but i need my industry techs and stuff
#ask-for-help-here
half glade
oak root
infantry can 'work' until 1940. It doesnt take alot of big expensive tank divisions to steamroll Poland. A good idea in my run was to focus less on panzers and more on motorized with artillery backing.
Motorized carried me.
glacial steeple
but i need my industry techs and stuff
okay say 3 slots
1 on production techs 1 on guns 1 on whatever else like artillery for tanks
half glade
okay
glacial steeple
you make the tanks with heavy machine gun and then convert them when you have the gun
half glade
im doing the improved artillery research now
but then i need to actually produce a ton of them
thats gonna be the problem
oak root
but then i need to actually produce a ton of them
put artillery in all of your infantry
half glade
what do i add to these to hold the line
oak root
what do i add to these to hold the line
Enginners, support artillery, and support anti air
half glade
are engineers worth it
oak root
are engineers worth it
considering they massively buff your infantry.. Yes?
glacial steeple
what do i add to these to hold the line
artillery and AA
glacial steeple
are engineers worth it
not for the cost as a minor power
half glade
i mean ive been told that what theyre worth isnt good for what they provide
fathom thistle
what do i add to these to hold the line
engineers. aa and signal companies
glacial steeple
not rlly for the cost as a major either
oak root
i mean ive been told that what theyre worth isnt good for what they provide
ok so im like stupid and saw you only have 2 slots
glacial steeple
engineers are a big investment
oak root
ig aa and suport artillery then
keep them cheap so you can make alot of them and have them stacked on the border fully equipped
oak jasper
not rlly for the cost as a major either
You're crazy. Without engineers, no entrenchment.
oak root
You're crazy. Without engineers, no entrenchment.
what he said
half glade
ok so im like stupid and saw you only have 2 slots
thats just because ive assigned no support divs
oak root
thats just because ive assigned no support divs
ah well, yeah then engineers, anddd...
half glade
also @glacial steeple how am i supposed to get flame tanks before the germans attack
oak root
If you want to be super cheap
oak root
also <@498446257807818762> how am i supposed to get flame tanks before the germa...
flame tanks are gonna be super expensive for you
and you wont have time
focus on getting aa and artillery instead, it'll work for defense.
glacial steeple
also <@498446257807818762> how am i supposed to get flame tanks before the germa...
you dont
unless you make a facility
which is good for army xp
oak root
support aa will be expensive but it's a massive buff to your hard attack and you reduce how much the german's air superiority will spank you
glacial steeple
you prob can make a land facility before going partial tbh
oak jasper
I would consider the minimum to be engineer, support arty, support AA, and I usually add recon and field hospital to boot.
half glade
currently democratic and in the comintern 
oak root
I would consider the minimum to be engineer, support arty, support AA, and I usu...
problem is
that's expensive.
glacial steeple
You're crazy. Without engineers, no entrenchment.
okay so
you still get entrenchment just maybe 5 less
oak root
big powers can do that, czechslovakia cant
glacial steeple
i dont play like germany if you wanna invest into engis as germany be my guest
oak jasper
you still get entrenchment just maybe 5 less
Unless something changes with the DLC, 5-5 = 0.
glacial steeple
Unless something changes with the DLC, 5-5 = 0.
base
also doctrines give more too
oak root
i dont play like germany if you wanna invest into engis as germany be my guest
it gives entrenchment buffs and it gives movement buffs among other things
i will infact be your guest.
oak root
why do you even need entrenchment as Germany
i have a perfect scenario
glacial steeple
why do you even need entrenchment as Germany
idk why people glaze the 5 entrenchment for like 30 supp equipment
120 ic per unit
oak root
i beat russia, but then japan decided to invade me, it was wierd.
i pulld back to around the moscow area and forted up and waited
and then japan got cooked by america
japanese never made a single advance past moscow
wouldve loved to attack
'Very Low Supplys' 24/7
light knoll
see instead of engineers you could've had logi company
oak root
see instead of engineers you could've had logi company
i did.
i put logi companies
doesnt fix the fact that you're in siberia.
light knoll
yeah well fighting them in Siberia is not the best way, should just find some way to attack the home islands
oak root
yeah well fighting them in Siberia is not the best way, should just find some w...
"No accesible regions" anytime I wanted to bring my navy to Japan to get enough superiority to land.
oak root
errr
no..
š
i dont know how navys work man. I just paratroop memed my way into Britan
light knoll
the new naval update confused everyone
not clear when they even made it that you need to click it
oak root
althrough to give myself credit
i got into the russian war when I wasnt ready
Romania declared on Soviets and then immediately began losing
I lowk didnt want to lose romania, so I went in
oak root
cause i wanna destroy austria
Why would you puppet
just annex
austrias got alot of mils for you to get
half glade
just annex
well
it means
theres less front for you to cover
when the germans attack
and if you puppet instead of annexing
you can stop them joining the war
gives you a foothold basically
oak root
pretty fair
glacial steeple
cause i wanna destroy austria
dont
dont waste your resources on pointless wars
attacking will always cost more than defending
half glade
i guess so but
glacial steeple
if you are ill prepared to defend, its worse offensively
half glade
if you are ill prepared to defend, its worse offensively
how am i supposed to manage the war against germany btw
cause like
i just set a frontline
what else am i supposed to do
glacial steeple
how am i supposed to manage the war against germany btw
well you use the infantry to defend
2-3 ish units per tile
and you use your very cheap SPG tanks to click german units
with your best general on them
if youre lucky you can roll a brilliant strat guy
glacial steeple
you have enough spgs for 1 div
also you should be converting if you can and its reasonably cheap
half glade
how do i convert it?
half glade
you have enough spgs for 1 div
what design do i go with
glacial steeple
little green button on the left
half glade
the arrows?
glacial steeple
what design do i go with
10 spgs 8 cav/mech
half glade
that just moves it up
glacial steeple
half glade
i dont have enough xp for the divs
glacial steeple
half glade
oh thats cool
glacial steeple
i dont have enough xp for the divs
thats why xp matters
half glade
thats why xp matters
i did get 3 doctrines tbf
half glade
yeah probably
glacial steeple
but its fine
half glade
im hoping the ussr beat romania
glacial steeple
you should use attaches more if youre swimming in pp like the czechs
half glade
so they can send units to help me
glacial steeple
itll give mastery and xp
half glade
whats an attache
what does it actually do
should i send one to romania lol
theyre fighting my ally ussr
oh nvm wont accept
glacial steeple
what does it actually do
gives a part of xp and mastery a nation gains in war
it doesnt take any
it just like
youre sending a guy to look at the combat
glacial steeple
you need +20 relations
half glade
what do i do if they start to breakthrough in a single area
glacial steeple
cry and give up on that area
half glade
okay ussr joined
half glade
cry and give up on that area
but then they just get access to the rest of the land
glacial steeple
but then they just get access to the rest of the land
you hold behind the place?
go back a tile
sucks tho
glacial steeple
i cant do magic i can only give general advice
half glade
i cant do magic i can only give general advice
what do red factorys mean?
glacial steeple
damaged
half glade
ohh
glacial steeple
bombed or resistance
half glade
bombed or resistance
does this look okay
glacial steeple
supports
glacial steeple
youve been making lots of supp equipment
half glade
yeah i have
glacial steeple
if you feel like it replace cav with mountaineers
half glade
only 1 mil though
glacial steeple
if you have indiv you always do logi with inf
half glade
i dont have indiv
half glade
then engineer field hospital AA
so just these 3?
glacial steeple
only 1 mil though
half of what i usually put on as japan
glacial steeple
so just these 3?
well you dont have flame tanks
supp arty isnt bad ig
if you have the xp
vital plinth
Can early capital ships be upgraded to new moderen ones ?
vital plinth
you can refit the guns though
So when I finish resseach of a new heavry destroyer I need to start over producing that one instead of being able to upgrade already existing capital ships?
polar raptor
can I download the paradox launcher somewhere? I tried on the official web site and it can't open the link to the download
Hoi4 didn't want to run so and kept giving errors with the launcher so I deleted it
half glade
half of what i usually put on as japan
i can only make 1 light spg div lol
so cooked
THE RED ARMY WILL GRACE US SOON
vital plinth
Im 1940 is it too late to build navry from scatch ? I have big factory count now 90 available civs to use @glacial steeple what do you think ? I have 57 dockyards
light knoll
dont waste your resources on pointless wars
austria is pretty much free, they have no army worth mentioning, and denying Germany getting that is pretty good
glacial steeple
austria is pretty much free, they have no army worth mentioning, and denying Ger...
compared to the czechs tho
your manpower is so bad
glacial steeple
i can only make 1 light spg div lol
thats good
light knoll
compared to the czechs tho
the Czechs have pretty good starting army and industry
you have like
26 divisions
at the start
and communism gives you 3% recruitable pop
and you can always go desperate defense
then after you form Austria Hungary you swap it out
glacial steeple
THE RED ARMY WILL GRACE US SOON
try holding here
cobalt apex
anyone knows how to fix the 0% naval dominance?
cuz i have 470 ships in there and still at 0%
glacial steeple
all manpower used day 1
glacial steeple
idk i dont think tension is high enough
i think its better to flip later
but i could be wrong
annexing is pretty OP
if you form AH in time youd have more industry for sure
lament quail
How well would my medium spgs fare in Brazil
lament quail
No as Germany
light knoll
i think its better to flip later
why
lament quail
light knoll
i flip asap
glacial steeple
its like a poor supply terrible terrain area
light knoll
ypu have time to flip and justify before anchluss
glacial steeple
why
probably just thinking larp and wrong
you wouldnt have forts ig
but thats fine with enough IC out
glacial steeple
stockpiles?
half glade
romania has capitulated and the soviets have arrived
glacial steeple
theyve wiped out my logistics, bombed all my trains and trucks
you say as you have equipment for a second div
dont ignore your resources at hand
half glade
i need trucks
light knoll
you wouldnt have forts ig
flipping commie is like 5 focuses
then another 5 for the tanks ic reduction and another 3 for industry
you have time to get some forts, but it'll be instead of getting the last research slot
glacial steeple
flipping commie is like 5 focuses
then another 5 for the tanks ic reduction and...
yeah so you dont do forts then
half glade
yeah so you dont do forts then
can i push with one light spg div? or nah
glacial steeple
can i push with one light spg div? or nah
yes
light knoll
can i push with one light spg div? or nah
encircle the sicilia pocket
half glade
encircle the sicilia pocket
wheres that?
light knoll
try holding here
@half glade the part between you and Poland here
tho probably can encircle more west than that red line to get more units
half glade
<@942532165193842718> the part between you and Poland here
tho probably can enci...
okay got you
hardy bloom
guys, guys
iāve got about 180 hours and i still donāt know how to drop FallschirmjƤger...
how do i...like.
vital plinth
Is 1940 too late to build s new navry up I have 57 dockyards and 90 civs to build with and 107 mills atm ?
Playing Byzantine Greece
glacial steeple
I GENUINELY CANT WITH THIS GAME
click force attack
light knoll
I GENUINELY CANT WITH THIS GAME
use the infantry to help with the attack
hardy bloom
5% supply?
bitter oak
Hey, guys
hardy bloom
yes
bitter oak
Just checking
hardy bloom
hallƶchen
bitter oak
Is TD build still the good shit for Soviets
half glade
click force attack
my spg arent breaking through
clear tide
half glade
stack modifiers
idk how
i genuinely give up now
its not even fair
how am i supposed to win
glacial steeple
i have a planning bonus
not full
glacial steeple
well how do i get more
staff planning or waiting
half glade
how
glacial steeple
it goes up per day tick
half glade
they constantly attacking
look
how am i supposed to wait
when they keep attacking
half glade
not all units have to wait
i genuinely cant man
this is impossible
BRO OH MY GOD
ITS NOT FIAR
HOW
glacial steeple
idk what to tell you sob
half glade
this game has genuinely gotta be a social experiment
lapis wasp
Do I need to get hong kong for the itās all coming together achievement?
half glade
2 inf and motorized are holding off 2 light SPG
this cannot be real
BRO WHAT IS THIS
WHY DO THEY JUST LEAVE GAPS IN MY FRONTLINE
half glade
your stats suck
what more am i supposed to do bro
i give up with this game
hows it my fault that the stats suck
glacial steeple
where are they
in the battle
when you see 150
you can hover your mouse over it
half glade
when you see 150
150?
half glade
what does that mean
glacial steeple
so its below 100% when with tanks it should always be at minimum 200% or 300% of design stats
glacial steeple
what does that mean
stats in designer are not stats in battle
half glade
but hows that my fault
i havent done anything
OH MY GOD HALF MY ARMY JUST GOT ENCIRCLED
glacial steeple
well you dont have +25% from veterancy
you dont have modifiers from stuff like planning bonus
but click to see where the issue is
half glade
well theyve been fighting for ages so idk how they arent vets
glacial steeple
i cant guess
vital geode
well theyve been fighting for ages so idk how they arent vets
High casualties?
vital geode
I know democratic czechs are powerful
Used to have the only 14 day focus in the game
half glade
czechs just suck
vital geode
You get like another 10% defense on core territory
You can win as the Czechs if you hold the forts
But forts got nerfed recently I believe
They get damaged much more easily
scenic nacelle
Indeed
vital geode
So you need a lot more AA
half glade
yeah well i did hold the forts
for MONTHS
then the ussr turned up to help
and they STILL PUSHED THROUGH
vital geode
Did you get reinforce memed?
half glade
WHAT MORE CAN I DO
scenic nacelle
Gotta do that cheese Strat where u have AA divisions
vital geode
Like the Soviet divisions took up combat width and their crap stats ruined your defense?
fathom thistle
WHY DO THEY JUST LEAVE GAPS IN MY FRONTLINE
Instead of frontline make it fall back line. Having some mountaineers divisionm wouldnt be bad either.. If you get red bubbles either manually move division to that palce from somewhere else or try to actiavate last stand
idk what tempalte u have but having 18w AA+eningeers+singal companies works for me
half glade
Instead of frontline make it fall back line. Having some mountaineers divisionm ...
i was doing that
but germany is just so broken
fathom thistle
but germany is just so broken
nah
half glade
cant beat them as any nation apart from the uk
fathom thistle
u just doing some mistakes and thats okay
also make sure you build AA in provinces
helps a lot
I assume u already have lvl 7 forts
half glade
I assume u already have lvl 7 forts
yeah i did focuses
i held off for so long
and the soviets even arrived
and all it takes is one breakthrough
and i just get slammed
fathom thistle
yeah i did focuses
you puppeted hungary right?
half glade
you puppeted hungary right?
what? no i was communist czech
hungary werent involved
ussr got rid of romania
fathom thistle
ussr got rid of romania
It's worth doing that cuz hungary will join axis eventually and you would need to defend from south too. If you ;puppet them u wont neeed to deal with that
As for getting pushed just try to manually postion some units where its red
half glade
It's worth doing that cuz hungary will join axis eventually and you would need t...
how do i even do that though
need to turn communist
get troops
then invade
fine ill try again ;-;
- i gotta justify war goal
but actually
cant declare war
cause of comintern rules
fathom thistle
how do i even do that though
an etente of our own,, you could get communist after (for the next playthrough cuz u wont be able to do it now porbably
half glade
need to be a major
fathom thistle
and you can do the same thing with bulgaria
half glade
an etente of our own,, you could get communist after (for the next playthrough ...
im dead so gotta start a new one
fathom thistle
just make sure you take factories
half glade
in the peace conference
actually
isnt this bad
cause
actually nvm
stupid question
fathom thistle
stupid question
if you are worried about them getting independet sooner dont. U just need the civs for sometime to finish all AA in your provinces and to get forts on your polish line and that one annoying tile south of Bratislava
half glade
if you are worried about them getting independet sooner dont. U just need the ci...
what do i do about the faction when i go communist
will yugoslavia and romania care
fathom thistle
what do i do about the faction when i go communist
romania will go fascist eventually so just make a fallbackline bewteen Kosice and Presov with 2 units on each tile. Yugoslavia wont do nothing pretty much
half glade
romania will go fascist eventually so just make a fallbackline bewteen Kosice an...
oaky
okay
half glade
romania will go fascist eventually so just make a fallbackline bewteen Kosice an...
how do i get hungarys factories
war reparations?
fathom thistle
yes that, select all
half glade
okay
half glade
yes that, select all
should i confiscate resources too
fathom thistle
should i confiscate resources too
u can do all
half glade
okay
half glade
u can do all
what should my next plan be
fathom thistle
what should my next plan be
do the same thing with bulgaria
half glade
okay
how do i do that
and get 100% war score
can i just use the yugoslavian frontline?
fathom thistle
then just make sure you have max aa in provinces, motorizing your army group, Later finishing the polish line and buiuldinjg lvl 3 or 4 forts at presov kosice line against romania
fathom thistle
can i just use the yugoslavian frontline?
if they join the entente yes
just make sure to call them in
half glade
the three arrows?
fathom thistle
you dont need whole bulgaria just the provicne with most civs
fathom thistle
the three arrows?
yea
half glade
okay
half glade
you dont need whole bulgaria just the provicne with most civs
i cant have border gore
is this normal to rise?
will it stop at a certain point
fathom thistle
i cant have border gore
dw its just a puppet at the end they wont get attcked, What is your tempalte btw?
half glade
fathom thistle
is this normal to rise?
dw about that they wont become free cuz of threat by germans
half glade
its just czechs starter
fathom thistle
add aa, eingineers and singal comapnies
half glade
okay
fathom thistle
eventually
half glade
can only do AA now
fathom thistle
can only do AA now
just take the production from rifle if you have more mils assigned to it to build cap on trucks and a + support eq
half glade
BRUH
half glade
just take the production from rifle if you have more mils assigned to it to buil...
i cant take bulgaria cause romania didnt join entente
fathom thistle
i cant take bulgaria cause romania didnt join entente
go from yugo
call them to war
fathom thistle
focus requires romania in
wierd, alr dw about bulgaria justr focus on the rest
fathom thistle
extend that line to one mroe tile below bratislava or you will get yeeted from asutria
same with the north line extend it to tile enar polsih line
half glade
extend that line to one mroe tile below bratislava or you will get yeeted from a...
well the germans are bullying yugo
fathom thistle
well the germans are bullying yugo
dw about they will fall no matter,u can try to advance on germs when they are attackingf poland, only do that at your own risk.
It worked for me so thats why im mentioning it
half glade
dw about they will fall no matter,u can try to advance on germs when they are at...
they never usually attack poland when i do this
fathom thistle
they never usually attack poland when i do this
just wait
they do it anyway for so dumb reason alter
half glade
they do it anyway for so dumb reason alter
okay lol
fathom thistle
my troop stepped a tile forward
No need unless they attack Poland. Just be careful since you don't have those first on the new tile
half glade
No need unless they attack Poland. Just be careful since you don't have those fi...
it did it automatically
it mightve been a yugo troop
fathom thistle
it did it automatically
Or might be the balanced stance. Put it on careful
hushed thorn
For Germany in Hoi4 if Iām going for the Kaiser, whatās the better economic focus path?
cinder spindle
if i put down anti air divisions like only anti air no troops will they destroy bombers when there is no currently on-going land battle?
half glade
just encircled some germans
half glade
Or might be the balanced stance. Put it on careful
am i cooked
cold bloom
if i put down anti air divisions like only anti air no troops will they destroy ...
IIRC no
cinder spindle
what does IIRC mean
cold bloom
If I remember correctly
fathom thistle
am i cooked
You fine
fathom thistle
theyll get me from the south
just make a fallbackline near presov and kosice like i said and u good
half glade
just make a fallbackline near presov and kosice like i said and u good
can i have that at the same time as a frontline?
idk how fallbacks work
fathom thistle
can i have that at the same time as a frontline?
yes, just assign 4 divs to it
half glade
why?
half glade
so you dont get yeeted from romania š
no but why only 4
glacial steeple
hi gamers
sweet summit
Ok
What do y'all think is the most fun path between Nationalist and Communist for China
Opposition felt good early game but the recruitable population fell off
fathom thistle
no but why only 4
2 for each tile is enough
especially if you build some forts there
half glade
i built extra forts on top of the focus ones
fathom thistle
and dont forget about province aa
half glade
i maxed them
fathom thistle
lovely
glacial steeple
Opposition felt good early game but the recruitable population fell off
try democratic lithuania or lit in general
if you wanna recruit just about everyone
half glade
i have 4 spg now
glacial steeple
the issue with spgs is 0 break
so youll need recon tanks and stuff for break
ideally mech too
like its horrendous
sweet summit
try democratic lithuania or lit in general
Lithuania.. yeah i did the monarchist path way too many times š„
half glade
the issue with spgs is 0 break
you tell me this now
sweet summit
They literally have -40% breakthrough
glacial steeple
you tell me this now <:KEKW:751015759257272391>
i mean you can look at the stats and read
break doesnt deal damage you just need to be wary of it a bit
half glade
i mean you can look at the stats and read
i donāt really know what the ideal average is
dusk anvil
hello guys im doing my first ironman run
glacial steeple
i donāt really know what the ideal average is
for break you just need more than your enemy does defensive attacks
not even more
the same amount ideally
dusk anvil
whats going wrong
glacial steeple
whats going wrong
probably a lot
dusk anvil
thanks
glacial steeple
i cant really help you as youre providing little info
its just a zoomed out screenshot with no information on techs eco units used air logistics
battleplanning on 5 speed
dusk anvil
ill show a lil more detailed screenshots later mb
left citrus
WHY DOES HOI 4 KEEP CRASHING EVERY TIME IM ON THE MENU ITS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WEEK NONE STOP PLEASE HELP
dusk anvil
left citrus
I have tried deleting steam deleting hoi 4 and delete the files and reinstall hoi 4 and verify the game
half glade
WHY DOES HOI 4 KEEP CRASHING EVERY TIME IM ON THE MENU ITS BEEN GOING ON FOR A W...
can you open other games
karmic terrace
If I annex a puppet do they have resistance
subtle thorn
If I annex a puppet do they have resistance
dont think so
trim pine
does any one know a better Ai mod were the Ai js gets a little better, like only improved divisions, better templates (not meta), and overall js smarter
subtle thorn
wich mods would you recommend for hoi4 i have road to 56, uncensored event and modifer icons is there more to add to make it look cooler
subtle thorn
does any one know a better Ai mod were the Ai js gets a little better, like only...
Expert AI 5.0
trim pine
wich mods would you recommend for hoi4 i have road to 56, uncensored event and m...
Smooth Iron, Resource Prospecting, Formable Nations
wild rune
battleplanning on 5 speed
I always do this
wild rune
What is your doctrine and subdoctrines
analog maple
is this a good inf design for until i get tanks?
wild rune
is this a good inf design for until i get tanks?
Add 3 inf battallions
wild rune
Add 3 inf battallions
Add only one for fighting in the mountains
hexed parcel
Hey bros I'm just wondering how to naval invade the uk successfully
When I land in portsmouth and dover my supply is still garbage and I get pushed out with ease
Would it be better to naval invade through the north sea
analog maple
Add 3 inf battallions
thx
sudden tangle
Hey bros I'm just wondering how to naval invade the uk successfully
Do you have marines?
What country are you playing as
subtle thorn
What is your doctrine and subdoctrines
he doesnt have any armor div as germany so prob sf
hexed parcel
Do you have marines?
What country are you playing as
Nazis and yh I have marines
hexed parcel
is this a good inf design for until i get tanks?
You only need 18 widths you know
sudden tangle
is this a good inf design for until i get tanks?
hexed parcel
Perfect
subtle thorn
what does signal company do with inf?
glacial steeple
I always do this
cheese you need to save my savegame from i think it was yesterday... no one has saved me...
its like imagine a disaster save where you have air supremacy
sudden tangle
Nazis and yh I have marines
Try putting a navy on shore bombardment or use cas on the enemy
sudden tangle
Try putting a navy on shore bombardment or use cas on the enemy
*naval invasion support
Not much else comes to mind
subtle thorn
cheese you need to save my savegame from i think it was yesterday... no one has ...
Casey monarchy lithuania fun?
glacial steeple
Casey monarchy lithuania fun?
uuuhhh its a nation
and a path
it should be fun fighting 2 majors
analog maple
ty
subtle thorn
so restore the grand duchy?
glacial steeple
i just like odd things so it hasnt really been appealing to me personally
toxic cairn
43 Japanese divisions in ulan-bator, how I possibly can defend ts
43 in one damn prov
subtle thorn
logistics artition
subtle thorn
in 1 tile 43 div?
toxic cairn
Yes
sweet summit
Casey monarchy lithuania fun?
It's fun
Uh you get free poland
And if you concede memel, germany doesn't attack you
So it's only ussr
Monarchy is the best path fml š„
subtle thorn
but mp?
lament quail
whats the best division to invade brazil from the north
sweet summit
And then it takes a month or four for poland decisions and then three for their annexation
subtle thorn
damn germany just gave me 1.6k inf eq
sweet summit
Plus a four-five month detour to remove Agrarian society
wild rune
its like imagine a disaster save where you have air supremacy
What?š
wild rune
do you want it
Yeah sure
wild rune
Way too expensive
glacial steeple
@wild rune save this and youll be the best hoi4 player of january 2026
subtle thorn
what should i click with the council of lithuania decisions?
marsh trench
How can I make the Soviet Union sign white peace as Finland? Cause this war is feeling longer than it should be
subtle thorn
subtle thorn
not sure either
subtle thorn
This isn't the lithuania i played
i play it with all dlc and road to 56
marsh trench
How do I make white peace with Soviet Union as Finland?
sweet summit
What's road to 56 chat ?
Is that a secret focus ?
wild rune
What's road to 56 chat ?
Is that a secret focus ?
No
wild rune
What's road to 56 chat ?
Is that a secret focus ?
Its a mod
sweet summit
Oh š„
glacial steeple
cheese did you see the save
subtle thorn
What's road to 56 chat ?
Is that a secret focus ?
is expansion to 1956
wild rune
cheese did you see the save
No not at home rn
wild rune
No not at home rn
Be back in like an hour
subtle thorn
so the game doesnt end in 1945
glacial steeple
No not at home rn
evil
glacial steeple
48
sweet summit
Anarchist spain playing to 2000 to core everything š„
glacial steeple
Anarchist spain playing to 2000 to core everything š„
ive played until the 21st a few times
glacial steeple
No not at home rn
lowkey tempted to post it to disastersavior so some guy can look at it and have a horrible time (only for a short bit tho because it does kind of resolve itself)
maybe i temper to make it less likely to explode itself...
vital plinth
Is it better to attach air wings to a army ? Or keep them focused on a region ?
green plover
can someone please help me learn the game i just started and i want to learn as much as possible mainly learning how to play as romania
dm me
lament quail
can someone please help me learn the game i just started and i want to learn as ...
romania isnt a good starting nation
green plover
then learning learning normal basics
glacial steeple
romania isnt a good starting nation
its no worse than any other
lament quail
fair
glacial steeple
every country has flaws for beginners
romania is easy to learn but the skill ceiling is also low
glacial steeple
i was js thinking of the ideology flipping mechanics
you have incredible research buffs
bad mils, no new cores
lament quail
understood
green plover
what are easy countries to play
lament quail
for starters, germany gets lots of ways to diplomatically expand land
sudden tangle
what are easy countries to play
Historical Brazil
lament quail
Historical Brazil
well if it was meant like that, theres also historical new zealand
and historical liberia
glacial steeple
well if it was meant like that, theres also historical new zealand
i like new zealand
unlike romania you do get a formable
lament quail
and you can just ask the allies for the land right?
sudden tangle
well if it was meant like that, theres also historical new zealand
Ok if you want more action Ethiopia
lament quail
if youre democratic
glacial steeple
it has like 8-9 mil core pop if you do the formable
lament quail
Ok if you want more action Ethiopia
ethiopia is NOT easy
glacial steeple
it has like 8-9 mil core pop if you do the formable
just it happens that 5.5 mil of that is a singular state
lament quail
holding out against the italians is tad complicated
and the formable(s) involve fighting the allies soon after
sudden tangle
ethiopia is NOT easy
You use the one civ you have to trade steel and then you hold behind the river and switch units around manually
left citrus
can you open other games
like what
glacial steeple
You use the one civ you have to trade steel and then you hold behind the river a...
its one of the more difficult nations tho
but nothing in vanilla is super hard
besides some releasables
sudden tangle
its one of the more difficult nations tho
Yea itās just daunting at first but basically you just do that and micro hard
glacial steeple
id say for non releasables congo, ethiopia, iceland and maaybe afghanistan are on the harder side
manchukuo too ig
lament quail
manchukuo too ig
speaking of manchukuo, is it possible to get independent as obedient manchukuo(without ncns)
tthrough the two emperors focus or otherwise
also how does one make jungle pioneers
glacial steeple
speaking of manchukuo, is it possible to get independent as obedient manchukuo(w...
i believe so through puppet mechanics
unsure though
sudden tangle
also how does one make jungle pioneers
Itās a Brazil thing only XD
subtle thorn
I picked in doctorine as communist czhecoslovakia people militia why cant i make militia units?
sudden tangle
medium spgs it is
Well I think Argentina and chile get it because the army tree is the same for all three
lament quail
im germany
subtle thorn
Well I think Argentina and chile get it because the army tree is the same for al...
can you help me out belgium
sudden tangle
can you help me out belgium
Remember Iām the same guy that is doing a Brazil world conquest and the save is in the year 2000
Like I would say @glacial steeple is the magic man not me XD
But sure go ahead shoot your shot
subtle thorn
Remember Iām the same guy that is doing a Brazil world conquest and the save is ...
I picked in doctorine as communist czhecoslovakia people militia why cant i make militia units?
subtle thorn
Remember Iām the same guy that is doing a Brazil world conquest and the save is ...
i got all of americas with your unit template as brazil
glacial steeple
Remember Iām the same guy that is doing a Brazil world conquest and the save is ...
huh
sudden tangle
I picked in doctorine as communist czhecoslovakia people militia why cant i make...
I donāt think that gives you militia units
sudden tangle
i got all of americas with your unit template as brazil
Good boy
subtle thorn
I donāt think that gives you militia units
so what should i do now
how do i get them
before i get demaned
glacial steeple
can you help out casey
maybe but i suck so probably not
subtle thorn
maybe but i suck so probably not
I picked in doctorine as communist czhecoslovakia people militia why cant i make militia units?
glacial steeple
I picked in doctorine as communist czhecoslovakia people militia why cant i make...
it doesnt give you the tech
it just buffs the unit type
subtle thorn
it doesnt give you the tech
yea but i dont have that unit type in division desinger
glacial steeple
yeah because you dont have militia tech
the doctrine doesnt give you the tech/unit type
glacial steeple
it only buffs it if you already had access to them in the first place
not editable, no
subtle thorn
damn...
glacial steeple
lyric vale
Anyone know how to play the iron curtain mod? It crashes at the last bit of loading every time
sudden tangle
Anyone know how to play the iron curtain mod? It crashes at the last bit of load...
Isnāt that mod dead ? Or abandoned
Youāll need to run a older version of hoi i think
lyric vale
Youāll need to run a older version of hoi i think
How do i do that
cold bloom
How do i do that
Check pins in #tech-support
hexed parcel
Can Sinkiang get Mongolia with the new China dlc or nah
sonic bobcat
are there any new best templates
winter cobalt
infantry spam 100% lol
sonic bobcat
infantry spam 100% lol
treu
glacial steeple
Can Sinkiang get Mongolia with the new China dlc or nah
only kumul
hexed parcel
Just a bit confused soz
neat widget
How do I make white peace with Soviet Union as Finland?
Take Saint Petersburg I think
lament quail
how do I invade brazil\
i beat the united states and have control over every single other continent; i cant be stopped here
glacial steeple
you can in fact be stopped here
lament quail
nah
id either win or be locked into forever stalemate
brazil and uruguay are the only majors left
i was gonna march my divisions from the guianas through brazil to uruguay
but that failed
so this is plan b
b for brazil hehe
anyway
glacial steeple
nah
also why not escalate into venezuela/colombia?
it gives you a large land border to at least deal damage
lament quail
I have the guyanas as a land border tho
is that not enough
either way im fighting through amazon
glacial steeple
I have the guyanas as a land border tho
its like the worst land border in the world
as youve likely experienced
glacial steeple
but are the northwestern amazonas any better
its wider without a river
probably not that much better
but ive marched mexico into brasil before it was doable
i think i had to make some supply hubs tho
probably faster atp to naval invade but youll have to have enough stats to not get mass mobed out
lament quail
those are the target right
im not seeing a referendum...
welp if i cant go back to the woman so i can put her in a high castle
at least ill get weltpolitik
how do I deal with this
wooden lynx
requirements of this focus might not supposed to be like that
I think it was supposed to be them controlling a chinese core state
glacial steeple
I think it was supposed to be them controlling a chinese core state
no
you need to control one of their states to be allowed to core all their core states
luckily getting 1 tibetan core is very easy
wooden lynx
luckily getting 1 tibetan core is very easy
I am democratic can't justify
supple jungle
tepid umbra
if they even join by themself
they very rarely do
spare cradle
how this happen
charred bobcat
I have no navy, my landing order is not being carried out, but I have to end the war.
how can I end this war
tepid umbra
how can I end this war
1: get to building a navy
2: build an airforce and paradrop
those are the only ways to win
tepid umbra
how can ı paradrops
get paratroopers
and air superiority
then launch the paratroopers
charred bobcat
and air superiority
ı have but how can ı drop them to london
charred bobcat
and 24 division paratrophers enough?
tepid umbra
and 24 division paratrophers enough?
shi man idk
glacial steeple
and 24 division paratrophers enough?
probably dont use the starting template paratroopers
they will not do anything good
sleek current
why was the same guy in charge of like 5 countries?(it sounds stupid to mention but non historical)
glacial steeple
why was the same guy in charge of like 5 countries?(it sounds stupid to mention ...
its just a generic portrait
sleek current
damn
analog maple
is this a good tank division for soviet primarily against Germany and italy?
lament quail
is this a functional supply network for my foothold in brazile
night tangle
i formed byzantium now
idk what to do now
its such an akward sopt
i need to win against the allies and axis
analog maple
idk what to do now
join a side
analog maple
i need to win against the allies and axis
then join the soviets
cosmic rock
join allies
night tangle
but like i wanna egypt and italy
cosmic rock
and then invade soivet
night tangle
maybe spain
glacial steeple
is this a functional supply network for my foothold in brazile
copyright infringement
cosmic rock
make them pupets
night tangle
then join the soviets
im fascist kinda hard to join the cominterm
and i dont want to invade the usa
topaz yew
hello, what does this mean? can i just not declare war against austria at all?
analog maple
hello, what does this mean? can i just not declare war against austria at al...
it mean u arent a major. and ur faction rules only allow majors to declare wars
night tangle
ughh byzantium is such a shit show after you formed it
topaz yew
it mean u arent a major. and ur faction rules only allow majors to declare wars
can you not declare wars if youre not a major?
timber flower
everytime i quit the game i cant go back to the save file i was using and i have to restart does anyone have any fixes?
hollow topaz
ok how do I not have enough naval dominance to invade and how can I get it
neat widget
ok how do I not have enough naval dominance to invade and how can I get it
sending your fleet on patrol
analog maple
ok how do I not have enough naval dominance to invade and how can I get it
hover above the sea you want it will show you who controls it
topaz yew
oh, if the anschluss happens while youre fighting austriathe wwar just ends
neat widget
The British seemed to be doomed
rare narwhal
What is Poland's best Focus Path for defence ?
analog maple
What is Poland's best Focus Path for defence ?
the monarchist path
the one where you merge with romania
neat widget
I wonder what happens if you go sanation left and just print out hundreds of special forces divisions
analog maple
is this a good tank division for soviet primarily against Germany and italy?
spiral dome
if i play france should i build mils or civs first?
dusty sandal
is this a good tank division for soviet primarily against Germany and italy?
no
the single fact it has no AA whatsoever means it'll get pushed by infantry alone
Also, use SPGs, mediums do not benefits from doctrines anymore, except for mostly useless buffs. SPGs are bloated with stats though. Check topazand template and design, it's the best for SP
then, support companies MUST be full, always medium flame tank and either light tank recon (if SPGs) rangers, or logistics + engineers
dusty sandal
if i play france should i build mils or civs first?
you always build civs before mils, never the other way around
in the case of france, you simply don't build any civs or infra and build mils straight from the start (appart from a facility if you choose to build one for whatever reason)
analog maple
no
the single fact it has no AA whatsoever means it'll get pushed by infantry al...
thx but what "topazand"
dusty sandal
the reason for that is civs takes 3-4 years to pay off. And since, as france, you'll be at war after 3.5 years and start with basically no mils, there's really no point building any civs
add to that that you have a lot of resources (you'll get civs from trade and won't trade much) + you have a lot of spawn-in civs from focuses in colonies and mainland, you don't want any civs
dusty sandal
thx but what "topazand"
in pins
analog maple
oh okay thx'
dusty sandal
forgor the 's in my message, my bad
spare cradle
how did this happen
faint nebula
This division good or trash
dusty sandal
This division good or trash
nope
why use arty when you can use SPGs that get 5x the soft atk, 15x the breakthrough for only 2x the cost ?
also, lack of medium flame tank if that's supposed to be an attack unit, too low combat width (aim for 35-36), motorized recon is always a waste of time and resources, hospital or logistics(if individual excellence doctrine is picked) are a must-have
but, truth be told, this will still break through the AI because high hardness
faint nebula
Thanks I have no idea what I'm doing just throwing things together
But iirc flame tank is dlc right
muted wagon
why use arty when you can use SPGs that get 5x the soft atk, 15x the breakthroug...
Is SPG just a medium tank with a howitzer and classified as an SPG?
dusty sandal
Thanks I have no idea what I'm doing just throwing things together
I see you have a dozen templates on frontlines. Just keep it simple :
infantry and tanks. Don't bother with anything else (except some special forces, but NEVER the base template)
Inf only use infantry bataillions and some support companies (mainly, if not only, support AA, arty and engineers) ; tank divs are you spearhead, they do the heavy lifting and looks like this (just add support AA company)
the fact you have mech is good
analog maple
no
the single fact it has no AA whatsoever means it'll get pushed by infantry al...
should i use light SP artillery?
dusty sandal
you also didn't forget about AA and didn't ignore support overhaul. That's a good start
dusty sandal
should i use light SP artillery?
only in no DLC builds, mediums is always best otherwise
analog maple
only in no DLC builds, mediums is always best otherwise
ok tysm
muted wagon
Whatās the point of sp vs a regular tank?
Is it just soft attack
Iāve always just stuck with medium tank divisions so
dusty sandal
Whatās the point of sp vs a regular tank?
SPGs are bloated with stats from doctrines now while mediums only receive useless buffs like 10% breakthrough (which you already have more than enough as is) and org buffs
muted wagon
Ah yes
The armored doctrine thing is kinda dumb rn lol
Do you use a specific doctrine for artillery then? I normally only use field engineering since I never use line artillery
dusty sandal
basically : in singleplayer you want to max out soft attack with between 300-500 breakthrough
since SPGs are now 2 combat width and medium SPGs can now get absurd soft attack while still fitting easily in the brk requirements, there's just no point not using the designation
muted wagon
Gotcha
Right bc line artillery is 3 width
So is SPG basically a tank but with more soft attack and better modifiers from changes in doctrines?
dusty sandal
Do you use a specific doctrine for artillery then? I normally only use field eng...
arty isn't good
support arty can be quite powerful but line arty, even with the doctrines, is never more than "meh"
Super heavy howitzer doctrine however is very efficient
muted wagon
I find that by that point in sp youāve already won so itās kinda moot tho
But yes very fun to stack soft attack
dusty sandal
So is SPG basically a tank but with more soft attack and better modifiers from c...
by taking the design you'd use as a medium tank, swapping the deisgnation, you lose 35% breakthrough and gain 40% soft attack, flat out of nowhere. Then, each arty tech you do boosts your soft attack on SPGs by 5%. Then doctrines come in again and, with the SPG-related ones, you gain 35% soft atk more, 20% more brk and other buffs. Add to that the general 25% breakthrough and 10% soft atk you get from grand assault subdoctrine, add in 4 armor click just to get more than enough breakthrough and boom
you have a div that has 3x the stats of a medium, cost absolutely nothing more than 4xp and 0.46ic base because of the armor ticks you use instead of nothing
dusty sandal
forgot about the coordination buffs too, which makes reinforce meme from high atk even more powerful
muted wagon
Always found it to be complicated so didnāt branch out of infantry and tank
Do u fw rapid domination or grand assault
dusty sandal
a basic GBP doctrine with grand assault gives you 35% coordination bonus which is absolutely ludicrous
dusty sandal
Do u fw rapid domination or grand assault
grand assault. 10% soft and 25% break is good, and it's even good for infantry
but to be fair, in singleplayer both are valid, RD is a bit more defence-focused I'd say
lament quail
which subdoctrine is best for latvia
dusty sandal
which subdoctrine is best for latvia
I'd say either individual excellence (stack HP with logistics and hospital companies) OR large unit tactics
then super heavy howitzer if you're not doing SPGs
then either armored infantry OR the SPG one if you do SPGs
then Grand assault (statmaxing) or desperate defense (MP maxing)
dusty sandal
to be fair you may swap large units for guerilla warfare just for manpower bonus so you can stick with grand assault in the end
dusty sandal
and grand doctrine
I'd say GBP. You won't need the supply buff from SFP but if you're going to get attacked and need to hold against a superior foe, SFP may be best in long run because of recovery rate. BUT you won't be able to get 5 bataillions per regiment in the designer for a LONG time
glacial steeple
I'd say GBP. You won't need the supply buff from SFP but if you're going to get ...
why not
as baltics you just recruit like 30%+ of people
glacial steeple
make some tanks for garrisons to get positive non core
dusty sandal
especially for minor countries
glacial steeple
cuz you have infinite mastery
go for initial bonus
5% recruitable, 5 hp
idk for arty doctrine
neat widget
only in no DLC builds, mediums is always best otherwise
I'm not sure if combat width changes between DLC and non-DLC versions
dusty sandal
I'm not sure if combat width changes between DLC and non-DLC versions
it does, SPGs still become 2w
example
errant chasm
it does, SPGs still become 2w
I dont own ncns and spgs are 2 width
charred bobcat
My friend and I don't see our commanders.
how can ı fix that
?????????????????????????
feral minnow
does anyone have any good yt tutorials
hoi4 might be the hardest game ever
or any good starting tips
gilded plover
gusty briar
Id recommend the modifier icons, just makes the wall of text a little easier to look at and understand
charred bobcat
My friend and I don't see our commanders.
heeelpppp
vital geode
any beginner friendly mods would be nice too
Learn through vanilla first
iron saffron
Can anyone tell me what this means? I haven't played the game in a really long time and have never seen this before. Googled it and I can only find a post where someone else is asking for help with it but got no answer
junior light
my friend is playing as belgium and needs national spirit collapsing government and did the focus for it but it did not work any fixes?
tepid umbra
would irregular inf spam be a good idea for an italy d-day wall multiplayer?
rancid sedge
@dusty sandal wc, puppet or annex? i don't have the materiel for resistance
raven maple
Hey I played a historical game and when France capd and when Vichy France was formed they werenāt at war with the allies they werenāt a puppet of Germany and wasnāt in the axis but was guaranteed by Germany so what happened
errant chasm
Hey I played a historical game and when France capd and when Vichy France was fo...
That always happens in game, Germany always guarantees Vichy
raven maple
But they werenāt in the axis or at war with the allies
raven maple
They werenāt a puppet either
raven maple
French?
tardy terrace
vichy
tardy terrace
its latin
tardy terrace
De facto means that something is a fact.
De jure means that something is legally written that way.
Feel free to Google it
humble oriole
what should i add in the bottom (late 1938)
stuck garnet
An mio
lament quail
recommended subdoctrines for monarchist lithuania? (going to form plc)
and grand doctrine
deep valve
someone wanna play? if you are from america is better
leaden jay
Is there a mod that allows me to give other nations puppets?
vital geode
Is there a mod that allows me to give other nations puppets?
Possibly toolpack
final storm
Just lost my 1st ever soviet run. Anyone have advice for holding the germans back? I managed to hold them at a riverline for a couple months but they broke through the northern front and then it all went to hell.
cold garnet
Just lost my 1st ever soviet run. Anyone have advice for holding the germans bac...
- Baltic is free industry
- Kill Finland in the winter war
- Try to gradually improve your industrial buildup
distant ice
How to make armour assualt engineer
gleaming saddle
This game gives me the biggest headache bruh
glacial steeple
would irregular inf spam be a good idea for an italy d-day wall multiplayer?
li doubt so if its 1.17
austere roost
Just lost my 1st ever soviet run. Anyone have advice for holding the germans bac...
You need to improve your industry, no early war ussr means you should aim for 300 factories at least
Also, what happened to your generals
deft wyvern
how do i get more supply via planes?
wild rune
how do i get more supply via planes?
Build better ports
deft wyvern
ports means better supply via planes?
languid trout
ports means better supply via planes?
no?
u need transport planes
if u want to put more supply via air
set them to the supply mission
deft wyvern
i have 400, thought it'd be enough
see ss
only 6 divisions
also another question, why cant i paradrop into the Philippines? Japan declared war on them and i cant see to be able to paradrop
languid trout
also another question, why cant i paradrop into the Philippines? Japan declared ...
because its out of range
for some reason
dusty sandal
or is this some kind of average thing?
It is, you need to reach a minimum % (I believe 30%) to be able to assign
deft wyvern
ty
will upgrade planes
I realised in my run that taking over British Raj/Malaya/Portugal gives u like all the resources in the game
vivid cairn
Does anybody know how to get manpower after capping uk with napoleon france
charred bobcat
My friend and I don't see our commanders.
how can we fix it
dusty sandal
Does anybody know how to get manpower after capping uk with napoleon france
increase you conscription and, if you didn't already, swap all garrison law to civilian oversight (best) or local police force (no worries)
idle arch
What the best support company for tanks