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[faint nimbus]

this is what im working with, worked well for wehrkommando game.

i like 15 widths a lot

[celest vale]

Production industry construction electronic alway need first research

[cobalt fjord]

alright thanks!

[uncut narwhal]

its bad lol

so you dont want line arty

15w isnt optimal

18w is better for holding

also remove the recon and replace it with support arty

[faint nimbus]

i cant afford 18w rn

[uncut narwhal]

your gonna lose less than with those 15w

at least get 16w

only inf ofc

[celest vale]

https://youtu.be/SZP43rdLDTE follow this guide if you dont know what are you doing

[faint nimbus]

i will try them if they shit i take ur advice but they were good in my wehrkommando game

[uncut narwhal]

bro theyre not shit

line arty is shit

i know my stuff

[faint nimbus]

i aint doubting you

but line arty always been good for me

for sp anyway

[uncut narwhal]

and it has been bad since like 4 years

[faint nimbus]

if it was mp i might agree

[uncut narwhal]

no in sp too

because you get less hp than inf

and it removes org

you get worse stats per combat width

because its bigger

[cobalt fjord]

i am stuck again how do i change design?

[faint nimbus]

einstein???

the helly

they declared on me really early so its wraps

[celest vale]

If you mean change design army then you need experience, search gg they will have answer

[uncut narwhal]

the spartakus bund is probably the weakest faction

[celest vale]

They try cosplay sparta but they is spartakus

[cobalt fjord]

alright , man i am keep losing the german civil war 😭💔

[gilded herald]

Do you rush down the civil war focuses right from the start?

I like to focus on the south, cut the in two then conquer the north

[cobalt fjord]

Yea i rush the focues tree from starte and i also focus on the south andd cut it into two parts

should i not do it

?

[faint nimbus]

here comes the hard war

welp they mindlessly attacked me

germany reunited

tanks (will be replaced with mech soon)

[lone tangle]

Does "Consumer Goods factories factor + 10%" regarding the mefo bill as germany tells me that it worses the mefo bill consumer good factories?

[uncut narwhal]

anything plus consumer goods will always take civs from you

[uncut narwhal]

do you have nsb?

[lone tangle]

yes

[faint nimbus]

yes

u wanna see the design for tank?

[uncut narwhal]

then your div should be somewhat like this

[uncut narwhal]

please

[faint nimbus]

hard attack not important for sp so i made this

[uncut narwhal]

you want three man turret

and speed isnt that important

always go for 4 armor clicks

only after that it takes more steel

[faint nimbus]

ok

[uncut narwhal]

reliability also isnt that important tbh

you could save on the torsian bar

also make it an artillery tank

[faint nimbus]

i like to have at least 80

[uncut narwhal]

and get flame tanks

[uncut narwhal]

only matters if you fight in bad supply

[faint nimbus]

i usually dont do spgs but i might try

[uncut narwhal]

which you dont want to be in with tanks

[uncut narwhal]

its +45% soft attack

[versed rose]

and is 20% cheaper

(if you're doing mediums)

[serene karma]

Switch to chrisite

For beginners 65-70 can do

[faint nimbus]

why cavalry out of curiosity

[uncut narwhal]

its because its only 60 less breakthrough compared to motorized

and a lot cheaper

[warped river]

Whats the best template if you want to play a german match where you use solely tanks with little to no infantry

A tank template that can serve for mass production and efficiency

[lunar notch]

light tanks, medium tanks or heavy tanks?

[fathom thistle]

medium for general purpose

you build lights for light tank recon

[lunar notch]

check this out

[fathom thistle]

for singleplayer, for last support slot use what u need

either logistics or aa if you are not using planes

[lunar notch]

is field hospital really necessary in this template?

[fathom thistle]

or even like rangers

[fathom thistle]

necessary no, does it help? yes

If you dont have manpower problem then no but I would still use them for exp loss reduction

[lunar notch]

i mean

due to high armor level

soft attack wouldnt really hurt this division?

[fathom thistle]

34,4 is not a lot

you would get pierced

even by aa if you dont stack armor to max

[lunar notch]

interesting

[fathom thistle]

btw do you have nsb?

if so use spgs

[lunar notch]

nsb?

[fathom thistle]

+replace motorized recon with light tank recon

[fathom thistle]

no step back

[lunar notch]

yes i have all dlcs

[fathom thistle]

use those instead normal med tanks, +40% soft attack ish

and smaller cost

also u dont really need signal company for singleplayer

+replace motorized with mechanized asap

[lunar notch]

medium spg?

[fathom thistle]

ya

[lunar notch]

thanks for tips

[cobalt fjord]

how da hell to win german civil war 🙏

[sick ginkgo]

How much breakthrough a tank division needs?

[sick ginkgo]

easily

[cobalt fjord]

❓

[lunar notch]

more is always better

its like asking how much soft attack do you need

[sick ginkgo]

Okay, thanks

but like the bare minimum pls?

[sick ginkgo]

so

[lunar notch]

i really dont know bare minimum, sorry

[sick ginkgo]

you should have some starter divison that were given upon starting the civil war

[sick ginkgo]

ah thats fine

thanks

[sick ginkgo]

use them as divisions that hold the line

then

you should also have half of the division you had before the civil ar

*war

put them near chezhoslovakia and encircle bavaria

Hope i explained it

[celest vale]

Alway focus orga more than 30 then 300-500 break is good in 1939 if you fight in 1941 maybe need 600-800

[sick ginkgo]

OH

thanks

always means on every div?

[topaz locust]

hello guys

[sick ginkgo]

hi

[topaz locust]

i have this thing where when i download from steam it doesnt show up

downloads the mod in the game directory not the docu/pardox/hio4/mod

[celest vale]

If you want break ussr in 1944 you need 1000 break more and yes alway working all countries

[cobalt fjord]

i tried that failed again

[sick ginkgo]

okay, thanks

[sick ginkgo]

uh idk how to explain it

ill try to find a video

[cobalt fjord]

i reach leizig my best run fr fr

[lethal slate]

I need tips on how to start and learn to play the game

i’ve been watching an hour of tutorial on youtube. Hop into the game and i’m stumped 😂

[lunar notch]

start by learning the ui and what menus are doing

[inner sparrow]

you don’t need 1k break in single player no matter how long game goes

mp yes

[celest vale]

Well 1944 qk break is really not hard if he invaded mostly all countries

[inner sparrow]

but ai will never have a div that rolls high enough attack stats that require 1k break in sp

[inner sparrow]

it’s still overkill

ofc easy doable but not needed

[fathom thistle]

Is there any use of TD's in sp?

[inner sparrow]

not really

[serene karma]

Larp

[wise raven]

only if u play sheep mod

[slender ginkgo]

Uh, I won war against etiopia, it’s 1938. what do I do?

[wise raven]

prob start a new game and try to do it faster

[orchid iron]

Its too late, finish in 36

[slender ginkgo]

Uh, I’ll try. Tips to do it that fast?

[wise raven]

use ur starting air

[slender ginkgo]

What’s that?

[wise raven]

the fighters and and cas u start with

send more divs to ethiopia too

[slender ginkgo]

I don’t even know how to use air yet 😭

[red mesa]

that would explain why it took 2 years to do a 3 month war

[slender ginkgo]

Yeah. I’m struggling lol

[wise raven]

do u know how to do a frontline?

[slender ginkgo]

Kinda. Probably not properly though

[wise raven]

with ur generals

try and dont let the ethiopians breath just attack from day one

with all ur divs

[drifting leaf]

for a naval invasion is there any "supply" ship i need to produce like the naval equivalent of trucks?

[pearl tapir]

wtf was that

[primal silo]

So, in a now aborted MP game, allies disbanded, I formed the finnish supremacy league and ethiopian government in exile joined my faction without giving me a chance to refuse, and I could not kick them for some reason.
In case it happens again, how do I kick them (or prevent them from joining)?

[red mesa]

No. But there are floating harbors, they give extra supply grace to landing troops which can help if not grabbing a port immediately (which you should always be)

[primal silo]

Tbh the naval equivalent of trucks is convoys

[red mesa]

That kinda goes without saying surely?

[low olive]

how to make my army last till the end game? ive gotten so far by conquering most of the nations and still comes britain or someone else and completely shatters every single defense line as if it wasnt even there

[red mesa]

Be more specific, what are you using?

[primal silo]

Swiss necromancy:

/s

[lethal slate]

is it better to learn the game on the easiest difficulty or just go on regular. first playthrough

[uncut narwhal]

easiest ofc

[primal silo]

imho regular with a minor nation in the allies

[lethal slate]

was thinking of italy

[dusty sandal]

Easier difficulty don't change much of the gamebut give you more wiggle room
You can very much learn the game with lower diffs

[tired moon]

im kinda bored, what country should I play, and any tips? (i have 104 hours playtime)

also i need some tips on attrition and supply, as im very terrible at those

like how should I build a railway?

when should I build a supply hub

wtc

etc

[cold bloom]

Supply hubs are enormously expensive so its in most cases better to motorize existing supply hubs (requires trucks) or focus on areas of the front where youre close to capturing an enemy supply hub

[tired moon]

oh

so when should I build railways?

[cold bloom]

Entirely new ones can be nice if you have disconnected supply hubs because of war
Like if you take an enemy supply hub but cant conquer the connecting railway, or the enemy takes your own railways and so you need a new one to your supply hub

Upgrading bottlenecks can be done very simply in the supply map mode

[primal silo]

connect every hub to your capital with lvl 1 railways, upgrade to lvl 2 when possible, then if supply is still a problem look at upgrading individual bottlenecks if any

[vital plinth]

Hey I’m wondering if I’m putting my army on the border and don’t attack for a while will the generals get defense instead of attack on level up ?

I want to wait with assault until I got more mills for planes

[glacial charm]

Hello, i just downloaded HOI4 yesterday, i want to learn how to play. Who can i watch to get better or can some of you tell me?

[low olive]

i have played enough to understand basics and I don't know what else to do improve, ive gotten stuck at the exact same place so many times with no clue how to get past it

[red mesa]

being vague is a really awful way to get help

what are you stuck on?

what are you using?

as whom?

information

[red mesa]

yes, if they gain xp as the defender they will rank up defence

[drifting leaf]

other than rails is there any other way i can keep my frontline fed with supplies

also how do supplies even work what generates them in the first place

[red mesa]

supply comes from your capital, travels along rails to hubs/ports and is distributed to provinces within range of said hub, range can be improved with motorisation levels, capacity can be improved with railway levels

transport planes can supply as well but it's a tiny amount

supply problems usually come from overstacking, lack of range/motorisation, or lack of trains/trucks

[primal silo]

using logistic companies, helicopter brigades or helicopter logistics can also help, particulatly for high supply units

as well as picking supply reduction buffs where possible

[drifting leaf]

there are helicopter logistic companies i can add?

[sick ginkgo]

oh so i need to produce trains?

[red mesa]

most nations start with some but they can be lost to bombing or not be enough to fullfil needs once you expand

[primal silo]

yes, they require a special project to unlock helicopters, which unlocks the helicopter brigade, which is an hybrid of logistic, hospital and recon (and can stack with them)
with that unlocked you can research specific helicopter recon/logistic/medics, but those cannot be used neither alongside their non-heli counterparts not alongside the standard helicopter brigade

[drifting leaf]

if my army is on another continent is it possible to still use railways to keep them fed

[red mesa]

yes

obviously

[primal silo]

you use railways to a port, then convoys, then railways from a port on the other continent

[red mesa]

if you couldn't then playing as the UK or US would be impossible lol

[turbid ingot]

i js starrted playing and i wanted to ask like what do i do when i first start a game, what do i build and etc

[celest vale]

doing all this

[turbid ingot]

ngl half of these i dont get what i should do 😭

[primal silo]

infrastructure while on civilian economy (railways if needed)
civilian factories after that until ~1-2 years before you plan to fight
military factories after that

[turbid ingot]

alr ty

[turbid ingot]

How do i take divisions from like one commander, he has 30/24 how do i take 6 away

[marsh trench]

Click on the commander, select one unit, hold shift, select 6, right-click on the army you want to assign them to

[marsh trench]

Im stuck in this situation

[turbid ingot]

btw it keeps telling me im missing equipment production or sum how do i fix that

[marsh trench]

Hover over the notification, it will tell you what you need to produce, usually that means that there is a batallion in your devision design, but you are not producing the needed equipment for that batallion.

[turbid ingot]

ahh alr ty

btw i still dont get how i remove divisions from my commander 😭

[marsh trench]

Click on your commander, on your left, there it will show all the divisions under that commander, select one(click on it), now hold the shift key, select(click) on the amount of divisions you want to remove, once you selected 6, right click on an other army/commander to assign that divisions to him, disband them, by clicking the trash icon.

[turbid ingot]

ahhhh i get it thank you

[marsh trench]

Can someone please help me get out of this situation.

[lethal slate]

I was watching how Bittersteel closed out the ethiopian war. He did it like 8 months faster than I did. Not sure what caused such a big diff. Also, he was able to carve up ethiopia into various territories, but for me, I am stuck in war with them and cant find the option to do so. What am I doing wrong?

[heavy quail]

Chat what is the best tank division tenplate? Since I can’t find any that shred the enemy i just spam infantry divisions so a tank division would be great (I don’t care if it costs half the world to make as long as it shreds literally anything)

[lunar notch]

strictly tank division or spg too?

[heavy quail]

Just a tank division, i don’t understand spg

Can’t figure out where to make them too

[lunar notch]

replace motorized with mechanized, remove signal company

its a fine design imo

[heavy quail]

That helps a ton! Ty

[pearl tapir]

is it true that some nations dont need trains for supply?

[lunar notch]

if you dont have railways, you dont need trains

[heavy quail]

Ok. What do u mean 800 soft attack????

HOW

[marsh trench]

Flam Panzers

[heavy quail]

Ah

[marsh trench]

And armored assault

Support company

[heavy quail]

Is this early game stats or late game stats?

[marsh trench]

This takes soviet union rapid fast.

[marsh trench]

Late game

Cause you need to research

[heavy quail]

Ah kk

[marsh trench]

Flamethrower tanks, armored assault support company,

[heavy quail]

Could you take the germans 1941 with it as sov?

[marsh trench]

Yes

[serene karma]

Its howitzer tanks

[marsh trench]

Its rapid fast

[serene karma]

Use howi 2

[serene karma]

Flame and ass eng terrain buffs dont apply on div designer screen

So that is raw stat

[heavy quail]

Hospitals with tanks are the most cursed thing i have ever seen lmao

[marsh trench]

Very good

At the start of the game, before doing all those research and industry still expanding, I use this

[heavy quail]

Honestly i have rarely used hospitals before cause i just chuck infantry at things

[heavy quail]

U don’t use one tank template and stick with that to end game?

[marsh trench]

I also never used field hospitals, until I realised how good they can be, I add them to my special forces too

[heavy quail]

Don’t they just save manpower?

[marsh trench]

Nooo, this is just early game, then I switch over to the other one, when my industry is massive, and done all the research

As germany, I use that to take france.

And poland.

[lunar notch]

they also preserve unit experience

[marsh trench]

Then I use this one to take soviet union

[heavy quail]

Btw do u have any info on infantry templates? I use 9 infantry, 2 artillery, artillery support and engineer company

[lunar notch]

sounds good enough

you might want to lower the artillery to one, add field hospital and stoßtruppen company

support anti air too

[marsh trench]

8 months is pretty long for the ethiopian war, if you take long to win the war, then usually after the capitulate, you will still stay at war with them as italy, you want to set the supply on your armies to max priority, and then you want to send your entire army to ethiopia, usually half/half on the 2 frontlines.

[marsh trench]

Simple and cheap, and it is good

Line artillery = bad

Never line artillery

[heavy quail]

I used this once and i found that it was only defensive and couldn’t break thru the german lines

[marsh trench]

👆

[lunar notch]

its not that bad imo

[marsh trench]

Check this

[lunar notch]

what about them railway guns

[marsh trench]

Im not sure, never really used them.

[lunar notch]

i use them a lot

[heavy quail]

That’s good to know

[lunar notch]

they go well with elevated engineer corps

[marsh trench]

They good?

[lunar notch]

i mean you need railways to use them

[marsh trench]

Oh, ill try them later on

[marsh trench]

Yes ofc 😂

[lunar notch]

so they kind of only work on europe

[marsh trench]

Or u can build railways

[lunar notch]

it takes quite some time

[marsh trench]

Railways are fast to build, they get built rapid fast.

[lunar notch]

railway guns are expensive

[marsh trench]

Oh alr

[lunar notch]

like 7k-8k per gun

special project version is even more expensive

schwerer gustav

[lethal slate]

I set battle plan for the northern front and southern front, but i realised they attack across the front evenly. Should I be instructing them to focus down a side and encircle? Or would the battleplan eventually do that?

[lunar notch]

try attacking them from two fronts?

also bringing your mountaineers from homeland is also good

[marsh trench]

I just use battleplant and let the division to their thing, works pretty good for me usually.

[marsh trench]

Bring all your divisions from the homeland to ethiopia.

Then it will be faster.

[lunar notch]

planes too!

and set your supply hubs to motorized

[marsh trench]

Yeah planes too, just make sure it does not go over the airport capacity.

[serene karma]

They give hp

Which important for xp and losses

[last quail]

with spies, if i do diplomatic pressure, what's going on ?

[lunar notch]

they are more likely to accept your suggestions

such as a non aggression pact, inviting to a faction etc.

[last quail]

okay thx

[glacial charm]

how can i learn the game?

[lunar notch]

try tutorial, try playing at the same time with a tutorial video

[tired moon]

watch a video on the game, and start playing. I learned the game by using the german reich so thats my recommendation

[marsh trench]

I recommend watching bittersteel's tutorials, that man helped me through the entire game

[glacial charm]

Whats the main thing i should focus on while playing as German Reich

[marsh trench]

Air, armor, and if you plan on invading britian, work on your navy too

[glacial charm]

navy looks really hard

and air as well

[drowsy holly]

hello how do i learn this game?

feels so complicate

like i need a phd in gaming

[turbid ingot]

how do i create a frontline

[glacial charm]

select divisons create army add commander then click on him

[marsh trench]

Check out bittersteel on youtube, he has GREAT guides for each country, he helped me through the entire game. It seems hard at first, but it will get very easy as soon as you understand it, just keep watching his guides, follow along, then soon you will learn everything, then you can play without the need of guides.

[marsh trench]

Click on the army, in the orders tab above the army, look for the one that says frontline when you hover over it, then click on the border where you want to add your frontline.

[marsh trench]

Germany has a massive industry, so should be easy to produce a ton of planes.

and get air superiority easily

[red mesa]

as long as you build refineries for the rubber...

[glacial charm]

can anyone come into a call and maybe a multiplayer game with me and teach me some of the basics bc i have a hard time following the videos

[manic valve]

what can I do againt those strikes if I dont remove "war economy"?

[red mesa]

you would have to spend pp on the event and pray it works

[serene karma]

Increase war support above 50%

Thats the best

[lethal slate]

i beat ethiopia and divided the territory, 6 of my divisions got stuck in there. is this normal lol

[manic valve]

ohhh right, and whats the best way to do so?

[serene karma]

Focus tree and decision

[glacial charm]

when i go into conference what do i do bc i just click stuff and pray it does something good

[serene karma]

Peace conference?

[glacial charm]

yes

[serene karma]

Yes u can move them out unless u divided them weird

Why would u do that tho

[serene karma]

Depends

Did u do collabs

What ur ideology

[glacial charm]

whats ideology

if its what i think it is then facist

[serene karma]

No collabs?

[glacial charm]

no

[serene karma]

Js puppet with resource rights and war repa

[lethal slate]

im not sure what happened. after beating ethiopia, they just got stuck inside. couldnt move them out since i couldnt step into the liberated territories anymore

[livid shore]

What path is generally best for Communist China?

Between the "Burn the Paper Tigers" and "The Unwilling Diarchy"

[glacial charm]

anyone know a mod for v1.18.0.0.858d (3bae) that adds the modern world

[dusky fern]

Whats the best millenium dawn template

[obsidian spade]

guys

whats the best infaantry and tank templates overall for europe and north africa battling?

[lunar notch]

annex all.

[tawny shuttle]

inf 16cw logi,signal,shovel.tanks are 36cw and min 30 org

[vital plinth]

If I don’t use my attack divisions to attack and instead to defend borders will they get defense stat instead?

[lunar notch]

yes, you get more defensive traits if you dont attack

[vital plinth]

Im in big war need a year to build up the production lines to substain bigger division numbers

Should I change commanders then?

[obsidian spade]

so is this good? width 30

[lunar notch]

you can even get higher defense bonuses on level up with academy spirits

[vital plinth]

I want to have 5 generals with high attack for assault later on

But can only defend for the moment what is best to do change commanders ?

[tawny shuttle]

negative, which country are u playin?

[lunar notch]

try to do minor assault missions with them, like attack a position and fall back after you take it

or change generals

[obsidian spade]

uk

still beginning 1937

[tawny shuttle]

and in vanilla right ?

[obsidian spade]

yeah like the unmodded version

[tawny shuttle]

u dont need this template. bassiacly infantry divisions only useing for defend.U must early game research 40 aircraft.and u need do fighter and cas

[obsidian spade]

so change the tank div tamplate?

[obsidian spade]

whats cas?

[tawny shuttle]

infantry cannot designed for push.Just spam cas and fighter.U can take very easy in air against axis.

and if u want u can spg arty.medium tank with arty variant.

[tawny shuttle]

with 40 chassis,3x heavy bomb,engine 3,extra fuel,armor plates,armor plates

[glacial charm]

How to use plains and stuff

[obsidian spade]

i cant mod planes with chassis

i can only do reliability, bombarding, range and engine

engine

[glacial charm]

How to make and then go into war with planes

[lunar notch]

you dont go to war with planes, you just produce them, create air wings at air bases, then assign these air wings to specific areas with designated missions

are stats of motorized infantry and leg infantry same except of speed?

i mean, do motorized get extra soft attack or something

[slender ginkgo]

guys, I am currently in July of 1936 as Italy, and I’ve got big chunk of Italy, but I’m struggling to get the areas around Addis Ababa

[vital geode]

You needed to rush them down when they couldn't entrench

[upbeat arrow]

any advice on taking the usa down the alf paths without the silvershirts? i just got all the dlc so lots of new stuff for me

[vital geode]

If you want war powers act, hire the fascist demagogue and fire him after you get 30%

Otherwise you just do the focuses that remove the depression

[vital plinth]

Hi if I do the napoleon’ route can I core Spain or what hidden stuff can I do to core lands is there something more than the European Union ?

[slender ginkgo]

How do I rush them?

[vital geode]

You keep attacking

And keep attacking

Pin their troops in place and go around them

You need to keep moving

Also provide air support

[vital plinth]

Another question regarding leveling general what determines if it’s attack or defense that levels up ?

Im playing defense atm but would like my commanders to level attack up , should I just attack the other side without taking tile is that enough?

[karmic lintel]

doctrin like bold attack wile levele up atack by 1

[austere roost]

wiki has a description under skill factor that tells you how

basically if you want more stats use the one that adds logistics and planning and if you want more atk use bold atk

and always use generals with brilliant strategist, reckless, harsh, cav/panzer officer since those generals give you more atk

[vital plinth]

Ok thx 🙏
A last question regarding the AI will they ever build air bases or forts or tactical stuff ? Im playing India not many airports on enemy borders so barely any planes wanted more challenge or do I need a mod for that ?

[austere roost]

i don't think so

[dusty sandal]

they can upgrade railways but that's excessively rare
I know they're allowed to build hubs too but they never finish it if they start building for whatever reason
they will only build airports and forts if they have a mission ticking like italian missions for ethipiopian dev or similar that requires them to succeed

[vital plinth]

What mods will get them be better rand build airports and stuff etc ?

[dusty sandal]

I know sheeps made them build stuff
expert ai makes them build some fortlines (light onees, mainly lvl 1) and some airports in key locations (like ger in front of barb and us in uk)

[keen bridge]

how do i make the sp artillery

[keen hemlock]

DLC or no dlc

[keen bridge]

i do have nsb

[keen hemlock]

Change the catergory where it says “medium tank” on the top left

Click on that

[keen bridge]

what then

make it artillery?

okay i found out thank you

how do i unlock the last row?

[hoary bough]

How do I complete the I don’t hear no bells achievement for czechs? Sounds insane, fighting reich solo with no sudetlands and a puppet slovakia

[keen hemlock]

Finish a subdoctrine

[keen bridge]

thanks

[hushed escarp]

Anyone knows how to get Romania to accept Czechoslovak terms? I tried it already like 10 times with spy+max relations solid army on borders but nothing 🙁 am I missing something?

[fathom thistle]

its 50/50, u cant improve chances for it

[shell beacon]

hey i've one question: when switzerland got last dlc?

[hushed escarp]

50/50 as in it either works or not? 😄 I would have expected it to work once in 10 games

[fathom thistle]

pretty much

[shell beacon]

try one hundred 😂

[keen hemlock]

By blood alone

[fathom thistle]

not sure if reloading save will help

[shell beacon]

thanks man

[hushed escarp]

I heard that relaoding save does not, so its restart from scratch

[fathom thistle]

yeah, good luck ig

[worn shard]

Best light tank design??

[uncut narwhal]

medium tank

[worn shard]

Best light tank design

Ss?

[uncut narwhal]

light tanks are bad

use mediums

[worn shard]

Sure

They are fast

And cheap

[slim bridge]

anyone played the new dlc and have a good strat for holding germany off if they declare on you early? I got austria and hungary and then germany immediately declared with ~3x the number of divisions

I went down the fortifications path but it wasn't enough to hold their advance in ~mid 1938

[uncut narwhal]

speed doesnt matter and yes theyre cheap but they also have no stats

[worn shard]

Ok I just see dancus use them the seem good

[uncut narwhal]

because that is modded

[worn shard]

Oh ok

[iron veldt]

trying to learn the navy finally- so if only one task force can do one single zone what happens if you put it on 2?

[wind canyon]

then it will leave one of the zones empty

[iron veldt]

ah thank you

1000 hours i suppose it’s time to learn

[wind canyon]

have as many task forces on patrol as you plan to cover sea zones

and the fleet on strike force even if its only one task force should cover all sea zones your patrol task forces are on

[wind canyon]

yeah atleast you are

and i get it bro the navy is rough

[lusty basin]

small question for argentina, what counts as a "Federal Intervention Measure" to unlock this focus?

[iron veldt]

what planes are you supposed to put on carriers ?

[austere roost]

Carrier airframes, unless it's ice carriers where you can put regular planes

[keen hemlock]

prolly a decison that unlocks from the previous focus

[vital inlet]

whats the best light tank comp?

[austere roost]

Use them as light tank recons

[lusty basin]

Yeah i figurated it out

[slow pine]

Is this a good light tank division template? i dont yet have access to all support companies or medium tanks and my industry isnt that big yet

[austere roost]

No they're horrible

Make them 36 width

And just use light SPGs + inf if you can't get mechs

[fathom thistle]

about the things that werent mentioned you really dont want line artillery in tank div, also you should probably swap armored car recon for light tank recon

[carmine thunder]

If you are not planning to fight on your core territory, like usa does getting armoured trains not matter? Or are your trains also in occupied/allied territory

[fathom thistle]

If the train number is in deficit u want to build them if you have bunch of them then you dont need to produce them

[carmine thunder]

if you have no air on like ussr then that normally doesnt work you get logi bombed to the ground

[austere roost]

You can get air as ussr. It's just a choice

[fathom thistle]

well if thats a case then build them, also civilian train vs armored train isnt really a debate bcs armored trains will always be better

even if they cost a bit more they wont get yeeted as civilian ones

[vital inlet]

is there a mech/light tank comp?

[austere roost]

No because at that point you can build medium spgs

You can get a 6.5 cost medium SPGs with cutting corners and easy maintenance

[ornate raptor]

Best Tanks/Divs against Germany MP (as Uk)

[carmine thunder]

but do trains still contribute to supply on non core territories

[austere roost]

9/9 heavy TDs + inf/mech + armored engineer + logistics + medium flame + hospital + light tank recon

[austere roost]

Trains contribute to areas accessible by rail. If your core territory has zero rail then your trains are useless

[vital plinth]

Im playing India which one to take to make nukes im a bit confused with the 2 and their purpose

[austere roost]

You need to research the bomb to build it

[vital plinth]

Smiling Buddha ?

[austere roost]

Yeah

Researching it gives you one free bomb

[vital plinth]

Is this fine for CAs ?

[austere roost]

Yeah but you can replace self sealing with extra fuel tank

[iron veldt]

how should i set up my strike force with my heavier ships?

[austere roost]

You set them on strike force and click the sea tiles you want them in

[vital plinth]

Is there a way to bait out AI strike force ?

When I use my few crusiers for patrol I can’t afford to engage with those takes along while to build

[austere roost]

Idk

Make your strike forces faster maybe

You don't need lvl 3 armor

[ocean knot]

Which side of the doctrine is overall better?

[shrewd saddle]

what does a good armored division look like and what kind of tank design is effective

no clue how armor works

[versed rose]

neither because airborne doctrine is the worst of the 4, but since you already chose it, right side is better so you buff the not-airborne special forces

[versed rose]

#ask-for-help-here message

good habit to check pins if you have a question, most commonly asked stuff are already pre-answered

[shrewd saddle]

alr tysm

[iron veldt]

how do i get my new production of ships to evenly distribute among my task force without having to micro

[dapper spoke]

I need help

[iron veldt]

change your current game version

[dapper spoke]

I can’t run the mod

[iron veldt]

the mod is outdated

[dapper spoke]

How do I do that ?

[iron veldt]

properties > game versions & betas

then change it to match the mod

[drifting leaf]

how many infantry divisions do i actually need late game?

i currently have about 48 but i dont know if that is close to enough to stand up to something like america

would another 24 be good?

[iron veldt]

depends on a lot of stuff

if i’m germany i want like 2 full army groups

against the soviets

[errant verge]

I just started and have little to no clue on what im doing, rlly js asking if someone could walk me through a playthrough or smth.

[halcyon perch]

anyone want to vc and maybe teach me how to play hoi4?

[nimble tundra]

can someone teach me how to play if i share my screen

[halcyon perch]

can someone teach me how to play if i share my screen

I just started and have little to no clue on what im doing, rlly js asking if someone could walk me through a playthrough or smth.

[dapper spoke]

I can’t find it 😭

[wise dew]

whats the best way to build a navy should i just build battleships and super battleships?

[drifting leaf]

right click on the game in your steam library list

there should be a dropdown menu that has one of the options as properties

[scenic nacelle]

Torpedo destroyers

Or um

Light cruisers

[wise dew]

whayt

[scenic nacelle]

If u want to spam 1 thing

[wise dew]

whats wrong with battleships they give the most naval dominance

[drifting leaf]

guys is developing technology easier in peacetime here?

[scenic nacelle]

Price exists

And the 2 I listed can also kill enemies

[scenic nacelle]

Same either way

[drifting leaf]

well during the last majour war i was in i was too busy micromanaging the slowly shifting frontlines to tell my scientists on what to research next

[wise dew]

are torpedo destroyers research required

[scenic nacelle]

What

[fathom thistle]

some research advisors will be removed if you start the war but thats about it

[errant verge]

I just started and have little to no clue on what im doing, rlly js asking if someone could walk me through a playthrough or smth.

[wise dew]

i remember a type of ship i had to research first

other than super battleships

[drifting leaf]

also are there any acts that can reduce world tension if its already at 100%

[scenic nacelle]

Idk

[scenic nacelle]

Gaurentee

Guarantee?

[scenic nacelle]

Watch some YouTube video tutorials

Lemme find one

[errant verge]

I did and its still rlly confusing

[scenic nacelle]

Click buttons and find out

That’s how I learned some games lol

[errant verge]

lowk trying that rn lol

[drifting leaf]

i just keep begging the friend i play with to tell me how to do stuff

[errant verge]

any of yall tryna vc maybe

[cinder plinth]

how do i learn the game

i just got it

[halcyon perch]

anyone want to vc and maybe teach me how to play hoi4?

or just learn with me idc im bored

[silver sail]

im germany, is it worth researching the armored train(s)?

[vital plinth]

How do people get this within 1945 on their games

Im playing India 1945 why don’t I have acces to axial jet engines I normaly have that in all countries I play and this one cost 3 and takes 788 days what am i doing wrong makes no sense

Am I not supposed to unlock axial jet engine before jet engine

[orchid idol]

why tf can poland just like come out of no where i had a germany game i was invading russia and poland just came out of no where like from my territory with a full army and couldnt capitulate?????

[covert hull]

government in exile?

[orchid idol]

it can just appear fully with a full army

???

also a bunch of my troops got teleported back into germany aswell

idk if its some

like

freak ass bug

or what

[covert hull]

Wait, what was your resistance?

[orchid idol]

idk i never bother normally but this time i got multiple resistance like

buffs yk so i shldnt be harder

[covert hull]

If it reaches 80% they can reform I think..

[gleaming grove]

Can land divisions that are crossing the ocean without a ship be intercepted by enemy ships/subs?

[scenic nacelle]

yes?...

[sacred sluice]

Are wargoals from focuses permanent?

[gleaming grove]

With what command? Patrol, strike force or convoy raiding?

[austere roost]

That's true but the pins are being reorganized now

[fleet rivet]

for the nation ur attacking if they dont have different government yes unless u press for peace or they change their government

[sacred sluice]

Okok

Ty

[fleet rivet]

i had a war against chile before and their country revolted and changed government and i couldnt attack them no more

its kinda dumb but funny

[sacred sluice]

Do you know if the Battle Royale achievement needs YOU to declare both wars on China and Japan or if they can dec on you?

[fleet rivet]

im not for sure i would assume 1 at a time

[sacred sluice]

Wording is weird

[fleet rivet]

i guess u fight both idk

oh wait

[sacred sluice]

Yeah but do I have to declare the war

Or can they dec on me

[fleet rivet]

says 90 days before the other

so declare war on 1 then 90 days later declare war on the other?

im just confused

[sacred sluice]

Within those 90 days

[fleet rivet]

why would they word it like this

[sacred sluice]

You need to be "fighting" the other

IDK if that means I HAVE to dec or what

Shitty wording

[fleet rivet]

i would ask the helper team ig

cuz i am very confused rn on the wording

[sacred sluice]

Where can I do that?

[fleet rivet]

i think its game helper role idk

[sacred sluice]

<@&916727971820240976> For the Battle Royale achievement, do I have to be "at war" with China and Japan within 90 days of each other, (so I don't have to start the war), or does it have to be me that decs on both?

[serene karma]

U need to declare

[fleet rivet]

so declare on both at the same time?

[serene karma]

No

[fleet rivet]

ah so it is 1 at a time

[serene karma]

Within 90 days

[sacred sluice]

It can be within 90 days

That bit I do know

[sacred sluice]

Ok thanks

[covert hull]

what should I do now? I was thinking on just building up industry, army and anti air. if any more info is needed tell me

[terse mango]

You need your scientists to farm experience

[wise dew]

my game crashes every time theres a big peace conference how do i fix this

[terse mango]

It also builds more aerodynamic and avionics facility

[iron veldt]

do you put screens in your strike forces?

or is sufficient to put your screens on patrol

[rain bluff]

Are space marines still meta or do I focus on just basic infantry

[keen hemlock]

id join axis and kill allies and sovs

[covert hull]

How do I join the axis

[keen hemlock]

relations with germany

[covert hull]

Germany has strategic reasons to be hostile to me

-1000

[keen hemlock]

or focus

[covert hull]

No dlc

[keen hemlock]

prolly cuz ur a major

[covert hull]

Nvm its not at -6100

So I dont think I can ally with them

If they do danzig or war do I just give up danzig

[hot beacon]

can some1 help me

[drowsy hazel]

can sm1 help me

[neat widget]

Yeah you aren't, I guess somehow you did?

That said

It's 3 for jet, 2 for axial, and then 2 for supersonic frame

That will give you the best fighter in the game

So it takes really long, you can probably do it by 1942 though

[vital plinth]

Should I have built one in 1938 instead of 19340 ?

[vital plinth]

Most of my games it was axial for some reason first

[rain bluff]

If I use tanks do I concentrate them in a small area or stretch the army out really wide on the frontline

[iron veldt]

small area

[neat widget]

if you're a nation that gets stuck in civilian economy or early mobilization for a long time

then you build the facility, dockyards, and infrastructure first

[wise dew]

my game crashes every time theres a big peace conference how do i fix this

[errant chasm]

Reload the game at your last save point. I assume you capped a large nation. you might want to save your game just as you are about to cap said nation

[errant chasm]

who did you cap and at what date?

[wise dew]

its ironman

[errant chasm]

Okay reload your game, and does it load back before the peace conference or is there a peace conference happening?

[wise dew]

before

[errant chasm]

and what happens if you continue playing the game? Go at a slow speed

[wise dew]

"calculating conference effects" then boom hoi4 is gone

[errant chasm]

okay well this might be something you may want to ask tech support on

[wise dew]

i fixed it but the fix is really tedious

[wise dew]

i have to transfer the save to my laptop which is 5000x slower than my pc and for some reason it works there then i transfer it back

[sleek oar]

Which one is better for beginners, I just finished the german civil war and dont know which one to pick. Kaiser or military dictatorship?

[vital plinth]

Yeah I have to wait until Japan attacks China before I can change to partial mobilization

[errant chasm]

this is very strange. a weaker laptop handles the game better than your pc

[vital plinth]

But I need to build 5 civs to complete a focus that gives 3 infrastructure and 1 civ

Or should i stick with dockyards and facilities even if i only have 7-11 civs to build with ?

[maiden lintel]

if i declare on a nation which i am guaranteeing but is guaranteeing the nation i declare on, does that pull in the guarantor of the defending nation?

[sleek oar]

Yes

[maiden lintel]

but if i join their faction?

[wind canyon]

Small area make sure where the tanks are assigned have enough supply and under air dominance with cas and watch the enemy inf divs cut cut thu like butter

[lament mason]

which navy doctrines are the best?

[iron veldt]

who’s faction

the guaranteer or the one being guaranteed

[maiden lintel]

the guaranteer

[iron veldt]

then they won’t declare

[maiden lintel]

alr

[lament mason]

are the naval bombers gonna spread out themselves or do I need to do that as well somehow

[foggy wigeon]

Hey are you able to create ship and tank vairants without DLCs? Im trying to relearn the game in vanilla after like two years and when I start a game I have access to the ship and tank designer. I only own like two DLCs and none of them are Man the Guns. I turned off al DLCs in steam properties.

[errant chasm]

ships yes since mtg is intergrated in 1.17, tanks no

[foggy wigeon]

strangee

[maiden lintel]

u need no step back for the tank designer

by blood alone for planes

<@&846894118219022336> scam

[foggy wigeon]

Would I be good to play without worrying about designing ship or tank variants or is that something I need to think about to stand a chance?

[austere roost]

No you don't

Ppl were beating the game before nsb

Ofc it makes it more fun and easier if you know what to design

[wind canyon]

Yeah man the guns got integrated into the base game

[bold solar]

yall i lost to poland as germany can someone help

[iron veldt]

yes

[iron veldt]

you did so much terribly wrong to lose to poland

[bold solar]

idk i had like 3 armies and i planned to do sm blitzkerig but polish armies js went thrpouigh the gaps and encircled me instead

now im in a new game and building a bit of tanks

[austere roost]

if you had three armies there shouldn't be gaps

try to follow bittersteel's germany guide

[tepid umbra]

Sounds like the units were too weak or you had less than you thought

[heavy quail]

How to sink British navy as the ussr. I rushed poland, germany and France but paratroopers are useless cause the British have 209 divs. Any suggestions?

[tepid umbra]

Naval bombers

[heavy quail]

How do those work? Every time i do smh like that its a draw and nothing happens

[tepid umbra]

Do you have good naval bombers

And fighters to cover them

[heavy quail]

No

[tepid umbra]

Also you do need some navy to draw the boats out, but not much

[heavy quail]

How do i exactly draw then out?

[tepid umbra]

Js put them on patrol

[left mica]

is there a way to tell ships to go repair in a specific port? Not to be confused with setting home port for your fleets

Got a bug where my ships lose hp while repairing and i need to rule out whether im being port striked or not

[heavy quail]

You are being port striked

[left mica]

But they shouldnt be so im confused

idk

Doesnt show anything in the air mapmode

[heavy quail]

Don’t think port strikes count in air mode. They are not trying to achieve air superiority

[left mica]

But yeah ill set them to go to specific ports that are covered by friendly air

hence the question

just want to find out a way to automate it

[heavy quail]

Press the cog button and pick the port u want

[left mica]

Thats to automatically set the homeport for the fleet

[heavy quail]

Yea, press again for automatic

[left mica]

When your ships repair they pick a random port to go to

Right?

[heavy quail]

Yea, move them like infantry into a port

If u select them, click on a tile and they will move there, click on a navy base and they will go there

[left mica]

aight

Fair

thanks

didnt think of that

[heavy quail]

Same with planes too, but only to air bases

[celest vale]

Need a guide winning england navy

I never cant win them

[left mica]

Yeah i know how to move planes around

I was thinking about it as if it was a bug

never accounted for my ships being damaged in port

i mean i do use my planes for port strikes but i never thought it would happen to me

i was expecting to receive a battle notification or something

[left mica]

medium naval bombers and light cruiser spam

[tender plinth]

how good is this fighter?

when should i phase this model out and prioritise a superior fighter?

[left mica]

There are naval guides on youtube

[left mica]

Trash

Check pinned for template

.

(ALWAYS pick range focused mio)

if you have range focused use double armour plates and self sealing instead of 1 armour and extended tank

for extra defence

Pick the small airframe range traits first and foremost for the mio before you do anything

there are 3 of them on the left hand side; read the tooltip

[tender plinth]

ok, thanks for the tips

what year is this template achievable?

[left mica]

1940

[tender plinth]

basically what frame etc is it using?

[left mica]

but

[tender plinth]

ok

[celest vale]

i try many time, when I want move my army to england they want to wait I control that sea 600-800 point, i cant get more than 200 and all my ship destroy

[left mica]

basically try to get them earlier than what it says (ie start researching 1 year earlier)

[tender plinth]

so basically this will do until like 1938 ish?

[left mica]

as i said check youtube tutorials

[left mica]

nah its still trash lol

1 4x hmg and 1 4x lmg, engine 2, armour plates and self sealing

And use focke wulf

FW is the most goated air mio rver

ever

https://youtu.be/wlzN1D3OK-w?si=CQgk5o6mGicCjjrN @celest vale try this

Sorry im in my studio class rn so i cant talk in details

[celest vale]

Hmh ok

[serene karma]

U do art in uni?

[left mica]

Architecture

to say i despise it is a gross understatement but i cant afford to switch

im doing master’s no less

what am i doing with my life

[left mica]

Btw subs are trash in this update

ur better off with expensive destroyers or light cruiser spam

that vid is before ncns

but you can still spam subs to gut the british economy

provided you use your cls and medium navs to blow up their warships

[celest vale]

Do you have any designer good for them ?

[left mica]

Should be in that video

[cedar swallow]

As Germany i have conquered most of Europe , I am not in an alliance with Italy but when i conquer Britain , Italy has demands to most of my stuff , how do i avoid this?

[noble frost]

I have never played multiplayer! Any quick guides how to even log in, any prerequisites and tips? Are there any beginner-friendly mp games here?

[left mica]

i personally wont touch mp

[visual yacht]

Some lobbies use balance mods, the lobby finder ingame is a pretty dreadful way to play MP best bet us to join an MP discord that hosts games on a regular schedule

[primal silo]

just a quick warning, if you plan to play MP on this server in particular, be prepared for
a) most games never finishing
b) trolls
c) copious amount of casual racism, hate speech, and people literally organizing real life nazi rallies in voice during games

[visual yacht]

In my experience most lobbies are noob friendly as long as you dont play a major and follow their rules

[gilded herald]

I hope everyone has a good night or morning wherever you are ❤️

[tender plinth]

bit of a different question.
is the Medium Tank (MAN) (as seen in the research doc) the 1938 model or the 1940?

i got the link to the research doc in the description of this bittersteel vid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UadQ3euApmM

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q_tC2Yt6U3JEGEtu0Kyws4d4NX4a9iF5/view

13th item on the research doc

[neat widget]

uh... MAN?

don't do MAN

do Henschel

also in general don't do infantry support weapons since most of your breakthrough is coming from tanks and defense isn't that useful of a stat

there's a thing you can do with defense in singleplayer but it's very rarely needed

[versed rose]

wtf is that doc

dispersed industry germany

(very late) researching plane engine 3 instead of using jagdwaffe design spawnin

researching useless line of infantry research before gun 2

scuffed af

[cobalt fjord]

yo how to beat the german civil war i watch 2 videos tried them both still fail😭

[magic finch]

anyone have a video for know how to create the best army?

im trying to play with argentina but idk when create army and not

[inner mountain]

WHY can Ethiopia steal land? i was fine with them stealing eritrea from me, BUT BRAZIL? they arent even in the war

[pseudo bough]

Can someone give me some tips to not SUCK at Japan?

[kind bloom]

i have like 100 ships repairing rn, only small ones

but like

how do we assign more refit yards?

this is such a nightmare with only 2 refit yards

[neat widget]

Yeah the research is abysmal

[serene karma]

If u encounter the third

Ping moderation or open a ticket

Or tell me

And record the vc

[visual yacht]

anyone have an idea of why im not taking UK land with 100% compliance?

[inner sparrow]

4th 90% of lobbies is filled with crashers and cheaters btw

on official hoi4

[pseudo bough]

What a shock, Hearts of Iron IV is full of Nazis...

[twilit tiger]

anyone have any suggestions for unlocking the "aint like that now achievement" ive attempted it about 5 times now and I always loose from germany around 1940-1941

[twilit tiger]

maybe try and invade a place that has less divisions to defend against your naval invasion?

[vital plinth]

Hey so it’s first until Japan war on China I can change to partial mobilization, there is also a Focus that gives a civ for every 2 state state with 4 civ in so I want to complete that early to unlock the next focus that gives 25 construction boost
Or should I still build facility first even if I only have 10-11 civs to build with ?

[cobalt fjord]

can iget tips on how to beat german civil war

i tried 12 times now

still failed

😭

[warped river]

Can someone send me a really good template thats cheap, fast to produce, able to use on mass, and is mechanized infantry while also being fast

For german reich because i want an early anschluss and get the soviets as soon as possible

Basically just really good cheap fast low supply mechanized infantry on mass

[inner sparrow]

ur not gonna get mechanized fast enough nor is it gonna be cheap

mech will always be expensive even small mech mob

[barren egret]

What is the best tank and infantry divisions templates?

[inner sparrow]

should be in pinned

[barren egret]

Ty

[dusty sandal]

Production menu, top right

Don't forget that repair capacity, in the the end, is limited by port level

[neat widget]

those are outdated though

we need to update them

[inner sparrow]

they are still fine

decent spg div with any 16-18w inf is good enough for ai

also you guys should when you update the divs maybe make different templates and advocate to get green air, bc inf templates with only support aa in them are kinda shit

and getting line and support aa in them costs more than getting green air

in sp

[primal silo]

Seems a bit useless, even if I did, how would you know that the recording came from this server and from the people I claim?

[neat widget]

true, that too

[dusty sandal]

You could just use something like obs so they can see the channel you're in

Not just audio rec

[cobalt fjord]

can i get tips on how to beat the german civil war?

base hoi4

[primal silo]

Or, you know, PDX could put more effort in moderating their official server voice chat, I don't thing I ever met this level of toxic cesspool VC in an official developer server any time in my life, and I'm an old ass dude.

[warped river]

What about just the best mechanized template to use on mass

[inner mountain]

why isnt this triggering?

[harsh surge]

is there any new instant naval invasion mod? im not learning navy.

[serene karma]

We can ban then if u do

[inner sparrow]

something like this

just swap aa if u have green air

[serene karma]

And we analyse footage to make sure its authentic

Screenrecord not just audio

[vital plinth]

Hey what should I do about this ?

Is it still bad to build civs with civils economy?

Or what do you think based on the circumstances in the text above

[primal silo]

for places with really backward infrastructure, I like to place some railroads down since I will have to do it sooner or later and it's not affected by civilian economy

[harsh surge]

pls

[inner sparrow]

time to learn navy

[lethal slate]

is there a dlc thats really good for italy?

[primal silo]

BBA

[dusty sandal]

By blood alone gives it alt hist focuses but it's not really good

Imo you'll be better off with some well designed mods than what the DLC offers

[primal silo]

Has the aircraft designer too

[rain bluff]

What’s the naval meta for single player?

[wise raven]

cruisers or destroyers

[light knoll]

that's not a good idea because you want your industry to start scaling

[wise raven]

u load destroyers full with torpedos

[light knoll]

like its one of 2 situations

[rain bluff]

Ooh tysm, do i just stick to the 36 hull and refit?

[light knoll]

either you build civs/infrastructure which increase construction speed now

and then your eco starts to snowball

[wise raven]

yea that works

[light knoll]

and you can build rails later

when its a small part pf your industry

or you need the mills faster

[wise raven]

destroyers are very cheap and do a lot of damage to ai navy with torepedos

[light knoll]

them you want to start producing equipment and building efficiency early

[wise raven]

u can also do a comination of cruisers with guns and destroyers with torpedos

it melts the ai navy

[glacial steeple]

how do i build help

[primal silo]

Depends, smaller nation will end up with half an infrastructure built when they switch to partial mob or war economy, leaving you with the choice between continuing to build that when you could be making factories, or wasting the build time.
railways build quicker and a lvl 1 line connecting an isolated hub or 2 can be a lifesaver

[dusty sandal]

not gonna lie, it's ass

it basically adds nothing but crappy ai design and steeper learning curve compared to vanilla planes

[uncut narwhal]

the air designer allows you to literally shred ai air?

[dusty sandal]

yes, that doesn't mean it's a good feature

for me it's even worse

[uncut narwhal]

ok that is true, but it makes the player stronger

[primal silo]

mostly true tbh, although I like my medium navs-that-are-not-navs you can make in the designer

(incidentally, it's stupid you cannot make true medium navs)

[dusty sandal]

such an unbalanced feature is a bad feature imo
it basically ruins the experience of air domination in hoi. While in vanilla you have to struggle for years to achieve total air domination (while it not being really hard, it is harder since ai doesn't do awful designs) compared to the mere weeks or few months it takes now

[old ocean]

how do naval invasions work? my divisions arent doing anything

[uncut narwhal]

can you provide a ss?

[primal silo]

1. start to plan naval invasion
2. achieve naval supremacy in all sea zones needed (check tooltip of the invasion)
3. start invasion
4. invasion will launch when 1 and 2 are complete

[uncut narwhal]

is the invasion fully planned?

do you have supremavy over all zones?

[vital plinth]

If I want to build nuclear weapon how early should I build reactor ?

[uncut narwhal]

just hover over the arrow on your general

should tell you

[old ocean]

where do i see that

[old ocean]

yea

[fluid sequoia]

Ey guys i bought all dlcs of the expansion pass 2 but i didn't get the seaplanes tender bonus dlc, what can I do exactly to get it?

[uncut narwhal]

arrow on your general

[vital plinth]

As India ghandi at 1940 I can build reactor with 20% boost but idk if it’s too late to build reactor by then ?

[old ocean]

so i should wait?

like 50 days or sum

[uncut narwhal]

you have to wait

[primal silo]

nuclear research is a 1940 tech, so not really

Real life nukes were dropped mid '45

[celest vale]

That dlc go with expansions pass

Not bundle

https://store.steampowered.com/sub/1335297/

[vital plinth]

So I can wait with building nuclear facility til later ?

[primal silo]

I'd aim to finish the facility in early '40 unless you are rushing the tech

Tech takes about a year to research if you don't have a large discount from focuses

[vital plinth]

Also as India I’m spending a while getting free or independent, I want to build a navry from scratch but I have some issues

1. from start until Japan attacks China I have civilian economy
2. I need to build infrastructur in 5 states to get more steel
3. When I build dockyards and do battleships and carriers early I lack steel so have to trade civs for it
4. I have to choose between dockyards to civs I can maybe have 15 and 7 civs active in building section around end of 1936
5. Another main issue is a focus gives civ per 2 state with 4 civs so if I complete focus I get 1 civ per 2 state each with min 4 civ and also an infrastructure

Any advice I hope it’s to understand

[keen hemlock]

One thing for navy is to get a heavy cruiser or escort carrier from the uk for war support early

Make it pride of the fleet

[stable trench]

Still trying to get the tzars btw i think I suck💔

Look at the factory and div difference 💔 atp I might as well start over

Also this is why I still have not won

[carmine thunder]

https://tenor.com/view/monkey-gorilla-confused-stunned-shocked-gif-14800587028507499766

[stable trench]

I suck I learned the basics but never really learned fighting i just throw my offensive line and throw them

[carmine thunder]

how did you get to 1957 😭

[stable trench]

I have like 150 hours too and idk man dony ask

Just know I had nothing to do yesterday.

Because im sick

I've never been able to actually win the Russian revolt I've tried the left I've tried the right I've done this and I always lose or its just ww1💔

Losing 6 feet and gaining 6 feet

[keen hemlock]

Do the artillery and market exploits

[stable trench]

I dony have that dlc

[carmine thunder]

what are your division templates?

[keen hemlock]

Well for arty exploit you don’t need it

Just send your mountaineers to Spain and train your army for exp

Switch all your divs to a 1 arty template and have a 1 infantry template in the back

[stable trench]

But i did manage to get a encirclement before I got off and I could say off the top of my head im at a field trip for my criminal justice program

I've tried that and I've tried deleting all my divs I've turned all them into artillery as soon as I could

[keen hemlock]

Uh

Before the civil war?

[stable trench]

Yea

[keen hemlock]

Then you change to ur arty divs into infantry ones

[stable trench]

So all infantry?

[keen hemlock]

https://youtu.be/eQW1k0Oj7PY?si=87F3r4Jsg_DmlUQm

[stable trench]

Oh the German Civil War is easy

[keen hemlock]

Literally the same thing as this but with your army xp coming from Spain and training

[stable trench]

Im doing the Russian

Civil war

[keen hemlock]

Yeah the trick is the same

[stable trench]

Oh

Because with the German civil war I get it done in less than like 5 months

[keen hemlock]

Just don’t change the mountaineers vols you send to Spain

[stable trench]

Alr

[keen hemlock]

I did this on Friday and it still worked

I got 3 achievements off it lol

[stable trench]

Lol

Also this was my average German game BTW im the nice guy

I couldn't invade anymore because 0 world tension

There was nothing i could do😔

[proven cargo]

How do you have so many divs and generals

[stable trench]

Also all those divs are just infantry

Uh

Mate

Its 1961 in thsy game

[proven cargo]

Oh

I didn't look at the date

[stable trench]

Lol

[uncut narwhal]

why is the US still alive and what even happened in europe

[iron veldt]

france is trying to break free

[uncut narwhal]

hes at peace tho

[vital plinth]

How do I get a heavey cruiser from uk

[keen hemlock]

License production

[vital plinth]

Can I make a destroyer pride of the fleet ?

I have access to 2 dockyard for the first year won’t it take 2-3 years to build heavry cruiser ?

[keen hemlock]

no

heavy cruiser or higher

[keen hemlock]

you need the war support

so you can go up early

it might be different with the new focus tree

cuz i know the defense of india act put your up to war eco

[turbid ingot]

i have 0 manpower rn mid war can i somehow get more

[iron veldt]

manpower laws

change your garrison to one cav template

[uncut narwhal]

with local police force

[wind canyon]

Go desperate defense if you have already at scraping the barrel

[iron veldt]

^

[uncut narwhal]

depends on mobilization

[turbid ingot]

alr ty chat

[uncut narwhal]

check mobilization progress

[wind canyon]

Ik but i was talking abt if he already reached max

[uncut narwhal]

to see if all manpower is mobilized