HOI4 terms for EU4 players: Summon the diet = Choose focus tree Seize land = boost party popularity Hire free companies = mass recruit 1 width division Monopoly setting = build factories everywhere Set ideas = choose designer/political advisor
Hoi4 looks really complicated, but most of it feels like a flowchart throughout any way of playing. MP is more complicated though, but basics will see you through any campaign or mod. Build civs, then mils, always have army doctrine researching, build 7-2 infantry/artillery divisions, build 14-4 if you have manpower and equipment to spare. Build medium tanks if you have the industry for it, et cetera. You'll become adept in no time!
Your first building should be a level 10 port in your holdings near Beijing because otherwise, supply flows all the way through Korea and Manchukuo which severely limits your capabilities in China and slows you down. Mainland China doesn't have very good ports or terrain to support lots of divisions, especially 40 widths.
@@emirefebozkurt8324 Extra infastructure building is wasted in return for building valuable civs or mils. The better the port level the higher your supply, so there is no loss in building a level 10 one/.
So are naval ideas actually worth it when playing Japan? Should I build more galleys or heavy ships? Should I take Influence ideas to keep Manchuko loyal?
You kinda forgot about templates.. 40 width horse template + support MP makes you get compliance super fast Also you could add arty to your main divisions + aircraft/navy templates are important
Tbf the main concern of gun and arty deficit because you have too many division early. I just go 1. 24 20 width pure infantry to border shanxi. Its main function is to farm xp 2. 16 40 width infantry-arty to border main china. This is the main dish 3. 10 40 width infantry-arty or marine-arty to wreck havoc in naval invasion of Shanghai. There is no need to border river in Manchuria because if you are not smooth-brain, China cannot go offensive on you Remember the wise man said "this game is all about air war", so I recommend to assign 5 industry to CAS and no to fighter early on because china has no IC to build aircraft And the research of catapult plane is a waste because the main killer of sub isn't navy, but tac bomber or naval bomber I don't want to diss you, I really respect you because you helped me alot in EU4, I just wanna help to more META
I've been playing HOI4 for 2 or 3 years now. I don't get rolled or break my nation but man am I bad. Stalemates on frozen fronts. Having a lot of fun being bad tho
In addition to your airforce preparations you can place you carriers near the chinese coast an put close air support on them to fight in China. They do not get any debuffs because of range, so they are 100% efficient.
hey man, with your tactic of 15 divisions holding the front line, well they didnt hold. Eventually the chinese just broke through and even overun my 40 widths that were retreating. I had no planes or airfields to support either. Also i was never able to land on china like you did. Even when some naval invasions ended up landing, they were met with a death stack of 10 width divisions that didnt allow to progress and that led to me losing some 500k manpower and some of my best divisions...
What you can do: Build land defenses around the northern border so your troops can fend off the Chinese. Wait a little till China concentrates all their force at the border and then do the naval invasions and try to make the beachheads fairly large as long as there is low resistance. With good supply chains and organization as well as artillery, the chinese will slowly cripple under the pressure.
pt2 would be great - Navy is always a pain in the arse to deal with in HOI and I usually just ignore it until like (really) late game (as in like if I play until like 48 or somethn which is rare), build completely maxed out ones whilst I use a navy I stole from one of the Naval powers to do what I need.
You should also set your cruisers and battleships to hold and place them on a tile, that borders a land-tile where fighting is happening. You should do this when naval invading as well, especially then. When you do this, the ships will support your ground troops my naval bombarding the enemy
After watching a few guides on different countries out of curiosity this is the first video that I can respect. Most of RUclipsrs that post Hoi4 don't know shit and just claim knowing it all. Good guide. You know your shit man.
Quick tip rather than splitting up the fleets for training gg just shift click on the training button cuz it will only train the ships up to level three
Also puppets can be useful in hoi but they’re nowhere near as good as in eu4 cuz in you there army is just a nuisance as it is full of rubbish divisions that starve supply and so I would rarely if ever puppet China in single player ofrubbish
Bro this is not bad at all, i recommend you to see taruour (polish guy) he do chalanges and things you many get the idea. Please change the tank divisions. You are very good at navy in hoi4 do those or make a complete video on navy. Anyways i like your eu4 videos a lot.
Hey ludi tried your strategy with the new no step back and bascilly all of the coast of china is super protected it is actually quite hard to attack which was not the case in previous version they have unit on everysingle province even if you do a several front attack. Any advice for the new update? Thanks
i mean make fall back line in manchuko, naval invade in the area you own near Beijing, kill off like 50+ divisions, rush in, done and dusted, within the year.
@@magic5101 i specifically said it was to kill china fast, for example lets say you want to kill japan and china fast, you can accomplish what i said within the year and murica within the second year, so by 38 you have either 2 puppets with ridiculous MP or you have huge land.
Watched this video a bunch and still couldn't replicate it. I don't have the espionage DLC, I'm wondering how much of an impact that is having. I could not advance as fast as you did after the naval invasions. Lost supply almost immediately. I think you're leaving out some important info...
Hoi4 content is cool! But could you do some modded content maybe? It could be more unique and fun, and still apply to base hoi and eu4. Anbennar for eu4, and KR/OWB/RT56/TNO for HOI4! Again, it's a lot to ask for, but you could do general tips with those fun mods to spice it up!
I managed to invade china in 1937 with only 8 hours of gametime, And won both the land and sea battle consecutively, The rule is always strike quick before the chinese get to build their armies and navy
I trained the 7th, 9th,4th,5th division at the Spanish war before returning them back to the mainland to take care of China, this move probably benefits me the most rn
How can you set up like 4 naval invasions when I could only do 1? I looked online and someone said that some countries only have a certain amount of invasions they can do at the start of the game so how can you set up 4? Maybe I messed something up but can someone help me.
You can setup unlimited naval invasions. Whats limited is the amount of divisions u can assign to said invasions. U can at start assign max 10 divisions and later after u get the right tech can assign more. Make sure u dont assign 10 divs to 1 invasion cause then obviously u cant do more than 1. Select 1 div per invasion tile when u make them
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*releases HOI4 content
So true lol
i totally agree man
Oh god why xd IM GOING OK MOM
@@LudietHistoria we are worried for you future
HOI4 terms for EU4 players:
Summon the diet = Choose focus tree
Seize land = boost party popularity
Hire free companies = mass recruit 1 width division
Monopoly setting = build factories everywhere
Set ideas = choose designer/political advisor
Genius
Ah, I understand now
How about hoi4 mod in eu4?pog
I'm confused, where summon the diet?
EDIT: No free company as well?!
seize land 😭
go for whichever agenda that best suits you
you absolute virgins, I love you :p
why dont you sell titles you fool
and Quantity for Mil Ideas!
Oh goodness yes. I’ve recently been trying to learn HOI4 and this could not have been better timed. Thanks Ludi
my plesure pokeapple! Hope you enjoyed it!
Hoi4 looks really complicated, but most of it feels like a flowchart throughout any way of playing. MP is more complicated though, but basics will see you through any campaign or mod. Build civs, then mils, always have army doctrine researching, build 7-2 infantry/artillery divisions, build 14-4 if you have manpower and equipment to spare. Build medium tanks if you have the industry for it, et cetera.
You'll become adept in no time!
@@blorblin its actually not that complicated, sure when you play it for the first time but its pretty simple and fun.
blobbing your navy is terrible in terms of efficiency though, it's just that the AI is shit as well
Your first building should be a level 10 port in your holdings near Beijing because otherwise, supply flows all the way through Korea and Manchukuo which severely limits your capabilities in China and slows you down. Mainland China doesn't have very good ports or terrain to support lots of divisions, especially 40 widths.
Level 6-7 port and +1or+2 infrastructure on every border state is enough
@@emirefebozkurt8324 Extra infastructure building is wasted in return for building valuable civs or mils. The better the port level the higher your supply, so there is no loss in building a level 10 one/.
After 12 months, the hoi4 guides are back :P
feels like yesterday :p
Me with my campaign with Japan making a world conquest without any problems: please share your knowledge Papa Ludi
Pls do the second part to this!!! Just started hoi4 and this guide has carried me further than any game attempts previously. Carry me to victory!
So are naval ideas actually worth it when playing Japan? Should I build more galleys or heavy ships?
Should I take Influence ideas to keep Manchuko loyal?
Heavies still go brrr
@@LudietHistoria yeah I watched a clip from radio res after my comment and learnt how many galleys I would need to actually beat heavies.
How to I get the divs in to the peninsula?
I'm backing up and rewatching this multiple times. Great walk through.
You kinda forgot about templates..
40 width horse template + support MP makes you get compliance super fast
Also you could add arty to your main divisions
+ aircraft/navy templates are important
Tbf the main concern of gun and arty deficit because you have too many division early. I just go
1. 24 20 width pure infantry to border shanxi. Its main function is to farm xp
2. 16 40 width infantry-arty to border main china. This is the main dish
3. 10 40 width infantry-arty or marine-arty to wreck havoc in naval invasion of Shanghai.
There is no need to border river in Manchuria because if you are not smooth-brain, China cannot go offensive on you
Remember the wise man said "this game is all about air war", so I recommend to assign 5 industry to CAS and no to fighter early on because china has no IC to build aircraft
And the research of catapult plane is a waste because the main killer of sub isn't navy, but tac bomber or naval bomber
I don't want to diss you, I really respect you because you helped me alot in EU4, I just wanna help to more META
Finally now I can understand HoI4.
have fun!
@@LudietHistoria I'll probably break my nation and the world in half one way or another but that's part of the fun yeah?
@@YataTheFifteenth it sure is bro!
I've been playing HOI4 for 2 or 3 years now. I don't get rolled or break my nation but man am I bad. Stalemates on frozen fronts.
Having a lot of fun being bad tho
WAIT LUDI HOI4 POG
I recently got into hoi4 so this is much appreciated
Yoooooooooo. More Hoi4 guides please
Les go. Great guide
In addition to your airforce preparations you can place you carriers near the chinese coast an put close air support on them to fight in China. They do not get any debuffs because of range, so they are 100% efficient.
Hope that you make videos about mods like Kaiserreich guides with tons of path and lots of content for you to discuss
I might!
Pls
Nice vid, Ludi! I just wanted to play an mp with some friends and i didn´t know how to play as the anime nation.
Really great vid! I'd never thought of al the benefits that puppeting korea gives. And that Navy managing part was perfect too. Thanks for the advice!
Really didn't help (Im new) the part about managing the parts that are untrained and trained really made me confused, like how?
Light tank recon companies with LT2 are extremely good against China. Armor bonus on basically all your troops for 3-4 factories.
I’m glad to see hoi4. My favorite Grand strategy game.
you actually should release mariana as their focustree gives them like 8 factories and you get 75% of all their factories
My wish has been granted by the Great Ludi... THANKS, WAS WAITING FOR THIS :)
love that youre making hoi4 vids, keep it up ;)
Thanks bro, Germany guide coming soon also
Love your eu4 videos hope you can get that sponsorship
you can shift left click to only train the untrained navy and army too
this is true yeah, but experience more if u train all
hey man, with your tactic of 15 divisions holding the front line, well they didnt hold. Eventually the chinese just broke through and even overun my 40 widths that were retreating. I had no planes or airfields to support either. Also i was never able to land on china like you did. Even when some naval invasions ended up landing, they were met with a death stack of 10 width divisions that didnt allow to progress and that led to me losing some 500k manpower and some of my best divisions...
What you can do: Build land defenses around the northern border so your troops can fend off the Chinese. Wait a little till China concentrates all their force at the border and then do the naval invasions and try to make the beachheads fairly large as long as there is low resistance. With good supply chains and organization as well as artillery, the chinese will slowly cripple under the pressure.
good and fun video
Love your Hoi4 videos :-)
Great. Hoi4 guides. Thanks Ludi
pt2 would be great - Navy is always a pain in the arse to deal with in HOI and I usually just ignore it until like (really) late game (as in like if I play until like 48 or somethn which is rare), build completely maxed out ones whilst I use a navy I stole from one of the Naval powers to do what I need.
can't wait for vick3 to release so that Ludi will make guides on that
Hell yeah :D
Please continue!
Ludi with hoi4? This must be a fever dream
The only person that can make me understand hoi4... HAS ARRIVED!
You should also set your cruisers and battleships to hold and place them on a tile, that borders a land-tile where fighting is happening. You should do this when naval invading as well, especially then. When you do this, the ships will support your ground troops my naval bombarding the enemy
Emperor Showa!
finnaly HOI4 TNX LUDI
Hey Ludi, I really apprecaite the HOI4 content and I look forward to more HOI4 gameplay from you!
Make part two ! Jking take your time; your the man ludi
After watching a few guides on different countries out of curiosity this is the first video that I can respect. Most of RUclipsrs that post Hoi4 don't know shit and just claim knowing it all. Good guide. You know your shit man.
I need part.2!!! thanks
its almost four months and i still waiting for next guide
Quick tip rather than splitting up the fleets for training gg just shift click on the training button cuz it will only train the ships up to level three
Also puppets can be useful in hoi but they’re nowhere near as good as in eu4 cuz in you there army is just a nuisance as it is full of rubbish divisions that starve supply and so I would rarely if ever puppet China in single player ofrubbish
I thought this was going to be about EU4. I like Otomo since I can crusade for the island and become the Catholic shogun.
Otomo is fun
Said he's gonna do a guide for Japan 1939-1945 lol, anyone else pick up on that one?
Damn where's the updated japan guide? I can't work out how to btfo china early on with these new updates.
same have you figured it out?
Wish there were more hoi you tubers that made vids like these
Ludi please do a burgundy guide in 1.31.3 its my favorite country in eu4 and i need your strategy
Thank god, i might be able to play HOI4 now
Now we need guide for Romania!
Bro this is not bad at all, i recommend you to see taruour (polish guy) he do chalanges and things you many get the idea. Please change the tank divisions. You are very good at navy in hoi4 do those or make a complete video on navy. Anyways i like your eu4 videos a lot.
Hey ludi tried your strategy with the new no step back and bascilly all of the coast of china is super protected it is actually quite hard to attack which was not the case in previous version they have unit on everysingle province even if you do a several front attack. Any advice for the new update? Thanks
Put massive troop on 1 front
I must be hallucinating, Ludi made a HOI video.
i mean make fall back line in manchuko, naval invade in the area you own near Beijing, kill off like 50+ divisions, rush in, done and dusted, within the year.
Thats stupid if you do that you won't be able to grind enough
@Abdullah Yusuf following the river that goes from the little peninsula in dailan all the way to menguko, and then naval invade.
@@magic5101 i specifically said it was to kill china fast, for example lets say you want to kill japan and china fast, you can accomplish what i said within the year and murica within the second year, so by 38 you have either 2 puppets with ridiculous MP or you have huge land.
Watched this video a bunch and still couldn't replicate it. I don't have the espionage DLC, I'm wondering how much of an impact that is having. I could not advance as fast as you did after the naval invasions. Lost supply almost immediately. I think you're leaving out some important info...
yeah, this guide isnt really good tbh, es cutting alot and after the cut his armys are completly differently set up, makes it impossible to replicate
My war against China started in 1936, ended in 1941. Tutorial helps alot i dont wanna go trough that shit again.
thanks, the releasing of Korea is great idea
yo thank you so much bro just tried this out and I managed to win in 1940 . always wanted to win as japan tysm again !!
Glad I could help
Can you do hoi4 guides for other nations ?
I think it would be very interesting
Yeah will do Germany and italy soon!
Annexing the whole of China is noob given the manpower you'll miss out on. Annex the coast for the naval gain and puppet the interior for your armies.
ludi's the best
no u
Awesome guide! tysm! i do have a question tho, what do you focus your construction on after the civs?
After civs focus mils and refineries
What are the specs of your pc, and after emperor update did eu4 slow down
when the spanish civil war doesn’t start for me until late 1937 and it’s to late to do most of the xp stuff 👁👄👁
I can’t annex shanxi. Driving me insane
u need to take one littel part or having a battle agains shanxi troops
Want part 2
Sweet Chin music intensifies
Hey ludi, can you do beginner tutorial for HOI? Or do you already have one?
Don't have one yet but is on my list of videos to cover!
You had red air over China that’s a big no no
It went to green, just had red while i recorded that part.
I do not understand the plane disbanding. Are you actually getting rid of every single plane and rebuilding all of them? Why? I'm confused.
They go back to your stockpile, just an easy way to organize them.
is the plane catapult part of a mod or dlc? and also the other research stuff its not in my game i have the default game. where can i get this?
me who attacking china with a full 48 14/4 division. But suprisingly it's work XD
ITALY HOI4 GUIDE PLS
Did you make a vid for Japane 1939 against the allies?
Huh? So we dont seize land? And pick diplomacy with austria?
Please do more hoi4
Where is the second one
No, man. I'll just do convoy raids with my main battlefleet 🤣
but......why? xD
Great job now Naruto is comunist 😭
I can't believe the Hidden Leaf Village is now the United Republic of the Leaf Commune.
@@YataTheFifteenth naruto destroys the state and redistributes ownership to the workers? Based
sorry I just started playing but this is not vanilla right, do you have some kind of mod istalled? thanks anyway
This guide is a perfect example why I NEVER play vanilla Paradox games.... ;)
Hoi4 content is cool! But could you do some modded content maybe? It could be more unique and fun, and still apply to base hoi and eu4. Anbennar for eu4, and KR/OWB/RT56/TNO for HOI4! Again, it's a lot to ask for, but you could do general tips with those fun mods to spice it up!
I will do some modded content soon
Please do guide for Turkey as well
I managed to invade china in 1937 with only 8 hours of gametime, And won both the land and sea battle consecutively, The rule is always strike quick before the chinese get to build their armies and navy
I trained the 7th, 9th,4th,5th division at the Spanish war before returning them back to the mainland to take care of China, this move probably benefits me the most rn
Oooh you play HOI4 too
Has he uploaded the 1939-1945 part?
I usually build some Cruiser submarines so I can sniper the US on 1937 by declaring on the phillipines
I usually build cruisers and the U.S. navy turns them into submarines
is this fever dream?
Part 2!
good gide :)
What if i don't have the DLC's, like La resistance or the second one? Is the strategy different?
😐🤨
Yay hoi4!!
How can you set up like 4 naval invasions when I could only do 1? I looked online and someone said that some countries only have a certain amount of invasions they can do at the start of the game so how can you set up 4? Maybe I messed something up but can someone help me.
You can setup unlimited naval invasions. Whats limited is the amount of divisions u can assign to said invasions. U can at start assign max 10 divisions and later after u get the right tech can assign more. Make sure u dont assign 10 divs to 1 invasion cause then obviously u cant do more than 1. Select 1 div per invasion tile when u make them
@@LudietHistoria Thank you so much
@@LudietHistoria Also what DLC's are you using for this Strat? Just curious
@@lance8980 all of them
Please could you do another Part of it
Why not a guide to best divisions in hoi4 for all cases such as mountaineers as Italy or marines for cases like D-Day...
That actually is a great suggestion!
Back off demon! You won't compel me to play this game again!
*proceed to try Japan in HoI4*
Damn youuuuuuuuuuuu!
Hoi4 go brrr