Complete HOI4 Germany Guide 2024

This HOI4 Germany Guide explains in detail how to setup your game at the start, what technologies to go for, how to do your army templates, how to win against the allies.
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[@LudietHistoria]

Le wild Logistics video to know how it works in hoi4 next? ✅ HOI4 Logistics Guide - kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGbQkpppncuslc0 ✅

[@Chuck12312]

The thing is that no matter what countries are covered in the next dlc , I’d always play Germany even for the 5000th time

[@k.a.2253]

Quite literally

[@MuhammadshehzadMuhammadshe-e7v]

Us

[@alexzero3736]

But, why?

[@honeybadger6275]

@@alexzero3736 Gotta play as the good guys.

[@froot6086]

@@honeybadger6275 calm down edgelord

[@H3LLGHA5T]

Setting up Slovakia as a puppet makes Czechia start at 50 % compliance and gives you a claim on their lands as well, which is way better than getting those Slovak factories...

[@lilydiring4295]

name big

[@Randomboi863]

name big big happy

[@YaNeZetnik]

he just want to annex all

[@simpicusmaximus]

Honestly with how early you annex/puppet them it really doesn't matter. Your compliance will climb pretty fast regardless, I think it's more worth it to puppet bigger nations and annex smaller ones because the process of integrating a small puppet cost the same pp as a large one so I see it being more useful for larger nations where you would want/need to start off at higher compliance. I can reasonably see not wanting to spend the pp on integrating a small nation when the compliance builds fast enough already anyways

[@imjennasidel6703]

I always give Slovakia to Hungary it bypasses the align Hungary focus makes Hungary a little stronger and makes them join the axis right away

[@darkstarwarrior]

As a German, i can totaly agree with these names for the divisions, they aren't definately made up or made fun about. Love how accurate Ludi can name all these (giggle)

[@sumage1337]

Dude you don't have to switch every supply depot to motorization manually. When you click on an armee group you can switch on motorization for the whole armee group. Then they will switch the necessary supply depots automatically. You will save tons of trucks this way and don't have to keep an eye on it anymore. The button is in the top right of the armee group detail window and looks like on the supply depots.

[@nordicmonkeymcnerdrage8517]

Ludi clicks away popup for Spanish civil war, a minute later, "when did this start?" I have this problem too bro.

[@hoyinching9313]

3:58 Infrastructure always helps everybody.

[@alatamore]

Oh man, you are killing me. You hit the nail on the head with playing Germany. I used to constantly work on optimal early Germany builds. This might be the video that pulls me back to HoI from EU…

[@solastorm7]

I always play austria and it's a shame that there is still no focus tree after almost 8 years...even switzerland has one now^^

[@ayathados6629]

austria has no content because they usually get annexed before the war even starts. Norway has more "playable" content that doesn't require derailing basically everything whereas austria has to be basically completely non-hist

[@dasmensh]

Yeah you literally need to start as Hungary to become Austria

[@ithadtobeaname7327]

@@ayathados6629 In Hoi3 the Anschluss event actually let you just join the axis. And tbh, i think they should do that for 4 as well. Yes unhistorical....but pretty much anything you do in this game is not historical. That is kind of why its a game and not a movie. And its not derailing anything toooo much.

[@nrbmemes2414]

@@ayathados6629 They could make a system like manchukuo where austria has a compliance with germany or independence. anschuluss could make u puppeted instead of annexed and u can also reform austria hungary

[@battleship6177]

​@ayathados6629 I mean, the same could be said for Denmark or the Baltics (Denmark just gets steamrolled, and the Baltics get annexed by the Soviet Union).

[@AmadoDom]

I always play germany, never go for the kaiser or democratic or communist, just the "historical" one, for "historical" reasons

[@ericposey-vt5ej]

I don't play much of hoi 4, but when I do it's a german campaign that involves lots of tanks and close air support.

[@FlyxPat]

We play Germany because it's the protagonist.

[@m00nch11d]

🫡

[@universesbiggestdouchebag8350]

Eren Yeager but more batshit insane

[@lynox172]

I already thought Germany must be ultra op, since you can now Rush 1940 Heavy/ mediumTanks even faster and get all the buffs of the designer in the process(long research time) Plus being able to doge media Bills by changing to the Kaiser meaning you can use them early game but will still be massiv in plus with pp despite the designers.

[@iamdarone]

Great videos brother, as allways. GG's from Portugal bro!!

[@DrDanieri]

The intro was GOLD. I never play Germany, but I always see Ludi play as Pruss...sorry Germany, and I cheer for him to pacify the world by making everybody German.

[@baconsogood454]

This!

[@cedrickropp]

Ludi always playing Germany or Brandenburg, makes him the only honorary German, which means he has to pay Einkommensteuer to the German Government even though he is a Romanian citizen.

[@garyjohnson3252]

Nice guide! FYI, you can set your armies to the "two truck level" and it won't be contingent on which supply hub they're drawing from. Still costs a lot of trucks though. 🙂

[@TCG892]

The occupied state in Memel is a core it just says "Occupied state" when you just got the state

[@karlthorsten9118]

Extra bit of info - before you send volunteers to Nationalist Spain, the moment the civil war triggers, send a volunteer to Republican Spain so that when they complete the focus Relocate The Gold Reserves, you get the massive Consumer Goods Reduction temporary national spirit/buff for Germany, which will temporarily increase your construction even further. Once that event triggers, then you can just delete the division and help Nationalist Spain with new Volunteers.

[@OriginalP]

If you press k to train also press shift, so they train till they're regular. After they reached that they will stop training and wasting equipment.

[@SleazySpliff]

They give army experience then when trained. So not wasted

[@baconsogood454]

Nice! I didn't know about this. Thank you.

[@StephenHermer]

Germany is where the fun is, in a WWII game.

[@gageokonski1851]

It's always been as soon as Paris falls, the country falls. I've always just rushed for Paris, it's the only tile you need if you have them under a 100% collaboration. It also doesn't mess up your German France. You can still under the decisions tab select to collaborate the government and Vichy France will merge with it and then you go through the autonomy system to get their fleet for operation sea-lion.

[@GreasySnipeS]

Great video, very helpful for new players. Only thing I dislike was the sudden 6 month jumps where you don't say which focuses you went for, as a new player I need those sort of hand holding tips.

[@Hebelehubelledurchfall]

I think ludi got the most hours on germany in EVERY paradox game and patch

[@askkedladd]

Ludi channeling his inner german in this video

[@AlvorReal]

Personally, I like to let Austria do all their factory focuses. Its not a lot, but its a nice bump and they'll keep building all the while, too.

[@temblorjamesronald9427]

Lord, i thank you again for giving me a Ludi Germany guide right after the new DLC

[@bagalas87]

"Its just a game" could be the wisecrack of our decade. The other contender is "Its just the way it is" from Asmon.

[@Lopez0451]

9:03 Army tradition Ludi? ara ara

[@cryzone2376]

Trying to figure this game out so i can play it with my boyfriend, its his most played game but its so damn CONFUSING aaHG

[@Jpcraque]

1:13 NO!! i will not calm down !!! THIS IS OUTRAGES SIR!!!😂

[@CommanderTavos99]

Why wouldnt you switch the starting units all to cav except for the volunteers? THat way, you have much more equipment to spare. Assign Weichs as General and Kluge as Field marshal, to reduce the consumption supply and max the xp gain...

[@omgwind5217]

They basically made mills civs so u can min max by producing to sell to stack on early game civ building to mill building to snowball even more

[@manwesulimo7476]

Next time, shift click, when adding things to the production, they land on the top, not on the bottom of the production.

[@MrDrKevin]

90% of my hours are on Germany, they are just the most fun

[@sstotenkopf8817]

me too soviets and germany, but it will just so much better if they geth a new focus three like soviets or italie, be honnest this game and ww2 turn especially about germany no?

[@CatladyAyaki]

Great Hoi4 video!!!! Love you ❤

[@sanserof7]

I am gonna follow this video step by step later today and see if I will be able to learn how to play this game finally, I just can not wrap my head around this game and I have many hours in every other paradox game.

[@sanserof7]

13:22 how did you suddenly have 25 naval experience? Did you excersise your fleet somewhere along the way? Didn't see it in the video.

[@superchicken3554]

18:08 man i thought i was trippin when i heard conquistador play in the background

[@kamajuchikekenate]

Ngl. I just bought the game and have been watching videos for beginners and saw that germany's beginner friendly,so therefore I'm here just to learn the game...I'm from Ex-Yugoslavia...so...I'd have LOVED to learn how to play it...but for the first try I just wanna learn how to play at all🗿

[@123decy]

Atm its gotta be the soviets for me, those juicy production bonuses you get once you meege your tank and plane plants

[@noahjansch1116]

I love how you use EU4 terms like "missions" and "army tradition"

[@peachprincess758]

Awesome video! Love it!!

[@fredrickvonstien861]

Czechoslovakian arms dealing can also be very fun.

[@felixbeth6340]

I'm not a werhbooh, but i'm a complete beginner and a german myself so it's natural that i play germany

[@gyderian9435]

Can't wait to play Finland but Germany might just be my second playthrough

[@battleship6177]

I always bring back the German Empire. I mean, why not?

[@m00nch11d]

no ww2 without Germany

[@fabianeweil192]

That Intro was gold

[@manwesulimo7476]

21:45 You did, You clicked on in, while talking about Sweds and Japanese buying stuff from You.

[@shanghai72]

I always play Germany too!

[@Robert-xx8jx]

You're awesome, ludi

[@user-sw9bs8mp3f]

56:24 most sane hoi4 player

[@dauletshynybaev]

I LOVE YOU LUBIII ❤❤❤❤

[@mhkmms]

germany doing german things u know wat i mean

[@02091992able]

You did get the prompt that the Spanish Civil War occurred you clicked dismiss on it without reading it. To counter the debuff to armor on your tanks you could add sloped armor to the design of your tanks which will counter the debuff to armor at a small increase to production cost.

[@KAKUN_DESU]

you are 100% right. Whenever there is a new patch, I always start out with germany lmao. Even during EU4 DLCs that have nothing to do with europe, I'll still start as a HRE nation and most likely brandenburg or teutons haha

[@krzysztofsowinski3726]

Don't play HoI4 myself but it's always fun to watch you do it. Also, please play Kraków in VIC3 and recreate Poland :)

[@Kenruli]

Im a finnoboo and ive been only playing as Finland and most likely will continue.

[@mwvidz324]

I did not know finnoboos were a thing :D

[@Kenruli]

@@mwvidz324 well I just made the word out of my head. I just love everything about Finno-Uralic people, language, history, you name it.

[@mwvidz324]

@@Kenruli What nationality are you? And what do you find most cool or intresting? Just curious, I am finnish so it is difficult for me to see it from others perspective.

[@Kenruli]

@@mwvidz324 Finnish, I am too. Olen siis erittäin kiinnostunut Suomen ja Finno-Uralic ihmisten historiasta, kielista, kulttuurista ja vanhoista uskonnoista.

[@mwvidz324]

@@Kenruli Jaahas, ne on hyviä kiinnostuksen kohteita. Yleensä vaan "boo" sanoja käytetään kun on kiinnostunut jostain muusta kuin omasta kulttuurista. Jos muuten luet kirjoja niin Risto Pulkkisen "Suomalainen Kansanusko" on aika hyvä.

[@austinlynds4890]

Should have labeled This 2023-2024 to keep it more relevant for longer 😀

[@marvpo3660]

the SchnitzelKloppers! watch out..

[@berserker4940]

Ok this man is BASED

[@ichessegerneviel3566]

He said Army Tradition, eu4 Player spotted

[@02091992able]

The Panzer 3 was equipped with a 5.7 cm or 57mm cannon while the first variants of the Panzer 4 had a short barreled 7.5 cm or 75mm cannon. Later on, the Panzer 4 was improved with a long barreled 7.5cm high velocity gun which was pretty good at taking care of most armor used by the Allies.

[@giovanneramos4631]

I will only stop playing with Germany when they do something for Brazil and South America.

[@zicu-9778]

Bro if you don't draw frontlines in Spain you don't get planning bonus.

[@Zandonus]

I have 96 hours in hoi4. All of those have led to complete failure. And yes, I play HRE in CK3 and EU4.

[@undeadspycrab4157]

The joke is on you, I found this video by being subscribed and enjoying all of your content.

[@anto8375]

Thanks for using the spies, most people don't use them.

[@bwarre2884]

Not true. Most people use them for colabs.

[@Tempestades19]

Ludi yoy have to try Carlist Spain, is a small tree but one of the most powerfull and fun. Something like a restoration of the old HRE from EUIV in a modern way

[@ptolpa]

Great intro, made me LOL for real. Love it, Ludi.

[@LudietHistoria]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@akiamini4006]

Yep , Germany trying its best to cover tank production by making it seem like tractors , yet selling actual tanks in international market , thereby i propose while the MEFO bill is active you cant use the market for selling tanks

[@kinaru8701]

why does no companies show up for the artillery gun at timestamp 7:01

[@readupcaveman]

Oh boy, that is not Gucci! 😂😂😂 Love the guide Ludi!

[@mistertwo6113]

30d reduction in research - what does can only used once per technology actually mean? Please elaborate, is it each research slot or each tech path or... Thank you.

[@jippy33]

Seems they changed the steel import from Sweden, it's no longer there at game start.

[@Robert-xx8jx]

Perfect way to play germany

[@rivoendre]

Let Germany be triumphant, ok? Hehe. I like that.

[@nemos9856]

Everytime ludi playes HOI4 he say i forgot to turn historical and then shows the most disgusting map

[@chrisp4190]

Dude looks like Shia Lebeouf

[@kevinmuller8963]

never building infrastructure in saxony because you get when you do the reichsautobahn focus

[@RealCatWeekly]

I have 1300 hours and I only know how to play Germany

[@LudietHistoria]

you should play after 5k hrs the other nations

[@sirkiz1181]

This guy put all of his political power into intelligence and nothing into pronunciation

[@LudietHistoria]

can confirm, schnitzelstorpensteinenberg

[@evgefff3338]

I always make sure that sssr is successful

[@andreil.953]

I bought the gamenon monday the starter pack and i dont have all the features(

[@dasnoman4962]

Not sure I have ever seen you post a HOI4 video

[@-w-6323]

I need my fucking germany rework

[@wargamesmaster]

Once I stop having headaches trying to understand the gameplay of HoI4, I will probably play the Greeks or Turks to re-create their ancient empire.

[@DrewPicklesTheDark]

After trying the Nordic countries I tried Germany and Japan and was pleasantly surprised to find Germany had a new focus and Japan had the Range/Agility Focus exclusivity removed. Curious what other minor changes I can find.

[@lisaruhm6681]

What did Germany get?

[@DrewPicklesTheDark]

@@lisaruhm6681 Some focus to make a deal with Sweden, I forget the specifics.

[@vyevd8]

Day 1 asking for Kazakh tribes in Vicky 3

[@RaykonDien]

what did you reasearch after 20:22 ?

[@FADGhost70]

1:03 Deutschland siegt an allen Fronten! (Germany wins on all fronts)

[@trentduren3554]

Ludi, Kaiser Germany when?

[@roberteso735]

I feel slightly insulted by this assumption on what was totally not my google search query to get here.

[@Lordenry100]

Hi, one question...do you have a mod? Because I don't see that panel with box and rifle...thanks

[@dabohdstashorts]

Its a dlc

[@eliasrjesburg8055]

Why would you go for CONSTRUCTION instead of PRODUCTION. Multiplayer wise isn't PRODUCTION more important?

[@janekciscek288]

Ludi muss unser neuer Bundeskanzler werden. Mir sind die Tränen gekommen 🥲

[@RickyBobbyNASCARLOVER]

I conquered the UK and the Soviet’s and India but I still got my ass kicked by the US in 1945

[@Aug__]

Does anyone know the name of the music that plays on 13:10?

[@kfchampion6230]

Don‘t know the exact name, but it‘s one of the first tracks in the Victoria 3 Soundtrack

[@Aug__]

@@kfchampion6230 Thanks

[@TerminatorHIX]

Rule the World is the track's name. It's Victoria 3's main theme.

[@hoyinching9313]

0:31 lol