Its not really hard. It just requires some basic knowledge of the possible threats you will face so you make one or two decisions which easily win you the game. Primarily the big one is this though. Germany is an industrial juggernaut, but Black Monday sets back your military output alot. When you do fix it, don't bother with the usual things you would do as a major, like tanks and planes, for about a year. You just need to spam out infantry equipment to build around 150 infantry divisions which will stop any advances by the French and Russians. Oh, and never call in Austria. None Federated, Austria just looses its manpower in seconds and instantly collapses. Even if it has Federated, it will take a few years into the Weltkrieg for them to build up enoigh ti be able to resist the International in Italy. Its not worth opening another front that will likely collapse when the event for them to join you fires. Once you realise those two things its an easy enough nation to play... Russia is a massive push over. A few encirclments and their entire line will collapse, they just don't have the division output to fill their line once they start taking losses. France is a tad harder, but a single successful tank manoeuvre or two in which you encircle the Maginot, and they too will collapse, bringing down the entire International when Britain offers the Second Peace with Honour and you attack Italy through the French-Italian border.
Alternatively disregard the above, delete most of your army save for 30 divisions, allow the Don-Kuban into your faction and build nothing but 24 22 width light tank divisions France will fall by the end of 1940 and the eastern front will be handled by your loyal (By force of arms) puppets
@@AmariFukui You expect the Reichspact to hold the Eastern Front on its own? The Eastern puppets don't even have enough divisions to man every tile of the border. If you manually took over them, and brought in troops from Mittleafrika and German East Asia you would probably have enough to hold Russia back, but I don't see you being able to capitulate the International, which will have hundreds of divisions, with just 22 light tanks. I mean, that border is level 7 forts. Considring by 1940 light tanks are able to be pierced with ease, your taking quite the risk. Im sure it can be done with abit of effort, but it seems like a far riskier strategy, with little extra pay off. I consistently have both France and Russia dealt with by mid 1941 anyway.
@@ALMSIVIJack Austria or not, most people just need to understand that Germany is the underdog here, it is of utmost important to put industrial priority straight. Like what you suggested, usually I build simple infantry line, but I also build small army of light tank and cavalry for manual control, sometime there are opportunistic weak point in the line, sometime we can launch a quick naval invasion..... etc Just rely on infantry line is way too static, too much manpower will be depleted.
One of the CK3 devs said that the Clauswitz engine is “held together with tape”, and that it was getting a major overhaul to make future games run better
Wow this is EASILY the best Rambler HOI4 video I've ever seen!!! I love this series idea, it's like a mix of your old videos and lets play, which I really like as I find HOI4 let's plays a wee bit boring, but the 10 min video for an entire game just misses out on so much. This is a perfect comprise and I really do like it Alex. I hope you keep it up :D
Hey. Rambler im happy your enjoying this game. Ive been watching for 2 years now and it sucks when your forced to play hoi4 just because everyone wants you to and thats what pays the bills. I support whatever direction you choose for the channel as long as it makes you happy -with love. A loyal fan
Did quite well recovering there! Probably your biggest mistake was not sending volunteers with the 2ACW and Spanish Civil War. As Germany, you want to aid the Kingdom of Spain and Huey Long or MacArthur. A friendly America solves the oil situation (gotta destroy Britain's fleet though) and Spain will eventually join you making France have to deal with another front.
i don't even care if it is HOI4 or some random indie war game, as long you're making these for fun, it's highly enjoyable to watch, and your commentary is very fun to listen to-
You know you've done a smash-up job creating a WW2 game where players as Germany say to themselves, "I don't understand the incompetence of my neighbors".
The Clausewitz Engine that HOI4 uses was designed for 1-Core use, but later upgraded to use multiple cores. That said, it does only use 1 Core at 100% efficiency, all further cores seem to only be at half-capacity, which speaks to the inefficiency of the Engine
Its not really hard. It just requires some basic knowledge of the possible threats you will face so you make one or two decisions which easily win you the game. Primarily the big one is this though. Germany is an industrial juggernaut, but Black Monday sets back your military output alot. When you do fix it, don't bother with the usual things you would do as a major, like tanks and planes, for about a year. You just need to spam out infantry equipment to build around 150 infantry divisions which will stop any advances by the French and Russians. Oh, and never call in Austria. None Federated, Austria just looses its manpower in seconds and instantly collapses. Even if it has Federated, it will take a few years into the Weltkrieg for them to build up enoigh ti be able to resist the International in Italy. Its not worth opening another front that will likely collapse when the event for them to join you fires. Once you realise those two things its an easy enough nation to play... Russia is a massive push over. A few encirclments and their entire line will collapse, they just don't have the division output to fill their line once they start taking losses. France is a tad harder, but a single successful tank manoeuvre or two in which you encircle the Maginot, and they too will collapse, bringing down the entire International when Britain offers the Second Peace with Honour and you attack Italy through the French-Italian border.
Hey Alex if you think this is a never ending war then you should see one of my campaigns, the war has lasted for 10 years and the only resistance left is Britain, Canada, and Raj but I can’t break through the British lines on their coast
The good thing about the eastern front in Kaiserreich is if you end up in a two front war your allies can basically hold off Russia while you destroy France
10:44 In our real world time-line, Ukrainian ultranationalists commited vicious atrocities against Polish civilians in Volhinya during WWII, while collaborating with the Nazis.... who were simultaneously genociding the Ukrainians. But as Yaroslav Stetzko, one of Ukraines most monstrous Nazi psychopaths said: "I don't care if I have to murder half of Ukraine to rid it of communists, it's worth doing" So, since the Kingdom of Ukraine is in Kaiserreich is probably run by similar people to those, yeah that's pretty historical. Oh, and these anthropomorphic genocide-things ran away like rats after the war, and were embraced by the CIA, who put their children, biological and ideological, in power in the Ukraine in 2014 at the behest of German big finance.
I got a Ryzen 9 5950X 16 cores and honnestly my old i7 960 4 cores was barely slower. I integrate puppets and release after I disband their armies to get speed back.
Alex, have you ever done a stream of you making one of these videos? Kind of a behind the scenes look at the making of your most popular series. Also, something that you'd already be doing possibly being monetized.
*I don't think I put enough red arrows in the thumbnail*
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HOI4 uses one core for the Ai.
gib me heart pls
It feels soo good coming back to ramblers channel after a month and seeing a guy just having fun
Dude your profile picture is my phone lock screen. I frickin love that picture
You stole my comment🤣to my exact words
I ment that's what I was gonna post
@@almondzfordayz stop being salty cuz u didnt get as many likes
He isnt being salty
That awkward moment when Russia pushed back by the United Baltic Duchy
I'm sure someone has already commented the fact that the ß symbol is just fancy german for double s but if they haven't, then here you are!
Rambler: "VON PRUBEN!"
Elsaß-Lothringen
@@Zinconium It is rightful German clay after all
Yes
love that ps2 hagrid
19:04 Alex: this advance is going to cost me hundred of thousands men
WW1 generals: *first time?*
More like WW1 generals in a nutshell
"Some of you may die, but is a sacrifice I am willing to make."
@@Guido_Ubriaco *most
@@archiedelapena7299 it's a quote from shrek
By the way, playing as Germany is extremely hard now on Kaiserreich, and the AI for Germany always loses once Austria joins.
I would say he was lucky in his game because it can worse, way worse
Its not really hard. It just requires some basic knowledge of the possible threats you will face so you make one or two decisions which easily win you the game.
Primarily the big one is this though. Germany is an industrial juggernaut, but Black Monday sets back your military output alot. When you do fix it, don't bother with the usual things you would do as a major, like tanks and planes, for about a year. You just need to spam out infantry equipment to build around 150 infantry divisions which will stop any advances by the French and Russians.
Oh, and never call in Austria. None Federated, Austria just looses its manpower in seconds and instantly collapses. Even if it has Federated, it will take a few years into the Weltkrieg for them to build up enoigh ti be able to resist the International in Italy. Its not worth opening another front that will likely collapse when the event for them to join you fires.
Once you realise those two things its an easy enough nation to play... Russia is a massive push over. A few encirclments and their entire line will collapse, they just don't have the division output to fill their line once they start taking losses. France is a tad harder, but a single successful tank manoeuvre or two in which you encircle the Maginot, and they too will collapse, bringing down the entire International when Britain offers the Second Peace with Honour and you attack Italy through the French-Italian border.
Alternatively disregard the above, delete most of your army save for 30 divisions, allow the Don-Kuban into your faction and build nothing but 24 22 width light tank divisions
France will fall by the end of 1940 and the eastern front will be handled by your loyal (By force of arms) puppets
@@AmariFukui You expect the Reichspact to hold the Eastern Front on its own? The Eastern puppets don't even have enough divisions to man every tile of the border. If you manually took over them, and brought in troops from Mittleafrika and German East Asia you would probably have enough to hold Russia back, but I don't see you being able to capitulate the International, which will have hundreds of divisions, with just 22 light tanks. I mean, that border is level 7 forts. Considring by 1940 light tanks are able to be pierced with ease, your taking quite the risk. Im sure it can be done with abit of effort, but it seems like a far riskier strategy, with little extra pay off. I consistently have both France and Russia dealt with by mid 1941 anyway.
@@ALMSIVIJack Austria or not, most people just need to understand that Germany is the underdog here, it is of utmost important to put industrial priority straight.
Like what you suggested, usually I build simple infantry line, but I also build small army of light tank and cavalry for manual control, sometime there are opportunistic weak point in the line, sometime we can launch a quick naval invasion..... etc
Just rely on infantry line is way too static, too much manpower will be depleted.
0:45 Drew Durnil has left the chat
Yeah, he sucks
@Erwin Rommel hi erwin can you stop eating goh?
One of the CK3 devs said that the Clauswitz engine is “held together with tape”, and that it was getting a major overhaul to make future games run better
Good lord 15:53
"Wilhelm von Preuben"
I don't know if it was intentional but the funky looking B there Alex is pronounced like two s.
Play as the Soviet Union, take over Tannu Tuva
Sorry I don’t think he will do that, that challenge is too hard.
Ooooh nooooo! Soo hard
Tannu what?
@Communist Lego Master whoosh
@Communist Lego Master bruh
Wow this is EASILY the best Rambler HOI4 video I've ever seen!!! I love this series idea, it's like a mix of your old videos and lets play, which I really like as I find HOI4 let's plays a wee bit boring, but the 10 min video for an entire game just misses out on so much. This is a perfect comprise and I really do like it Alex. I hope you keep it up :D
Great video, mate. Your silly accent, funny gigs and shananigens had helped me through some tough times. Thank you and keep up the good work. Cheers
“I am STRETCHED” - Alex, 2020
“von Prueben”-Alex with no understanding of ß
That hurts
Keep it up Alex! Congrats on 360K btw
Nice video rambler the gambler
Hey. Rambler im happy your enjoying this game. Ive been watching for 2 years now and it sucks when your forced to play hoi4 just because everyone wants you to and thats what pays the bills. I support whatever direction you choose for the channel as long as it makes you happy
-with love. A loyal fan
Ironic,
He could save others from defeat but not himself.
A prequels reference? A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one
Haha! Great video Alex! I really enjoyed that one for sure! Please keep making more content like this that we enjoy so much!
You...didn’t even watch the whole video
I did
Gortius VIII Yeah now u did
Did quite well recovering there!
Probably your biggest mistake was not sending volunteers with the 2ACW and Spanish Civil War.
As Germany, you want to aid the Kingdom of Spain and Huey Long or MacArthur. A friendly America solves the oil situation (gotta destroy Britain's fleet though) and Spain will eventually join you making France have to deal with another front.
Imagine if he played as Korea
Love the series idea, always felt there was a lack of detail!
I usually dont comment but i really want to see you do more of this!
Love your videos! Keep the great work up!
i don't even care if it is HOI4 or some random indie war game, as long you're making these for fun, it's highly enjoyable to watch, and your commentary is very fun to listen to-
I wish I could upvote this more than once. A great video
5:56: That sounds like a perfect Bavarian Dialect
Which part of Bavaria has such a dialect?
@@chpf744 I gues Franken or Schwaben.
Alex 2020 “... yep I’m pulling out...” 11:35
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Ive just started playing Kaiserreich and its rather good fun
15:53 Wilhelm von Preuben
I am literally done xD
15:55 “preuben” welp now we know why he was losing. He doesn’t know language
This is fun to watch! Especially since my potato computer more than likely would lag to hell with kaiserreich XD can't wait for more!
Great video can’t wait for the next one!
"I am s t r e c h e d,"
Alex the Rambler, 2020
This is the greatest comeback in hoi4 history
I love it when you do some sort of series of a mod (mostly hoi4) but love the vids anyway mate
I require more of this content for my enjoyment
"How indepth Kaiserreich is now." *laughs in Equestria at War contributor*
Best video In a long time!
I too love invading ‘Lodz’ with ‘von Prooben’
You know you've done a smash-up job creating a WW2 game where players as Germany say to themselves, "I don't understand the incompetence of my neighbors".
I suggest you do a union of britain disaster save game in kr, after the fall of france, essentially with no allies trying to take back europe
My dachshund is snoring, your voice must be soothing to her
Wow here we go this is pretty fun if you thing about it bro! Keep it up the great content man noice!
Lmao lol big like xd.
When he said Titan Of industry with that smile and with that beard I lost it that was so good
If you're having issues with your hand, Alex - try using an ergonomic mouse!
The Clausewitz Engine that HOI4 uses was designed for 1-Core use, but later upgraded to use multiple cores. That said, it does only use 1 Core at 100% efficiency, all further cores seem to only be at half-capacity, which speaks to the inefficiency of the Engine
11:44 that face 😂
When you realize it wasn't a fart
Keep doing this. I just love this videos
Playing The German Empire in kaiserriech is like extra hard mode
Its not really hard. It just requires some basic knowledge of the possible threats you will face so you make one or two decisions which easily win you the game.
Primarily the big one is this though. Germany is an industrial juggernaut, but Black Monday sets back your military output alot. When you do fix it, don't bother with the usual things you would do as a major, like tanks and planes, for about a year. You just need to spam out infantry equipment to build around 150 infantry divisions which will stop any advances by the French and Russians.
Oh, and never call in Austria. None Federated, Austria just looses its manpower in seconds and instantly collapses. Even if it has Federated, it will take a few years into the Weltkrieg for them to build up enoigh ti be able to resist the International in Italy. Its not worth opening another front that will likely collapse when the event for them to join you fires.
Once you realise those two things its an easy enough nation to play... Russia is a massive push over. A few encirclments and their entire line will collapse, they just don't have the division output to fill their line once they start taking losses. France is a tad harder, but a single successful tank manoeuvre or two in which you encircle the Maginot, and they too will collapse, bringing down the entire International when Britain offers the Second Peace with Honour and you attack Italy through the French-Italian border.
@@ALMSIVIJack are y ctrl+c ctrl+v or writing this comment everytime ?!!
@@eradicatethem6115 Copying one of them yeah 😉 There is two variations of it out there. One much longer and complex than the other.
Hooray, Alex! You’re officially competent! 🥳
Love the multiple part videos please can we have more mini campaigns especially in total war.
Brits:we gained a mile of land but how many people we lost?
"von Pruben"
Was the Treaty of Versailles not harsh enough? Had to punish the Germans even more?
Bro you literally have a profile picture of Gustav Vasa, and the treaty of versailles was signed more than 100 years ago. Chill your fucking guts.
Please make more Kaiserreich content! Lovin' it!
Honestly, the tension in this video are unbelievable
I call this save *Endsiege*!
Sounds like stampylongnose lmao
Yes! More mini series in general please!
Yay, more Kaiserreich!
Still waiting for Equestria at war, but it'll happen when it'll happen
Love the idea of series!
9:57 wanker's hand? Yeah I know the feeling, chap
Legends say that Alex will get the 5th research slot in 1945
Thank you editor for visualizing all the weird noises that Alex makes.
Nice video rambler!
Kaiser Wilhelm III remaining army group commander after his accession to the throne. Interesting.
Hey Alex if you think this is a never ending war then you should see one of my campaigns, the war has lasted for 10 years and the only resistance left is Britain, Canada, and Raj but I can’t break through the British lines on their coast
The good thing about the eastern front in Kaiserreich is if you end up in a two front war your allies can basically hold off Russia while you destroy France
We need more mini series pleeeaaaseee Alex
Good to see he's enjoying himself
first time i've watched you outside of yog streams
love from a fellow maidstonian
Looking forward to part 3!
I love the second part it was amazing👍. Waiting for the 3 part😌.
I like the idea of a series. It let's get a better idea of what is going on.
I'd love it if you made more hoi4 series kind of videos
Please play as Petain on Gates Of Versailles
Holy crap, the CNT-FAI won the Spanish civil war, I've never seen it before. At least, not without heavy player intervention.
Hey Alex id love to see you try out the endseig mod once it’s been updated for la resistance, keep up the amazing vids ❤️
19:14 Me when something poggers happens
I don’t even play this game yet I really like this dude videos
10:44
In our real world time-line, Ukrainian ultranationalists commited vicious atrocities against Polish civilians in Volhinya during WWII, while collaborating with the Nazis.... who were simultaneously genociding the Ukrainians.
But as Yaroslav Stetzko, one of Ukraines most monstrous Nazi psychopaths said: "I don't care if I have to murder half of Ukraine to rid it of communists, it's worth doing"
So, since the Kingdom of Ukraine is in Kaiserreich is probably run by similar people to those, yeah that's pretty historical.
Oh, and these anthropomorphic genocide-things ran away like rats after the war, and were embraced by the CIA, who put their children, biological and ideological, in power in the Ukraine in 2014 at the behest of German big finance.
If I was this late, I wouldn't be Rambler's hairline.
I'm way behind in intelligence
-Alex The Rambler 2020
It hurts my eyes that he's not releasing people.
I find this guy way to entertaining
I can't wait to see the next part
I played kaiserreich once and kaiser whillhelm lived till 1950 and still didn't die
Love your videos. Shame cursed algorithms don’t like series 🤹🏼♂️
I got a Ryzen 9 5950X 16 cores and honnestly my old i7 960 4 cores was barely slower. I integrate puppets and release after I disband their armies to get speed back.
I think I would like if you made som mini campaign series. Cheers.
The pressure he has to go through, Poland, Denmark, Russia, France, Romania and the Ottomans are falling…
Fine quality electronic recording.
You should play the Red Flood mod as Montenegro and create a powerful Accelerationist State in the Balkans.
In WW1, Austria was the load that Germany had to carry. In our WW2 it was Italy. In this WW2 Germany has to carry literally everyone.
I would love to see a sort of series of Hoi4 Kaiserreich mod.
Alex, have you ever done a stream of you making one of these videos? Kind of a behind the scenes look at the making of your most popular series. Also, something that you'd already be doing possibly being monetized.
Nope, lots of dead air. Hours of footage gets cut
@@AlextheRambler Meh, figured it may be worth it since you were already doing it. Not like streaming really costs anything.
I had a similar experience where commie Italy held most of south Germany and I was on the gates of Paris
Good guy Mr. Gorithm loves to see comments like these! Thanks Al!
Can’t wait for another episode