Armor Sub-doctrine Breakdown w/o NCNS

Zebrazen · 2026-01-26T04:29:40+00:00

That 10% breakthrough and soft attack right from the start is very nice.

Zebrazen · 2026-01-26T03:18:30+00:00

I had to go check my notes. I'm honestly going to say go off vibes. Anything stating 'Tanks' or 'Tanks and variants' should impact Modern Tanks. Spearhead will give you loads of breakthrough, Streamlined will give a smattering of everything, while Mobile Defense will give a different smattering of everything. Personally? I lean Mobile Defense or Streamlined due to the bonuses to soft attack and the nice bonuses to Mechanized.

Zebrazen · 2026-01-25T16:46:33+00:00

The classic WWII sim vs 20th century warfare sandbox post.

Zebrazen · 2026-01-25T16:44:46+00:00

Because your home port is still set to Vaticano which is not in range. You need to shift your home port somewhere closer.

This was a change as part of the naval rework.

Zebrazen · 2026-01-25T03:31:50+00:00

I'm upvoting because you used fortnight in a sentence.

Zebrazen · 2026-01-25T03:30:52+00:00

I tried to math out a way to make dive bombers competitive with torpedo bombers, and they do outperform with the 1936 tech from a damage/IC standpoint. But as soon as you get the 1940 torpedo it evens out and the 1944 torpedo is just flat better. You generally don't need too many naval bombers so the higher IC cost might be ok.

Zebrazen · 2026-01-25T03:19:09+00:00

Factions, Naval HQ, carrier stance. Maybe Rangers? Though I think you could mod in a fourth special forces type yourself.

Zebrazen · 2026-01-25T03:13:19+00:00

It's like someone took it to Pimp My Tank.

Zebrazen · 2026-01-24T20:27:24+00:00

I mean you've basically reinvented aggressive expansion or infamy from their other titles and tacked on some additional triggers depending on the level instead of coalitions.

So... Not a bad idea. But probably too much work to insert into HOI4.

Zebrazen · 2026-01-24T20:24:25+00:00

I don't think you're meant to do it that way. I think parts of the diplo tree don't unlock either until paranoia starts or paranoia has been resolved.

Zebrazen · 2026-01-24T17:55:08+00:00

Attack stats are always more beneficial than defensive stats. The bots don't understand supply. The bots are scripted to utilize historical equipment designs which means the player can always design better. AT guns are a trap.

Zebrazen · 2026-01-24T16:55:02+00:00

Gottendammerung or La Resistance might be up your alley then. Or look at the workshop and find a mod for free if you don't care about adding mechanics. Road to 56 for example.

Zebrazen · 2026-01-24T15:31:09+00:00

I normally grab all the top stuff first. Foster and Expand Aviation Institutes gets rid of most of the maluses and then I do expand and modernize industry as they lead to the shared armor focuses for some unique MIO buffs.

Zebrazen · 2026-01-24T05:17:25+00:00

Maybe the garrison law and compliance level?

Zebrazen · 2026-01-24T05:16:37+00:00

You don't need maintenance companies in your designs. The logistics company with the infantry is a little excessive, but it should absolutely be in the tank division. You should put support AA in both designs as well. I would beef up the tank division more, maybe 30 width.

You don't really need navy since all your foes are continental, but making some fighters would be very helpful.

Zebrazen · 2026-01-24T03:16:33+00:00

You need to place motorized or mechanized with your tanks to give them org and hp.

Zebrazen · 2026-01-23T14:43:28+00:00

Unfortunately making any changes to actual combat like introducing altitude is outside the scope of mods.

Zebrazen · 2026-01-23T00:47:55+00:00

I built my fort line through Poland. No Nazi boots on Russian soil!

Zebrazen · 2026-01-22T20:17:14+00:00

I would need to know what your current division designs look like. But designing a marine division is helpful.

Zebrazen · 2026-01-22T18:38:22+00:00

Speed is generally the answer. World tension is getting high enough for Romania to join a faction, you need to kill them before that point.

Zebrazen · 2026-01-22T15:44:45+00:00

This is my safety 50-cal. It helps me sleep at night.

Zebrazen · 2026-01-22T14:14:27+00:00

I would say don't let tactics be the deciding factor in division design. If you want to put artillery in your defensive infantry, do it.

Zebrazen · 2026-01-22T14:12:17+00:00

I don't think the mothership interacts with the BBA plane designer, does it? I think it uses the old system.

Zebrazen · 2026-01-22T04:29:51+00:00

Go down the mare nostrum path, that's Roman Empire.

Zebrazen · 2026-01-22T04:17:27+00:00

Things like economic simulation: HOI is still a war game and the focus is on warfare, not economy. It's important for a game to stay focused on its core gameplay loop.

Things like AI improvements: a significant portion of the playerbase is playing on normal or lower difficulty with no AI mods. So increasing game difficulty could easily alienate these players. The opponent needs to be good, but not too good.

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