Hearts of Iron IV: Complete Beginners Guide

Hearts of Iron IV can seem complex and sometimes overwhelming, but today @hammotimee will guide you through the basic concepts that will rank you up from Cadet to General in no time! In this complete beginners guide, They'll be covering everything from setting up production to divulging the secrets on "How Navy Works". Study the guide general - They'll need you in the coming fight!
Timestamps:
What is Hearts of Iron IV? - 00:00
Getting started - 00:50
Important UI - 02:27
Political focuses & menu - 03:31
Decisions - 05:05
Research - 05:58
Diplomacy & justifying war goals - 07:34
Construction - 08:58
Production - 11:29
Trade and resources - 13:16
Recruit and deployment - 14:36
Division design - 15:52
Logistics & officers corps - 19:15
The Army - 21:39
The Airforce - 27:43
The Navy - 30:14
Supply - 33:01
Waging Wars & Peace Deals - 35:08
Notifications and Pre-Game Setup - 36:26
Final Advice - 39:03
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[@HeartsOfIronOfficial]

Wars require resources. We've collected a list of Player Resources over on our Forum: pdxint.at/42SMOlh

[@cubsgameing1235]

I need a guide for the DLCs as well, i pay for all DLCs on a monthly basis.

[@akiradvlmn]

Finally i can learn how to use navy after 8 years

[@san_ferison_]

Sorry but no

[@seanbenoit3573]

Haha so young so naive

[@alterschwede8387]

Navy still sucks after 1000h 😅😅

same

[@hananekhadraoui]

Steal the British navy and relax

[@NoobHammer]

most of us have well over 500 hours in this game and yet we are still watching this

[@N01CurryClassEnjoyer]

got 3.200 and am watching :)

[@N01CurryClassEnjoyer]

i mean 3,200 got the comma mixed up, oops.

[@dulguunjargal1199]

I commend myself for Understanding about 40% of Navy by the time I had 450 Hours into the game

[@W.jones272]

I have 75 hours and haven’t came close to winning yet😂

[@kimberlyriley8716]

Im 10hrs cuz i new

[@hammotimee]

Wow what a handsome KZbinr 😍 It was a pleasure to make this, thank you so much for the opportunity again! I hope this is able to help new players out!😀

[@lsbc9666]

Thanks for making this!

[@maverick4761]

thank u alot !

[@poopsmcgee4693]

I always thought your channel was harambee time 😭

[@hammotimee]

@@poopsmcgee4693 rest in peace king 🐒

[@larsbenson6947]

After 400+ hours, I can finally learn how to do naval invasions. Thank you PDX! ❤

[@NeedForSped]

1.5k hours and counting, keep the updates/dlc coming !!

[@HeartsOfIronOfficial]

Yes, sir!🫡

[@Crysteric]

@@HeartsOfIronOfficial b e l g i u m f o c u s w h e n.

[@nucelarworker7569]

​@@HeartsOfIronOfficial albania focus tree is so badly needed

[@TatarWarrior]

@@nucelarworker7569 gyspy focus tree

[@pimenta_pedro]

After almost 10 years, I can finally learn how to use navy😂

[@HeartsOfIronOfficial]

Exactly! Thanks @hammotimee!

[@hammotimee]

You're welcome! 😀

[@stefkegameplays7545]

The best strategy game I have ever played! Keep up the work

[@JohnSmith-ozxy]

I can add Heart of Iron IV to my resume as one of my skill set after this tutorial.

[@ArcadeSlime]

the best work from the best devs ! cheers

[@francescozambaldi8212]

Thanks man, finally an easy and clear tutorial to help me getting into HOI4. Appreciated! 😍

[@NapoleonPicard]

Great guide. This is the one I will be sending to new players from now on.

[@Lisanicolas366]

We love Hammo's voice! 🙌🙌🙌 hope we keep collaborating with him

[@nildzrecastellanos]

Proper Hoi4 tutorial, after 8 years in development hopefully it will have been worth the wait

[@airline3hum]

Such a well done video for us new players. Thank you!

[@nevinbochman4981]

I am already pretty good at HOI4, but i stopped by to see if there was anything new I could learn. And to my great surprise, the one doing the OFFICIAL guide is the same guy who taught me everything I know about HOI4. what a champion, Hammotime!

[@DragonSlayer-er5ku]

A straightforward and comprehensive guide.

[@Gingerbred_Hed]

Somethings up. First a trailer, now a beginners guide? ARE YOU MAKING HOI5??

[@yeetneet5334]

its probaly just to celebtrate the new base edition of hoi4, plus they still have 2-3 dlcs to make before the game is in a "finished" state

[@HenryJoe13]

​@@yeetneet5334 and the game is free for the weekend, so if new players search will stumble upon this.

[@jacksonhoiland2664]

Hoi4 just got a 80% off discount, there is likely more beginners. I personally have watched hoi4 content but am just now actually buying the game.

[@AtomicSandwich125]

@@jacksonhoiland2664gl in your first play through

[@Blossomy77]

We got ck3, vic3, imperator Rome, stellaris and hoi4 before eu5

[@gabriellaeditzelenyanszki5886]

Oh my God... That helped me out! Thank you!👌👌

[@mateipavel441]

very good tutorial! I now understand this game better thanks to this guy! I am super excited to play this game with my friends!!! :D

[@VeGa2X-pw9sq]

Thank you Supreme Commander for this video!

[@VeGa2X-pw9sq]

I have 500 hours

[@skummysamsam]

Amazing that you guys help beginners with a "quick" and honestly wonderful tutorial. Props to you Paradox and @hammotimee!

[@danielmaria4462]

Very helpful, thanks!

[@TyTyproductions]

You know the game is good when you need a tutorial to play the tutorial

[@matzfamous370]

This game is something else, most games lose popularity over time, but this one just keeps growing 🎉

[@nakkipate1953]

it was about time

[@maciejkamil]

Thank you, paradox. I used parts of this video in my review of HOI4.

[@NirvanaUA]

Thanks,in three years I learned to play hoi4

[@SuperKrisNOR2]

Amazing tutorial!

[@HeartsOfIronOfficial]

Covers all bases!

[@KimFareseed]

19:03 That division template, yikes, a bit of everything. The name is top notch though.

[@HeartsOfIronOfficial]

It is made to be more of an example rather than "THIS IS THE META". :)

[@Firebomber03]

YES!

[@Jacob-qr8pl]

Perfect! I knew letting Hoi4 collect dust for 2 years in my installed Steam games library would pay off! In 1 hour, I will finally play!

[@MbrvSDRG]

thanks, now i can finally learn to play this game and learn how to use the navy

[@henrywilson2136]

I learned the hard way for myself. Ironically, easier than the tutorial.

[@haikalmiftah2529]

Remind me when I was playing as Soviet Union & attacking Finland. Back then I though capturing Helsinki will force Finland to unconditional surrender, ignoring the Fact they already capturing Leningrad & Moskow, and more 😂.

[@bachtruongson9408]

Instructions unclear, accidently made Spanish Spain

[@HistoryFactsAndKnowlegde]

Played CK3 and it’s great. About to try this game now.

[@Donza10]

Thank you.

[@mypropmp4057]

Finally going to start using navy after 3500 hours! Thanks Paradox!

[@Brittle475]

Hope they add more start dates,that would be cool!

[@marcomartino24]

HANDSOME! i still need this after 100 hours of game. Well done

[@hammotimee]

Why thank you 😍

[@FilipKing253]

Just in time, I downloaded the game yesterday!

[@theonlyjoe_]

Considering I had to google just how to do the tutorial, gonna need all the help I can get

[@andrew121410]

Deciding if I should buy this

[@afunnyusername1900]

I really like this game!

[@Nn91.]

hammo is cooking once again

[@onien9949]

This is... a pleasant surprise.

[@hammotimee]

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one

[@Wesson42]

Was fantastic when the game first came, out I was a demon on casual pick up games online, especially as the Wehrmacht. I've been playing an 8 year old pirated copy since around the spies came out because the game became so much to managed. Now that my favorite contintent to play as (South America) is now getting focus tree's; I suppose it's finally time to relearn the game and pick up the new DLCs that I've been missing out on.

[@JeffreyBernabe]

oh wow its hammotime

[@Aero3435]

Now give me a tutorial on how to get a better Japan focus tree! Ngl this video was really awesome.

[@sharpx3494]

3k hours into the game and here I am, watching to see what else I can learn!

[@Shroej]

Oh well now i can do a revision for my hoi4 strategies.

[@Harryhas26]

Big up Hammo

[@Braziliscoming]

After 1.5k hours on this game when i only bought it after by blood alone i can say I now know how to use navy!

[@SomeSuperGiant]

Random question here for the fellow commneters. How many of your games have been runied through a random nation joining the faction you are at war with. And how many games were also runied by a nation you declare war on panic joining a faction.

[@DeutscherKaiser]

Its called World war but i feel your pain

[@JH4LL013]

skipped right to the navy section

[@kholei310]

Stellaris guide please

[@user-bo6ru6rk3d]

2 years experience in this bloody good game, yet I still don’t know what the hell is a screening ship and why my ships won’t leave the DAMN PORT

[@Monkeyman-pt6gs]

Just use naval bombers

[@haukionkannel]

@@Monkeyman-pt6gs That would be boring…

[@haukionkannel]

If you want to learn how to use ships and why… Look Mordred Viking Navy tutorial and/or his beginner friendly Italy play though. He talks all about different task forces how and why to use them and what kind of admiral is good to each type of task force. I did learn to love navy battles because of his tutorials!

[@Therealnapoleonbonaparte_]

Screening ships act as a sponge,they take the damage for your big ships and that icl tho I just use sub spams and naval hombres

[@haikalmiftah2529]

Me after playing HOI4 in the last 5 years: Why I always losing naval combat & all of my DD-CL ship are gone?

[@Nicius-]

"What you need to play this game?" "Read this cientific article and you will play very easy" "Oh...."

[@coloncrawler43]

The guy who wrote this guide must be incredibly handsome you should 100% work with him again. - Ramses II

[@hammotimee]

Agreed 😆

[@wyzolol]

glad i just bought the game

[@dextersauve5491]

How convenient i just got this game

[@pantegana2555]

fantastic game

[@JoeBurner1720]

HammoTimme??? Cool to see that

[@rontato]

Wake up babe HOI4 just released a new vid!

[@artemproskurin7039]

Now i really need a nave templates guide

[@stoopsolo1479]

When strategic bombing do you click on target buttons to prioritize those targets or to not target them?

[@tartzmir7934]

dat's crazy

[@rexioh7547]

What is the best setting in options to have the best gameplay?

[@PioterCygan]

Hey, can you consider adding that when Field Marshall makes a frontline instead of Generals, everyone from this frontline gains xp for the organiser trait?

[@enriqueq1q240]

Al fin podré saber cómo usar la marina

[@Wadman2010]

now i can at least half-ass playing this game on the free weekend on steam!

[@mauriciodanielmartinezreye5130]

This would have helped me some 6 years ago 😅❤

[@56_tanks_the_random]

I dont have hoi4 but this video should help once im able to buy it :D

[@Comrade_Blanc]

I have like 400 hours but imma still watch this

[@75Ge-nesis]

Yess HOI5

[@stormsand9]

30:13 edit: i would have liked if you went into more depth in the navy section- e.g you mention at 31:51 that you need 4 screens per capital ship to protect them, but you don't say protect them from what- with the answer being torpedoes. This could have better segwayed into explaining the 4 types of attack stat (torpedo, light attack, heavy attack, naval bombing)

[@WarLegend50]

Perfect timing for when you want someone to try the game for free and learn it so they can buy it at a dicounted price!

[@kvassinc]

Better than in game tutorial 💀💀

[@Lordovasto]

real

[@Linkotoru]

oh yeah, finally i can learn properly how to play this thing after 600 hrs!!!

[@legionofmetal9968]

1,832.3 hours according to steam i could have done with this tutorial from long ago lol. But hey. Better late than never. Our newer players will benefit greatly from this! Paradox can teach them what they need to know...When they know the basics, WE can them teach them the stuff paradox does NOT want them to know! :D

[@ajk710]

Not trynna discourage anyone from playing but I have over 300 hours in the game and still know probably only 40-50% of how the mechanics work past just making divisions. It is really a hard game to learn but the basics can get you through to having fun. You can get away with a lot against ai but competitive is a different breed.

[@Kaiser_Russia]

Day 12 asking paradox to update japan, germany and usa focus tree

[@Artuxplays]

Sooo good tutorial (I can confirm with my 1700h:D)

[@hammotimee]

Thank you! 😀

[@NoobHammer]

@@hammotimee why thanks

[@hammotimee]

They said good tutorial! @@NoobHammer

[@CCCPRusRus]

As a person who has watched many HOI4 videos on KZbin, I thought I knew a lot about this game. I was wrong.

[@abchi2498]

Me staring at the video without by blood alone 😮

[@unknowni41]

about time paradox!

[@AhJeezEnt]

I’m over 2100 hours, I would’ve loved this 6 years ago lmao

[@antonionegrea3554]

Oh now i realize why i always loose wars, i forget about ships and supply, silly me

[@progame6238]

A whole guide to the game from the developers, wow))) What a pity that they only talked about 3% of the game

[@haukionkannel]

Well they did talk about 60% of the game… Only things missing are peace deals (not important in the beginning) and some special operationa like naval invasion and paratroops. Also missing was crytion encryption. Everything else was there because this was base game and most complex options are from DLC…

[@SummerSideTea]

if i were to tell you that I spent most of my 1k hours playing Venezuela would you believe me?

[@funnyclockman2643]

Bruh if you’re new and reading this, it will take at least 50 hours to be able to survive

[@TyaroslavV]

I have 5k hours and i want say thx for secret "How Navy Works"!

[@Sirmatthaeus]

I like to play as the smaller nations in this game. Is there anything specific I need to know when playing countries like Cuba or Bhutan?

[@cargbohadredmhagn3141]

here is where you learn navy 0:00 and it ends at 39:55

[@theARMYGamer]

3,688 hours in game & I still do not understand what the best naval composition is or naval supremacy. Paradox make this game more simple to understand 😂

[@theoneandonlyartyom]

1. make division with 600 breakthrough 2. profit (?) 3. your division consumes like a billion supply 4. get into a stalemate because the division is too expensive to mass produce 5. profit

[@TSSmith]

Finally, after 1800 hours, I'll be able to play HoI4

[@adolfin4710]

After 1400h, I see a guide

[@tommore1300]

I have over 200 hours in this game and I just learned about the field Marshall function 😭.

[@DanganMisiek]

they just decided that this would be easier than reworking the whole tutorial