ask-for-help-here

[plain mason]

it's probably just the mod

updates often break the map

[glad birch]

I have the 1984 mod

[plain mason]

the mod owner needs to release an update

[glad birch]

my friends worked

he did not have the error

[vagrant cosmos]

Figured as much, thanks

[plain mason]

then it's probably an error with your installation

[vagrant cosmos]

Figured as much thanks

[plain mason]

this is not the channel for it though

[glad birch]

I uninstalled it and reinstalled

[plain mason]

ask on #tech-support

[glad birch]

I did

[plain mason]

someone experienced enough with hoi4 errors will tell you how to deal with it there

[thin nebula]

go bed

[burnt agate]

Why the hell does he have 71 defense?! Why are my numbers so pathetic?!

[austere roost]

Cuz tank design and supply became a thing and we had way better understanding of the game then back then

[austere roost]

Because inf have high defense

[burnt agate]

I don't get it. What info? We're fighting a fight of roughly identical Chinese, only the enemy always has around 100 defense.

[austere roost]

I misspelled it

I meant inf

Stupid autocorrect

[burnt agate]

It doesn't matter - we have the same conditions, only the enemy has some exorbitant numbers, and I don't.

[austere roost]

Also a fundamental hint for PDX games is if there is a number you can hover over it and it will tell you why

[austere roost]

You have 17 because you're looking at breakthrough because you're attacking

Breakthrough is defense for when you attack

If your breakthrough/defense exceeds the enemy's attack, your attacks will have a 40% chance to hit instead of the regular 10% for the exceeding part

Or what is called crit in hoi4

[glacial steeple]

thats wrong

its 1% and 4%

i know someone who checked the code for it

[austere roost]

Wait really?

[glacial steeple]

like a few months back, doesnt play hoi anymore

[glacial steeple]

youtube tutorials are often incorrect...

[austere roost]

Yeah I know but at least the 4x ratio is still correct

[glacial steeple]

yes

[austere roost]

Anyway against ai like 300 breakthrough is enough for most cases

[keen hemlock]

Today

I did my first every run with spg space marines

They are not balanced 💀

[austere roost]

I mean yeah 9 inf 9 spgs are busted

Makes you understand how speed is a useless stat

[keen hemlock]

i had 8 and 1 spg

getting the trans siberian railway achivement

[iron veldt]

do yall build civilian factories as germany

[wind canyon]

yeah obviously why wouldn't you?

[keen hemlock]

also how do i unlock the last slot for battalions in the divison editor

[iron veldt]

the beginning buffs for mils

[iron veldt]

you have to max out a sub doctrine

[keen hemlock]

ah ok

[wind canyon]

right cz the 4 year plan

[iron veldt]

so is it worth it to build civs add at all til 1939

[wind canyon]

id say sprinkle some civs inbetween mils

[versed rose]

german civs are garbage lil bro

dont bait people with bad advice

[wind canyon]

okay douche didn't have to be rude about it

[versed rose]

you build 8 if you arent rushing anschluss so you can get research slot, then all mils after

[iron veldt]

bet

how convenient for the beloved austrians to have 8 civs

[iron veldt]

if you’re researching something & you do a focus for bonus research, does it apply automatically?

[wind canyon]

no u gotta reserach smth else rq and do it again to apply the bonus

[iron veldt]

okay bet thanks

[wind canyon]

nws it should work automatically tho cough cough pardox

[final estuary]

If

I want to play austria

And want to take germany

In historical

What do I do

<@&916727971820240976>

[wind canyon]

do you have goterdamerung?

[final estuary]

Yes

Ofc

[wind canyon]

right so what im doing is that rn actually

essentialy the strat that im using is get otto in charge and with your focuses/descions make poland, hungary, romania, and yugoslavia become my puppet

and then i use their divsions

there not good but its more then the germans have and slowly pick them off

with encirclments

[final estuary]

Ngl your gonna get slimed out by Germany doing that by 1939 or even earlier bc of their focuses

Just saying

[wind canyon]

i beg to differ

ignore the soviets (i forgot about them)

[wind canyon]

anyways im new to goterdamerung so im not to used to the new asturian focus

but if you have a better strat i may try it next time

[final estuary]

Lemme see the top bar

Poland has 42 divs tho might rush down there

[wind canyon]

after i finished annexing germany in 1939 i went to deal with italy and then got bogged in the moutians

[final estuary]

I wanna ask tho how do you get their diva

[wind canyon]

and then the soviets came knocing in 41

[wind canyon]

what?

[final estuary]

How do you get your puppets divisions

[wind canyon]

right click your pupet

and request forces

[final estuary]

Ah

[wind canyon]

anyways good luck with your run

you may be able to cap germany quicker then me

i forgot to do colab govs

[final estuary]

Oh yea btw did you do the central powers thing

[dreamy egret]

Who is that?

[final estuary]

Your leader

[dreamy egret]

I mean i've never heard of him before

What happened to trotsky?

How did this happen

[final estuary]

Idk he died before you did the left opposition

[dreamy egret]

What's that?

[final estuary]

The left opposition focus..?

[wind canyon]

no when you successfully secure a puppet

[final estuary]

Yea ik

[wind canyon]

it auto creates a faction

[final estuary]

Ah so Greece joined it

[wind canyon]

as such it locks out the other faction focuses

[wind canyon]

yeah automaticaly for some reason

[final estuary]

They want Albania probably

[wind canyon]

prob

[final estuary]

Hol up I wanna clarify what kinda divs ur using

[wind canyon]

uh there not good at all dawg

i mean its a standard inf its esentialy my off div since there better then the rest

[final estuary]

Oh

[final estuary]

If I'm not wrong though you can still use militia even though ur not fascist

[wind canyon]

uh maybe? but i never tried that

[final estuary]

You only get the guy as a general though

[final estuary]

Militia's insane with Austria if ur fascist

[wind canyon]

really?

i may try that some time then

oo one thing for sure worth investing in

are decent fighters

surpsingly i was able to win with only 300 good fighters against 1k german fighters

[final estuary]

Bet

Bad air is worse than no air

The only thing better than both are good air

[wind canyon]

so true

[final estuary]

Strat bombers + CAS tho

[wind canyon]

goes insanely hard

[balmy dawn]

Is there any Radar or Radio thats effective in Fighters and CAS?

[wind canyon]

but as asturia in like 1938? not enought industry to do that yet

[wind canyon]

wdym?

in the designer?

[balmy dawn]

Yes. Things like Radio Navigation. Does that work on Fighters and CAS?

Specifically, the night penalty

[wind canyon]

no

if you train your fighers and cas to level 3 the night penalty shouldn't be a problem

[wind canyon]

besides if i remeber corerctly those upgrades only helped with strat bombing

[keen hemlock]

they have with some naval stats too

but not worth it

iirc

[primal silo]

Wrong

[wind canyon]

ah what else do they do then?

[primal silo]

Air-Air and Air-ground radar night penalty reduction is restricted by mission type, radio navigation always applies

[dreamy egret]

what will happen after 1953 when i afk

[keen hemlock]

whatever the ai decides

[left mica]

yeah ur right

mostly

you know you can hover over the icons for the tooltip?

[simple pewter]

Hi, around 1944, my game starts experiencing FPS drops, dropping from 60 to 17 every 3 seconds. I'm playing on an i5-14600KF and I've set the speed to 3. Do you know how I can prevent these FPS drops? Or are there any mods available?

I think Germany or the USSR is the cause of this problem

[fathom thistle]

for mods fps map - it lets you have achievements, I have a potato pc guide if you are interested in that let me know

Although generally it's just the amount of division engaged + the variety of equipment in stockpile

capping UK and USSR early helps

[ashen sigil]

After I draw an offensive line/spearhead, how do I make my soldiers follow it? Like do I just right click on the destination?

[fathom thistle]

activate the order

[ashen sigil]

Where?

[fathom thistle]

click on that arrow above the army general

or field marshal if its an army group order

[ashen sigil]

Oh

ty

[ashen sigil]

Also uh how do I take a plane from an air base and place it on another one

[fathom thistle]

select them and then right click on another airfield

[ashen sigil]

ty

[lunar sail]

im pretty new in the server but ive been playing hoi4 since last week and i still got some stuff i cant figure out how to do.

so my question is how can i properly get ready for war? everytime i start a war with another country i lose miserably even if i have like 50 units. i try to build supply boxes near the area but they get destroyed, i always put my armies on the front lines and most of the time i make an offensive line

[dense stone]

I heard that torpedo destroyers are meta, is that true?

[primal silo]

They were a top choice before last patch, they seem to be still good but unsure if they still are the best since there were a lot of navy adjustments

Example of torpedo DD3 spam from last patch:

[glacial steeple]

light attack cruiser with a torp

is meta

[tropic linden]

We tried still would not work

It's road to 56 it works just fine for me but for her it just says missing descriptor file and shows a red ⚠️ sign

[carmine geode]

uh guys? im playing france and.. well

what now?

[uncut narwhal]

any mods?

[carmine geode]

wait hold on i have 1 mod.

imma remove it

yep works

thank u

it was the mod

[regal merlin]

They all left

[keen girder]

how do i get rid of the page?

[hoary glen]

What you can also try is to delete the paradox launcher files in %appdata%. Be sure to previously save your Modsets as iirc you will delete them as well. If you're unsure I'm pretty sure you can find a step by step guide on Google.

[hoary glen]

So in this game there two important factors when it comes to the size and strength of your army. One is what template are you using for the troops you train and the other is are you filling the combat width.

Simply put every template you have has a combat width stat, basically how large is the template on the battlefield. Every tile on the map has a set size, you can see that when you click at one tile and look to the information in the left hand corner.

To give you an example Germany starts with Infantry divisions that are 18w (combat width). One plain tile has a combat width of 70. So that means that 3 Divisions can enter the battle simultaneously (actually 4, but that's too much for the start). Every other division in the attack has to wait until one division is beaten and then reinforce into combat with reinforce chance.

So as a conclusion you would want to have at least 3 of these divisions per tile at your Frontline to have an effective Frontline.

Also as another thing that might be a problem for you, always make sure the divisions are at full strength before starting the war. So green bar full (org) and orange bar (equipment) if the green bar is not full don't train and wait a few days, if it's the orange one open the logistics tab and check what are you missing production wise and build more of that or you might be out of manpower.

[simple pewter]

oh nice, can you share it please ? i'm interested

[fathom thistle]

Hope's potato pc guide ✨

• Disable everything in settings except rivers and full resolution rendering. change resolution to 1366 fullschreen.
• You will always want to launch the exe file in directory so steam doesnt consume any of your ram (you can launch from steam when you want to get your achievements updated ). Download driver booster and memory reduct (both free) restart your pc.
• Start with launching memory redux and clear your ram (go in settings and turn the auto cleaning ram after 96% of ram usage. You can exit that now. Go to driver booster and turn the turbo mode on, exit it. Now launch hoi 4 exe from directory.
• Once the menu is loaded go to task manager, click hoi4 go to details, change priority to high, exit task manager and go back to hoi4. Before you start your actual game (iron mode to get achievements) start a random game without achievements so you can access console, type: debug_smooth. You can exit that playthrough and go back to your main one with iron mode since this command stays until you leave the whole game.
• Having too many saves also may impact your perfomance so if you know you are not going back to that saved playthrough delete it. Download fps map mod, it works with iron mode too.
• Deleting your old equipment type from stockpile (old type of guns, tanks, etc.) will also help with the lag.

[cold bloom]

That task manager/memory trick is recommended in some spaces but I cant imagine it works

[obtuse crescent]

chat what websites sell hoi4 for cheaper like steam keys

so my friend can gift me one

[dusty sandal]

Bro ...

[simple pewter]

thanks 🙏

[fathom thistle]

with modern cpu it wont change anything, with really old cpu it helps with prioritization over background tasks.

like really old

[cold bloom]

Windows should take care of that as well

Same with memory, to a degree Windows will I believe automatically scale down its own memory usage if other stuff uses a lot

[manic valve]

can someone tell me why i cant activate that decision? I mean dont I have more than 2 civilian factories?

[frosty olive]

i think its cuz it says AVAILABLE civs

[manic valve]

yea but i cant cancel repairs and im constantly repairing something because of the war

[gritty valve]

guys how to invade naval

[mighty forge]

yo, can someone help me?
with something related to hoi4 but not this server or the game itself?

[serene karma]

What is it

[mighty forge]

the double counter bot has flagged this account as an alt account and the support group of that bot cant do anything about it, so i got banned from a server instantly when joining, the hoi4 mp server. And i need someone to explain that to them to manually unban me. its a bit much for an ask, but it would be appreciated.

[serene karma]

💀

Go dm the admins of that server then

[mighty forge]

yes, but i am completely new and i dont know anyone there

[serene karma]

Which server is this

[mighty forge]

"Hearts of Iron IV multiplayer"

[marsh trench]

How do I prevent japan declaring war on my while I am busy attacking the soviet union???

[spring robin]

what country you play as

why i can't form reichskommisariat ? i control all states or they're my puppet

[hoary glen]

either muscovite or Mongolia are not direct subjects/ don't count for some reason or your missing some tiny island.

[marsh trench]

Germany

[spring robin]

lowered my subjects autonomy, i can take the decision only if they're "reichskommissariat" level of autonomy or lower

[marsh trench]

Like everytime after I invade Soviet Union, japan just declares war on me

I thought japan and germany were allies

[spring robin]

do u have german malaya or dutch east indies as puppet

[marsh trench]

yeah, but I tried annexing them and puppeting them, both times japan declares war, and if I dont annex or puppet them, I dont get the very needed recourses, and also italy doesnt take them, so they stay part of the allies.

Is there anything I can do to prevent them?

[hoary glen]

Sign an NAP beforehand if possible. Should maybe even happen through tripartite. But tbh just prepare for it to happen and build rubber yourself. You have super good rubber output bonuses.

[obtuse crescent]

Anyone wanna buy me asteam key for hoi4 fr

12€

[hoary glen]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/998827975745228821/1147813370658037860/BFC09991-F147-4E81-A3C0-A8BB54B0A6DB.gif

[carmine thunder]

Which is better for defense against sheep ai?

oops I meant to replace the support artillery with the signal company

[hoary glen]

2nd is better, but both are terrible

[carmine thunder]

I was told to do lower combat width for defense

[hoary glen]

What Nation and what front?

[carmine thunder]

ussr against germany

[hoary glen]

Like as a starter line artillery is terrible, never use it

[carmine thunder]

what do you propose

[hoary glen]

Also your combat width fits into nothing well. You either can do actually small divs of like 17w or you make org walls of 36w

[obtuse crescent]

does freeing more space boost fps

like storage

[primal silo]

Line artillery is perfectly fine in moderation

[hoary glen]

I don't know if you can really afford Shovels and Signals, but if you do go for it.

[primal silo]

Also 27w is not common, but not bad at all (about 1.5% worse than 18W and better than 36W)

I'd replace signals with hospitals unless you have a ton of manpower

[hoary glen]

if your FPS are low bc of that you need a new PC. But yes, the more stuff is stored somewhere the worse the game runs. That's why all MP mods remove unnecessary Nations bc they just bloat the game.

[primal silo]

And anti-tank support is not that useful in single player

also not a fan of line AA

[hoary glen]

It's good until 1938. Afterwards can be ignored.

[obtuse crescent]

oh

[hoary glen]

Sheep AI mod uses actual Tanks

[obtuse crescent]

i dont have the steam version i have a cracked one

does that depend

too

[primal silo]

depends on doctrine choices, perfectly viable with the right ones

[carmine thunder]

I tried this in another attempt which didnt go very well

[primal silo]

ah, my bad didn't see sheep, than AT is better

[hoary glen]

Nope 😄

[hoary glen]

You really only need logi, AA, and AT as support. AT3 that is, anything lower don't bother. You need 5-6 of these per tile and around 40-60 Heavy Tanks.

[static turret]

isnt one aa company the max cas reduction you can get why ru putting 2

[hoary glen]

It isn't enough

[carmine thunder]

I dont think so?

[static turret]

Why not

[hoary glen]

Especially if you don't have a camoflage expert

[hoary glen]

Try it out vs 6k CAS of the Axis in every Airzone ^^

[static turret]

But you alr get the max cas reduction you can get from aa with one company did they change it?

[lunar sail]

Ah thank you, also i usually find myself having low manpower. is there a way i can fix this quickly and easily?

[hoary glen]

Increase conscription. Use the Doctrine in the first row that gives 2% recruitable, use the desperate defence doctrine in the last slot that gives 5%

[rain bluff]

what is the best military doctrine for finland on the defense?

[dusty sandal]

it's always better just to have inf instead

[viscid kayak]

is there a command to core a province?

[hoary glen]

yes, you need to find out the province ID first tho. Google Hoi4 commands. Soemthing with Debug is what you need.

[viscid kayak]

i have the state ids but i cant find a working command to core terretory

[glacial steeple]

debug and hold alt+control iirc

[viscid kayak]

got it now, thanks

[marsh trench]

Does someone have a good medium tank, artillery division template?

To invade USSR with?

Nevermind, found one in the pins.

[carmine thunder]

I am, losing againnnnnn kpjkregkpioergerje

[dusty sandal]

too costly inf, not enough tanks
no grind on tank general
somehow you don't have 100% stab. I don't even know how
TD design is alright be could be much better

also you don't really seem to be losing that much

idk how are your doctrine looking like

nor do I know about your heavy TD template

and if they have, at bare minimum, level 2 xp on each div, because a -25% stat from lack of xp is crippling

you massively overproduced arty, trucks and AT compared to what you really need too

[dusty sandal]

wrong radio company

[dusty sandal]

reduce speed if worried about reli

researching improved heavy is fine too, but you have to get it by jan 1938 at the latest

[warm marlin]

yo im tryna capture argentina rn, is there any way i could transport my troops across the sea first and then depart without having to achieve naval dominance?

[carmine thunder]

I dont get any grind because I wuld need to do support kumiotang focuses which I thought there were more important things

and not full stab cause I didnt prioritize agritop focuses

[dusty sandal]

you grind in spain, in the baltic and in finland

[carmine thunder]

But for spain you only have crappy light tanks at the time

[dusty sandal]

just finishing the purges and killing trotsky + 1 focus of stalin and you should be at 70% during war

[carmine thunder]

grind in the baltics?

[dusty sandal]

and you should definitely not fall under 100% war support at any time during defensive war

[dusty sandal]

don't send ultimatum, kill them

[cloud sluice]

how hard is this to do

[dusty sandal]

you grind cav leader there, hill fighter and, hopefully, commando
you gain attack pips

you get panzer leader in the baltic and finland

[carmine thunder]

For cheaper inf is it just remove signal comapny and line aa? Then focus most on tanks

[cloud sluice]

why do i feel this achievement is easy compared to the new ones

[dusty sandal]

logi support aa, support at, engineers
nothing else

then, either 18width (better if you're facing inf attacks) or 35 width (swap support AA with 1 line AA then)

[radiant dirge]

Becuse it is

[cloud sluice]

What’s hard then

[radiant dirge]

As Chile

[keen hemlock]

Wc for sure

[radiant dirge]

And you don't get a list of states you need have to look it up on wiki

[radiant dirge]

It was

Germany stole kamchatka

[cloud sluice]

Is the picture of the achievement accurate to the states?

[radiant dirge]

So it's fung fighting hypercharged axis

[radiant dirge]

Well yes and no since you don't need some islands in middle of pacific but yeah

And keep in mind you don't get in game list and have to look it up on wiki

[hoary glen]

Only if you have a port or mil access nearby

Else Naval Invasions only start after starting a war

[sullen rivet]

so like what do i do?

[keen hemlock]

114 out of 0 required

wtf

[sullen rivet]

mhm

...

[left glacier]

Could she try reverifying the integrity of the game's files?

For that, you need to go to the game's properties on the steam library. Under Installed Files, there will be a button to verify the integrity of the game's files

[obtuse crescent]

CHAAT

WE GOT HOI4 gifted

lets go

[sour mountain]

How to annex them quick

[fathom thistle]

lease them convoys

[wise heron]

i need help , i have two 28 width paratroopers, but i dont know where to drop them to secure an port. anyone got any suggestions?

[fathom thistle]

london cuz supply hub, you can use the other one for port

[wise heron]

u sure?

im gonna make an save then try

[fathom thistle]

if you want you can take both for 2 ports

but like getting london is also nice

getting one port in scotland would work too, so you can attack from there too

[rigid tundra]

Anyone know the best nations for puppet only runs?

Looking to puppet the world rather than conquest

[obtuse crescent]

My cat can play better then yall fr

[fathom thistle]

Imperial Gernamy mittleuropa focus ig

[fluid verge]

is my fighter and cas design just bad or something

its 1953 and i cant get supersonic or jet fighters yet

because i started as a shit country

[austere roost]

ussr because of comecon

[dusty sandal]

and train them so they actually have stats
a -25% is crippling, a +25% is basically required

[wise heron]

they are trained

the london stray failed

hull too but i just do an backup save

[dusty sandal]

it should be a 1940 airframe with engine 4 and canons 2 then

[tropic linden]

Did it multiple times as well doesn't work I don't know what to do anymore

[dusty sandal]

they're not, they are green
they have -25% stats because of it

[dusty sandal]

now that's better, but they weren't in the screenshot higher up

[wise heron]

yea ik but where should i drop them u think

[dusty sandal]

newcastle

but you'll need CAS

and you'll likely need more paras or a landing simultaneously

in any case, even if you ge tthe landing, how are you gonna reinforce it with 55 convoys and no ships to escort them ?

[west prism]

How to make a good fighter with BBA but without Arms Agaisnt Tyranny? I sometimes get to make wonderful fighters but most of the time it's either just as good as the AI or it's straight up garbage (although i do confess, i actually slack on training them most of the time cus' of laziness sorry lol)

[dusty sandal]

AAT has nothing to do with planes btw

[dusty sandal]

#ask-for-help-here message

[west prism]

Some MIOs are actually useful for them

[dusty sandal]

true, but it doesn't change the actual design, it just buffes them

and you can't do double armor plate without MIO but that's niche in SP anyway

[west prism]

Okay now i see what i do wrong

[wise heron]

damn tried newcastle but it failed

[west prism]

I use the worst engines ever for small airframes

Thanks lol

[dusty sandal]

why would you do that 😭

[west prism]

Keyword: Laziness

[left glacier]

Unfortunately, I have no other ideas on top of my head to solve your issue. Your best next step would be to go down to #tech-support and seek help from one of the tech helpers.

[west prism]

Aight', thanks lol

[wise heron]

@dusty sandal what if i send one unit first beside the port, then the port unit attacks it and goes away from the port and then with the second paratrooper i take the port

[dusty sandal]

you can try

[wise heron]

it like almost worked

will get an paratrooper buff and then try again

[dusty sandal]

is it genuinely that hard to read rules when you join a server ??

[obtuse crescent]

question

is greece a good beginner nation

[dusty sandal]

no

[obtuse crescent]

well shit

[dusty sandal]

no country with limited manpower and industry is a good starter nation

the only exception being canada because you're safe from far away

[obtuse crescent]

oh damn

still ima try to play it

im a beginner but trust

i got this

[fluid verge]

i have like copious amounts of factories on them

but im fighting the US + UK + whatever

[dusty sandal]

this is outdated for 1953

you need canons lvl 2
it should have been unlocked~~ 6~~ 9 years ago

[wise heron]

yesssss @dusty sandal it worked!!!!

an paratrooper division had to die tho but yeahhh

[dusty sandal]

this div is also basically bead

[wise heron]

u sure

[wise heron]

https://tenor.com/view/omniman-cry-omniman-cry-omniman-peak-gif-17652461541122198247

[uncut narwhal]

0 org bro

[dusty sandal]

you can't drop on AA-heavy states if you want to minimalize casualities with paras

[uncut narwhal]

you better hope they stop the attack

[wise heron]

im winning tho

[dusty sandal]

your divs are gonna get wiped if you can't spam last stand with every div in combat

[wise heron]

some divisions died but now im advancing, its better then facing allies late game atleast

wtf is even happening uk is cheating dawg

[fluid verge]

cannons have the same stats

nvm

idk how am i supposed to not forget they exist

i just usually end up using heavy machine guns or cannons 1

do i bother with jet engines yet

or do i wait till i get supersonic jets

?

[dusty sandal]

less armor plates
use 1940 frame if you're 1 weight short

[wise heron]

@dusty sandal my last naval invasion lead to the end of the czech army but what about now, is this one succesful?

[dusty sandal]

you shouldn't fight without manpower for starter

like, you shouldn't even dream about any form of offensive

[fluid verge]

shouldnt i go for high defense

like i saw a lot of people use at least 1

[dusty sandal]

#ask-for-help-here message

[fluid verge]

with jet engines?

[dusty sandal]

if it has more thrust, yes

[fluid verge]

with jet engines i cant have three cannons

only 2

[rigid tundra]

Took all the democracy boosting decisions in germany civil war yet can't hit 40%

Am I missing something?

[dusty sandal]

add HMG alongside

[dusty sandal]

pick an advisor

[fluid verge]

still exceeds thrust

[rigid tundra]

Why would an advisor matter?

There are no advisors that boost democracy support

And none that reduce others

[scenic nacelle]

Did u do the focuses for it?

[dusty sandal]

try banning communism then ?

(decision)

[fluid verge]

shouldnt i just do it with engine 4s instead

[dusty sandal]

if it has more thrust, ye

[keen hemlock]

what focsues did you do

[rigid tundra]

Banning communism causes the support to go to non aligned instead of dem

[fluid verge]

is my CAS fine

[dusty sandal]

no need fair any air defense
it doesn't proc in ground battles
and since you're not supposed to use CAS under enemy air contest

[rigid tundra]

Focuses don't really do anything for democratic support in germany until you get to 40% democratic (at which you unlock demo path that gives more demo support.)

I did all the democratic boosting decisions mid civil war though

[dusty sandal]

what happened is that you lost support due to another party gaining popularity

[rigid tundra]

it's how I got to 38% demo support

[fluid verge]

wdym by the last part

like i should put CAS up where i have fighters you mean

[dusty sandal]

you're not supposed to use you CAS ifthere are enemy fighters in the air

[rigid tundra]

I'm not sure what you're talking about

No other party is gaining popularity

[fluid verge]

they will be there anyway tho?

not unless i contest them

[dusty sandal]

you were losing democratic support gradually as seen there #ask-for-help-here message

[fluid verge]

but im fighting the whole allied airforce

[dusty sandal]

if you put yours, you'll smash them. Once there's barely any left you send CAS on mission

[rigid tundra]

Aye but that is not the reason i'm not at 40%

That screenshot was taken the second the civil war ended

[dusty sandal]

it is part of the reason

[iron veldt]

not til you have superiority

[cloud sluice]

is this achivement broken

[dusty sandal]

brazil is no hispanic country

[cloud sluice]

i have 10 tho

[dusty sandal]

hover over it, what does it say

[cloud sluice]

it says 2 check marks

nvm just got it

[obtuse crescent]

Made it to the hood

[wheat talon]

Where are the folder for the doctrines for the Special Forces?

[wild rune]

In the tank doctrine does the bonuses to tanks apply to the tank variants too?

[spare mortar]

is 15% output or 5% cap better

[hoary glen]

Output

[hoary glen]

Usually no if you mean like SPGs etc

[sick vortex]

Hey im back to this game after a long hiatus, just wondering which dlcs are important to buy

Should I just buy the big nations bundle?

[hoary glen]

NSB. La Resistance if spy stuff is your thing. GDM if you like Wunderwaffen (they are pretty optional tho)

Anything else really down to preference if you really like that Nation it's about.

[sick vortex]

So I wont miss out on like plane or tank design if I skip other dlcs?

[hoary glen]

NSB is tank design

[sick vortex]

Ah good I have NSB and the resistance already

[hoary glen]

Plane design is if you want to mog AI even harder bc they can't counter player designs

It's funny, but you'll end up kinda building the same 4 planes that are just strong

[sick vortex]

Thanks for the advice

[wild rune]

real

Well I build 5

[jagged grail]

Asking for my friends dog how do you get console command? (On 60% keyboard)

[wild rune]

tilde

idk

do 60% keyboards have tilde?

[vital plinth]

Can I use heavry tanks against AI ? With medium ofcourse

Or what’s different from light medium and heavey tank ? Do anyone use mediums ?

[wild rune]

You can use anything against the ai

[jagged grail]

Nah

[vital plinth]

Yeah I know but trying understand the purpose of the 3 different types

[hoary glen]

You probably need to find the key setting in your game files and change it to something else

[jagged grail]

How do I even do that?

[wild rune]

Lights typically are not used except for armored recon because of their low stats. But its really up to you to decide on heavys or mediums

[hoary glen]

Usually you can find button layouts in some txt file

And then you can edit it and change tilde to something you have, then save the txt

[hoary glen]

Heavy Tanks are strong, but not economically vs AI bc AI builds bad Divs. So Mediums are the way to go

[vital plinth]

What about armored car ?

I never understood how they are if they good or bad

[vital plinth]

So heavry tanks are just ekespensiv with more stats ? Or they designed for taking out other tanks ?

[hoary glen]

They are like the worst thing existing in the game

I think you can do something with AC 2 or 3, but it's more a challange run

[spare mortar]

do i grind an army offense guy or hire yakir right away in rt56?

[vital plinth]

What they used for ?

[hoary glen]

More expensive with more stats. So if you have really good Tanks vs really good Tanks you want Heavies, but AI has terrible Tanks at best.

[hoary glen]

Like Light Tanks

[vital plinth]

Armored cars with light tanks ? What about armored cars with infantry ?

[glacial steeple]

not even 2 💔

its too slow

[hoary glen]

Instead of doing a lt Tank Div you use ACs

[glacial steeple]

no

youre getting it wrong

you use armored cars with armored cars

[vital plinth]

So they are their own template of only armored cars ?

[glacial steeple]

car

i think its in pinned but i forgot also

[light knoll]

(not 3 either it has negative hp)

mfw 80 hp 36w division

[glacial steeple]

it has 5.

[vital plinth]

No sorry I meant the arnored car in resseach what are they used for or are they good ?

[glacial steeple]

theyre good?

since when

[iron veldt]

why is my unit attacking when i didn’t order it to ?

nvm figured it out

[vital plinth]

I don’t know that’s what I’m trying to know I never used them 😅

[twin kayak]

as far as I know, the last one is pretty good

the 1st one is trash and the 2nd on is mid

with the 3rd one, you can zoom around on the battlefield and it's pretty fun

problem is, you get these cars in like 1943 (I don't know exactly, I don't have the game open)

[keen hemlock]

iirc they are better than cav for garrison

[glacial steeple]

depends on focus research buffs

well its still not like, good

but its fast

[hoary glen]

Try them and be disappointed 😆

[hoary glen]

Yesnt. Technically yes, but a 1 IC light tank is even better. So you would always do that.

[vital plinth]

Do you add them to infantry template or it’s own template?

[deep pagoda]

How do I get a railway gun to follow the army that I assigned it to? I attached it to an army but it is just sitting there... I have a front line and offensive plan drawn but either when I make the plan nor when I start the plan does the train move on its own. I am not sure what I am missing.

[burnt agate]

I have a problem on Communist China, which has swallowed up all of China except Japan: I can't join alliances for some reason. But I can create them. Could you tell me what the problem is?

[reef solar]

what are carrier planes for

i got like 600 hours and ive never used the,

[errant chasm]

to carry planes on a ship

hence the name

[reef solar]

ohh

ive never used carrier ships so oh well

[grizzled surge]

What's the latest navy meta?

[neat widget]

apparently it is torpedo destroyer - superheavy battleship spam

[blissful nova]

Torpedo destroy and heavy cruiser

And light cruisers with only planes on them for spotting

[errant chasm]

carriers are good too.

[iron veldt]

i just spam convoy

[wild rune]

Heavy cruiser?

[balmy dawn]

Why is it that when I make an Air Wing using Exiled Troops that sometimes those Air Wings just get unassigned and the troops go home?

[dreamy egret]

What is the difference between left opposition cooperative and left opposition hoi4 which one make trotsky the leader

[keen hemlock]

Left is trotsky

[final estuary]

Have I gone insane

[rustic sparrow]

Hi guys

I’ve puppeted the UK

But I can’t seem to take over there navy fleet? Did I do smth wrong?

[hoary glen]

You need to annex them now

(by lowering autonomy enough)

[rustic sparrow]

My mistake

[rustic sparrow]

I see

I’ve read online that if I have the by blood alone dlc

Which I do

I can just take their fleet in the peace deal?

[rustic sparrow]

How do I do so sorry

[hoary glen]

Oh, yeah. The last tab in the peace menu is about fleets

But you can't take it anymore after the peacedeal

[twin kayak]

how can I add more militia battalion in this ?

[hoary glen]

Lend leasing your puppet and building in them is the most effective way. But continuous Focuses, War participation, Expeds and Trade can influence the score as well.

[light knoll]

can't

only communist china and Czechoslovakia can

(both require dlc)

[glacial steeple]

https://tenor.com/view/nuh-uh-meme-no-cat-no-cat-nuh-uh-nuh-uh-gif-5478596456695677807

[glacial steeple]

WRONG

all ethiopian releasables can as well if you have BBA

besides somalia if you count it

since they core the ogadan desert

[light knoll]

interesting
but tbf they're irrelevant

[glacial steeple]

🥺

cant communist austria also

i forgot

[light knoll]

no

they get insane militia buffs but can only use 12w

[glacial steeple]

ohhh

what about uhhh

i feel like

uruguay would have it but i dont think they do

[twin kayak]

how can I influence these decisions

they refuse most of the time

[final estuary]

How do I lower autonomy in my state

[pastel orbit]

@final estuary ^

[final estuary]

Ah

[rustic sparrow]

Yep tysm, planning to redo.

[scenic solar]

Need help optimizing the game as much as possible so I can run it with my potato trash pc

I have intel graphics 520, i5-6200U, 12gb ram

[uncut narwhal]

try using fps map

heard it helps

[frosty olive]

@scenic solar i think this might help

[warped osprey]

Lf for help with conquering the world as fascist uk

Im mid game

And its hard

If sb can help ping me

[scenic solar]

I don't think it does

my ram is probably sufficent

[scenic solar]

yeah I already have it and it did help

but i heard there is mid game and late game lag

because of the amount of divisions

[wise dew]

what is the recon support unit that has binoculaurs and a star

[red mesa]

recon rangers

[twin kayak]

forgot to mention that I'm playing communist austria

[uncut narwhal]

you can get like the fastest wc as facist uk

[half glade]

somebody give me spaa and space marines div

i wanna try them

cause i see them so much

[uncut narwhal]

space marines are just inf divs with high armor tanks

[half glade]

what spaa should i make

have you got a design?

[uncut narwhal]

what nation are you?

[half glade]

the netherlands

i wanna form european president

[uncut narwhal]

i dont have a spaa design

sorry

[half glade]

damn

[uncut narwhal]

just put a 3 man turret

and aa

and probably some soft attack and reliability

what i would do

[half glade]

okay ill try do that in a second

[final estuary]

now im playing as singapore for some god forsaken reason

i flipped to communist and is at war with malaysia

problem is theyre on a different island and i forgot to do navy

what do i do

[half glade]

how does this look

[uncut narwhal]

maybe sloped armor for armor maxxing but im not sure if its profitable

youd have to try

[half glade]

i could do this

what does production cost actually mean

[uncut narwhal]

the cost to produce it

kinda self explanatory

[half glade]

but like how does that effect me

whats the downsides to having it higher

[uncut narwhal]

if its more expensive it takes longer to produce lol

[half glade]

ah okay

i mean honestly i like the sloped armour one#

i am researching new medium tanks as we speak so

[uncut narwhal]

dont switch your chassis tho

kills the efficiency

wait till you have advanced

or improved and you have a lot in stockpile

and a big industry

[half glade]

okay

inter war

wow

this is gonna be

something

[uncut narwhal]

inter war is still good in sp

on germany i dont even switch from it

until like barb

[dusty sandal]

you need at least 60 armor

[uncut narwhal]

why 60?

[dusty sandal]

that's why interwar isn't really good for space marines

[half glade]

so i should switch once i get basic?

[dusty sandal]

because AI AT can pierce 30 armor. AA can pierce 18
with under 60 armor tank on a 20w you get around 25 armor tops

[uncut narwhal]

makes sense

[half glade]

better?

[vital plinth]

Any of these skills good to pick ?

[half glade]

my production efficiency isnt going to take much of a hit tbh

i can upgrade to a new radio in like 15 days too

[dusty sandal]

nope

[dusty sandal]

that's fine

[uncut narwhal]

also why did you pick ambusher?

[half glade]

okay cool

[warped osprey]

Immq explain in dms

[half glade]

whats a good div template for space marines

[ruby hound]

Heya so pls don't judge me here but despite playing the tutorial I don't understand the game at all. I got though to the air force and that was it I lost the plot. I really want to get into the game and enjoy it as a solo player... 😅

[uncut narwhal]

what dlcs do you have?

[ruby hound]

Just the base game for now. I plan to fully understand the base game first before messing with DLCs. If that makes any sense.

[uncut narwhal]

yea thats good

[ruby hound]

i just think it's easier to understand the base game before you go getting DLCs. You can learn them overtime from just understanding the base game.

[uncut narwhal]

what are the main things you have problems with rn?

[ruby hound]

Airforce. The Tutorial didn't show or explain it too well and tbf just the whole game is kinda confusing. I will admit this is the first time since buying the game I've taken time to try learn it 😅

[half glade]

steve i need a space marines div really quickly

[uncut narwhal]

16w inf with 1 tank battalion ig

[uncut narwhal]

no dlc air is kinda easy tbh

[half glade]

?

• support companies

[uncut narwhal]

the only thing your really gonna use is fighters and cas

[uncut narwhal]

if you can afford it

[half glade]

i can

i have 23 mils on spaa

[ruby hound]

Yh I figured I think it was the explanation that made it hard to understand

[half glade]

cause i annexed belgium and luxembourg

[dusty sandal]

only 1 tank at most

[uncut narwhal]

org isnt too high but the germans shouldnt pierce you

[uncut narwhal]

heavy fighters are also good with no dlc

but usually youll just use fighters and cas

[half glade]

really?

just like this?

ill improve supports soon

i reckon we can take the germans on

[uncut narwhal]

why recon?

[ruby hound]

Fighters and Close air support huh? Alright sounds easy enough

[dusty sandal]

you should have neough armor with 1, with basic chassis it should get around 30 armor

don't forget medium flame tank

[dusty sandal]

why cav recon, what does it get you

[half glade]

yeah i need to get flame tanks

[half glade]

idk

[dusty sandal]

if you don't know why you're using something, why are you using it in the first place

[uncut narwhal]

yes, try staying up to date with the tech, with the dlc its a lot easier to shred ai airforcees

[half glade]

good point

[ruby hound]

Will do. I'm gunna reattempt beating the Tutorial cause once I've gotten that down I wanna try seeing if I can build the Imperal Federation 😅

[uncut narwhal]

for the imperial federation

dont forget to do the indian autonomy focus

[scenic solar]

how to draw offensive line

is this how it should be?

[dusty sandal]

it's written btw

biggest advice is still read the tooltip

[scenic solar]

I read but its confusing

Do I click every territory i want to advance to

[dusty sandal]

Right click and drag s confusing ?

[scenic solar]

if I drag how should my troops move

is this good?

did i do it properly

[keen hemlock]

If you want that many armies I guess so

[scenic solar]

I have no idea what im doing

[keen hemlock]

Just get 2 armies with close enough to 24 divs

Then draw the line

One from the south one from the north

[scenic solar]

24 divs?

I have 7 divs in the south and 18 in the north

[ruby hound]

Oh?

Sorry for the late reply I'm advancing in the tutorial

[scenic solar]

I think I did it properly this time

I understand how to draw it now

[austere roost]

Follow the beginner guide in pins in help

[vital plinth]

For defense army

[twin kayak]

anyone ?

[uncut narwhal]

always take infantry expert

its just better

you always want to be on the attack sooner or later

[scenic solar]

its telling me to draw a frontline when ive already did that before it asked me to and even started offensive

[uncut narwhal]

please fill your generals

let them have 24 divisions

[scenic solar]

i dont understand how it works

how do i get more divisions there

also im trying to complete the tutorial

[uncut narwhal]

select the divisions and right click your general

[scenic solar]

the tutorial is bugged

[uncut narwhal]

maybe its cause you did it with a field marshal

and not a general

[ruby hound]

I figured Airforces out. Now I'm struggling with annexing Ethiopia

[uncut narwhal]

get all the main troops from the homeland

and split them

the mountaineers should be in the north

[scenic solar]

i can only assign field marshal

[uncut narwhal]

bring all the cas you have

over ethiopia too

[uncut narwhal]

just a general front line

not a field marshal

try that

[scenic solar]

basically what i did is i assigned divisions to armies

then i assigned the armies to army group

the armies are very small

like 2-5 divs

[uncut narwhal]

i know

so just only have 2 armies

one for the north

one for the south

2 frontlines

[scenic solar]

oh yeah ok

tysm

it worked

though you were telling me to get more divs

I have only 18 divs in eritria

[vital plinth]

How do you track enemy navry with land based naval bombers I can’t find the British strike force

[still falcon]

Hi people! So I’m just a kid who has no idea what’s going on, watches edited game throughs and can’t figure out why he loses to Yugoslavia as Italy ( yes resources are fine I’m not sure abt the templates, they have like 100 soft and 16 width ). I watched some tutorials but can’t figure out how to balance anything 😔 PS: I can’t figure out naval invasions ( keep in mind I’m a new player who just wants to play with his dad )

[uncut narwhal]

learning the game is easiest on germany probably

watch a few tutorials

[still falcon]

The thing is I always seem to have very weak divisions, no matter the resources and terrain ( I think )

[uncut narwhal]

whats your usual division template? and do you have any dlcs?

[still falcon]

No dlcs I believe I just bought the game on steam. I think I followed some tutorial so: on the left I have engineer artillery and air support; then I have 3 lines of 3 infantry. That’s for infantry rest is I believe I try to make them balanced

[uncut narwhal]

ok the things on the left are you support battalions

which are fine

9 infantry battalions are fine for holding

[ruby hound]

How do I move them?

[uncut narwhal]

assign them to the general

they will automatically move

[uncut narwhal]

but for pushing aim for 36w

i like to do mountaineers on italy

[still falcon]

Idk I feel like Italy is a bit difficult for me

[uncut narwhal]

italy isnt really difficult

[still falcon]

It feels a bit limited since I can’t capture any land at all

[uncut narwhal]

always attack from multiple sides

[still falcon]

I once tried a Portugal run so I learn naval

[uncut narwhal]

and use all the troops you have

[still falcon]

Yeah I know those

[uncut narwhal]

ignore naval for the start

focus on land rather

[still falcon]

But the problem are the divisions

[uncut narwhal]

at first

[uncut narwhal]

the italian starter divs arent too great

but you can make them work

[still falcon]

Ik

But isn’t like 100 soft terrible?

[uncut narwhal]

not for that shitty italian in in 36

[still falcon]

Hm ok

I’ve seen someone do 300 on Luxembourg

So I think it’s a bit bad

[uncut narwhal]

no not at all

[still falcon]

Hm

[uncut narwhal]

300 soft attack has to be put in context

[still falcon]

But is losing to Yugoslavia bad?? 😭

[uncut narwhal]

at the start no

later on yes

[still falcon]

I also lost to Austria and had to call my beloved moustache man to help

[uncut narwhal]

ok try rushing down the focuses for yugoslavia

[still falcon]

I mean

[uncut narwhal]

youll get them for free

[still falcon]

Not lost more stalled

[uncut narwhal]

i cant really know the exact issue, but it seems like either lack of supply or lack of equipment

[still falcon]

I just want to play and have fun I don’t want to do something like that random dude on yt that made the Roman Empire in October 36

[still falcon]

Maybe equipment bcz supply is ok

I usually build railways before a fight

How to fix equipment

[uncut narwhal]

produce more

check your logistics tab

[ruby hound]

Yep done it thank you!

[still falcon]

Never thought of that tysm

[uncut narwhal]

lol

[still falcon]

I’ll be forever grateful

[sick ginkgo]

How can I quickly divide all ships into different groups?

I want to make 1 submarine groups bc otherwise they drown or all get stuck at ports repairing

[fair sandal]

hi, ho do i do sealion work? i dont care if its paratroopers or marines, they just die

[left glacier]

You can group them all together in a single flotilla. You can double click to get multiple ships of the same design or use the "S" hotkey to select half of the flotilla.

[fathom thistle]

building your own designs of ship is a first step probably

[fair sandal]

but naval supremacy germany isnt like shit?

[fathom thistle]

even the pre set designs will probably work againt but building them properly wouldnt hurt

[fathom thistle]

you can get it with pre set desgins ig

not sure for how much long tho

[fair sandal]

i mean i just wanna take uk, i dont really care if its marines of paratroopers, para should be easyer no?

[fathom thistle]

preferably marines cuz you will be not out of supplies like paratroopers

[fair sandal]

yeah but my ships just insta die

[fathom thistle]

eh let me pull up basic guide then

[fair sandal]

even if i desing i have not been able to get naval dominance

[fathom thistle]

Here is like a really basic designs for a patrol fleet:

carriers max 4 per taskforce - slap max airfields in every slot u can and fill out the basics that are in bottom row ( air control, AA, fire control , armor etc.)

heavy cruiser - it's cheaper than bb's
(1 for each carrier you have)
Top row half heavy batteries and half dual purpose batteries , bottom row again basics

torpedo dd's (ideally 4 for each capital ship you have or even more)
Spam torpedos in every slot u can and again fill out the basics

spamming only torpedo dd's will work to ig

[fair sandal]

sure, ill just buuild 7 carriers with germany

xd

[light knoll]

4 carriers max is not a thing anymore afaik

and heavy cruisers are not good

you just spam light attack DDs with torpedo in the torpedo slot

that's the current meta

[low plank]

I can't install any mod I always get this error message

[fathom thistle]

Cheaper than bb's for schreening carriers. Like I said at the bottom only dd's work. As for carrier yeah I'm just not sure what doctrines he using. You can have like 10 with right doctrines

[light knoll]

the question is not what works but whats better

and from what i know DDs spam is just better

[sick ginkgo]

Okay, thanks

[scenic nacelle]

Convoy spam in naval battles

They have .1 air attack I think

[wise dew]

can you invade through an enemy demilitarized zone

[light knoll]

once a country gets in a war every demilitarization is cancelled

[twin kayak]

still no one ?

[glacial steeple]

uhh boost support maybe

idk

[vital plinth]

I don’t have navry how do I find the British strike fleets I can’t and they keep taking out my subs 14 at a time

I use land based naval bombers

[fathom thistle]

do you have a spotting cruiser?

[vital plinth]

Nope

Only subs

[vital plinth]

I tried port strike all 3 British bases in Mediterranean but couldn’t find it

[fathom thistle]

set engagement to never engage and let it patrol by itself

[keen hemlock]

Add radar if you can

[fathom thistle]

yep

[keen hemlock]

Also

[vital plinth]

Just one ship ?

[keen hemlock]

Nvm

If you want the aa

You can keep the secondary

[keen hemlock]

Usually I get the same amount as seazones I’m fighting in

[fathom thistle]

should be fine ig but you can make couple more

[fathom thistle]

this

[vital plinth]

But there is no British presence there atm

And no ships in their ports they likely come outside the Mediterranean

[keen hemlock]

They will be there

Trust me

Plus the other allied navies might show up

[vital plinth]

But where are they hiding their strike forces if I already bomber their islands in the Mediterranean and that small land at Spain coast

They can hide also outside or further away and come there fast ?

[keen hemlock]

Idk if the ai changes him bases but the main British naval base is in scapa flow

Above Scotland

[vital plinth]

Ah ok they still sail all the way to Mediterranean and attack my subs there ?

[quaint sky]

does air buff my division or weaken the enemy divisons?

[keen hemlock]

Yes

Wait

Oh nvm

[fathom thistle]

Air superiority - helps your division to not get hurt by enemy cas.
CAS - inflicts dmg to enemy divisions

[charred fable]

How do I attach my army front to the field marshals front?

[keen hemlock]

control click or the button with the solider and the plus

[charred fable]

I tried that, it just assigns them to the FM's front. So I delete the FM's southern front and re-add and I get the pretty army frontline too.

[keen hemlock]

ohhhh

you want it to be one full line

shift click on the solider with the plus

although for ethopia usually you just put one army in the south and one in the north

[charred fable]

I get that. I'm just trying to understand the frontline system better.

It still doesn't work. It's just attaching the army to the FM's front like in the first picture.

I can get it to work by deleting the FM's front, but one of the two armies needs to be assigned already. It's a bit backwards to have to delete a frontline every time

[keen hemlock]

delete the fm line and create a new one with all your armies selected

[charred fable]

Is it worth drawing offensive lines if I plan to manually?

[scenic nacelle]

Doesn’t hurt

It’s like 5 seconds anyways

[charred fable]

Soooo not to be confused... The general idea is have a line of holding infantry say 9x INF that just sit on the line and defend, but manually move and attack with stacked/armoured divisions?

I know this isn't really applying to Ethiopia due to time, but I mean generally in terms of other wars.

[keen hemlock]

yes

armour and special forces

you can also use attacking bricks of infantry

armor* im not british

[brazen fog]

does anyone know a good cavalary template? Ive got the buffs from the turkic formable and also strenghtened the cavalary as sinkiang i dont have the newest dlc nor no step back so i would a more no tanks or motorized/mechanized in it

[charred fable]

I bestow you the title of honourary Brit. Congratulations!

[fluid verge]

what should i use for lategame tanks

like very lategame

[uncut narwhal]

do you have nsb?

[fluid verge]

ye

idk if making modern tanks is worth it

and also piercing ai with AA isnt really possible for some reason by lategame

even with up to date AA

[errant chasm]

No just keep on using you old medium tanks and infantry but with inf equip 3 and basic medium tanks

[fluid verge]

well i never made any mediums in the first place due to the country i started as so i was wondering what do i even do

[errant chasm]

do 38 width infantry with gun 3. btw what nation are you playing

[waxen tusk]

Good div?

[errant chasm]

put more inf battalions

[waxen tusk]

Is it good for attack tho

[thick steppe]

do i need to do these individually or if i can get more land i can liberate multiple?

[errant chasm]

put more, the more inf battaliosn the more attack it does

[brazen fog]

multiple

[thick steppe]

oh nice now i feel like an idiot for how long it's taking me

thanks for your help!

[fluid verge]

northeast army

one of the warlords

i made 36 width tanks with mech but for whatever reason they just keep dying if i push the allies from a european puppet

[errant chasm]

oh if you are playing one of the warlords piroritze on infantry divs

[waxen tusk]

Hey guys

If i change the template after deploying a soldier

Does the deployed soldier change

[fluid verge]

i mean i just made 18 width ones with support aa, arty, engineers and logistics company

[errant chasm]

that works for defensive

[tiny wolf]

what do you guys think of this template?

I use it by spamming it and putting it on the line

works for me

because i have no idea how tanks work

when i tried one time i lost like 7 divisions of medium tanks of encirclement in romania

[fathom thistle]

singleplayer?

[tiny wolf]

yea

no friend nor time for mp

[fathom thistle]

normal recon is useless, the line arty and AT is not ideal either, either stay at 18 or go full 36w

[tiny wolf]

I use the firepower doctrine when i go with it, and the line art doctrine which go crazy with it

also what to use instead of normal reckon?

[fathom thistle]

good offensive support companies are flame tanks and rangers

like S tier

[tiny wolf]

rangers?

i think i should mention that i have no dlc-s

i play mostly on rt56 and call of war

mods

sometimes on kr and kx

[fathom thistle]

right I would say hospitals then even tho your template wont use them at full potential

[half glade]

how the HELL do i remove strikes

[short iron]

try improving worker conditions/stability farming

next event for it that comes up too do the most expensive option

[wind canyon]

I think when the event fires off it happens when your stability is under 50% to try and keep it above that when war kicks off

[fair sandal]

whats the germany mp meta? i somehow got a ussr pdf but i want germany also if possible xd

[keen bridge]

What's a better div template for defense, infantry attack with arty, tank attack?

[fathom thistle]

Can you rephrase that? Im not sure if you are asking about template for each or what is best for attacking

[keen bridge]

i mean what are the better templates for each category: attacking with arty, defense (any form), and attacking with tanks

[fathom thistle]

well for holding you can use the standard 18w with support arty and aa if you dont use planes

[fluid verge]

how do i push through these thick stacks lategame

[fathom thistle]

as for attacking the best one for singelplayer is 36w mix of spgs and mechanized

[keen bridge]

thanks

[fathom thistle]

10SPGs/8MECH

[fluid verge]

i have some mountaineers and tanks but my tanks keep dying before they make it to europe

im china btw

[half glade]

how do i generate big warscore

cause in the main ww2

i barely get anything

compared to the USSR and the UK

[uncut narwhal]

mediums are best, go with spgs

[signal fern]

You know what thats dedication I like it

[vital plinth]

Hey how many mills should I have on guns I’m almost 40 k in dept and have 45 mills on guns for 72 attack divisions I’m using while rest of my divisions I have are on defense not seeing much battle

[fluid verge]

shouldnt i just be making normal medium tanks and using medium cannon or something

[vital plinth]

Am I too low on mills there or am I doing something wrong in my offense that I’m loosing that much in guns ?

[fluid verge]

could be attrition

[uncut narwhal]

not in sp

[fluid verge]

i mean to be fair there are a lot of BS things that arent optimal and people do them in SP

like line artillery

[uncut narwhal]

spg is the most optimal for sp tanks