This Disaster almost made me rage quit, thanks to @Pydgin

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[@cartridge876]

Never in my life did I think I would hear "Our Italian puppet is probably our MAIN strength we have" But there is a first time for everything

[@Bitt3rSteel]

Shocking, I know!

[@lemonke4209]

⁠@@Bitt3rSteeltoo shocking almost 😂

[@Theunitedstateswantsoil]

If I had a quarter italy was the main strength as a puppet I would have only 1 but it’s very weird it happened

[@Njuregen]

Italy is better as a puppet then as a nation.

[@glauberglousger956]

To be fair, Mussolini isn't the leader​@@Bitt3rSteel

Ah yes, a campaign ruined by your allies giving military access to your enemies... I remember an Ottoman Empire run where my dumbass Bulgarian puppet provided military access to Germany which led to Germany naval invading my holdings in Turkey and almost capitulating me. Fun! I haven't touched HOI4 since then because that entire situation made me mad as hell.

[@Bitt3rSteel]

It's great, isn't it?

[@nothland7596]

how are you 1 day early???

[@sheep7]

​@@nothland7596members get early access!!

[@cykablyat811]

How the hell bitters comment before 4 hours💀?​@@nothland7596

[@eetulehtinen7304]

​@@nothland7596money

[@Pydgin]

Commenting before watching the video: I stand by the doctrine, tank design and tank template. My mistakes were elsewhere. Edit: Okay, I had too much to say so I made a video response, uploading in a minute.

[@Zbyszkov2]

airplanes, you made a "meta planes" video, yet you did this

[@ivanristic5512]

Hi pydgin, how did you get thessaloniki as yugo core? BTW love your vids

[@SupaSillyThyme]

hi

[@ninj0muftah116]

@@Zbyszkov2 I believe his planes were good, they were just expensive as hell.

[@oppressor5599]

​@ninj0muftah116 the important thing is if they are good for the ic cost

[@benjaminphelps561]

Yugoslavia needs more content, such a dynamic and interesting country in and around ww2 and long after

[@whats_the_god_damn_point]

so true!

[@kazakhstanisastate4614]

fr they need a unique government in exile focus and a balance of power between chetniks and Tito's partisans (after capitulation)

[@Neptunes_Bounty]

​@@kazakhstanisastate4614That no one will ever play, because playing in exile is boring as fuck.

[@SupaSillyThyme]

@@Neptunes_Bounty the irony is palpable

[@Neptunes_Bounty]

@@SupaSillyThyme How so?

[@harunkuf7055]

The ai shouldn't be able to attack through neutral countries. If they can, why shouldn't I be able to?

[@Nottheworst4565]

Yeah.

[@DARKREAPER8117]

I would put money on it being a bug(feature) that Paradox never removed or fixed

[@shawnswenson1413]

If their your puppets or subs there should be an option revoke access . Had one do this to me and they created a hole where I wasn't watching because that whole flank was puppets....

[@coldwings]

I am convinced that Bitt3rSteel took over the Soviet union in real life to save their disaster save and that's why Germany lost.

[@Yrosk]

For some reason at the start of your disaster, the song "Resist and Bite" came to my mind, it is kinda ironic because of your situation and the fact that you are Belgian.😂

[@Han_Solo2426]

war is coming swiftly

[@kosratbaway3119]

Your "YEAHH HAHA" when you make an encircle is always appreciated 👍🏼

[@Bitt3rSteel]

Hell yeah

[@tylertate3584]

I think the mil access is not functioning properly in this most recent patch. Taking Norway as Sov after Germany does results in germany retreating into sweden, as they have mil access - makes sense - but then german units can attack out of sweden, a neutral country. Taking italy as the soviets results in the puppet giving mil access to the allies, including if you fight the allies. Allied troops and non-italian comintern troops have been skrimishing in soviet italy for 3 years in my campaign lmao

[@2Links]

Have definitely had this happen, fighting Japanese troops pushed into the Legation Cities in KR.

[@prikolica3567]

if you use battle plans then the battle plan AI will try to counterattack by any means possible even if it means to attack from a neutral country. you can also do the same thing manually if you start moving into a tile that gets taken by the enemy

[@anon3988]

I have also noticed this, thought it was a rt56 bug. Extremely annoying as you can’t even take that land back

[@poggingmilk9452]

I think we need to make it a routine, that in every Bitt3rSteel Video at least one Futurama clip gets played

[@shayqq]

it is

[@skycaptain95]

Who's we? There is no we. You are passively watching.

[@adixtorg7402]

@@skycaptain95who pissed in your cereal

[@shayqq]

@@skycaptain95 he’s not gonna fuck you

[@yourlocalhalalbutcher2707]

​@skycaptain95 bro think he walter whit💀

[@Gustav_Kuriga]

Part of the issue with the air is that you're flying over several air zones the enemy controls to get to the Italy airzone. This causes you to take a ton of additional losses before they even arrive in the airzone that are completely unnecessary. Recommend concentrating them in the air zone you want to control whenever possible, and making sure you have control of your own airzone when possible (though it was clear in here you could really only secure one to begin with given what you had). Will add edits as the video goes on instead of spamming more comments.

[@piercebunge4297]

Forgot to add edits?

[@Gustav_Kuriga]

@@piercebunge4297 There wasn't anything to add. It wasn't very far into this that he got into the Allies, which as soon as he took Gibraltar rendered the difficulty non-existent. There wasn't much to comment on once that occurred.

[@Bitt3rSteel]

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one

[@Gustav_Kuriga]

@@Bitt3rSteel I'm sure. That would have been a hell of a defensive grind that would have probably lasted hours if you hadn't gotten into the alliance.

[@Ghost-cd5zm]

this is just Serbia in WW1

[@JohnSmith-zl1tr]

In WWI the French/British had control of the Med so after he grabs Gibraltar it's kind of like that but before that happens he's in a much worse state.

[@28lobster28]

Vichy France mil access only needs 20 opinion. 1 spy on diplo pressure generates 20 at max, improving relations to 200 gives 20 as well. Some combo would get you mil access and the spy mission is basically free!

[@Bitt3rSteel]

Spy mission doesn't apply to military access

[@28lobster28]

@@Bitt3rSteel that's a bit silly but good to know. Could you get opinion up by forcing a non-aggression pact?

[@Bitt3rSteel]

@@28lobster28 no, the opinion modifier caps at 20

[@gurki3257]

i guess he hit one bird with one stone

[@Onion__Duck]

This is why I always make him wear the Pydgin hat >=D

[@tabhistory2831]

While I was watching this is just invented a disaster save because I was caught of guard when Lithuania joined the Comintern and the frontline is a mess (how to send disaster saves?)

[@stoni27]

The Discord, I believe

[@lyonvensa]

Reminds me when my Reichskommissariat Belgium joined the Comintern for reasons I still cannot understand that caused the Soviets break the non aggression pact too early before I am ready

[@ArcaneCannonChey]

My favourite Division template is 9-Inf, 2-Line Art, Engineers, Rangers, And Field hospitals. Plus or minus pioneers if you somehow have spare support equipment and AA if you need it. Shreds from day one and if you go down Superior Firepower it gets even better. I use this template ubiquitously and never have to go above extensive conscription.

[@DoctorAllanGrey]

The real place they should have sent this save file to is the paradox forums for bugfixing so that the devs can find out how/why Romania gave military access to germany when germany is at war with their overlord.

[@edp889]

Video idea: Only use interwar planes and tanks, also you can only use basic infantry equipment. You can’t research anything else past 1937.

[@HassanBanday-jm5sv]

On your theaters,I saw that Subscribe and Like on your theaters

[@rainbowappleslice]

I love that the puppet military access bug has been around for so long yet it’s STILL a thing.

[@szokegaben5653]

I was really popping champagne when you managed to close the front and surround the Germans. 30:22

[@huni_nguyen]

Bittersteel really has a good temper, I would have lost my sanity already 😂

[@scottrick7321]

Lol. Ive never seen the guys riding bikes before. Thats hilarious.

[@probower4726]

Hey, would love to see more total war videos unless they do badly and aren't worth making. Kinda nice to see you play another game which feels fresh to you

[@swanman183]

1:01 I have seen AI go through netrual country into the enemy land via military access(Players can't). I think that's what happened there; germany going through romania into bulgaria via military access. I think it's kind of a bug becuase from my experience, sometime AI go through netural countries and sometimes they don't.

[@massimomosca1385]

this brings me back to the nightmare that was serbia in great war redux

[@mememmemsmewad]

I never knew that you needed basic armor for tanks man thanks for telling me 12:39

[@TastyChicker1L17]

I almost thought that that was mine one, I also sent terrible Yugoslavia save

[@aydendejong451]

15:55 was There a lend -lease going out to Yunnan and China? Couldn’t that equipment be better used at home?

[@R-BGamingUK]

I kinda want to create a really hard challenge, and see if you can do it. I'll think for ideas

[@sahilhossain8204]

Lore of This Disaster almost made me rage quit, thanks to @Pydgin momentum 100

[@user-dx8kh8sh5m]

Bitt3rsteel can you please tell what tank divisons were you yousing

[@Bitt3rSteel]

I show them at the start, when do the overview

[@ivanvladimir0435]

Hearing Bitt3rSteel spell Vicente's name as "Vichente" was quite something, just a tiny correction, it's as if it was an S, "Vicente" would be pronounced like "Visente"

[@eduardopupucon]

why is Regno del Sud consistently in North italy? it literally means "kingdom of the south"

[@cc0767]

I was not expecting Pydgin of all people to ask for help.

[@bachtruongson9408]

The Yugoslavs playing HOI4 like DOOM

[@mangnusdijkmandulkes7296]

Love your vids bro ❤️

[@jansenrafaelhonrubia4276]

Ze more Disaster Videos, the more I’m not bored

[@EpicEnej]

Yessssss YUUGOOOOO Now you have SLAVIIAAAAAAAA (slava = glory)

[@TheSmokeGoblin]

"WHYYYYYYYYY??!' - Bitt3rSteel 2024

[@k.alipardhan6957]

I love how you teach us how to do recover I've gotten a lot better since I start playing HOI4 (though its too much of a addiction for me)

[@DanteKenchi]

that's the comeback of the century, my god, nice

[@ertrick3693]

The thing that makes Operational Integrity the best air doctrine is it gives the best buffs for everything concerning obtaining aerial supremacy. Strategic Destruction comes somewhat close in this regard, but Operational Integrity is just the best overall for this, and IMO the best thing an air doctrine can do is give you air supremacy. Also, Heavy MGs x4 across the board is generally the best way to go. Cannons, in my opinion, are not really good until 1945, and even when you get Cannon 2's it's still better to favor sticking Heavy MGs on your planes to keep costs reasonable.

[@ertrick3693]

An addendum to this: Battlefield Support is a good choice if you already have air supremacy or expect to have it due to a colossal industry (e.g. you're playing as the US), as the buffs to fighters/air superiority missions won't matter if you can just out-wave the enemy planes - this doctrine is good for eeking out extra damage against ground units. But if the goal is to win the air war and you think you'll need every edge you can get, Operational Integrity is the way to go.

[@Eehonda_again]

Do we need to get you lessons on how to use your PC? =P

[@Bitt3rSteel]

Bro, I just spent a week getting it to work. I hate my apV

[@Eehonda_again]

@@Bitt3rSteel lol ouch! It working now though. Btw what’s apV?

[@Bitt3rSteel]

@@Eehonda_again typo, I meant to say, my pc

[@darkiboi]

Is anyone talking about the fact on how regno del Sud somehow managed to conquer all of Northern Italy, but not southern Italy?

[@antibolsevism9814]

How dare you to give Transilvania to Hungary?

[@teodorradovic1254]

If you want a true challenge, play world ablaze as the ussr. I legit think it's impossible!

[@Panzer_IV_]

At this point bitterst3ll is equivalent to the devil for the ai

[@lyonvensa]

12 hours after upload, this video is titled "This Disaster almost made me rage quit, thanks to @Pydgin"

[@Hyde_Hill]

Wonder what would have happened if did not get into the allies. Still well done.

[@MundaneThingsBackwards]

I think the left and right air doctrines are the best for fighters. The only difference is which you pick if you want to strategically bomb or naval bomber meme. Since 99% of all countries don't have the industry for strat bombing and 100% should never do it against the AI unless you're roleplaying because of how boring and unecessary it is, you should almost always go right doctrine for fighters.

[@ultrabonie]

Try surviving as Novorossiya in red flood

[@mauzarium2066]

Man, its not Podgoricha, its rather Podgoritsa but anyways good job

[@user-ep7ud4jv4i]

I challenge you to cross the maginot using germany in 1936 with only infantry😎

[@OliverHayes-oe5mj]

wales on top gang

[@Matt-hi2uj]

how does one send a disaster save to this man?

[@JustAlexaa1]

"Podgorića" 💀

[@skdjakhuhsadk2863]

i use cas planes. 1936 model ---> bombs 4x machine guns. best engine and defense turrets. 1940 model i use same thing but more guns on it. with middle doctrine this cas outclass AI planes even on ground attack missions while AI try to interrupt. decent plane that does everything. good for countrys if you cannot afford fighter and cas at the same time

[@silvachuu]

thought it was the baltics for a second in the thumbnail

[@SusGermanBoi]

I Think pydgin played Like shit To make The Save As Hard As He can

[@milanakik1539]

Just a small note about pronunciation, To the best of my knowledge, in all languages from the the yugoslav teritories the letter 'c' is pronounced more like the tz sound from the tzatziki or the z sound in Graziani

[@tricolourbearer2435]

Bro is a beast

[@Mellowman2]

Question: is a near stalemate a disaster as Britain, with only a few fronts open and nowhere near as many divisions as the axis?

[@007ramz]

Nice video bitt3r

[@SkyratesVR]

(DAY 1) EQUESTRIA AT WAR VID PLEASE

[@halonut96]

*plays Yugoslavia, joins axis and helps them beat the allies and Russians then turns on them and is surprised by the production capabilities of the axis* .........seriously?

[@jawlesspepper6103]

This is so fucking cursed

[@hitomisalazar4073]

So weird to hear things like "Our Italian puppet is our main strength". I've been gunshy myself about puppets for a few patches because of things that happen with them that keeps burning me. Like puppets giving Military Access to my enemies. Or factions being able to call my puppets into wars when I don't want them involved due to the trash designs puppets tend to make and low unit counts as opposed to a "Secure" border through neutrality. Or in the case of a South American run I had about two patches ago, a case where all my puppets just randomly decided to be Italian Puppets and I had no say in it. They just instantly flipped ownership. ... there's so many bizarre and annoying things involving puppet nations for me that I've lately been avoiding them like the plague, even when it might have otherwise made sense.

[@dima1096]

Most historical romanian AI.

[@balkanyt7027]

Are you playing saves with mod mby? R56?

[@ruihund]

What is wrong with the allies this game😂

[@branislavkocic3518]

My brother in Christ, Podgorica is pronounced Podgoritsa

[@miskfin4368]

How dare you Pydgin.

[@nashpen]

year 99999 of asking for persian empire

[@Lawrance_of_Albania]

How i can send save, i have even more intresting ahistorical yugoslavia save.

[@downtwiist6235]

Why don't you just use the field marshal bug? You give a general a garrison order on a country you can't get to, than put a field marshal frontline and attack plan. The units under the general still get planing bonus and you can micro manage the units how you like to. If you want I could even show it to you over Discord or something like that.

[@jimmyclyde]

SHOW ME THE FOOTAGE! I SMELL A CONSPIRACY!!!

[@rauhau_]

yougoslavian endsieg

[@Tommy55_official]

Pidgen bois

[@user-pb1ht9zw5n]

I wonder why he's never done an American disaster save.

[@TEM7007]

The USA is so stupidly powerful (especially geographically) that they'd only be worth doing if the mainland got invaded, which is exceedingly rare with the AI

[@dorukdemiralay]

You are tge best bro❤

[@Sebitoche]

How is Thessaloniki a core ??

[@gfuhkcfg9820]

Yugoslavia more like yugofraud

[@leonend8510]

Bitterstiel btw if u use duel engiens you geht More trust i only use duels in planes and if i get modern arfraim i use only cannos 2 then and Sorry for my brocken english

[@rubenlazarogomez7458]

Yugoslavia ❤

[@Kropotkino]

Isorrow collab when

[@AtomicSandwich125]

Video one of you sir are a fish

[@maumaumau3929]

I always tought that you now how to pronounce names of these cities but now that you are playing in balkans ahh😅😅

[@generalgrievous2580]

Can you do an Ethiopian guide

[@horos02]

I would like to start to play Hoi4, is it good without any DLC?

[@Titanium2w]

bitersetell is the bstes

[@scoobysnack327]

I've seen enough of these videos to know that when you're complaining about how hopeless and stupid it is and cursing your lot in life for playing this saved game, it means that you're about to turn it around and completely conquer Europe, lol.

[@Eagler1710]

Can you do please a video about mod Moravia+😊 you can support Moravian humans thanks

[@jonathanfabela739]

Chat: Bitt3rSteel save us and funny mustache man! Bitt3rSteel: ..... Chat: And Italy 🤡 Bitt3rSteel: And yourself

[@gamingsector7942]

Day 1 of asking guide of templates

[@NP-CB]

mustache

[@OfficialaltofRip_Frenchlol]

9:00 like and subsribe found

[@OfficialaltofRip_Frenchlol]

I subbed

[@hugo57k91]

13:00

[@GunGoBoom]

Question: Since I sent in my disaster save 2 weeks ago (after the last disaster save video) since it was not chosen for the next disaster save (aka this video) does that mean it will never be picked, or does it still have a chance of being selected?

[@Bitt3rSteel]

No, It might get picked still. But not every disaster would make a good video

[@GunGoBoom]

@@Bitt3rSteel ah, alright. Thank you for clarification