ask-for-help-here

[proven rain]

yea

[uncut narwhal]

thats the thing

[errant chasm]

cuz they aren't equipped with anything

[uncut narwhal]

stop attacking and wait for planning

[proven rain]

nah burh

[uncut narwhal]

and full equipment

[glacial steeple]

you dont equip your army

[proven rain]

if i wait germany gets it

[heady skiff]

Put reinforcements to highest pritority

[uncut narwhal]

bro you cant battleplan with trash divisons and no equipment and just say it isnt your fault

like your new

we get that

but you have to listen

and learn

and especially read

@glacial steeple alr told you to read

[proven rain]

nah bruh you see i do everything good

[uncut narwhal]

no you dont

your army isnt fully equipped

[proven rain]

say the things

what i do wrong

[uncut narwhal]

attack from multiple sides

[proven rain]

wha tsohuld i do?

[uncut narwhal]

wait for planning bonuses

[uncut narwhal]

im literally telling you

[proven rain]

but bruh i cant wait cuz germany gets it

[uncut narwhal]

sometimes you have to wait

[cosmic vine]

how does one lower consumer goods

[uncut narwhal]

economy law

advisors

war bonds decision

when at war

some focuses

do it

[cosmic vine]

ok perfect

[sonic wraith]

When doing focus hand over the coastal as PRC, can we increase the chances of them giving it?

[cosmic vine]

thanks

[heady skiff]

I lwk think I found out why Germany was beating me xd

I was getting distracted by my friend so I genuinely forgot to touch my template and assumed I already did

WHAT IS THIS 😭

I did NOT touch ts

._.

[proven rain]

i found out why i cant win with alot of good troop

[uncut narwhal]

add one more battalion and your lwk fine

[heady skiff]

Im slowly adding them whilst I get the equipment xd

[uncut narwhal]

one battalion added is fine

shouldnt be too expensive

[heady skiff]

I mean I have like 200 divs and 1k guns

[uncut narwhal]

okay

[heady skiff]

Im currently holding strong so Ima just wait until I can afford it

[uncut narwhal]

you got any tanks? or mountaineers

[heady skiff]

I should get mountaineer tbf xd

[uncut narwhal]

theyre pretty strong

[heady skiff]

Yh

[uncut narwhal]

a lot cheaper than tanks

and on the same level

basically

[heady skiff]

Idk any good templates tho

so

[uncut narwhal]

lemme load up my game rq

[heady skiff]

Alr

[uncut narwhal]

i can send you one

[heady skiff]

Thx

[proven rain]

how much moun i need

[uncut narwhal]

as much as you can get

[austere roost]

Always check pins

[uncut narwhal]

true

[heady skiff]

I mean they're old tho, idk if things have changed

so

[uncut narwhal]

there are some new ones

very recent

[heady skiff]

Nothing on mountaineers lmao

Like nothing at all

[austere roost]

3 months ago, how is it old?

[austere roost]

Just replace rangers with mountaineers

[uncut narwhal]

tbh a meta "can" change pretty fast

[austere roost]

Tbh there's literally a pin that separates new and old things

[heady skiff]

My tier 1 mountaineers will cook trust 😭 ✌️

[austere roost]

Tier?

You mean doctrines?

[uncut narwhal]

make them like this

[heady skiff]

Is this not tier?

[austere roost]

At least take the first subdoctrine to get rangers recons

No lmao

[heady skiff]

Rip

[proven rain]

i need to spawn 300 army for 2 moun

[austere roost]

No one researches those except for lvl1

[uncut narwhal]

we all research those

[heady skiff]

I lwk dont have rangers so

[austere roost]

It's not meta

[heady skiff]

xd

[austere roost]

Because you don't have ncns

But still take ranger recon subdoctrine

[heady skiff]

Will this just be fine?

[errant chasm]

Is the special forces doctrine limit still 2 in NCNS?

[uncut narwhal]

arent rangers only a bit stronger than mountaineers?

[austere roost]

Don't add the inf

[uncut narwhal]

yea take out the inf

[heady skiff]

Misclick

[austere roost]

Well that's just because there are much more forests than mountains

[uncut narwhal]

true

[austere roost]

But double taking the ranger recon subdoctrines make it very op

[proven rain]

if i need france whati

can do

[swift sonnet]

Does it matter how the temple looks? stat wise?

[heady skiff]

Wait Im so stupid

[uncut narwhal]

the template is very bad but no

[swift sonnet]

This was in Hoi4 WorldCup 2024 wdym

[austere roost]

Yes

But civil war Stalin can get 3 subdoctrines

[uncut narwhal]

dont use that in your single player campaign tho

[proven rain]

thank the answer

[glacial steeple]

modded

[uncut narwhal]

anything you think i could improve on this div?

[neat widget]

You can swap one of the marines for rangers

i know it would look a bit disorganized but yeah

also did you implement special forces doctrines?

[uncut narwhal]

only the ranger one

[swift sonnet]

I find people adding Support artillery when the temple already has enough Soft attack. I would switch it for AntiTank Support if it was MP. Otherwise its a good div, can't really complain.

[uncut narwhal]

why wouldnt you add support arty?

its basically free soft attack

[glacial steeple]

isnt it like 20% or something with assault inf

[uncut narwhal]

think so

[swift sonnet]

Any Spacemarine is gona stop that in its track.

[glacial steeple]

nah

[uncut narwhal]

space marines just are op in general

[glacial steeple]

a lot of spacemarine units are trash

like they can be good if you know what makes them good

which is not armor value necessarily

tho it helps

[neat widget]

this is fine enough for singleplayer

[proven rain]

people in general can help but in a channel what created for help

cant

craz

y

[neat widget]

actually it is pretty decent for multiplayer too

if you're attacking a lot of forts or urban tiles this would be pretty good

[glacial steeple]

we try to help you, but youve been refusing to learn the mechanics behind equipping your units, combat modifiers

these are basic skills you need to learn

[swift sonnet]

Yes For SIngleplayer i wouldn't change anything in the template. If it was MP game, i would like that AntiTank Support instead of arty.

[glacial steeple]

like idk, i could sit with you in vc sometime if you need it

[proven rain]

nah bruh

i asked 1 thing and they said it

[neat widget]

(if you're not the pioneer or armored engineer version are probably better, but not by that much)

[proven rain]

like an good answer not

[neat widget]

well i'd probably replace the signals tbh

that said

[uncut narwhal]

i forgot to research armored engineers and i didnt have navy xp

[neat widget]

what sad multiplayer are you in where you get 44% initiative but no 5th slot

[neat widget]

no worries

it barely matters in this case

[swift sonnet]

I've started to use Signal Company on my Inf aswell tbh. It's growing on me.

[uncut narwhal]

true

[civic hare]

aint that only good for tanks

[neat widget]

well they do have initiative on the rangers, so it's less needed

[swift sonnet]

Preferably on Tanks, but INF is a nice addition aswell.

[uncut narwhal]

learning new stuff everyday really

[neat widget]

well looks like the signal company is providing 34% and the rangers 10%

[proven rain]

okay then say the help

i only got the thing like bad temp then i showed

and said its good

[neat widget]

so it can still be useful but you probably won't get reinforce memed without it

[proven rain]

and its over

[neat widget]

having 0% initiative for large divisions is often bad though

[glacial steeple]

the help would be explaining how to use a military factory

and probably how to research

[errant chasm]

could you send a screenshot of your production?

[proven rain]

what

??

[errant chasm]

it would be helpful to see how much equipment you are producing

[shy schooner]

How do I pacify a country after conquered it?

[austere roost]

Tbh production and industry are like 80% of the whole picture

[errant chasm]

OOF that is a huge deficit

[uncut narwhal]

your literally missing 170k guns

[errant chasm]

no wonder why your troops aren't doing shit. They're armed with nothing

[proven rain]

then bruh say smth dot blame

[uncut narwhal]

bruh we told you

[proven rain]

nice thank its littearly helped

[uncut narwhal]

multiple times

[austere roost]

What is your industry tech and what year is it?

This looks like something from 1937

[swift sonnet]

I show in DM, Stream

[proven rain]

and you still dont said anything

thats why i say general is better for question

[austere roost]

I think he told you why your troops have shit stats

[errant chasm]

i asked for production eariler and that you weren't equiped

[proven rain]

how i gonna ?

[errant chasm]

gonna what? Gonna cry?

[austere roost]

You gotta learn that template design is at most 15% of what determines victory

[proven rain]

how to equip

180 k missing gun bruh

[austere roost]

Stop training troops, stop building new units infinitely, and learn how to build an industry

[glacial steeple]

are you infinitely training units? did you make your units too large?

you have too little on guns regardless

[proven rain]

im not traing them

[glacial steeple]

like making new ones

[proven rain]

in the new

yea

[glacial steeple]

dont do that??

only make new units when you have stockpiles of equipment

so like, positive

number + not -

[austere roost]

But again what year is it and what is your industry tech

[glacial steeple]

guessing 40-41

with maybe only inf tab opened?

because of outdated gun in production, production numbers

other equipment old

cropped screenshots are bad

[proven rain]

how i goona get 180k weapon

39

[austere roost]

This is disgusting

[proven rain]

nah i go back to general

[austere roost]

This is def not 1939 industry tech level

You need to prioritize your production and concentration tech levels

[glacial steeple]

they did something

maybe its like 37 industry

[proven rain]

maybe say smth dont say oh its 40

[glacial steeple]

thank you

okay

so

youre missing about uh

90% of the basics

thats chill, do you wanna vc sometime and like screenshare?

ill tell you in voice, if that helps

[proven rain]

its long to type ?

i can

tomorow

[glacial steeple]

it would be more clear and coherent for you :)

what time tomorrow?

[proven rain]

idk

how i gonna get 180k weapobn

[glacial steeple]

you wont, in any reasonable time

[arctic aspen]

I understand historical ussr but what is the most efficient way to start a world conquest from the beginning of the run? Poland then germany?

[heady skiff]

Who even NEEDS an Airforce frrr

Just let the Germans bash into my lines for like a year and attrition in mountains xd

[austere roost]

Rush nkvd focus before doing purge

[neat widget]

empty factories and dockyards

[errant chasm]

I see one factory on inf equipement

[glacial steeple]

why did we go down from 15

its so cooked

also just not using pp, not using civs

would make for a good challenge

[heady skiff]

FINALLY

Just need to deal with the Uk

And hopefully not the US since Japan went Russian war path

[glacial steeple]

ive added a production reference to the image

[austere roost]

i learned that portugeuse people call it lavender

[glacial steeple]

i didnt even write the text i just copied it from cheese

[heady skiff]

Wait question, why wont it let me move my navy to Dunkirk?

😭

Gibraltar is Spanish

[glacial steeple]

you need to control both sides of a strait for it to be friendly

[austere roost]

is spain neutral? look at the status of the strait

[heady skiff]

-_-

Brehh

[austere roost]

also don't put submarines in your surface fleet

[heady skiff]

Back to the African campaign

And ofc America joins the uk -_-

[glacial steeple]

oh bmh fun fact

if your prod efficiency base is 10% but cap 0% or below it uses the mil every 2 days or so

second day

[austere roost]

i learned that if your tank cost is 0 or negative you will lose all tanks the next day

[glacial steeple]

cap is funny tho

kinda OP for afghanistan to use your mils every 2 days

[austere roost]

yeah elite is just for weirdos who hate themselves

[glacial steeple]

should be fixed

[glacial steeple]

it only works with afghan

you get positive cap on everyone else

ig elite ethiopia is fire too

70% 🔥

[heady skiff]

😭

[austere roost]

you can get 1940 airframe with 720 days 🤣

or can you? can't remember

[glacial steeple]

its like 1200? without buffs

which you get

and then its like 900-1000

[storm solstice]

for france sp navy focused run is it worth using light tanks

8lt+9mot+armormeme

[austere roost]

you can do anything but use spgs or tds instead and mot sucks, use inf instead

[heady skiff]

American navy pmo so much 😭

[wheat cobalt]

what is the bedrock server name address and port?

[keen hemlock]

uh this is hoi4

[glacial steeple]

IDK

[wintry sierra]

Anyone wanna help me learn some basic? Just got the game. Looked really interesting on YT

[wheat cobalt]

same

[austere roost]

check pins

[wheat cobalt]

also nice dog/fox photo

[heady skiff]

Why does repairing ships take SO LONGGGG 😭

[austere roost]

you can always cancel repairs

your fleet doesn't need to be 100% repaired

[heady skiff]

Ok but like

Half my fleet is on the brink of destruction

Because I did like 10 naval battles against the uk

xd

[glacial steeple]

kinda wanna play hoi but idk what nation is fun

[heady skiff]

Wait how do I use more dockyard for ship repair?

Nvm

I got it

[storm solstice]

my entire navy got sunk dawg

150 ships ---> 1 ship

savescummed, filled carrier decks, cooked uk navy

Only problem is my divisions are complete ass
9/0 inf with support companies have zero sauce

and no time for tanks

how do i solve Ts

[austere roost]

just build cas

cas is just spgs from the air

[light knoll]

play 1939 start date Belgium

[civic hare]

BRO WHEN IN GREAT WAR REDUX DOES RUSSIA SURRENDER THEY HAVE TWO CAPS TAKEN

or maybe instead of 1917 its a november revolt in november 1916

maybe hopefully

[light sail]

anybody knows the best modern era mod?

[glacial steeple]

capital?

[glacial steeple]

idk

its all like

either slop, overwhelming or overwhelming (terrible)

[light knoll]

chita

[glacial steeple]

novum vexillum TFR mildawn

[glacial steeple]

i was considering vladi

[light knoll]

chita is the most random

that's why its the funniest

[glacial steeple]

chita ive done before

[light knoll]

and definitely the worst

[glacial steeple]

its bad

but not that bad

vladi has less state pop actually

[brazen glade]

how to stop my eddited front line from changing

[wind lotus]

TFR maybe

[indigo kraken]

does somebody have played the mod TFR (The fire rises)? i dont know how to get liquidity

[wind lotus]

Turn off auto payment

[indigo kraken]

maybe tfr but is very cursed, play millenial instead idk

[wind lotus]

And turn on bank liquidity

[indigo kraken]

ok

ty

[wind lotus]

Np

[junior wasp]

Do you guys think going mainly motorized inf as Germany would be good?

[indigo kraken]

and if i wanna play as other "nation" in the civil war of usa, i have to leave the game and then get in other country? like atomwaffen division

[indigo kraken]

maybe

[wind lotus]

When you get an event about choosing between Bden or Donald, choose Bden, that will allow you to play the other paths. After the elections I believe, you will get another event about which faction you will want to play as

[austere roost]

it's germany against ai, any half-working division will work

[wheat cobalt]

do you know how to join this game on bedrock?

[austere roost]

even motorized inf

[indigo kraken]

oh ok

thanks stone

[wind lotus]

Np

[errant chasm]

bro this is hoi4 not miencraft

[wheat cobalt]

uh

[errant chasm]

you can't

[wind lotus]

Hearts of Iron pocket edition

[wheat cobalt]

whats hoi4

[austere roost]

it's a peru-ecuadorian war simulator

[silk pivot]

What happens if the launcher isn't launching

[wheat cobalt]

hm is germany in hoi4?

[visual yacht]

What's the proper way to use factory conversions for countries with poor economies? I assume with strong eco countries youd convert civ to mil as a faster way to make mils (using excess civs), but i struggle to find a reason to do it if im not usa/germany

[wheat cobalt]

so there is germany?

[visual yacht]

Its a game about ww2 so id hope so XD

[wheat cobalt]

great

how much is the game and how do i get it?

[visual yacht]

Oh you werent kidding were you

Too much ( for all the dlc) and its on steam

[wheat cobalt]

hm

[austere roost]

it's not really useful anymor

[wheat cobalt]

93 bucks hmm

is it high graphics?

[errant chasm]

No

[wheat cobalt]

is it at least 2d?

[wild rune]

it'd be pretty difficult to play a 1d game

[wheat cobalt]

i mean its it 2d or did the creator make it a ps1 (i assuming ps1 is bad) graphics and made it 93 bucks

[visual yacht]

Just watch a video on it on youtube

Youll see what type of game it is

[cosmic vine]

how can i boost my man power? im fighting the allies and poland all at once and now have 0

[obsidian badger]

you get dedicated aa and secondary battery slots on the bottom

the 2 leftmost bottom slots can be for hangers

everything else on the top can be hangers

what country u

if usa then sure

france carriers...is weird are you fighting uk?

so yes

yeah go ahead, im gonna be honest here theres a high chance its gonna sink anyways with or without them

however if you produce multiple you can probably clash with the british fleet enough to get naval supremacy

or fill the english channel with enough steel to make a land bridge lol

but overall carriers against britain is a bad idea

you can use naval bombers from land

so its better to mass produce light cruisers

[severe hollow]

how valid is betterstill navy guide now

[civic hare]

I lost the great war even tho I won what

[slender lodge]

guys

rate my template

Companies: Enginer, Artillery support, Logistic company / Template: 10 infantry, 1 artillery

[pliant condor]

has negative information content

[stable jolt]

hello guys im that dude who loves ww2 and strategy game and got HOI 4 on sale and now has no idea what to do. Who wants to teach me? and yes i spent hours on yt tutorials

[simple carbon]

i bought it and just learnt with trial and error. its more fun that way

im still learning and having fun playing as different countries seeing what i can do with each one

the only thing id recommend is playing historically the very few first times since its probably more safe

[spring robin]

yo, if i got that doctrine that reduces artillery batallion by 0.8, i have 2 battalions so it's 1.6, should i replace that "-1.6 width" with an infantry battalion (2 width) or leave it as it is

[worn stratus]

Whats a good inf to art ratio in single player as a minor country

[spring robin]

6 inf 1 art (personal opinion)

[fathom thistle]

Preferably no line artillery at all. Support arty is great tho

[slender lodge]

meow meow

nothing is happening here...

[storm solstice]

Is 36w offensive infantry good for france (as opposed to tanks) fo a '38 war

[glacial steeple]

hi cat

[serene karma]

💀

[worn stratus]

Why can’t i push albania

Says they are a neutral country but i have declared war

[storm solstice]

is there a repository that details the meta for NCNS

That one can read

[glad lichen]

Guys, I have an important question: how do you conquest Ireland?

[obsidian badger]

is it in anyway possible for the ai to do the united states of south america focus

[faint dirge]

you can use the console

but thats kind of cheating

[storm solstice]

failed france run again

i get a naval landing in uk but they just wont push they get out of supply and die

[glad lichen]

Help Help me

as Germany of course

[faint dirge]

you use diplomacy to justify a war goal on them

[dusty sandal]

No big deal in a singleplayer game

[dusty sandal]

If you're trying to attack from allied land you need this ally in the war as well

[glacial steeple]

hi franc is sauce son

[dusty sandal]

Just passing by on my lunch break, have a busy afternoon

[feral sonnet]

@slow pawn its not allowed in the jg ruleset

[pallid iris]

Going to do a defiant historical Poland run. Will the Soviet Union join the war?

[uncut narwhal]

the soviets will declare on you in like 1940

they dont join like they did in real life

[storm solstice]

please i need a good template 😭
and how to supply my guys before they get destroyed in the coast (as france, so i have basically zero industry)

do i build interwar mediums pace marines from 1936

[proven rain]

@glacial steeple now?

[storm solstice]

and i had 400 cas and still lost

[uncut narwhal]

so you want a good marine template?

[storm solstice]

more or less, but it doesnt help that i can barely build one full marine due to the cap limit

[uncut narwhal]

you want to have 36w marines

[storm solstice]

so i build 16(+4 from focus) dockyards for navy larp in 1936 (and to take advantage of civ econ debuff on others) to have 3 carriers out before avenge waterloo, and only build mils after that

[uncut narwhal]

you want to build civs into a little bit and then start building mils

maybe some infra too for the long game if you want

[storm solstice]

so 17 marines and one SPA?

or 10 marines and 8 SPA

[uncut narwhal]

space marines arent even needed if you dont wanna do tanks

id say only get marines

if you say your industry is rather weak

[uncut narwhal]

just do smth like this

[feral sonnet]

more support company

[uncut narwhal]

yea thats true

but i just didnt had them researched

you want flame tanks, pioneers

signal companies

[storm solstice]

will they be able to last under red air in ports because my 18w inf got shredded

[uncut narwhal]

yea probably

if you have like 8

if you dont have a lot just send in your inf

[feral sonnet]

yes

[vague coral]

how do i complete the focus?

im locked to the advisor

[keen hemlock]

Outdated after ncns

[keen hemlock]

Does it say how you can get him?

[storm solstice]

and are medium fighters better for carrier aircrafts or lights

and the new naval dominance ui makes no sense to me

[vague coral]

nevermind i got an event that fixed it but i still cant do this focus no matter what i pick in the event

oh nevermind its fixed

it was another event

[obtuse gust]

Kind of a dumb question but I'm trying to understand the unit templates and was curious on how the placement of the battalions work, for example if you had a division of just 6 inf would there be significant difference between 2 columns of 3 or 3 rows of 2? I didn't know if the battalions chosen from top-left descending would be considered the "frontline" and that's why I always see artillery last or more likely I'm just overcomplicating it lol

[keen hemlock]

6

[dusty sandal]

Batalion placement doesn't change anything in combat

The only change is the type of batalions you can put in each column

Which is determined by the frist one used

[obtuse gust]

Ah I see thank you

[light sail]

guys

how to declare war?

to a neutral nation

[uncut narwhal]

bro what is this

take out the at

the rest is kinda ok

idk why theres mech

[lyric geyser]

Meta marine template

Better for mp

[uncut narwhal]

1% of players here play mp

most people play sp

so take that out

[lyric geyser]

Still works good for sp

[lyric geyser]

Still works better for singleplayer

[uncut narwhal]

at is useless tho

[uncut narwhal]

no it doesnt

[lyric geyser]

How ai still makes tanks?

[uncut narwhal]

ai tanks dont even have armor lol

early game ai tanks can literally be pierced by gun 1's

[lyric geyser]

Early game? Also I’ve seen ai tanks with more armour than that

[uncut narwhal]

you dont need at in sp

[lyric geyser]

Anyways way better than the div you sent

[uncut narwhal]

the ai just doesnt build strong enough tanks

[uncut narwhal]

brother what

i was just missing support companies

[lyric geyser]

You don’t need anything in singleplayer atp just use infantry Lmao

[storm solstice]

whats the tree looking batallion

[uncut narwhal]

rangers

[uncut narwhal]

whatever you say

[storm solstice]

you get them theough mountaineer doc?

[uncut narwhal]

no through ranger

its its own thing

[lyric geyser]

Your using no pioneers which is massive half companies like said no mech (sure that’s fine if budget) and to many marines

[uncut narwhal]

i like assault engineers more

not too many marines

was literally at 45%

stats

so not over 50%

[lyric geyser]

Because you don’t have pioneers

[uncut narwhal]

yea

[lyric geyser]

Pioneers give massive naval stat

[uncut narwhal]

i like assault engineers more

already told you

[lyric geyser]

They are worse

[uncut narwhal]

makes them more versatile

i dont care about that small naval buff

[lyric geyser]

It’s like 20%

[storm solstice]

Nvm its dlc i dont have it :p

[uncut narwhal]

and id rather have the buffs from assault engineers

[uncut narwhal]

just use mouuntaineers then fine aswell

[storm solstice]

Alr thanku

[lyric geyser]

You get more stats by Just having pioneers and then swapping the marines

[uncut narwhal]

yea i dont like that tho

[lyric geyser]

???

You don’t like stats

[storm solstice]

God damn this dlc is expensive

[uncut narwhal]

i dont like swapping my divs

i just use the marines

[storm solstice]

Reasonable mostly negative

[uncut narwhal]

they work well enough

and its sp

so

[lyric geyser]

Sure but then just use 16 width inf atp

[uncut narwhal]

bro what are you talking about

just stop saying non sense

[lyric geyser]

It’s sp you can land with 16 widths

[uncut narwhal]

ok?

doesnt mean 16w divs have good stats

[lyric geyser]

Yeah and neither do yours?

[uncut narwhal]

literally do with support companies

but whatever

your div is worse

why mech?

why not amph?

and why at in sp?

like anybody with knowledge wouldnt use that

[lyric geyser]

Mech gives hardness and is cheaper

[uncut narwhal]

amphibs are better bud

[lyric geyser]

No

You already have 50%

That’s what the amphibious bonus caps at

[uncut narwhal]

just use less marines then

more rangers

?

[lyric geyser]

No waste of ic?

[uncut narwhal]

waste of ic

yea ok

[lyric geyser]

Yes?

[uncut narwhal]

thats not even important

[lyric geyser]

They cost more than double

[uncut narwhal]

quality wins over quantity like 80% of the time

[lyric geyser]

No you just do waves with these and they land

You need the ic so you can do waves

[uncut narwhal]

waves?

[lyric geyser]

For sp purpose they are better as you can land once with cheaper ic

[uncut narwhal]

if you gotta do that

then your div just aint good enough

this is sp

we are talking about

[twin kayak]

How do I get this naval dominance up ? I have all of my airforce on the channel (on naval strike, air dominance etc ...) and all of my navy

[lyric geyser]

Yes so cheaper ic is way better then

[uncut narwhal]

you need to put your navy to patrol

[uncut narwhal]

but not on that scale

[lyric geyser]

Yes on that scale?

Plus less research

And you get bonuses from mio

[uncut narwhal]

all doesnt really matter

[lyric geyser]

Like I said it’s single player you can use anything and it works but my div is better

[uncut narwhal]

your div isnt better

your using at

[glad lichen]

is that i am cute no one respond

[uncut narwhal]

on sp

[twin kayak]

it already was

but it kept going back to port for repairs

[uncut narwhal]

on patrol you should gain dominace tho

[lyric geyser]

I promise you it’s twice as better than the div you sent

Also at is fine

Idk why you keep complaining about it

[uncut narwhal]

bro at is literally the biggest waste of ic

in sp

[lyric geyser]

Ai tanks don’t get pierced by gun 1’s

[uncut narwhal]

early game tanks

i said

[lyric geyser]

What you make marines for 1936?

Is that your argument

[uncut narwhal]

my argument is that at is absolutely not needed against ai tanks

[lyric geyser]

It is?

Better

Nothing is needed but that’s just way better

[uncut narwhal]

ai tanks have like 20 armor max

[twin kayak]

yeah, but never enough

[uncut narwhal]

then your navy is too small

[twin kayak]

of course, they just keep sinking

[uncut narwhal]

this division is a lot better than yours

because at is a big waste

[lyric geyser]

Still no pioneers

[uncut narwhal]

yea that is not enough

[lyric geyser]

GG

[uncut narwhal]

this div is at like 50% bonus so it doesnt matter

[lyric geyser]

It does because your just waisting stats

And ic

[twin kayak]

how do I keep then afloat ?

[uncut narwhal]

is it wasting if i literally gain

[twin kayak]

what can I do against them sinking

[uncut narwhal]

just dont let it die and naval bomb the channel

[lyric geyser]

Like said before you get way more stats from just replacing marines and it’s cheaper easily needs less research as well

[twin kayak]

how do I don't let it die

[uncut narwhal]

dont put it up the whole time

[twin kayak]

I keep getting combats like these

[lyric geyser]

Also don’t need signals in single player doesn’t even really help

[uncut narwhal]

i just prefer assault engineers

[uncut narwhal]

but anti tank does?

[lyric geyser]

Just use paratroopers it will be easier

[lyric geyser]

Yes esp late game

Early game if you don’t want the at sure swap it out for like a ranger

[uncut narwhal]

at isnt needed in sp imo but if you feel like you need it i dont see a problem

[lyric geyser]

Like I said nothing is “needed” in singleplayer because singleplayer is that easy

My template is just better though

[twin kayak]

ok, I will. but I also want to understand why the naval invasion didn't get through

[uncut narwhal]

it isnt

[lyric geyser]

British fleet is larger than yours and your Germany

[twin kayak]

(I bought the game 5 days ago, so I don't know all of the mechanics)

[uncut narwhal]

just compare the stats

[twin kayak]

how do I make my fleet better ?

[uncut narwhal]

mine is cheaper

and has better stats

[lyric geyser]

Basically when you put your fleet in patrol you need to have a better fleet than the enemy - when putting it on patrol you will also fight the fleet in that sea zone

[uncut narwhal]

like mine has double the soft attack

[lyric geyser]

Build dockyards/ take other people’s fleets naval bombers are also good

[uncut narwhal]

more breakthrough and org

[lyric geyser]

Did you do research all + doctrine?

[twin kayak]

do I need to add more of paratroopers ?

[uncut narwhal]

ranger doctrine and like 1943 tech

[lyric geyser]

Yeah the reason you have more stats is because the ss on the left is without tech or doctrine apart from pioneer as it’s for show lol

[lyric geyser]

Also why aren’t you doing marine doctrine?

[uncut narwhal]

was too lazy to get navy xp

[lyric geyser]

I recommend you add 1 more paratrooper (not needed) but you should add support companies engineer and arty - if you want to add more add field hospitals and maybe aa + at if needed

[twin kayak]

I'll probably take out anti tank

[lyric geyser]

You don’t need the truck recon the rest is fine but quite expensive

[storm solstice]

should france send volunteers to spain at the cost of 25% stability

[lyric geyser]

For mp or sp?

[storm solstice]

Sp

[lyric geyser]

I would recommend not then as you can civil war as France if your stab is to low

If your stab goes below 25% you have a timer to a civil war

[storm solstice]

then how do i farm points

[lyric geyser]

It does give you ws if you want to go partial tho

[lyric geyser]

Points?

[storm solstice]

land/air exp

[lyric geyser]

Get a chief or army / air

[twin kayak]

Is there an option to disable the day and night cycle ?

it is annoying to play during the night

I can't see shit

[silent orbit]

bottom right

[short palm]

for mp are heavy cruisers with light batteries still meta or is it DP secondaries with the Naval bombers and cas buffs?

have not played much since the new dlc

[worn stratus]

Why does it say i use 13 civs for licensed import but i dont trade with anyone?

[glad lichen]

show me your screen a can help you

here

[worn stratus]

u want a photo or u want me to screen share you

[glad lichen]

do it as you want

[glad lichen]

if yo see that little box press on it

[glad lichen]

oh you dont have it

idk , you have consumer goods , i thank you need to build more factories

[worn stratus]

How

I dont have any civs

[uncut narwhal]

are any civs destroyed?

[worn stratus]

No one is attacking me

[glad lichen]

hmmm

[uncut narwhal]

resistance?

[worn stratus]

I have literally annexed only 2 states

[worn stratus]

It says 13 for licensed import but i am not trading

[glad lichen]

convoys maybe ?

do yo have it

[wind lotus]

License imports? Isn't that for licensed equipment?

Are you producing any foreign equipment?

[glacial steeple]

ai makes tanks

not the greatest tanks

but late game they can be a bit spooky

[worn stratus]

Is that it

[glacial steeple]

late game their air sucks tho

[uncut narwhal]

but they mostly dont have armor

like a max of 20

[wind lotus]

Probably

[uncut narwhal]

mid game

[glacial steeple]

thats like the only thing they have

[uncut narwhal]

yea

[glacial steeple]

no crit damage usually tho

[uncut narwhal]

ive never had any problems

with ai tanks

[glacial steeple]

like ai tanks have enough armor to not be pierced by gun in like

43 or so

[glacial steeple]

if theyre majors and all

[uncut narwhal]

yea

[glacial steeple]

because youre licensing equipment

[worn stratus]

I fixed it thanks

[sour mountain]

how do i win this

its 1917

[keen hemlock]

make tanks and an air force

[keen hemlock]

make offensive divisions too

[twin kayak]

why do my paratroopers just get nuked once the land ?

[royal oxide]

@light knoll @glacial steeple The template helped ❤️‍🩹

It's historical mode

[keen hemlock]

there are multiple reasons this could be happening

but usually i assume my paras will get nuked

[subtle socket]

enemy air planes and state anti air and they naturally also lose strength and org when ur dropping them

if u have the para high command and the trait on ur general and click the button (supply grace) before dropping u drop atfull

[lament mason]

guys im in a japan vs usa game rn whats the naval meta

[subtle socket]

destroyers

[oak jasper]

The two things I've heard: aircraft carriers loaded down with naval bombers and light cruisers.

Destroyers seem to be most helpful in providing screening efficiency, and in spamming torpedoes at fleets which have lost their screens. It can lead to a pattern wherein in the first engagement, your CLs and secondary batteries shred the enemy's screening vessels, but the enemy capitals escape... often to be immediately re-engaged and sunk by a swarm of torpedoes.

[twin kayak]

should I split them up ?

I just drop the 8 divs in 1 tile

[keen hemlock]

yes

[glacial steeple]

what paras do you use

theyre prkbably just bad

[keen hemlock]

the whole point of paras is to control space untill your normal forces can reach it

[twin kayak]

.

[keen hemlock]

i would put field hospital in there

[twin kayak]

ok

[keen hemlock]

over at

but thats just me

[gleaming dragon]

what are these support company's? sombody told me to copy his template

(only the first and last)

[oak jasper]

The first, I think Is pioneers (if you pick Marines for your second specialism, they're an engineering company variant with extra bonuses for Marines).

The last looks like some kind of artillery, but IDK.

[keen hemlock]

Pioneers an super heavy howitzers

[royal oxide]

How to get tree soldiers?

[gleaming dragon]

how do i get super heavy howitzers

[keen hemlock]

Secret project

Land warfare facility

[lament mason]

damn so I shouldnt rush the tsushima class ur saying?

[oak jasper]

DLC.

[royal oxide]

AAT?

[keen hemlock]

Ncns

[royal oxide]

Outta my budget 😢

[oak jasper]

If I knew, I would've said. I'd assume MrDestructo is correct.

[proven rain]

@glacial steeple so?

[storm solstice]

Is it worth upgrading starting navy to meta builds because starting ships are garbage (for a navy run)

[proven rain]

what dlc should i get

[vital geode]

Super heavy howitzers are gdr

Pioneers are AAT

[vital geode]

No Step Back

[proven rain]

what it give

[vital geode]

Tank designer, railway guns, soviet alt history, polish alt history, baltic trees

[proven rain]

o

ngl i main italy

its not that good fo me bruh

nvm

alr i do it

[vital geode]

BBA gives italian alt history

But the tank designer is great

[proven rain]

which

old history ?

[vital geode]

By Blood Alone

[proven rain]

which

theres some

[vital geode]

I mean, Italian alt history has your democratic, communist, and monarchist paths

Along with alt history fascist

[oak jasper]

Depends on the ship, and what modules you're upgrading. Destroyers and submarines are typically skipped entirely. Also, never touch the engine, never touch the armor, and only cautiously touch the main battery.

The two cases in which I'll change the main armament:

1. If I think I can get away with adding a battery without losing too much speed. Even this is questionable.
2. For scout cruisers, deleting a battery to make way for more scoutplanes.

[vital geode]

Refitting engines is basically building a new ship

So dont do that

[oak jasper]

There's also the One True Path, bringing the world to the light under the rule of His Holiness the Pope.

[glacial steeple]

HI

WHATS UP

[proven rain]

so can we talk

[royal oxide]

Polish tree best

[glacial steeple]

like the vc??

or what

[proven rain]

yu said

you gonna say it

the game

[tired moon]

Hello

[pearl vessel]

Is this template good for 1938 historical game?

[glacial steeple]

i said i could maybe help you on vc possibly ? idk

[tired moon]

I just bought hoi4 (very late ik) and im currently watching the 1 hour beginners guide but wanted to ask if yall had any extra tips that you wanted to share 🐮

[proven rain]

yea

[proven rain]

you can type it if u can

[fathom thistle]

dont do light tanks go for medium, go for 36w you can also add hospitals,

[pearl vessel]

I have not even researched medium yet

[fathom thistle]

get the basic ones asap, there should be also tech reduction in time in most focus trees.

[oak jasper]

For single-player, medium SPGs are strongly preferred. You could use field hospitals, the motorized recon is a waste. If you have the relevant DLC and finish the special project, add a medium flametank support company.

Once you get access to mechanized infantry, use that. Before then, leg infantry and possibly cavalry are viable alternatives to motorized.

Also, go for 35-36W whenever possible, with 30W as a "I need something now and don't have army XP" alternative.

[glacial steeple]

uhh no i cannot

because theres a lot to go over and a lot of it isnt possible to explain over text because its just menus

[proven rain]

why

o

[patent forge]

is this template usable for holding against soviets as latvia? Instead of building air which I cant compete with soviet i instead make anti air and armored aa

15 width cuz forest

[glacial steeple]

like over text is many many times more difficult but i can make a little guide if you want

[proven rain]

yea

[oak jasper]

My own early-game template:
10x motor/mech infantry, 7x med SPG, 1x med TD.
Med flametank, field hospital, logistics, support AA, (armored) engineering.

Once you have 5-battalion brigades, consider switching one infantry for 1-2x motorized AA, and switch support AA for armored recon.

The tank destroyer battalion is fairly optional, mostly there to boost the divison's armor/piercing.

[proven rain]

i want

[oak jasper]

(The thing with the TDs: armor and piercing are partly based on the armor/piercing of your best battalion, so one battalion of expensive TDs has an outsized effect on divisional armor/piercing)

[vital plinth]

You misunderstood my question I meant if I’m a country in Europe and I want to fx fight Britain , or USA or Japan they have big navry and I will need naval dominance to be able to naval invade to even reach their land and send troops. And even take islands to come closer and get range. Should I build more dockyards early and build up a navry fleet or is it easier or better to focus on transport planes and paratroopers ?

[glacial steeple]

just use what you have

if you win you win

if you lose you lose

[proven rain]

so

[glacial steeple]

for navy*

mils are always good

[glacial steeple]

so!

well ive decided im going on a walk for a bit

[oak jasper]

If you can take down the Allies before the US joins, you can swipe the Royal Navy and use that as a baseline for taking down the US/Japan.

Note that you can use naval bombers on a mix of port strike + naval strike to help wear down enemy navies, and if you can take down the small task forces the AI likes to use, you can also attrit enemy navies that way.

[pearl vessel]

I just finished special project of flame tank support but cannot see it in template yet?

[keen hemlock]

You have to design one

[oak jasper]

You need to design a flametank variant.

There's also a curious little exploit. With the project complete, you get one free flametank design, and two half-off flametank designs.

So, instead of designing your medium SPG, then making a flametank variant, you design the flametank first, then make an SPG variant of the flametank, saving a lot of army XP.

[leaden jay]

my navy keeps engaging in combat it absolutley cannot win. how do i fix this? my navy is supposed to engage at medium risk but it keeps attacking fleets 2x bigger than it

the losses are too much

[oak jasper]

Are you sure they're engaging larger fleets, or just getting into fights with small task forces which are then reinforced?

If it's the latter, I don't have much advice beyond "watch your naval battles closely and hit retreat if it seems like the enemy will be reinforced".

[pearl vessel]

Can't see option for designing in production tab?

[glacial steeple]

dont go into zones where your enemy has superiority

youd like to pick their ships off

deathstack is always best for winning battles, and ai doesnt

[oak jasper]

Select a flamethrower for main armament. Then, under the name of the tank, there's a dropdown for the tank role: select "Flame (Support Company)".

[pearl vessel]

I think I have to research enginner 2 for that?

[oak jasper]

No.

There's at least one tank module locked behind engineer 2, but for flametank support companies, you just need to have at least one tank chassis available and the special project complete.

[leaden jay]

its my enemy going into my zones

[glacial steeple]

you dont have to fight them where theyre concentrated

just fight elsewhere

naval bombers are good at repelling enemy naval forces near your coastal states

[oak jasper]

(Also, if they're going into your zones, they're making themselves good targets for naval bombers)

[glacial steeple]

be sure to put fighters up so the naval bombers actually spot and engage ships and subs

or it will do nothing

if you have neither navy nor airforce, you cannot contest this zone in any meaningful way

and its best not to invest

[oak jasper]

If you have the aircraft designer, your best naval bomber is typically a "heavy fighter" based on a medium chassis, armed with a double LMG and your best torpedoes.

[royal ginkgo]

which guide would you guys recommend for getting to grips with all the DLC? ive played a lil bit of vanilla now im looking at getting the sub for all the DLC.

[fathom thistle]

Advanced Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgDTSfLAuI0

[royal ginkgo]

Thanks

[proven rain]

?

[patent forge]

do infantry and leg infantry buffs apply to militia?

[glacial steeple]

its about naval control over a naval zone

[worn pendant]

Whats the best superheavy ship design for mp (naval war in 40)

[proven rain]

no can you come?

[glacial steeple]

uuuhh like 5 minutes

[storm solstice]

ig ill pack up the france run i cannot get any motion on the Uk with my minor-level industry

destroyed the uks fleet in 3 separate runs but have abyssmal army and airforce
forget germany i cant even take out raf

[glacial steeple]

ill be home

[proven rain]

which dlc give tress

template

[glacial steeple]

dlcs are NOT why youre losing

[vital plinth]

It’s mere what’s good to use I’m still new so don’t know what method people use 😅

[glacial steeple]

light cruisers with light attack and armor, destroyers with light attack, destroyers with torp attack

always max out your visibility buffs!!

which is why destroyers are good

theyre hard to see, so hard to hit!!

[proven rain]

come

[vital plinth]

Ah ok And battleships purpose ?

[glacial steeple]

2 minutes and im inside

[vital geode]

No DLC Hoi4 is easier to play tbh

[glacial steeple]

naval bombers go for them a lot

[vital geode]

So someone saying DLCs are required to be good at the game are lying to themselves

[keen hemlock]

they are right somewhat

[vital geode]

wdym

[glossy hatch]

im playing yemen in 1942 and im running 8/0 inf with engineers, sup art and sup aa, should i do 9/1 or what should i run?

[vital geode]

All your historical trees are base game

[keen hemlock]

the air designer and tank designer are dlc exclusive

[glacial steeple]

im home where do i need to go

[vital geode]

Okay, and?

You can win without them

Button designer exists

[glacial steeple]

engineers are an overinvestment

couldve put that to tanks or more guns

[keen hemlock]

you can make your tanks better than the button designer

[vital geode]

+5 engine, maybe +2 attack

[vital geode]

But the AI doesn't have access to the designer either

So you are fine

[glossy hatch]

are tanks worth as yemen?

[keen hemlock]

vs ai yes

[glacial steeple]

not really, its better to rush guns with the generic tree and do like, mountaineers

but eventually theyre fine

[vital geode]

Well, if you don't have the designer, no one else does either

[glossy hatch]

okay and for inf just pure inf right?

[vital geode]

So saying you need the air/tank designer is not true

Just +5 your engine as planes, and +5 your gun as tanks, and I believe you should be good

[glacial steeple]

yes if you have a good gun like 39+

[vital geode]

Know what, I haven't played no DLC hoi4 in awhile

[glacial steeple]

its harder

less for the ai to mess up

but not easier for a new player either

[keen hemlock]

i was just about to type something similar to that

[vital geode]

Well, Germany doesn't get its 2 year ahead of time bonus for mediums anymore

[glacial steeple]

theres less stat difference

so if you play well, its harder

if you play poorly, its maybe easier

[vital geode]

Who should I play without DLC

Though I turned on Poland United and Ready

I forgot Finland is base game lol

[keen hemlock]

i was gonna say finalnd

[glacial steeple]

larp

ussr

[keen hemlock]

which dlc gave them a tree before aat?

[vital geode]

He's back

[vital geode]

Nothing

[glacial steeple]

or china idk

[vital geode]

They had no tree

[glacial steeple]

china is great

[vital geode]

Haven't played Soviets in awhile

[keen hemlock]

i feel like they did

and i have no clue why

[vital geode]

Trotsky is still a vanilla alt hist choice for Soviets

And with no spy agencies you get the funny coup button

I tried it before and broke the game with negative days until a coup would start (they won't start)

No shot you don't start with the BT-7 as the Soviets

[keen hemlock]

i remember the funny coup button

i would always bring it out when i couldnt beat someone

[glacial steeple]

is this gonna be another jonathan800 video (im your biggest fan fr) or are you just playing no clout for fun

[proven rain]

u

[vital geode]

Who knows, might record for memes

I still have a video I need to edit, but that can be done later

[glacial steeple]

me

[proven rain]

?

so

[glacial steeple]

whats the question

do i need to spend time making an informative image

[proven rain]

game

[glacial steeple]

thats like

a lot of work

game

ok

game

[vital geode]

Me when I remember I haven't played Soviets in like over a year lol

[proven rain]

what sohuld i do

[glacial steeple]

you see the notifications on the top of your screen

[proven rain]

or what i do wrong

[glacial steeple]

you can hover over them

[proven rain]

ye

[supple pendant]

Is irregulars great for mengjiang or should i stick to infantry

[glacial steeple]

and theyll tell you things

that you should usually do

never right click them away

[proven rain]

free civil factory

what mean

[glacial steeple]

and from there theyll take you to screens

left click the notification

it means youre not building anything

or could be building more

[vital geode]

MAN THE GUNS IS BASE GAME NOW YOOO

Easy base game naval designer

[glacial steeple]

navy build?

[proven rain]

modify goverment

[glacial steeple]

same process

you have unspent political power

use it

[vital geode]

Soviet Navy time lol (Probably not)

[keen hemlock]

if i ever have extra pp i just click the industrial button

[glacial steeple]

you have like 85 ships no?

[vital geode]

I play air soviets anyways

I dont have time to invest in navy

[glacial steeple]

whats wrong with it

no okay its cooked because like

[proven rain]

after this

[glacial steeple]

you have 85 ships

59 are subs

and 50 are sub 0s

[glacial steeple]

yeah thats fine

thats one of your better ships

[glacial steeple]

the lenin and minsk class is great

[glacial steeple]

you have 50 of these

[vital geode]

Oh, it is over

[glacial steeple]

dw

theres like almost none of those

[vital geode]

Well, I'm just going to focus on building up the air force

[glacial steeple]

woww

[vital geode]

Red Starred Avengers plays

[glacial steeple]

jonathan hates navy

[vital geode]

bruh

I enjoy navy

I don't enjoy Soviet navy

What am I going to do?

[glacial steeple]

build it up

[vital geode]

Green seas for the baltic?

[glacial steeple]

black sea, you can get romanian oil

its tech

[vital geode]

Or I invade Romania from the land

and get the oil