

[sweet radish]

any way i can get bicycles?

[grave bridge]

You can reaserch them. They are under the Army Equipment tech tree between Infantry Support Equipment and Motorized equipment

[sweet radish]

generic tree or?

just to make sure

[grave bridge]

Specific national focus trees
Decisions or events
Mods

[sweet radish]

thank you

[grave bridge]

Japan used to have them

I think Belgium also has them

[sweet radish]

k thanks

[grave bridge]

Np

[native gorge]

Sweden has

[sweet radish]

i think italy has one via focus

[native gorge]

What's s good marine template

[sweet radish]

if anybodys wondering this did some research

[carmine thunder]

I am playing as finland in winter war and soviets are raiding my convoys and I cant really trade any materials for my industry so what do I do before running out of equpiment

[open lynx]

Trade with a country with a land route and if there arent any then ggs

[lyric geyser]

You also have some focuses that give resources

[carmine thunder]

soviets cut land route to sweden and norway so its only naval routes

[rain iris]

can someone explain why this worse plane keeps being added to my stockpile while i am producing a better one

[tepid umbra]

Prolly either lend lease or stuff from countries you annexxed

Or i think when the air wings get upgraded

[rain iris]

yeah i think that is it. My deployed airplanes get upgraded, so they probably send old planes to my stockpile right? Should i then convert stockpile or keep old planes?

[fading valve]

Merry Christmas y’all

[serene karma]

Yes u should convert its faster

Since its same airframe

[serene karma]

Merry Christmas

[rain iris]

merry christmas!

[rain iris]

ah oke thanks. What is the amount of fighters you want to deploy to keep up with replacing damaged ones. Like is there a ratio with how much you can produce and want to deploy.

[serene karma]

U should be producing enough to replace ones that shot down?

Is that what u meant?

[rain iris]

yes

[serene karma]

Yea enough plus a bit more

[rain iris]

yeah but how do you know before hand that you are producing enough to replace the planes when the war starts.

[serene karma]

Oh it depends on country

Majors should optimally have a few k planes

By war

[rain iris]

ah okey. Btw is it possible in late game (1946) to win against the allies. Or is it so late that they are to powerfull

[serene karma]

As who

[rain iris]

i am India haha

248 factories and around 200 divisions

[serene karma]

What dlc

[rain iris]

all

[serene karma]

Yea 100% possible

If u want u can send save too

[rain iris]

i just started the war. Yeah sure, how can you send a save?

[serene karma]

Go to documents folder on ur computer

Then paradox interactive

Hoi4

Save games

Copy and paste the specific save

@waxen surge change ur name to speak

[rain iris]

I will send the save just before starting the war because I already facked it up hahah

[serene karma]

Even after u start the war it wont be too bad

Especially if u can do air properly

Dont forget cas and fighter

And u can win

[livid egret]

How do I properly do a Blitzkrieg, and how long do I wait?

[rain iris]

yeah i didnt put enough divisions on the coast so i got naval invaded but in 3 places but luckily is saved before.

[serene karma]

The blitzkrieg mechanic or just the tactic

[serene karma]

Yep that happens

U can let them land then kill them if u prepare

[livid egret]

The general war strategy

[serene karma]

Make spg with 8kmh

And some motorised div

Then just micro

[livid egret]

How do i properly micro? Last time I tried, I just set a front line and set an offensive line on the opposite end of the country

[solar snow]

Hi people. I've just bought this game, I'd like to learn how to play. IDK why but the pinned comments won't open. Is there any general guide for the game in it?

[rain iris]

does it work like this?

[pliant condor]

that's fine just do the important focuses

rosenberg office is useless because the puppet it creates are useless

they don't have core on themselves

[glacial steeple]

puppets with core arent that good either but they save manpower ig

[stuck garnet]

lowkey whats a good country that i can expand as

thats like a minor

i wanna go communist

[serene karma]

Interesting

[glacial steeple]

peru

[stuck garnet]

also yes i do want modded content

[serene karma]

File extension is hoi4_kopie?

[stuck garnet]

dont have dlc

[pliant condor]

ok fascist pupet are not that bad considering that you don't have la resistance

[glacial steeple]

uuuhhh brasil argentina communist china

[glacial steeple]

its free

[rain iris]

did you check it?

[stuck garnet]

do they have a focus tree

idkk they have bad supply and not good terrain

and by small i don't mean that small jesus christ 😭

• monroe doctrine

ill just play mexico

maybe idk

[hasty belfry]

Is losing all those generals really worth it? I’m not doing cavalry so I don’t need the next focus.

[stuck garnet]

idk i like equestria at war but goddamn the like

the development feature

[tawdry zodiac]

why do i need exp to change designs? wtf its so stupid

[inner sparrow]

truke

[stuck garnet]

Ngl calvary is underrated for nations that cant afford tanks or mech

Like you dont have to fight with them

Just use them to support encirclements

Or take victory points

You all probs know this

[stuck flint]

is it best to invade poland in 1939

[stuck garnet]

If youre fash i think thats what to do

Especially if france might get on your aes

Ass*