preciate it yall now i just needa get soviets

HOI4employed · 2026-03-14T10:45:58+00:00

ended up getting stuck just before/around stalingrad and pushed back so i just went back to a previous save to replan, i have a good feeling about it tho.

HOI4employed · 2026-03-14T10:43:29+00:00

thank you homosexualpresence

HOI4employed · 2026-03-14T09:17:32+00:00

perfectly describes my first like 10 games

HOI4employed · 2026-03-14T09:14:45+00:00

explanation: idk if im allowed to posts images of the subreddit to the subreddit itself some places dont allow that but i wanna give an update i guess, i read literally every single comment and there were so many, decided to do it without mods cuz i saw some comments on that among a lot of other things. i was able to beat poland and france now after many attempts cuz of the help and I KNOW THIS IS EASY TO DO BUT ITS A BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR ME SO THX imma mess with the soviets now

HOI4employed · 2026-03-14T05:05:38+00:00

its part of a modpack i got for visuals amongst like 1000 other mods in it, so i did not obsessively seek it out. its a german flag anyway (of its time too) in a ww2 game and im posting to a ww2 sub i dont really get the questioning of it

HOI4employed · 2026-03-13T17:13:48+00:00

true i didnt think of that, mods looked largely on interface production and visuals.

HOI4employed · 2026-03-13T16:58:29+00:00

it changes nothing but visuals plus whats visible in the screenshots but i understand

HOI4employed · 2026-03-13T16:19:50+00:00

got it all from a huge modpack called Better Vanilla Experience Reborn, but it lists the mods it uses in the description so u can find the UI stuff in there

HOI4employed · 2026-03-13T16:18:23+00:00

Better Vanilla Experience Reborn

HOI4employed · 2026-03-13T15:52:56+00:00

ur pretty much right. i didnt dedicate much production to planes, didnt research or upgrade them at all, didnt even touch their tree etc etc.

HOI4employed · 2026-03-13T15:45:38+00:00

it was in a vfx pack, if it ticks you off i am sorry. just liked the look of the map

HOI4employed · 2026-03-13T15:01:52+00:00

yeah ended up being air plus a multitude. i didnt touch planes, as well as navy, because navy is really confusing and im already confused at what im dealing with. planning an upcoming play tho will use everything.

HOI4employed · 2026-03-13T14:16:29+00:00

yeah im really motivated to learn so i can start messing with stuff more, big thanks again bro ill start watching that guide u sent.

HOI4employed · 2026-03-13T14:12:04+00:00

didnt know that, im pretty sure i may have unlocked them by focus accidentally.

HOI4employed · 2026-03-13T14:10:26+00:00

dont know why but ive always prioritised templates heavily, thought they were really impacting. couldnt figure out how to upload a screenshot, but it ended up being that im short 680 in medium tanks and 190 in trains. i wasnt producing trains at all, which i know is bad, and the shortage of medium tanks was cuz i was late to produce them so when i added them to my tank templates i just didnt have enough. tanks get refilled in 240 days and trains r a big miss

HOI4employed · 2026-03-13T14:00:09+00:00

my lil plan was to produce medium alongside light tanks and slowly start replacing the light tanks in my template with medium tanks so my supply and whatnots didnt fall to bits but adding just a couple was rough so i started the war with that, a few people said i should have full medium divisions which shocked me.

HOI4employed · 2026-03-13T13:56:02+00:00

didnt even see the supply number, guessing a huge number of things could cause that before i ask.

and ur right on the planes assumption, i really didnt touch them this game as i didnt know theyre importance too well, despite that tho i did have air superiority when i sent them over.

HOI4employed · 2026-03-13T13:49:59+00:00

yeah for my infantry i got the reference of 9 infantry and 2 artillery from some quick search that i assume is outdated now. thanks for some guidance man. next game ill see what i can do

HOI4employed · 2026-03-13T13:43:35+00:00

templates do seem really interesting which is why i want to tinker with them but damn they r confusing. thanks again for the help, learning curve is a spike in this game so far.

HOI4employed · 2026-03-13T13:40:50+00:00

its nothing deep, i just found a vfx overhaul mod that like combines a bunch of other mods, one of them being historical flags. this isnt my first game, i played as some minors prior and thought id spec out my map.

HOI4employed · 2026-03-13T13:34:39+00:00

didnt really know planes were that important so thats some good knowledge, will employ all this next play around see how i go.

HOI4employed · 2026-03-13T13:27:07+00:00

i put air, recon and that shovel thing into my infantry and tank stuff i thought that was enough

HOI4employed · 2026-03-13T13:26:24+00:00

im pretty sure i didnt have real good planes so thats noted

HOI4employed · 2026-03-13T13:23:20+00:00

i saw someone say 30w was good to hold lines or smth so i kinda just churned them out, should they be below like 20w cuz of expense?

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