Hungary Guide
  Hey there, fellow Hearts of Iron IV player! If you're looking for some tips and tricks to play as Hungary in the game, you're in the right place. This guide is all about helping you maximize your military and industrial power, and win in the WW2! So, without further ado, let's dive into some specific strategies and tactics that can give you an edge as Hungary. Original guide by lord tachanka#6157 from https://discord.gg/redbaron Focuses: Balanced Budget ... Renounce Treaty of Trianon Trade deal with Germany Reaffirm Territorial Claims Industrial Revitalization (Make sure to research Concentrated 3, Tools 3, and...
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Tips for Using Spy Agency in HOI4
Original guide by lord tachanka#6157 from https://discord.gg/redbaron For any mod/server that doesn’t allow tech steal, sabotage, boosting resistance, etc., the utility of the spy agency is: Gaining army intel on your enemy to give information and stats (up to +15%) in combat Air/naval intel for air controller micro/navy micro Preventing the enemy from gaining high intel/increasing the cost and time of enemy spy activity in your country Agency upgrades: If possible, complete upgrades on civ eco. Do not overinvest in the agency. When on partial/war eco/total mob, delay agency upgrades until they are needed. The minimal set of upgrades for...
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Infantry SAF Guide
Infantry SAF GuideWritten for historical games in elwolfmod, but applicable to any vanilla-based historical or semi-historical game with minor modifications (ex. hire army chief earlier).Original guide by @griffon_65, Red Baron Discord ServerFocus Order:Support policy of appeasementSouth african railwaysExpand mining industryInfrastructure effortArmament effortSouth african steelPretoria armsUniversity of south africaExpand the rand mines—------ usual tension spike in Sept '37—----War measures actEmergency workersCape garrison artilleryReconstitute the cape corpsExpand the cape corps—------Afterwards—----Apply heavy engineering bonus on dispersed 4Go towards suppress the stormjagersDO NOT do native laws amendment actPP Picks:Silent workhorseImproved worker conditionsArmy defense expert (after picking relief of command army spirit)Captain of industryFree tradeAnti...
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Infantry Australia
Original guide by griffon_65 from https://discord.gg/redbaronFighter 3 Rush + Infantry Australia GuideWritten for historical games in elwolfmod, but in principle applicable to any vanilla-based historical or semi-historical game with minor modifications. Your main task is to rush Fighter 3 as fast as possible, while also producing effective line infantry with an infantry genius advisor.Focus Order:Support the policy of appeasementExpand the raafCac wommeraStrengthen ties with UK (pick stability for coronation visit event)Adopt westminsterCSIRCommonwealth Aircraft CorporationNaval bombersEmpire Air Training Scheme—------ usual tension spike in Sept '37—----Establish advisory war councilNational security actCivil construction corpsDockyard focusesArmy inventions directorateVolunteer defence corpsCitizen military forcesStandard gauge railwayUsual...
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Raj Guide
Focus and PP PicksOriginal guide by @griffon_65, Red Baron Discord ServerWritten for historical games in elwolfmod, but in principle applicable to any vanilla-based historical or semi-historical game with minor modifications.Lessons of the great warIndianization of the army (take silent workhorse + improved worker conditions + professional officer corp army spirit)Lions of the great war (after this, attache and partial mobilization in November)Peninsular railway (next PP picks: free trade, army reformer, industrial concern)Industrial expansionVickers-bertier gun (use bonus on gun 2)Tata steelAssam oilResearch slotEast india railways—---------World tension reached 10%-----------Provincial electrons (next PP picks: second improved worker condition, air superiority chief, ban communism/fascism)Indian...
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USA Guide
Original guide by @griffon_65, Red Baron Discord ServerFocuses and PP picks: (Core concept: giant wakes as soon as tension spike i.e. anchluss + japan declare, great depression focuses as soon as they are off cooldown)       Medium Lobby Effort before picking focus day 1Continue the new deal      Small Lobby Effort before focus + Financial ExpertWPA      Small Lobby Effort before focus + Silent WorkhorseAgricultural Adjustment ActWar department!!!Do not finish congress construction mission before Nov 7 1936 ElectionNeutrality Act + Small Lobby EffortNov 7 1936 Election: Stay with the democrats! Finish congress construction mission after Election.       Improved Worker Conditions + Refuge to German Scientists + Army Offensive...
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Brazil Infantry Guide
Original guide by @rrarthur, Red Baron Discord ServerBrazil Infantry Guide Welcome to Brazil - é muito legal! A land of beautiful diverse people, caipirinha, and most importantly - gun 3!  Brazil is a pet-favorite nation of many players (an uncomfortable number of them german!) due to its simplicity, making it a “chill minor” while also having a  relatively strong economy & abundant manpower.Goals: 1. Create massive amounts of strong infantry to fight in asia2. Possibly pivot to DDAY in the late game & help provide line infantry for the allied landing To achieve these goals we’ll be rushing ‘gun 3’ (or more exactly 1942 Weapons...
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Mexico Guide
Original guide by @griffon_65, Red Baron Discord ServerMexico Guide Goals:  1. Create massive amounts of strong infantry to fight in asia2. Possibly pivot to D'DAY in the late game & help provide line infantry for the allied landing To achieve these goals we’ll be spamming fun 2, and leveraging the “Mass Assault” doctrine, right side .  Opener Assign pride of the fleet for free 5 war support. With an attache to spain you’ll have 25 war support i.e. enough to go partial mob (very important).  A word on “civil wars”: Most people will tell you to rush the arrest or support caudillo focuses - these remove the “general caudillo...
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Canada Guide
 Guide by @amushfish Red Baron Discord Server, Guide: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/840098388053721147/1054373080979492874/Canada_Guide.pdf
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Bulgaria Guide
 Guide by @patton3army Red Baron Discord Server, Guide: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/840098388053721147/1104388926283731026/Mech_Mans_Guide_to_Bulgaria.pdf
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Italy Guide
 Guide by @patton3army, Red Baron Discord Server, Guide: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/840098388053721147/1104421583419883622/Meat_Mans_Guide_to_Italy.pdf
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Spain Guide
 Guide by @patton3army, Red Baron Discord Server, Guide: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/840098388053721147/1104540975591850004/Tank_Mans_Spain_Guide.pdf
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France Guide
Original guide by @joeyp_ch, Red Baron Discord ServerFocus Tree + PP:Revive the National BlocLaissez-Faire(Relief of Command + Army Offense Specialist)Protect the Rights of ManReview Foreign Policy(silent workhorse)Devalue the FrancDevelop the Colonies(hold focus for improve worker conditions + Rubber in Madagascar)Invest in West Africa(build the slots asap and check again for concentrated 3)Invest in Syria(build the slots asap and check again for concentrated 3)Begin Rearmament(partial mob)Colonial Industry(around this time axis declares on yugo; do not respond to the call to arms of yugoslavia, don’t click the notification.) (queue up the slots from the investments and build it asap)Economic DevolutionPromote Entrepreneurship(hold focus for...
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Japan Guide
Original guide by @m0ek, Red Baron Discord Server“Vanilla” Japan GuideAvalanche 1.12.12 Ossu! Welcome to Japan, the powerhouse of Asia. This is a fairly in-depth guide, which will explain every facet there is to Japan. Not written for any mod in particular, rather this guide is intended for “Vanilla” mods in general, such as: “elwolfmod”, “Catstorical” or “ProductiveMod2”.   Focus OrderListPurge the Kodoha FactionGuide the ZaibatsusNational Mobilization LawNationalize War IndustryNational Defense StateNational Research PolicyLiaison ConferenceGreater East-Asian Co-Prosperity SphereMarco Polo Bridge IncidentNew Naval EstimatesFighter Modernization [use on Improved Small Airframe]Army Expansion LawSmall Arms Modernization [use on Infantry Equipment 2]Agility FocusSupremacy of the BattlefleetDevelop Chinese ResourcesThe Ultimate...
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UK Guide (BBA)
Original guide by @joeyp_ch, Red Baron Discord ServerFocus Tree:Limited RearmamentReinforce the EmpireService OverseasEncourage Colonial EliteCommonwealth Ties (end of 1936)(hold focus for silent workhorse)Develop the RAJ(do SAF/AST instead if Raj is garbage)Steady As She Goes(hold focus for free trade)Home DefensePrepare for the Inevitable(finish the last civs)Develop Australia + NZL(tell AST to annex NZL after the focus is done)General Rearmament(asap) (china war world tension spikes usually) (end of 1937)Develop SAFDevelop CANThe Shadow SchemeAir RearmamentIndustrial Effort(make sure you are researching tools 4, dispersed 4, construction 3, and conversion 2 before the focus ends)Royal Ordnance Factories (end of 1938)Fighter Command(you could do imperial conference...
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Romania Guide
Original guide by @griffon_65, Red Baron Discord ServerFocuses + pp picks:Institute Royal Dictatorship + improved worker conditionsRevise the Constitution + silent workhorse + army offense expertThe Royal Foundation + artillery designerFlexible Foreign Policy Appoint Pro-Axis Government + facist demagogue + air reformerNational Christian Party + war economy (political loyalty ,state serves the military army spirits)Force Abdication Army Maneuvers + Industrial ConcernArmy War CollegeThe ZB-53Artillery Modernization + Improved worker conditionsPreserve Greater Romania + Extensive ConscriptionCivil WorksAgrarian ReformDanubian Transport Network+service by requirementModern AT gunsMALAXAHunedoara Steel WorksInvest in the IAR + Total mobilization + women in the workforce + closed economy at danzigExpand Ploiesti Oil...
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