99 / month. ; About Hearts of Iron 4 Wiki; Mobile viewCapital Ships: CV - Radar, Min 3 Flight Decks, AA and secondary battery. The Great War: Redux is a stand-alone rework to Wolferos’ famous Great War mod. Subs only have an advantage against surface fleets without screens. Created by The WarSimmer. Londtex • 4 yr. Autocracy. the meta was to use some combination of specialized anti-sub destroyers (sonar and depth charges) and land. 363K subscribers in the hoi4 community. As Nazi Germany's grasp over Europe begins to weaken and Japan's puppets begin to chafe under their master, America's light of liberty burns in the OFN, aiding freedom everywhere it can as a shattered Russia puts itself back together. One strat that worked for me is spamming sub 2s with torpedo upgrades, or if time and resources allow sub 3s with the same upgrades. Fighter 2 spam should be enough to match german air production as britain. Unless the triggers are adjusted, AI will be likely to use /Hearts. 381K subscribers in the hoi4 community. Subs are the best scouts, best convoy raiders, and best minelayers. simplify the amount of equipment you want to make. Try it, give up on historic vs AI, I garauntee you will enjoy it. Paradox should re-balance admiral experience gain! Carriers were never bad in hoi4. Additional comment actions. Modding, or creating mods, is the act of modifying the behavior of the base game (often referred to as vanilla ), either for personal use, or to release publicly for other players, for instance - via the Steam Workshop . 21. UrbanExplorer101 • 1 yr. Invading France took longer than usual, they had a lot of bombers/CAS on me. Poland: United and Ready: Polish nation pack including unique art for Polish. Concealment over drill master. Battleships require air superiority in order to stay afloat so unless you can guarantee that go for carriers. There is the passive Intel level which is displayed on your Intel screen. r/hoi4. R5: I had a theory that if you destroy all airbases in the first week of the war, then their airforce will be crowded in ruined airfields, leaving them extremely inefficient. So a 40 plane converted cruiser carrier will have 10 CAS, 10 naval bombers and 20 fighters. 3. 2. 10 things I noticed/thought about HOI4. Rush 1940 sub and snorkel. Lategame nuclear techs cause reactors to cost fewer crystals. 673 votes, 46 comments. Anythng below 10 is good. I dig it. You can get sooo much by doing this and starting it early. Bathtub is spamming out cheap crappy subs for naval supremacy (typically for naval invasions as they don't always preform the best in naval combat against non-AI players). If you have enough time to build up strong forts, build on line 3, it's your land after all. Naval bombers delete the screens, subs kill the convoys and capitals. You can try any political (socialist, democratic, reactionary) or diplomatic (pro-Germany, pro-Canada, pro-Communard France) stance. It's the meta for a reason. Patch 1. That's why strategic destruction is now the meta, it has the same agility bonus but with better air superiority boni. A huge expansion of Hearts of Iron IV, Darkest Hour is an ambitious historical immersion project that will place fate in the hands of the player. A place to share content, ask questions and/or talk about the grand strategy game Hearts of Iron IV by Paradox Development Studio. 380K subscribers in the hoi4 community. Not all mods might work together or not work at all, but download at your risk. Sub Detection. Do the standard delete army + one division train, make your 50, 40, and 20 width infantry templates (training, 14-4, 10-0). All you really have to do is spam sub 3s, put them on always attack and they will wipe the floor with any navy. 382K Members. Preview file contents. India and sub-saharan Africa. All aircraft start with 80% reliability unless otherwise noted. Fire control 0, AA1, BC armor 1, best radar and engine. I personally divide my subs into 5 groups and set each group a target strength of 20 subs. When it is big we called Ocean. 2. Mid 1. I love the comments of Dankus Metacus tryhard kiddos saying that navy is trash and that you should play minmaxing your air force instead. Hot. With 15-20 divions of 40w medium + mech you should be able to push germans from north poland, through konigberg to berlin. Also stay away from very shallow waters. Selected Poland. ago. All you really have to do is spam sub 3s, put them on always attack and they will wipe the floor with any navy. Stack at least 8 divisions per tile. r/hoi4. In addition, the combat widths of 24, 25, 35, and 36 are fitting for. See more posts like this in r/ParadoxExtra. 13. 17 CAV + 1 HT + 1 HTD + 2 HSPAa - TD brigade. If they engage enemy ships, especially destroyers, they die. Sub spam in the sea tiles leading to the UK but not connected to the UK, once they're out of fuel you can easily cross Reply mypasswordis778899 •. The first design we will be testing is spam of a light cruiser design (no armour) with a 1:1 ratio of roach destroyers as well. mayby in the future. For Germany, the sub3/bomber meta is generally preferred, because it’s cheaper and because bombers are a good way to work over the stronger UK fleet. Home. So this is not bathtub strat (Cool victory tho comrad). Escort Carrier - 1 flight deck, AA, Radar is you want, carrier 1 engine. Greetings all! As you’ll no doubt be aware, the launch of the No Step Back expansion last year was the climax of a busy year of development for the HoI. Instead they provide Intel (Intel has a variety of bonuses). Greece, with BFB there are several fun paths for the Greeks. Description. The purpose of infantry is to defend. If you want to sub spam, you should make your own subs. For subs, create sub hunter fleets with 2-3 light cruisers per patrol fleet and 5-8 destroyers for the actual hunters. There are multiple strats, but. The strength of the battalions are their training and equipment, you can't replenish either with a draft. Report. To unlock the Himmler or Goering path, it is necessary to first complete the objective "Remilitarize Rhineland. These values are now -1. Modern tanks can use heavy howitzer. I do a build strategy where I queue the expensive ships early -- and not go to naval wars without them and then build cruisers and DDs when I have the opportunity. From what I learnt the meta is basically, spam sub 3 with snorkel and torpedos or heavy crusier a with 30+ light attack and no armour and torpedo destroyers. (HoI4 v. For details on how aircraft statistics affect air wing operation, see air missions and air wing . spam naval bombers. After the fall of France, the United Kingdom was the only Allied nation left. 1 on close air support (later in the guide I might be referring to this type of aircraft as simply “CAS”) It is up to you if you want to continue the naval production. This submod. This quick Hearts of Iron IV modding tutorial will explain how to create submods for existing mods and link the two. But there is one glaring thing that is missing. Last game I played my task force was 4 CV, 4 BC, 4 CA, 8 CL, and 32 Destroyers. console command to add midget sub technology Question does anyone know of a console command or a way to add midget subs to other nations? Archived. Also flanking and encirclement. a SH battleship supported by 15-20 cruisers with nothing but AA and duals is practically invincible. Keep them out of shallow water and away from enemy bombers, both of which murder subs. After a year of MTG, devs haven't fixed this, it makes the whole naval system redundant. 005 * ship production cost in industrial capacity (IC) + 0. Well i sunk like 50 Subs with super anti-sub destroyers, but it just isn't enough because subs get produced way to fast and it doesn't help. We have a ton of features we're proud of like our naval and tank/IFV designer along with our streamlined. Sub 2 or ideally 3, either way with snorkel, will be pretty much unkillable. The War Room - /r/hoi4 Weekly General Help Thread: September 4 2023. Nobody will hit you early. Reply. Just did sub spam and naval bombers in english channel, couldn't get superiority until the Brits sent the best of their Navy to the mediterranean. This mod cannot work with other ideologies in the game. Either deathstack (put all your mainline ships into one group), or the "HOI4 Special" of spamming subs/Naval bombers. Yep, the mod doesn't even have nukes or industrial technology anymore, let alone anything else. In my honest and humble opinion, if you want to spam ships which are quickly build, go for one of these. I'm aware of the CA strategy, and the sub one (which is arguably better again), but I'm not so interested in 'meta', I'm interested in a degree of realism and fun roleplay and giving. Members Online • gabrielangelos01 . 1 this is good but don't spam these as screens. 381K subscribers in the hoi4 community. For a low monthly fee, gain access to all Hearts of Iron expansions and country packs, as well as lots of special cosmetic content, music and sound packs. Last time I played I used the battlegroup of 12 BB, 12 CL, and 36 DD. If you want an enjoyable mod instead, I'd say road to 56, I dont remember it very well but it was fun. As a naval major (UK, USA, Japan), in SP, you can blend both metas effectively, leaving you with a power surface fleet, good patrols, great convoy raiding, and great anti sub. The surface fleet meta is heavy cruisers (1 heavy gun, lots of light guns, max engine, no armor), with roach destroyers (as cheap as can be; possibly include upgraded engines) and torpedo destroyers. 2 sets the experience level of the division (from Greens to Veterans) in the range from 0 to 1. ago. 0 + 0. With BICE, Allies are capable of attriting your sub force. You can usually replace the logistics company with support AA and mitigate the. Isn’t the main reason they are broken OP, AI in hearts of iron 4 is braindead so they don’t know how to counter them. 379K subscribers in the hoi4 community. From Kaiserreich to Old World Blues, here's our full list of the very best Hearts of Iron 4 mods for Paradox's mammoth WW2 grand strategy game. Invading France took longer than usual, they had a lot of bombers/CAS on me. Australia Revamped is a Millennium Dawn sub-mod which is primarily focused on the optimisation of Australia during 2000 period in the mod Millennium Dawn. S. No, not anymore. The AI simply can’t compete. For more help spawning units in Hearts of Iron, please see our spawning units guide on our blog - this post will take you through the basics of the spawn command. No AI puppet division spam as overlord. The smaller the value, the less visible the submarine becomes making it harder to spot. A place to share content, ask questions and/or talk about the grand strategy game Hearts of Iron IV by Paradox Development Studio. I’m planning on doing a “British Fortress” inspired by one of the old videos of Spiffing Brit. 5. 40 width 15/5 division are 15 medium tank and 5 motorized battalions. 1. Bonus fact: No unit cosmetics means everything DLC. . Gatts - Helping with the mod. And if whole battalions are being wiped out, a draft will not fix that. In WW2 the germans had a huge problem with their motor pool - they had a bewildering array of over-engineered vechiles and a darth of spare parts by which to service them (the furher himself gave the directive to focus on the production of new vehicels vs. Surface Raiders are great at killing convoys in open space. r/hoi4. use Tacs to try and kill his subs, and make sure you do naval doctrine. 0 + 0. I. While he certainly wasn't supportive of the comintern, he was a support of Robeson, W. This community wiki's goal is to be a repository of Hearts of Iron IV related knowledge, useful for both new and experienced players and for modders. Especially since mountains are great for defending. Inevitable-Head2931 • 10 hr. 3K upvotes · 97 comments. Forest 3 168 % 42 = 0. It’s not exactly clear in. Try to create destroyers whose sole role is to hunt subs, probably wont work as intended because para--- the hoi4 dev team seriously cant develop their game properly without screwing up everything. The only real downside is that your subs aren't very strong against other subs when trying to protect convoys. 4) - Many Focus, specific Tree for Spain. 12. 1. When it has many islands we called archipelago. No enemy airports = no red air, simple as that. I get it to where I can produce 1 per month of each. A place to share content, ask questions and/or talk about the grand strategy game…The New Order: Last Days of Europe is an alt-history Cold War mod for Hearts of Iron IV. • 6 mo. In MP naval combat boils down to who can out sub spam the other as your tac and naval bombers try to kill as many as possible. Just wanted to counter all the whiner threads: i played HOI2, Darkest Hour and HOI III, this one here is the first title where i immediately was able to play a full session, using marine, airplanes, divisions, battle plans, naval invasions(!) without setting up a command chain for 2 hours first. It could be they planned to do something with them and never did. Siegfried Adolf Kummer (born 24 September 1899 in Radeberg, died 1977 in Dresden) was a German mystic and Germanic revivalist. PTT809 • 3 yr. Honestly No Step Back is looking really good itself. 474. Also subs count less towards naval supremacy. They serve the same ultimate purpose, destroyers are 2-3x faster and can disengage a lot easier without casualties, can spot far better, etc. A Battle Plan is an important tool that helps players visualize how their divisions will advance, allows the AI to control the player's divisions automatically, and can confer a Planning bonus. Copy pasted from a previous thread, with some modifications: The current surface navy meta consists of three ships: CAs: one heavy turret, every other module light turret or secondaries. Finally, according to both the tech screen and ship designer, the DP doesn't impact max speed (nor does Light Batteries or Secondaries). In my honest and humble opinion, if you want to spam ships which are quickly build, go for one of these. Hearts of Iron IV > General Discussions > Topic Details. You should always add exactly one float plane catapult to all of your capitals. This is the most efficient way to design good divisions if you aren't allowed to participate in the Spanish Civil War. Mines are your best bet if you just want to research + produce subs + only take their part of trade interdiction doctrine. Since this morning, my mx3 has reverted to it's default setting. As a naval major (UK, USA, Japan), in SP, you can blend both metas effectively, leaving you with a power surface fleet, good patrols, great convoy raiding, and great anti sub. A place to share content, ask questions and/or talk about the grand strategy game Hearts of Iron IV by Paradox Development Studio. 2 engines best engine. ago. Heavy fighters are literally so. Top Comment decides what gets added. The only place GBP is the best doctrine is for attacking infantry, particularly with maximum planning bonus. Raiding Efficiency. Democratic Netherlands underrated af actually. Stoffen2. Or you know,in SP just spam subs with torpedoes+minelayers and mine the seas. ago. Basically the main guns drop screens quicker and the torpedoes drop capital ships quicker. Socialism does not necessarily fit the in-hoi4 communist ideology, and Einstein's socialism definetly does not fit it. HoI4 is a complex game, and for some people complexity is what makes a game hard. Company expansion Decision System - Upgrade your equipment designers for greater bonuses. ago. Service manpower: 325. Sub visibility. And with your logic I can say subreddit names are useless just look at. Set to engage at high risk (sub3 or sub4 only). Target cost 5200-5300. 19. Every few minutes after lauching, the game just crashes. Fighter 2 spam should be enough to match german air production as britain. Navies in HOI4 had a pretty strict setup - for every capital ship, you need four screen ships. 05 * ship manpower. You want to lock down the Indian Ocean for security asap. . the creation of parts to preserve those already in the field, this over the advice of guys like. For convoy escort, I assign a squadron of (8) DD. HOI4 cheats – set ruling party. 10 width can’t fight long and suffer more losses but with well when you spam it with cas. Members Online. “Naw fuck oil and rubber, that shit hard to get. Browse. This mod is STANDALONE from the Kaiserreich Anime Mod: Moereich! Do NOT have this mod and Moereich active at the same time!Once detected it gives a Radar Detection Efficiency bonus for the detection of individual aircraft. Finally, it gives more intelligence on enemy troops and ships in provinces within the Radar's coverage. And the yeeting of children. Give your sub snorkel, best (and maximum amount of) torpedos and best engine. The first design we will be testing is spam of a light cruiser design (no armour) with a 1:1 ratio of roach destroyers as well. Very strong against infantry and other. Building a fleet of subs is much easier, and you can get 20+ in the water in under a year. Ai peace. ago. For fighter aircraft, it is important to keep a balance between attack, defense, agility and speed. Hearts of oak normally goes till 1944 for me in sp. This. UrbanExplorer101 • 1 yr. Then it's a roughly even trade (type 4 sub op). Neo-Libs are right. B. 1st: add_party_popularity 100 fascism. Welcome to Pax Britannica: An Imperial Timeline, an alternate history science fiction mod for Hearts of Iron 4. If it has depth then it is called deep sea otherwise it is called shallow sea. 3K Online. Sub visibility is a value that represents a submarine's outline. What you want to do is sub spam, and convoy raid them. TAC have better range, and can switch back and forth between the ground and sea war, as needed. A place to share content, ask questions and/or talk about the grand strategy game Hearts of Iron IV by Paradox. Germany will just spam 1940 subs with good admirals and doctrines, and you'll stretch your convoy escorts thin with all the extra traffic while not sinking that many submarines. But if capitals aren't in the mix the torpedo cruisers go down hard every time. 0. 05 * ship manpower. Easy, cheap, and effective. 被广大玩家们深恶痛绝的钢四后期卡顿，如今UP做了这么一期处理方案噢！. 005 * ship production cost in industrial capacity (IC) + 0. Social Democracy. The Ai doesn't anti-sub very well. Have 20DD and 5LC in your "patrols fleet", have subs going by 20 to 30. The New Order: Last Days of Europe is an alt-history Cold War mod for Hearts of Iron IV. 5x the agility of the attacker. Set you sub fleet to engage at high risk, medium repair priority and enable automatic split off. tl:dr - use subs in 3-5 sub fleet wolfpacks and have them convoy raid away from major ports for maximum effectiveness. Plains 1 90 % 42 = 6. This value is the "hide in shadows" score. Sub tech, sub weapons, sub doctrines. Netherlands, specifically monarchist Netherlands. paradox ai dont cheat unless you have the difficulty above normal. Hunter/killer patrol could do the actual sub killing. Whenever you get air. 0 unless otherwise noted. 5) greater than base. That means, 4*4 equals 16 torpedo tubes avaliable to shoot at the enemy. . A good task force composition is a necessary part of winning the naval game in Hearts of Iron IV, allowing you to protect both your coastlines and any convoys you have. The remaining battleships and CA's I split into 3 equal task forces, with 3 scout task forces. 5 production per day. With a plethora of DLC options to choose from, starting out from scratch can be daunting to new players. If you want an actual surface fleet then you want to be pumping out as many cheap shitty destroyers as you can, supplemented by a handful of light attack stacking Heavy Cruisers. Zealous- • 4 yr. Sub spam is less expensive and arguably more effective. 50 to 100 sub 4s on always engage and never repair is usually enough to place the Japanese or British navy either in port repairing or at the bottom of the sea. [Day 3]: r/hoi4 makes a HoI4 Mod. e. DontSleep Nov 16 @ 6:49am i am waiting for this update. ago. 4. Additional comment actions. card. This package includes: Hearts of Iron IV base game: Play any nation on earth in the lead up to WW2, directing its research, industrial production, political fate and military operations. In refititing you can’t remove/refit armour or engine because it’s way too expensive so don’t. Deliberus Banned. Give your sub snorkel, best (and maximum amount of) torpedos and best engine. ago. Planes don't have detection. Works nicely against nations like Japan. For marine you want them to have 1 or 2 artillery for more soft attack. Members Online. Naval supremacy of ship = 100. What you want to do is sub spam, and convoy raid them. You also need to be mindful of PP gains. In three years a) repaid all debt b) became nuclear power c) upgraded army to 2015 equipment models d) build huge stockpiles of all equipment used e) removed corruption f) removed PiS from power Seems like it was too easy to do everything in such short timespan. ago. And they said sub spam was dead upvotes. Give it a sub commander and if you have sub advisors take them too. Eventually I some somewhat bored of it (unless minor nations or Germany because you know, reasons) and started to build actual fleets if I can (even as India) Tsarist path. 1- Download the most recent HOI4 cracked game and this MD recent mod. It proves combat widths of 14, 15, and 18 are fitting for small, front-line divisions. save. A 100 plane 1944 carrier will have 10 CAS, 30 naval bombers and 60 fighters. I preffer Wolf->Lancer than Concealment expert->Smoke screen. It was only a matter of time before a WWI-themed mod entered the scene when Hearts of Iron 4 was released. Yeah, it might be powerful, but OP is something else. AI will never find you (but stay away from naval bombers, they're still a problem). 146 votes, 146 comments. You will easily kill off the Royal Navy by having them. Build medium tanks and mechanized. 6 Sub-Hunting And Coastal Patrol. I dont know about you but even sonar 2 + radar 4 destroyers struggle to detect subs with 15 visibility, let alone anything below 10. #hoi4 #usa #guide A comprehensive guide for the USA in No Step Back! Let the Giant Wake and open the Arsenal of Democracy!Early build based on the work of 7. The AI doesn't produce the second and destroyer spam is best killed by good cruisers. I don't know if it is current meta or not, but since no one else is answering: I still sub-spam to sink transports. What is the hardest HOI4 mod . Attack supply hubs and railways. Nah, Tojo can easy get all the Rubber and oil he want's. could be destroyers or light cruisers, both work in sp but mount only light attack on them. Sub provide the ability to convoy raid. 371K subscribers in the hoi4 community. 5 AA compared to a standard Secondary 2 of 4. Democracy. * and Kaiserredux Version 2023/11/17. You get +30% attack +40% defense if you stack all the traits and high command, but they still lack breakthrough. . no need to add armor, change the additional things at the top for the soft attack one (additional machineguns or smth idk) You can lower the relyability down to 95%; 90%; 85% or 80% if you ad Maintanence companies to your tank divisions. At the very start of war with the UK, the A. Since Russia didn't have it's own congress, all Russians were automatically 'upgraded' to the All Union Congress, it was easier to meet with the Ukrainians at their level. 5 production per day. This submod is one of a humble character designed to complete and iterate upon existing mechanics present within The New Order’s Italian content. ; heavy attack spam: to counter the best build you need the best anti-build. This may be the first time I've seen a divisions thread on this sub where the general consensus in the comments is "yep, this is a good standard division. As a naval major (UK, USA, Japan), in SP, you can blend both metas effectively, leaving you with a power surface fleet, good patrols, great convoy raiding, and great anti sub. You can even build specialized ASW patrols (a few depth charge DDs, plus maybe a couple cruisers to manage enemy patrols). #hoi4 #news #HYPEA closer look at the new Dev Diary with a look at some changes to the Naval aspect of the game! A NEW DLC is in the works!Dev Diary: Keep them out of shallow water and away from enemy bombers, both of which murder subs. A place to share content, ask questions and/or talk about the grand strategy game Hearts of Iron IV by Paradox Development Studio. Don’t land on obviously garrisoned areas like a port, land on the railroad 2 tiles away through supplies the entire enemy front line. May 5, 2020 @ 11:10am. turn off the AAT dlc and roll back your hoi4 version to 1. Pretty straightforward if you understand HoI4. For want of soft attack. Content is available under Attribution-ShareAlike 3. File archive. The mod only works with Kaiserreich and sub-mods for it. Numbers are most important for these. 6 kn. 2. Split into 3-4 task forces of submarines under an admiral, preferably one with Bold trait and then the Sea Wolf earned trait followed b imo traditional fleets are more effective than t3 sub spam. Nevertheless they're no longer the by-far-best way to get supremacy. 99 / month. Give your sub snorkel, best (and maximum amount of) torpedos and best engine. Surface Raiders are great at killing convoys in open space. ViniciusSinged • 21 days ago. R5: I saw u/CBAdams make the 1936 map (starting date of HOI4) in minecraft, so I thought I'd try EU4's start date. Set them to convoy hunt. To be honest I never liked the idea of the merger because modern-day 4 runs bad on my computer. There's a lot of things that come together in defining what is hard in a video game or really in life. Fresh heavy cruisers should have as many light cruiser batteries as possible with one heavy battery the best secondary battery you have and NO ARMOUR. The result is a 1:10 K/D ratio for my fighters (I had 1600 heavy bombers and 6000 fighters at the start of the war) and 75% of. I mean, to be fair, this IS an Hoi4 sub. A place to share content, ask questions and/or talk about the grand strategy game Hearts of Iron IV by…. there is no competition, Paradox has a cornered market and are very clearly exploiting it by releasing a sub-par game with every nation built to require DLC to have unique flavor in the future. Hello Gentlemen, I have returned to hoi4 recently, (last played before la resistance update) and I found out that my knowledge of this game is obsolete. I’ve seen Das Boot and it doesn’t take much to take them out of commission. Currently a work-in-progress, but so far adds the following:. My first attempt at the mod (or any mod for HOI4). The total war mod, ai gets some pretty insane cheats and Germany will spam sub 3, ai will also get free spawning troops, If the allies don’t d day by late 1942. -Critical hits drasticaly reduce retreat speed. 366K subscribers in the hoi4 community. I've got around 600 hours in HOI4, and one thing that continuously bugs me is how much I don't know what I am doing when it comes to the navy. NAV do better damage by a lot, and are cheaper, so extremely efficient per IC. All you have to do is make cheap escort destroyers using the designer that gives you -25% production cost, spam those out, and escort where you are trading.