Hoi4 By Blood Alone: Switzerland Is So Much Fun!

Guys I did not expect to have the amount of fun that I did making this video. But this was a really fun tree to play through. Make sure to like, subscribe, and hit my links!
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[@thisaccountnameiscompletel8949]

Swiss troops holding the Belgian front is indeed what I would call a “scrantic framble”

[@Hydra_6544]

I thought I was the only one who noticed that

[@historyofeverythingpodcast]

I was shaking constantly through it. There’s so many more times I had to cut that

[@ZFire2020]

@@historyofeverythingpodcast didn't expect to see you on the other account

[@protozoanpro]

@@historyofeverythingpodcast just means you’re human, brother xD

[@UnderJven]

I too would call that as such

[@thevoidlookspretty7079]

Hitler: “Surrender now!” Switzerland for five years straight: “Your authority is not recognized in Fort Kick*ss!”

[@danielleayala2171]

lol

[@jaredjosephsongheng372]

"I AM IN THE FORT AND YOU ARE NOT"

[@alexandersmaligo8975]

öffne die Tür

[@doodlesaurgames7583]

When you, a Swiss soldier, are sent to Belgium to defend the French from the Germans: *confused screaming*

[@Seren_Moth]

lmao

[@insomniagobrrr5542]

*cat processing stupidity meme format goes here*

[@chees8067]

The German speaking Swiss: wait so who are we fighting again The French speaking Swiss: Honestly I have no idea The Italian: che?

[@thenugget1991]

It becomes a scramtic framble.

[@peterconroy7375]

Ww1: an American sent to fight the Germans in France because a Serbian killed an Austrian

[@magisterthefirst]

that's why i voted Switzerland, i believe it is something different, it is just amazing

[@stakuyi]

I didn’t expect it to be but it was

[@RandomPerson-mt1oy]

@@stakuyi I played Switzerland as my first nation in dlc and realized that it turns out, It's pretty damn fun.

[@chikkynuggy7522]

Switzerland literally hollowing out mountains to turn them into forts and then building the maginot line on top of those mountains

[@stakuyi]

Hey all at 22:27 you could see the console commands I had up from some previous tests I had done when making the video. This was not an ironman achievement run but rather exploring the focus tree and then fun. Now before this I had to console command the hell out of it to look at what Italy and Germany were doing to test timings on things which was wild. Thanks for watching

[@lucabralia5125]

as long as you make good content i dont' really care, keep up

[@Alvaro4st1]

Dont worry, ew know you are not Alex😉🤣

[@superduck2448]

Pin your comment :)

[@ChalkyChelky]

Hey stakyui when when you went on the reasearch menu I saw a new tech tree what is that one?

[@unternehmen_wacht_am_rhein]

@@ChalkyChelky they split navy into 2 tech trees so it is less cluttered.

[@rps215]

So finally field hospitals can turn your troops into zombies

[@Iymarra]

Yup. That focus plus full hospital research is disgusting.

[@lolifico_banzago]

Reanimation protocols

[@burnerheinz]

@@lolifico_banzago Dieselpunk Cyborgs

[@jaredjosephsongheng372]

@@Iymarra Imagine if you get that focus and before 1939 you get maxed out Field Hospital. You basically have 0 deaths

[@jaredjosephsongheng372]

​@@lolifico_banzago Cloning

[@graetestfanever1]

I love how, by stalling the germans for so long, you basically made ww1 2, electric boogaloo.

[@Cujoman123]

I found it pretty useful to use improve relations rather than council diplomatic effort if you're having issues with a single nation, that way you aren't wasting pp.

[@stakuyi]

Later yes, but effort is good in the beginning as it pushes you’d see support up when you need the initial boost

[@idiosyncratichistorian8472]

"Its a scrantic framble to hold the front line" - stakuyi sep 29 2022

[@speznaz212]

Switzerland be like: "I am literally in the fort and you are not!"

[@goose93]

the first half of the video: "switzerland is so powerful!" the second half: "germany please stop attacking"

[@jaredjosephsongheng372]

*Germany please attack the Soviets already

[@tiredman99]

Well considering that the Swiss did quite literally turned their mountains and country into a fortress it makes sense

[@firehouse9166]

I love how back in the medieval times how powerful Switzerland was

[@arno_groenewald]

It is incredible how clean your map was after that war.

[@bismarcksmustache6010]

Should’ve done the Gotthardbund path, it’s so much fun and you get Austria and if you play your cards right, all of the Alpine territories of France and Italy for free

[@jaredjosephsongheng372]

He did that in the next Switzerland video

[@Demonetization_Symbol]

"Glory." **looks at Italy** "But not much." That made my day.

[@stephenknizek2651]

27:20 “why are you throwing all your s*** at me?” Belgium would like to guess.

[@fallmite9485]

Would love to see a game where you are the swiss, alone, against your wife who's Germany and to see how she would fair. Like a war between just your two nations

[@delmarclapp3350]

"Wars of Conquest, Glory, Greatness. Ok, maybe not so much." Cries in spaghetti.

[@Kaiser_Pugrex6098]

Revive papal state plz

[@stupiditiusmaximus]

I agree

[@Voldertron]

27:22 cheeky bit of instant construction ;)

[@8-bitstream379]

Oh man.

[@stakuyi]

Yup, I had a number of things up from my Ethiopia test play and was checking out Italy and Germany to see what they were doing

[@jaredjosephsongheng372]

Oh my word. The Siege of the Alps lasted 5 years lol. Before the Soviets came and relieved the Swiss. Like how the hell did they manage to fight for so long. Did they legit have every men on constant Meth to make sure no one slept?

[@Jamhael1]

Its "The Siege of the Alps".

[@Theover4000]

I've been so excited to try out Switzerland... I am trying to figure out the Balance of Power and other stuff though.

[@Nerdykid2407]

The moment the Swiss militia had been waiting for.

[@LF18216]

20:21 a ‘scrantic framble’ might be my new favourite phrase

[@MrDalek2150]

"Tsar Alexander made it all the way to Paris." - Iosif Stalin, Roughly 32:00

[@bobkingsman]

Thank you for this amazing video 🔥🔥🔥

[@stakuyi]

Thank you for watching

[@supersaiyanyamcha2665]

I know very little of hoi4, but I have an idea. Start as the U.S, and the goal is to conquer countries based on national holidays, like starting at St. Patrick's day and taking Ireland, then mexico for Cinco de mayo, so on and so forth.

[@Marxist-Nixonist-Bidenist]

Switzerland is kinda op, it snowballs super fast with all these bonuses.

[@randomintrovertedspider7510]

Due to the multiverse theory, that means there is a timeline were the Swiss aren't renowned for their neutrality, but instead for their insane tenacity in war.

[@Jamhael1]

I can even see their history books telling about "The Siege of the Alps", in which Switzerland held the might of the Axis by itself. "The Siege of the Alps is considered the most dark moment in WW2, in which the Swiss Confederation, after a tenacious defense in Belgium and France, had to retreat its forces to Switzerland itself for not holding sufficient trust in the vacilating french advances in Italy. And for almost 5 years, the nation held the entire might of the Axis alone in an unprecedented manner in history, using the advantages of favorable terrain, vast supply deposits, well planned defenses, and a professional army that achieved feats of impressive discipline, courage and honor, with many a feat of valor being recorded: the Defense of Fort 227, manned by the 13th Militia Forces, called "Black Agnes Maidens", an all-female regiment, gained renown by their tenacity and their sheer mockery of Axis military by inspiring themselves in the figure of Agnes of Dunbar, or "Black Agnes", in which German generals saw with astonishment the Swiss regiment using pieces of white cloth to "clean" the walls of the fortification after each bombardment and the brutal retaliation using precise mortar strikes, forcing the surrender or retreat of 9 regiments and the execution of 3 german generals for incompetence, or the Battle of the Southern Gate, in which the 8th Militia Forces held the passage to the interior of the country against an entire Italian Army, and from this, receiving the monicker "Leonida's Heirs", being commemded respect from even the Italian high command, the 2nd Mountaineer Regiment, known as "Helvetic Giants", gained vast renown for never losing a single soldier in battle, their size (it is required to be at least 6'5"), their impressive feats of resilience and strength, and their talent as choir singers learned from a Soviet choir teacher who was a tourist that volunteered when the country was surrounded. But the greatest of those were when, once the Axis begun to suffer an overwhelming attack of the Soviets in the East, the entire country resonated with the clarion call of Alphorns in what became known as "The Great Charge", in which the Swiss Army made an all-or-nothing assault towards Italy, and obtaining their surrender in less then 5 months. This event is remembered to this day with a national holiday, and a law in which the song used for this assault (called "The War-call of Gabriel") must not be played in Switzerland except in this day."

[@randomintrovertedspider7510]

@@Jamhael1 I'm going to salute you, good sir. That is something awesome, and I thank you for writing that.

[@user-cd4bx6uq1y]

So you got WW1 but 2 tanks must share 1 person

[@jaredjosephsongheng372]

WW2 The Alpine Front September 1, 1939 - October 7, 1944 The Alpine Front had officially started in September 1, 1939 when the Swiss were called in by the Polish Army however fighting would not start in Switzerland until October 27,1939. Battle of Belgium October 27, 1939 - May 24, 1940 The fighting for the Swiss Army didn't officially start however until October 27, 1939 when Swiss Troops were brought to hold the Belgian Front. The Swiss Troops fought hard in Belgium but they we're eventually pushed back by the Germans to Mainland France in May 5, 1940 Belgian troops tried desperately to hold on to whatever land they still had to no avail. By May 24, all pockets of Belgian resistance still in Belgium was effectively cleared and the rest of the Belgian forces had either retreated to France, surrendered and Captured by the Germans or died. Battle of France October 27, 1939 - September 20, 1940 Although the Battle of France began on October 27, 1939 fighting on the French Northern Border had not started until May 5, 1940. It seemed like the Germans would be stopped at the Northern Border the Combined Allied Armies but due to the constant German and Italian attacks on Mainland Switzerland and the Alpine Line falling to the Italians, the Swiss Army in France decided that there would be no way for France to stop the oncoming Italian and German armies from the South so they decided to fall back and regroup in the Mainland on July 17, 1940 However they were wrong. The French had indeed managed to push the Italians back but it was far too late as the Swiss Army had already left. Due to the loss of Switzerland on the frontline the Allied Armies in France were demoralized but continued to deliver dogged resistance. Paris fell on September 16, 1940 and it was said that all pockets of resistance in france were effectively cleared in September 20 and the rest of the Allied Armies in France either retreated South into Africa, into Switzerland, were captured or died The Siege of the Alps. July 17, 1940 - October 7, 1944 (End of War) Swiss Troops were forced to return to the Mainland Switzerland due to the Fall of the Alpine Line on the Franco-Italian Border. After hearing of the French pushing the Italians out of the Alpine Line back into Italy, General Stakuyi's mind was in a fickle to choose between helping the French or abandoning them. General Stakuyi had chosen to abandon them leading to the Fall of France in September 20, 1940 Switzerland was now surrounded by Enemy Forces and a desperate 4 year defense starts. The Germans had declared war on Yugoslavia which bought the Swiss some time to prepare and repair their defenses. General Stakuyi was panicking hoping that the Germans would Declare war on the Soviets anytime soon but that didn't happen. On December 24, 1942 An unknown officer heard General Stakuyi say "This might've been a mistake" The Germans continued pounding shell after shell into the mountainous bastion of the Alps. But then it Happened. April 26, 1944 The Germans had declared war on the Soviets. On the Same Day An unknown officer heard General Stakuyi say "FINALLY, FINALLY" And then on August 13, 1944 the Soviets officially Liberated Warsaw. And then a month passes and on September 6th, 1944 Berlin has fallen. And then another month passes and The German Reich officially surrendered on October 7, 1944 And then the Alpine Front of WW2 came to an end.

[@dison1172]

It looks good I typically listen to you more than watch while I am doing other tasks to make them less tedious. Your vids help a lot!

[@buddermonger2000]

15:57 And that's with your low level field hospital techs. Imagine what happens when you research through to the 1945 tech since I'm pretty sure it's +50% trickleback on that too

[@Balanced_Spirit]

20:20 "Scrantic Framble" I feel that on so many levels

[@kingethanthegreat2681]

Imagine your Germany and you look at the Swiss border an you See thousands of forts

[@snowfox94]

I love these videos. So fun. Great quality as well!

[@squiggles5640]

that really was a scrantic framble

[@stakuyi]

Yup I was shaking for a lot of it

[@brandonbaker536]

I think the Swiss will be too powerful to be kept alive on my next HOI4 run based on this performance.

[@geokou7645]

29:21 Turkey liberating Greece. Now that’s somehting

[@SpeculativeConjecture]

A scrantic framble

[@nickverbree]

I may be adopting that into my pun vocabulary

[@RobertDecker417]

Jeez Louise the Germand had a hatred for you. You being more important to them than the Soviets in Berlin is hilarious.

[@danimag3904]

i played the armed neutrality path and my god its op, i pissed of the axis in 39 and with the frontier defence focus i got 6k defense on a single division

[@jaredjosephsongheng372]

Ahem ahem. Excuse me what!?

[@nordicberserk]

"A scrantic famble to hold the line" 20:20

[@Aarlaeoss]

If you get Germany to attack you first you can kill tons in the mountains and France often can survive with Belgium being attacked later than planned because of you

[@thecl0ck30]

i managed to get austria, italy and france into the allies along side me as i was goig down the left side of the tree (while also hiring communist members into government) and was able to snipe all of austria, italies north alps and all of frances alps and turned into an alpine federation controlled by anarchists

[@Jamhael1]

The true "City on the Hill", under the guidance of Mother Anarchy.

[@masonivanov]

Can I play Switzerland? To be neutral? Yeessss. Actually builds level 10 forts like a boss. Fortress Switzerland time.

[@keizervanenerc5180]

In terms of quality: i could watch the video up to 1080p so no problems there. I did however notice that your greenscreen was a bit buggy at some points.

[@YoungClarke]

Probably worth grabbing maintenance companies for the equipment capture increase

[@billyzm]

Good stuff, doing what I probably never would spend time doing!

[@moosehorse9972]

“Yes the women can fight im a feminist let’s go” 😂😂 that was great

[@YourLocalNewJerseyian]

Switzerland was born after the fall of the Swiss Republic, which was made by France, and got the neutrality by birth

[@brucesim2003]

Scrantic framble. Spoonerisms to the fore! LOL

[@whatisalifeihavenone4708]

i tghink switzerland is op +25% recruitable pop in one focus

[@Charles-In-Charge]

Love me a good “Scrantic Framble”

[@armyofpercyproductions.3568]

I truly love having to do a scrantic framble.

[@kakkiroth9148]

What a treat to have a new video for breakfast.

[@stakuyi]

I think this will be the new posting time

[@thestarscape2446]

Holy shit. I've seen your Girlfriends tiktoks where she asks you questions I had zero idea that you played hearts of iron, you just came up as a "up next" and I wasn't paying attention. Definitely subscribing!

[@portumnadaz]

@20:20 A scrantick framble lol

[@nickverbree]

A) video quality looks good. B) I can't wait to see the Ethiopian shenanigans!

[@d0gl0gic80]

I really liked the zapp brannigan bit

[@fynngachter7758]

Swiss here: we now have a plan for ww3 now

[@T--iz9nr]

Putting tanks in your units might make it easier for offence and defence

[@8-bitstream379]

27:22 caught in 4K I actually don’t take it that seriously but still, it’s funny that you accidentally had the console command thing on.

[@stakuyi]

Yup I explored a lot of Swiss and Ethiopian paths prior to this and was switching between Germany and Italy to see what they were doing

[@mrl957]

📸📸

[@hangmanmatt2598]

3k losses vs 100k losses, screw shoot twice and go home, this is shoot 33 times and go home.

[@pixelsamurai5086]

20:21 scrantic framble

[@chunkyrunky2366]

I am surprised that it wasn’t a strong focus 15:40. Was a focus with a dog and he is a good boy

[@commanderzulu4724]

Loved the video Stakuyi

[@junoisalone]

man in the high mountain

[@blancactual1067]

was a great watch

[@sahilhossain8204]

Hmm yes lore of hoi4 by blood alone as switzerland momentum 100

[@TheRarook]

Scrantic Framble

[@fynngachter7758]

As a swiss: love the music

[@eliscerebralrecyclingbin7812]

lol Cool, thanks! Could you do an examination of the Bronze Age collapse and/or systems collapse (one of the theories of what caused the BAC). Add your favorite theory of what caused, as well. I watched the Extra History series on the topic and want to know more. Thanks!

[@snazzy_flatulence5547]

Very good video quality 👍

[@jaredjosephsongheng372]

Switzerland. The last Bastion of Democracy in Mainland Europe.

[@Jamhael1]

Imagine a History documentary from this scenario, telling about the legendary "Siege of the Alps".

[@terryhiggins5077]

The Italian puppet thing has happened to me twice, I have no idea why that happens. Maybe it's a bug?

[@stakuyi]

No idea, I did not choose it in the peace conference

[@terryhiggins5077]

@@stakuyi it's happen to me mid war, that's why I think it's either some new mechanic introduced with the dlc, or a bug

[@jaredjosephsongheng372]

Not a bug it's a function. 100% of the time if Italy surrenders to you you get Italy as a pupppet

[@mrcleantrash2345]

I wanted Ethiopia but this is fine

[@notgabbyb]

ethiopia is next!

[@isaccopironato8852]

I’m Italian… I approve the memeing on Italy…

[@jaredjosephsongheng372]

Stalin got his dream of a Soviet Empire

[@thenugget1991]

Lets claim some italian land. I thought he was about to say italian lives.

[@kuriea552]

A Scrantic Famble indeed.

[@ctmetsfanmike9262]

A scrantic framble 🤣🤣

[@GreyKingZero]

Long video for HoI 4, I like it.

[@grizzlyroosevelt7581]

holy crap its the history shorts guy

[@spartanking1188]

That was great chaos

[@superabdoking5372]

i have 2 million men on my front a million of my back,and i aint afaird of shit this is bascically switzerland right now, they are like an unbreakable shield, they just. wont. give. up

[@LoganKopach3306]

Yes finally he plays Switzerland

[@urgedcrayon226]

Great vid!

[@TAP7a]

Pissing off Nazis is pretty much always a good thing. Like there really are only a small number of positions you can take which would fail to piss off the Nazis while also being morally or economically sound

[@onewayroadtrip]

I can imagine our presidential election may seem weird to a US national.

[@quinnttms5589]

LoL only 12 civilian factories. I play as America with at least 8 things producing at max capacity.

[@CMAzeriah]

I swear I heard "swiss got yer nipples"

[@radzieckikote8882]

how do you do templates and edit them at the facist path?

[@_me___]

This is my dream as a swiss man

[@lucabralia5125]

27:21 hmmmmmmm

[@stakuyi]

haha yea I know, I had a number of things up from my Ethiopia test and kept checking on what italy and germany were doing

[@lucabralia5125]

@@stakuyi yeah, don't worry it's fine Love your content

[@kookyle]

My internet speeds only let me watch in 480p, and it looks great. lol

[@stupiditiusmaximus]

Now i need cheese for some reason

[@calebsoot5540]

Wish i had the money for all those juicy dlcsssssss.