Playing hearts of iron 4 with a friend he's the soviet union and I'm Germany.
I'm playing historically accurate and he's not. I'm not sure if i should invade him?
He's my bro after all.
>>341017969
>>341017969
If he's your friend then don't, if he's your enemy don't make the same mistakes that hitler did.
>>341017969
>land invasion of Russia
NOT A STRATEGY
Wait until summer
>>341017969
What else are you going to do?
Sure, there's a little bit of content for a Unholy Alliance, but then it's just two major players ganging up on the AI, who can barely take care of itself
Invade your pal, he should be expecting it since he's SU. Otherwise the game will be pointless
Historical realism isn't a meaningful argument.
>>341017969
if you want historical accuracy just watch a documentary. this is a game. just play it man.
>>341018798
Start the war in the winter so it's summer when you hit Moscow/Stalingrad?
>>341017969
Take out the allies first, then when it's just you deal with him.
Where is the fun in recreating something that already happened?
>>341017969
>Commies
>Bros
>>341017969
Do it. Massive formations of tanks.
>>341020648
The mud in the spring will fuck him.
If he's playing the SU then he should expect it.
>>341020740
>Where is the fun in reliving history?
I hate people like you.
>>341022671
You think it's fun to lose Barbarossa?
>>341017969
PURGE THE BOLSHEVIK SCUM
>>341022754
Yes.
>>341017969
Don't make the same mistakes Hitler did. Withdraw early if it's not going well.
>>341022879
Hitler's mistake was not pushing hard enough when he had the chance.
>>341022879
The mistake hitler made was trying to take that city, secondly not pushing towards moscow before the first winter.
They were 44 miles, that's within the sub's.
>>341022671
Wait for the big purge and then stomp him
>>341023129
In HOI4 that's the first thing to happen for AI and players.
>>341022879
>>341023024
hitler literally fucked up so many times its not even funny
>ordered his generals to delay the initial push for moscow
>soviets use the time to fortify the city abd bring in lots of additional forces
>by the time the wehrmacht gets close, winter sets in
>sixth army on the verge of getting encircled in stalingrad
>withdrawal is possible
>hitler spergs out and orders them to hold their position
>they get encircled
>entire army lost, hundreds of thousands of soldiers are gone
>>341023270
Thought you had to research the event first?
>>341023326
Hitler was never meant to be a general. Guy was a charismatic leader but he should've left the generaling to the generals.
is it possible to have your troops create fortified positions several miles away from a city, then just sit there and shell the fuck out of the city with artillery while setting up a strong defensive position against possible counterattacks?
>>341023506
Not really. You can bomb regions with strategic bombers though.
>>341019349
>Wait until summer
July 22nd sounds about right
NO WAY YOU WILL LOSE NOW
>>341023326
> generals dindu nuffin!
> it's all hitler's fault!
>>341023479
>he should've left the generaling to the generals
he did, most of the time
>german reich
>german
>reich
>>341025262
>What is the German Empire (1871-1919)
>>341025368
It's The German Empire
See difference?
If you don't he'll get you while you're occupied with another major campaign. Of course winning might not be possible (I don't know how Barbarossa can shape up in this if its not vs AI), take all expeditionary forces from your allies, ought to give you ~100 inf divisions to throw into the meatgrinder.
>>341020648
The smart thing would be to not fucking invade Russia at all. Leave the fuckers alone, all Russia cares about it other slav countries.
Germany really fucking dropped the ball on that front (hue) and we would all be fucking German if they had kept Russia happy.
>>341023326
>lmao Hitler was a dumb fuck he should have taken Moscow and not worry about defeating the Soviet army
Literally what Napoleon did
>lol Hitler lost just like Napoleon should have read some history the dumb fuck
>>341025262
>>341025508
Guess what Reich means?
jeffrey aarts is a faggot
war thunder is better
>>341025262
>>341025508
What do you think the Reichs before the Third Reich where?
>>341026023
>>341026069
My point is, you dense fucking retards, that the term "German Reich" is fucking stupid.
>>341025262
The German Reich was the official name of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1943.
>>341025262
>Deutsche Empire
>>341025368
>>341026023
>>341026158
>French Republique
>Spanish Imperio
>Dutch Koninkrijk
when is the spanish focus coming?
and AI improvements maybe
>>341017969
help japan beat china then make turkey and the balkans join axis before declare war on the ussr
>>341026184
i think his point is that it should be "Deutsches Reich" and not some mix between german/english.
Unrelated is there anyway for Japan in this game to not be retarded and lose to china besides playing them yourself? It makes playing as anything but axis a bit easy if japan doesn't do anything.
>>341026184
German Reich is the english name, not the actual official name.
This will be my first Hearts and iron, want to explore a new genre. Any beginner tips that are a must to know?
put everything into nuclear tech
play like everything's fine after you take western europe and half of poland
don't ally with Japan, let them fight alone in SEA
then after a slow game of siegeing brittain and putting your resources in north africa
then nuke the fuck out of your friend in 45
it's an all or nothing strat. the jerries lose with anything else. it's up to your friend to gobble you up while you're betting on Rommel, or to play nice and perhaps invade manchuria or something
>>341026779
No, it's impossible to lose HoIV single player.
is the game good? is it a EUIV reskin? might get it cus it looks fun, but i could spend the money on another game like Dishonored 2
>>341026980
Just fucking pirate it
>buying modern Paradox games
>>341026980
Wait a year for the DLCs
>>341027142
if i pirate it, can i play with steam friends who bought it?
>>341027162
so its like civ v then..?
>>341027279
>>so its like civ v then..?
No it's like Paradox games
>>341027279
Kill yourself.
>>341027625
t. Johan
