How to Play Hearts of Iron IV in 5 Minutes or Less

In this video, I will be showing you how to play Hearts of Iron IV in 5 minutes or less. This video isn't a complete guide and just covers the basics so that a new player can jump into the game quickly.
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[@jopasc8998]

TY for being short and concise. Dont get how so many creators think a beginner is going to watch hours before playing.....

[@CuboldGaming]

Thank you, I'm happy the short format worked out! - Caleb

[@scarycrow3638]

Yeah just want to learn the basics so I can start playing. Can figure out the rest myself.

[@Spacebug111]

@@CuboldGaming Same, Others are over an hour but this was very short and helpful

[@christophersalinas2722]

Yeah it’s actually mind blowing how some people think viewers will watch 3 episodes of 2 hour and 20 minute each tutorials. Bro it’s like spending almost 1/3 of my day watching those

[@SaveThePurpleRhino]

Can't imagine how many people would turned off the idea of playing the game just by peeking the durations of others HOI4 tutorial. Until now

[@StrangeDeveloped]

Tutorials for this game are either two hours long or an entire 6 part series, Thanks for making this incredibly quick and easy to digest.

[@lebaguette5393]

Man face

[@tvre0]

This is just a guess, but I think that they want to teach you how to play at an intermediate level, instead of allowing you to have the fun of learning the game yourself. They also might be trying to teach you too much technical stuff

[@kulesama3185]

@@tvre0you shouldn’t call it a beginner guide if its meant for intermediate players and not for beginners

[@tvre0]

@@kulesama3185 it isn’t for intermediate

[@Afflictamine]

man I'm finding it really hard to get into this game, I really want to play it though. I went to play Total War Rome 2 not too long ago and struggled with that one too

[@waffel7664]

I love you, the only person on this damned internet to give a short, concise, useful tutorial that isn't filled with 30 minutes of filler garbage and actually tells you the very very very basics on how to play the game. 10/10, would learn again

[@CuboldGaming]

Let's goo!!

[@Kiserbaron]

Jaaa​@@CuboldGaming

[@austx290]

Yes! Agree totally

[@kasierketer426]

Finally A TUTORIAL THAT Actually TELLS ME HOW TO ATTACK thank you kind sir.

[@CuboldGaming]

Very welcome!

[@micahbarrett9546]

HAHAH I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS TOO

[@mrestratega2113]

You made a great job at this. I want to introduce my friend to the game but he feels dumb for not understanding it. This tutorial is amazing. Thank you!

[@CuboldGaming]

Glad it helped out! - Caleb

[@Covid-bv4hp]

Thank you so much. This was really informative and straight to the point. In my first game, after watching a 30 minute tutorial full of gibberish, I literally lost as Germany to Austria. Keep doing what your doing, and again, thank you.

[@CuboldGaming]

Glad I was able to help! - Caleb

[@exterminator1107]

I got annexed by poland as germany

[@stale.baguette]

One of the best yt tutorials for a game I’ve ever seen. I had no idea how to even preform a basic attack and all the other ones where 40 mins +. INSTANT LIKE 👍. U deserve more subs

[@CuboldGaming]

Thanks I'm glad you found it helpful! - Caleb

[@Polaroid__]

when i started playing hoi4 I was ready to give up before i even started cause of how confusing it looks, but when you actually play it : its very easy and im suprised how a completely confusing game at cover can be easily taught in under 10 minutes, bravo.

[@nutellavevo1038]

bro i cant even defeat ethiopia

[@landenchulski9857]

Thank you!! I've been looking at how to do naval invasions for over a week and every video is like over an hour long! Literally made perfect sense in 5 mins

[@sala7tt]

Dude, MEGA LIKE!! Super useful and short. 11/10

[@CuboldGaming]

Glad I was able to help! - Caleb

[@P0NTaN.]

Amazing tutorial. All other ones are like at least 1 hour long but this one was short and to the point so thanks for this

[@Aintlover]

Your HOI4 tutorial was concise and easy to follow. Your expertise and clear explanations are much appreciated.

[@RamsFan93]

Thanks for this, you didnt over complicate things. I like to find out about mechanics and stuff on my own, but I really needed this tutorial.

[@niterider3622]

I LOVE YOU THIS VIDEO IS WHAT I NEEDED!!! I swear do other srsly think Im gonna spend 5 hours learning how to play a game?? no way, i wanna get straight into the action and learn myself. You are a legend sir!!

[@CuboldGaming]

Thank you!!

[@22340c]

Thanks, this has restored my will to play and to learn more about this game

[@AceStrife]

I wish videos like this existed for any complicated game. I've gotten into grand strategy originally watching let's plays (thanks Quill!), same with Dwarf Fortress and Cataclysm Dark Days Ahead or some roguelikes.. but it took many hours of footage to do that. And after some time you just forget how to play them (DF/CDDA), and so you have to re-watch tutorials to re-learn how to play because going in raw gets you incredibly frustrated since you don't know how to do so many things. It's why even though I enjoy some of these games, I rarely ever play them. If there were always short videos like this to refresh memory or start playing a complicated game, things wouldn't be nearly as bad.

[@CuboldGaming]

Yeah sometimes you a short straight to the point video, although other times you need those super long ones for more in-depth guides. Happy to see the video helped! - Caleb

[@lemonlimey8602]

Congrats u got a new sub! Great video

[@sunchoken]

you should make an extended tutorial that delves into stuff like resources and stuff. anways great vid man super helpful.

[@CuboldGaming]

Yeah I've thought about it, I may just have to do that! - Caleb

[@MonkeyManChess]

This helped so much. Thank you for explaining so much in 5 minutes. Today you have gained a new sub.

[@invinyx]

i was having problems with the basics of how to control navy and air units, this was short and really helpful, i am glad that i didn't have to watch any of those 2 hour tutorial vids respect my dude

[@brycevogt9669]

Thank you so much. It is such a rarity to find a good, concise tutorial on Hearts of Iron.

[@voy6375]

I like how quick he is and how he doesn’t waste time. This is probably the best tutorial under ten minutes, or heck, the best tutorial period.

[@tomislavbajsic5935]

Thank you for the quick guide Legend 👌

[@ccdexx]

You are the Best Tutorial Maler Ive ever Seen youre pretty good and you can Explain really good Keep Up the Good Work👍🏼

[@closebrick]

Thx for this video it really helped me out

[@ronaldcraig4533]

thank you man so much for making this tutoral

[@allanspqr14]

Brilliant and to the point guide, basics of the game, but the most important when going to war.

[@EinarasR]

Ty for the short format gonna jump in to the game asap

[@amsarmsn]

thank you so much for this short tutorial,when i download hoi4 i always end up uninstalling it because of how confusing it is and i didnt have time to watch a whole series with 10 parts so this 5 minute tutorial really helped me,again thank you so much :D

[@The_Wikipedia]

Thank you for something that's short and straight to the point!

[@ineedmyfood3700]

Thank you so much for being short and simple, I had no idea on what to do And hopefully you will get hundreds of thousand of views and subscribers

[@CuboldGaming]

Thank you! Glad the video was helpful - Caleb

[@tomincheristiansen4010]

this is one of the best tutorials out there instead of spending 10 minutes talking about the difrent nations you jump straight into the point and make the videos shorter and easier to understand

[@zanehudson3680]

This is a great primer video without going into too much detail. Nice 👍

[@beeboy9993]

The tutorials i've been seeing on youtube really pushed me away from getting this game, BUT THIS VIDEO EXPLAINED IT IN 5 MINUTES. AMAZING 10/10 (this video is perfect for me because i have ADHD and i cant sit and watch a tutorial for 1 hour)

[@NotXecutioner]

Its been a month and a half since i watched this tutorial. I didnt know anything besides building civilian factories, this tutorial helped me a lot, i got 230+ hours in total now and i improved a lot… thanks Edit:500 hours

[@CuboldGaming]

That's awesome! I'm glad the video was able to help you out! - Caleb

[@NebuIize]

How many hours now? Its been 7 months

[@tvre0]

@@NebuIize He doubled

[@redacted8577]

how many now ?

[@NotXecutioner]

@@redacted8577 i got bored and quitted after 500

[@colelong1153]

you answer sooo many of my questions in 5 mins, i really appreciate it

[@aroamingfilipino]

oh my god mate, this is the most and only useful hoi4 tutorial ever, the last video i watched was 35 mins but i couldnt understand how to form a frontline and do the other shit, thank you.

[@FlexBox45]

Thanks a lot for such a short tutorial, I understood more from it than from the hour tutorial I watched three times

[@Spookykidshow]

thanks man I watched an hour long video and didnt know this, I have been playing for a couple hours and didnt know how to attack I was just building in germany but italy does look like a good starter country because I'll actually learn combat without waiting years

[@Ealdorman_of_Mercia]

Thank you, I could NOT be bothered to watch an hour long guide.. This was short and to the point 10/10

[@majinshadow0516]

Thanks for not making this an essay, great content. :)

[@march6672]

Short, useful and more like military guide .great job

[@JigRacket]

Thank you so much for this video, when I just got hoi4 I was stuck and didn't know how to do anything, and considered refunding the game. Then I saw this video and it jumpstarted me and I eventually learned more by myself after this video. Now I have 850 hours. Thank you so much.

[@CuboldGaming]

Happy to help!

[@the_yooper]

Quality video my dude, thanks for making it short and easy.

[@CuboldGaming]

:)

[@r2800]

You saved my life I am so happy that I found this video I can’t thank you enough

[@cagykoala6004]

Amazing TYSM :DD

[@suited_person]

Thank you so much! I know how to do a lot more and I can understand better! I would recommend to friends, but a have no friends who play HOI4.

[@lelandwilt1565]

I was looking at other tutorials and one was like an hour and 30 minutes long lmao so thank you for this short tutorial so I can get a footing and learn how to get better through my own experience

[@CuboldGaming]

:)

[@Joe-wr5ms]

You are the best HOI4 teacher ever!!!

[@nightborger09]

It defenetly helped me get startet today. Big big Thanks!

[@CuboldGaming]

Thanks for watching! - Caleb

[@zarken1960]

Man thank you, I was wondering how to do naval invasion for a long time

[@Hweofiy]

Thanks you, you help me how to play hoi4, finally i can use naval instead attack everysingle country that on my way just to go over there

[@Trumpie_The_Drunkie]

This has given me a lot of info now I will definitely go ahead and take on my friends. 😂

[@princeok8639]

I immediately understood, thank you

[@KingDKW]

Thanks bro

[@Mr_EE]

thanks for the vid

[@elirej7201]

Thanks for the short turtorial, I had no clue about how planes worked, for example

[@CuboldGaming]

Glad the video helped!

[@wildcat4539]

Dude super useful tysm

[@CuboldGaming]

Glad I was able to help! - Caleb

[@loafoflaxatives5676]

This is really great, it should have more views

[@bobmcbobson2684]

Finally a video thats understandable and not 3 hours long

[@johnlime1469]

Thank you. I bought Hearts of Iron IV years ago, and I couldn't understand a single thing with way too many buttons on the main screen. I might give this another try.

[@vixadianz4612]

Nothing to say honestly great work quick and fast and understanble

[@CuboldGaming]

Thanks!

[@piztolice3459]

Because of this guide I just beat the British for the first time on regular iron mode after 300 hours and all I had to do was select strike force and invade from Dieppe to Dover, all because of this 5 minute guide 🤦‍♂️ sometimes simplicity is all it takes

[@CuboldGaming]

Amen to that!

[@otaviotutoriais4158]

THIS IS THE BEST HOI4 TUTORIAL I HAVE EVER SEEN

[@Rhaenyssupporter]

love this short guide, just got hoi4 and im trying to figure out how to play

[@CuboldGaming]

Awesome! - Caleb

[@ortopedisanprates9238]

you rly nid make more videos i saw like 100 videos jsut shit and i find you man i love you ty

[@liemthanhnguyen4854]

so much better then othewrs guider who talking the whole 30 50 min :)) 5min and i already can understand how to move or attack the basic. thank you

[@CuboldGaming]

:)

[@hamishcounsell5579]

thankyou dude i really didnt want to sit through a 2 hr doco on how to play the game id rather just learn it myself.

[@MangosRYummy]

In less than 5 minutes I learned how to actually fight people, this was really helpful and at first I thought it would be bad, you certainly proved me wrong.

[@CuboldGaming]

:)

[@yourmanjimbo1302]

Finally, good tutorial

[@keenanwalsh2956]

Love this game!

[@CuboldGaming]

Bryan! I know it's you..

[@Mai-ek8rf]

Thank you for this, other videos are an hour long.

[@Tcatpro]

thanks alot im going to buy hoi4 and this helps out alot

[@michaelruby2995]

very great and fast video that detailed more than a 40 minute video did

[@nicholasharold2499]

Short and informative

[@CuboldGaming]

Glad I was able to help!

[@negneg69420]

This help me so mutch

[@Sximifly]

I watched a toturial for 1 hour long didn't learn anything came here and i learned something.

[@CuboldGaming]

Let's gooo!!

[@Sximifly]

@@CuboldGaming :D

[@tvre0]

Probably because the length and boring nature of the tutorials make you forget everything IN the tutorial. It's better to watch a bunch of small tutorials over time.

[@XGplays]

This is the only tutorial that doesnt talk about focus trees and very advanced stuff for 30 minutes like im gonna remember it and that its gonna help me when i dont know how to even move a solider

[@watsinhorde]

Thanks for a quick introduction tutorial for this game. Just started it yesterday and completely overwhelmed lol. How long did it take you for fully learn the game?

[@CuboldGaming]

Haven’t even come close to fully understanding it but be prepared to dump hours and hours into the game. I have some friends with over 1k hours in the game.

[@smu1geee]

this is actually the best. tks!

[@tarpon4104]

I play stellaris first and watch tutorial how to play and i dont understand it but i know how to act and after few days i understand how to play stellaris every empire have different mechanics so its hard to understand how to play it. Its same situation with eu4 every country have different mechanic but you need how to win the war against them. Pretty much same with hoi4

[@doesntexistrandomizer]

this is a good tutorial

[@XGplays]

Its so much easier to learn by just knowing the very basics and figuring out the rest on your own

[@firerudo5960]

This is the best hoi 4 tutorial ONLY FIVE MINUTES JEEZ!

[@poptart_guy69]

quick question i saw how you managed to invade france in 1939 in your germany map how did you do that? becuz once i invaded poland and i won and i had alot of soldiers holding the frontlines of france so they couldnt invade but when i merged all my troops together i had like 200 and the french had 100 but it was a stalemate then again i didnt know how to use air

[@brandothewanderingmando3531]

If I could Triple like this video I would I just wanna Say what everyone else has been saying and THANK YOU AN ACTUALLY SHORT AND SWEET VIDEO THANK YOU!!!

[@CuboldGaming]

We appreciate the support!

[@brandothewanderingmando3531]

@@CuboldGaming To quote a meme in response to this “We shall watch your career Grow with great Interest!”

[@brandothewanderingmando3531]

@@CuboldGaming anytime I’m just happy to help

[@hagymascsiposgyros5780]

i think a minor axis member is better for beginners for example hungary or romania, maybe bulgaria but italy imo is a bit hard because of them having take the allied holdings in the med, and imo navy is a bit complicated.

[@4TH4RV]

thank god this exists. all other tutorials are like 30 minutes+ long

[@4TH4RV]

ok i still failed to understand anything

[@CuboldGaming]

Oops haha😂 - Caleb

[@gabrielburns8324]

How do you have a general when admirals are the head of the Fleet bc I can't attack w my navy bc there's no option to do it

[@jam-jest-jan]

Finally a hoi4 youtuber that doesnt do 40 minutes of A TUTORIALL like thanks finally i will not struggle

[@FourLionsClips]

i still dont understand

[@apfsds414]

Finally a short tutorial

[@FenixDown87]

Honestly I wanna like this video way more than once

[@rachidelg3528]

best tutorial ever

[@eyeball4943]

short and sweet

[@CuboldGaming]

That was the goal :)

[@dsm_yt3221]

Thank you for not making this a an hour long video with useless information

[@TerrificTransport]

Thanks so much, most tutorials are like an hour long or smth, this simplifies it alot, thanks

[@zhara596]

Fitst time ever playing discovered this command thing and i added 110M MP 😂 this game is fun

[@drcomu]

Thanks mate now i know how to Play my favorite game

[@corpseparade7500]

i can almost beat the tutorial with this guide