COMMUNIST ROME in Hearts of Iron 4

New focus tree for Italy is coming soon in the By Blood Alone DLC, so let's give the old one a spin one last time. Today we'll be rushing to restore the Roman Empire, but then some marxists sneak in and make it communist.
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Rules:
- Play as Italy
- take the Realise Roman Ambition decision
- reform the Roman Empire
- go communist
- conquer a bunch of stuff
- Ironman
What did I do wrong, what did I do right? What should my next challenge be? Let me know in the comments.
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[@bayonetboythirteen5352]

Imagine you're an Italian soldier in this situation. Your unit? half strength for months because nobody has guns and there's no new recruits from home. Your orders? 'that way'. The enemy? 'everyone'. The navy to get you there? The ships are dirty, broken, burning, and sinking. The sailors are crying that the boss says they can't repair at all because it annoys him. Despite sitting in port for weeks doing naval invasion preparation. Poor poor itallian pixel-people.

[@frankglynn8209]

You are sailing on duct tape with ship on it

[@yourpalpalmetto979]

@@frankglynn8209 not even duct tape, jsust some plastic wrap so that the water doesn't touch the paper

[@userwill5826]

I imagine some people are just sailing on a hunk of metal with a gun and one spare ration of food

[@alucardvigilatedismas2868]

@@userwill5826 The ration tin *is* the boat

[@TrondelagianPatriotsriseup]

Communism at its finest.

[@JIopemUncym]

Top love stories: 1) Romeo and Juliette 2) Jack and Rose 3) A Polish man and Swedish naval battle system

[@Taureor]

If the common factor is that someone ends up dead, I hope it's the system

[@jlyo1991]

@@Taureor 👏👏👏

[@TotoDG]

I can't believe Taureor managed to get Taureor to sponsor him!

[@Rat_8868]

725 likes no comments? lemme ffix that 🤓

[@NKillBruh]

There's no way he could manage to get it! He must be related somehow...

[@Charles-In-Charge]

Clearly Italy’s focus tree has always been perfect

[@warpedghost586]

Based opinion

[@albusnightspring8057]

"Japan is very well defended" Says while attacking with 12 width infantry

[@romxja]

Imagine you live in Rome seeing a few Italian soldiers there then waking up to 40 million chinese men marching in the city

[@filo8197]

I love how in every communist playthrough Taureor does, he always mentions hunger and how communism sucks, the Polish blood is strong in him

[@kaiser_banana]

F*ck communism, all the homies hate communism

[@xXxMonkeyBoomxXx]

Except there never was food shortage in ZSSR since revolution (not counting artificall famine to subdue kulaks). Zssr was even exporting grain and many other comodities one month before Barbarossa in tons to Germany.

[@janys6502]

@@xXxMonkeyBoomxXx he means the paper system, you werent starving but you couldnt have most foods a western Citizen would have access to

[@chadcool1023]

@@janys6502 .. .

[@diehard2705]

@@janys6502 say that to the Ukrainians and Kulaks lol

[@naweka4319]

Finally I can sleep tonight to Taureor's voice once again

[@sealboi719]

its truly nice

[@lperik9532]

so i aint the only one hahah

[@linkly9272]

i watch them through awake and then listen to them again while i sleep. idk why but taureor's voice combined with his microphone is very relaxing

[@hotshot590]

Aw bro, I haven’t thought about using one of his videos to sleep. Good looking out!

[@Riskystache]

I always use his videos to fall asleep as well, truly something peaceful about world domination

[@filo8197]

"Śniadanie gotowe" "Dobrze idę" Such a small thing can make a grown man cry

[@Benjamin-ml7sv]

I am Yugoslavian, so I understand a little.

[@filo8197]

@@Benjamin-ml7sv which post Yugoslavian country?

[@Benjamin-ml7sv]

@@filo8197 Montenegro

[@filo8197]

@@Benjamin-ml7sv i didnt know such far away countries might sound similar, damn

[@Benjamin-ml7sv]

@@filo8197 Yeah, they are slavic languages.

[@monkeydetonation]

100 Italians with guns are now squatting in Paris, guess we've no choice but to surrender 🤷‍♀️

[@warpedghost586]

XD

[@GoldenLion2004]

*a gun

[@ElPolloLoco7689]

tbf, I would surrender if I saw a bunch of italian squadrons squatting in my neighborhood

[@natet2547]

"There is no Comintern left." Cries in Mongolian and Tannu Tuvan

[@jlyo1991]

Tannu what?

[@Melondude-xx5oh]

Who doesnt love Taurerors voice. So relaxing

[@xSoulhunterDKx]

Ikr

[@frankglynn8209]

I can just imagine the Italians invading Britain with ships hastily stuck together with duct tape

[@matthewhinchliffe2334]

‘When does Rome end? Rome doesn’t end’- best quote of 2022

[@jeremiahevans4175]

The sun never sets on the Roman Empire

[@_MrMoney]

I wouldn't personally watch livestreams, not for HoI4 or any content, it's not my cup of tea. But I'm pretty certain there's quite an amount of people that like that idea. A couple of test live runs could be ok, it doesn't hurt to try.

[@xSoulhunterDKx]

This! I also don’t watch Hoi or other content that regular, but as an on/off basis.

[@ThatSlimeDood]

i would 100% watch a taureor livestream

[@tjardon]

Taureor (with the occasional interjection by Taureor, Jr.) would be the greatest thing to happen to live-streaming since WW2

[@boch3852]

Imagine they give Italy that generic focus tree 💀

[@shizaa9756]

New taureor video? Today is a really good day, also livestreams would be awesome

[@alexlikeinit]

I don’t know if you’ll ever see this but I would adore livestreams from you if they were available in vod form because your voice is so smooth and relaxing so to have it available for hours on end would be such an auditory treat x

[@virgin_chad]

I like hot they made it the CPQR instead of SPQR

[@ThadonutRs]

i'd watch a Taureor stream tbf

[@MieGamingMain]

i would love to watch a taureor stream!! but it would obviously depend on the time

[@RabichoMH]

I also thought about puppeting Ethiopia on my recent Italy game, but what I found out is that, because you're fascist, your puppet becomes a reichskomissariat, and that type of puppet has a -50% recrutable population for some reason, so you don't get much manpower out of your puppets. You still get some of course, but I think it's just better to annex as a fascist nation, the puppet manpower gets used really fast, so it's less tedious than seeing if your puppet has enough manpower.

[@onefastsled]

The main reasoning behind puppeting Ethiopia is so you can intentionally NOT call them in, allowing you to completely ignore the defense of that region (assuming you also released the nations next to them)

[@bigbenhgy]

while you get the -50% recruitable population factor, they will have access to the +7% recruitable population and can use higher mobilization laws so you can get more manpower than a democratic or non-aligned, although of course communists still get the most, if you don't call them in the war, if you call them in the war, then sooner or later they will be on all adult serve and scraping the barrel if you consistently steal their manpower.

[@thediethrower1803]

I imagine it's to simulate how fascist countries tended to uhm... well not be big on equality and the like. So the concept of a massive amount of their army being made up of other peoples cultures isn't their favorite plan. Also, they can't let those darned puppets build their own army and threaten freedom.

[@kohencidence4485]

I would love to watch a Taureor livestream. I’d like to see you do a completely random game (all countries switched to random focuses) livestream. Would be pretty interesting

[@Apqmwnzz]

Hey Taureor, been subscribed to your channel since what feels like foreever, and I have been watching your videos a bit less lately. Regarding streqming, I would definitely spend 30min to see what it looks like and eventually stick if I like it. I think your type of content is more suited for live streams although you will probably have to pay a lot of attention on how you handle the chat in order to keep the stream alive and keep people’s attention. I believe people like your channel because of your ingame knowledge as well as willingness to do hard challenges, so keeping that in mind on streams should pay off. Happy to see what others think about that. P.S: when I say keeping the stream alive I do not mean being a clown or something, but rather making sure that 1 out of 5 setances you say convey an important information thus maintining people’s attention. That is impossible to do for 3-5hrs straight without using the chat to your advantage

[@_anonymous_gamer_8689]

Can someone tag time where his son says that food is ready?

[@Tezak]

11:27

[@vasilyevdmitry3242]

I really like how Austro-Hungarian flag looking while facist. Eagle just like Arztozka from "papiers please" But of course very intresting to look how Europian Union flag changed or Monarchy/Democratic Rome

[@Zazume_]

I would love seeing livestreams, just to see how you get into the positions you are in most of your videos, which is difficult to see because many important parts are cut out in order to make the videos slimmer (which is totally understandable). I would like to see how you design your templates and when exactly you make changes for example.

[@snowmexican4980]

Some twitch streams would be nice to watch here and there. I'd definitely watch them if the time zones don't make it too scuffed.

[@relicadventures1554]

I’m very excited for By Blood Alone

[@wildthaddeus478]

Live streams are something I watch if I happen to catch them when they are live, but not something I schedule my day around to make sure I see. I think it would be fun, and I think I would watch the archives if they were available, but I can't promise I would always be there for the actual live stream.

[@suhasutcu6547]

"A word from our sponsor" isn't that good of a phrase to catch our attention 😂 I was about to skip thinking sponsorblock didn't work for some reason. About the streams, I don't think I can watch too frequently but I'm sure there are people who would.

[@rustyisded6019]

Your voice is so relaxing, you would be one of my favourite streamers straight away.

[@bobbacon1398]

Hey taureor! Great vid as always, but one thing I noticed is that you set your airforce to like every mission. From my knowledge (which might be wrong) that actually decreases air wing efficiency and so reduces the effectiveness of your airforce.

[@ahmetzog9593]

great vid taureor! the reason you didnt get the dutch east indies in the peace conference is that you landed in british malaya and then the division did not move into the territory of the east indies.

[@Green-mediaa]

Would love to see streams but a stream schedule would be necessary love the content as always :) you make my week!

[@albusnightspring8057]

"Comunitas Prolitaritasque Romana" = Roman Community and Proletariat , or something like that, I'm pretty sure it's grammatically wrong

[@allcbrosx5930]

i won’t lie, i probably wouldn’t watch livestreams myself, i almost never watch livestreams, but if it’s something you would like then definitely do it

[@Flamestormq]

I think I would like to see you live as you often make most of your plans at the start of a run work even if mistakes occurred, and with little consideration to min-maxing. I don't know if I'd watch every single live show, but like any coverage of new content(like the next dlc), or achievements would be worth while I think. Either way the videos are also still good.

[@Birdsharna]

If you do start livestreaming hoi4 I would recommend doing it solo, because multiplayer hoi4 is kinda boring to watch live (no offence to anyone who streams multiplayer hoi4)

[@thenordiccomrade7100]

This is super scary, just 2 days ago I was thinking about doing communist rome as well, now this pops up on my home feed

[@IlCustodeDelPeanut]

I am kinda late, but I wanted to say that I really enjoyed your video and your campaign. Also, seeing Palmiro Togliatti as the leader of Communist Rome is funny and cursed at the same time.

[@Dominis.]

Your kid saying brekky is ready... I melted

[@maciejizycki]

Mam nadzieję że nikt mnie nie zje za komentarze po polsku, ale naprawdę oglądał bym twoje strumyki. Twój głos i akcent jest świetny do słuchania w tle podczas długich sesji nauki albo jako tło w pracy :)

[@TreeBeard2008]

Unsually messy and chaotic gameplay for Taureor

[@davidbascom5781]

You can set your fleet to engage at low risk or do not engage to avoid battles

[@moppop275]

I think I would watch some streams if they were scheduled

[@21braincelss7]

You can actually reach paris from italy and instantly cap them

[@sylkabe6780]

Hi Taureor ! I recently had an Idea that I almost managed to do myself, but I would love to see you try ! Try to survive as the soviet union with only 24 divisions. You can do as many planes and puppets as you want, but you can not have more than 24 divisions for the entire game !

[@Prussia_]

He did no Army ussr so only having 24 divs will be easy. You can easily bump those numbers to really good units...

[@sylkabe6780]

@@Prussia_ You are right, I should have said, 24 division USSR, and no agents shinanigen

[@billnyetherussianspy1596]

I like how casually you take over the world with ease

[@h3069]

Pasta power bb

[@dracus17]

Regarding livestreams, I'd definitely watch them, although it would probably be after the fact (I just can't seem to be able to watch anyone live). Your videos are great and a stream much in the same vein would be very interesting - i.e. it would be like watching a video from you but longer and unedited, a very interesting proposal.

[@milangiroux]

The good ending FeelsStrongMan

[@AleX-xw8jf]

Yes,do streams,the majority of us are in summer break so we have enough time to watch everything :)

[@98lightning98]

Would love to see some livestreams from you. The interaction with your viewers would be great and maybe we could have a say in some decisions you make in the game while you are streaming!

[@malter87]

another video! let's goo! thank you for uploading!

[@MikaelLV]

I love how Taureor says Empiaah

[@yougoslavia]

He took over a lot of the world before taking over Albania.

[@carltonleboss]

Albania are too strong

[@yougoslavia]

@@carltonleboss No they were just too irrelevant.

[@death-fm3zt]

Streams would be awesome! I would watch that

[@dussaal]

One tip I've found while playing Italy is that you can skip the Ethiopian War Logistics (not that useful anyways) focus by releasing Eritrea and Somalia as puppets. Not a huge thing but it helps you get your industry going a bit faster if you do Industrial Effort first.

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

you proved the theory that nothing ever happens in South America. i thinks it's time you disprove that for once.

[@FreaKCSGOHacker]

The title made me click instantly with a loud "WHAT" escaping my lips

[@useyourmind1900]

Wait… How could your justifications only needed 15 days to complete? How? I couldn’t conquer World with Germany because of these overhelming justification times.

[@alexmiller3349]

You get -50% to wg justification time while fighting a major nation, stacked with other bonuces you normally can get to 10 days and 3 pp I think

[@Redhead-pf8le]

Just stay at war with a major to cut down the further wargoal time justifications

[@useyourmind1900]

I didn’t even notice that thx guys

[@seagull179]

Hi Taureor! I love to watch your videos late at night. Please don’t cram your schedule if livestreams would bother you, the quality of the current format is just perfect. For livestreams, there is problems with timezones and avilability etc. Sending lots of love to you and your son!

[@shdwbnndbyyt]

Taureor conquers world... never goes to war economy... Priceless

[@Ang-wz5ms]

I really dont watch livestreams, cause i dont stay that much at home, but i watch them when they are posted on yt

[@ManOfMaple]

Your son coming in is so wholesome

[@nadziejix]

slyszac twoje dziecko mowiac o sniadaniu kiedy ty podbijasz rom jest piekne

[@gregorydrygas298]

Inflation hit hard in Poland, 2 videos from Taureor in 12 days!

[@hazmat664]

You should consider merchandise, I’d love something with a Viking helmet gas’s mask on it

[@thescarfguy]

I probably would not watch live streams live, but if you uploaded a replay to KZbin, I would watch that

[@Drzedan272]

58:10 - they are tourist :)

[@jernstang]

i think live streaming could be a good idea. Personally, I love a good chill stream for a second monitor, but whether or not I tune in would probably depend on when you stream. I also personally mostly watch streams on twitch, but others might prefer a youtube stream.

[@brunopavlovic9794]

The most cursed scenario of all time taureor

[@amonlarkin435]

love your vids. been watching you for quite some years now, still have nothing to complain :) Greetings from NRW, Germany

[@surnuddsprs8365]

Pretty sure the communist name is just latin for "Roman proletariats and communties/comunes" Also does anyone else find the mental image of Mussolini giving a speech every other week declaring war hilarious?

[@dolteki]

The communist name is legit : the -que at the end means "`and` with the previous word". Then you are "Communist and proletarian Rome"

[@dewolajpl7854]

pro tip: jak sprawdzasz po co idzie ZSRR to musisz zwrócić uwagę jakie możliwe drogi są odblokowane, jeśli jest tylko Centrum to idą historycznie, jeśli są 3 komunistyczne drogi pokazane to będzie wojna domowa (prawica lub lewica) i jeżeli jest Centrum z Monarchią, to idą pod monarchistyczną wojnę domową ale nie da się przewidzieć czy potem pójdą w faszyzm i no, monarchię.

[@haiguizeify]

You should do thr livestreams. I don't watch twitch, but I do know that it's a more sustainable format than videos here every few weeks. You do testing and the like anyway, so getting paid while you so it is perfect.

[@Hilter420]

Afaik communists don't get the "at war with a major" buff

[@mguard9428]

i love your videos and watch almost every single one. That said i wouldn't watch your livestream if you do them, simply for the reason that the down time in HOI4 is pretty boring when not playing yourself

[@runneruwu]

bro i would literally watch you stream 24/7 nobody else

[@gggq1]

I would watch live streams

[@waylandertheslayer3259]

Nice world conquest. Would you consider doing a Qatar WC for the World Cup? I know you’d have to use the console to release them but that would be a fun challenge. I personally wouldn’t watch a livestream but if you posted it on KZbin I’d watch it in my own time. Love you videos.

[@themightyeagle21]

just like irl, south America never changes

[@Soylent2024]

Honestly, I always watch ur vids before bed so I couldn't watch live streams due to other commitments

[@ryzziktrognesou1]

I like to binge-watching your videos :) For streaming, while I think the idea is lovely, I'm already submerged by the streamers I follow at the moment, I'll absolutely follow your channel to help it be more visible on the Twitch platform but I'm pretty sure I'll barely have time to watch anything, a ghost viewer so to speak... (still, if a VOD channel pops with that, THAT I'm sure to watch more frequently). Here's my two cents! I'm going back to the video, thanks for posting it ^^

[@xernax1841]

My man Taureor is a based polish chad. Never knew.

[@xcheesyxbaconx]

I prefer videos over livestreams

[@diegorangel419]

I probably wouldn’t watch your live streams but I would love to rewatch them as vods

[@StyledObject]

would definite watch live streams

[@erensametkaratas6593]

I would watch your stream for at least once, can't promise for anything further

[@FL2070]

I definitely wouldn't watch a Taureor livestream-but that's just because I don't watch livestreams in general.

[@Gaming_Samurai-uc8kb]

I just finished watching your other Roman Empire video before this uploaded😂

[@rocket_hops]

i dont usually show up for livestreams because i dont like.. have the time or awareness and i dont check twitch, BUT if you straemed on youtube, and/or left the vods up or made cut down highlight versions like tommyK i would be super super stoked

[@themightyeagle21]

Id watch your livestreams, I've got a lot of free time till school starts in September.

[@vergilstatus17]

I think you could experiment with streaming first. It might be really fun watching it.

[@qmc7091]

would for sure watch the live streams

[@ericcadman1329]

I guess in English the country name might be something like "Roman Proletariat Commune" or maybe "Proletariat Communist Roman [state]" Should have destroyed the CSA. I bet Mussolini went to the site of the Battle of Alessia and had a ceremony there, it seems like something he'd do to really drive the "I am Caesar" vibe home, aside from taking a trip to Constantinople and holding a ceremony there where he does something like being given a Tyrian Purple sash or something before visiting the former royal palace or holding a mass in the Hagia Sophia.

[@The_name105]

Awesome video