ask-for-help-here

[wise heron]

nah my tactic is big defense and good attack

[subtle socket]

assault infantry is rly good just different gameplay entirely

[hollow linden]

.....

Okay bud

[subtle socket]

the whole concept of assault infantry is putting sup arty in everything

[hollow linden]

Do whatever you want

But clearly it's not working

[wise heron]

i have 56% war score bro

[hollow linden]

.... So?

Have you won yet?

[deft yew]

I assume rallies are useless if they are just gonna be pressured to change regime anyways then be annexed.

[subtle socket]

grish dont take this the wrong way

but u can basically

make the worse army in the game

and still hold ai

[wise heron]

it’s good the only problem i assume it would be much easier with air

[subtle socket]

it rly is not conplicated

[hollow linden]

Do one rally and then pressure

[subtle socket]

i could hold ai with luxembourg with cav only

and aa

[wise heron]

yeah

that’s why it does not matter

[subtle socket]

i mean what hes saying does matter

[wise heron]

cap

[subtle socket]

hes telling u how to make the easiest all around army

[deft yew]

Alright thanks- for all Nordics or just Sweden and/or Norway?

[hollow linden]

Denmark is easier to invade from my experience, Denmark will flip government but can't join your faction cuz of the neutrality spirit

So just get norway and Sweden, do keepers of the north, then invade Denmark and Iceland

Don't forget Iceland

[deft yew]

To form the Nordics right? Ok thanks

[hollow linden]

Yss

[deft yew]

Do Lithuania and Estonia matter? (Edit: And Latvia)

[hollow linden]

Nah

But you do have a focus to annex Estonia with full cores

Just get 100 opinion and do the focus

[wise heron]

but creepedagede i don’t understand air like what stats do u have to be over for it to be considered good

[hollow linden]

It's actually really huge cutz Estonia got good eco

[austere roost]

Check pins for plane designs

[wise heron]

@hollow linden i remember i have to ping you u said

[hollow linden]

Hmm good question. Theoretically all stars are important, but I'd say max air attack first

Then range, then air defense

[deft yew]

Yeah I did that on democratic and it doubled my factory count. Should I do it before or after annexing Sweden and Norway? Later so they can do focuses for industry in the meantime no?

[hollow linden]

Later yea

But don't let sov steal it

[slow tree]

do i need to declare war on poland or is it the focus

[deft yew]

Yeah of course- Thank you!

[deft yew]

Focus let's you get a goal on them.

So you can declare that way.

[hollow linden]

You know, it does say that in the focus description.

Reading is hard.

[slow tree]

yea, it said a part

i want kinda

all of it

[deft yew]

You'll get all of it when you destroy Russia

[slow tree]

how much of it can i safely capture

[brazen panther]

which design is better?

[brazen panther]

r u germany?

[slow tree]

yes

[brazen panther]

if u dont want wars (boring route) just do the left panel which lets u integrate czechoslovakia peacefully and trade danzig for slovakia

can anyone help meeeeeeeeee RAHHHHHHHHH

[deft yew]

Max speed over 8.0km/h seems overkill. Also reliablity around 90% is fine.

[brazen panther]

so do i stick with the panther or e-50?

[deft yew]

Panther is modern so I would prefer that.

[brazen panther]

wait panther is modern?

i thought it was advanced medium

[deft yew]

Look at the tank templates in this guide: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2714213712

[brazen panther]

ty!

[deft yew]

Oh it might be, the template says it's modern, weird.

[deft yew]

No problem.

[hollow linden]

The medium

Moderns suck ass

[brazen panther]

thanks!

also, is spain hard to play

[hollow linden]

Depends

[brazen panther]

(with or without focus tree)

[hollow linden]

If you don't have lr don't play Spain lmao

[slow tree]

how

am i losing the war

my units dont attack

they fall back

[brazen panther]

noob

/j

screenshot?

[slow tree]

AND ITALY PUT ME IN WAR WITH FRANCE

[brazen panther]

catzen

send screenshot i might help with that

[plucky otter]

First one

[brazen panther]

also france just doesnt do anything as long as u have some troops in their border

[native gorge]

There is no vanilla focus tree for Spain

And RT56 is mid as hell

[slow tree]

you cant

[plucky otter]

But go back to welded armor

[slow tree]

they got to frankfurt

[plucky otter]

Less engine ticks and more armor ticks

[brazen panther]

u got saves?

[plucky otter]

6 kmh is fine

[slow tree]

yea

in 38

[plucky otter]

and you should max out armor ticks

[slow tree]

and it was 40

[brazen panther]

autosaves at least?

[native gorge]

Unless you're playing the '56 mod, '56 don't give breakthrough

[brazen panther]

sweet

[wise heron]

heh what do u have to say now then @hollow linden D day is here and hopefully they can encircle france to free me from my constant misery of losing rifles

[plucky otter]

Change it to riveted armor

Its cheaper

[brazen panther]

heck actually -5 cost

[hollow linden]

If it doesn't fail. And AI will not bail you out. That doesn't prove ur strat somehow works, it means you were barely good enough to hold. You don't have to prove anything to me. I told you what you can do, you refused. That's that.

[plucky otter]

If you really want speed, use Christie suspension

Reliability is a fake stat

[hollow linden]

Use henschel aswell

[brazen panther]

what is

[hollow linden]

I know man says medium tank designer the bonuses are shit though

[brazen panther]

a henschel

:/

[native gorge]

MIOs

[daring osprey]

mio

[hollow linden]

The tank MIO

[plucky otter]

Its an MIO

[brazen panther]

ohhh i dont have the DLC

[daring osprey]

And use daimler when you put it into production

[hollow linden]

Oh then nvm

[brazen panther]

i only have NSB

[native gorge]

You have Arms Against Tyranny- never-fing-mind

[hollow linden]

Nah he don't

[plucky otter]

He doesn't

[hollow linden]

No arrow next to the icon

[native gorge]

I'm aware ;-;

[hollow linden]

Good.

[brazen panther]

im about to invade china, do supply penalties affect -specific speed or -% of speed?

[wise heron]

my strategy was tho for the russians to come wich was weird they did not but now the allies here instead

[hollow linden]

And did it work?

Obv not.

Like u keep defending your strat that clearly does not work

And yet you keep banging on about it

[broken trail]

Anyone got any tips for how to form Byzantium? I can't get over the war with turkey

[wise heron]

well next time i have air and i will like annex and core everything that i take so i will be so op. i could take the soviets to by just mass producing these spgs

[tropic seal]

I've seen enough put him in black ice

We've got the next Napoleon on our hands

[daring osprey]

First do as much industry as you can.
What template are you using tho

[broken trail]

Standard Greece template (9 inf)cuz I don't really know what to aim for with templates in general

[daring osprey]

Thats good but add another arty battalion and as suport companies go for AA arty engi

That should do

When in doubt go for 9 inf and 1 arty

[violet maple]

is it possible to buy all of the world as east indiaa company?

[daring osprey]

And whatever supports ya want

[civic hare]

best germany industrial concern?

[brazen panther]

btw any countries yall recommend to me? I won as germany on civilian twice now.

[broken trail]

Alr

[violet maple]

up the difficulty

[daring osprey]

Reichswerke i think or shal mining thing

Thats what i use

[civic hare]

mining compan?

[broken trail]

Also question I saw some people let turkey take a port and just farm divisions did that get patched or smth I did 4 runs and they never came

[tropic seal]

You can buff all the allies too

[daring osprey]

It gives you resource gain and reduces the penalty if you dont have em

[brazen panther]

i dont understand wym by buffing allies

building in them?

[civic hare]

oh I was blind didnt see it

[daring osprey]

4th one

[civic hare]

ig reichwerke then

[daring osprey]

Didnt get patched. Still works

[broken trail]

How do you get them to invade

[tropic seal]

There's settings you can crank to buff the majors

[daring osprey]

Not sure exactly but you can push normally with that infantry div

[broken trail]

Hm alr

[daring osprey]

Its chance mostly

[broken trail]

So I just got unlucky then

Thx bro

[daring osprey]

No problem

[brazen panther]

oh

k

[broken trail]

Should I play historical or non historical when I go for formables?

[deft yew]

Depends

[daring osprey]

I usually form formables on unhistorical

Both work

[wise heron]

that’s what i’m saying i’m very good at the game like it will not be an iron curtain of communism after the game. it will be an iron curtain of anarchism cuz the germans were to scared to invade soviet

[broken trail]

Alr

Would it be easier to form hre on historical or ahistorical

[tropic seal]

Ragebait alt ACC js ignore ot

[daring osprey]

Both work

[broken trail]

Okay then

[slow tree]

i feel like

mefo bills slow down me too much

[deft yew]

Are rangers worth it as Finland? Or are mountaineers better regardless?

[deft yew]

Yeah it can feel that way. But some focuses offer decisions to reduce the cost, and conquering countries lets you reduce MEFO Bills penalty by draining their gold reserves.

[hollow linden]

It's manageable. You just fked yourself royally

[wise heron]

me?

no i’m not alt

[hollow linden]

Lmao

[daring osprey]

If you go down the focus for the decisions to decrease the consumer at mefo and then cancel them and after that you click on those you get recovering economy with only 15%consumer factor and -10% factory and dockyard output

And you can improve the spirit by doing the other focuses

[slow tree]

should i save yugoslavia

[slow tree]

alr

[daring osprey]

Simplified you do

The focus that gives you the decisions->cancel mefo->click on the decisions->profit

[deft yew]

I think it's explained in this video: https://youtu.be/Hkn1nC1aXaY?si=q4Uuoi5d99jMDsQ7

[daring osprey]

Yep

I know it from that guy

[tight vigil]

same

I dont think its good for consumer goods, but the buffs from Wehrwirtschafft are good

[slow tree]

is strat bombing for destroying cities?

and cas against infantry

[tired ruin]

yes

[deft yew]

How do I get Sweden to join my faction as White Finland instead of them just turning Fascist? Do they lose their neutrality spirit after a bit?

[quiet pebble]

started playing twr. why does my map look like this? tried closing and reopening my game. please help

[hollow linden]

Turn off any other mods you have and try again

If that doesn't work, verify game files and make sure you are on the correct version

[slow tree]

ww2 started

[vital plinth]

Are coastal ships just bad ones that’s not worth refitting?

[deft yew]

If you're having trouble and this is your first game, then I recommend playing historical Canada next. That way you can help the allies and understand land combat better. That's what I did and I found it very helpful.

[slow tree]

yo

[deft yew]

Also watching channels like BitterSteel helps.

[slow tree]

why the fuh are my troops backing out

[deft yew]

Wdym?

Screenshot?

[slow tree]

they are fighitng

and simply go back

[wise heron]

@hollow linden

[hollow linden]

OK

[deft yew]

Maybe you put down a Fallback line and no frontlines?

[slow tree]

how does poland having so many units

[deft yew]

Well they have a lot of people and their neighbors aren't very friendly.

Normally you should have a larger and better equipped army.

[slow tree]

i dont

anyways

will poland attack me if i go to war with france

[deft yew]

Does Poland guarantee France? Otherwise no.

If you're not sure you can beat Poland then attacking France probably will be difficult too. Either go around the Maginot or use paratroopers to drop on Paris and a few other victory points (cities). There's youtube tutorials on that strategy I'm sure.

[slow tree]

alr

[slow tree]

i hate it

can someone help me with units retreating

[spice tiger]

can someone give me a good tank template

division

[lapis wasp]

do last stand if you really want to stop them from retreating

or bring units from other tiles to defend

[deft yew]

Look at this guide: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2714213712

[slow tree]

no

they just

dont attack

full everything

even last stand

[deft yew]

Can you send a screenshot?

Or a video with your phone

[slow tree]

nope

i deleted the save

wabba start a new one

any country recomandations?

[deft yew]

Canada

Stay in the allies

Develop your ground army

Learn how to use it effectively

[violet maple]

how do i get out of this situation? i barely have any faactory output, bad supply lines and my infantry cant seem to push (im using 9 inf 2 arty template) and im overstretched with only 1m mp

[deft yew]

https://youtube.com/shorts/LAWoGRgIh30?si=5yAYcBQIG2I8hXRy

[violet maple]

barbarossa is going horribly i have 1m casualties from the soviets

they have 2x my divisions

[deft yew]

Use your offensive forces to encircle them and kill part of their units. CAS helps too.

[violet maple]

speaking about air

the french killed my entire airforce

[deft yew]

Damn

That’s not good

Are you producing air?

[violet maple]

im focusing on producing tanks

i only have 12

[deft yew]

Air is important too

Dont neglect it in the future

You have 12 planes or 12 tank divisions?

[sonic wraith]

Will Germany help Vichy when I try to attack it?

[violet maple]

12 tank divisions

[sonic wraith]

I play as Italy

[deft yew]

I think it joins the axis so yes

Not sure

[sonic wraith]

No

[daring osprey]

If you are allied to germany it wont

[violet maple]

germany guarantees vichy though

[daring osprey]

Yeah but italy is in an aliiance

[sonic wraith]

Yes this one

[daring osprey]

With germany

[deft yew]

Use them for encirclements. Reduce tank production and favor fighters for air superiority.

[sonic wraith]

Alright thanks

[violet maple]

oh gode

god

its over

[daring osprey]

Retreat behind a river

And just stay there

Get engi company and stack entrenchment

[violet maple]

ok

[daring osprey]

Also remove an arty battalion

[tropic wolf]

Is armored cars good for suppression i know heavy tanks are best and horses are cheap but do armored cars help with losses?

[violet maple]

im gonn abandon my eastern allies

they're on their own

[daring osprey]

And equip the inf with AA

[deft yew]

Watch this: https://youtu.be/4TB6I7lAfDk?si=B-uHHTPBykiyKoPZ

[daring osprey]

Very important

[violet maple]

ill watch it

im gonna try to salvage this

[deft yew]

You got this

[slow tree]

2 questions

should i go infatry path or panzer

[daring osprey]

I usually go for inf

[slow tree]

and when should i use the pp to reduce mefo bill

[fathom thistle]

as in German focus tree?

[slow tree]

yes

[daring osprey]

When you have enough

No time limit

[slow tree]

ok

[fathom thistle]

When it goes up, but I would recommend u to do the left economic path if you dont want to deal with mefo bills and suddenly having no factories for production

[slow tree]

the tut says otherwise

[daring osprey]

Or do this

[daring osprey]

With mefo you gotta be fast

[fathom thistle]

as for that, it depends on your playstyle,

[slow tree]

heed von neurath guy or reorganize wermacht

still dont know which is better

[daring osprey]

Buff wise neurath is better I think

That supply range is annoting on reorg

[tropic wolf]

I like panzer cause you take less losses with armor 😅 and im not great at the game yet

[violet maple]

i've retreated behind this line

[daring osprey]

Annoying*

[violet maple]

theres a river

and mountains

[fathom thistle]

tbf most tut are still subjective so it depends on how you want to things to play out

[violet maple]

and im building forts

[slow tree]

alr

[daring osprey]

Good

Dont forget the engi and AA and to downsize the inf to 9/1s

Then just research as much as you can weapon wise

[uncut narwhal]

is mefo cancel or peg better for late game germany?

[violet maple]

im completly out of materials though

so my production is bad

[fathom thistle]

just do peg asap

[uncut narwhal]

9/1s are kinda bad tho

[daring osprey]

In singleplayer they can hold the line

Thats what matters for that guy

[uncut narwhal]

artillery is a horrible trade tho

rather use more infantry

[daring osprey]

True but its 1 battalion

[slow tree]

what are 9/1s

[daring osprey]

9 inf 1 arty

[slow tree]

aaaa

[uncut narwhal]

and your sure that mefo cancel isnt better for a late game?

[fathom thistle]

dont do those btw, line arty is jsut bad

[slow tree]

arty destroyes org

[tropic wolf]

What is best inf for holding like whats the best set up from earlier game

[daring osprey]

Uhh

What nation are ya playing

[tropic wolf]

Germany but I just mean alaround kind

[daring osprey]

9/1s get the job done wdym

[fathom thistle]

U dont gain anything from cancelling them earlier than before doing peg.

[violet maple]

the northern african front has collapsed

[uncut narwhal]

no i mean with the decisions

the strat

[violet maple]

and i cant defend my ports

[fathom thistle]

less hp and weird combat width

[violet maple]

its either the soviets or the allies who are gonna make me kick the bucket

[fathom thistle]

less org

[daring osprey]

I didnt say that they were good 🥀

They just work

[daring osprey]

Sec

[tropic wolf]

Ight

[fathom thistle]

right, no need to confuse him with that template then

[daring osprey]

What better template do you have

If hes low on mp

And equipment

[uncut narwhal]

16w inf

is literally better

with shovels

[fathom thistle]

18w pure inf for general inf

[daring osprey]

Dont they consume a lot of equipment tho?

[uncut narwhal]

9/1 literally is bigger

wdym

[fathom thistle]

no need to add line arty

support arty is good

[daring osprey]

If its smaller you get more into a battle so you lose more equipment or smth

[uncut narwhal]

not rlly needed for defense when your short on equipment

[deft yew]

Yeah pretty bad. I recommend watching BitterSteel, he plays disaster saves (games of other people who are losing badly). He points out what’s wrong and gives advice.

[violet maple]

is there a way to see forts on the map

[uncut narwhal]

and 9/1s lose a lot more equipment because theres line arty

[violet maple]

im trying to put a line on the czech forts but it doesnt work

[trail reef]

i am mid 37 austria how can i stop anchulus

[deft yew]

If you click on them in the build menu you should see them.

[daring osprey]

Cant say that you arent right
You learn something new everyday

[uncut narwhal]

9/1s became outdated a long time ago

[fathom thistle]

sure, just free soft attack even on defense

[deft yew]

You can’t build on allied land, only subjects (sometimes).

[sour mountain]

why does coup not work

[fathom thistle]

aa and signals are priority

[uncut narwhal]

yea they are 100% needed for any counter offensive but for pure defense its better to save equipment

[violet maple]

i own the czech forts but i cant get my fall-back line to align with them

[daring osprey]

You cant coup majors

[fathom thistle]

Ofcourse, they are just pretty cheap

[violet maple]

its like a memory game

[uncut narwhal]

yea but idk what that guys situation is but still a good addition

[daring osprey]

Thats what I wanted to recomend but he said he is low on mp

Thats peak div design

[uncut narwhal]

bro what is this

he cant get that

[daring osprey]

A masterpiece

[uncut narwhal]

thats some major power level

[daring osprey]

He said he is playing as germany tho

[uncut narwhal]

yea he might have to just use tanks

imo

[daring osprey]

They cost a lot to make tho
This is cheaper

[fathom thistle]

adding one line aa would make it 35w which better + u can use that free support slot for rangers or flame tanks

Still really great tho

[daring osprey]

Thanks for the advice

[peak mason]

yo guys can someone help i just downloaded the game

[deft yew]

It’s finicky, take your time, sometimes the hitboxes are weird. Otherwise build forts on the tiles of your fallback line that don’t have any.

[violet maple]

normala mode iant no joke bro

im gonna stick to civillian

[uncut narwhal]

regular isnt that hard

[fathom thistle]

stick to normal trust, you will learn from that more

[glacial steeple]

nodnodnod

[uncut narwhal]

yo i got a question

what is better for late game germany

peg or mefo cancel

[violet maple]

in civillian i always win agaisnt the soviets

this time i only got to minsk

[daring osprey]

Yeah thats called learning

If you do easy stuff you wont get better

[violet maple]

my southern allies are doomed

but im holding the line now

[viral agate]

Game code ID: 90281953862789129

Non-Historical.

[daring osprey]

Make frontline now

And drow an arrow

Draw*

You get planning

And the units will perfom better even on the defensive

[vital geode]

Was dude manually moving every troop to the frontline?

[daring osprey]

He has a fallback line

[uncut narwhal]

you are doomed bro

[violet maple]

dude

[scenic grotto]

I can save it

[violet maple]

they just broke through the czech forts

[violet maple]

not even bittersteel could save this

[uncut narwhal]

your playing on civilian arent you?

[violet maple]

no

normal mode

[daring osprey]

Gun defficit?

[violet maple]

usually i play civillian

[daring osprey]

You got doctrines?

[violet maple]

everything deficit

i cant produce anything

[uncut narwhal]

send the save file

[trim obsidian]

Artur golebiowski

[daring osprey]

Send a pic with the production lines

[violet maple]

how do i send it to u

[daring osprey]

Everything you produce

[glacial steeple]

2

[uncut narwhal]

go to documents/paradox/hoi4/save games

[violet maple]

i cant do anything with this

[violet maple]

ok wait

[daring osprey]

Close your economy

You export way too much

[glacial steeple]

.

[violet maple]

oh wait

ur right

i dont have the power deficit anymore

[daring osprey]

Also dont produce trains

[violet maple]

it was a example

that i cant produce shit

[daring osprey]

Go for inf eq support eq arty and AA

Thats all

Wdym you cant

You got steel now

Not a lot

Unless you got 150 factories on inf eq or smth

[glacial steeple]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCqXIRRVZIY

[violet maple]

its useless

[trail reef]

if the germans have a good opinion of me will it affect anchulus risk?

[violet maple]

berlin has fallen

[daring osprey]

I dont think so

[hardy pewter]

Anyone tryna hop in a call and tell me why I am losing this war rn?

[violet maple]

like

no matter how much factories i put

nothing is produced

[daring osprey]

Send a picture with the production lines

Its weird you cant produce anything

[violet maple]

ok wait

[glacial steeple]

[violet maple]

ok wait

itss producing again

[daring osprey]

Use mios for production...

[violet maple]

dude

i did worse then irl germany

[daring osprey]

We learn from mistakes

[hardy pewter]

I out number them like 10 to 1 how am I losing???

[daring osprey]

Your divisions are bad

You use colonial divisions against mountaineers in mountains

[scenic grotto]

ye

[violet maple]

its over

i've lost

[hardy pewter]

what is a colonial divison

[violet maple]

i lasted 1.5yr

[dry saffron]

Hello, I am playing as german reich and I am struggling with Division Designer.
I don’t really know how to build effective divisions and I feel like my templates are weak.

Can someone please tell me clearly what I should use for:
infantry divisions and tank divisions for early war (Poland and France) and mid game (Soviet Union)?

I want simple and strong templates that work well, and I would appreciate direct recommendations on what to build and which support companies to use.
Thank you.

[daring osprey]

@dry saffron

There you go

[violet maple]

thanks for helping btw

i problably wouldnt have lasted that long if it wasnt for u

[vital geode]

Your default inf template is good. Just give it some more support companies

A tank division should be at least 30 width and have at least 30 org

[daring osprey]

I appreciate the kind words

[vital geode]

Also planes solve all problems. Make sure you have an air force

[deft yew]

Look at this guide:https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2714213712

[analog maple]

is this divison still good or is outdated?

[daring osprey]

I mean its good for defending

[vital geode]

Yes. Give 5000 CAS overhead and it can even attack

[dry saffron]

Thanks everyone, I appreciate the help

[analog maple]

uh what?

[daring osprey]

You need a lot of air support

If you want to attack with it

[vital geode]

5000 CAS and you can bomb the enemy to submission

If you rush guns, they also perform decently well

[analog maple]

okay thx

[deft yew]

No problem. I recommend looking at videos on youtube if you haven't yet. BitterSteel is pretty good for learning, he usually plays other people's games gone bad and explains how they could do better. ISorrowProductions is more focused on entertainment but can give you some ideas about what you can do in the future.

[wet crater]

Yeah 18 width is decently functional

Its not the greatest thing ever but it works well enough

[daring osprey]

Good to know

[summer kindle]

How do I find MP games that are currently active?

The area here is dead

[uncut narwhal]

join a server

[fathom thistle]

signal companies always 🙏

just dont use it as your main attacking template

[slow tree]

why does

someone take all of mefo reduction decision so early

like insta

[daring osprey]

You get negative consumer goods factories factor

So more factories on construction

[hardy pewter]

could someone please tell me how i am losing this?

[uncut narwhal]

your divs are bad

[daring osprey]

You
Have
Colonial
Divisions
Against
Mountaineers
In
Mountains

[uncut narwhal]

and its snowing in mountains

[hardy pewter]

elaborate beyond that i got the game yesterday

And they have 1 divison of mountaners

[daring osprey]

What do you want me to elaborate on

The colonial divs are really bad

Thats why

Use mountaineers

In mountains

[hardy pewter]

how do i raise special cap?

[daring osprey]

I honestly dont know

[hardy pewter]

my god

[uncut narwhal]

more divs

[errant chasm]

with more infantry/non special forces divisions

[fathom thistle]

The abusive way or normal way?

[daring osprey]

Damn thanks

[hardy pewter]

so does numbers not really matter in this game?

[uncut narwhal]

they do

[hardy pewter]

bruh

[uncut narwhal]

but not 100 trash against 20 good

[hardy pewter]

How does one salvage the trash?

can i retro fit them or somthing

[uncut narwhal]

yea you can convert them

[hardy pewter]

to what tho

like more people? or is it an equipment thing

[uncut narwhal]

mountaineers or normal inf

[hardy pewter]

ohh okay, how do I convert them which menu is it?

[uncut narwhal]

when clicking on the divs

[raw magnet]

Any tips on how can i rule the world as Byzantine?

[uncut narwhal]

war

good divs

[fathom thistle]

dont forget about navy❤️

[raw magnet]

I keep struggling to actually either naval invade romaina or even defend my faction from the axis

[trail reef]

so?

[deft yew]

Try reloading the save maybe? Or waiting a day? Very weird.

[trail reef]

i have waited 737 days

[deft yew]

oh.

Then idk what to say. Can you dismiss him?

[trail reef]

nope

[dry saffron]

Also, can someone explain how to reduce consumer goods factories?
I feel like too many of my civilian factories are locked by consumer goods and it slows down my production.
What should I focus on to lower consumer goods as Germany?

Thanks!

[trail reef]

do anchulus

[daring osprey]

Change economy law

[dry saffron]

which? my economy law is autarky for now

[daring osprey]

My bad

The other one

You are prolly on partial mobilization

The one with rifles

Go for war economy

If you can

[dry saffron]

okay thank you my brother

[trail reef]

how

[subtle thorn]

why cant i reaserch flam panzer

its says i need to reaserch it first

i have road to 56

[uncut narwhal]

do focus institute price controls

or go left eco path

[uncut narwhal]

its in support equipment

flamethrower tech

[subtle thorn]

aha okay

btw

what should i go with

as kaiser germany

i mean wich economy path

[uncut narwhal]

as kaiser left

[subtle thorn]

when should i cancel

mefo

when the options pop up

[daring osprey]

You only go mefo if you intend to do historical

[daring osprey]

It cancells automatically if you do the first left focus

In the eco tree

[subtle thorn]

aha okay

so i dont cancel it manualy

the focus will do it

[daring osprey]

Yep

[subtle thorn]

okay ty

[deft yew]

Should I get Latvia and Lithuania in my faction as fascist Finland? I also have Estonia in it. Maybe I don't call them in the Winter War so they can make some Soviet troops busy?

[leaden jay]

whats the differnce between

[daring osprey]

Thats some high level stuff

[vital plinth]

Is this template fine for moterized one ? I’m using it to take victory points fast and not get kicked off fast of the tile

[leaden jay]

its good for what it does

[deft yew]

And does the USSR get goals against them?

[civic hare]

best infantry template

[warm garnet]

I’ve taken over France and I intend to invade Britain however I cannot assign my boats to English Channel because it’s red there, I’m not at war on anything how to I get my boats there

Have all dlcs

[civic hare]

I mean this is good but what about the mediums

[uncut narwhal]

this isnt good bro

[civic hare]

its the 36 width

[uncut narwhal]

take that line artillery out tho

its very bad

inf isnt for pushing

use tanks

[civic hare]

ah yes as germany you dont push

[uncut narwhal]

you use tanks to push

in this game

mainly

as its the best way

but just dont use line artillery

its a worse trade

than normal infantry

as it lowers hp

and org

[civic hare]

medium tank templates idk that much about that as my infantry

[uncut narwhal]

use this

[trail reef]

does it core germany?

[uncut narwhal]

you have on map decisions to core each states

its like 100pp per state iirc

[civic hare]

dont got that dlc for tank designs

[opaque zealot]

Guys good infantry

for superpower

[uncut narwhal]

oh then idk

sorry

[civic hare]

so then just my base infantry with maybe one arti?

[clear tide]

Do u need eisenhower for macathur path?

[uncut narwhal]

would be better than 3 artillery

but ask on here for a good non dlc tank template

[civic hare]

27 width?

[uncut narwhal]

just make it 21w

[civic hare]

so I pretty much just wasted my experience

[uncut narwhal]

yea

[civic hare]

my panzer 3 division rn

[uncut narwhal]

make it 36w

10 tanks

[civic hare]

( was built off a limited production at first but I got more)

[uncut narwhal]

8 motorized

thats for dlc

i really have no idea whats the best for no dlc

[deft yew]

According to this wiki you gain the ability to core some or all german states: https://hoi4.paradoxwikis.com/Austrian_national_focus_tree

[daring osprey]

Here it is

@opaque zealot

Battleplans everything

[opaque zealot]

for everything??

no other equiptment only companies??

[daring osprey]

Wdym

Thats the div

Infantry and companies

[opaque zealot]

pretty good

ngl

[daring osprey]

Managed to cap the soviets in record time

[opaque zealot]

dang

[daring osprey]

Battleplan on agressive

[lime citrus]

What is the best way to go the way of the Gold Standard in the U.S.A. without a civil war?

[vital plinth]

Can someone help me about Navisl invasion with marines ? I’m not getting the 65% buff on attack I should get with them

Makes no sense

[lapis wasp]

What’s the best way to organize fleets?

[vital geode]

A main battle force, maybe a patrol fleet, and a fleet dedicated to subs

[civic hare]

when should I start using my navy instead of air force on the english channel

[neat widget]

Yeah

It caps at 50%

[wicked plaza]

guys im thinking of buying a dlc, but which one should i get first?

[neat widget]

if there aren't any mines

so you're never getting any naval invasion bonus

[ionic ferry]

when u try to encircle troops and u cut them off from all angles but they have a port tile are they encircled no?

[raw magnet]

what army spirits should I get?

[spiral delta]

i just researched flame tank special project how do i get it

[neat widget]

Yes but they can retreat through the port

[civic hare]

?

[civic hare]

la resistance (or what every its called exactly I heard is the best)

[ionic ferry]

so if they dont retreat can you crush them all or will ai automatically retreat them?

[neat widget]

they will be crushed

[wicked plaza]

whats the expansion in the dlc

[neat widget]

Yeah ports are special for that reason

[civic hare]

never used it tho

[spiral delta]

hey do u know how i can get flame tanks after i researched them in special project

[wicked plaza]

shi

[neat widget]

go to tank designer

[civic hare]

its a good dlc tho

[spiral delta]

where is that

[neat widget]

equip a flamethrower on the tank

[errant chasm]

in your production tab you can make a tank variant

[neat widget]

and then there should be a dropdown menu where it says "flamethrower tank"

[spiral delta]

oh alr thx

[civic hare]

when should I start using my navy to invade britain instead of just air

[neat widget]

when your navy is larger than what the british have in the channel

[civic hare]

been bombing em since january and its april of 40

nvm may

[errant chasm]

how many destroyers do you have?

wait i can see this myself

[neat widget]

naval bomber design?

[errant chasm]

foul doesn't have By Blood Alone

[neat widget]

Ah I see

heard that it's even easier without by blood alone

[errant chasm]

really wow. i guess you don't have to worry about plane design

[neat widget]

i mean if you play with by blood alone you do have to worry about plane design, and planes without by blood alone still tend to be worse

but if I remember correctly naval bombers specificaly do more damage without by blood alone

[spiral delta]

hey whats the best land doctrine for germany for a new player

[errant chasm]

playing hoi4 without the dlcs feel like a totally different game lmao

[neat widget]

yeah

[neat widget]

are you building tanks

[errant chasm]

Grand battle Plan?

[spiral delta]

do i go tanks or infantry

[errant chasm]

both tanks and inf

[spiral delta]

whats the best doctrine for it

[neat widget]

if you do have tanks you do individual excellence / self-propelled support / streamlined deployment / grand assault

[spiral delta]

so for tanks i do grand assault?

[neat widget]

Yeah

[spiral delta]

which is that

[neat widget]

well for any offensive build tbh

operations doctrine

[spiral delta]

grand battle plan?

[neat widget]

yeah

wait a second what does your doctrine screen look like

[spiral delta]

to the right its mass assualt

so i wanna go with tanks offensive do i go grand battle plan?

[neat widget]

yes

you still go grand battleplan here

[spiral delta]

what about mobile warefare

[uncut narwhal]

is armored spearhead of streamlined deployment better?

[errant chasm]

holy moly old doctrine

[glacial steeple]

💔

🥀

[spiral delta]

whats wrong with it

[neat widget]

streamlined deployment is better since it gives you more soft attack

[vital plinth]

So above 50% it’s waste of marines ?

[neat widget]

armored spearhead gives breakthrough, which is useful in multiplayer and for infantry builds with tank support companies but not with singleplayer tanks

[neat widget]

yes

[analog maple]

how bad are submarines in shallow waters? Are they like just a bit weaker or unusable?

[neat widget]

also don't use tanks use spgs in singleplayer

[vital plinth]

Also which sup doctrine is good for infantry right now I’m focusing on defense and conserving man power until I got a navry to invade Britain , and then il attack a lot also after

[neat widget]

i mean

you've dealt with all of your continental enemies right?

[vital plinth]

Im bordering Soviet and Germany

[neat widget]

show map

[vital plinth]

Its 1939 just. About to core Latvia and those other 2 countries with Scandinavia then I’m off to building up

[neat widget]

Ah I see

Hover over the sea zones next to britain

[vital plinth]

Im thinking of joining in on Soviet war later too then USA and Germany

[neat widget]

if there's nothing in there

you can literally just invade the UK (or any nation for that matter) by building up naval supremacy

pre-war

[vital plinth]

2k dominance from Britain 😂

[neat widget]

Oof

[vital plinth]

And I only got 19 costal ships but I’m about to mass produce battleships so I can compete

[neat widget]

Rough

Yep

[vital plinth]

I got good buffs to build dockyards and infrastructure

[errant chasm]

destroyers would be better? well according to RB they spam torp destroyers

[vital plinth]

So I can spam them fast and provide many at same time

[vital plinth]

Those are for subs no ?

[neat widget]

could be

[vital plinth]

Cruisers for other cruisers and destroyers and battleships against other battleships?

I plan to make 9 lines of battleships so I can them ready around before USA joins

[neat widget]

with that yeah you should be able to take down britain

us only joins in mid-1941, and by that point presumably you have enough of a fleet to have more than 2000 naval supremacy

[drowsy raptor]

Anyone have any tips? Just started

[errant chasm]

build airplanes. Air is important

[drowsy raptor]

Okay thanks

[neat widget]

you should build infantry first

then once you have enough infantry invest in air

but try to invest in military factories early

[opaque token]

Question im a new player and I need help making a good offensive infantry division please help

[neat widget]

try to make it 32-36 width

[opaque token]

32-36 width?

oh

I understand now

[neat widget]

yeah

and then have medium flame tanks, assault engineers, super-heavy artillery, hospitals, and then either light tank recon or ranger recon

[opaque token]

Combat width is how much soldiers can be on one grid?

[neat widget]

yeah

[spiral delta]

hey im tryna make flame tanks in design on light tanks but im using light tanks and how can i make a seperate design of light tanks with flame cus when i try to make one it chnages my main design of light tank to flame aswell

[neat widget]

first of all mediums are probably better
second of all there's a drop down menu where you can change the role of your design
it should currently say light tank in your case, but you can change it to flamethrower tank

[lapis wasp]

is rocket artillery any good?

[errant chasm]

no

[acoustic zephyr]

where can i find the dlc man the guns because i cant seem to find it in the steam store

[tepid umbra]

I mean it's not horrible

not that good tho

[tepid umbra]

it's free now

auto installed into hoi4

[acoustic zephyr]

ohh okay so i have all the dlc stuff?

thats nice then

[oak jasper]

The only niche I can think of for rocket artillery is to slot it in as another support company for infantry to give them even more soft attack?

[tepid umbra]

it looks cool tho

[blissful nova]

I am trying to do danubian federation as austria by holding elections, it says i need otto von hasburg as a leader but he is not in the election menu

how do i get him as a leader?

[errant chasm]

Hey guys any tips for Japan/ I plan on playing japan with a co-op later today

[errant chasm]

thx

[glacial steeple]

div is for china war

you can do like para inf if you want

and its a free xp mod

[opaque token]

@neat widget What are assault engineers template like what goes in there?

[blissful nova]

How do i gain enough equipment to make that division before china war cicks off?

[errant chasm]

What do you mean?

[glacial steeple]

put like

5 on artillery DAY ONE

[tepid umbra]

line art that means it's garbage!!!!!!!!!!!!

[glacial steeple]

not a DAY later

[opaque token]

Like he told me to make assualt engineers I dont know what goes in there like mechanized works or no

[glacial steeple]

because you wont have efficiency

[tepid umbra]

?

[blissful nova]

how many div of this should i be aiming for?

[glacial steeple]

like 1-2 support equipment

[errant chasm]

put them in divs you will use to attack

[tepid umbra]

assault engineers are support companies

[opaque token]

.

[glacial steeple]

rest mostly gun

[tepid umbra]

meant for like tanks and shi

[glacial steeple]

truck doesnt matter

[opaque token]

Ah okay

[glacial steeple]

train doesnt matter

air doesnt matter

tank doesnt rlly matter

[tepid umbra]

armored car japan build

[glacial steeple]

you start with 15 hohei shidans

[tepid umbra]

it's meta bro trust

[glacial steeple]

perfectly fine number

[blissful nova]

ok

thx i will try it now

[glacial steeple]

id do it if it wasnt just slow at AC 1

could still ig

[tepid umbra]

that's why you rush max AC

[glacial steeple]

ill do it for 5 dollars usd

[tepid umbra]

plus you do the whole artillery tech tree for the small buffs

[glacial steeple]

thats assuming i adapt the build

i just put the gun slot on AC

[opaque token]

This is good for infantry offensive?

[glacial steeple]

no

[opaque token]

🙁

[glacial steeple]

dont use artillery as soon as you have the 39 gun or better

in line

[neat widget]

research them from land warfare facility

[tepid umbra]

😍

[blissful nova]

do i disband the chotei shedon little units or keep them

[errant chasm]

btw do you play multiplayer? You seem pretty good?

[glacial steeple]

you turn everything that isnt your 2 equipped tanks or hohei shidans into them

principles of hoi4

offensive divisions seperate from holding divs

[glacial steeple]

rarely but a bit

[vital plinth]

@neat widget so looks like it takes longer with putting all slots with guns on the heavry ship early one

I have the ability to get refit speed 2 times one from the spirit other from a focus

Do you think it will go faster if I just build the battleship without guns and then refit it use that refit speed ?

[tepid umbra]

👀

you should play france ✌️

[opaque zealot]

look at my tank divisions hehehe

[errant chasm]

too low org

[opaque zealot]

organization??

[errant chasm]

yeah too low org

take a tank or two and replace with mech

[neat widget]

could be

usually not true

but you tend to conserve resources this way

[glacial steeple]

no i hate europe and north america

[tepid umbra]

you won't be in europe for long as france ✌️

[errant chasm]

I am playing a japan game if you are interested

[glacial steeple]

foxsy guide

[neat widget]

because you'd be europe

[glacial steeple]

every time japan is mentioned in this chat there is nothing but excitement

[tepid umbra]

💔

[neat widget]

oh this is multiplayer whoops

[glacial steeple]

germany dead by then yeah

[tepid umbra]

knowing neeilu, yeah

[neat widget]

japan

doesn't exist

it is an american province

[vital plinth]

Hey so my recon armored seems to reduce my speed on my templates on tanks ? Do I need to produce simple light tanks ? Will they automatically be used as support ? Just make them cheap ?

[neat widget]

yeah

you need light tanks for light tank recon

[dusty sandal]

you need to make sure the design that's sent in your divs has the same or more speed that the div's or it will cap it at the slowest there is in the div

and if there's no equipment, it's automatically down to 4km/h

[neat widget]

^

[glacial steeple]

its because the recon tank is slower

[blissful nova]

bro tysm i did it

[glacial steeple]

what happened

[blissful nova]

i beated china

[glacial steeple]

oh nice

[subtle thorn]

why cant i put flame company in division desinger is there something to reaserch
i alr built some flame tanks

[errant chasm]

are they considered flame tanks?

[subtle thorn]

im not sure how do i do that?

aha found ot

out

[errant chasm]

look at the tank type what does it say in the designer?

[subtle thorn]

found it

should they be light

[errant chasm]

does it have a normal tank type, a flame icon

[subtle thorn]

tanks

i just created 8k basic medium tanks with just a flamethrower...

[errant chasm]

That's your answer, convert them into flame tanks

[civic hare]

I got all this but barb is finna take some time to start cuz I need to finish two focuses

[tepid umbra]

or you can just justify

[civic hare]

a

[civic hare]

welp ofc I cant prepare for barb in peace

[tepid umbra]

it's cuz of indonesia and shi

[civic hare]

ik

[tepid umbra]

japan's pretty easy to cap

especially once you kill sovs

[civic hare]

should I just ignore it and focus on the soviet union for now

thanks

that boosted my confience in this

[glacial steeple]

not if it locks in

[tepid umbra]

which it like never does

[glacial steeple]

https://tenor.com/view/carl-rat-rats-carl-fighting-fight-gif-19310178

[neat widget]

japan and locking in? fictitious

[neat widget]

do you own anything in east asia

[civic hare]

directly no but I got puppets

[civic hare]

just Malaya

[neat widget]

yeah

probably justifying on malaya

just kill japan it'd be easy

set up naval supremacy before the war starts of course

[vital plinth]

Hey I got a strike and what is best thing to chose to remove ? Milletary force or the one that cost 100 pp ?

[tepid umbra]

nahhh just leave them

once you kill soviets you can just march into china and kick them out of mainland

then invade them from korea

[neat widget]

well

you can invade them from malaya

instantly

[tepid umbra]

that's

boring

[neat widget]

so is land combat

imagine fighting for empty desert

[vital plinth]

I have 49 stability

[neat widget]

when you can be fighting over the most productive real estate on planet earth

#navy

[errant chasm]

Do the 100pp one if that doesnt work do military force

[vital plinth]

Its 125 pp sorry

80% chance of success or 20% for bad event

[errant chasm]

Still do that

[vital plinth]

While the 75 pp is 60% for good

[errant chasm]

Its 80 percent success and no one is hurt

[vital plinth]

Ok 👍

[worn needle]

How do i get war goals as an monarchist country?

[daring osprey]

Wait for world tension to go up

[worn needle]

it is not going up for the past 3 years

[daring osprey]

Unlucky

[worn needle]

but thanks

[civic hare]

dont mind how the front looks

[vital plinth]

The British ain’t messing around lol @neat widget

[errant chasm]

Send troops to the the crimean front

Its wide open

[civic hare]

I did try that earlier and it was kinda eh but that was with one tank tho

[errant chasm]

Tb serious if you attack south wards in belarus that may get the soviets to retreat and have a shorter front line

[glacial steeple]

pain

this pains me

[civic hare]

sorry

[vital plinth]

Hey my suprmarines are getting crushed in one fight I lose 6-8 lol what do I need to do to my sups to make them not die like that ?

[civic hare]

BRO WTF

WTF

WTF

THAT IS THE MOST INSANE THING I HAVE SEEN

[tepid umbra]

😮‍💨

[civic hare]

STALIN GRAD WAS NTO EVEN BEING DEFENDED

[neat widget]

you're supposed to have more supremacy than britain when you declare war so taht your naval invasion launches immediately

[errant chasm]

Watch out for any counter offensives!

[neat widget]

In either case now you just naval bomb the royal navy to death

[civic hare]

hey

its so goofy it makes the soviets not defend stalingrad

[tropic seal]

Why are you attacking the maginot

Nvm

Ur not germany

[errant chasm]

Make sure you observe everywhere to make sure you are not being attacked from somewhere else

[civic hare]

ol

I have done this like 3 times

nvm

2 this is my third time

[errant chasm]

We dont want another england situation

[civic hare]

so the soviets werent defending the south

I looked away for two seconds

and my troops get up there

[errant chasm]

Okay now this is a good outcome if you can encircle them

[tepid umbra]

maginot attacking is meta

[tropic seal]

You have to capitulate the Netherlands and Belgium anyway

Why not do it along the way

[tepid umbra]

that's what you think...

[tepid umbra]

tf are your divisions