How to play Minor Nations in Hearts of Iron IV

Arguably some of the most fun and challenging countries to play in Hearts of Iron IV, minor nations are a great start for beginners wanting to learn the game without being overwhelmed by too much information all at once. They can be tough though, so in this video I’ll give you a breakdown of the generic focus tree, what to focus on early to help you build up and have a fun game as a minor power!
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00:00 Playing Minor Countries
00:52 Generic Tree Breakdown
02:29 How to change ideologies
04:04 How to improve your industry
04:50 What research to focus on
05:28 Division templates
06:30 Best use of political power
07:51 Overall strategy as Minor Nations
10:38 Focus mainly on your army
11:19 Use your decision tab
12:45 You need to prioritise and sacrifice
14:15 Don’t worry about spies
14:46 Concentrated industry good?
15:35 More info on divisions
16:51 Superior firepower is superior
17:40 Use the officer corps
18:39 How to fight as a minor nation
21:13 Using formable nations and stealing puppets manpower
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[@hammotimee]

🙈 Do you like playing the generic nations? Let me know your favourite below!

[@hammotimee]

@Heinz Guderian sensational

[@turkiye.facts.genius]

i like peru, definitely no bias seeing as im from there

[@hammotimee]

@@turkiye.facts.genius I've been to your country and I'm biased towards it too! Let's hope we get a South America DLC and can form the great Inca/Lima empires again 😄

[@Carlos-tx8jx]

I am trying to play minor nation like Hungary and restore the empire but play as a nation with the generic focus tree is a big challenge for me

[@ainisskulskis7975]

Ukraine

[@gabe75001]

Good video, you must really love minors!

[@hammotimee]

😐

[@nothisismyopinion]

Bruh moment

[@depressedguy4723]

Who doesn’t?

[@klajusa1090]

Bro Set a trap 💀

[@savirianwinter1656]

What the Hell.

[@nothisismyopinion]

I love playing minor nations as it feels more laid back somehow…

[@hammotimee]

its super fun!

[@MyDadWasAWarCriminal]

I kinda like the generic tree because it is powerful by giving a minor nation extra building slots and factories even if you only have 1 state

[@hammotimee]

It's great for new players too!

[@greenlamped2842]

I love playing with minors!

[@hammotimee]

🤔

[@billder2655]

just started playing the game and i’ve found your channel, really great stuff, a lot of hoi creators make the game seem really complicated and meta based, so i really appreciate the laid back content

[@hammotimee]

Thank you! That's the goal here so I'm glad you like it 😁

[@kingnoob1066]

Thank you for making this video!!! I love minors but I can never really play with them and get the full experience, but hopefully this will make it better!!

[@hammotimee]

😐🤔🫣😮‍💨

[@BrianGaming365]

hol... up.

[@HenriqueRJchiki]

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[@bonscott8832]

Underrated Channel.

[@hammotimee]

bless

[@steyn1775]

Bro started the video like a rollercoaster lmao(the constant video rotating and moving about lol)

[@hammotimee]

We out here bein silly billies 😎

[@steyn1775]

@@hammotimee and murdering the baddies

[@miker.5896]

Thanks for making this video. I like playing South American nations, usually Argentina.

[@hammotimee]

Thanks for watching! And I like it too, they're good fun

[@Haha__]

Thanks

[@hammotimee]

Ur welcome

[@Beonid]

It's a bit counter-intuitive, but you can actually go down the fascist branch of the generic tree without flipping to fascism or hiring the demagogue. This allows you to pick up the manpower boosts (which are really useful as any minor nation). Also - minor (heh) correction - European minors with a generic tree start with three research slots, and minors in general can get 5 research slots, you just need to complete the Technology Sharing focus to get the 5th if you started with 2 slots.

[@hammotimee]

Good tip!

[@DownWithTheImperialists]

you can only do this if u are non-aligned

[@dsyncwashere8077]

I’m so happy that there is now a new hoi4 KZbinr that doesn’t produce streamlined crap

[@hammotimee]

I'm happy for the compliment but sad you don't think I streamline my content 😂 I try to keep it to the point without unnecessary stuff while still keeping my personality in there, so I'm hoping that's what you mean!

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@@hammotimee ah I just mean the same video and clickbait stupid thumbnail over and over again

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@@dsyncwashere8077 ohhhh haha then yes thank you that's an active goal of mine to not do

[@farkasszabo7505]

When would you start doing industry the earliest? Is it worth waiting for Industry 3, or is it fine to take Industry 2 (which is only like 0,5 year head) to start building factories sooner?

[@hammotimee]

You should be building civs from day 1 always. There's no exception, except for the USA. Then you would switch to mils about a year or so before you think you'll be at war, most countries in a historical game that'll be about 1938/39

[@vinagre_arg]

This video is underated

[@hammotimee]

Thank you so much! Share it with your friends 🍔🍟🍔

[@PathOfDamn]

Hi! I am still very new to the game, how do you usually prioritise the focus tree progression for nations that have them? I get quite lost on what to focus on usually.. spending like 15 minutes to decide a focus each time. And then since I'm new I am tempted to use space marines... like say for British Malaya on Road to 56 mod, would it be viable? Planning to play with AI only for the foreseeable future, I've the subscription pass for the DLCs because I don't own the latest 2 DLCs. Also, how do i determine when to annex and when to puppet? I saw from somewhere about puppetting + reparations, and then somewhere else writes to just annex, or some says to puppet purely for manpower... all the different strategies are overwhelming so say for a tiny country like Malaya I'm not sure what tip applies where

[@hammotimee]

Welcome! And great question, you're pretty much always better off going for the civilian industry focuses, followed by any political focuses but it also depends a lot on what you're trying to achieve. But the earlier you grow your industry (civ factories) the stronger you'll be!

[@PathOfDamn]

@@hammotimee Ahhh, thank you! So I've been playing it wrong! I had like 4 mils at the end of 1940 and was just generally excluded from all the world events because I had nothing producing anything by that time.. By any chance you'll make a video about templates for newbies in general? Maybe line troops (like the infantry "hold-the-line" ones), elite, or even more specific ones (like space marines(?)), or at least a guide on how to fight as a minor, please? I do watch some channels like bittersteel, ISP, and feedback and it all felt like an art to me to be honest lol

[@hammotimee]

@@PathOfDamn Hahha yep gotta grow those factories! Check out my beginners guide playlist, I've got a tutorial on the industry if you need. And lucky for you, I've still got this bad boy which works to this day: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5rdfaBpgtulrac&ab_channel=HammoTimee

[@PathOfDamn]

@@hammotimee Just watched the video, thank you! Does explains a lot but feels a bit too much for me to control. It's gonna take some getting used to I guess :')

[@dorimeameno5514]

good video, but what are cores tho, i'm fairly new to hoi4

[@hammotimee]

Cores are states which are a part of your nation, and that you doin't have resistance or compliance built up in. Basically any states you've not conquored!

[@Bacon_mapping]

I can finally play historical Switzerland Also, i know Switzerland has a unique focus tree I just don't have by blood alone

[@hammotimee]

Hahahaha historical Switzerland is just sitting there 😂

[@ttvcragz548]

Nice Vid Small thing: The US won't intervene, as you are also guaranteed by them as an American Nation

[@hammotimee]

They won't for the first few nations, but eventually they do, despite the Monroe doctrine. You can get past it if you keep your personal tension below 10% 😁

[@ttvcragz548]

@@hammotimee thats weird, i thought you can get away with it.

[@ttvcragz548]

@@hammotimee thats weird, i thought you can get away with it.

[@crondum1569]

Me and Bittersteel waiting for a Belgium focus tree 🫠

[@hammotimee]

PARADOX PLEASE

[@ScottGmz]

Austria should have a focus tree

[@hammotimee]

Facts

[@KindaReallyBad]

helpful if you don't have dlc

[@hammotimee]

Sure is! Which is a lot of people actually

[@hermes3976]

So it's not worth it to stat building infrastructure first on minors

[@hammotimee]

Nah man wouldn't reccomend. I'd say the prioritiy order would be Civs>Mils>Infra

[@Leafywasnteverhere]

Amongus

[@hammotimee]

sus