How to Survive as Historical Poland in HOI4

In this Hearts of Iron 4 video, I play as Historical Poland and survive against both the USSR and Germany. I also give tips and teach how to play HOI4.
Music Used:
Tweedledee TweedleFun - Aux Jack
36mm - Jobii
Akira - AGST
Black Sunrise - ELFL
Cellar Clefs - Dusty Decks
Does Not Compute - Lofive
Earlybird - HATAMITSUNAMI
Floater - Auxjack
fly on up - Gregory David
Goldo - Jobii
Its All Because of You
Latewood - Dusty Decks
Lilchill - Bonkers Beat Club
Love Arrow - Guustav
Love Switch - Justnormal
Malachite - Sarah, the Illstrumentalist
Mall Toy - Justnormal
Maniamaster - Lupus Nocte
Milk - Cushy
Octadrone VI - ELFL
Picnick - La Boucle
Savings Account - Timothy Infinite
Secret Solitude - Guustavv
Smoke Rings on Your Finger - Matt...
Souls of Seoul - Ecobel
Stutter - [ocean jams]
Sublyme - Guustavv
Tender Fall - Jobii
Turntable Tale - Dusty Decks
videung - bomull
Zero Gravity - ELFL
Vivid View - Dusty Decks

[@GuyFromCanada]

I do appreciate how the main way that Poland wins this scenario (were it to be real) is essentially multiple years of extremely accurate clairvoyance

[@PropheticShadeZ]

I think thats the problem with hoi4, if any nation knew what was coming they could have done extreme things that would have made things go very differently I think the focus tree's should be more restrictive to show how these events where every party refusing to believe how bad it could get made sense at every point, and maybe show how no one nation could have prevented this war Germany fell into the darkest period in human history so far just to make themselves feel better about losing a war they made up a straw man, then murdered everyone that made them feel uncomfortable The allies refused to accept that there might be problems internally, and brutally put down political progress, unwilling to confront how evil fascism was and refusing to help those who needed it. Continually affirming might makes right The communists believed in their own system so much they didnt see the monsters they were becoming utterly refusing to see how they could even approach doing wrong with their new way of seeing the world

[@Gosciu733]

Yeah, if you know you're gonna get attacked in 3,5 years and you prepare for it tends to be a lot easier than being invaded basically by a surprise lol On the serious note, it comes down more to game balance than anything. Poland wasn't as weak and Germany wasn't as strong irl. In game German economy and army dwarf French counterparts, which is ahistorical af. But you need Third Reich AI to consistently win against Poland and France in historical focuses, so that's how it is.

[@Gachagames-nl4dm]

yo? we have the same prof pic

[@Yorkshire88VOR]

@@Gachagames-nl4dmhey Canadian, you have a cool flag hope things for Canada go well

[@yepstvesegal]

but they prolly knew in the real world

[@sowiwiody3681]

"the allies are useless" - 1000 years of Poland's history in one sentence

[@stumpf_man8791]

I feel like putting a military factory or even two on trains at the beginning is better than dropping 15% stability to repeatedly commandeer. I don’t know how that stability affects the consumer goods and factory output in the long game, just something worth thinking about since it’s such common part of the game. Love the video!

[@thetibbiesshow]

I commandeer around 45 armored trains, which each has an IC of around 105 IC. That’s a total of 5k IC give or take. If I put two military factories on just mili trains, I’d have to wait for the build efficiency to go up, before I was able to really start making some trains, and since they’re so expensive to make in the first place, it’ll take forever to make the amount I need. Putting a couple factories on trains also takes away factories from making guns, anti air, and planes etc etc etc. I’d rather lose the 15% total stability early game and put those factories on guns instead. Much much much more worth it imo.

[@stumpf_man8791]

@@thetibbiesshow Idk I just hate that you lose factory output and consumer goods near permanently because of the decision, stability is so hard to come by on that path in Poland in particular. Obviously that’s just my take though and it’s very nitpicky, it really was a great video, one of the most enjoyable long form hoi videos I’ve watched

[@twingo440]

The pp gain is lesser as well and with that things like worker conditions or xp gain through military staff will kick in later.... imo for "losing" 1 mill that is not worth it. That about a little detail of a nice video xD

[@ORGAniZMs]

I think youre wrong, you had like 50+ mil factories when germany attacked you, so -15 factory output from stability loss is like 6 mil factories. The stability is more important the bigger economy is, and Poland economy is big enough where using comandeer trains is a mistake.

[@thisisaname5589]

Agreed, it's basically never worth losing stability for trains.

[@parmesancheez6087]

8:01 I feel like if you're trying to survive as HISTORICAL poland you're allowed to pull out all the stops

[@McEldercraftHD]

You offensive divisions should make use of battle plans. I don’t mean executing plans and wait and see but even if you’re attacking manually, your divisions make use of planning bonus, which gets buffed through grand battleplan

[@wojciechgroblicki3922]

The use of spy for idealogy change in Hugary us one of the coolest use of spy agency I seen in years in HOI4

[@thetibbiesshow]

It’s one of my favorite strats to do, and I’ll be helpless when paradox finds out about it and patches it somehow.

[@pedrojoao6790]

@@thetibbiesshow It makes no sense to patch it, that's what the Allies did in the war, use spies and Intelligence.

[@Kandall05161]

It's also possible to lock the US out of nearly their entire focus tree if you can get their democracy support below 95% through spies. It makes them significantly weaker since they're stuck on undisturbed isolation and with the full effect of the great depression for nearly the whole game. They'll still join the allies when Japan attacks them but they'll be absolutely crippled. Those two are the only even mildly interesting strats possible with the spy agency tbh, The old spy system was so much more fun (even if it was a little broken).

[@majormissile5596]

I love the way you play the game. Absolutely tickles my autistic need to make use of every mechanic like spies and navy.

[@HeirOfNavarre]

Yes! We need a guide on Carlist Spain, my last strat just don't work since AAT, countries can't lend lease with world tension too low...

[@dallasosmundson8674]

"Babe wake up, The Tibbies Show posted again!"... keep up the great work, always a joy watching your HOI playthroughs

[@spiderhouse9809]

You should always place an offensive arrow even if you don't use it it will allow your troops to build up planning bonus which is hugely helpful especially with grandbattle plan (the whole point of the doctrine)

[@thetibbiesshow]

I always forget to do that.

[@spiderhouse9809]

@@thetibbiesshow you could have saved so many polish lives

[@c-onethirty]

love the calming music and commentary, keep it up

[@erkanaltduz6144]

Been waiting for this video and got on my thread just on time. Thanks Tibbies

[@zacreded1369]

you are back again!!! Love your videos never stop!!!

[@wastelander89]

Thanks for putting out long videos. I really enjoy super long hoi4 videos

[@user-qk9nk3bx7m]

Good video ideas, coming back after a hiatus. But your still my favorite hoi4 yt videos

[@jessicalindo7977]

I love the Memel strat, it's SO satisfying to just let the AI crush itself time and time and time again on your ready-to-go troops

[@barnsey795]

love the videos man, keep it up!

[@loganwheaton6189]

I was just watching the previous poland video then i saw this

[@TheRealJoe_]

Holy shit me too... I watched it 2 days ago and now this is here. It was my first video from him too

[@thetibbiesshow]

I hope the sequel is better than the original!

[@TheRealJoe_]

@thetibbiesshow I honestly have no idea what's going on but it's fun to watch 🤣

[@markymark9740]

I was impressed you were pushing the Germans in East Prussia… without using battle plans. Good division template along the bonuses from spies and countering German air. But seriously, use those battle plans. Not only does it provide bonuses to your troops, but your generals can passively gain a planning trait when they’re fighting (even fighting defensively from my testing) and get the supply consumption trait and/or more planning bonuses when promoted to Field Marshal.

[@YeahILoveTea]

underated channel SUBBED

[@meuolhaotorres8057]

hey man, love your videos, especially the one you played sampi and talked about some personal stuff, keep it up mate

[@Sopmod-py1ee]

the grind is REAL

[@placeholder4107]

let's go, you're back!

[@parmesancheez6087]

I feel bad for your sanity

[@MegaPelmen4ek]

hurray, new video!!

[@Thea_Moo]

Love your videos~!

[@bobmarlej9106]

great vid mate

[@ProbsNotLiam]

May I ask what us the best division template for this? I might use this to troll an equally as meh friend at the game next time we do multiplayer

[@darkhallwayproductions8627]

I love small hoi4 creators this video is great

[@sampel3660]

Didn't realise the change to the dutch east indies having some islands near to british malaya lol nice one

[@Tbpoilspill2010]

ngl my life rn feels synonymous with poland history. Poland is not yet lost. I am not yet lost. If god is with us, then who is against us? life is just one big pierogi it goes better with grilled onion.

[@placeholder4107]

real

[@Restosef]

Awesome that you’re doing it without Memel strat, you’re good !

[@DrRelientD]

Love the content keep it coming!

[@cultofmrozinski368]

When you described your video ideas I imagined you in a padded room and a straight jacket for some reason.

[@caprimercenary2522]

Like the guide but why do you get Agrarian Reform ASAP instead of taking some other foci first for factories?

[@thetibbiesshow]

I like to just get it out of the way, and it lets me get that bottom industry focus asap which I like.

[@Bal1]

Just a small suggestion when you want to support an attack, menaing you don't want the units to move to that possition once it is taken, use ctrl+right click, there will be blue arrow, meaing support attack, once the battle is won, only the red arrow guys will move to that tile, blue will remain where they are. :)

[@Bal1]

Also using keyboard like s to split and h to hold helps a lot for the micro, but that depends how you like to play it :)

[@rsfhaerdt]

You should try out Czechoslovakia in Road to 56 mod! You get a super nice focus tree and can resist the germans by forming the little entente

[@Makem12]

Is there any benefit to building some static anti-air for this strategy?

[@thetibbiesshow]

Not that I’ve seen. I’ve tried it and it just seemed like a waste of construction. Same with forts.

[@Hadesthief]

If you have manpower issues during your offensives you can switch to the non-core manpower advisor and you can request garrison support from the italian puppet, that'll give you several hundred thousand extra manpower.

[@MexicanWhoLikesTacos]

oooo new vidoe to watch

[@JustFloppa1410]

please make carlist spain video next, it sounds really interesting

[@Lazysquid27]

What music are you using for this video? It’s such a vibe 🦑 Edit: Found it in the description lol. That’s going on the playlist 😎

[@sydryi3086]

so basically if you put modern Poland day back in 1939.

[@balkanmontero]

Man, love historical strategy gamers picking an underdog nation and fighting an impossible situation just to win. The indomitable human spirit 💪

[@kartav1k]

I can not find any information about it. And I like your videos. So I post my big question here. Maybe you can help me clarify some confusing thing I was trying to beat challenge with Australia in historical focus to conqueror the germany and recover austria empire. What I did: - I made a fascist government. - Joined to germans ally and start declaring war on hungary. - Using cavalry divisions as "blitzkrieg", and german forces to stop hungarians divisions from cutting my cavalry on way to capital get enough win points to make a full hungary puppet state - Right after game started I started making bunkers on capital and proxy region to hungary so I could pass hungariens forces to defend capital from germans - When german declared war I started defending my 2 regions very well - Then just making new troops. Especially adding artillery and anti tank support (it is very important before liberating national regions and conquering germany. But after maybe 1-2 year very successful engaging into german regions my government suddenly became democratic (I restricted all democratic and communistic politic forces in my country, I had 100% war suport and around 80% of stability, full fascism support). And then because I can not start debates with the democratics due to 100% fascism suport (in politic actions tab) I can not peacfully change government by referendum. It always starts civil war. Even then if I start civil war with fascist - allies will immidietly declare war against me. What a heck is going on here. How my government changed? Is some country has kinmda focus on that or is it just a bug? Or There is some shadow mechanic in the game I dont know about. I have already played around 150 hours and this is rediculous. It happened third time in a row I tried almost 20 different tactics from my head. This one was the most successful. But this civil war makes me not mad but confused as f**k P.S. I very like your previous video with historical Poland)

[@ASM-ph4pu]

Also a couple of suggestions. Your production before the war is good, but after it gets fucky, with all the combat losses and attrition, might work to put maintanence companies for that equipmen capture ratio. Another strat that might work is making space marine tanks, I have used it as Poland and Finland since AI doesnt know how to build AT and put it on divisions.

[@ASM-ph4pu]

And a bit more cheese. Get a general just for last stands, since the cost of CP is based on number of divisions. So if a unit is about to lose, pop it out, put it on the general, press last stand, and then put it back on the original general when the last stand is over

[@ASM-ph4pu]

I would also shuffle production a bit, lower AT, relegate it to be a support battalion, and if you can afford, put 1 arti support battalion, and 1 arti as combat battalion

[@ASM-ph4pu]

you might have given up on navy too fast as well. Keep the subs, maybe build a bit more, and convoy raid prussia, it would be easier to close the pocket if they get reduced supply

[@ASM-ph4pu]

On some occasions as well, if you cant afford to lose a tile, attack the divisions that are attacking you from the adjacent tiles so they are in double combat and they bleed organisation, so they will have to stop the attack

[@ASM-ph4pu]

Finally, i dont think the production of AT is justified on single player. The tank pushes are not concentrated at all, so for the occasional tank battle against unoptimized tanks, the IC investment in AT ain't worth it chief, better stack more soft attack on the divions. Didn't get the rangers either which also boost the artillery of your divs... Thats it, sorry for the backseating

[@kickassgreek]

improving the unaligned is not an exploit. you dont have to do anything weird to do it like lots of exploits

[@CultureCrossed64]

Please give a carlist spain guide because the RNG breaks my soul ☠️

[@matijamcreeper813]

hey could u try playing as luxemburg and beat allies and axis? It would be a fun challenege!

[@Danny-xh5bf]

We are so back lads

[@ratwithglasses1495]

Why spend so much pp on danzig integration but not have enough garisson? Just the 75 pp descision and garrison are enough

[@mister_dadstersays_hi7372]

You can core india as England btw, you need to do some focuses but it works.

[@bright9329]

How was the beef??? You can't just leave us hanging

[@commandercorl1544]

28:57 No, wait! You were right the first time!

[@LotharMeyer]

In Carlist Spain the second "S" is silent

[@jodon2271]

Howd you cook that beef? Roast or crock pot or what? Dont leave us with such a cliffhanger!

[@thetibbiesshow]

Crockpot beef because it’s so easy to make when I’m recording videos. It was an old beef chunk I found in the freezer, so I was shocked it smelled as good as it did when cooking. Thank god it tasted like it smelled.

[@jodon2271]

@@thetibbiesshow I suspected as much. So easy and tasty. With some onions, celery, potatoes, carrots mmm. Anyway, loved the vid and thanks for the reply.

[@otten5666]

Should have put down attack orders to get a bonus in combat.

[@captainsierra8611]

Is that the ncr on the thumbnail as poland lol

[@sahilhossain8204]

Lore of How to Survive as Historical Poland in HOI4 momentum 100

[@F1reF0x411]

10/10

[@Grand-Wizard-Of-Cheese]

press S to select half press H to hold

[@flameguy3416]

Lay mines with boats and ruin German supply? Good or Bad strat?

[@thetibbiesshow]

Horrible strat. I’ve tried it because I thought it’d be awesome, but your ships get sunk quickly, not even getting like 10% mine coverage. Maybe if you held the ships back until the allies send some ships into the straight, but imo, don’t waste the industry and time.

[@Glassius89]

​@@thetibbiesshowthe trick is to lay mines with submarines, just like Poland historically did. I am never getting naval invaded thanks to that :)

[@P0PG03S]

Something is wrong; I can feel it. Why didn't Soviet absorb the Baltic states? Usually they do it by mid-1940.

[@thetibbiesshow]

Like you said, they usually do, but sometimes don’t. Imo, the moment mol-rib doesn’t happen, the game kinda go weird. If you want to see this happen, play as historical Czech and say no to the sud demand. In the video I’m working on right now, Germany justified and declared war on both hungry and Romania. Hoi4 is weird man, especially when you as the player do something the game doesn’t think will happen.

[@user-ry7tq6bc8c]

I love historical nerdery

[@muhammadahmadi8652]

How about reviving Persian Empire ?

[@CPSPD]

polish guy here watching for the first time and yooo i appreciate ditching "sanitation" and saying "sanation" instead!! its such a common mistake.

[@insaneedits420]

Polish community loves u thanks to this video

[@lordyoda607]

please use a planning bonus next time.

[@jakedavidheilemann1208]

apologizes for his pronounciation before saying "ponzen" instead of poznan

[@yepstvesegal]

with the soviet union being the weakest i often go mobile agnst them and bassicaly flee from the germans as long as u can

[@NDScalio]

"The easiest faction to beat in the game are the Soviets" Isn't it France actually? Since they've got that bastard of a nation spirit lmao

[@MatJan86]

If you survive as Poland you don't play historical Poland

[@ttvcragz548]

THE TIDDIES SHOW

[@bepis9174]

GRAAHHHH POLAND MENTIONED!!!! WHAT THE FUCK ARE BORDERS!?!?!?

[@CrunchyNorbert]

true story; half of the reason the Bismarck was sunk was because a polish-crewed destroyer serving with the royal navy went against orders and sailed right into small gun range and drew most of its ammunition before the heavier british ships caught up and finally took her down. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ORP_Piorun_(G65)#Bismarck_action

[@yepstvesegal]

i wish i could see more people loosing in these games its refreshing makes more sense from the ganeplay perspective if you cringe when they getting it wrong u a looser

[@james2529]

Yikes you really want to tank your stability for trains that the Germans will immediately bomb? I don't think so. Also I cannot understand why you didn't pick dispersed industry and a research slot asap.

[@thetibbiesshow]

Yikes huh? 1: I didn’t tank my stability for trains the Germans will immediately bomb. I lowered my stability slightly (15% over 3 years whilst also getting 15% stability from pol loyalty, 10% doing worker conditions twice in 3 years, and also your focus tree gives you a ton of stability. Also armored trains are phenomenal at shooting down enemy cas and not getting destroyed themselves and saving my logi. 2: concentrated is better than dispersed in a few select situations. If you don’t plan on changing your production lines around too much and if you aren’t going to get factory bombed a ton (Germany and the sovs don’t factory bomb that well due to having a trash Air Force), then concentrated is better. It gives you like 20% more production efficiency at the expense of retention but it’s very worth it imo, especially as historical china, or Poland. 3: for the research slot, it’s 50\50 if you should rush it. Extra research is amazing, BUT so is factories. You can get that research spot if you want asap, but personally, I want more factories first.

[@maki3904]

this game sucks play civ3 cs1.6 Minecraft,,,, y rome 1 total war,, Returj to tcastle Wolfenstein,,, need for speed most wanted 2005 what is that game with similoar to Minecraft but is very unknown

[@yakolayevyak1629]

it would be way much better without of music