ask-for-help-here

[wet crater]

Hell I have seen license only

[lucid torrent]

ahh, no, they don't know what work either

[wet crater]

Heck we got a world conquest

With zero divisions

On youtube

They had to use ai allies and naval and air support only

[keen hemlock]

ISP just uploaded a market only run

[wet crater]

It looked painful

[wet crater]

I watched it

It seemed interesting for when I am able to be better at hoi4

I need to play the soviets honestly

And hold from Barb

Japan on historical shouldnt go for nanshin ron?

[lucid torrent]

why, it fun

[glacial steeple]

tactics only are an aid to your build

its just a factor

[still bay]

Alright but multimenaging is so hard if i

[gleaming dragon]

is this a good sp artillery template? (i have like a booming industry so it shouldnt be hard to produce)

i always used a medium sp artillery but it seems to me that heavy is better

[lucid torrent]

for fighting God, it is enough.

[fathom thistle]

Anyone that has a template with like 600hp or more? I usually cap out at 500

[spark gorge]

is this a good division

[burnt acorn]

No

[glacial steeple]

you can get more with the right doctrines

air cav adds +5 hp

then IE also does that

to all inf afaik

then just use mech

[spark gorge]

how to fix

I havent cored austria hungary yet I cant make massive infantry blocks

[burnt acorn]

Remove line arty and add more mountain troops or just remove the line arty

[spark gorge]

whats with the line arty hate

I legit get 0 soft attack without them

[burnt acorn]

Line arty is just bad.

[spark gorge]

whats the alternative

[burnt acorn]

More mountain troops

[spark gorge]

special forces cap

[burnt acorn]

Then more planes

[spark gorge]

I fail to see why line arty is just bad

people just keep saying art bad with no actual explaining

[burnt acorn]

I got a very good guide explaining that

With the entire combat system

[spark gorge]

alright lets see it

also another question

is anti tank EVER good

Like you can just get piercing from aa

[burnt acorn]

https://youtu.be/1IIjk4bAh68?is=ierSyVNbZvrrWn-n

[spark gorge]

and it helps with planes too

[burnt acorn]

NO

[spark gorge]

I dont think I have ever researched any at in my 140 hours of playing lmfao

[burnt acorn]

AT is very useless in the base game but in other mods it is required

[inland rune]

Can somebody send me meta inf and tank template

[oak jasper]

SIngle- or multiplayer?

[shrewd crane]

I want to learn this game futher. Anyonme willing to join HL1?

[inland rune]

Single like a pringle

[oak jasper]

Infantry: 8-9 infantry battalions, support AA and artillery.

Armor: I can't say what's the great community overmind template, but what I use is 9x mechanized infantry, 8x medium SPG, motorized AA, logistics, field hospital, medium flametank, armored engineers, armored recon.

If you don't yet have 5-battalion brigades, I'd go for 10x mech/8x SPG and switch armored recon for support AA.

(You can also optionally slot in a battalion of tank destroyers optimized for armor/piercing to get a bit of the Space Marine effect)

[whole perch]

Just learning how to play now, chose romania because its still europe but less responsibility from a historical pov. What is "good" performance for a first romania save. I didnt join the axis but i did supply oil to germany and I capitulated both hungary and the soviet union so I think im doing okay, but i dont really understand why I was able to blitz moscow in this save but I lost to poland as germany

[keen hemlock]

36 width is the best

[whole perch]

Also why do I get crumbs at the bargaining table and italy, who didnt even send a garrison, gets all of asia?

[oak jasper]

I suppose you could add in a second motorized AA battalion, but I don't see the point, plus 35-width fits better into some terrain types. I think the 36-width advice is partly based on assuming all your battalions are 2-width.

[distant rover]

what is the best doctorine for land grand battleplan operations and infantry

[proven rain]

best fant temp

[twin kayak]

If I have morotized infantry in my tank div, will it affect it or is it just for the pure motorized infantry divs ?

[swift fiber]

I’m in helps lounge 2 if anyone wants to join I need some help with DLCs

[pastel tiger]

Does anyone know what level of control is required for the i'm hooving it achievement? I tried as the UK going the kings party. But edan was still controlled by the Raj. The Raj and Oman still remained subject of me despite me losing most others.

It's easier to conquer them instead of having to reduce their autonomy. Is there a way to make them fully independent when the other dominions leave?

[keen hemlock]

dont take them in the peace deal

[pastel tiger]

Which peace deal?

[brazen panther]

i already dominate germany on regular and im trying the USSR, but is the USSR or France better for learning defense? (the literal opposite)

[twin kayak]

does this affect all engineering companies ? (armoured, ...)

[oak jasper]

The bonus will affect any motorized or mechanized infantry battalion in any division.

[brazen panther]

yo answer mine bro fr

[oak jasper]

And you have ensured I will never answer any of yours.

[brazen panther]

whyy3

:(

[brazen panther]

?

[dense stump]

hi guys im new to the game and im currently following the official tutorial on yt but when im producing units its super slow and idk how to make equipment faster can someone help?

[brazen panther]

assign more factories

[twin kayak]

what should I take between armoured and assault engineering ?

[brazen panther]

depedns on ur need

[spark gorge]

military police for better garrison

[dense stump]

i dont have more factories

[brazen panther]

also

[twin kayak]

in a tank div

to attack

[brazen panther]

prob assault

[spark gorge]

id say ussr is better for learing defense

france is just holding the maginot

[brazen panther]

oh

[dense stump]

and im building them but its gonna take 3 months

[spark gorge]

ussr will have you guarding a wide front

[dense stump]

and im scared to make the time fast

[brazen panther]

which country r ui even playing

[dense stump]

italy

[brazen panther]

if the year is too soon (1936-1937) dont worry about military production

just make more civilian factories until 1938

[dense stump]

oh okay i just wanted to bc the tutorial said to make units so

so i should js cancel the military factories that are building rn?

[brazen panther]

btw am i doing good here (on bittersteel's soviet tutorial)

germans gonna invade next month and i puppeted finnish

[spark gorge]

seems like you got a bit of supply issues

[brazen panther]

they were traonmogn dw

this is how they actually doing

i think im good right

only kiev has some less supplies

[supple pendant]

If i hire a Artillery guy for my millitary high command, Will the artillery boosts apply to Line/Support artillery in my division

[scenic nacelle]

whats ur tank div

[scenic nacelle]

hover over this part in the division

[scenic nacelle]

stats too??

[brazen panther]

decent soft attack ngl

[scenic nacelle]

no

wait do u have dlc

no step back

[brazen panther]

NSB

[tired drum]

is there any mod that makes north africa larger like in their finest bruh its such a boring place to fight i tried making my own and it doesnt work 😭

[austere roost]

Plz don't listen to him by default you build mils 3 years before the war

[austere roost]

Check pins to improve your armor division

Also 245 factories is very low

[twin kayak]

I forgot, which is the best ?

[glacial steeple]

civ oversight/local autonomy for compliance, local police for minimum garrisons required, martial law for most resistance down, brutal oppression/liberated workers for factories

[twin kayak]

what costs the less ? I guess local police.

Should I still use the template you sent earlier ?

[glacial steeple]

if you can you should

it will be the cheapest and most effective at the end of the day

[twin kayak]

in this message, you can create your own tank. where can I do that ?

I only have this

[glacial steeple]

ah, then just use cavalry

[twin kayak]

ok. And why don't I have the menu ? is it a mod ?

[glacial steeple]

no step back DLC

[twin kayak]

is it free ?

[glacial steeple]

no

[twin kayak]

how can I get back the compliance ?

[feral sonnet]

garison law

[twin kayak]

is this already too high ?

I went for local police

[potent rapids]

Get the reichskommissariat

[twin kayak]

what is that ?

[potent rapids]

There’s a focus in the political path called uplift the Rosenberg office and once done u can release puppet in certain area like Poland, Czechoslovakia and Netherlands

[twin kayak]

is this the right template for garnisons ?

doesn't seem effective

[potent rapids]

Yea it’s good

[twin kayak]

then why is it going up ?

[potent rapids]

Poland naturally has high resistance

[twin kayak]

gonna put these mfs to brutal repression

and they are gonna be happy

• I've put my agent in poland on root out resistance

[proven rain]

how to declare war against vichy france

[hardy elm]

justify war goal

[hardy elm]

increase amount of cavalry battalions so u use less support equipment per garrison

[proven rain]

cant

[twin kayak]

more horses in the div designer ?

[hardy elm]

ye it’s small but it helps

[twin kayak]

I have 4, shoud I go to 8 ?

is this a good template to invade the uk

[hot beacon]

can some1 help me with millennium dawn mod?

[hardy elm]

i don’t use paratroopers but it looks like overkill they’re meant to take ports and cities then your main army floods in

[potent rapids]

Depends on how far u are in the game

[whole perch]

am i winning? (i am romania)

[twin kayak]

I usually get destroyed

that's why

what do you use ?

naval invasion ?

[potent rapids]

Kill Allie and backstab Germany ✌️

[twin kayak]

if yes: I don't have a clue on how you use the navy. I always get sunk (my entire fleet) by a single dds

[glacial steeple]

dont

those are legitimately useless detrimental puppets

they dont even core themselves

[whole perch]

I was going to try and capitulate all the neutral states in the middle east while the allies go after germany

[glacial steeple]

its good just remember to force attack

[glacial steeple]

theres always base growth

[potent rapids]

Word tension’s gonna make them join Allie or axis likely

[whole perch]

y not me

[potent rapids]

Ur fighting them 😭

[whole perch]

Ill stop killing them when they stop resisting

[potent rapids]

What every dictator said ever

[whole perch]

so i am winning!

[twin kayak]

I always have a problem (or more than one, depends on how you see it): my forces land, the brittsh arrive super fast, my forces don't arrive in time and if they do, they don't have the time to entrench. and there's also the british airforce that just keeps doing /give fighter, so I don't have air supremacy either

[glacial steeple]

dont entrench

[twin kayak]

I want to get the focus autarchy archieved as soon as possible

[glacial steeple]

youre the attacker

attack

[potent rapids]

How are u landing paratroopers without air superiority

[glacial steeple]

you also should cover your army with naval bombers and fighters (fighters to detect ships and protect navs) over the channel

so they dont convoy raid you

because the submarines have no AA

[twin kayak]

man, idk

.

it looks like this even before my forces arrive

[glacial steeple]

be mindful of your supply

and its ok

[twin kayak]

how do I do that on an island ?

[glacial steeple]

your units dont look very good for offensives so theyll need a lot of CAS

[glacial steeple]

bomb any submarines killing your convoys

[twin kayak]

well, if I start building planes only in 1940, idk how I should archieve air supremacy over the uk

[glacial steeple]

???

[twin kayak]

which planes do I need ?

[glacial steeple]

you need to research them earlier

[twin kayak]

naval bombers

[glacial steeple]

ignore the big red number

and get research buffs

you can definitely get the plane in like 1938 because no dlc doesnt need modules

maybe earlier

you get it in 38 with modules with dlc but its trickier

[twin kayak]

so I just put 2 resarch slots on them in 1936 and that's it

[glacial steeple]

just 1, the CAS isnt as important

the fighter is

any naval bomber is fine really

they dont need to fight air battles

[twin kayak]

I will do it after I fail this campaign

[glacial steeple]

you can win

dw

youre doing well

[twin kayak]

how do I get more ?

I want to be able to land 10 divs

[feral sonnet]

spawn more normal div

[proven rain]

how you declare war on veichi france

[potent rapids]

Just annex them manually by lowering their autonomy

If u really wish so

[proven rain]

?

[dusty sandal]

decision case anton, you just annex them

they need to loase north africa to free france thou

oh wait you're not germany

[blissful nova]

by declaring on them right when they pop out

dont wait

ur message deleted

[blissful nova]

?

[proven rain]

like

i need to cancel ger to get fra

idk how

[blissful nova]

Dont push into big france

wait for germany to kill them

[proven rain]

then

[blissful nova]

send a screenshot when france dies

Dont push into france bro

[proven rain]

o

[blissful nova]

are they ur puppey

[proven rain]

?

[blissful nova]

puppet

[proven rain]

i with ita

[blissful nova]

yea are they ur puppet as italy

[proven rain]

nah

they are with ger

[blissful nova]

right click on them and send screenshot

[blissful nova]

Im gonna start my own italy game and help u

[proven rain]

?

[blissful nova]

wait like 10 minute

[proven rain]

like idk what to do

[blissful nova]

im gna play my own game

and show u

bru my stuff is lagging

@proven rain started in 1939 but i dont think anything changes

they arent a puppet so idk what you did

[proven rain]

O

So

[glacial steeple]

no LaR dlc

[blissful nova]

ohhhhh

@proven rain thats why

get the dlc

[proven rain]

Y

Cant

[blissful nova]

well then

let germany die to soviets

and invade vichy when they are weak

until then take out the other med countries

[proven rain]

K

[loud robin]

My fleet managed to get somehow stuck in between Bosporus and Dardanelles while on mission and now I can't get it out. Any tips?

[lavish saddle]

the best subdoctrines for very infantry based playthrough

[twin kayak]

doesn't look good

I don't have nearly as many losses as last game though

I don't know what these numbers mean, but it's red and most of the time: red=bad

[glossy hatch]

are these good line holders for nepal? 1945

[glacial steeple]

not enough equipment produced for garrisons

or it wouldnt be going up everywhere

make a lotttt more guns

[twin kayak]

idk about that

I'm really in the green everywhere this campaign

maybe make the garnison divs larger ?

right now, it looks like this

(local police force in the territories)

[glacial steeple]

martial law poland

and france

theyre demons

or brutal oppression

brutal is betetr for factory

[brazen panther]

should i leave my soviet campaign for another german campaign to understand LR or jump straight in with soviets? (its literally my first playthrough with them)

[twin kayak]

hell yeah

thank you

[glacial steeple]

they get a bunch of buffs to resistance

[twin kayak]

I am still losing 1k per day

isk if it's much

I'm short on manpower rn

went up a recruitment lvl

[glacial steeple]

ofc it is but its ok

especially if you plan to end war fast

[twin kayak]

for that, I need more paratroopers, but idk how

I can only train 3

divs

[brazen panther]

vro

[twin kayak]

nvm

[brazen panther]

why even are u at war with the UK

[twin kayak]

is it avoidable with germany ?

they guarantee poland

[brazen panther]

wtf did u do to ur playthrough😭

[brazen panther]

germany on historical focuses always declares war on 1941

june/july

[twin kayak]

? man idk what you are talking about. They always guarantee poland for me

[civic hare]

are there icbms

[cold bloom]

Yes

[civic hare]

can carry nuclear warheads?

[cold bloom]

Yes

[civic hare]

alr we touching the usa then

[cold bloom]

Their range is about 1,5 continent IIRC

[civic hare]

so from 1 and a half continents away

[cold bloom]

Something around that yeh

[twin kayak]

should I help italy get control of this ?

to weaken the british ?

[cold bloom]

If anything, having British troops distracted with Africa is weakening them

Africa has very little strategic value in HOI IV most of the time, at least in singleplayer, I assume in multiplayer naval invasions are scarier

[autumn steppe]

I'm tryna learn how to play Millenium Dawn. Anyone know any youtube creators, or anything online to help me?

[tight vector]

decent?

1938 german empire

[twin kayak]

what should I do ? the americans have joined the war

[brazen panther]

try and take out the uk

if u have sufficient naval forces

[twin kayak]

I don't

I do have a very strong air force

and paratroopers

[brazen panther]

eh

what u need primarily is naval supremacy top be able to launchj a naval invasion

cuz americans can and i think will attack from there

[twin kayak]

I don't know how to build a navy

I would like to, but I don't have a clue

I am killing many ships with my naval bombers

I might try and get my navy in the channel

later

[edgy pendant]

Just build screens, capitals, and carriers. Put some screens on patrol, main fleet on strike force and profit

[dusty sandal]

not even close

making it SPG basically doubles the stats for free because of doctrines

[lament mason]

which of these are best

[glacial steeple]

selective engagement

[dusty sandal]

night fighting if you can't get the above-mentionned

[lament mason]

which of the naval doctrines are best for what?

[edgy pendant]

Yes

[lament mason]

I have this rn but I usually just take what seems best to me or what I like flavour wise

[lament mason]

which one would u take here

[glacial steeple]

instilled aggression

[glacial steeple]

yeah this is kinda bad

ill explain later when i can

unless someone else wants to

[candid abyss]

Hello, I just downloaded the game and this is my first in the genre. Does anyone have a link to like the guide to absolutely trash donkey illiterate players? the game is very overwhelming and the tutorial is really trash

[lament mason]

please also explain this if you don't mind

[keen hemlock]

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

[candid abyss]

thanks

[still mirage]

I want to train my fleet, so I move them to a port that is safe (no enemy ships yet) but when I click the train they go back to the point they spawned to train where there's hundreds of enemy ships

how can I make them stop going there? I dock them at the port I want and press train but then they go right back to where they were to train which is really bad for them

[sterile hearth]

you need to set their home port to the one you want to train them at

[still mirage]

how exactly do I do that?

[sterile hearth]

give me just a sec to long on to show pictures

[still mirage]

nvm I found out

thanks

[sterile hearth]

ok

[inland rune]

Somebody send me a meta inf and tank templ plz

[neon idol]

I just got no step back and need a guide to the new supply lines

[raven maple]

Hey can someone recommend me a good path I’m being very indecisive rn I have all the dlcs besides ncns

[serene karma]

Supply lines dont change with nsb

It was the free update

[serene karma]

What country

[serene karma]

Check pins

[raven maple]

Any besides Germany I’ve done too many campaigns as Germany recently

[empty kite]

its my 4th day playing this game, I dont know how to advance from here

also can someone teach me how to use the navy+air forces?

also also, theres a resistance growing in poland, I dont know how to deal with that either

[lucid torrent]

Slowdown, first thing first. Click on your flag, find " Occupatied territory"

[empty kite]

do i change the governing law?

[keen hemlock]

go after the low countires

then france

[lucid torrent]

You see the helmet beside that section? Click onto it and you will see the template you are using as garrison force

[empty kite]

I made one already, 6 cavarlie with military police something

[lucid torrent]

Okay, then change to that template, then set occupation law to harsh quota or secret police

[hexed meteor]

why so weak

[edgy horizon]

Take your soldiers off the soviet border and add generals, then do the focus bypass the Maginot and start with the Netherlands but keep some on the French border

[hexed meteor]

is only december 1942

[slender lodge]

how to turn military police on in garrison template?

i alr have them

[hexed meteor]

hi

click ur flag in top left

[slender lodge]

also should i do totalerkrieg?

i got no mp left

and my recruitlaw is 10%

[hexed meteor]

ten click occupied territories

[slender lodge]

im not stupid dude, the option doesnt appear

[hexed meteor]

gng

[hexed meteor]

?

do u have it as a template

[slender lodge]

still doesnt appear

[hexed meteor]

try scrolling down?

IDK

[hexed meteor]

oh

you have to make a template

[slender lodge]

arew dead ass

[hexed meteor]

what is that ss

[slender lodge]

still doesnt appear

[slender lodge]

i cant scroll it

[hexed meteor]

when u try to make a template w it?

[slender lodge]

theres in fact no military police for me

[hexed meteor]

do u have this researched

[hexed meteor]

show me

in template

it not showing up

the templ;ate creation

[slender lodge]

which section

[hexed meteor]

here

[slender lodge]

i forgot where it was

[hexed meteor]

arrow

[feral salmon]

interesting choice italy

[hexed meteor]

the arrow by infanteri-division

create empty

[hexed meteor]

click the plus symbols

and figure it out

im not being rude u HAVE to get it after that

theres no way u dont

[slender lodge]

what is plus symbol

[hexed meteor]

these

for garrison just do one mp on the big one and then none of the small plusses

[slender lodge]

cant save

[hexed meteor]

add one to the big plus

🤦

[slender lodge]

one hwat

[hexed meteor]

read what im sayin

[slender lodge]

this?

SAY YES ORNO

[hexed meteor]

does military police not show up as an option

[hexed meteor]

i need time to type dumbass

[slender lodge]

nein

[slender lodge]

no need to be

rude..

bro you hurt me

[hexed meteor]

well y did u type in all caps

[slender lodge]

i feel bad and sad now

im gonna REPORT you...

[hexed meteor]

press alt f4 for more manpower btw

[slender lodge]

Ok

worked

i have 1.2m mp rn

thanks

[hexed meteor]

nice bro

did u get it

[lament mason]

how hard did I burn the kitchen from 1-10

[civic hare]

what is this vro

[lament mason]

idk I thought it would be good

[wise falcon]

which DLC contains the tank editor that is similar to the navy one?

[leaden jay]

No step back

Idk why they haven’t integrated it into the game yet

[wise falcon]

i wonder the same thing

thank you!

[left glacier]

Man the Guns - Navy Designer Integrated
No Step Back - Tank Designer
By Blood Alone - Aircraft Designer

[wise falcon]

It might be something they plan to do in the future

[final estuary]

anyone have good tank templates/infantry brick

[potent rapids]

half mot/mec and half tank until u get 35 width

[final estuary]

im lost how do you build it

[potent rapids]

2x4 of mot/mec depends on ur industry and rest med tank until u reach 30 or 35 width on the right side

[final estuary]

aight

[potent rapids]

and support company just use art, eng, flame tank, logi and smth else i forgot

[final estuary]

aight

[keen hemlock]

10

Use mech

Also use mediums modern tanks don’t get buffs from doctrine

[proper sky]

is this div good? ive been figuring things out for myself

[wise falcon]

From what ive heard other say, line artillery is bad

[keen hemlock]

Just do 9 inf

Line arty sucks

[proper sky]

meta changed ig

i am doing prussian germany so

the arty buffs might be good

[wise falcon]

Do 20 inf trust

[keen hemlock]

This is cursed

[proper sky]

my friend sent me that

when they first played italy

[keen hemlock]

What even is that inf with a sheild and skull

Never seen those before

[proper sky]

rt56 shokktroops

[wise falcon]

Is that a super heavy tank

Good reliability at least

[proper sky]

i think so

[neat widget]

oh my

[proper sky]

anti cas div

[visual yacht]

Dumb question but would this actually work as a portable AA emplacement?

[proper sky]

i dont know but if it would it would cost 50 zillion steel

[visual yacht]

Unironically gonna try it in one of my R56 mp games, sitting on 600 steel with free trade in 1946ish

[proper sky]

btw on rt56

do you know how to out carl friedirch goedler

this guy is pissing me off

[visual yacht]

https://tenor.com/view/battletech-mechwarrior-mech-catapult-laser-gif-21444636

[proper sky]

im germany

i just wanted to form the kaiserreich but this guy comes and says nuhuh

[visual yacht]

Idk sorry, im a minor enjoyer 👀 (as in minor nations, ive played germany a total of 3 times and that was years ago)

[proper sky]

fahh

ykw it might be time for some

focus.nochecks

[keen hemlock]

I’m pretty sure it did at one point

Idk how air attack is calculated in a battle

[proper sky]

@visual yacht what have i done...

[dense stump]

oh ok

[formal lodge]

Is converting worth it anymore

Or do you just put all the factories on one design

[indigo sapphire]

is building carriers worth it?

[versed rose]

its a meme template but having aa bricks does work. units in reserve use their air attack to shoot down CAS, and real aa bricks are just 25 towed aa

aa bricks work so well they are frequently banned so look at your mp games' rules to make sure you arent doing banned stuff

[neat widget]

if you get landcruiser it can be even better

[proper sky]

no way ppl acc do it

[neat widget]

czechoslovakia is dead

[neat widget]

they can

[proper sky]

with HEAVY tank aa?

[neat widget]

no though

and certainly not with super-heavy tank aa

[copper mason]

I'm trying to attack Chile from La Paz like some guy is attacking in the video but when I do it just makes me go to the North side

I'm new to the game

[final estuary]

Yo uhh how do I play as Austria

[haughty vortex]

Bring back the Phoenix Insurance and build a huge defensive army

Everything else depends on the path you're going to do

[flat hound]

Austria hungry path

[naive verge]

now can somebody tell me why cant i change unit models anymore

[agile rivet]

uh

wot

[naive verge]

with free division editing can you change unit models now?

[agile rivet]

idk

am trying to add my own mod

and it dosent let me idk why

[naive verge]

i mean its not that big part of game but im just frustrated when im playing like road to 56 and major country like germany has default model and not german one cause cant change unit models its just feels wrong

[agile rivet]

yeah

[woeful lagoon]

If you have the industry and you take the doctrine that reduces line arty width they are pretty good. Just not really needed against the AI.

I usually just use them with special forces.

[lunar spoke]

hello

i would like to ask

why do ppl say that mass assult is good

[woeful lagoon]

It's Superior Firepower or Grand Battleplan atm.

Mass Assault was the go to for ages before the doctrine rework.

[lyric geyser]

It’s not

[inner sparrow]

even then they are bad

[glacial steeple]

theyre old

[storm solstice]

Can you spam metric tons of transport aircraft to mitigate supply hell in the late game when u have 400 mils

[glacial steeple]

no

[storm solstice]

Supply in USA, Central asia, south america etc

[glacial steeple]

they take command power to use and give very little supply

[reef field]

you can use transport aircraft for supply?

cool

[storm solstice]

Yea but its not worth the ic cost early game, and apparently costs cmd power now

[glacial steeple]

it always has lol

[storm solstice]

sometimes i wonder why some features even exist in this game

(entire navy system)

[lunar spoke]

so in the new doctrine patch which doctrine is best

is it gbp

and what is the best subdoctrine for the first slot

[lyric geyser]

Gdp or superior firepower (sup firepower only if you get full mastery) so I would mainly recommend gdp

[lyric geyser]

First slot it depends I would recommend you just go with large infantry tactics tbh tho

[lunar spoke]

aight bro tq

[storm solstice]

why dont people recommend mobile warfare

Is it just for germany and maybe USA?

[lyric geyser]

Mobile warfare doesn’t really give good bonuses tbh it has some niche uses but it’s mostly useless

[light knoll]

no, its bad for them too

[inner sparrow]

because mobile warfare is useless and doesn’t give u anything that u need

[lyric geyser]

Tbh paradox should make planning speed more important as rn it’s lowclownuly kinda useless

[inner sparrow]

only scenario would be spain and bulgaria for command power spirit in mp lobbies

[glacial steeple]

its consistently been the worst doctrine

[lyric geyser]

Mass assault it the worst imo mw has some niche uses like stated with Bulgaria and Spain

[glacial steeple]

it has hp

it can be good for minimizing losses assuming no crit

mw has speed

[lyric geyser]

Isn’t it like a small hp bonus?

[glacial steeple]

and some command power

[lyric geyser]

Mw is good because you get extra command power

[glacial steeple]

you can get up to 40 hp per batallion now

base

and its like 10%

because air cavalry doctrine

+5 hp

IE is also +5

[storm solstice]

For minors (greece, iran, mexico, etc) do u just want to always go fascist and conquer ur targets in the shadow of germany? How do u actually face off against germany with ur 40 mils in 1942 when the time comes

[glacial steeple]

dont civgreed unless youre iran because iran gets trade which is temporary

so you might want some

other countries have almost no reason to make civs you get them from focuses and stuff

you also shouldnt need germany

you can go any path you want

communist is very safe

great occupation law, can get weekly manpower and all

[lyric geyser]

Don’t listen to this guy civ greed till 45 and then you’ll scale in 1960

[glacial steeple]

i do that sometimes in sp

i wouldnt recommend it

[lyric geyser]

Holy based

[cinder niche]

“We have USA at home”

[brazen panther]

yo should i replay germany with LR to learn about spy agencies first or try the soviets directly??

[dim mantle]

Hey guys, I'm doing a game as Germany where I only expand east and dont fight the western Allies, but the problem is that Italy attacks Greece and gets the Allies involved. Is there a way to prevent Italy from doing that? I guess I would have to conquer Italy early on to stop them

[hoary glen]

Don't invite Italy

But if you play Historic and go non hist along the path you're game will no longer remain historical

so something whack will always happen

[glacial steeple]

you run out of resources usually tho

lategame is like poverty gaming again

[subtle socket]

the entrenchments more worth than the extra cp

you can always exped units to be last stood by someone else

[lyric geyser]

Spies kill entrenchment

[subtle socket]

they're not gonna kill ur entrechment when u stack to 110 on spain

its not gonna go to 0

not to mention ur a vol nation idek if that would effect it or not it used to be the person u sent the vols to

i can just send vols to like hung or something stupid

allies have to play guessing game lol

[lyric geyser]

They can see who you sent vols to and how many tbf

[subtle socket]

u can just send to all, i do it anyway just to have perfect vision

can send 2 widths everywhere lol

[lyric geyser]

Yeah make sure you have the same amount of divs tho as they can also check div count

[lyric geyser]

I think the spies effect you tho?

I could be wrong would need testing

[subtle socket]

idk if its changed but utsed to be whoever u sent vols to

is like ur spy master

[lyric geyser]

Also does gbp even give you entrenchment?

[subtle socket]

so if germ has army intel on russia and u send vols to germ u get the buff

yeah it gives u like 5% or smt

[lyric geyser]

I swear non of the doctrines give you entrenchment

[subtle socket]

its small but its smt

[lyric geyser]

Is that with full mastery or without?

[subtle socket]

full yes

[lyric geyser]

I mean you won’t have that in vanilla as Spain or Bulgaria tbh

atleast by 41

[subtle socket]

im an exploit maxer ig

mastry is stupid and u should have it for 41

imo

the nation whos at war for the first 2 years should know how to fight wars

i mean that only makes sense

[lyric geyser]

I mean scw isn’t really modern war (for the time) and it’s more so just militia s and volunteers

I don’t think either side in spain had many (if even any) tanks

[subtle socket]

true but cant sit there and tell me mastry concept isnt stupid lol

[lyric geyser]

Yeah it should be different tbh

But also if you have full mastery day 1 you just get insane stat bloat

[subtle socket]

day 1 no

but like by 41 i feel like ushould be almost full

maybe in 39 u should have like half

if i were to balance it ig

[lyric geyser]

I mean 41 is basically day 1 for most games tbh not much fighting happens before apart from Africa and France

[subtle socket]

i mean most games do not get dragged long enough from 41

i thnik most common end date in mp is prob early 42

[lyric geyser]

Yeah esp if we are talking about non hist as well as hist, imo the better games are the ones that last longer

[subtle socket]

in boogalo nonhist scenarios i agree but in hist past 42 its a slog fest af

2 much ic everywhere

vanilla ic is already far too much

feel like on average mills should be nerfed by 30% on output on all nations and the game would be far more enjoyable

[lyric geyser]

Yeah for hist games I agree

[indigo sapphire]

is building escort carriers worth it?

[brazen panther]

yo should i change my doctrine to desperate defense? 1942 soviets here

[subtle socket]

giga over kill

but like works ig

[brazen panther]

idk if i sghould do it cuz till i get +10% defense i lose the one i gaine from the other doctrine

[indigo sapphire]

wdym

[subtle socket]

grand assault in vanilla?

u prob have 0 planning anyway lol

[subtle socket]

like subs die to regular medium air frame naval bombers

[indigo sapphire]

how many escort carrier should i build

[subtle socket]

i mean imo 0 but 4 prob to not over stack it

[indigo sapphire]

alr

should i build enough of em as USA

or germany

[subtle socket]

what do u want them for? to protect ur convoys?

[indigo sapphire]

to take out other navies

[subtle socket]

just build torp dds

against ai u can get away with anything

torp dds and light attack lc are my favorite

[keen hemlock]

You don’t need the manpower

On Soviets

[subtle socket]

its not for the mp

it gives 20% soft

10% def

[brazen panther]

defense

thats what i said

:/

[subtle socket]

ik

20% soft is rly nice

[brazen panther]

yeh

[subtle socket]

on all ur army

[brazen panther]

but im not yet ready to launch an offensive since im just bleeding the germans out first

[subtle socket]

desp is my fav doctrine

but like

i wouldnt change it this late

the one u picked tho isnt good on russia u have 0 planning from ai stacking spies in u

go deep battle next time stronk lol

[brazen panther]

i guess

[keen hemlock]

Yeah desperate defense gives 5% recruitable pop

[subtle socket]

or desp if it lets u but u need to be in def war

[brazen panther]

i am

[subtle socket]

yes but thats not the reason he wants it

yeah but in 42 it isnt worth it

needs to be clicked early

[keen hemlock]

^

[subtle socket]

very few antions are in a def war early

[brazen panther]

yeh k

ty

[keen hemlock]

You need time to get mastery

[glacial steeple]

idk if hes like same level as ai its good 😭

which sounds cooked but some players are that skill level

you get more pops to grind into the slaughter

[brazen panther]

bro its my first time as soviets 😭

[glacial steeple]

its chill dw

im not blaming you

usually you can just go up conscription law tho

[brazen panther]

eh i think this is good right?

i never got a lot of deaths

well

yes but

not that many

[glacial steeple]

you have 2 million what are you worrying about

[flat aspen]

700k for russia isnt a large amount you're all g

[brazen panther]

fair

[indigo sapphire]

whats a good sized navy as usa or germany?

@unique halo

[unique halo]

as much as you can make

[indigo sapphire]

alr

[unique halo]

as germany doe

navy isnt a priority

air force and ground units matter more

only need a sizable navy to naval invade england

[indigo sapphire]

alr

[grand iris]

with usa you need navy to basically go anywhere and you wont be using ground units until 1940's in most cases

[proven rain]

why i in war with etiopia

[empty kite]

can someone teach me all about navy? i couldnt find a guide that i could understand

[twin kayak]

1944 germany: 100% mefo, but very strong industry and army/air. Am currently fighting the allies in africa and have paratroopers ready to invade england. USA is in the war. what shoud I do ?

[keen hemlock]

the war doesnt end

[next river]

кто русс?

[twin kayak]

nope

[keen hemlock]

100% 💀

[twin kayak]

I know

but I can defeat the allies if I want to

[keen hemlock]

do it

[twin kayak]

I don't know how I should invade the us

[keen hemlock]

https://giphy.com/gifs/pTQUOfSmjo2hG

[twin kayak]

except the 100% mefo, everything is really good

[keen hemlock]

uk > sheltland islands > iceland > greenland

then canada

[twin kayak]

am currently trying to push out the allies of africa

should I continue ?

they have high losses

and I don't trust portugal, italy and vichy

which is better ?

[keen hemlock]

oh shi

u dont have gdr so you dont have special forces doctrine

honestly i have no clue

[twin kayak]

gdr ?

[keen hemlock]

gotterdamerung

the dlc

[twin kayak]

oh

[keen hemlock]

but honestly id stop playing if its that late and the us is in the way

the allies have tons of units

[twin kayak]

I will continue

or try to

I've been successfull at pushing back naval invasions etc

[versed rose]

wrong dlc

its AAT for special forces doctrine

[agile rivet]

my extension dosent work idk why

[keen hemlock]

oh mb

i completley forgot that ngl

[versed rose]

powercreep dlc

MIOs existing breaks the game

[proven rain]

what should i do

[twin kayak]

what buffs can I get for plane research as germany ?

[feral salmon]

invade uk then ussr form greater germanic reich and leave

[twin kayak]

gav up that campaign

[feral salmon]

you always want to finish uk off in like 1939-1941 so at that point trying to invade usa is just pointless

[twin kayak]

I can't (or don't know how to), they always have something more than me

[tired moon]

Italy starts out on war

so I am a beginner and I was playing as Germany. I conquered Austria but the allies guaranteed every other country. After that, I declared war on Poland and they somehow killed all my troops and I lost can anyone explain how and why

[cinder niche]

Did you fight Austria or Anschluss?

[cinder niche]

If you’re historical follow the focus tree and take all the free land

Focus all your troops except one army to defend French border against Poland, about one army in Koenigsberg and the rest on the proper border

Just battle planning Poland will work

[feral salmon]

there's levels to this bro

[proven rain]

what to do against river

[sleek remnant]

I know it can change on due to many factors but in general, would special forces + air be stronger or tanks + no air?

[feral salmon]

depends how much cas the opponent has

[cinder niche]

I think tanks overall

And also how much cas you have

[lucid torrent]

how to recall my volunteer?

[sleek remnant]

Well, idk
Was wondering which would be cheaper overall for nations that can’t afford both

Like minors ranging from small to medium sized ones

[cinder niche]

Cas is cheaper than tanks and does have good effect

You could focus on like 5 tank divisions

[sleek remnant]

Research is also a consideration I think since you’re kinda limited sometimes on slots

[cinder niche]

Yeah

I think the time for either is about the same

[scenic nacelle]

Special forces + air

[twin kayak]

they usually come back once the war is finished

[cinder niche]

Thats the only way, you can’t manually recall

[twin kayak]

idk if you can recall them during the war

[scenic nacelle]

Air is OP

As it should be

[twin kayak]

which special forces ?

[cinder niche]

Mountaineers are best overall

[sleek remnant]

Mountaineers

[cinder niche]

Rest are niche

[scenic nacelle]

What those 2 said

[sleek remnant]

I think mountain territory modifiers make it hard to justify others. You can brute force a forest with mountaineers much easier than brute forcing mountains with rangers

[cinder niche]

What do yall think, is 25 or 35 width better?

[twin kayak]

so: mountaineers for attack and normal infantry for defending the front ? (I'm new so idk)

can I already declare war on poland after this focus ?

[cinder niche]

Yeah

[cinder niche]

Yes

[twin kayak]

I'm currently using tank divs for attack, should I switch ? it's less expensive I guess

[cinder niche]

As Germany?

[twin kayak]

yeah

[cinder niche]

I mean I love tanks

I keep both

Tanks are speedy

And for Germany the default expectation is to use tanks

The way I do it

[twin kayak]

what would you use the mountaineers for and what would you use the tanks for ?

[cinder niche]

I use mountaineers as elite line holders basically

They fill in my tank armies

And I send them to fight in like Switzerland or Italy alps

[twin kayak]

or during the conquest of norway

ig

[cinder niche]

Yes

[twin kayak]

then, what is the benefit of tanks (except their speed)

if spec forces are better

[cinder niche]

Armor

Damage reduction

More breakthrough

[last arch]

breakthrough, soft attack, and in single player armor

[twin kayak]

idk what to chose

[cinder niche]

Try both

[twin kayak]

do they work together or should I dedicate myself to ony taks or only moutaineers ?

[last arch]

special forces are pretty cheap, no reason not to do both

and you should use tanks as germany

[sleek remnant]

Tbh, I don’t like managing different stuff so I use only one usually unless I need to (but it kinda bothers me)

By need to, it’s mostly mountaineers on specific places where tanks just doesn’t work

[last arch]

mountaineers aren't that useful on germany tbh, i would only use them in like an invasion of the caucuses, italy or switzerland if you invade them (though you shouldn't)

[dusty sandal]

good tanks can push anything anywhere in singleplayer

[cinder niche]

I just use them as infantry on steroids

[last arch]

they are good just because with AAT they have really good stats compared to inf

[twin kayak]

my army looks like this: 2x12 tank divs and 72 infantry

[last arch]

what is your tank division

[twin kayak]

(it's only mid 1937)

[last arch]

you should work on that

[cinder niche]

I add two more tank battalions for Poland

And make them large mediums by ussr war

[twin kayak]

I'm already 10k in the red

[cinder niche]

Oof

You have a lot of tank divs for early game

24 total is kinda wild

[last arch]

when doing tanks, you should either specialize into space marines (only 1-2 tanks per division and have all of your divisions be that) or a massive concentration of tanks

that is not a very good tank division

[twin kayak]

had to get the manpower up for the focuses

[cinder niche]

Pump out inf

[last arch]

when your making dedicated tank divisions, aim for 36 width with 30 org

[tired moon]

I fought

I couldn't get the requirements for anschluss

[twin kayak]

it'll get bigger, I just don't have the industy to support it rn

[tired moon]

but if you conquer austria it auto unlocks anschluss

[last arch]

germany can not afford 24 proper tank divisions by the start of the war

[twin kayak]

2 tanks/div ? isn't that a bit small ?

and what is space marines

[cinder niche]

Tanks in infantry

[last arch]

space marines are divisions with primarily infantry that use tanks to try to get more armor than standard anti tank has piercing

[tired moon]

btw how can I get enough manpower for anschluss

[cinder niche]

Make more infantry divisions

[twin kayak]

and then attack with these infantry divs ? are then all my infantry divs like that or only the dedicated attack ones ?

[cinder niche]

That’s up to how many tanks you can field

Yeah and you attack with these

[austere roost]

Tbh space marines aren't as useful as they were before

But it is a way to get newbies to transition into building more SPGs

[sleek remnant]

What about tanks in special forces?

Idk if normal tank would be better for breakthrough or use SPG

[cinder niche]

That’s just space marines on even more steroids

[twin kayak]

I don't understand anything rn, I get told to use so many different division templates that are the same, but different

[cinder niche]

Single player spgs are really good to melt ai infantry

[sleek remnant]

Ignore what we’re talking if you’re new and just focus on one

[sleek remnant]

Yes but I was wondering in special forces where you’ll use 1-2

Idk if 1 is better or 2 and rest being mountaineers for example

[cinder niche]

You’re asking if one spg or two is better?

You might as well make the mountaineers strong and add two

[indigo sapphire]

should i build another 6.5k ships

[last arch]

@twin kayak this is moreso what your tanks should look like

[twin kayak]

So, what should I put in my attack divs ? (no fancy term like space marines etc, I don't know shit about abreviations in this game for now)

[wintry snow]

this is bad

[last arch]

the stats are a bit off because i went into a new game and clicked research all to make it but your tanks should be 36 width and have 30 organization

[cinder niche]

Uhh

[twin kayak]

I was going for that

[last arch]

the meta is to mix in TDs, heaves, SP artillery and wtv but as a basic template that would work

[twin kayak]

I was just on a budget for now

[cinder niche]

Wait to make less good ones

Don’t need so many divs

[last arch]

your better off having a more concentrated force of good tank divisions that can push anywhere than a few that can't

[wintry snow]

in sp u wanna always use spgs just becasue of how much extra soft u get, support arty in tanks isnt worth it instead of it use light tank recon with maxxed breakthrough, also alway use mech and if u dont have mech cav/camels are better than motorized

195 HP is really low

u want around 300 or more hp on ur tank

[last arch]

like i said, i just went into a new game, clicked research all, quickly designed tanks and sent that. it is not meta or particularily good but it gives a more accurate example of what they should look like

[twin kayak]

send a screenshot of what you're talking about, I wanna see

[wintry snow]

but but for sigle player i reccomend to do 36w mountaineer brick with 2 spgs in it

[wintry snow]

sure give me a sec ill open the game

[twin kayak]

yall have so many different opinions, it's difficult for a beginner to have a precise answer

[last arch]

not great, special forces generally specialize in the terrain that tanks aren't great at and its good to have your tanks be faster and you can't motorize special forces

[scenic nacelle]

It’s always like this

[scenic nacelle]

The dedicated helpers are usually more correct though

[cinder niche]

Oops misclick

[sleek remnant]

I know but the tanks are just there for some breakthrough
They shouldn’t break in most terrains and on mountains, mountaineers should win before they take too much casualties

[last arch]

that extra breakthrough would probably be cancelled out by the terrain debuffs

[twin kayak]

so: special forces or tanks ?

[sleek remnant]

It’s because there are lots of different options that can work, especially in single player
Just pick and choose one and focus on that for one game until you learn how things work

[last arch]

i don't know all the modern metas but you shouldn't mix special forces and tanks together

[last arch]

they aren't mutually exclusive

[cinder niche]

Focus tanks for Germany though

[last arch]

use tanks for tank duties and special forces for special forces duties

special forces are not very expensive so you can very easily do both

[twin kayak]

how would a mountaineer div look like ?

[sleek remnant]

Oh well
I didn’t consider space marines
How would they compare? Worst of them? Or maybe better than one

[last arch]

do you have arms against tyranny?

[twin kayak]

base german template, what shoud I add

[wintry snow]

something like this

[cinder niche]

I do two more mountaineers and 3 line arty

[twin kayak]

I'm in 1937, I'll try that later

[cinder niche]

For a relatively cheap build

Can swap an arty for aa

[twin kayak]

oh and doctrines for germany. They look all good to me. I presume that they depend on your playstyle tho

[last arch]

just note that you won't get a fraction of those stats w/o the proper DLCs

[twin kayak]

like this ?

[cinder niche]

3 line arty battalions 😭

[last arch]

for example i think in order to make the tank division he sent you need NCNS and NSB

[twin kayak]

man, I'm new, idk shit about all of those terms

[wintry snow]

but against ai its better to do this

[twin kayak]

and in english please ?

[cinder niche]

DLCs

[last arch]

no step back, no compromise no surrender

[wintry snow]

this is not good

dont use line arty

[twin kayak]

.

[cinder niche]

Oh

Just three icons

Not 12

[wintry snow]

dont use line arty, theres alot of explanation behind it but im too lazy to talk about allat rn

[twin kayak]

and for the artillery ? I get told not to use line artillery (whatever that means)

[last arch]

there are 2 different kinds of artillery, line artillery and support artillery. line artillery should not be used in vanilla at all and support artillery is pretty good

[last arch]

too big

[austere roost]

Support artillery is great for small divisions

They're negligible for armor divisions

[wintry snow]

its fine till like 38 since ai never rushed gun 2 anyway and line arty will help u to crit it but later on it just becomes bad compared to gun 2-3

line arty has no hp no org no breakthrough

and without the doctrine that reduces cw its 3w

jsut not good

[cinder niche]

I use it early game

[austere roost]

Even with the subdoctrine it still sucks

[wintry snow]

its good for big sf aswell

[wintry snow]

yeah

[austere roost]

Terrain debuffs, less tech and general buffs, etc.

[glacial steeple]

i went afk did anything blow up while i waa gone

[twin kayak]

yeah

[cinder niche]

Too many opinions

[last arch]

i think the meta mountaineer division also has a ton of rangers in it or something, i'll admit i don't really know the meta for special forces since i dont have arms against tyranny

[twin kayak]

so: take out the artillery

and less mountaineers

[last arch]

yes

[light knoll]

casey you should pin here the explanation to why line arty sucks after early game

[glacial steeple]

no

[twin kayak]

how much less mountaineers

[light knoll]

why

[last arch]

36 width mountaineers might be good, if i had to guess 26 width could be ok, 18 width would work

[glacial steeple]

which explanation

the video is already in there in one of the message thread things

[wintry snow]

if u wanna attack mountains with them keep it below 33w

[twin kayak]

I have this rn. Do I add recon companies ?

[light knoll]

oh it is pinned somewhere, there are just too many pins

[wintry snow]

becasue 2 mountaineers that are >33w cant fit into one mounatin tile

[austere roost]

Add flame tank and recon rangers

[last arch]

that sounds right

[glacial steeple]

well yeah i didnt like that you have to double click pins no one has the attention span to

[last arch]

i hear conflicting things about special forces so i didn't know fs

[glacial steeple]

so theres just a bunch of livadeia messages people look at

[twin kayak]

I'm in 1937, idk how to get those this early

[gleaming grove]

can balistic missiles be used to target enemy units, or only infrastructure?

[twin kayak]

so, do I keep this ?

[glacial steeple]

its fine

[dusty sandal]

make it 32 combat width
you need breakthrough to attack, use light tank recon and medium flame tank for it
but ti's fine

[twin kayak]

light tank recon ?

[dusty sandal]

take a guess

which one has a light tank as its icon

[twin kayak]

in what terrain should I use these guys ?