HOI4 Guide | Beginners Tutorial (2024 Version) - P2

How to play Hearts of Iron 4 for Beginners part 2. This episode takes place on 11th Jan 1936
Covering in-game notifications, including research, political power, military factories and more.
Created in such a way you can watch, or follow along in your own game. If you do wish to follow along, make sure to watch the videos in order. See the full playlist here: • HOI4 Guide | Beginners...
Contents:
0:00 The Best HOI4 Tutorial for Beginners!
0:32 Political Powers Let You DO STUFF
1:27 Research Science is Green Liquid - Really!
3:05 Exploring Various Tech Trees
7:57 Artillery Tech Trees inc Flak, Anti Tank etc
9:00 Navy Tech Trees for New Ships
12:45 Aircraft Tech Trees - Bombers to Fighters
16:39 Engineering Research - Radios etc
19:50 Industry Tech Tree - Industrial Might
26:55 Military Factories - Build More Tanks!
34:20 Trade Deficit - Short on Rubber
44:58 National Focus Tree
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[@gameswithbrains]

New! Just Added the Savegames used in the making this video series - 1) As you progress through the series, there will be an element of randomness that will slowly creep into our games. If you ever feel like the gap between what you have, and what you see on video is too wide - do make use of this link, and you can copy the exact state of the game as I had it, for each episode. The link can also be found in the playlist description. 2) For those not wishing to play along EVERY episode, but who do want to play along once in a while, on certain episodes, well BINGO - this is exactly what you need. 3) For those only watching, well... forget I said anything! :D Link: gamesbrains.com/index.php/complete-guide-to-hoi4-2024-edition-tutorial-save-games/

[@cameroncrowe5218]

I’ve been playing HOI4 for awhile now, about 1000 hours in game. What a great series of videos these are, I’m picking up on many little things that I didn’t know. Cheers for taking your time to make these

[@OllieWasHere]

Really appreciate the slow pace of these tutorials. Really helps to understand such a complex game. Legend!

[@hudooguru2]

Starting #2! Thumbs up!

[@MyMariovr]

Thank you brother!! so so perfectly explained. Greetings from Spain!

[@arektofil6122]

Hello and thank you for a wonderful and very detailed Gaide. Thank you very much for doing this.

[@kadirbariskose]

first time something make sense in hoi4 for me. those tutorials are pure gold. thanks

[@billwiley7216]

Excellent tutorial style! Explaining the why and the different effects affect things along with showing what information is available and exactly how this information is valuable to the player and what they can learn from it concerning game play is so helpful over the just do this, then this style of tutorials. As someone that has invested a fairly good bit of hours in this game trying to figure a lot of this out on my own and many times being sort of confused your tutorial is making my understanding of what I have been blindly trying to learn so much better and I more understand the games fundamentals better than ever in the pas! Thanks and I like this breaking things into chapters and doing a section or two at a time as well!

[@gameswithbrains]

Thank you for the very supportive comment, I'm really pleased it's helping fill in any missing blanks, and hopefully it will for day 1 new players too

[@Samanar]

@@gameswithbrainsDay 1 player reporting - going through your full tutorial before I even launch the game. Thanks, very useful and easy to follow/understand!

[@user-nu1kc3pb7s]

Love it. Thanks my man...

[@T0tenkampf]

I finished the 2023 update yesterday and watching this makes it seem like you have really streamlined the delivery. The others are good but you have definitely improved it, thanks!

[@Fotofred007]

So detailed and clearly explained, thanks for a great series, gonna look at all of them ! Thank you sir !

[@youssef26my63]

thanks mate i rlly appreciate your efforts

[@L0r3nZo11]

Thank you mate, amazing tutorials P1 and P2 are great and so much details you explained.

[@thebluntrealist7180]

I'm actually glad you're being as meticulous as you are. Most of what you said here, I've learned by just 'jumping in' and playing around but that means when you get to things I have no clue on - which is basically how movement & combat works, for starters - I'll be able to understand your explanations so get used to me here...I'ma watch every last video & I think you just posted a "part 16" lol THANK YOU for real, man....I'll be dangerous as USA if I just knew how to get one of carrier groups (I've been building Essex class 4 at a time way early due to the 2x 100% carriers research focus for USA) to actually hunt down one of the Japanese. The irony is the only group managing to ENGAGE 'em let alone sink 2 are the original group I started the game with, class I's and II's and only a group of 3 of 'em, at that. Once I learn how the darned navy works, I'll be better. Land combat, and then how the air thing works also. Here's a tip -- don't send bombers in w/a "Naval targets" mission over Berlin. I'm an IDIOT lol

[@gameswithbrains]

Navy's an interesting one, and I enjoy playing as Japan in the Pacific theatre.

[@petersonfamily6223]

We did not move the troops at the end of Part 1, when doing so I my dates moved forward. Not sure if it matters but should we move all troops if there are selected before the next Part becomes available? Thanks

[@Voljinable]

I just realized that this guide is a guide really for beginners to gaming, not to hoi4. How you explain everything in detail really shows all the small things i have learned from other games and expect. For example its obvious to me that research costs nothing like manpower because of other games i've played like civ. I expect it to be honest. But if you have never gamed you might have these questions and i love how you answer them all! Another example is how you explain that some research helps improve a stat. I just see green number and mentally note how to best use that upgrade, but you actually give a reason for why it works in the first place. I don't even care anymore as a gamer, i just want to improve my army and interact with the story. Its really fun to see you answer all those different questions historians might have who pick this up as their first game. Thanks for the guide from a gamer who is trying hoi4 because it is free for the weekend on steam

[@robnoel9306]

HOW did you get officers that can control 72 units?

[@M.J.501]

Thank you so much for making a guide like this, much appreciated 👏🏻

[@robnoel9306]

Ah loo min um.

[@CubeInspector]

What i learned is dont do all the SS recruitments at once 3/4 of your divisions and generals will revolt right in the middle of your war with ussr. Found that out last night lmao

[@TheBritishAreCoooming]

I don’t create them at all, I’m not keen on the division templates myself.

[@T0tenkampf]

Absolutely untrue that the Me262 was the only jet fighter to serve operationally in WW2 my friend. Definitely the most numerous and developed but the first air to air combat kill between jet powered opponents was when a Meteor shot down a V weapon.

[@gameswithbrains]

Thanks for this, I had to check it out, and you and I both learn something from this... The meteor didn't actually shoot down the V2, but it flew alongside it, and nudged it over, so it fell out the sky... This was the only "air to air kill" Although did strafe a bunch of enemies parked on the airfield, which I didn't know, so thank you.

[@thebluntrealist7180]

The ME-163 I guess isn't jet-powered but rocket-powered, but some interesting facts about 'em I can share from the extensive reading I did as a kid...had about an 8-min flight time. Had 4 20-mm cannon....aimed STRAIGHT UP...why? B/c it had photovoltaic cells that were hooked up in such a way that as light's intensity dropped a lot, they'd fire. The idea was it'd be pasing underneath the shadow of a strategic bomber, which would be a good time to shoot "upwards" at it. It as very effective in doing so, too. The reason the Germans could only muster 59 Me-262's in the air at once was b/c the Germans needed Molybdenum for the engines, but had no access....something like 97% of the world's supply was in Allied hands, so they had to do a complete overhaul of the engines after only 10 flight hours. WW II history is quite interesting b/c a lotta stuff happened in that ~ 6-year time frame from '39-'45 & I just figured I'd chime in what I know from way back.

[@thebluntrealist7180]

@@gameswithbrainsFrom what I read, the 'buzz bombs' were fairly easy to knock down w/AA batteries b/c you only needed flak to explode close enough to it so as to knock out the gyroscopes or something...dunno all details, but they weren't so much a "weapon of war" but more like a terror weapon. Meteors were fast enough but had annoyingly unreliable cannons and shot down maybe a dozen or so in the entire war so Meteors were overall a non-factor. Once the V-1s started flying lower, it got in-range of the 40 mm Bofors which could then shoot 'em down probably easier than anything else. I'm no expert, just a guy who read a lot of WW II history growing up.