hoi4-general

[rich gulch]

ask me some questions

[silk furnace]

do u like tonk?

navy?

[rich gulch]

whats a tonk

[silk furnace]

tank

[rich gulch]

for navy

i have no idea wtf im doing

tanks yeah

[silk furnace]

okay

and do u like sitting in air mapmode for 5 years?

[rich gulch]

why would i do that

[silk furnace]

(comp canda experience)

[rich gulch]

what situation

no

not canada

[silk furnace]

yes canda

[rich gulch]

thats for soyboys

no

[silk furnace]

if u like tonk then france is a great minor

[rich gulch]

isnt france a major

[silk furnace]

u have to hold for like a month and then go into africa w tanks

[silk furnace]

in hist games france is a strong minor

[rich gulch]

hold what for a month

and isnt the upper half of africa just the impassable sahara

theres nothing there

[vital cove]

mp stuff is not really relevant to sp

[silk furnace]

brb

[rich gulch]

personally

i do good at germany

but i dont do super well

because after like 1941 i just dont know what to do

[mighty gull]

what are some of the cool new england paths in kaiserredux

[crimson bolt]

Hey

Is HOI free?

[tired tendon]

oh got the exact same issue

[mighty gull]

no

[brave otter]

far from it

[vital cove]

you naval invade or paradrop the uk

[crimson bolt]

Torrent

[tired tendon]

i dominate ais till 1940-1941 but after wards they get like 200-300 divisions and kill me

[rich gulch]

i think the only countries that have something to do in 1941 is uk germany ussr and usa

[rich gulch]

how do they kill u with 200 divisons, thats some crazy supplies

[tired tendon]

dude im playing usa on recruit using space marines and still losing

[brave otter]

$48 for actual less content then a single free mod

[tired tendon]

i suffer from a severe skill issue

[rich gulch]

have u checked ur supplies

[lethal ether]

against who?

[lethal ether]

also space marines arent that good

[rich gulch]

or is ur usa army fighting with the declaration of independance?

are they fighting with bibles and books

[lethal ether]

do those space marines actually have equipment

[tired tendon]

i have 70 divisions, killed italy with them and then germany gets 150 divs WHILE still fighting ussr and pushes me out of that

[tired tendon]

im lacking inf equipment and medium tanks mostly

[rich gulch]

do u have tanks, u should as usa

[past sky]

is it possible for countries to go to war with their own subjects?

[tired tendon]

its fighting now

[lethal ether]

how many are you lacking

show us the logistics tab

[rich gulch]

pls dont say 30k

[lethal ether]

maybe through glitches

[tired tendon]

8k on inf equipment and 2-3k of tanks

[lethal ether]

so basicallt let me translate that to you

[rich gulch]

where are ur mils going as usa

[tired tendon]

i killed italy but germany is retaliating and killing me now

[lethal ether]

you are missing about 10 divisions worth of inf equipment if youre using standard infantry division

and those "space marines" have no tanks at all

because you are missing them

[crimson bolt]

How much does hoi cost

[rich gulch]

its expensive just wait for it to go on sale

[lethal ether]

look at it on steam im pretty sure theres a sale tommorow so js wait for a bit

[mighty gull]

https://medal.tv/games/hearts-of-iron-iv/clips/mxFALkFvZ-9NzA5qZ?invite=cr-MSxTYlEsMjA1Mzk5MjQ1&v=0 what is this path?

[rich gulch]

i bought it when it was 14.99 usd

[mighty gull]

damn

[crimson bolt]

How good is the game on 1-10 scale

[mighty gull]

be ware the game alone is quite dry and the dlcs are money vacumes

[tired tendon]

its 9/10 if you manage to win once

(i havent)

[rich gulch]

it feels like a 8 when you're starting off, a -10 when you're between 50 hours to 700 hours and a 7 after you get almost 800 hours

[mighty gull]

it gets better you will hate it in the start

[crimson bolt]

[mighty gull]

win as what?

[lethal ether]

because your divisions are fightning with rocks and sticks

[rich gulch]

its basically like drugs

[tired tendon]

ohhh im at the 50-700 phase

[mighty gull]

i remember beating germany with norway

[tired tendon]

i ragequited twice now

[lethal ether]

if ur logistics are that bad i cant imagine ur supply handling

[minor bronze]

Hi there, maybe anyone knows mods for more air raids? Maybe airfield or naval bases raids.

[rich gulch]

you take them you get happy, then you try to get rid of them and get depressed, then in the end you're fine but not good

[mighty gull]

?

whats this shi

[rich gulch]

never seen it

is it a aussa focus tree

or perhaps a liberia one

[lethal ether]

because your divisions dont have the equipment they need

[crimson bolt]

Has anyone played the mobile CON WW3? Is HOI similar to that?

[atomic grove]

new england

[rich gulch]

or maybe a bhutan one

[past sky]

ah, thought it was a new feature for subjets lol

[atomic grove]

this is for new england, specifically the lovecraftian path

[vital cove]

just ignore tanks
they're really not worth it in single player
just focus on making infantry. ideally, 36 width (18 battalions) blocks of infantry

[mighty gull]

whats it about

[tired tendon]

i think im losing because i went concentrated industry accidentally

[rich gulch]

watch videos about hoi4, dont watch those world conquests ones, because you will think you can do the same, which you cant

[mighty gull]

i know its new england

[lethal ether]

he cant make infantry, because guess what, he is already lacking equipment

[rich gulch]

thats not the biggest issue tbh

[vital cove]

add support artillery, support anti air, and make sure to research gun techs and infantry techs

[crimson bolt]

What if i can

[rich gulch]

you cant bro

[tired tendon]

and now production efficiency ramps up so long

[lethal ether]

youre losing, because, guess what, you dont have equipment

[crimson bolt]

What if I can

Maybe

It's not impossible

[vital cove]

not talking about the game he's currently in the middle
just in general

[rich gulch]

only war u can win is italy and ethiopia bro 🥀

[mighty gull]

anyone can dude its just tedious and your pc might explode before you succed its boring

[atomic grove]

left one lets u claim the anglosphere (basically the usa + the entire british empire)

[crimson bolt]

Oh

[mighty gull]

just get someone to teach you the game or watch a bittersteel tut

[tired tendon]

my logistics

[mighty gull]

it seems so dark and weird

[atomic grove]

right one just makes u bigger by a bit and lets u stay on canada's side

[crimson bolt]

Fine I'll watch vids and learn this game

[atomic grove]

because its kaiserredux

[rich gulch]

are those early trucks?

[atomic grove]

in kaiserredux, there is no limit to how schizo a path can be

[mighty gull]

no wonder you cant win that army is horrific

[tired tendon]

i dont think so

[rich gulch]

LMAO

[mighty gull]

so its not some evil 1984 type shit

[lethal ether]

your tanks are non existent, and guess what, like i predicted earlier, you also dont have supply

[rich gulch]

bro what are those armies

[lethal ether]

kudor just watch a tutorial

[atomic grove]

not really

[rich gulch]

why does one army have 4 divisions

[tired tendon]

watched 10

[mighty gull]

at first i though you were creating oceania

[atomic grove]

it lets u claim the whole british empire including its dominions

[lethal ether]

well watch them again

and do it click by click

[mighty gull]

want me to teach you bro

[rich gulch]

@tired tendon im gonna be honest right now, quit this game and start the hoi4 tutorial

[atomic grove]

u can also recreate oceania from 1984 in kaiserredux as union of britain

[rich gulch]

and go on youtube and watch the tutorial for the tutorial

@tired tendon

[mighty gull]

how did i know

[atomic grove]

well, not really oceania, but basically oceania

[atomic grove]

u did it already?

[mighty gull]

you have the big bros and shi

[mighty gull]

ill be sure to give that gift to the world

[lethal ether]

one of your battleplans has no divisions assigned to it btw

[mighty gull]

nope

[atomic grove]

oh

its just totalist britain

[mighty gull]

its just something i would expecrt

[atomic grove]

except

u stay on mosley's side after he tries to take full control of britain

[tired tendon]

btw whats wrong with them?

[rich gulch]

im sorry i cant help myself

[mighty gull]

you have 6 people in one

[mighty gull]

please let me teach you

[atomic grove]

and then u go seperate ways from france and form the maximist internationale and claim the anglosphere

[rich gulch]

you have so many armies with so little people

why not just put them into armies of 24

[atomic grove]

why did u let ai make ur armies

[tired tendon]

i didnt

[mighty gull]

yeah thats exactly what the ai does

[tired tendon]

it did it without my consent

[atomic grove]

it looks like an ai did ts

[mighty gull]

let me teach you

[atomic grove]

u tag switched to usa didnt u

[rich gulch]

you can add divs into an army by right clicking on the army

[tired tendon]

cant vc tho

[fallen hearth]

dont ask me how i pulled ts out

[mighty gull]

than its impossible

[mighty gull]

you used commands

[mighty gull]

thats how

[fallen hearth]

no

[lethal ether]

did you use console to tag to usa

[fallen hearth]

somehow

just somehow

[tired tendon]

tag?

[fallen hearth]

french and soviets decided to annoy me

[rich gulch]

he prob dont even know how to bring out the command tab

[fallen hearth]

by guaranteeing countries

soviets allied with romania then romania declared war on me

french protected checz

[mighty gull]

you didnt invade the soviets through slovakias tail dude nooneis believing you

especially in the 40s

[fallen hearth]

i did gng

i did

[rich gulch]

why r ur graphics like that

[fallen hearth]

civil war

[tired tendon]

i do

[frank estuary]

Why is my power projection so low? It's clearly higher than 847.

[tired tendon]

when i ragequited once

[mighty gull]

and you didnt create vichy and you seperate peaced france and you didnt go through the benelux?

dont treat me like im stupid

[fallen hearth]

man i told u

[rich gulch]

you know what the funniest thing is? put 300 tanks on liberias border and u still wont win

[fallen hearth]

i tried to take sudentland they refused

french protected them

[tired tendon]

i used console commands to disband 72 german divisiobs

[fallen hearth]

i annexed cze

send everyone to the magino

[rich gulch]

?

[fallen hearth]

broke it

[tired tendon]

lmfao

[lethal ether]

is there some mod that gives a decent focus tree to bulgaria?

\

[rich gulch]

bro who does von neurth path

[fallen hearth]

i only play non historical

[rich gulch]

oh

ok

[fallen hearth]

its fun

with demand it mod

everyone wars everyone

[rich gulch]

i do historical to learn the game

cuz i know when everythings gonna happen

i only do non historical on mp

[fallen hearth]

i did historical to learn ww2 😭

[rich gulch]

thats actually a good way to learn

[mighty gull]

thats stupid

[rich gulch]

i got 1st in history in my grade for ww2 history

[lethal ether]

hoi4 doesnt teach you accurate dates

you still gotta learn those

you do everything however and whenevcer you want

[tired tendon]

also i rly dont wanna start over

i did it 10 times alr

its getting tiresome

[lethal ether]

did you play the ingame tutorial?

[rich gulch]

you have to bro, and look at the youtube tutorial while you're doing the tutorial

[tired tendon]

i did

[tired tendon]

i did

[rich gulch]

and i really recommend italy as a beginner nation

dont play usa

[lethal ether]

and did you follow it

[rich gulch]

u start off with no action and a ton of debuffs

[lethal ether]

if you did then you wouldnt be in that position im pretty sure 😭

[rich gulch]

and the congress stuff is also hard

[tired tendon]

i literally copied every move the tutrial dude done

[rich gulch]

u dont have to copy it

u need to understand it

[tired tendon]

except i didnt have dlc for flame tanks

[lethal ether]

who are you watching

[tired tendon]

and most dlcs

[lethal ether]

play the ingame italy tutorial bro

[tired tendon]

did it

[lethal ether]

then play it again

[tired tendon]

lost to ethiopia lmfao

[lethal ether]

bruh

then play it until you succeed it

[low dock]

Never touched china and still got these states

[tired tendon]

also i understand how the game works

most mechanics

[lethal ether]

im sorry to tell you but no

[tired tendon]

and i roll over ais till 1940 or later

[lethal ether]

you have tank divisions that are missing 4k tanks

[rich gulch]

https://youtu.be/WCqXIRRVZIY?si=Osll28PY7iFAhWf1

check this out

its the actual hoi4 tutorial

[tired tendon]

then ais start getting a ton of divisions

[rich gulch]

just dont play us

[tired tendon]

you rly dont think i watched it

[rich gulch]

not beginner friendly

[lethal ether]

yeah

[rich gulch]

try switching to italy

[brave siren]

What does it mean when a battle bubble is a pentagon or has bullets coming out of it

[tired tendon]

isnt it the literal most op broken country in entiore game?

[rich gulch]

yeah, its op after 1943\

but you're not learning anything

[tired tendon]

i acc learnt how armies can move on water

[lethal ether]

stop feeding the illusion that if he just clicks to play as a country it will instantly make him an expert at the game or something </3

[tired tendon]

yeah

[lethal ether]

a gunner needs to practice with fakes before going on to real op guns

[tired tendon]

this game is hard

[misty fossil]

tell the soldiers to walk on water

nah its easy wdym

[lethal ether]

play. the. tutorial.

[rich gulch]

im not but im just saying playing the us is mostly just industrial stuff, theres no early war and early territorial expansion

[misty fossil]

just be good

[tired tendon]

dude its a great achievement ok 😭

[misty fossil]

ok

[tired tendon]

couldnt fighure it out first 40 hours of playing

[misty fossil]

same

first game was 5 attempts at italy

[rich gulch]

try switching to italy trust me

[tired tendon]

kk

[misty fossil]

second game was ger and failed to penetrate belgium

it took me like 600 hours to get the basics of it

[rich gulch]

just try to win the ethiopian war

[misty fossil]

and 1000 to get a good grasp of it

[tired tendon]

but i dont feel great knowing that in my timeline italy got steamrolled with 15:1 losses ratio

[misty fossil]

im at 1200 hours rn

[tired tendon]

lol

[rich gulch]

ok wait

[misty fossil]

https://tenor.com/view/meme-durr-dur-cute-emoji-gif-6909285260200907065

[lethal ether]

but you feel great playing as the usa and having tank divisions with no tanks in them?

[misty fossil]

those who feast

[rich gulch]

https://youtu.be/gjPZ6jc8_4U?si=3TK6ccqzcL4mnwns

@tired tendon

this is the first video i watched

[tired tendon]

ik how to do that

[rich gulch]

as italy

[misty fossil]

btw

[lethal ether]

u just said u lost?

[tired tendon]

i won 2:1 divs when invading italy

[rich gulch]

invading italy?

[tired tendon]

just by encircling

[misty fossil]

once you won the war release all the tiny puppets in ethiopia

[tired tendon]

as usa

i had 40 divs they had 70

[rich gulch]

no bro this is different

[misty fossil]

so they get factories from the generic focus

[tired tendon]

won with ease

[rich gulch]

there are actual terrains in this map

there are buffs and debuffs

[lethal ether]

then if u know everything and you dont need to watch tutorials to learn the basics why come to the server and ask for help?

[silk furnace]

im back

[rich gulch]

humble down and watch the basics

[misty fossil]

i think the first time i played usa i got my entire army of 72 inf divisions encircled and destroyed by germany

i ragequitted

[lethal ether]

nah bro he already knows everything

[silk furnace]

the basics will always be the most important

[misty fossil]

do you know how to tech juggle @tired tendon

[silk furnace]

air spupremacy wins wars

[rich gulch]

im at 100 hours and tbh sometimes i still dont know wtf im doing with this game

[misty fossil]

do you know how to design meta tanks and air

[tired tendon]

acc nice that the tutorial gives you most meta tech order

[tired tendon]

yep

until 3k luftwaffe comes

[silk furnace]

im at 2k and i have am still pretty mid at mp

[misty fossil]

why do you play mp

[rich gulch]

bro you're a beginner dont bother with air force just make anti air 😭

[misty fossil]

nah learn air

its worth it

dont make anti air

[silk furnace]

cuz for me the most fun thing in hoi is coordination and stuff

[misty fossil]

its miserable

[tired tendon]

cuz im curious why i always get outscaled by ai by 1941

[silk furnace]

aa is miserable since russia nerf

u need either 0 on it or 15

mils

[tired tendon]

was curious what makes ai strong by that time

[lethal ether]

dude you have to understand he doesnt even understand how supplies or logistics work. he has tank divisions with NO TANKS IN THEM. he shouldnt care about air wars at this point

[tired tendon]

ik how air works

[lethal ether]

air isnt gonna magically make him win the war

[silk furnace]

im not like tryna teach someone im js here to say stuff

did not read pőrevious messages

[rich gulch]

yeah, select them all, and put them on a province right

[silk furnace]

sry

[tired tendon]

you put them on missions and they make divisions 2x as strong

but the first time i tried to use it i didnt make wings lmfao

[rich gulch]

im kind of convinced that you dont press the cas and air superiority

[low dock]

Mega axis

[lethal ether]

https://tenor.com/view/facepalm-really-stressed-mad-angry-gif-16109475

[rich gulch]

this tbh

[tired tendon]

i do

bombers suck

[silk furnace]

cas is op

[tired tendon]

i only use them basically

[misty fossil]

twin

[lethal ether]

having tank divisions with no tanks in them is better right

[misty fossil]

bombers are op

[tired tendon]

dude i just put 25 factories on them

[rich gulch]

ok can we stop talking about whats op and actually focus on the basics which are the most op?

knowing how supplies works is op

[tired tendon]

i just needed a lot of them

[misty fossil]

having a girlfriend irl is op

[rich gulch]

knowing how to make templates is op

[misty fossil]

i have a gf

be like me

[silk furnace]

building ports and raliways is rly good

[lethal ether]

that doesnt matter if theyre dying because they have no supply in the regions you fight in?? but you would alraedy know that if you were to just watch a tutorial

[tired tendon]

i do

[silk furnace]

16 is best for inf and 36 is best for tanks

in combat width

[lethal ether]

you can have the best of template if it isnt equipped properly it doesnt matter

[rich gulch]

you dont make random templates with 100 hard attack and 10 speed

[lethal ether]

or if it doesnt have supply

[tired tendon]

i was putting railways to help supply if thats what you mean

[silk furnace]

thats why 3. knowing some basic macro

[tired tendon]

nope

[rich gulch]

exactly, stop focusing on meta stuff when you cant even get down the basics which wont be useless

[lethal ether]

bruh what? supply hubs give supply. railways just connect supply hubs to eachother

[tired tendon]

rule nr 1: soft attack good, hard attack bad till like 1945

[silk furnace]

meta is for later

[rich gulch]

you only do the basics for sp

the ai is shit bro you can win with anything

[tired tendon]

supply hubs took a year or so to build

[silk furnace]

against ai hard is never rly needed

[lethal ether]

idk who taught u these rules but you really need to watch a tutorial brother </3

[silk furnace]

thats why if u wanna do tanks, even for beginners i advise doing medium spg

for single player

[tired tendon]

thats my experience, ai never uses tanks

and even when it does it sucks at that

[rich gulch]

germany

[silk furnace]

ai makes bad light tanks and stuff

hard attack is simply not needed

not enough hardness

[lethal ether]

i think the ais tank divisions are better than you tank divisions that have no tanks

[rich gulch]

at least its properly equipped with supplies bro 😭

[tired tendon]

nice how tutorial starts with 5.5k guns deficit

[silk furnace]

even if they do make tanks the ai doesnt know how to hardnessmaxx etc

[silk furnace]

so soft attack is king in single player

[rich gulch]

you're italy what do u expect

[tired tendon]

how much should i put on everything?

[silk furnace]

almost every nation starts w a deficit

[rich gulch]

watch ur deficits and put accordingly

[silk furnace]

a lot on guns

[rich gulch]

also put civ trains

[silk furnace]

2 on arty if u want to be able to do any offensive abilities

3-4 on support company

cuz engineer support is op

and gunspam

[lethal ether]

this is usless advice he needs to produce what he needs

[silk furnace]

some on trucks

[tired tendon]

tis gut?

[lethal ether]

this is so situational and u should never listen to a fixed number and u produce what u need ^

[silk furnace]

dont do air

[rich gulch]

bro

no wonder you're losing

wtf is this

[silk furnace]

ye but for early game u can get some fixed numbers

and then build from there

[silk furnace]

u need trucks, trains, maybe arty and no early planes

[lethal ether]

u produce what u need for goodnes gracious if you look at a division it tells you how much of each equipment it is

[silk furnace]

early planes (especially the starting designs) are REALLY bad

[rich gulch]

your inf should have artillery support so just make them

[lethal ether]

read the text

[rich gulch]

and trucks and trains for logistics WHICH YOU NEED

BECAUSE IF NOT YOUR 300 TANKS WILL LOSE TO 30 INFS

[lethal ether]

tank divisions with no tanks in them btw

[silk furnace]

trucks are goated imo

[silk furnace]

thats the new segl meta trust

[rich gulch]

backbone of warfare

[tired tendon]

they have tanks

most of them do

[lethal ether]

you had a deficit of 4k tanks btw

[silk furnace]

also as italy doing tanks isnt good

[tired tendon]

3k deifict while 5k used

[silk furnace]

cuz u get no industry for tanks

[lethal ether]

dude let him do whatever he wants as long as he is watching a tutorial

[silk furnace]

and u need to garrison a lot of stuff

[rich gulch]

PLEASE JUST WATCH A TUTORIAL DONT LISTEN TO US NERDS

[silk furnace]

SO TRUE

[rich gulch]

DONT COPY WHAT THEY DO UNDERSTAND WHAT AND WHY THEY DO IT

AND BTW EVERY COUNTRY IS DIFFERENT

[silk furnace]

dont watch the 2 minute long vid watch the 20 min long one

[rich gulch]

EVEN PROS TAKE 3-4 RUNS TO ACTUALLY FIGURE OUT A COUNTRY

[silk furnace]

cuz the 20 min one actually explains what they do and why they do that

[rich gulch]

ok im gonna go take a shower]

because i dont want to become the average hoi4 player

[mental mantle]

Can a 3 width division hold against Germany as USSR during Barbarossa? It’s april 1941

I have 40 of them

[silk furnace]

what

no

[high mortar]

what is R56 i keep seeing mentions of it on mods and sometimes in here

[silk furnace]

its one of the biggest mods

for hoi4

[high mortar]

ive never heard of it

wait i meant

i've never seen it

[silk furnace]

its fun

rly good for non hist games

and reworks most minors

[wise pelican]

how did i not take greence like i marched my troops all the way to the capital and took and and i still somehow dident win and now greece is recaping their territory

[high mortar]

does it add like cold war stuff or smth? what does it add

other than the rework for stuff

[silk furnace]

research till 56

basic hoi4 other than that

ww2

js more focus trees

better focus trees

more decisions

better decisons

[high mortar]

does it have t-55

[silk furnace]

idk

i have nsb so for me there is no t55

[high mortar]

im gonna try it

whats nsb

[rich gulch]

Just play Aussa

[high mortar]

oh

no step back

[silk furnace]

no step back

ye

[rich gulch]

Aussa fun when you actually play it

[high mortar]

yeah i dont abbreviate it so thats why i didnt know

wait is there warsaw pact?

like if it reworks soviet tree then can i still make warsaw pact cause i like warsaw pact

[silk furnace]

yes

im pretty sure u can

[mighty gull]

wait

[silk furnace]

and the iron curtain

[high mortar]

and one of the final questions and then ill stop bothering you

[rich gulch]

Why are we talking about the Cold War

[silk furnace]

idk

[high mortar]

is it compatible with all DLCS

[prisma saddle]

what this event mean?

[silk furnace]

yes

[prisma saddle]

they gonna decler war?

[high mortar]

cause i asked what R56 is

[rich gulch]

Wants you to join Comintern

[mighty gull]

can you get (the current president of the us's father) as leader in kaiserredux im playing new england?

[silk furnace]

its basicly for u if u dont have dlcs but u still want more focus trees

but its even better w all dlc

[prisma saddle]

yea but the bottom option doesnt do anythinh right?

[mighty gull]

historically bulgaria switched sides to the soviets

[rich gulch]

Maybe something to do with the communism support in your country or simply just rejecting idk

Never played as Bulgaria

[high mortar]

ill use all except by blood alone cause i hate embargos and naval blockades

[silk furnace]

not doing anything is rejecting

[high mortar]

alright this is the real one of the last questions

[prisma saddle]

mh

[high mortar]

is it compatible with the most recent version cause i know some mods make me have to go back

[silk furnace]

yes it is

[high mortar]

ok good

[silk furnace]

its basicly always updated

[high mortar]

thanks bro

im gonna try it now

[silk furnace]

hats off to the mod makers tbh

[high mortar]

i hope the T-55 is in the game

bro why does hirohito and stalin and mousulini look so weird lol

[silk furnace]

it also reworks some portraits and stuf

[high mortar]

the portraits look so funny lol

[low dock]

Fall of the allies

Ez win

[high mortar]

FINALLY BRO THEY MADE THE SOVIET UNION THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS!!!

[silk furnace]

yes, actual ussr

[high mortar]

yeah instead of shortend name

full name is better

and i love the ussr so yk

[mighty gull]

?

[high mortar]

BRO THE NEW FOCUS TREE IS SO BIG

THATS CRAZY BUT SUPER COOL

[violet copper]

One of the big jokes of 2012 was that MLP characters were all perverted

[silk furnace]

a man sees modded gameplay for the first time

[sly venture]

NOOOOOOO IT SOUNDS LIKE A SOVIET UNION PUPPET

[high mortar]

it is not a puppet. that is the REAL name of it.

HOW DARE YOU!

[violet copper]

Chad why doesn’t Orange man just invade the straight completely

[high mortar]

take it back or this will be outside your house today

https://tenor.com/view/tanks-soviet-revolution-parade-salute-gif-19827615

army of tanks

[violet copper]

https://tenor.com/view/janestree-gif-7169191187009197612

[sly venture]

my fav puppet is being added

[low dock]

Greater ottoman empire

[tired tendon]

i won in april

[high mortar]

i dont care.

[sly venture]

k realisticly that is good now anything with soviet wont sound like a puppet

[misty fossil]

yeah i know a bit about all the weirdos that were responsible for the stereotype against bronies

[tired tendon]

ethiopia is easy

[misty fossil]

those people are why we cant have nice things

[sly venture]

soviet china wont sound like a puppet anymore

[heavy light]

anyone german wwanna play dm me

[misty fossil]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/528683624036302852/1243082687128801331/togif.gif

[high mortar]

just so you know, a puppet for the union of soviet socialist republics would actually be (insert country name) soviet socialist republic.

historically of course.

[misty fossil]

your mother soviet socialist republic

anyway eaw is cool

[cerulean kestrel]

can someone help me unfuck a save

[misty fossil]

i hate how people keep

[cerulean kestrel]

im stupid and started 39 soviets

[high mortar]

you dont have dad soviet socialist republic

[misty fossil]

MODS HE SAID THE F WORD

[misty fossil]

not talking about ur mom

lol

[high mortar]

ok lol i didn't know

[misty fossil]

yeah

[high mortar]

i'll say it

FUN

theres the f word for ya

[misty fossil]

how dARE you have f*n!!!

banished to little st james

[violet copper]

Ask Princess Molestia wasn’t really a weirdo thing. It was just really popular, even with non Bronies

[misty fossil]

"Princess Molestia"

[mighty gull]

how do i do the send the redcoats running focus in kaiserredux new england

[misty fossil]

https://tenor.com/view/джона-хилл-jonah-hill-facepalm-рука-лицо-долоня-обличчя-gif-7167197686338732060

[misty fossil]

ask in the kx discord

[violet copper]

But when I ask EaW mods to make it an April fools update they banned me. Fakeass larpers

[sly venture]

the armored bath tubs are underrated

[violet copper]

“Why would diamond tiara become Hitler? She’s a kid”
“Keep that stuff on 4chan”
“The cutiemark crusaders are kids, they wouldn’t be in a war.”
“Rarity wouldn’t make a good leader”
“Equestria isn’t a good country, try one of the OC countries instead”

I hate larpers. And every mod is made by larpers

[lethal ether]

ss?

[cerulean kestrel]

yeah i know

is it joever?

[lethal ether]

did you get the free stat advisors?

every little itty bitty thing matters

and uh get your field marshals and generals right

[cerulean kestrel]

i have no clue what that is

[lethal ether]

millitary advisors

[cerulean kestrel]

im pretty much a noob

yes

lets go to #ask-for-help-here

[prisma saddle]

bulgarian reich

[lethal ether]

nah no need

show logistics tab

[cerulean kestrel]

its bad

[lethal ether]

this one is a gem

you cant unfuck this

[cerulean kestrel]

ok no worries

can someone help me learn not to suck

[lethal ether]

you baswically have 0 army

[cerulean kestrel]

or go multiplayer with me so i can learn

[lethal ether]

your army is made up of just men no guns

[cerulean kestrel]

pure historical

one gun for every 100 men

[heavy light]

jemand deutsches lust zo zocken?

[lethal ether]

yours is no gun for 100 men lol

[silk furnace]

with time u will win trust

even with 0 guns

TRUST

[cerulean kestrel]

one gun for every 246,000 men

[silk furnace]

u have to believe in stalin

[lethal ether]

are the allies doing anything?

[cerulean kestrel]

no

should i restart?

[lethal ether]

yes

[cerulean kestrel]

im trying 1939 soviets because im bored and it seems super hard

[opal nymph]

1939 Soviets? There are strategies to help

[lethal ether]

im surprised on how you managed to lost that many guns

lose*

[opal nymph]

Do you have arms against tyranny

[cerulean kestrel]

which one is that

[opal nymph]

Nordic dlc

[cerulean kestrel]

no i dont think

im too broke

[opal nymph]

Ah shoot, no potentially easy lessons of war 1941

[cerulean kestrel]

would anyone be able to help me start a new multiplayer save as 1939 soviets

[opal nymph]

You just need to spam mils and do decisions to lower the junior officers purged modifier

That is the thing killing you

It takes 2 years to get rid of that stupid modifier

Also 100 army xp total i believe

[lethal ether]

you just made me curious

im gonna try ts myself

[cerulean kestrel]

can someone go into mutiplayer with me on a fresh save so i can see what to do and how to not be an idiot

[opal nymph]

I built the molotov line and held as the Soviets in 1939

They had a breakthrough in the south but I rushed in troops to stop it

[lethal ether]

is it hard?

[opal nymph]

Harder than 1936 start date for sure

[lethal ether]

ill try im rlly curious

[opal nymph]

Because the purge is at maximum penalty

[silk furnace]

js do medium spg trust

[opal nymph]

I dont even know if my strat of getting Sweden into the winter war works anymore

[silk furnace]

what

[opal nymph]

Sov accidentally bombs sweden

Event chain occurs

[silk furnace]

ohh

[lethal ether]

i forgot what divisions ussr starts with

[opal nymph]

Get Sweden into the war

[lethal ether]

i havent played them in so long

[opal nymph]

Sweden makes faction and therefore becomes a major

[cerulean kestrel]

bluck would you let me hop in a server with you so i can see what to do

good luck to anyone who wants it by the way

[opal nymph]

Do desperate defense 1 year before barb

Though your industry tree is going to get blocked

[lethal ether]

maybe later i wanna see how hard it actually is in sp

[cerulean kestrel]

ok

[lethal ether]

ironman cuz i wanna suffer!!

[opal nymph]

What's the story of this one

[cerulean kestrel]

good luck is all i can say

[opal nymph]

Is it historical

[cerulean kestrel]

1939 soviet start date where germany is molesting russia

yes

[opal nymph]

Shouldn't be that bad if it is a historical game

[cerulean kestrel]

its bad

[opal nymph]

You can lose Africa and Asia, but you can still probably win

[cerulean kestrel]

no you dont understand

see previous screenshots

its bad

[opal nymph]

What previous screenshots

[silk furnace]

.

[opal nymph]

All I see is the Soviets game

[silk furnace]

oh wait true

[lethal ether]

on historical, finland also declares on you along with germany right?

does germany get millitary access to them

[silk furnace]

yes

[lethal ether]

one thing i love as the ussr is you dont have to worry about manpower

like ever

[opal nymph]

Yeah, unless they are your puppet

[cerulean kestrel]

@opal nymph

[lethal ether]

do i start with the molotov ribbentrop pact

?

[opal nymph]

That's the Soviets

Where's the UK game

You have a game called ironman united kingdom

[opal nymph]

Molotov ribbentrop is good for sov

[cerulean kestrel]

jonathan will you help me learn not to suck in multiplayer

[misty fossil]

ja

[tulip robin]

will the usa ever get a dlc?

[silk furnace]

they have one

[misty fossil]

idk

[heavy light]

ja dm

[silk furnace]

man the guns

[misty fossil]

imagine

[tulip robin]

almost ad decade old

[silk furnace]

but its old

[misty fossil]

i dont speak german sorry

[atomic grove]

i think im the only person to unironically play khiva

[tulip robin]

https://tenor.com/view/hoi4-hearts-of-iron-4-looksmax-sigma-sigma-face-gif-232308269668432623

[opal nymph]

No time, sorry

If you have no dlc, things are a bit wacky

[cerulean kestrel]

i have some dlc

[opal nymph]

But in general air is king and AA is necessary if you are not getting air support

And Germany's entire offensive strength relies on its CAS

[polar radish]

Just learn meta divs is really it

[cerulean kestrel]

tf is a meta division

[polar radish]

Uhh biggest thing is no arty in divs

Despite being good in SP

Support arty ya

But no line arty

Good tanks are impoetant

[sage flare]

what’s support and line arti?

[polar radish]

Support is the support company, line arty is like the one you put physically in the div.

[atomic grove]

a division template that is usually the "best" to use, sometimes for a specific purpose like naval invasions, etc.

[tiny iris]

When do I know that it's time to send in the navy?

[atomic grove]

dont

naval invade the north sea

[polar radish]

Uhh unless you’ve been actually building up your navy don’t 😭

[tulip robin]

whats navy bro 😭 🙏

[atomic grove]

only use ur navy if the british have low supremacy in the north sea

[upbeat tundra]

hey hey dont menion n*vy

[tiny iris]

How do I even get NS without ships?

[atomic grove]

whats NS

oh wait nvm

i know

[polar radish]

Naval supremacy

[atomic grove]

u cant

u need ships for ns

[tiny iris]

I need to invade tea land over there.

Before USA joins.

[polar radish]

Just paratroop

Tbh

[atomic grove]

invade from hamburg to the north sea

specifically

naval invade hull and its 2 surrounding tiles

[polar radish]

You also have to have supremacy in 2 sea zone for that tho

[atomic grove]

the british guard the english channel more now

[atomic grove]

wait no

i meant

naval invade hull from the lvl 5 port thats just right above amsterdam

idk its name

naval invade hull from that port

so that u only need supremacy in the real north sea

[polar radish]

You sure you don’t need supremacy in eastern north sea for that?

[atomic grove]

yes

because i used that trick

many times

and it always works

[polar radish]

Alr I’ve never tried that I usually just thug it out in Portsmouth 💀

Portsmouth demon

[atomic grove]

he can go into portsmouth instead

however

the british guard northern england much less

than southern england

[polar radish]

Ya

But yk

Good things in life don’t come easy

Dying in Portsmouth builds character

[misty fossil]

you wont win with that navy

should have built up some ships earlier

[tiny iris]

Paratroopers it is.

I am going to do mental exercises to remove all the knowledge about the navy, I won't even know what a navy is after.

[livid crypt]

wtf

[ivory hull]

it works

[ivory hull]

you can naval invade bro

just put the subs in a different group

put the rest together

spam a lot of cas over the channel on naval strike

hope for the best and try to launch

works like 95% of the time

[indigo elk]

Any tips for carrier-focused Italy. Looking for suggestions for R&D, focus and general strat in SP?

[rich gulch]

guys

im trying to get the third empire for france

and i cant get past the germany bit

[sage flare]

thanks

[mental mantle]

They got to moscow in 3 weeks

[silk furnace]

makes sense

[molten forge]

what do i do am spain

[frail estuary]

what DLC would you all prefer the most:

1. islamic DLC - all islamic nations on start date including albania

2. Mongol DLC - a less expensive DLC, for mongolia, mengjiang, and the kumul khanate

3. south-east asian DLC - the DLC we will get soon

4. caribbean DLC - a less expensive DLC, for all the caribbean nations

[woven gate]

Megali Greece is fun

i got an achievement for it

[prisma saddle]

help.

[nocturne cedar]

https://tenor.com/view/scream-if-you-love-bulgaria-scream-if-you-scream-if-scream-scream-bulgaria-gif-17302763914499349828

[vernal beacon]

is it possible to mod the game a way so you play after 2000 and there is new tech

[polar radish]

I’d prefer a rework majors DLC.

French, British, and American focus trees all need a major tune up.

Compared to the Italian, German, and even Soviet trees they suck.

Just feels like theyve totally ignored the allies

[jaunty delta]

non of those wtf

i want usa rework

france focus tree

[polar radish]

There’s no reason Hungary should have one of the best focus trees in the game while the allied majors are stuck with shit paths.

[jaunty delta]

UK needs a focus tree

[small panther]

Need a rework for man the gun and resistance

[frail estuary]

what about soviet

and italy

[jaunty delta]

its actually hilarious how they focus on some random ass countries

[jaunty delta]

who cares about philipines

[polar radish]

Like USA would be hard to give amazing alt history paths but France and UK have such amazing alt history paths

[prisma saddle]

help me.

[frail estuary]

I would like if they didn't have extreme paths

[polar radish]

Are you saying the Italian tree is bad or good?

[frail estuary]

for example, strengthening the president or weakening him

[frail estuary]

good

[polar radish]

Ya it’s amazing

[nocturne cedar]

your bulgaria suceeded, but mine though...

[frail estuary]

and they are allied power

[polar radish]

What?

No they aren’t?

[frail estuary]

yes they had civil war

[polar radish]

That’s at the very end of the war lmao

They aren’t an allied major

[frail estuary]

yes but it has a path

[prisma saddle]

brother there will be a time fore everything

[polar radish]

Allied majors are USA, UK, France.

All of whom have shit trees

[frail estuary]

what about soviet

and china

[polar radish]

Technically but they are in their own faction so.

Also they got a reworked tee that’s good alr

[frail estuary]

what about belgium

they got colonial empire

[polar radish]

Not a major.

[frail estuary]

west germany

[wooden venture]

?

[polar radish]

The 6 majors are USSR, Germany, Italy, Japan, France, USA, UK.

The first 4 got new focus trees somewhat recently

[frail estuary]

china in 1939

[polar radish]

Or atl have God trees

[frail estuary]

I think

[polar radish]

What are you trying to accomplish here?

Like

[frail estuary]

who

[polar radish]

Man this guys funny.

[frail estuary]

you mean me

[graceful kayak]

https://medal.tv/de/games/hearts-of-iron-iv/clips/mxJekdkvUOGNkdKQk?invite=cr-MSxjc1EsMjE2MDI0MzUy&v=15
what the helly?

[frail estuary]

what mod

[graceful kayak]

no mods

[frail estuary]

who

how

[graceful kayak]

exactly

[frail estuary]

why is byzantium

no

[graceful kayak]

no im russia

[upbeat tundra]

https://klipy.com/gifs/romania-steal

[indigo elk]

Fastest way to expand with Italy prior to WW2 kicking off?

[upbeat tundra]

go to console

type in annex all

easy

[indigo elk]

Thanks. Now without console?

[upbeat tundra]

impossible

[graceful kayak]

follow the tree

yugo, greece

[indigo elk]

Doesn't that neglect industry and tech slot quite heavily?

[graceful kayak]

you gotta balance ofc

[indigo elk]

Got an idea of what an ideal focus path looks like or is it just depedent on how well the campaign progresses against each faction?

[nocturne radish]

guys is the sheep ai mod playable with the latest version?

[graceful kayak]

with DLC or without`? with all DLC i focus to pacify ethiopia first taking the balkans next.. yugo, albania via focus tree and greece and maybe romania+bulgaria depends how its going

[indigo elk]

With.

How do you raise compliance quick enough to 60%

[graceful kayak]

once the ww starts you take north africa and the other stuff you need to either form greater italy or roman empire

[graceful kayak]

full horse division and 2 spies is easily enough

• im pretty sure there are a few on map decisions to raise compliance

[indigo elk]

Do you do the ministry of Italian Africa focus too?

[graceful kayak]

yes but only develop ethopia next

this one unlocks those on-map decisions

[indigo elk]

Be nice if it told you that!

[graceful kayak]

im pretty sure its the one like 99%

supress resistence with the two spies and set the garrisons to local policec force

[indigo elk]

And what about occupation law? Honestly that entire mechanic makes no sense? I take it I use colonial police

[graceful kayak]

i think local police and colonial police works both fine

[polar radish]

Yugo pretty easily

Balkan ambitions then decisions let you take Dalmatia, Montenegro then puppet the rest.

Then you can paradrop the French and win if you want

[indigo elk]

I don't use paras, it's gamey.

[indigo elk]

Problem is that Yugo will sometimes accept being a puppet... more often than not in my experience

[polar radish]

Then just integrate them

[polar radish]

Alr then just invade France normally

You can use naval invasions to get encirclement in the alps

[covert dock]

hey can anyone teach me how to play

[indigo elk]

Should I grab proper heritage early to spam full cavalry garrisons?

[graceful kayak]

for specific questions feel free to ask but i would suggest you some youtube tutorial videos to start

[graceful kayak]

absolutely

the exp buff is nice too

[indigo elk]

Will grab it after bold attack

[covert dock]

i meant like on vc

[indigo elk]

Best field marshal for Italy? I use Graziani but don't know what I should level on him or someone else?

[graceful kayak]

i would advice you to use 1 field marshal for attacking and others for defending but i dont remember which one´s are good by name

[indigo elk]

Other than making my own... that's the default ones

Graziani is clearly best for attacking so I will rock with him

[graceful kayak]

oh yeah the desert fox for offense for sure

[sly venture]

as Italy you can win world war 2 by 1936

[split fulcrum]

does anyone know any optimization mods that dont affect the ai?

[indigo elk]

Generals do still gain xp by field marshal battleplanning right?

[graceful kayak]

short answer is yes

[sly venture]

paratroop France in 1936

and then paratroop the uk

and then you won

[graceful kayak]

paradropping france as a major is kinda dumb dont you think?

[sly venture]

no

well yes as any other major other then Italy

[graceful kayak]

i used the paradropping meme once when i played iceland and conquered the planet

[heavy vigil]

puppeting bad :(

less eco

[indigo elk]

Sounds boring when the AI can't do it to you.

[indigo elk]

Exactly... which is why I always justify them instead

[heavy vigil]

saves focus time :D

[sly venture]

if you put a lot of divisions on their boarder they will most likely say no

[heavy vigil]

not how it works

for that decision

[grave mist]

are there any cool ww2 or cold war period (50s to 80s) mods?

[indigo elk]

Who is everyone's favourite figurehead to restore the Roman Empire with?

[tulip robin]

yes

[heavy vigil]

haile sailassie

[grave mist]

which

[tulip robin]

the iron curtain

im playing it rn

[polar radish]

The pope

[tulip robin]

you need to downgrade ur game to 1.60 version

or 1.16

[indigo elk]

Didn't even realise the pope could do it lmao

Thought it was just the three.... I'm so doing that

[tulip robin]

the iron curtain it is

[grave mist]

eh ill try it

ty

[tulip robin]

its good mod

[polar radish]

Lmao I ran ts yesterday

[quasi osprey]

huh why did it do that on historiacl

[proud tapir]

quick i need a democratic path to play

except for Germany

whats fun

[harsh nest]

@proud tapir bulgaria

and do balkan federation

[proud tapir]

alr

[quasi osprey]

💀

a slight imbalance

[inland basin]

grand battle plan
fleet in being
strategic destruction

these are the best doctrines

[pure phoenix]

Anyone knows if there's a mod to reduce the number of planes. Like instead of 100. 40 or 50. I think mods like Millenium dawn already does so.

[winged field]

for future play democratic hungary - you can get up to 70% percent research bonus

probably easier on non historical

or harder depending on your playstyle

[molten forge]

peak alt hist

[upbeat tundra]

mass assault if ur playing anywhere in china

because china has no supply

at 48h supply grace saves my ass

[upbeat tundra]

"why die for danzig" but it acc got done

[nocturne cedar]

good encirclement, folks?

[inland basin]

u outtroop them

[glacial crag]

nah

[woeful knoll]

what s the point of these researches w

why are they doctries

[patent thistle]

at this point it "might" be enough soviet carriers (tfr)

[winged field]

org bonus

stacks well

you can get like 70-80 ish org eventually

[charred brook]

can someone help me in modding pls

I got this error message

my country tag I made is RTN

[patent thistle]

#modding i am pretty sure

[charred brook]

ik

I was asking if someone could go there and help me there

[sly venture]

i wanted to play historical bro

[frail estuary]

are there any americans here

is the statue of liberty in new york or new jersey

[urban phoenix]

Im trying to do the achievement where I invade britain as fascist france and I just cant get the naval supremacy to naval invade. My para troopers also keep dying everytime i try a mission

[charred brook]

new york

[charred brook]

is that historical ai?

how

[heavy vigil]

theyre strong

[frail estuary]

press ironman off

[urban phoenix]

but that turns off achievements

[frail estuary]

hack game

[urban phoenix]

lol

[wet summit]

Saved the game before attacking the US. Went pretty good at the beginning, but how am i supposed to end this war over the long run? 10x the manpower 90% of the globe joining the US.

[tiny iris]

ISP just saved a game, even he saves his games.

[unkempt compass]

js bought the expansion pass 2 and götterdämerung

[tiny iris]

That relieves a lot of pressure from me.

I am so happy.

[acoustic wasp]

so guys uhhh stupid question, do i click the little icon on the right and create a variant with an MIO? Because when i try to put it into production it prompts me to chose an MIO, does it matter? like do i have to do both or selecting the MIO when prompted is enough?

so do both of these or just throw it into production and click the MIO straight skipping the first step?

[dense bronze]

KX is peak

https://tenor.com/view/lasalle-respect-communism-gif-6419587615525849763

[low sentinel]

both, one applies buffs like extra soft attack and the other something like its cheaper

[acoustic wasp]

oh so i can choose two MIOs? one to design and focus on stats and one to produce and focus on costs?

[low sentinel]

yeah