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What a great iniciative here, I'm sure that a lot of newbies with only 2000 hours or less can learn a lot form this. Seriously though, it's a pity that Paradox doesn't offr such good tutorials. Great job as always and thank you for being the best HOI4 channel here on TH-cam!
Your guides are so good that Paradox should pay you honestly, keep up the great work! 2 years ago i gave up on Hoi4 because of how infuriating it was for me as a beginner not knowing all mechanics. But your videos made me pick the game up again and now i love it, because you go into so much detail in your videos, answering the questions i had in my head! Grazie!! 😃
Great tut, I really look forward to the other vids. I found the module on Army Tactics and war very well done and provided the basic information I needed to understand that concept. Thanks very much.
I got the game not long after it came out, and played a little before giving up cuz I just kept getting killed. A history-themed TH-cam channel I watch mentioned the game last year so I decided to give it another shot and thankfully came across your superb guides as I was trying to relearn the game. You should definitely be sponsored by paradox, and hopefully you will be very soon! Also, I’m planning on signing up for a channel membership to get your spreadsheets and early access to your guides. Keep up the fantastic work! Every hoi4 player should have your channel bookmarked.
@@SmytheAlbert thank you so much! Helping newer player is great, and new people keep coming to this amazing game! The channel is growing well and there will be chances to collaborate with Paradox soon too!
This will actually let my friends understand the game When i started playing, there were A LOT of things I didn't understand, and the game doesn't really help when you start, we're not for your guides I'd probably has quit a while ago
For the second part of this guide, I would recommend going through commands and how to micro using such commands. You don't have to go into how to encircle but give them the idea how to
Yes that is definitely an important aspect of the game! I still need to decide how to structure the upcoming episodes, whether in individual topics (like intermediate army management, advanced army management and so on...) or as a longer intermediate guide covering all aspects.
24:00 pretty sure the rules for deployment are owned states with a direct connection to the capital. Meaning you cant deploy in core states if they have no connection, but you can deploy in owned non core states if they have a connection. For example germany can not deploy in east prussia as its its not connected. But Soviets can deploy in eastern poland and the baltic states because they are connected and owned. And to use Italy, it cant deploy in Sardinia even though it is a core state, because its an island without a direct land connection to the capital.
You are correct! You can deploy in owned states as long as they are directly connected to your capital. Owned means both cores and occupied states, but only after an official peace conference in which you claim them.
@@kwt38 hi! I have been wanting to play Romania for quite a while, so I will definitely make a guide in future. However, the next few guides will most likely focus on the new content coming with the dlc, and the countries affected the most by it (Germany, Austria, Hungary, possibly Belgium).
Cavalry has its main use as a substitute for motorized infantry when you don't have enough fuel or don't have enough supplies for motorized infantry. Unlike motorized infantry, cavalry uses zero fuel. A cavalry battalion also uses less supplies than motorized infantry. Cavalry has its main niche use in forest and jungle. In forest and jungle, motorized infantry has a 50% speed penalty in comparison to cavalry and mechanized infantry. As such, with the 1st level of truck technology, cavalry is faster than motorized infantry in forest and jungle. Once you get mechanized infantry tech though, if you have the fuel and the supply capacity, mechanized infantry is king of the forest, but not necessarily king of the jungle. If your ability to build supply trucks is insufficient to replace the bothersomely large fraction of supply trucks that constantly get consumed in jungle, then cavalry has its place in jungle even after you get mechanized infantry tech, since cavalry draws less supplies than mechanized infantry, and therefore has less need for supply trucks than mechanized infantry. Cavalry has another niche use of exploiting undefended enemy tiles in 1936 and 1937 in many parts of the world. A single cavalry battalion is all that it takes to take over an undefended enemy tile. Once a single-battalion cavalry division is no longer useful for that purpose, you can upgrade such a division to 3 battalions of cavalry with 1 artillery support company and optionally 1 anti-air support company as a "hold ground" division when fighting a weak enemy, and as a "move in fast" type of division to quickly seize a tile that an enemy division has been routed from. Short version: Cavalry has its place when you don't have much fuel, or when you are fighting against a weak enemy, or you have supply problems, or you are fighting in forest or jungle.
@wendydelisse9778 already offered a pretty good answer. I would also add that cavalry can be really good at rushing enemy victory points and attempting encirclements. For the latter, armored divisions would be better, but since cavalry does not use fuel, it can be even better than motorized at rushing deep into enemy lines. That being said, I recently tried using cavalry together with motorized artillery to make a sort of replacement of good offensive motorized divisions. I did it with Third Rome Russia which can get some very cool bonuses for cavalry. The results were quite disappointing and I ended up giving up on the idea and switching to proper armored divisions.
@@Milan-b2t you are right, I oversimplified it a little bit. Let's say that the risk is to have to immediately use the civs you get from trade into importing the resources you need. Which makes the calculation over which one is more convenient a little complex at times. Export focus is still a good choice though.
I’m a new player You didn’t do a what to do if the government runs in exile. I’m cooked cause I know a bit about the game and I do want to join the axis. I don’t want Ethiopia to come and kick me around 1939
@@Minecrad. Hi! With my strategy you usually capitulate Ethiopia before the government in exile forms, I never had issues with that. I would probably restart if I could not get it, since it is right at the beginning. The government in exile is very annoying to deal with otherwise. Still possible to continue with the run though. You can largely ignore Africa in WW2.
For all of my guides I always make dedicated spreadsheets which include, in addition to focuses and researches, a list of all the steps required in order to succeed.
These spreadsheets are exclusive to members (Colonel rank) of the channel, in addition to several other perks!
Becoming a member is mainly a way to show your support to the channel and to keep it alive and active.
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What a great iniciative here, I'm sure that a lot of newbies with only 2000 hours or less can learn a lot form this. Seriously though, it's a pity that Paradox doesn't offr such good tutorials. Great job as always and thank you for being the best HOI4 channel here on TH-cam!
Thank you so much for your comment!
Your guides are so good that Paradox should pay you honestly, keep up the great work! 2 years ago i gave up on Hoi4 because of how infuriating it was for me as a beginner not knowing all mechanics. But your videos made me pick the game up again and now i love it, because you go into so much detail in your videos, answering the questions i had in my head! Grazie!! 😃
@@NiHiliuZ thank you so much for your kind comment! I'm really glad to hear that!
Great tut, I really look forward to the other vids. I found the module on Army Tactics and war very well done and provided the basic information I needed to understand that concept. Thanks very much.
@@puckernet8155 that's great to hear! Let me know if you have any questions!
I got the game not long after it came out, and played a little before giving up cuz I just kept getting killed. A history-themed TH-cam channel I watch mentioned the game last year so I decided to give it another shot and thankfully came across your superb guides as I was trying to relearn the game. You should definitely be sponsored by paradox, and hopefully you will be very soon! Also, I’m planning on signing up for a channel membership to get your spreadsheets and early access to your guides. Keep up the fantastic work! Every hoi4 player should have your channel bookmarked.
@@SmytheAlbert thank you so much! Helping newer player is great, and new people keep coming to this amazing game!
The channel is growing well and there will be chances to collaborate with Paradox soon too!
Ottima guida. Sono molti che trovano questo gioco troppo complicato, questo aiuta molto.
@@randyheerrandazzo5486 grazie mille!
This will actually let my friends understand the game
When i started playing, there were A LOT of things I didn't understand, and the game doesn't really help when you start, we're not for your guides I'd probably has quit a while ago
@@mobshu0681 that's great to hear! I will keep making beginner friendly guides of course!
you are great! we are waiting for the next parts
@@FuturLollo-wk2kf thank you so much for your nice comment!
For the second part of this guide, I would recommend going through commands and how to micro using such commands. You don't have to go into how to encircle but give them the idea how to
Yes that is definitely an important aspect of the game! I still need to decide how to structure the upcoming episodes, whether in individual topics (like intermediate army management, advanced army management and so on...) or as a longer intermediate guide covering all aspects.
24:00 pretty sure the rules for deployment are owned states with a direct connection to the capital. Meaning you cant deploy in core states if they have no connection, but you can deploy in owned non core states if they have a connection. For example germany can not deploy in east prussia as its its not connected. But Soviets can deploy in eastern poland and the baltic states because they are connected and owned.
And to use Italy, it cant deploy in Sardinia even though it is a core state, because its an island without a direct land connection to the capital.
You are correct! You can deploy in owned states as long as they are directly connected to your capital. Owned means both cores and occupied states, but only after an official peace conference in which you claim them.
very helpful for this new player! thank you!
@@loadsuperawesome really glad to hear that! Welcome to this amazing game by the way!
I was so noob thank you im less noob now, very good / fast covering
@@SinopecM thank you!!
Your guide helped me so much, after 35h I'm still struggling to understand some parts of this game
@@WhalesFall I'm really glad to hear that! It took me countless hours to start understanding hoi4 when I started hehe. But it is worth the effort!!
@@MachiavellianStrategist Even though I'm lost I keep coming back to it ! I'll wait for part 2 :D
@@WhalesFall don't give up on hoi4, it's an amazing game trust me! And there will definitely be a part 2!
And make guide about world conquest with minor nations for example Luxembourg world conquest guide
@@amiraliprime hi, it could be a fun run, thank you for the suggestion!
Hey can you do a guide for Romania and you can talk more about the tactics you use when you are not a major power. Thanks
@@kwt38 hi! I have been wanting to play Romania for quite a while, so I will definitely make a guide in future. However, the next few guides will most likely focus on the new content coming with the dlc, and the countries affected the most by it (Germany, Austria, Hungary, possibly Belgium).
Cool video your chanel is great
This it is one of the best hoi4 english channel
@@STROUXIOU. Thank you!!
Hey do you play europa universalis 4
@@sus_sand5811 hi! I used to quite a while ago (I was a big fan of Europa Universalis 3 actually)! I'm very rusty now hehe
Can you make a video on if cavalry is any good in hoi4? Good video!
Cavalry has its main use as a substitute for motorized infantry when you don't have enough fuel or don't have enough supplies for motorized infantry. Unlike motorized infantry, cavalry uses zero fuel. A cavalry battalion also uses less supplies than motorized infantry.
Cavalry has its main niche use in forest and jungle. In forest and jungle, motorized infantry has a 50% speed penalty in comparison to cavalry and mechanized infantry. As such, with the 1st level of truck technology, cavalry is faster than motorized infantry in forest and jungle.
Once you get mechanized infantry tech though, if you have the fuel and the supply capacity, mechanized infantry is king of the forest, but not necessarily king of the jungle.
If your ability to build supply trucks is insufficient to replace the bothersomely large fraction of supply trucks that constantly get consumed in jungle, then cavalry has its place in jungle even after you get mechanized infantry tech, since cavalry draws less supplies than mechanized infantry, and therefore has less need for supply trucks than mechanized infantry.
Cavalry has another niche use of exploiting undefended enemy tiles in 1936 and 1937 in many parts of the world. A single cavalry battalion is all that it takes to take over an undefended enemy tile. Once a single-battalion cavalry division is no longer useful for that purpose, you can upgrade such a division to 3 battalions of cavalry with 1 artillery support company and optionally 1 anti-air support company as a "hold ground" division when fighting a weak enemy, and as a "move in fast" type of division to quickly seize a tile that an enemy division has been routed from.
Short version: Cavalry has its place when you don't have much fuel, or when you are fighting against a weak enemy, or you have supply problems, or you are fighting in forest or jungle.
@wendydelisse9778 already offered a pretty good answer. I would also add that cavalry can be really good at rushing enemy victory points and attempting encirclements. For the latter, armored divisions would be better, but since cavalry does not use fuel, it can be even better than motorized at rushing deep into enemy lines.
That being said, I recently tried using cavalry together with motorized artillery to make a sort of replacement of good offensive motorized divisions. I did it with Third Rome Russia which can get some very cool bonuses for cavalry. The results were quite disappointing and I ended up giving up on the idea and switching to proper armored divisions.
I have 3k+ hours in the game yet i watched the video fully to see if i have missed any thing.
@@gocool_2.0 I still learn new things in almost every run hehe this game is insane (and amazing)!
11:20 that is not true u get Civs in return wich is quite a big thing if u think about it.
@@Milan-b2t you are right, I oversimplified it a little bit. Let's say that the risk is to have to immediately use the civs you get from trade into importing the resources you need. Which makes the calculation over which one is more convenient a little complex at times. Export focus is still a good choice though.
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I’m a new player
You didn’t do a what to do if the government runs in exile. I’m cooked cause I know a bit about the game and I do want to join the axis. I don’t want Ethiopia to come and kick me around 1939
@@Minecrad. Hi! With my strategy you usually capitulate Ethiopia before the government in exile forms, I never had issues with that. I would probably restart if I could not get it, since it is right at the beginning. The government in exile is very annoying to deal with otherwise.
Still possible to continue with the run though. You can largely ignore Africa in WW2.