ask-for-help-here

[glacial steeple]

gun

[dense stump]

good thing im playing as germans 🙂

[dense stump]

its ahead of time im in november 1936

[glacial steeple]

yes?

[brazen panther]

depedns on ur situation brotha

[glacial steeple]

gun is always a good choice

because its like +50% stats

[dense stump]

uh idk

[brazen panther]

prioritize industry and infantry

[dense stump]

good situation

[glacial steeple]

and then +33%

[brazen panther]

always

[violet maple]

does focus.nochecks also work on AIs?

[glacial steeple]

yes afaik

[brazen panther]

yo guys can i capitulate everyone if i capitulate the faction leader?

[violet maple]

ok good

[brazen panther]

or sign a peacedeal with the countrfies occupied?

[violet maple]

will it work even if all majors are swapped

like the US is in poland

[brazen panther]

im not rlly ito going to the americas

[violet maple]

japan in the UK

france in manchuria

germany in china

[glacial steeple]

then no peacedeal

all majors have to cap

[brazen panther]

a

ty

[glacial steeple]

that are in the faction

[candid abyss]

guys whats a good armoured division template for italy? light tanks i mean

go 4 and 4 then engineer, arty and AA support or what

[brazen panther]

but then whyd i capitulate germany and italy (both majors) hungary was the last major, but yet it pulled me into the peace conference?

then hungary remained at war with me and then also dragged me to a war with japan

[candid abyss]

is this good to go to war with france? i almost got a full army of mountaineers and i got 2 and a half armies of infantry

[violet maple]

theres a mod for that

if u want

[brazen panther]

nah but ty

[candid abyss]

https://tenor.com/view/basketball-fan-ignored-high-five-fail-gif-8403354

[brazen panther]

why would u make an army of mountaineers?

[candid abyss]

well arent they good? especially for dealing with the rough terrain in turin when trying to invade france?

they kept training and i just slotted them in and they made an army now

[brazen panther]

oh wait i thought u were germany

[candid abyss]

no im italy

im broke asf with army xp i need a cheap light template so i can try and clap first for the first time in my life

instead of advancing 2 yards and germany taking everything

[glacial steeple]

hungary hadnt joined all wars

[brazen panther]

could be

[glacial steeple]

uuhhh oeughhsrhssfh

[candid abyss]

https://tenor.com/view/orange-fish-spognebob-phone-gif-3064144843174203984

i cant find cheap light tank templates online

they all are like 120 xp or some weird stuff

[glacial steeple]

xp isnt that hard to get just send volunteers and attaches to spain and japan

also light tanks are terrible and not even cheaper unless theyre just trash

also motorized is like 3x more expensive inf for no stats given

the support companies are also bad

[candid abyss]

i sent 3 mountaineer divisions to spain, i didnt send any to japan tho and i'm like 6 months away from germany declaring war on france

[candid abyss]

i only have infantry and mountaineers

no armour at al

all*

[glacial steeple]

you can send 9 divs to spain

[candid abyss]

well.. next playthrough i guess

[glacial steeple]

just need 120 units out and do condor legion focus

[candid abyss]

i sent to nationalist spain if it makes any diff

[glacial steeple]

yes to nationalist

[dense stump]

guys pls help i have like 350 planes what do i do with them it says no mission assigned

[candid abyss]

ok so do i make lights or jus try hard with infantry divisions, the standard 14 width ones

i have 0 armoured divisions so far except the 3 default with cavalry

[candid abyss]

you can either have them train or select either air superiority (good for fighters) or Close air support / strategic bombing then right click over the region you want them to carry out this over.

[dense stump]

ok ty

[candid abyss]

that region should be in range so make sure to move them to the closest air base by left clicking the air base they are at and right clicking whatever is close to the front lines and you're welcome

[dense stump]

oke

[glacial steeple]

you could make mediums

more stats for like the same cost and depending on tank design its cheaper

[candid abyss]

didn't get to that in the tree yet but i will try to rush them

what sort of template do i make

[glacial steeple]

what

you start with them

[candid abyss]

im italyyyyyyyy

[glacial steeple]

italy also starts with them

[candid abyss]

https://tenor.com/view/orange-fish-spognebob-phone-gif-3064144843174203984

[glacial steeple]

idk what dlcs you have tho

if you have nsb you start with it

[candid abyss]

that inter war one?

[candid abyss]

ok what should the template look like?

[glacial steeple]

as italy i wouldnt do tanks at all

because you need air for a mission of mussolini

and also infantry

[candid abyss]

so just infantry and mountaineers?

[glacial steeple]

lot of infantry

[glacial steeple]

rely on air power and mountaineers yes

[heady skiff]

Is it worth accepting peace or should I just wait for the Americans to do there thing?

[candid abyss]

ok so 3 questions.

1. i tried doing that refitting thing and my production line is looking like this, is it normal? second question these are my fighters and cas planes, good enough? aaaand do i build separate ones for naval bombing or ignore naval bombing and spam AA slots on my destroyers?

[neat widget]

you can paradrop japan

[heady skiff]

Bro thinks I have planes

Or really anything

W research!!!

[left glacier]

1. It's normal for refit to look like that
2. Go for 2 4x heavy machine guns
3. With the CAS, you have it set as a fighter role. Switch out the machine gun for another bomb lock

[neat widget]

you can paradrop if neither side has air supremacy

which is why this works

[left glacier]

You also want self sealing fuel tanks for higher air defense

[neat widget]

also you can license

[heady skiff]

I imagine Japan has air supremacy 😭

[neat widget]

you can check

it often doesn't

[heady skiff]

Nvm

L ai

[candid abyss]

ok lemme do it on both

[heady skiff]

Chinese Paratroopers landing in Japan gonna be fire

[neat widget]

of course you need transport planes thgouh

[heady skiff]

Trust

[left glacier]

You don't need it for CAS

[candid abyss]

i dont have 4X heavies i only have 4 lights in the options, like this for CAS?

[heady skiff]

My industry isnt that bad trust

I can make a FEW transport planes

[neat widget]

don't go for 2 x engine2

[candid abyss]

i dont have self sealing tanks

[candid abyss]

only one?

[neat widget]

yeah

[neat widget]

you can research it, it's left of the hmg in the tech tree

[left glacier]

Survivability studies

[neat widget]

^

[candid abyss]

ok lemme check, also is this a good medium tank template for offense?

[violet maple]

hey guys

when does germany anchluss?

[left glacier]

You want CAS to have high ground attack because CAS nonetheless always gets high casualties from AA

[candid abyss]

i still need to research the chassis and start producing

[violet maple]

absolutely nto

[candid abyss]

okay thanks, also for the navy because it's very overwhelming, i have 1 group, subs divided on 10 task forces for convoys and one big strike group thats one task force, do i make any changes?

[candid abyss]

what should i do then?

[left glacier]

Also, you don't need the bomb sight since CAS doesn't do strategic bombing

[candid abyss]

ok will remove em

[violet maple]

anti air support company
34 combat width is ideal for tanks, so put in motorozied nd tank divisions until u reach 34 widths

also reconr angers and flame tanks if u have em

[candid abyss]

i have recon but no flames, ok so no engineers ?

[left glacier]

Build light cruisers with the best available fire control systems you have

[candid abyss]

?

[left glacier]

You should also focus on fire control refits for capital ships

[neat widget]

much better

what dlcs do you have btw

[heady skiff]

To be fair, if the AI just DOES ITS JOB Im PRETTY SURE Japan is NOT holding on 😭

[candid abyss]

can i just leave whatever cruisers i have and start mass producing this template and whatever dies gets replaced? because it will take me almost 3 years to refit everything it will be 1941-1942

[candid abyss]

all of them i guess

[violet maple]

put support arty nd engineer

[candid abyss]

ok i will once i have enough xp thanks, i'll start spamming mediums in my factories rn

the navy is what's confusing me the most

[left glacier]

Those are heavy cruisers since they have the heavy cruiser batteries

[candid abyss]

i only have basic cruisers and 2 different early battle ships and 1 destroyer

i dont have light cruisers

im so dumb with navy

[uncut narwhal]

36w is better and spgs are the meta in sp

[violet maple]

there is no meta in sp

and why 36w?

[uncut narwhal]

for tanks there kinda is

[violet maple]

i always though 34 was the best

or 30

[uncut narwhal]

best for offense

[uncut narwhal]

nah

36/38

also 35

[left glacier]

This is what I usually have for cruisers
Light

Heavy

[candid abyss]

ok lemme copy what i have and refit everything again

so all i read with italy basicaly that i should spam out destroyers with AA slots and cruisers

[candid abyss]

also is this distribution good or will i get clapped as usual?

subs in diff task forces for convoys and the rest of the navy lumped up

or do i make it into task forces too?

[left glacier]

Yes

[candid abyss]

ok brb

[candid abyss]

yes make the lump into task forces or yes leave it as it is?

[left glacier]

You don't exactly need to refit everything. Just fill up slots that are empty and upgrade fire control systems / radar when available

Because refitting engine and armor is too expensive

[left glacier]

Yes

[candid abyss]

https://tenor.com/view/ugly-plankton-meme-ugly-plankton-ugly-face-plankton-meme-plankton-gif-15836444981074643801

which question is yes

[candid abyss]

ohh ok

can i just remove the refitting queue and dish out new ones?

[wet frost]

how i remove the great depression debuff

[manic stratus]

question how to play the game and be good at it

[left glacier]

Mhm

[manic stratus]

i dont really know how to play

[candid abyss]

ok so lump navy?

or

or

or

make it into task forces

[candid abyss]

i was at your place 2 days ago too

[dense stump]

yo guys im in may 1937 im playing as germany should i start the intelligence agency?

[left glacier]

Your strike force in one large group. I usually prefer to have few smaller destroyer groups for patrol, and submarines on convoy raiding with the first two on patrol

[manic stratus]

i just made a new game cause idk how to play what do i do bro

[neat widget]

gun 3s are expensive

[candid abyss]

alright so a cruiser and like 4 or 5 destroyers lets say 3 groups in a separate task force for patrol and the rest lumped

[candid abyss]

there's a good australian dude on youtube wait

[dense stump]

well im new to hoi4 too i got only 6 hours but i know like the basics. What country are u playing as?

[manic stratus]

that dosen't really help bro ToT

[left glacier]

Lastly, your task force on medium/low repair priority and on high risk/always engage

[manic stratus]

the reich

[wet frost]

Theres literally hoi4 youtube channel

There are guide

[candid abyss]

https://www.youtube.com/@hammotimee this guy helped me a lot

[wet frost]

And theres a wiki

[candid abyss]

okay thanks

[left glacier]

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

[manic stratus]

he sounds and looks very convincing

[dense stump]

when i started as germans i focused on building civilian factories (mil too but not much) and i think u should focus on infantary the most (and also economy)

[candid abyss]

ok again sorry the light cruiser...

what do i change again

[left glacier]

Hammotimee collaborated with paradox to make the current Complete Beginner's Guide above

[candid abyss]

just the drop down name to light cruiser or?

[dense stump]

and also make sure you have research working all the time

[left glacier]

Switch the main batteries to light cruiser batteries

[candid abyss]

okkkk thanksssss will start dishing those out rn and researching the radar

[left glacier]

Lastly, you can use the auto-upgrade feature which creates a new upgraded design for you and also saves navy exp for other things like doctrines

[candid abyss]

yeah i just checked it, is it worth making aircraft facilities on some of the cruisers or the AA destroyers slop will do the job

[left glacier]

They're only good for spotting

The aircraft catapults

[candid abyss]

so how do i get naval bombers on board of the ships? or not worth it? or make carriers?

[left glacier]

You just need a carrier aircraft design with a torpedo as it's main armament

[candid abyss]

so start a third production line basically, so i basically need to start over because i will never get carriers before i start fighting the allies

?

[left glacier]

Mhm for a carrier, but you don't exactly need to start over

[dense stump]

guys what do i do im in 1937 june and i got 66 units on the polish frontlines and building factories but i have atrition 3.65% on 3 units bc of bad supply what do i do

[candid abyss]

i dont think i got carriers researched yet lol its 1938

[twin kayak]

I just nought dlcs. Should I start with all 4 or just play 1 at a time at the start ?

[left glacier]

These are the ship designs I regularly use

[glacial steeple]

all will be fine

youll have to learn it eventually anyway if you want to use it

[left glacier]

Welded armor is good to upgrade once you do have the chromium to spare

[glacial steeple]

changing role to artillery/td uses 20% less tanks now btw

same issue with welded its +20% cost compared to riveted

you could be having 40% more tanks with 2 changes

[left glacier]

Good point

[candid abyss]

okay thank u so much for your help

[candid abyss]

thanks

[left glacier]

If you are training divisions, attrition is very normal

[left glacier]

No problem. Happy to help

[wet frost]

how i transfer troop via ocean

[dense stump]

okay

[left glacier]

Your division will automatically cross the sea if you have a frontline /fallback line order to its destination

If you are doing a naval invasion, you need naval dominance across the sea zones that your divisions will cross through, which is gradually gained by having ships on patrol

[keen hemlock]

Move it to a port, once there move it to another port

[violet maple]

should i make a peace treaty? its 1943 and all frontlines have stalemated

[wet frost]

oh

what if i have troops there but i give back colony )like italy with ehtiopia?

how i get those back

[keen hemlock]

give back colony?

you mean land?

[wet frost]

yes

[keen hemlock]

they should be exiled and would return to you

unless theres no connection to the sea

[wet frost]

oh

[keen hemlock]

like if they are exiled in ethopia they should go back thru the suez not thru egypt then to libya

[timber wigeon]

what else do i add?

[neat widget]

medium flame tanks

light tank recon

basically all the things we use in normal special forces we use here

[timber wigeon]

ive been making light flame tank the whole game icl

[neat widget]

because it doesn't affect the marine commando's ability to withdraw

[twin kayak]

I'm playing italy now and have the 4 dlcs on (arms against tyranny, no step back, by blood alone and götterdämmerung) what do I need to know ?

[neat widget]

light flame tank would also do

medium flame is just better though

[candid abyss]

Do i send mountaineers or tanks better for nationalist spain?

[neat widget]

i hate grinding in spain

[midnight bolt]

im in equestria at war rn, before attacking equestria, do i need this terretory for any national focus for the changelings or can i puppet it?

[neat widget]

what division is that

tbh idk

[midnight bolt]

thats my garrison why are you asking?

[neat widget]

yeah

but what's the tmeplate

[still mirage]

is a recon company for infantry division worth it? I keep getting my tactics countered pretty consistently, despite having a higher skill level by 1 or atleast equal, and im wondering if it'd be a worthwhile investment in producing some light armored recon for my inf divisions (or any other recon, il have to read up on each type)

[neat widget]

click one of the battles where you're getting countered

and screenshot the window that pops up

[dull axle]

for armored recon it really depends a lot on how much fuel you have, cavalry recon isnt too bad eithet, as for if it's worth it, i always use it, but the stat nerds might say it's bad 🤷‍♂️

[neat widget]

if recon is seriously affecting your ability to get tactics, the enemy general will have a orange box around their picture

like shown with vojcechovský

[still mirage]

ok I can't find any battles where I am countered now that you asked, but almost all of them, like 6 out 8, the enemy has the initiative cause of higher recon

if its still needed, here, managed to get one

[neat widget]

yeah pilecki picks tactics first

typically though recon is not worth it just for the recon stat

since there are relatively few counters for defensive tactics

[still mirage]

still, doing -25% less damage (in this case, but this was one of the more common counters I see so im generalizing it) sounds really bad

[neat widget]

what do your infantry divisions look like btw

[neat widget]

typically you do either ranger recon or light tank recon btw

[still mirage]

I forgot to add support anti air thanks for reminding me, just pretend its there

[neat widget]

finland's long range patrol is also pretty good

[still mirage]

if you need to see the stats, il also add it now

[neat widget]

what doctrines are you using btw

[still mirage]

holy cow I forgot about them

dude theres just so much I keep forgetting

[neat widget]

yeah

[still mirage]

might be one too many dlcs

right then il do these things now and hope I haven't forgotten anything else important

thanks for the help

[still mirage]

for infantry i took a closer look at them and they all seem relatively good, i'd probs go with assault infantry cause it makes support artillery fairly strong from what I can see, but i'd go with defensive postures if its not good apparently

[neat widget]

defensive postures isn't really good

assault infantry is decent

[still mirage]

the entrenchment bonus sounds nice, not sure what entrenchment actually does fully besides boosting your defense, but considering il likely be doing alot of pushing both with infantry and tanks (and also just moving em around in general), it might not be that good for countries that don't need to hunker down

[pliant condor]

the most funny part is that having higher recon in fact does not help you on not being countered

[still mirage]

for tanks im going with spearhead

[pliant condor]

like it doesn't help at all

go read the wiki

recon only affect your tactic's chance of countering the enemy tactic

and when you are attacking most of your tactics won't counter anything

[still mirage]

ah, sounds better for defensive divisions ngl

[pliant condor]

it is

it's only good for the stats

look at light tank recon

[pliant condor]

there's really no reason to go any subdoctrine other than assault infantry and individual excellence

[still mirage]

individual excellence cant find

which is it exactly?

[pliant condor]

infantry

maybe it's locked behind dlc

[fathom thistle]

NCNS

sadly

[still mirage]

I see, I haven't taken a look at DLCs in a while to see if any is worthwhile

mostly have the designers afaik, and some other stuff but i'd have to look at the list, im missing roughly 5 or so cause most of them afaik only add some focuses, or had horrendous reviews so I just didn't look at all

anywho, time to get back to my run, thanks lads

[vast pier]

im not super "new" to hoi4 (i have 120 hours) but ive been kinda just been messing around while playing and obviously understand the basic basics but not much else

like im not very experienced with making divisions in the designer, the air force, the navy, or how to do supply

are there any tutorials yall reccomend i could watch so i could learn?

[tame shore]

What do these icons mean on SAM and Ballistic missiles?

[still mirage]

the way I would do it is interest yourself in one stat that you see very commonly (combat width for example) and learn how it works

thats what i've started doing, and i've been able to make decisions i'd usually ask for help or google or whatnot which was boring

its also how I started semi-understanding navy

to the point that I don't need to cheese the UK anymore and pulverize their navy

so start with something simple like soft attack, breakthrough, defense etc, and understand how it works so that you can start making decisions such as doctrines and whatnot

then when you feel confident, make your own division suited for a special case (such as mountain fighting maybe)

[vast pier]

okok, that helps and makes sense, thank you!

[still mirage]

n then you can probably go from there. There isn't exactly a best way to play afaik, sure you can use the same divisions you have but I only now understand that sending my entire tank divisions through marsh is a horrid idea and a great way to lose a ton of tanks

[vast pier]

yeah im getting to the point where im realizing like oh theres a lot more i need to learn bc i see im making dumbass mistakes lmao

like what u just said

[fathom thistle]

check pins in this channel

[still mirage]

learn terrain types aswell, they seem important despite how unimportant it might look (i ignored it for a good chunk of my playtime and started understanding why I lose fights I thought I should win, such as 5 tank divisions vs 1 swiss mountaneer in a mountain)

[tough summit]

yo is this a good enough template?

[still mirage]

i'd personally swap the motorized recon for light armored recon

[vast pier]

W shout

ill watch these

[still mirage]

tutorials work too, just don't depend on them

[tough summit]

besides that is okay?

[still mirage]

sometimes the meta gets flipped over or is irrelevant

[fathom thistle]

make it 10 tanks and try to get mechanized instead of motorized asap.

[vast pier]

im not depending on them, i mostly just need to know what stuff means 💀 after that i can make my own decisisons

[fathom thistle]

another underrated tip, if any of the tutorials u watch use line artillery in the template you might want to stop watching that guy

[vast pier]

💀 line artillery not good?

[fathom thistle]

no, it''s great as support company tho

like really good

[neat widget]

it's a good support company

but at some point it will be overestimated

[tame shore]

Still have 0 clue what these symbols mean

[neat widget]

i think it has to do with the missions SAM and ballistics can carry

which is, well, missile strike and SAM missions

[still mirage]

is there a way I can get a planning attack bonus without the frontline for 3 tanks spreading across the entirety of poland cause i advance manually? Like I try to micromanage them so I can surround hundreds of enemies, but they all go to different areas that are far apart from eachother cause their assigned frontline spread like crazy while I pushed

and its infuriating having to create a new frontline and lose the planning bonus

[pliant condor]

design your tank

[visual yacht]

Idk if theres a way to make frontlines less annoying, i always adjust it for the next push everyones i take a tile and queue up movement

[pliant condor]

draw frontline on the entire front and set it to the lowest cohesion

[tough summit]

dont have the dlc, only have the simple point thingy

[pliant condor]

don't make tank then

or if you have to, mix half with spg

[still mirage]

thanks so much

what was the shortkey for attack but don't move there?

i swear there was one

[twin kayak]

How can I archieve this ?

[azure python]

can anyone help with cracking dlcs?

i installed them, added them to the folder but they dont show up in game

[still mirage]

this has to be satire. you ask the official discord, for the official game, for how to crack

[twin kayak]

idk if asking that in the official hoi4 discord is a good idea

[wet frost]

indeed crazy

[azure python]

yep

what they gon do lmao

[still mirage]

ban you from the discord

[azure python]

lol i can make new discord bruh

[wet frost]

bro

[still mirage]

idk man not my business, but im sure there exist an IP ban for discord or some alt detector

[wet frost]

theyre in discount

[azure python]

im not dropping 100 bucks on dlcs bro

[wet frost]

you dont need to buy all of them at once

i have 2

[azure python]

or just crack em bro

[still mirage]

keep thou to yourself, anywho you haveth no belonging here if there is no question related to the game that isn't illegal or not allowed

[azure python]

"isnt illegal"

[still mirage]

piracy is, indeed, illegal, but not enforced as often

[azure python]

bro actin like i robbed the bank

[mellow nacelle]

Hey everyone, I just started playing HOI and wanted to ask for some advice. What’s the best way to learn the game? Is it better to watch tutorials to understand it better, or just jump in and learn as I go?

[azure python]

im 17 bro i have no money for dlcs

[still mirage]

man we dont care

[azure python]

i mean i can help u out if u want

ive got like 1k hours

[fathom thistle]

Anything except the optimal templates you can learn from just playing

[still mirage]

depends on how deep you want to learn the game

[twin kayak]

?

[mellow nacelle]

I love Strat games so i will be playing it a lot

[neat widget]

honestly no clue

[mellow nacelle]

I do ye ❤️

[wet frost]

wathc the official guides first otherwise u understand nothing, drom there learn as playing and watch the wiki or ask discord for things u dont understand

[azure python]

alr

i can teach u basics

join the vc

[wet frost]

the beginner guide is necessary, the advanced is for dlcs

[mellow nacelle]

Is there a youtuber that is playing and explaining at the same time

[still mirage]

you can definetly learn the basics, but if you want to make your own divisions, templates, and stuff, i'd recommend learning what something does in a unit/template/design. Take a look at the division template and take what is talked about common or is called important, such as soft attack, breakthrough, defense etc. Once you have your stat in mind, look it up, wiki, hell maybe even ask gemini im sure it can cook a toddler explanation even if mildly wrong. Its what I do and i've begun actually learning how to design my ships, tanks, etc. without having to ask like I used to

[mellow nacelle]

can't atm 🙁

[wet frost]

the official hoi4 youtube

[azure python]

dang nvm then

[wet frost]

https://youtu.be/WCqXIRRVZIY?si=SaLBKMX7IjK33Eo7

[mellow nacelle]

I will check it out 100%

[still mirage]

tutorials are good for learning the basics and fundamentals such as what to do in a war, how to manage your troops, encirclements etc etc, but for actually making your divisions, you need to start understanding them deeper such as individual stats. There are generally appliable division templates that work decently in most conditions, but for special needs or for countries that being very thorough and careful with design to maximize your chances for success with limited resources, you have to make your own

[wet frost]

https://youtu.be/SgDTSfLAuI0?si=-c7uuhFPhSG0hkwe

this one for dlc if u have any

[mellow nacelle]

Anything that i should avoid as a new player

[still mirage]

not trying out different countries and only sticking to germany

twas my biggest mistake, it was good for learning, but trying to switch was rough

i could no longer do the same strat and I didn't know how to make a new strategy that would work

[wet frost]

dont start with italy

do not listen anyone that say otherwise

[still mirage]

do mind, germany is GREAT for learning, and isn't an issue to stick around with it for a while, but say go 100 hours without going to anything else, your gonna be too used to the same strategy and so when you go to france to try and do achievements you might get curbstomped

talking from experience, I used to make the same stuff for france that I did in germany and shocker, it didn't work, because france isn't as strong as germany (or atleast easy to play)

[mellow nacelle]

There are a lot of ways to play as a specific country, right? I mean can stick to Germany just with diffrent strat

[still mirage]

one other thing is applying a bajilion factories to equipment you are in shortage of, if that shortage is temporary (training a bunch of units for example)

I used to wonder why I couldn't make tanks or planes in time before 1939 as germany when I had like 10 factories on artillery, support equipment and anti air

I had 10 factories cause I saw shortage, so I added more

but that was silly of me, cause I forgot that in the course of 3 years before 1939, i'd produce dozens to make up for the loss

[twin kayak]

How can I get thi done ?

[mellow nacelle]

I will take a lot of time just reading and watching so i can understand the WHOLE indrusrty/factories stuff

[still mirage]

sure

theres national focuses that do a whole bunch of things

theres some that are objectively wrong if you are trying to win as germany (ahem, 4 year plan looking at you)

[winter tide]

Do garrisons in regions affect combat at all?

[twin kayak]

why is there no focus with this name

[still mirage]

don't really cram everything in your head at once, im at 360 hours and only now have I actually managed to grasp proper managing of my troops without sending them into a river crossing then wondering why I can't win or why i'm losing hundreds of equipment/manpower

[desert forum]

Which China is easiest to unify with

[still mirage]

play and you will gain experience. If something happens such as 6k tanks missing from equipment, find out why so you can avoid it in the future (also speaking from experience)

[mellow nacelle]

ye ye i can't rush these games even if i watched 24 hours worth of tutorials hahah

[neat widget]

Yeah, it's difficult doing everything at once

[still mirage]

one thing I will say that should help you learn is be mindful of terrain and use terrain view before planning a huge push so you don't send your tanks into marsh and have insane attrition, ahem personal experience again

[wet frost]

how different is brazil with dlc and without

[still mirage]

if you are wondering why you are losing a battle, also click the bubble indicating the battle to find out whats wrong

or winning aswell, to find out why you are so good at this game

anyways thats about it, can't say everything, you will learn everything else from playing, glhf

[wet frost]

i still have not understand how trades works

[still mirage]

international market?

or the resource trade?

[wet frost]

resource

[still mirage]

you basically give one civilian factory for 8 of that resource

the civilian factory goes to the country that is giving you the resources

[wet frost]

ok but

[mellow nacelle]

I will definitely take my time. Thanks so much for the help! ❤️

[still mirage]

the amount of resources they have available for purchase is dependant on their export laws

[wet frost]

i have 200 factories

[still mirage]

i assume mil?

[wet frost]

no civilian

im usa rn

and it says i dont have neough factories to trade

and is unfilled rtequest

[still mirage]

Is your consumer goods % too high?

[wet frost]

see, you always learn something. like what consumer good does

[midnight cedar]

Is there any guide in the server for naval combat?

[still mirage]

yeah thats basically how much is sent to producing stuff for your civilians which you cant use

the % comes from either national spirit or the economy law afaik

so you likely have civilian economy or a national spirit that causes this huge need (havent played USA so im not sure which is which)

[leaden anvil]

wars economie

[wet frost]

is a national spirit

[still mirage]

if anyone can explain why one is in reserve? I have combat width and im also attacking from two different directions, why isn't one participating in the battle?

[wet frost]

i did this in my last playthru

basically the first arrow shows for both

[twin kayak]

how do I know if my dlcs are enabled ?

[wet frost]

atleasst thats what i understood from my defeat in switzerland

[wet frost]

open the game, on the left of the screen there are the dlc, if theyre colored theyre up

[blazing rapids]

I want to play as a nation in hoi4, i am very much a beginner at this game so it needs to be a fairly easy country, and i want to have fun annexing and taking over nations, while growing mine, any suggestions? Thanks

[candid abyss]

ok guys, i have 2 full armies of 16w infantry, half an army of mountaineers
half an army of mediums +arty 36w, I'm still stalled on the north west french border for 1 month and can't advance, I'm playing as italy

can someone help or link me a video maybe my offensive lines are the problem? do i just micro it or assign one offensive line to my field marshal and just forget about it?

[still mirage]

Germany, but you still have to know the basics to actually win wars.

[wet frost]

alps.

[candid abyss]

fyi it's 24french divisions against 60 smth for me

[still mirage]

I'd say a little more than the basics to win against france, and some extensive knowledge for britain regarding navy

[candid abyss]

my mountaineers are even stalled against some cavalry

[still mirage]

one thing you have to know is that you won't get world conquest on your first try, it took me like 6 attempts (6 new campaigns, but I had loaded and retried saves many times more than that)

[blazing rapids]

I have managed to win quite a few wars, I take over Poland usually, and then when I want to take over more nations, let’s say checoslavaca, I find they’re in a coalition with the uk and France, or they have people guarantee their independence, do I need to attack everyone faster

[candid abyss]

I'm a beginner too and i think Italy is nice, you get familiar with the basics quick because you start when you're at war with ethiopia, you can puppet some neighbours through the tech trees but i chose to fight them for the first few runs and repeat before it's a full blown world war nations like yugoslavia, Romania and albania

i got myself a little familiar with the army, and air

then i focused on industry guides and watched a couple of streamers making a play through with italy and finally i tried getting myself familiar with the navy a bit and then got into division templates and how to set up my armies

[still mirage]

Well, usually once you start a war with poland via the Danzig Or War focus, its ww2 time and you basically fight a good portion of the world (since UK has many puppets)

[blazing rapids]

Tysm dude I appreciate it

[blazing rapids]

Ah okay

[still mirage]

you'd get Uk and france left after taking poland, till 1941 once Italy attacks greece, then italy is also involved in the war and greece too as your enemy, then in 1942 or close, japan bombs pearl harbor and america joins

theres definetly strategies such as taking italy so they don't take your stuff during conference talks or beating UK and france before that, but once US joins you would require a solid navy to break through the atlantic or take the USSR so you can invade US from the side of the pacific ocean

[candid abyss]

once you're a bit familiar with the basics watch this

https://youtu.be/yNo7ZJaFrmk?si=g62Ho5TrZUXCKPla

[blazing rapids]

Ah yes bitter steel is peaakk

[candid abyss]

also i got a question, i think i am kind of beating the french and british navy in the Mediterranean but im losing a shit load of convoys is that fine?

im losing like 10 every week

[still mirage]

what I did for my first world conquest was beat UK before italy joined, so I could take a huge amount of ground from their puppets all for myself, then USSR. after that, USA is all that stands and if you win, you basically steamroll everything else

[austere roost]

Set some destroyers with asw to convoy escort so they immediately join the convoy when the naval battle occurs

[still mirage]

convoys will provide supplies for you when you do a naval invasion or across gaps of ocean, it's not necessarily catastrophic now, but if you want to say, invade Africa via naval invasion, if your convoys are getting intercepted like now, you won't receive supplies for troops in Africa

you also lose some war support, but can be mitigated by the frugality decision option (i think thats what the name was atleast)

this once

[austere roost]

That's a lot of pp, try to use convoy escort to hunt down subs

[still mirage]

i rarely find use of pp once ww2 starts honestly

plus I think I gain war support from these since they don't exactly make me lose more than 0.60% war support per week

[austere roost]

The loss is capped out at 0.5

[still mirage]

yeah, I find it worthwhile to get some war support from it till I take france and pulverize the uk's navy

1000 naval bombers

[candid abyss]

okay so @still mirage

idk if this is right or not

i have 2 navy groups

1 is 10 task forces of subs raiding in 3 seas

the other one is everything left (destroyers and light cruisers with modified blueprints) lumped into one task force as a strike group, there're also 2 carriers in the strike group each with naval bombers

do i need to make another navy group of let's say a cruiser or a couple and 6 destroyers for example as patrol? or have them on escort?

[still mirage]

strike force basically responds to ships scouted by patrol afaik (or generally naval battles)

you'd want destroyers with depth charges and preferably a sonar doing these escorts

[candid abyss]

oh so i have to make a 3rd group

[still mirage]

cruisers caaan work, but they are too expensive and used in battles instead

[copper mason]

Whats the best countries to learn the game?

[candid abyss]

all the destroyers I've been dishing out have sonar, depth charge 1 battery and a butt load of AA

[candid abyss]

so 4 destroyers per task force and have 5 of them maybe?

[austere roost]

That depends on what you have

[still mirage]

3 - 5 is plenty for an escort, can stretch it more thin probs to 2 destroyers but no less

[candid abyss]

https://tenor.com/view/italian-hand-peter-griffin-parody-family-guy-gif-14887078867634565238

[candid abyss]

like 100 destroyers, 30 or so cruisers, 3 heavy ships and 2 carriers

and 60 subs

[candid abyss]

and the patrols?

[still mirage]

patrols you want to maximize surface detection, you'd usually have one singular cruiser for this

which has a bunch of seaplane catapults

or whatever the module name was

assuming you have the dlc for ship designs

[candid abyss]

for spotting okk i get it

[candid abyss]

i do yea

ok thanks I'll do it tomorrow

goodnight

[still mirage]

yeah so a singular cruiser, with essentially no weapons (id say a single AA gun incase it gets attacked by a naval bomber mission)

and everything else catapults

goodnight

[keen hemlock]

put it on no engage

[austere roost]

Set some of your dds on convoy escort

[thin nebula]

Cruisers for spotting arent that expensive tbh

[still mirage]

cruisers not meant for spotting are

[glacial steeple]

https://tenor.com/view/wolf-wolp-cute-wolf-cute-wolp-silly-wolf-gif-14121542384585528342

[thin nebula]

You dont need sonar if your carrier's planes have surface spot as one of their active missions

[still mirage]

im assuming that he was using ones capable of dishing out hits

[thin nebula]

Sniff snoff

[still mirage]

speaking of, I don't need to actually assign a mission on my carriers for them to fight with planes during sea battles right?

[thin nebula]

Nope

[still mirage]

i jsut have them on the carrier and assume they do their thing

[thin nebula]

But its good to do so so they take place in more battles

I dont even research sonar anymore

Waste of research time

[glacial steeple]

you use planes on a newer thing than interwar?

[thin nebula]

Yeah i use basic because they have range

[glacial steeple]

rich....

[thin nebula]

Or improved if im too lazy to click old designs

[glacial steeple]

think about the 12 aluminium saved

[still mirage]

isn't converted hull more expensive than basic carrier?

[glacial steeple]

for plane

[thin nebula]

Oh yeah because im gonna use that better

[glacial steeple]

not for ship

[thin nebula]

If you're not converting? Yeah more expensive

[glacial steeple]

it could be on missiles

[thin nebula]

Never research them

[glacial steeple]

good

[thin nebula]

i research conc 3 and then go into navy research

Also im a genius, im not building cruisers with more than a main gun anymore

Ill refit the other guns on later when i get better tech now

[glacial steeple]

btw refit is funny

[thin nebula]

Its funny because its cheaper

[glacial steeple]

if you have refit buffs they dont like make it sensible

it just adds IC

[thin nebula]

Its less time though right?

[still mirage]

im sorry what, why didnt my subs get absolutely pulverized?

this is very interesting

did not know subs can destroy cruisers that well

seems like the DD was destroyed by the naval bombers

[glacial steeple]

dds arent that good against subs

[still mirage]

really? arent they the ones with depth charges?

[glacial steeple]

its actually more likely the cl was hit by navs

since they target based on hp

irl destroyers were also not great vs subs

[still mirage]

why is it always that its recommended to do convoy escort with dds then

[thin nebula]

Not during the early part of the war but later they were crushing it in the pacfic

[glacial steeple]

who does that

[still mirage]

idk man i've seen many, also it just works

[glacial steeple]

it was mostly because of planes

planes go insane vs subs

destroyers are like a mild suggestion to leave maybe

[still mirage]

sonar and a depth charge does the job well

[subtle socket]

giga waste of ic to invest tech and clicks into sonar dept charges

when navs do it 10x better

[thin nebula]

Not even, just better sonar technology and hedgehog mortars. USS England sank 6 in 2 weeks in the pacific

Shame its not represented well in hoi4

[still mirage]

also im loving seeing the convoy count go from 500 to 40, but what exactly do I achieve by sinking them against the UK or whatever passes through hte neglish channel?

[subtle socket]

you can sink 100 subs with 300 navs

[thin nebula]

Uk cant get imports with no convoys

Means no oil and therefore no fuel

no fuel? No navy and no planes

[still mirage]

interesting

[subtle socket]

a uk without convoys is like brexit uk

[glacial steeple]

also no steel

no chromium

no anything

it makes the uk kinda pathetic

[still mirage]

sent my 8 subs into the ocean part next to ireland, not sure what I expected considering theres a min of 145 ships, but 6 of them got sunk instantly

well, the english channel is dry of convoys now atleast

[glacial steeple]

well then youre using them wrong

the way you counter destroyers going after subs is forcing them into more and longer battles

because surface ships take a lot more fuel

[still mirage]

not sure how I do that though?

my subs get instant spotted

then nuked

[glacial steeple]

more subs, also stack visibility buffs in general

its enemy hit chance on you

also stack torp buffs if youre doing torp dds or subs

[glacial steeple]

deeper seas also work

[still mirage]

you mean this selected part?

[subtle socket]

oops LMAO

[glacial steeple]

just anything deeper

[subtle socket]

what i meant to send**

[glacial steeple]

worst screenshot in history

[subtle socket]

LMAO

targetted mills btw too

[glacial steeple]

ohh youre bombing ger

[subtle socket]

yes lol

[glacial steeple]

itd be aura if it was ger bombing uk

[still mirage]

I assume that convoys work like plane missions and despite the count being 30 compared to the bright red area with 400, the 30 there is who are there, but those 400 still pass through that area right?

[subtle socket]

ive dine that too

[thin nebula]

Send them out to the deep ocean on the other side eastern approaches

[glacial steeple]

bombing ger is like, yeah

[subtle socket]

aa nukes u tho

[glacial steeple]

easier yk

[subtle socket]

yeah but 25 mils a day funny funny

[glacial steeple]

you bomb airfields, AA, RADAR, mils

its aura

[subtle socket]

Lmao

rather just build the funny building that perma bombs uk

[glacial steeple]

why not both

also sub 4s

[subtle socket]

russia needs to feel all the wrath

thats y

[glacial steeple]

sub 4s can be countered with air but air doesnt work without RADAR and airfields

[still mirage]

where is eastern approaches I cant find it

[glacial steeple]

actually youd prob have sub 3s but whatever

[thin nebula]

Ireland ocean zone

[still mirage]

also I assume that even if it says 40 in there, the fact that there is 400 right next to it means that theres 400 convoys passing through that area that I can intercept right?

[thin nebula]

Nope, look around it'll show their paths

Might be 400 in that zone because theres a ton of different paths through said sea zone

[still mirage]

so I assume this is where their main imports are coming from?

[thin nebula]

Passing through but yeah

[still mirage]

don't they import from America though? or is there somewhere else they are getting their fuel from

[thin nebula]

They probably do

[vast pier]

is there a template for infantry that is kinda like a jack of all trades/best template? i know the template optimally would be very dependent on the scenario and the tile, but i havent learned that stuff yet

[thin nebula]

Most of their trade goes through the cape verde plain and the med though

[austere roost]

Check pins

[still mirage]

the med was nuked, so the iberian coast is next

[thin nebula]

Get access to the azores from portugal

[austere roost]

Also most likely your problem is bad industry and production, not one more inf in your template

[thin nebula]

Azores is cool because its too far from land to deal with subs there usually

[vast pier]

dont see it ngl

[austere roost]

It's there

There are like two different versions of them

[still mirage]

why exactly can I not do this?

im out of range apparently

but im docked at spain right there

[glacial steeple]

home port

control right click

[still mirage]

how many subs btw

per taskforce

oh wow I see a company dedicated to sub building only just now

this is where all the surface visibility buffs are I see

[thin nebula]

10

[still mirage]

half of em got sunk and did no damage to the destroyers n cruisers that came, so its prob the visiblity I need

[austere roost]

Subs don't really do anything against surface ships

[still mirage]

not sure how you are supposed to convoy raid if all the convoys are defended, besides having a sizeable fleet to fight the defenders

actually il try and do a strike force for the convoy raids

[thin nebula]

Move around zones

I personally use cruisers to convoy raid

[still mirage]

il have to experiment honestly, naval is very interesting

[thin nebula]

Im big naval fan

The problem with convoy raiding britian is they usually have ships to deal with you

So if you make a half decent fleet and just convoy raid with it you'll end up killing a few of their ships

[still mirage]

turns out doing strike force works really well for pummelling their defenders

wish I could make the strike force sit somewhere instead of the home port

[subtle socket]

nlg against ai u can beat anyones navy as long as u invest into it

even uks as germany

[still mirage]

yeah im just trying out convoy raiding, its really easy to curbstomp any AI navy

[subtle socket]

yup

ai is very poor at navy micro

i could sink ai uk navy as germay with prob 20 cruisers and 20 destroyer

[still mirage]

mmmm

strike force convoy raiding

[thin nebula]

Ive beaten the usa and british fleets pre changes with 2 battleships 2 heavy cruisers and i wanna say 14 light cruisers

[thin nebula]

Show navy

[still mirage]

how exactly?

like this?

[thin nebula]

panzerschiffs ❤️

They're so crap but the big gun

Yeah you can probably take on a good size british fleet with that

Just make sure to manage the repairs on screens

[cinder niche]

ya might need some planes in those carriers

[still mirage]

still being built

[subtle socket]

lool carrier germany

[cinder niche]

👌

[still mirage]

hhnhnnnn

[thin nebula]

Did you get your carriers any planes?

[pastel orbit]

Guys i need a good early game (1936 to 1940) infantry offensive divisions

[austere roost]

Just build cas

Offensive infantry is not viable until you've researched multiple techs and produced multiple equipment

[pliant condor]

make infantry

[neat widget]

make special forces

[twin kayak]

wellcome to the club

I'll probably play Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia for the rest of my life, cuz I always get sunk like this

no navy = no problem

Do mountaineers count as infantry ?

[neat widget]

in some contexts yes

if it says "all inf and mot/mech" then yes

if it says "leg infantry" also yes

if it says infantry in tech tree then no

if it says infantry with the infantry icon then also no

[calm flax]

what even are speical forces

[neat widget]

mountaineers, marines, paratroopers, forest rangers

in base game

there can be more types of special forces in mods

[calm flax]

ohhh i see

[neat widget]

also if you see "infantry" in army command buffs then it buffs special forces as well

they are also buffed by "special forces" bonuses

[calm flax]

right got it

[neat widget]

So you can get like 15% attack from general, 15% from infantry advisor, 15% from special forces advisor, 10% * 2 from doctrines

[calm flax]

wow

[neat widget]

so yeah special forces get a lot of buffs

[calm flax]

thats really cool

[neat widget]

oh yeah and these are just the composition buffs

this also buffs your breakthrough as well

[calm flax]

thats op

[neat widget]

in large part sure

that said

good tanks can still push them

as well as air power

but normal infantry units are basically outclassed

[glacial steeple]

kyrgyzstan in game is highkey one of the worst soviet releasables, dont do it noooo

[twin kayak]

No navy is enough of an argument for me 🤷‍♂️

😂

[glacial steeple]

no build slots,,,,

[rustic sparrow]

Hi can someone help me in #tech-support please?

🙏

[candid abyss]

okay thanks

[candid abyss]

thank you

[sharp kiln]

whats a good nation to play after Italy? (beginner)

[fathom thistle]

Small or big?

[sharp kiln]

idk

[feral sonnet]

@clever arrow u shouldnt do this design

[sharp kiln]

medium ig

[light sail]

any millenium dawn experts here?

[scenic nacelle]

Nah that’s meta wdym

[light sail]

do we need dlcs in order to use nukes features in millenium dawn?

[feral sonnet]

lol

[tepid current]

Good Afternoon Everyone
I have only played a few rounds of Hearts of Iron before . and since i did not really get very far during the last few Atempts i would very much like to do another attempt with the support of somone who does acctualy know how it works
If somone happens to have The Time for that i should appreciate The Support
I remain yours sincerely

[candid abyss]

guys pls help

i attacked france with germany and now i have "exiled divisions"

how do i get them back?

[tropic seal]

anyone got a carrier naval bomber template?

[tropic seal]

they should just walk back to yout territory by themselves if you border them

[glacial steeple]

torpedo, engine

idk if theres a bug so you dont need an engine, but if there is, no engine

[tropic seal]

no other modules?

[glacial steeple]

like what?

[tropic seal]

extra range?

ive mostly ignored naval until now

[glacial steeple]

what for?

[tropic seal]

fair enough

[glacial steeple]

like you can do it if you want

but if youre in a battle theyll join with navs regardless of range

[tropic seal]

what ratio of light cruisers: carriers : battleships should i be producing

[candid abyss]

so i totally forgot to research the naval invasion part and i want to take giblartar, i cant invade vichy france because germany is guaranteeing it, what now?

cant invade vichy france thus cant invade nationalist spain

[tropic seal]

then research it

[glacial steeple]

germany wont join... youre allied to germany...

[candid abyss]

so i can invade france?

[glacial steeple]

yes

[tropic seal]

What are the best naval doctrines?

[candid abyss]

sweeeeeet ok, romania will get clapped quick and i'll go take giblartar

[glacial steeple]

fleet in being, coastal minelayers/capital hunters, patrol boat, light task force, i think marine support? idk

[tropic seal]

what ratio of light cruisers to bbs to carriers should i make

[glacial steeple]

you make bb because navs like to fly into them

you make cl/destroyer because they kill enemy ship

you make carrier because it kills enemy ship

carrier good, i lowkey dont know what they did to carrier sorties so idk

@thin nebula or @gusty egret would know better and would yell at me for getting things wrong

[tropic seal]

ah aight

i also dont really know how naval combat works

ive just been throwing ships out on a patrol order when i needed dominance before

[light sail]

anybody?

[grand iris]

I have not played iran in a long time so idk if i should take this focus. Will it kill my stability for rest of the game due to the weekly stability?

[glacial steeple]

it will do that for a year

yeah

its like 25% stab

you can get it up with decisions

[grand iris]

So should i do it now and then after its done do the resistance to get it up?

[glacial steeple]

?

just keep clicking things in decision tab that give stability

[tropic seal]

do i still do naval gunfire support if im not planning on making marines

[glacial steeple]

i mean i do it

but it could be wrong

look at the stats yourself

[tropic seal]

ah aight

[midnight bolt]

im in equestria at war rn, before attacking equestria, do i need this terretory for any national focus for the changelings or can i puppet it?

[tropic seal]

you have to go to that mod's discord

also @glacial steeple do you have a carrier temp

vendrip sent me one but its only for converted cruisers

[candid abyss]

so guys i ordered a naval invasion of cyprus for the one of the armies the first one on the left, he prepared for 50 days and it's been almost 65 and he still didnt start even though the base naval dominance in that region is above 500 what do i do to make him move forward with it?

[midnight bolt]

no one helped me in the mod server, anybody here to maybe help?

im in equestria at war rn, before attacking equestria, do i need this terretory for any national focus for the changelings or can i puppet it?

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do i put the fleet on always engage?

[river oxide]

if its strong enough

otherwise engage at medium risk

but

if u want naval dominance js put on patrol

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do you have an improved carrier template

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aight

[keen hemlock]

Just stack hangar space

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no aa?

[keen hemlock]

Pretty sure aa 1 is the best

Radar should be as high as you can tho

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how many of them

[keen hemlock]

Just one

The rest of your ships should have enough aa

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do i put the fleet on never repair?

[river oxide]

so u donrt what to repear it

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no i just heard that it was good or something

[river oxide]

idk

put it on. repair

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ive mostly ignored enable combat

[river oxide]

what are u naval for anyways

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canada

just doing it to try navy out

[river oxide]

so ur gonna invade canada?

[keen hemlock]

Naval Canada

[river oxide]

or play canada

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play

[tropic seal]

yeah

i did it cuz canada isnt really that useful so if i screw up my build i wouldnt throw the war

[river oxide]

ah

alr then

[candid abyss]

guys whats wrong here

my logistics hit 0

[tropic seal]

well you need 71 convoys and you have 0

[candid abyss]

i bombed suez and invaded gibraltar and invading vichy france now

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ok thanks, it's on top of my production line tho idk

[tropic seal]

that doesnt change how many you have

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and they keep disappearing even though im literally the only naval power left in the medittereanean

i cant trade shit

i dont get this game at all bro

like there is literally nothing other than a few vichy french ships

i have my subs on convoy escort but it doesnt even matter

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what are we doing here

[keen hemlock]

Use destroyers instead

Oh my gosh

-4500 tanks

[candid abyss]

for this dude

ok i fixed logi

needed more patrols i guess

logi back

we back

[keen hemlock]

I have like 10 more questions now

[candid abyss]

i now need to delete all those levantine nations because the UK wants suez back

[glacial steeple]

youre not giving him any tanks

he like has units on paper

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i am now logi is fixed

[glacial steeple]

theyre not equipped

your airforce is also purely ancient planes

[keen hemlock]

Yeah

You need to trade for more tungsten

[glacial steeple]

he just needs to have less deficit

or rather not be in one in the first place

[candid abyss]

well... i have it on auto upgrade and here's the tree

[glacial steeple]

mm.sm,.f,.m,.,.,/

[candid abyss]

sorry first time to actually play this far lmao

[keen hemlock]

Research improved small air frame

[candid abyss]

did rn

[keen hemlock]

Wait how does vichy have half of Libya

Did you lose it then they took it back?

[candid abyss]

forgot to assign someone on the western border and discovered too late i used to have all that up until half of algeria

pushing them back

also the levant is so damn hard i had an easier time with the alps

[proven rain]

how to low this

[tropic seal]

probably cuz of your supply

[tropic seal]

make more of that thing

[proven rain]

dont work

?

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? wdym

[keen hemlock]

Improve logistics

[river oxide]

WHAT HAPPENNED TO ALL YOUR COLONIES

[proven rain]

dont work bruh what you dont know

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i dont knoww hy its notw orking

[proven rain]

i cant do more

[keen hemlock]

Yeah ur making 38 per day

[tropic seal]

it is working mate just slowly because your efficiency is terrible

[keen hemlock]

So it’s gonna take a while

[candid abyss]

horn of africa puppeted, i forgot to assign someone to the west so 2 infantry divisions from france walked all the way,

[tropic seal]

38 a day with 23 mils is insane

[candid abyss]

pushing them back

[keen hemlock]

And your efficiency is Terrible yeah

[proven rain]

then how i gonna do more?

[tropic seal]

wait

[keen hemlock]

Put more mils on it

[candid abyss]

and we're actually losing somehow we cant push into jordan

[proven rain]

bruh if i wait germany get the whole word

[candid abyss]

great

[keen hemlock]

Buy whatever you need from the international market

If it’s that bad

[tropic seal]

nothing else you can do except wait or put more mils on it

you shouldve had max efficiency way before -25k unless if youre playing like china

[proven rain]

then bruh how poeple always on plus while i do the same and

[tropic seal]

youre not doing the same thing if you have that efficiency

[keen hemlock]

You make a stockpile

Stockpiles are how you fight wars

[proven rain]

bruh

[keen hemlock]

I always have one on arty, trucks and aa throughout the whole game and usually up the amount later

[tropic seal]

and trains

[keen hemlock]

You don’t produce what you need when you need it

You produce what you need before you need it

[tropic seal]

i once had a run where i forgot to make trains (not my finest hour)

[candid abyss]

ok i actually need a very in depth guide about logi

i almost lost the save lol

[tropic seal]

put all your armies on max mobi prioirty

[keen hemlock]

Motorized supply

[tropic seal]

i almost never use the horse supply unless if im like

broke beyond broke

[keen hemlock]

https://youtu.be/boumPwkHr3c?si=tIOZayQZpdhuOvRy

This is hella old but it has 104k views

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thanks

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i did

and i had like hundreds of trains in stock

as well as trucks

so i made a medium tank template

4 4 1 and 4 4 motorised infantry

and shifted all the truck production lines to the mediums

my problem was naval convoys

even though i took Gibraltar and bombed suez shut

maybe i was selecting the wrong nations

and my convoys were being hunted in the atlantic or sum

also how can i get good supplies to my guys in sinai? i tried upgrading the infra structure and making railways from the supply hubs to the front lines but they're still low on supplies and can't push into the levant

[keen hemlock]

you need like thousands of trucks depending on your template

[proven rain]

is organiztation need to be high or low

[keen hemlock]

but id never switch off

[candid abyss]

the UK has most of it's infantry there

[keen hemlock]

high for you

low for your enemies

[candid abyss]

yeah i had 4000 + in stock

I didn't shut it off

just left it on one and moved the rest to mediums

[proven rain]

but why its go down when its battle

when its start its down

[keen hemlock]

you have low supply and low equipment, or your arent letting them re org

[candid abyss]

maybe you forgot the mountaineer officer on execute aggressively after ethiopia

make sure you put him back on balanced

[keen hemlock]

yeah ur down 9000 guns

you shoudl wait untill you have a few thousand in stockpile

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i gotta drive rn will be back but when you open the battle plan menu there's like two arrows up front that look like this >> and labeled execute battle plans

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@proven rain

if you set them to aggressive they won't wait and reorganise they'll just keep pushing

[feral sonnet]

80 div in palestine wtf

[tropic seal]

supply chain of doom and despair

[carmine lichen]

Did paradox fix the Mughal empire puppet problem having to use 5k pp to annex

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they ain't even advacing for some reason, the british had 35 divisions but rerouted some idk where

im pretty new to the game

i wanted to take the british puppets in that region to secure suez and forget about it

so I'll push into Arabia too until iran possibly

and perhaps I'll find some oil idk

it's fun

i did lose a bunch of people tho I'm down to all required to serve

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Nuh uh

[thin nebula]

3 is fine if you have fleet protector you can do 2 if you have good positioning (smaller fleet) than the enemy but they have to be light cruisers if you go 2

[candid abyss]

I think my playing style algns with the soviet manpower

might be my next play through

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aight

[tropic seal]

unga bunga battleplan

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what ratio of carrier fighters to bombers do ineed

[candid abyss]

i mean it works i guess lmao

is there a way to make italians reproduce more

i need more armies

[thin nebula]

I dont use any fighters personally

[tropic seal]

Up conscription law

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Ah yeah I've found that the AI navies just melt

[candid abyss]

it's already up to service required by everyone or something

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Against even like thirty good ships

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i lost 500k men so far and still didn't even fight the british yet

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Up it even more if needed

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