PDX Games IX: Western Pre-Turkic Empire

[The Huskar Social Union]

Still not sure if i'm Hoi4ing correctly...

Templates:

Infantry:
7 Infantry, 2 Artillery. With Support: Artillery, Anti-Tank, Anti-Air, Rocket Artillery, Recon.
(14/4 as appropriate, Mechanize as appropriate, switching to motorized artillery).

Medium Tank Division:
10 Mech Infantry, 4 Motorized Artillery, 4 Medium Tanks. (Same support companies).

Heavy Tank Division:
As above, but heavy tanks.


Am I doing it right?
I get the feeling that maybe I should add more tanks to my tank divisions but have less of them maybe.

Currently I tend to go for 5 or 7 infantry armies, 5 tanks (4 med, 1 heavy).


Also... ARTILLERY! SUPERIOR FIREPOWER!

Those seem like standard go to divisions honestly. I use 7/2 infantry a lot myself, its just a good reliable Infantry Division.

[Northern Socialist Council Republics]

Those seem like standard go to divisions honestly. I use 7/2 infantry a lot myself, its just a good reliable Infantry Division.

I believe that 7/2 is no longer meta, unless your country is extremely short on manpower.

Based on various discussions on Steam and Reddit the recent consensus seems to be that 7/2 doesn't offer enough advantages over 20-width pure infantry with supporting artillery to justify the extra industrial expense of making that much artillery, and that if you have the factories to do that you should put it into tanks instead.

I haven't played remotely near enough games to notice the difference, but that's what other people tell me.

[Bralia]

This Stellaris Dev Diary is filled with heavy redactions. I think they're hiding their complicity over some serious Blorg Ops missions.

[Gemeanwealth of Man]

This Stellaris Dev Diary is filled with heavy redactions. I think they're hiding their complicity over some serious Blorg Ops missions.

Nearly every time Stellaris works on a new content pack, I want to stop playing the game and wait for the new content to drop because it's just that much more interesting. Spycraft in Stellaris? I'm gonna love it tbh. Can't come soon enough.

Unrelated. This might be the first time I've seen a Fallen Empire attack an AI this early in the game. Wonder what the poor shmucks did to offend them.

[The New California Republic]

This Stellaris Dev Diary is filled with heavy redactions. I think they're hiding their complicity over some serious Blorg Ops missions.

Nearly every time Stellaris works on a new content pack, I want to stop playing the game and wait for the new content to drop because it's just that much more interesting. Spycraft in Stellaris? I'm gonna love it tbh. Can't come soon enough.

Unrelated. This might be the first time I've seen a Fallen Empire attack an AI this early in the game. Wonder what the poor shmucks did to offend them.

Yup I've stopped my current playthrough and put Stellaris on a backburner until the espionage pack is released.

[The Hindustani State]

Okay, I'm interested. Not the USSR, but I'd like flavor for Thailand, DEI, Malaya, Italy, and maybe French Indochina.


White Russia was based. Glorious Empress Anastasia throws out the usurping reds and establishes the Holy Empire of All Russia.

Go support genocide elsewhere

[The Hindustani State]

Ideally imo the USSR should have about 4-5 different political paths it can go down.

Stalinism
Trotskyism
Non Aligned (Probably to restore the Empire or for a military dictatorship or something)
Democratic

And maybe throw in another Communist/Socialist path too. I dont think the USSR should have a fascist tree, the same way Germany doesnt have a communist one. The Great purge should be part of the Stalinist tree or its own full fledged tree and there should be a really substantial Industry tree too.

Germany is apparently going to be considered for a communist tree when they go rework the USSR. Or at least that's what I remember from some comments on the DD.
So, yes, Rodzaevsky should get his tree, if only BECAUSE of how stupid it is

I’m surprised Germany doesn’t have a Strasserist tree

I think what they did for France was really good, fairly well rounded options for all political ideologies with a separate tree for industry and military stuff, imo that should be the way the majors are structured. For minors, I like what they did with Turkey

[The Hindustani State]

Rumours are the next HOI4 country pack will be focused on Southeast Asia and Italy

Okay, I'm interested. Not the USSR, but I'd like flavor for Thailand, DEI, Malaya, Italy, and maybe French Indochina.

I think the focuses for those should be structured like the ones for the Balkan countries, basically pick a side and survive/make the most gains, but instead of Axis and allies, it’s between Japan, allies, and full independence. DEI will probably get Suharto

[Suriyanakhon]

If the USSR doesnt get a rework they can fuck off honestly.

The soviet focus tree is shite compared to basically every other major except Italy and most minors have better trees too.

I think they’re doing one major per country pack, so if the next one gives focuses for Italy, Siam, Indonesia, etc. then the one after that (I can only assume that would be South America) would work on the USSR focus

If they do one for USSR, I’ll bet it allows you to play as the White Army and restart the civil war, in that case, there better be a path to go full von Sternberg and recreate the Mongol Empire

Unfathomably based. I once tried a Siam playthrough and it felt rather lackluster. Hopefully this will fix it.

[Lunas Legion]

Germany is apparently going to be considered for a communist tree when they go rework the USSR. Or at least that's what I remember from some comments on the DD.
So, yes, Rodzaevsky should get his tree, if only BECAUSE of how stupid it is

I’m surprised Germany doesn’t have a Strasserist tree

I think what they did for France was really good, fairly well rounded options for all political ideologies with a separate tree for industry and military stuff, imo that should be the way the majors are structured. For minors, I like what they did with Turkey

Strasserist policy isn't distinct enough from normal Nazi policy to really be factored into HoI4 I feel.

[Mathuvan Union]

Ideally imo the USSR should have about 4-5 different political paths it can go down.

Stalinism
Trotskyism
Non Aligned (Probably to restore the Empire or for a military dictatorship or something)
Democratic

And maybe throw in another Communist/Socialist path too. I dont think the USSR should have a fascist tree, the same way Germany doesnt have a communist one. The Great purge should be part of the Stalinist tree or its own full fledged tree and there should be a really substantial Industry tree too.

Germany is apparently going to be considered for a communist tree when they go rework the USSR. Or at least that's what I remember from some comments on the DD.
So, yes, Rodzaevsky should get his tree, if only BECAUSE of how stupid it is

Fuck yeah, they remembered the USSR!

[Renoa]

I am having huge issues with how ridiculously small diplomatic range is in CK3, even on the default setting. I understand not being able to contact India as Norway, but I can't even contact the Byzantines as Castile. My son married a woman who inherited a barony in Poland and I can't bring him back, so I can only hope to God he doesn't raise my grandchildren as Poles and matrilineally marry his sons to 70 year old lowborn women.

I also hate how it seems to be impossible for adults to lose or change traits once they come of age. My current character is still inappetetic in his 50s because he had a bit of a rough time with stress when he was 23.

[Andsed]

So I just got Stellaris and I am obviously going for the military conquer shit rout. Any tips for that?

[Dakran]

So I just got Stellaris and I am obviously going for the military conquer shit rout. Any tips for that?

If you think you have enough ships, you're wrong.

[Abserdia]

So I just got Stellaris and I am obviously going for the military conquer shit rout. Any tips for that?

Engineering tech should be your primary focus.

[Holy Tedalonia]

I've been playing TNO mod as italy a bit because I like playing the fiddle. But I've kinda ran into a problem with the border dispute wars. It's like I'm not allowed to engage in the war to protect my puppets and colonies, but Spain and turkey can charge their armies right in? Am I missing something or am I just supposed to lose them?

[Lunas Legion]

I've been playing TNO mod as italy a bit because I like playing the fiddle. But I've kinda ran into a problem with the border dispute wars. It's like I'm not allowed to engage in the war to protect my puppets and colonies, but Spain and turkey can charge their armies right in? Am I missing something or am I just supposed to lose them?

Send volunteers is the most likely solution.

[Andsed]

So I just got Stellaris and I am obviously going for the military conquer shit rout. Any tips for that?

If you think you have enough ships, you're wrong.

So I just got Stellaris and I am obviously going for the military conquer shit rout. Any tips for that?

Engineering tech should be your primary focus.

Thanks for the tips. I just won my first war against some insect fucks and took two systems. Sadly no colonies so I cant purge them, yet.

[Holy Tedalonia]

I've been playing TNO mod as italy a bit because I like playing the fiddle. But I've kinda ran into a problem with the border dispute wars. It's like I'm not allowed to engage in the war to protect my puppets and colonies, but Spain and turkey can charge their armies right in? Am I missing something or am I just supposed to lose them?

Send volunteers is the most likely solution.

I'll see if that works. I tried sending guns awhile back but that barely did anything. It's almost a joke how polarizing the results are. I can kick turkeys ass by protecting islands and take parts of the anatolian coast, but my vassals can't win for the life of them.

[Lunas Legion]

Send volunteers is the most likely solution.

I'll see if that works. I tried sending guns awhile back but that barely did anything. It's almost a joke how polarizing the results are. I can kick turkeys ass by protecting islands and take parts of the anatolian coast, but my vassals can't win for the life of them.

Generally all wars in TNO as a major involve lots of volunteers. SAW and Indo are the big two, but I imagine its similar for the others.

Also make sure to send volunteer air wings. They'll be very helpful.

[Atheris]

If you think you have enough ships, you're wrong.

Engineering tech should be your primary focus.

Thanks for the tips. I just won my first war against some insect fucks and took two systems. Sadly no colonies so I cant purge them, yet.

Automatic ship design is shit. Always make your own ships.

[Gemeanwealth of Man]

So I just got Stellaris and I am obviously going for the military conquer shit rout. Any tips for that?

Bulk up military academies and strongholds in your frontier worlds and alloys+consumer goods in your core worlds. Concentrate mostly on the naval doctrines (the ones that increase fleet size+theo nes that increase naval size) in society, but other than that engineering is your friend. Oh, and never leave the designing to the AI.

[Gemeanwealth of Man]

I'm sure this galaxy is a great place for people to live in.Virtually everyone we've contacted yet is hardwired to fight everyone else to form hegemony.

[The Huskar Social Union]

I'm sure this galaxy is a great place for people to live in.Virtually everyone we've contacted yet is hardwired to fight everyone else to form hegemony.

Everyone should form military alliances and pacts with one another.

That way it totally wont escalate into a full scale galactic war where billions die.

[Gemeanwealth of Man]

I'm sure this galaxy is a great place for people to live in.Virtually everyone we've contacted yet is hardwired to fight everyone else to form hegemony.

Everyone should form military alliances and pacts with one another.

That way it totally wont escalate into a full scale galactic war where billions die.

As you can see on the image, I'm allied with (for all intents and purposes) two different states. What you probably can't see is that those two states rival each other, and I allied them because a third state -which they both also rival- rivalled me.