ask-for-help-here

[spark gorge]

I took too long to prepare to invade the germans now they got like 10 divs per tile

its 45 :(

italy is also somehow competent

[fathom thistle]

Thats just overstacking at that point, if you were able to get here you should be able to take them

[spark gorge]

am not at war yet

they are still fighting the allies

Am waiting on div training

incase japan joins

I got like noting on the japanese border

also are these tank divs good

[twin kayak]

how do dlcs change the game ?

[spark gorge]

alot

[twin kayak]

what changes ? the templates ?

[twin kayak]

except the new focus trees

[spark gorge]

basicaly each dlc is a new game

[spark gorge]

tank designer plane designer spy agency special projects global market

new doctrines

[fathom thistle]

if you are talking about like NSB the stats cap of divs goes up by significant

[fathom thistle]

not ideal

you have no dlc's?

[spark gorge]

I do

no step back

[tall zodiac]

and again, no one knows why units DONT do the battleplan, rly?

[fathom thistle]

why u using normal mediuns then? use spgs instead

• switch motorized to mechanized asap

[spark gorge]

I had alot of hulls left over

[fathom thistle]

or you might as well stick to cavarly

[spark gorge]

I got like 200k in stock

am tryna use those up first

but ill switch when I can

building the effiecny on the mech factories

[fathom thistle]

also make it 36w

[spark gorge]

ok so if I declare war on germany

can I and the allies win

usa and uk are still going strong

[tall zodiac]

this is absurd

[spark gorge]

I am not in allies which is an issue

uk has like 500 divs but they cant put any in mainland europe

[fathom thistle]

I mean that tank div as of currently has pretty low stats but like if you are slavic union u could probably grind the germans out with infantry but it will cost a lot manpower probably

[spark gorge]

Why do I only have 1 mil manpower as slavic union tho

I have cores on all of russia

anyway ill win the war tomrrow

see ya later

[fathom thistle]

good luck I guesss

[austere roost]

you convert them

[spark gorge]

need wojtec

[spark gorge]

what

[austere roost]

you build an spg, make your tank obsolete, and then you can convert these tanks to spgs

[tall zodiac]

but only if its the same chassis?

[austere roost]

yeah

i doubt you can get 200k in stockpile if you switched chassis midway, however

[tall zodiac]

why does the AI do stuff like that? this seems so stupid becaus they allready have a war with Ethiopia and they are stronger alone...

[edgy pendant]

yeah switching chassis isnt worth, typically never go above basic

[twin kayak]

I'm hesitating between interleaved roadwheel and christie suspension for light tanks

[glacial steeple]

wheels

[vapid gate]

when does energy use increase cuz i havent had that problem yet

is it tied to production

yeah i think i have to unlock this upgrade asap before starting production

since i have free trade so every coal counts

[cold bloom]

it scales with factory amount, slightly faster than the factory count

[vapid gate]

does this affect marines?

[cold bloom]

Should affect all land units

[hardy elm]

Ok

[dusty sandal]

because light have the same soft atk as medium SPG while costing less
the difference, if there is one, is generally so low (around 2-3 sa more for medium spg) that it's just not worth the cost

[vapid gate]

can u add one support unit twice in the same division?

[cold bloom]

no

[vapid gate]

so only one from each

[odd canopy]

How do multiplayer games work? Is it either "All DLC or no DLC"? Because I only have 2 of the DLC's, and that I am assuming would make it difficult for finding games, so, is there any like set way to find multiplayer games?

[keen hemlock]

the hosts dlc is what dlc is played

[odd canopy]

That makes sense, thank you.

[ocean knot]

Is this a good div for sp?

[errant chasm]

no

line arty in general is not good

[obsidian badger]

for soviet trotsky civil war

how does the infiltrate state thing work?

im trying to snake my way to important cities

but like

its not letting me

only like half of the states that i border can be infiltrated

[tight coral]

does anyone have good mp tanks designs before 1939

[plain mason]

No, line artillery takes away from organization and HP, and doesn't provide enough attacking stats to make up for it

Organization is the stat that determines for how long your unirs will be in battle.

HP is essentially their strength. The less HP you have, the more equipment loss you get. Line artillery reduces it, so you will have way more losses in general.

Here are examples of good templates (from Red Baron's multiplayer server):

Since you are playing singleplayer you can swap the anti tank for rangers

And if you expect green air you can swap anti air for more mechanized

These templates are good because besides their high base stats they also stack terrain modifiers and have them work in their favor. With the optimal doctrines, generals and advisors you can easily get enough stats to melt the AI with them

[ocean knot]

Thanks, very useful

[errant chasm]

hello tac

[plain mason]

hello vistula

[final estuary]

im playing as monarchist poland what route should i take

[plain mason]

Whichever you find the most interesting and fun !

[final estuary]

uh ok

[errant chasm]

when did you become a helper? Didn't notice it until recently?

[plain mason]

Yesterday

[errant chasm]

oh wow congrats

[plain mason]

@glacial steeple told me to enslave myself

So I did

[errant chasm]

I would apply to be a helper, but I am still learning on how to improve. Speaking of which I am playing with Casey tomorrow to get better at the game

[vapid gate]

how does hp deplete over time in battle

[final estuary]

oh yea since im poland right what do i do when the war breaks out

its uh ahist btw

[pale cove]

lowk idk but mabye spa

could work

for single player could work

but lowk

its ah

[plain mason]

Essentially, every hour in the game, hundreds of dice rolls will happen based on the attack of each troop. Each of these dice rolls has a specific chance of allowing the attack to deal damage, and if it fails it doesn't deal damage, if I'm not mistaken. After a successful attack, there will be X organization loss and X hp loss.

Fun fact: the strength bar, be it, the yellow bar below the green bar is literally just HP. You can track how much HP a division has lost just by looking at it.

I simplified the explanation, although if you want to know more you can check it out here: https://hoi4.paradoxwikis.com/Land_battle#Damage_dealing

[final estuary]

how do i topple the soviets as poland

uh they have control over the latvians now

and i kinda need that

[sand ember]

you have to go to war with them and kill them

[plain mason]

Have a decent defensive infantry army and go chopping their army down through encirclements with your attack divisions

Most importantly, have green air, it's the main thing that makes you win conflicts

Provided you have the right doctrines, advisors, templates, supply and green air, any war is winnable

[lusty spoke]

Does anybody know why I can't see the Pearl Harbor raid?

I did the Nanshin-ron focus

Also why can't I deploy my navy here?

[vapid gate]

does air superiority matter in land combat? and if so do u need only some fighters to have that effect on the land combats and not specific bombers and CAS?

[lusty spoke]

Air superiority affects the mission effectiveness of bombers and CAS

So if you have superiority, your CAS is more effective

[tall zodiac]

why do generals choose units that are out of fuel to attack?

[vapid gate]

so if you have a couple enemy fighters on top of u ur good to go on ground?

[tall zodiac]

even with the careful stance?

[vapid gate]

since my enemy has no other planes and i dont have any planes then theyre useless right?

[lusty spoke]

You tell me

Did all this with almost no air force

[vapid gate]

damn

does ai even bother to have CAS

[lusty spoke]

yes

CAS is very helpful

CAS gives some really good combat bonuses

Don't neglect air force. If nothing else it

is good to have as many fighters as possibl

[lusty spoke]

Can anybody help me with this

[scenic nacelle]

it may be date specific?

maybe a focus?

[lusty spoke]

I did the focus...

[scenic nacelle]

im not exaclty sure on what would trigger it

[scenic nacelle]

Change "yokohama"

to a port closer to that region

[scenic nacelle]

strange

perhaps some rt56 bug

[lusty spoke]

I'm not using rt56

[scenic nacelle]

is this not rt56?

[lusty spoke]

no that's colorize your country

[scenic nacelle]

i havent played rt56 in like a year but I think its that

hm

[lusty spoke]

wdym?

They're docked in the Marshall Islands

they're literally in the region it says I can't deploy to

[scenic nacelle]

this chooses where ur fleet gets supply from

[lusty spoke]

OHHH

[plain mason]

In (usually) small quantity but yes, you can also check anything the AI builds in game folders common/ai_strategy and common/ai_equipment

[lusty spoke]

What does this have to do with this channel

[plain mason]

That's a scam

Don't do anything with it

[final estuary]

aight

is this a step in the right direction

[plain mason]

That's some good progress innit

[lusty spoke]

Are you fighting Russia..?

[reef hatch]

Forgive me I was hacked I’m changing password

[vital geode]

Rare moment where someone saves their account?

[lusty spoke]

You didn't have 2FA on???

[plain mason]

Hackers usually log in through session tokens

Bypasses 2fa

[tall zodiac]

even then, its only discord not really a big thing.

[plain mason]

Or if he just added a sussy bot/logged in through QR code on someone else's computer then they have direct access to the account, or its messages at least

[lusty spoke]

That's news to me

Is there a way to protect myself from that?

[plain mason]

Not really, session tokens are tokens stored in your device which are sent to the server to confirm you are logged in

The only way to protect yourself is by logging out everytime you finish using

But session tokens are basically only snatched by getting infostealer malware

[tall zodiac]

no auto login, ejh?

[plain mason]

So if you don't download a virus you're good

[plain mason]

Session tokens are what they use to do auto login

[lusty spoke]

So basically I shouldn't worry since I'm not an internet dumbass, then?

[tall zodiac]

thats why I said no auto login

[plain mason]

I wouldn't take that for granted. Me myself I got hacked once and I was always pretty tech savvy.. Linus Tech Tips did too, and he's one of the biggest tech channels. I have several friends including one which was a manager for an IT store and they all got hacked at least once, it's easier to get caught lacking sometimes

But this is not talk for this channel

[tall zodiac]

Linus isnt known to be a pro to be honest

[plain mason]

#off-topic

[woeful minnow]

no way

i actually love you so much

[final estuary]

no uh i joined their civil war

[lusty spoke]

ah, well if you do plan on war with them eventually, set up a collaboration government asap

[tall zodiac]

and if its correct the biggest data breach in history was yesterday on a Chinese super cluster.

welp this channel actually dosent help me 😛 no one can answer my problem with the generals or do you know why they attack without fuel when I choose careful plan? Or why the attack the tile next to the offensive line?
At this point I think no one really knows what generals do because I asked this question multible times yesterday and today. Not ONE answer at all...

[plain mason]

Where is the screenshot to your question

I didn't see it

Your first message

[lusty spoke]

because the game AI is weird

simple answer really

just keep your units supplied

invest in supply planes and trucks early

[tall zodiac]

good answer to a mountain player ... and not the answer to the problem

[lusty spoke]

that's literally the answer though

it's AI

if you don't like the way the AI is running stuff micro it

[vital geode]

Well, right click and make them move into the tile

[tall zodiac]

look at this, this is allready a micro plan, you want to micro a micro?

[vital geode]

It's a support attack

Not a "micro plan"

Battleplans use support attacks semi-often

[plain mason]

I don't know in what context, but usually battleplans are unreliable.

Generals attack units they consider to be in strong disadvantage, prioritizing tiles in which you have a bigger advantage, from my experience playing the game. However a player is always better at choosing where to attack, so manually attacking (micromanagement) is always preferred as opposed to battleplanning

[lusty spoke]

Do you not know what micro means? It means micromanage, as in manually ordering the units

[tall zodiac]

how do you descibe a plan that is only one tile big and a small tile also?

[vital geode]

Useless?

[tall zodiac]

a support attack to their own attack

[vital geode]

Just right click and attack

[plain mason]

Yeah just attack them manually. The general is attacking the upper tile because it has the least amount of divisions.

[tall zodiac]

not the anwer, I want to know why the general does this

[plain mason]

👆

This is the answer

[vital geode]

One of your divisions is attacking probably, the other is supporting

Or they are both supporting that Guatemala division

[lusty spoke]

Explaining how AI works would require an actual coder

[tall zodiac]

not really because I asked why they do this all the time and also use units that are out of fuel on top of it

[lusty spoke]

if you want to know that ask the devs how their AI works or something

[plain mason]

Because the AI is stupid, simple as that

[vital geode]

This is why I dont battleplan

Do things yourself

[plain mason]

The AI of this game is not very smart

Just move it manually

[tall zodiac]

Losing 40% boni is a strong one to lose when you only can win in some situations with that said boni

[plain mason]

Boni?

[vital geode]

Never trust your generals. You are smarter than them. Plan the attacks and execute them yourself

[plain mason]

What is boni

[tall zodiac]

planing boni?

[plain mason]

Bonus

[tall zodiac]

bonus

[plain mason]

Turning on the battleplan doesn't activate the planning bonus

[vital geode]

You can let troops sit on the frontline without attacking to get it. When you attack manually, you still get it.

[plain mason]

As long as you are on an assigned offensive line order and have planning level, any attack you make will have planning bonus

No matter if it was a manual attack

[vital geode]

You just lose it faster

If a manual attack

3% instead of 1.5% per day I believe

[tall zodiac]

okay, better then nothing. they really need to fix that stuff same as UI fails.

[plain mason]

It's intentional

[tall zodiac]

rly?

[plain mason]

Yes

Also it's still the best way to attack by far

The stat bonus is the same

Doesn't take any longer to replenish

[tall zodiac]

I mean making the Ui unreadable is funny tho when this is intentionaly ha

Unsing generals on auto is sure a way to lose a ton of units

[plain mason]

Yeah

[tall zodiac]

its a slog fest when you need to micro everything

I guess thats why I prefer naval battles

[tropic seal]

run infantry builds

specialf orces

no micro needed

even 36w bricks dont need micro

[tall zodiac]

I cant afford that because I only play minors and mostly on hard terrain

[tropic seal]

then special forces

hey need less ic than tanks and ignore terrain

[tall zodiac]

hehe , need enough manpower to get enough special foreces in the first place

[plain mason]

sfs are great for minor nations yes, usually you can always find a way to make enough air with them

[tropic seal]

unless if youre playing like i dunno norway you can get like three armies of 32w spec forces out

easily

[plain mason]

great for major nations too

they are the most ic efficient way to play the game

by far

[tropic seal]

did this with two right clicks

[tall zodiac]

not even as greece this was possible for most of the time.

[woeful minnow]

should this be a good naval invasion force for the battle UK?

[tropic seal]

?? cant greece form hellas pretty easily

and spec forces are manpower efficient

[plain mason]

Not at all

[tropic seal]

if mp is your problem then you should go sf

[vital geode]

Replace arty with marines

[tropic seal]

no

[vital geode]

36 width marines

[tall zodiac]

you need manpower in the first place to get enoug sfs slots

[tropic seal]

line arty is bad

[vital geode]

36 width blocks of marines

[tropic seal]

no you dont lol

just do the 2w to brick conversion

[woeful minnow]

i got tons of buffs for line arty though

[plain mason]

This is the standard marine template used in Red Baron. Works perfectly in singleplayer if you remove th anti tank and swap it for marines

[tropic seal]

theyre still terrible literally i think the only nation that does it is prussian legacy germany

[tall zodiac]

you kinda need it

[plain mason]

If you don't have branch specialism do pure marines

[tropic seal]

no

[woeful minnow]

because i went down that path..

[tropic seal]

the cap is a suggestion

you can literally ignore it if you do the conversion

[vital geode]

1 billion 2 width divisions

[plain mason]

He's talking about an exploit in which you can get more SFS than you have of cap

[vital geode]

Convert to 50 widths

[vital geode]

Make the special forces you want

Delete all unnecessary troops

[tropic seal]

theyre still pretty bad as an invasion template

[woeful minnow]

i went down the prussian legacy path

[woeful minnow]

alr

[tropic seal]

21w is also not optimal

its like 36w but ir un 32w special forces

[woeful minnow]

wouldve did more but i have a horrid mp problem

[tall zodiac]

thats funny

[plain mason]

Pretty sure it doesn't work even with prussian legacy Germany

[buoyant cargo]

guys anyone knows a good mod that I can add to change general portraits because the default chinese generals look so bad

[tropic seal]

as germany?? how

[tropic seal]

oh ive never used line arty lol zamn

[woeful minnow]

cz im nonaligned and just had to fight on like 5 fronts

[tropic seal]

that doesnt explain anything germany has like 30mil mp

[plain mason]

SFS or even tanks are still much more efficient and stronger

Line arty provokes higher equipment losses all around due to reduced HP

[woeful minnow]

wish i knew how to up it

i literally cant

[plain mason]

Not only does it have bad cw, bad org, bad breaktrough but it makes you spend more infantry equipment

[tropic seal]

you're not at war

[woeful minnow]

im preparing for war

[tropic seal]

shouldve started a war first

[woeful minnow]

thats y i asked if my marine temp was good

[tropic seal]

your divs have no mp now

[woeful minnow]

i just ended the war w comintern

[tropic seal]

never let mp hit zero

[tall zodiac]

you can shrink the cw significantly when choosing right doctrines

[tropic seal]

how many losses did you take??

[woeful minnow]

like 1m

1.5m yeah

[tropic seal]

delete some divs

change your garrison template to horse

[plain mason]

It still doesn't make it worth it because the IC efficiency and stat modifiers of other templates just outperform it

[tropic seal]

special forces my beloved

[tall zodiac]

well if you dont do the xploit thing it doesnt work 😄

[tropic seal]

then.. do it?

theres nothing stopping you

[plain mason]

He doesn't have to if he doesn't want to

Funny enough there are some infantry templates which can do a good battleplan

Infinitely worse than SFS tho

[tropic seal]

yeah i compared 36w inf to 32w special forces

the inf get bogged down so much more easily

sf literally ignores mountains and forests and usualyl even gets buffs from fighting in it

[plain mason]

Schtats

This is from the previous DLC though

Nowadays they are even stronger

[buoyant cargo]

guys anyone knows a good mod that I can add to change general portraits because the default chinese generals look so bad

[tropic seal]

yeah lol this is in a mountain too

and marines

[plain mason]

Many mods out there

Historical portraits is a common one

[tropic seal]

theyre not even optimised to fight large land battles

[tall zodiac]

useless to me to cheese the game when the AI is already bad and also needs artificially buffs.

[plain mason]

A lot of people use anime mods too

[tropic seal]

play sheeps

[plain mason]

Sheep ai is also not challenging tbf

[buoyant cargo]

ty sir

[plain mason]

If you play decently you will beat it

[tropic seal]

took me till like 41 to beat super france

🥀

[plain mason]

It took me one attempt when playing seriously

[tropic seal]

im cheeks

[tropic seal]

ah i was screwing around with builds

first attempt was normal inf only

that didnt go down too well since i had no at

[plain mason]

I lost the first time because I thought the AI was much worse than it actually is so I didnt pay attention to builds

[tropic seal]

i forgot the ai actually uses tanks that dont get pierced by aa

[plain mason]

The thing is sheep's mod requires you to have a MP usable build

Or at least a decent one

[tropic seal]

yeah

[plain mason]

Which most SP players don't know how to do

[tropic seal]

idk cas was a decent sub for anti tank

until the cas nerf

it still works but i just need a lot more

[tall zodiac]

well I will try this if its stable enough for iron man

[plain mason]

But since I'm not a commoner singleplayer player I beat it with ease xd

[tall zodiac]

base game is kinda wacky

[tropic seal]

idk if sheeps is an ironman compatible mod

[plain mason]

Nope

[tropic seal]

i only just recently started playing mp with my friends lol

[plain mason]

Only cosmetical changes are ironman compatible

Yeah the way you become good at multiplayer is through organized historical servers where people play semicompetitively

Like Red Baron

[tropic seal]

we use bokoen ruleset

[plain mason]

You play vanilla?

[tropic seal]

not always

[plain mason]

Bokoen plays roleplay and stuff

He's a meme in the comp mp community

[tall zodiac]

I only play iron man when its possible in every game 😄
I need to feel the defeat and learn it really.

[tropic seal]

yeah we play historical

if that what you mean

[plain mason]

For being infamously bad and slow

[plain mason]

No it's not what I mean

[tropic seal]

ironman isnt a challenge no one even save scums

ive save scummed once when using nukes for the first time

[tropic seal]

snake of denmark

[plain mason]

Bokoen doesn't play what people consider hist organized multiplayer iirc he does more roleplay esque games

So he's not a good example

Dankus and Segl do tho

[tropic seal]

whats segls rulset

[tall zodiac]

true everything can be an ironman when you dont load. but ironman on hoi4 is convenient

[plain mason]

He doesn't own a server

That he hosts in

He just plays in a few servers

[tropic seal]

you wont improve in the game by playing vanilla sp anyway

vanilla sp is literally just for trolling

[tropic seal]

ah

[plain mason]

Just let the man play

[tropic seal]

fair enough

[tall zodiac]

hoi4 has so many base mechanics that as a newbie you dont need a mod. thats my take but yeah jumping after that is a thing. But like I said I like the convenience of the ironman here. I just can alt f4 and the game saves.

[tropic seal]

cant wait for the devs to add more micromanagement slop

[tall zodiac]

they should fix the bugs first ha

[tropic seal]

they wont

doesnt make them money

[tall zodiac]

the UI feels like win 95 at this point to me

[scenic nacelle]

think of that when u play the game for thousands of hours

[waxen sluice]

im playing as czechoslovakia, and i have still zero idea on division templates (currently focusing on defending my keeping bohemia-moravia secured)
what would be a good template?

current one right now

[austere roost]

Add support aa

And support art

Then if you have the ic add a engineer

[tall zodiac]

I am not deep into it , yet 😛

[buoyant cargo]

I have another question, why in vanilla some characters like Kai Shek does not have the original image in his portrait and what mod can give general portraits like this?

[kind bloom]

are SPAA and TD worth it guys

[buoyant cargo]

yes

[kind bloom]

oh okay but how exactly do you design divisions with them

also does anyone know how to make self propelled artillery

[buoyant cargo]

wait let me send you video in private to explain how to make artillery and tank destroyer template

[tall zodiac]

take light, medium or heavy chassis and but a howitzer on it and set it on artillery on the drop down menu below the tank name

[obsidian badger]

does going russian civil war non communist cause breakaways to rise up

im not seeing them rising up

[obsidian cedar]

i think those are decisions

iirc theres a focus that lets those decisions pop up

not 100% sure tho

[obsidian badger]

its not because people get annoyed by them in guides

[tropic igloo]

when i first started playing hoi4 i played with max buffs on myself and easy difficultly meaning that i get destroyed when i play normal mode how can i train to get better

i been trying to just play normally for the past 2 months and i keep dying

[obsidian cedar]

get gud air

and micro instead of just executing plans

[austere roost]

Spaa not anymore but TDs yes in mp

[left mica]

bruh

[tall zodiac]

does the research from fuel refining actually count for imported oil?

[left mica]

no

[limber drift]

does anyone know a good luxembourg mod?

[boreal cobalt]

anyone know why the tank models just dont show up

[twin kayak]

yeah, give me 2 secs

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3373428965

I like this one

why ? :(

[tropic igloo]

Thats helping a lot

thanks

[half glade]

are there any cav units that are better than infantry

cause cossacks get cavalry boost

[proven rain]

how to win fk ethiopia war

with ethi

[strange sable]

Teach me ur ways

[hoary bough]

Why are most of seas unavailable to my fleet even though I have lots of ports in every one of them

[hushed void]

Guys whats the best country for newbies? tried germany and usa and lost with both

[pastel orbit]

ok so i have been geetting this prblem for a while my game keeps crashing if the mod is above 2.5gb it used to be if above 1 gb but now 2.5gb how can i fix it

[ashen sigil]

Can y'all suggest a guide for Germany

I am unable to invade Poland

without increasing world tension

and I don't want to increase world tension because then US will kick my ass :C

[uncut narwhal]

that makes no sense

but

watch segls guide on yt on germany

[ashen sigil]

Why?
Isn't it more possible for US to join the war if the world tension is hight

They'd join allies if the tension is hight

[uncut narwhal]

they will join the allies

just watch segls guide

[ashen sigil]

alright

[spiral seal]

Bitt3r Steele 2026 is the best comprehensive guide

I think he basically takes you from 1936 to soviet invasion

Explains focuses research templates etc

[whole folio]

How do i take denmark as sweden with no dlc and what is better liberate pupetri

And how can i declare war fast if i have no dlc

[sick ginkgo]

How to genuinely win sealion

[glacial steeple]

hi chat

[jovial blade]

I never played MP. Are there anyone who plays MP on not so fast speed at all, saves the game and continues another day ? Is it possible to save and load MP games? It seems so stressy to play on max speed, to try to be finnished with a whole game in one sitdown..

[uncut narwhal]

you can save and load mp games, most games arent usually on fast speeds tho

[jovial blade]

Ok, thats good to know.. I never played MP,because im not that into stress,, but would love to play with som e regular guys once or twice a week. like a campaign.

[uncut narwhal]

what timezone are you in?

and most mp games arent too stressful

[light knoll]

the issue with mp games is usually the opposite

its too slow

[proven cargo]

Doesn't he rely on dlcs tho

[uncut narwhal]

everybody kinda does that?

if they have them

[carmine thunder]

does anyone know against sheep ai whether medium tanks or heavy tanks would be better as ussr

[uncut narwhal]

heavy

[proven cargo]

Ic

What guide do you use then if you don't have dlcs

[half glade]

has anybody got any paratrooper designs? 1943

wanna invade the uk

[uncut narwhal]

no idea

[light knoll]

36w paratroopers

[vital plinth]

Does CAs only apply debuff to enemy divisions or do they actually destroy equipment and man power ?

[half glade]

cries in manpower

[light knoll]

supports arty logistics field hospital ligh tank recon

[half glade]

look at my manpower

this is going to be so painful

[serene karma]

Debuff

[half glade]

im like 70000 inf equipment down too

ouch

[light knoll]

few big paratroopers>>many small ones

[glacial steeple]

fix your garrisons

recruit more

[half glade]

how do i do that

[half glade]

thats my sf cap

[glacial steeple]

law, template

i feel like youre losing a lot to it

occupied territories tab

[half glade]

i am its using my main inf template

[glacial steeple]

fix it

[half glade]

what cav template should i use

for garrisons

[glacial steeple]

cav is fine

just change it

[half glade]

okay

[glacial steeple]

also military governor is the worst law

[shut blade]

add military police

[glacial steeple]

never ever be on it

its just so bad

[half glade]

holy i just got manpower

which law

[light knoll]

local police force or civilian oversight

[shut blade]

local police force is best

[glacial steeple]

if you have resistance issues you should do martial (on poland, france, norway, paraguay)

otherwise local police

[half glade]

i am poland

i took lithuania

[glacial steeple]

civ oversight is good but i dont trust you with it

[half glade]

lmao

fair enough

i dont blame you

[glacial steeple]

if youre occupying those i mean

[light knoll]

civilian oversight is best, just a bit more expensive short term

[half glade]

what do these numbers mean and how should i use those

[glacial steeple]

ive seen someone lose a million per year to it as finland

[shut blade]

local police force is better for the resistance

[glacial steeple]

i dont trust him with civ

[glacial steeple]

ok so

less compliance the harsher you are

[shut blade]

guys give me a country to play as in great war redux

[glacial steeple]

doesnt rlly matter but matters eventually in like forever

second is the factories/resource buffs

those are good

with high compliance it means you can get more than 100% of resources/factories

[light knoll]

looking at the Sweden resistance here
you probably lost a lot of manpower there

[half glade]

collab govs increase that right

[shut blade]

.

[glacial steeple]

resistance kind of irrelevant as it goes down as you get compliance

but some places buff resistance a lot

i mentioned those

so be careful there a bit ig

[half glade]

here is compliance

[glacial steeple]

harsh quotas is also great but again, i dont trust you

[light knoll]

didn't mention Sweden smh

[glacial steeple]

its by far the best but you need to play the game in a timely manner

win*

[half glade]

so in conclusion which law do i take

[limber drift]

is mass charge good?

[glacial steeple]

local police

[half glade]

okay

[shut blade]

please

[glacial steeple]

uses the least guys and makes resistance go down a bit

[half glade]

okay sweet

[glacial steeple]

while building reasonable compliance

[half glade]

still 23k in debt with inf equip

this is so painful

[glacial steeple]

afghanistan

[glacial steeple]

make more

way more

[shut blade]

bro be serious

[glacial steeple]

you can also see losses to garrisons

[shut blade]

im not playing that thingy

[limber drift]

is mass charge good?

[glacial steeple]

with the skull button

[half glade]

IM MAKIIIIIING

[glacial steeple]

not rlly

[shut blade]

give me one from europe

[glacial steeple]

put 50 on, use the newest gun, trade

[light knoll]

can you press this button and tell us how much manpower you lost in garrisons the last year

[glacial steeple]

sweden

[light knoll]

yes

[half glade]

ouch.

i did not realise that was a thing

[glacial steeple]

not that bad but yeah, it will do that

ive seen worse

[half glade]

dude resources genuinely suck

i cant even import anymore

ive exhuasted people of resources

[glacial steeple]

would explain why a lot of your campaigns are going poorly

[light knoll]

go forced labour on the tiles on northern Sweden

like set that law for the specific tiles

with the resources

[light knoll]

also on Rhineland

[half glade]

theyre just exhausted

[light knoll]

oh wait

you need to repair the mines

they blew it up

[half glade]

they do that?

lol

[light knoll]

Sweden does that yes

[half glade]

oh i see that

okay let me see if that helps

[light knoll]

it takes a bit to finish

[half glade]

yeah it does

[light knoll]

you can go forced labour on other high resources tiles, like Rhineland in Germany

[half glade]

oh?

[light knoll]

do you know how to set a specific law for a specific tile

[half glade]

this isnt a law thing

idk where czech republic went

they just

disintegrated?

[light knoll]

was Austria alive anywhere

they have a button to annex Czechoslovakia

[half glade]

that would probably be it

[half glade]

idk?

[light knoll]

are they in the allies? or something

[half glade]

no theyre in the central powes

WHY IS NEW ZEALAND A MAJOR

THIS WAR IS NEVER GOING TO END

[light knoll]

who is alive?

[half glade]

great britain

thats it

[vital plinth]

Ok so they don’t actually do damage to man power or equipment?

[strange furnace]

Hey guys, I need naval superiority for a landing, but I cant seem to quite figure it out. How do I make the ships leave the port and add points to the superiority?

[carmine thunder]

do you get army xp from training divisions that are already regulars

[acoustic zephyr]

it might be because of the panama canal but im not sure

does it work in other zones?

[glacial steeple]

yes

well not division xp

[acoustic zephyr]

when playing as monarchist sweden is it better to accept or reject the saltsjobaden agreement

[limber drift]

is miltia better than infantry?

for prc

[daring gorge]

whats the best sealion div? amtracs or js normal marines

[dusty sandal]

what year

[daring gorge]

41

[hardy oriole]

Okay so im new in game and need help with this. How can i attack Albania?

[dusty sandal]

because amtracks are always better than marines but they cost WAY MORE and come way later

[daring gorge]

but ill probably prepare until 42

[dusty sandal]

you don't, you do the focus to get them annexed for free

[hardy oriole]

oh well im alr in war thanks

but i might need that thing for later too

[dusty sandal]

why'd you do that bruh

you need to naval invade then

[hardy oriole]

first time playing

[dusty sandal]

first step when doing that : don't do stuff that isn't in focus trees. That includes no manual justification

https://youtu.be/MHRHFafNhKA?si=diIQYURAdzkeG5Rw
for naval invasions

[daring gorge]

so should i start with amtracs or nah?

[hardy oriole]

thanks

gonna learn from my mistakes

[dusty sandal]

if you can afford it and have the tech, sure
but as I said, they cost way more

[hardy oriole]

thanks for help again imma go check it out

[daring gorge]

should i then just use this template?

[dusty sandal]

those tanks aren't made to naval invade

[daring gorge]

so just full amtrac battalion

[dusty sandal]

the amtracks are there because they have better stats than mech and better terran buffs

[dusty sandal]

yes

you can then replace as many batallions as you can as SPGs until you have around 50% terrain buff on amphibious landing atk

[daring gorge]

how many divs should i hv atleast?

[dusty sandal]

as many as you need

[daring gorge]

so at?

[dusty sandal]

at ?

[daring gorge]

AT

antitank

[dusty sandal]

why

[daring gorge]

u js said spgs

[dusty sandal]

SPGs aren't TDs

[daring gorge]

what

[dusty sandal]

spgs are arty tanks

[daring gorge]

oh

[daring gorge]

TDs arent anti tank tho

[dusty sandal]

they are mobile anti tank

basically

but why are you talking about AT in the first place

[daring gorge]

cuz i saw that on some guide

[dusty sandal]

what guide

if it's a steam guide, ik which it is and it's abysmal dogshit

steam guides are notoriously bad, especially ones that are titled "best" or "meta"

[kind bloom]

i havent played hoi4 in a while and got back, did the game got harder or did I just got worse after months of not playing it yall

like genuinely i feel like the AI is better

[dusty sandal]

you never need AT in singleplayer. Except if you're in 1955 when AI starts to shit out a lot of mech

[dusty sandal]

it hasn't changed

the last thing that was changed for AI was UK actually defends itself and, years ago, AI was coded to concentrate forces to attack
it didn't change anything else, it's still as bad as it was, just not as cheesable

[kind bloom]

damn i got worse

or it was because i insist on spaa because I find it cool

[dusty sandal]

oh, do you do no air builds ?

[kind bloom]

no i just find spaa cool after playign war thunder

i usually do good planes

[dusty sandal]

because if that's the case, CAS got buff A LOT with new doctrines and the air atk threshold to reduce CAS damage was bumped for 14 air atk to 44

[carmine thunder]

as soviets is it better to go down more vols to spain and vols to china focuses or five year plan focuses

[twin kayak]

how does the conversion this work ?

I've 1 tank design, upgraded it and can't convert it ?

[daring gorge]

if u produced a chassis of like "basic heavy" and then change it up u can convert those changes to the stuff u alr built

it basically upgrades the things u built into the things u designed after

[twin kayak]

I just added radio and some speed ticks and it doesn't let me ?

[daring gorge]

how much did u produce

[twin kayak]

tens of thousand

[dusty sandal]

first you need a stockpile, which you clearly don't have
then, you can only convert old variant to new equipment. You can't convert an outdated tank to another outdated tank as you're trying to do there

[twin kayak]

well, it's outdated because I created a new design

[spiral seal]

He shows alternatives

[proven cargo]

K

[twin kayak]

nvm, gonna produce a new tanks and not convert them

[dusty sandal]

both of these are marked as outdated
mark the one you want to be converted to as up-to-date and you'll be able to order conversions to it, as long as you have a convertable stockpile

[last spade]

my units arent moving?

"units cant enter province"

[plain mason]

Usually it's because of MIO or the tank being marked as current

Try marking your conversion tanks as not outdated and make your old model that you're converting from outdated

If that doesn't work, try disabling the MIO on the old model

[plain mason]

What do you mean?

[gloomy tangle]

every multiplayer game gets hacked

[plain mason]

Where do you want them to go

You mean the naval invasion?

You need naval supremacy for them to go if that's the case

Perhaps you aren't at war with iran though?

[zealous pond]

is this good for 1938

1939*

[last spade]

i wanna attack the country but the units arent moving and when i select them and click on the country i want to invande it says "cant enter province"

[plain mason]

Not the best. Assuming you are fighting vanilla AI, then you want to prioritize soft attack. Switch up that cannon for the close support gun or medium howitzer if you've unlocked it, if not, research artillery tech to do so.

Reliability is a neglectable stat (it only impacts attrition losses iirc, so you can just leave your tanks in places they don't attrition unless you're fighting in NA, which then you'd want some reliability) so I'd remove the wet ammo, remove the armor skirts and replace them with mgs, fill the last slot with a mg too.

I would swap your armor for riveted armor and I also don't feel like interleaved roadwheels are necessary, I'd prefer christie, but it's an alright choice. You can also max out armor ticks because reliability is neglectable and they don't just give you armor, they also increase breakthrough.

[plain mason]

Are you at war with Iran?

That's step 1

You can verify by right clicking them. There will be your flag in the lists of nations that they are at with in the diplomacy menu that will pop up in the left

And their nation will also show up as red if you do that

[devout moon]

Guys how can i download modern map ?

[vital plinth]

Should scout planes be medium or small aircraft ?

[spark gorge]

question

how do I convert trucks to mechanized

is that a thing

[plain mason]

You can't

They're different eqpmnt types

[spark gorge]

another question

hw come I only have 800k manpower as slavic union

extensive conscription fully mobilized

no reinforcements needed

no training either

[daring gorge]

help i cant exit peace conference

i puppeted like everything and now its bugged and wont let me leave

i cant pass

i cant annex sutff

i cant reset

[left mica]

Nah

it sucks

but ur playing poland so i reckon you would want to put those mils into planes instead or something

[proven rain]

how to win ethio war

with ethio

[last spade]

yes, it says im fighting a offensive war

but units not moving

[plain mason]

Then you need naval supremacy

Open the naval map by pressing on the naval button on the bottom right of the screen or by pressing F2

[proven rain]

how to win ethio war
with ethio

[plain mason]

You're probably spending a lot of it on occupation

[devout moon]

How can i download modern map?

[plain mason]

Or active troops that already didn't have manpower

[plain mason]

Hold a fallback line, maybe on the mountain? get AA on your divs asap, encircle the italian army here and there once you're strong enough and eventually you should be able to push them out

I haven't really played ethiopia though

@glacial steeple this one's for you

[proven rain]

how to win ethio war
with ethio

[plain mason]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3671348514&searchtext=modern+day+borders

[last spade]

ok and i dont have that, how do i get that

[plain mason]

It's difficult to explain by text

Mind a quick voice call?

On helping lounge

I'm there

just so that you can stream your game and I can direct you on navy management

[scenic nacelle]

Ur orange

W

[plain mason]

yeah

[vital plinth]

Hey should I use medium or small frame for scout planes ?

[dusty sandal]

real question would be why would you use one over another

[plain mason]

I don't usually build them but I think the one on rb is a medium airframe?

[last spade]

no

sry

[plain mason]

Although it says scout plane airframe 😭

[plain mason]

Cant you just stream your game though?

You don't have to talk

but I can try to explain through text if it's not possible

[plain mason]

Actually gives a neat bonus iirc

[dusty sandal]

can you put 2 cameras on medium ?

because otherwise it's just more range afaik

[plain mason]

this is the red baron template for the scout plane

I honestly forgot their utility xd

Just remember they're pretty good

[vital plinth]

Idk that’s why I’m asking never built a scout before don’t know what airframe is good to use

[dusty sandal]

they just want to stack airdefence to prevent interception by the looks of it

[plain mason]

Well I mean

the utility of the scout plane in itself

I'm pretty sure it gives an intel advantage in battle?

I think?

But I sincerely forgot

[dusty sandal]

it does, but it's especially useful to get intel on enemy

[plain mason]

Makes sense

[dusty sandal]

for uk and sov to see ger's build early on

and vice versa

[plain mason]

Ah

[dusty sandal]

and since scout planes be sent on missions in neutral countries and get intercepted while not at war, I'm guessing that's why the air defense

and since armor plates reduce range, it's used on medium airframe to compensate

[vital plinth]

So medium airframe better to use ?

[plain mason]

That's probably it yeah

good guess

[plain mason]

I mean I don't use that tech but that's probably it

[spiral delta]

im playing japan and its feb 8 1939 and randomly i checked i had 0 manpower and i had not trained any units so i used commands to get 1m now theyre draining by 5k whats happening how do i fix it

[modern merlin]

cheat more

[inner sparrow]

its out to date

[spiral delta]

is it a glitch?

[inner sparrow]

but anything similar to it works

[devout moon]

Hello i have a problem i want to play with my friend it says him connection timed out and if he hosts it doesnt show him id and we tried almost everything do you have and idea what problem could probably be ?

[plain mason]

#tech-support

[modern merlin]

your men might be dying or being conscripted

[spiral delta]

im not in a war tho

[plain mason]

they're going towards occupation, replenishing losses or new recruitments

[modern merlin]

if you hold your mouse over the manpower statistic, it should show your loss and gain

[plain mason]

manpower = people who want to join your army

[spiral delta]

well mine is just draining like crazy

ill see if i can find the probelm

thx tho

[plain mason]

if you are losing it it means
A) your manpower is higher than the amount you're allowed to recruit
B) they're being spent on replenishing your army

[plain mason]

Have you occupied China

[modern merlin]

he said he is at peace

[spiral delta]

didnt start the war yet

[plain mason]

Which nations have you annexed

[spiral delta]

none havent fought yet

[modern merlin]

are you doing a peaceful game

[last spade]

no man sry but do u know how to

get need naval supremacy

[plain mason]

How many troops are you building

[spiral delta]

none

[modern merlin]

what is your conscription level

[modern merlin]

im going into the game myself

[plain mason]

You probably either attritioned a lot of troops and they lost a lot of manpower or your manpower is reducing because you have more than your conscription level allows

[spiral delta]

extensive conscription

[plain mason]

Your conscription allows for a percentage of the pop to be manpower

[spiral delta]

no im sure i have more since at start i had 1,17m

now even at 640k its draining by 5k every 2 seconds

[plain mason]

Check your occupation

Click on your country flag

[modern merlin]

oh right

[plain mason]

Click occupied territories

Check resistance

[spiral delta]

alr

0% resistance everywhere

[modern merlin]

have you made any custom units for occupation

oh

[plain mason]

Also hover over your manpower and check if you see the "demobilizing" message

[plain mason]

Occupation law?

[spiral delta]

i spawned no units and i just right now started training some

[plain mason]

Which occupation law are you on

[modern merlin]

check the army supply also

[plain mason]

Also screenshot the menu

[modern merlin]

maybe thats the reason

[spiral delta]

where do i see occupation law

[modern merlin]

it is under occupation

[plain mason]

Unless he sent them all into a moshpit of 50 units in one tile I doubt they all starved to death

[plain mason]

In the same menu where you checked resistance

Screenshot that menu

[spiral delta]

is this the reason?

[plain mason]

No

Too little divisions attritioning

[modern merlin]

click country flag > occupation button in the middle > occupation type is at the top

[plain mason]

It's probably demobilization/occupation law

[modern merlin]

oh wait I realize something

could it just be a really bad modifer he has

[plain mason]

I don't think jap has such modifiers?

Unless he really messed up

[spiral delta]

no bad modifiers

i think its just a glitch

[plain mason]

Not a glitch

Manpower doesn't glitch like that

There is something you're doing wrong if you are losing manpower 5k a day for no reason

[dusty sandal]

you did the focus to get total mobilization

[plain mason]

OH yeah

[dusty sandal]

that means -3% manpower
you then did a focus that gave more recruitable pop which brought it back up

[plain mason]

I forget people don't know about the women in the workforce decision

[spiral delta]

these the ones i did

[plain mason]

wait

He didn't do the total mob focus

[modern merlin]

I don't see anything here

[twin kayak]

doesn't look too good

[plain mason]

Check the strength of your divisions

[spiral delta]

wait i thonk i have to do total mob focus

[plain mason]

No

Won't change the manpower situation

[obsidian badger]

ur fighting germany....as social italy?

[plain mason]

It's a good focus you should have got it

But unrelated to manpower

[spiral delta]

how do i do that

[obsidian badger]

and soviets?

what the f is happening

[plain mason]

Red/brown bar right of organization bar

It will tell you if your divs are lacking manpower

[twin kayak]

yeah

[obsidian badger]

how?????

[twin kayak]

:)

[plain mason]

Also have you modified your templates recently?

Your existing ones?

[twin kayak]

didn't join any faction

[plain mason]

If so then manpower is just going to those divs

[spiral delta]

so uh i cant find it mind going into detail

[modern merlin]

just to be sure how many units are you training

[plain mason]

Click an army and screenshot the screen

[spiral delta]

24 trucks started after the great draining

[plain mason]

Ill show it to you by drawing on the screenshot

[modern merlin]

oh

[spark gorge]

am losing bc of stupid ai

awesome

[plain mason]

This is it

But weird, it's full

[spark gorge]

some idiot in my faction added romania into ours

[plain mason]

Can you hover over your manpower and check what does it say

[spark gorge]

they are in exile

I cant kick em out

cant join allies bc I have faction

cant disband faction bc I have a goverment in exile which is romania

[plain mason]

You're training 372k so you lost that manpower, that's probably what you refer by the great draining

You're actually gaining manpower a day now

[spiral delta]

no i started after it

[plain mason]

Meaning if you're losing manpower it's going somewhere, but itll stop eventually

Did you spawn in manpower

[spiral delta]

im still losing

2k then 3k then 5k its random but in that size

[plain mason]

Also just to be sure check economy law? Don't think it's it but it could be

[spiral delta]

i have war economy

[plain mason]

Probably occupation losses I'd say

[spiral delta]

i got 0 res tho

[plain mason]

Because you have presumably small cav divisions and military governor

Which is very inneffective

[spiral delta]

im to much of a beginner for this bro imma jsut use commands to keep filling my manpower back up

thanks for help though

[plain mason]

Occupation law should be civilian administration from the start of the game and if you struggle with resistance try a max width cavalry template for suppresssion

[spiral delta]

living up to ur tag in u bio

[plain mason]

It also wastes less equipment

So less manpower loss

[spiral delta]

alr

[plain mason]

I don't know why are you losing manpower but I'm sure there's a reason, I could probably spot it if I was playing

But maybe after some experience youll find out why

[uncut narwhal]

2 million manpower in the navy?

[spiral delta]

yeah

[spiral delta]

is that normal?

[uncut narwhal]

no ofc not

thats the reason you have no manpower

[spiral delta]

idk i didnt touch my navy at all

[uncut narwhal]

you def did

[spiral delta]

except build ships

[uncut narwhal]

yea

[plain mason]

If he has a navy the size of the moon with max manpower carriers

He probably spawned in ships or something

[uncut narwhal]

building a lot of ships uses a lot of manpower

[plain mason]

He's using the console

[uncut narwhal]

yeea

[spiral delta]

that makes no sense

but

lemme stop making ships

[uncut narwhal]

it literally does

[uncut narwhal]

start deleting some

too

[spiral delta]

why would building ships need 2million men

[uncut narwhal]

how many ships do you have in total?

[plain mason]

Cuz you have enough ships to require 2 million sailors

Which ships have you been building

[spiral delta]

i meant i didnt build ships they all still under construction

[plain mason]

It's kinda impossible for you to have built no ships since 1936

[uncut narwhal]

i literally saw that you had like 600 ships in one screenshot

you def built some

[plain mason]

Have you done any equipment cheats?

[spiral delta]

i dont focus on navy much

[uncut narwhal]

did you turn on instant construction cheat?

[plain mason]

Yeah that too

[spiral delta]

yeah only that tho

[uncut narwhal]

yea thats the problem

[plain mason]

Yeah that's why you have fourty quadrillion ships

[uncut narwhal]

builds ships immediately

[spiral delta]

that builds ships immediately?

[uncut narwhal]

yes

[spiral delta]

oh

wait

[uncut narwhal]

restart and dont cheat id say

[plain mason]

I should have looked at his manpower in navy lol

Usually navy is not a reason for manpower loss

Unless cheats

[uncut narwhal]

yea i had a feeling after ive seen no other reason

[spiral delta]

ill use ic but ill becareful with the ships

[plain mason]

800 ships

[spiral delta]

do i delete them

[uncut narwhal]

just delete those 591 ships

[spiral delta]

alr

[sleek remnant]

You could make bridge with all those to wherever you want to naval invade ||/s||

[plain mason]

Did you build like 500 carriers or something

[spiral delta]

i think so

not purposefully

[plain mason]

Tbf it's nothing compared to real life

[spiral delta]

i deleted all of my navy

im still losing manpower

yeah dude

whats this bs

[plain mason]

Youll probably regain manpower soon