Time to fix the Balkan Powder keg once and for all!

In this entry in my A to Z series, Bulgaria fixes the Balkans
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[@Bitt3rSteel]

I forgot to add the files to my drive. I'm currently at the hospital with my youngest and I won't be able to upload the files until we get home. I'm sorry, I'll sort it out later. For now, I recommend you check @antasil for the strategy

[@babarella1374]

Don´t worry. I hope you and your family are okay

[@tomb90909]

I hope your kid will be okay, we will wait

[@PlvsVltra-ji3rs]

Family first friend, no worries and ty for the fun self created disaster.

[@D.S.lawbrd]

We can and will wait Family comes first ❤ Take care and all the time you need 😊

[@darthbader6506]

All the best to you and your family

[@quax7970]

Bittersteel has got to be one of the reason most people here got hoi4, he has teached me so much, gotta love him

[@albertytube5547]

Me too

[@destore3299]

Same!

[@imma5761]

GIVE US THE RAT

[@MaxTheLegend_YT]

​@@destore3299Wrong channel

[@Wormopera]

Personally, anything i learned about hoi4 was just by watching him play.

[@scornmmd434]

Love these Saturday morning releases . Feels like Saturday morning cartoons for Dad's.

[@Bitt3rSteel]

Glad you like them!

[@Iamyou752]

im gay UWUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[@AtomicSandwich125]

I have drunken a large amount of gasoline at chicle cheese

[@randomfootballfan2952]

one of the best reply sections i have ever seen

[@brooks8825]

I like how at first he hovered over the Soviet Union 😂

[@pogodogo8819]

Yeah

[@geldarus]

2 minutes in and I'm already reminded why I love your vids; the 25pp with spies is something I do almost all runs :)

[@SoldierGeneral64]

I never knew that is it from just putting a spy in administration?

[@leolinguini260]

I think the Turkish tree has been patched. All the Create/Join faction focuses under Reconfigure Foreign policy branch have a "Bypass if in Faction" line added. So they should not complete these focuses

[@leolinguini260]

It would still mess you up if they are your puppet but not in a faction though

[@maxmakiewicz8835]

Yeah it has been fixed

[@Mithras.Invictus]

That cliffhanger just hurts man. But now really want to do that Bulgaria run before the new DLC comes out - because I imagine a good Finland winter war run with mottis will be difficult to resist then.

[@lantredasphodele5858]

Awesome as ever ^^ hyped to see how you will save the day ! Also I love when it's not just full annexation everywhere :-) Make more sense to not make entire countries disapear like that wich IA in peace treaties be less greedy

[@Clueless-political-guy]

Gotta say. Bulgaria had alot of wasted potential in our real history. Edit : Woah that’s a lot of likes.

[@sds_sosa7191]

As a bulgarian i can agree

[@Wormopera]

As an Iranian fan of Bulgaria, i agree

[@BulgarianBall]

As a Bulgarian I too agree

[@JF-rh5vq]

If only serbia didnt get greedy and let them have had macedonia, could have been the 2 brothers and helped instead of destroying each other

[@bulgar1595]

I agree with that

[@ricardogarciajunior]

Love the videos where bittersteel doesn’t do a challenge or mod or anything, but is just chilling and playing the game

[@georgios_5342]

The Bulgarian tree is so broken it's funny 😂 Although I've got to say I hadn't noticed that strategy before. Definitely the strongest and best worked on in BTFB

[@mrcheesey4793]

Pretty much half of all my hoi4 knowledge came from you, thanks.

[@Vaelosh466]

If my ally is going to capitulate like Poland might I'd usually put a line of troops on the rail lines I need and on ports so those tiles don't flip and the enemy can't move troops in, then let the enemy capitulate them. Then you can keep holding your line and use a couple divisions on garrison to retake the area behind you and you don't need to worry about the land flipping again while the country is already capitulated.

[@CobraForce007]

Nice trick I will use it in the future.

Bulgaria is a country I wish I could play well, but I just hate playing it. Somehow every time I play Bulgaria the world goes apeshit and I end up at war with everyone.

[@UnDragonized]

REAL

[@YoungFlyz644]

As a Bulgaria Stan, I appreciate this

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

You're in for a colossal task and wish you the Best of luck!🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@elduquecaradura1468]

Oh, this video is actually from today. I tended to see videos from years ago, now having to wait how develops... this feels like when I watched series as a kid in the tv: I had to wait, and that sucks xD

[@david_3248]

No one is more entertaining than this man

[@johndoty7150]

Great video! I learned how to play HOI4 from Bittersteel and Mordrid Viking. Keep up the good work

[@borisvalkov1814]

As a Bulgarian I really appreciate this

[@yutripndawg1]

You taught me so much about hoi4 and even introduced me to it! Thank you!!!

[@Bitt3rSteel]

Glad I could help!

[@Meatful]

Big props to the editor, they’re right on with the memes and their frequency

[@lordfunny2743]

Making his own disaster save I love it

[@geraldnt6914]

Thumbnail Bulgaria looking devious

[@AccelEng]

Thanks for the video! I haven't watched any HOI4 content in a while due to RL stuff, but this vid has definitely been a pleasure to watch

[@Bitt3rSteel]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@sergeantdoor7678]

@@Bitt3rSteelWhere is the doc for the focuses and research things that you said were in the description? I can’t find them

[@ryans4325]

Great video! Thanks for making my Saturday a little better.

[@Bitt3rSteel]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@scavenger6268]

If i remember correctly, combining the Zveno and NatSoc to get the "Integrate the Ratniks" focus gives you +500 manpower per week in addition to recruitable pop. Combine with Prussia of the Balkans for 145% recruitable pop calculators.

[@josephstalin1022]

That thumbnail gonna piss off a lot of people

[@LifeofPandK]

My home country. Thank you for playing it!

[@Endbeats]

Bittersteel spoiling us with a two-parter

[@eisbergsyndrom5010]

Who else thought Poland was just gonna cap and get his entire army encircled and he was just gonna end the run there because of the outro music?

[@mreevee7785]

Me lol

[@a.ricole4081]

"We need Boris' dad energy... So we brought Boris' dad" lmaooo

[@apollyon2018]

1:00 a year late seeing this again, wanted to note that I thought there was suicide problem spirit for the army somewhere because of you using the word "unfortunate" before it

[@egotist-ical]

W intro

[@rainmakerroar4014]

Bitt3rSteel earlier in the vid: Should be fine Bitt3rSteel at the end of the vid: Oh god why

[@tobiaszdechovsky4690]

Its really nice to see you playing as my fav nation of whole hoi4. If I could recommend, you could get after Hungary also Czechoslovakia so Germany is even more weaker. Then you just hold Slovakia and they´re unable to push threw the mountains. Its just funny thing to see they´re offensive crushing there against your units and in the meanwhile you destroy german units in Poland :) Alsoo you can try to hold Czech lands, make a push and encyrcle all units in Poland. But its almost unable to do (I achieved it once i 7 games so its pretty frustrating :) but the feeling of getting 60 german units encyrcled in 1939 is just the best)

[@Shayrin2]

Cant believe pdx still hasnt fixed the greeks and turkish focus trees. Like seriously ? It takes literally 14 lines of code and 8 minutes to do that. I know because I modded it myself. Just hotfix it ffs, they really need a custodian team. And the fact that puppets ultimatum dont get sent to their overlord, like for Bessarabia or Albania. Or Yugo in this video as well. For real this would take 1 day of work with 1 dude on it to fix it all.

[@quaker2636]

They're too busy pumping out dlcs to actually fix bugs in this game lmfao

[@RandooGaming]

Just like the guy said, they need that dlc cash

[@SantaClaus-kk8zr]

This is the standard that the fanbase set for them, it’s impossible to change that now. Not that the majority of people on things like the forums care, hell, most of them think paradox should go harder on DLC rather than fixes or base game shit

[@ConnanTheCivilized]

Paradox only cares about their Almighty focusses because obviously that’s why people play video games (or rp,) to let a focus tree automatically play out. Yes, very interesting. 💤

[@krasnamerah1926]

Turkish re-run for Alex, and actual Bulgarian disaster save for Bitt3rSteel Not a great day, but we shall preserve!

[@joshlaws439]

Love your vids keep up the good work and I am sure the members will lead you to victory!#

[@Maxuras]

What a cliffhanger ending! Can't wait for the next one!

[@mrr9636]

I think they fixed Historical Turkey going rogue while a puppet. I recall seeing that in an update and was able to have them as an puppet as Stalin without them breaking.

[@definitelynotstalin4306]

When your playing Bulgaria and Italy gives you that national spirit. You're gonna want to ban fascism when they give it to you, not before, right as they do it. It will remove that national spirit so you don't have to worry about it.

[@RandooGaming]

Damn thanks

[@Yorkington]

No Left, No Right, only King. Very fair and balans.

[@seljukball.shorts]

Keep up the good work!

[@sniper-monkey]

Mom wake up bitt3rsteal uploaded 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@reckless20]

Imagine using this strat to make everyone deal with another major which is defended by puppets and endless mountains😂

[@hannes4223]

Gotta love that he committed 100 divisions to take Prussia and is annoyed when the rest of Poland starts to fall...

[@Bitt3rSteel]

My goals are beyond your understanding

[@MobileNews24]

nice video

[@Asdfgvqezjsxju]

He has delivered!

[@ryanrg1545]

Dang, i thought you were gonna re-play ww1 mod bulgaria, but even tho this is gonna be a great video!

[@nk9437]

New challenge: Do a world conquest as Zar Boris III. of Bulgaria for his honor!!!

[@CpatDaRAT]

Small countries concentrated big counties dispersed unless u go air heavy then always concentrated by 1939 u get that 15% bonus to production really helps small nations but i think mostly depends if you go air or aa heavy and the enemy u face

[@nimrodrovo440]

I usually pick concentrated if I'm fighting the axis and dispersed if I'm fighing the allies bc of the better defense against bombs

[@MrIvanhow]

Our Independence Day (independence from the Ottomans) was just on the 22nd. You missed the Bulgaria upload being thematic by one day :D

[@bueno7733]

if Italy starts losing, and you get the civil war, you get a free italian puppet as the faction leader

[@atiliusz8656]

Great video again like always but just a little thing: if you ban fasclsm after you get the italian influence the influence will disappear 😁

[@mfa8843]

@Bitt3rSteel I have heard on another channel, that one Infanterie-Template is faster to train than one Cavalary-Template.

[@Bitt3rSteel]

It's true, but the cave double as a garrison template

[@stormsand9]

Watching this video as someone whose extensively played Fascist Fate of the Balkans Bulgaria has certainly been interesting since I am quite familiar with Bulgaria. For example, at 3:02 you mention about the worrys of Zveno staging a coup, but I can tell you from experience that it is pretty much impossible to have them coup you. I crush the socialists first, then integrate Nationail socialist movement, then Agrarian Union, then Zveno. When you're about a third of the way to fixing Zveno the coup timer may pop up, but every time you do another decision supporting the Zveno the coup timer gets extra days added to it, making it impossible for it to fire unless you want the coup to happen. I dont crush NSM because I want the advisor, I don't crush Agrarian union because I also want the advisor (sometimes- the NSM is superior obviously for -5% consumer goods)

[@koenwaalde]

bittersteels 4d chess, now he makes his own disaster saves

[@sahilhossain8204]

17:35 ah yes me and the bois about make it into the world stage ✊🗿🇦🇱🇧🇦🇧🇬🇬🇷🇭🇷🇭🇺🇲🇩🇲🇪🇲🇰🇷🇴🇷🇸🇸🇮🇹🇷🇮🇹

[@TokenArma]

In all my play through a Bulgaria gets blitzkrieged burned pillaged and set to brutal oppression because of the time they sent me a request for some territory I had 15 times a minute

[@_DutchRaptorX_]

I would love the next video to be just 5 seconds long and it being a still picture of a German occupied Bulgaria

[@Bitt3rSteel]

Bro :(

[@_DutchRaptorX_]

@@Bitt3rSteel 😂😂

[@SlovenianMapping]

My biggest achievement in nearly 2000 hours is learning how the navy works☠️

[@joshboughton9682]

I would argue going for the "Restrained Paramilitary Organizations" than the "Ban Far-Right Organizations" as it gives 500 weekly manpower which is strong early game for Bulgaria. Love the vid tho

[@johnacer1727]

Aaah yes. Bulgaria. Got chunk by the Balkans, but they are still alive.

[@bulgar1595]

I love then someone plays my country on a video

[@db44-t6b]

Damn that cliffhanger :D

[@jaredjosephsongheng372]

The crap the end of the video literally became a disaster save for Bitter

[@RudolfStern3399]

Was watching this while did world conquest with fascist Bulgaria , by far my favorite play !

[@alatamore]

OK, so there is a unique thing that you or your editor do where you quietly start outro music ahead of the end of the video which is weirdly eerie if the video doesn't seem to be coming to an actual end. I've noticed it before but this time the end wasn't even an end...it felt more like the end of Empire Strikes Back, where things are on a cliff hanger...

[@pillbox2079]

For Bulgaria it is best to pick Concentrated Industry cause your economic national spirits have efficiency growth. So it is almost as grabbing both economic techs at the same time.

[@MyVanir]

tfw you save a disaster save of your own making.

[@gavingorman3267]

Hey bitterstreel, how did you come up with the logo for your channel?

[@RichMike-fk1vh]

yooooo for concentrated industry it’s really only better if you go past 1944 for the boosted factory output. So unless you’re going for a long game like world dom it’s usually worse

[@Noyel6969]

Yeaaa that is my boy!!!

[@runtav_guz8564]

Life doesn't get easier, you just get Bulgarian

[@EnderGraff1]

5:53 too real

[@blackyhackystudios]

THE IMAGE

[@tagus100]

Dispersed is good for all the majors and if you want to play a long game whereas Concentrated is better for minors & small nations who start out in a very handicapped spot, such as Bulgaria, Spain, Netherlands etc.

[@LancerIHR]

Any video on Bulgaria is a W video

[@ondrejhajek2338]

Mein Fuhrer we have reports that Bulgarian soldiers are in Poland and slowly marching into Berlin Field Marsahl Jodl 1939.

[@barry63196]

You missed a Bulgarian holiday by 1 DAY (22nd September, independence day)

[@danipetrov7416]

Please do more videos with Bulgaria

[@tacra_]

"Alright, we have political power, I'm going to spend it on banning fascism... Might be controversial, but trust me" - Bitt3rSteel (16:16)

[@tsar3vich_thehistorian]

If you ever do mods, do rt56 base game. It’s broke AF if a minor has a civil war they’re either stuck in a perpetual conflict or the old regime wins

[@Kermit670]

Is Hulu paying for all of these Futurama references? They should be

[@Bitt3rSteel]

I just love Futurama....

[@sahilhossain8204]

Lore of Time to fix the Balkan Powder keg once and for all! Momentum 100

[@adamiconx]

Hungry Bulgaria moment

[@pannik_lucas]

Bitt3rSteel, you could have used this piece of knowledge. If you ban fascism right when you get the Fascist Influence Spirit, you REMOVE the spirit. Is always funny screwing over Italy like that. Anyway, it was great seeing you play Bulgaria, I like that country a lot

[@romulusnuma116]

17 to 51 factories after puppeting all your neighbors

[@Bitt3rSteel]

Bulgarian economy strong

[@lucasgamerbr2774]

Can't wait for you to come to Brasil.

[@colef2222]

The Bulg is my favorite minor nation. You can clearly see the inspiration behind the soviets design tree.

[@R-BGamingUK]

Haven't watched you in a while.

[@Bitt3rSteel]

Well, welcome back!

[@sahilhossain8204]

17:35 ah yes Ferdinand I's hopes and dreams 🗿👌 😎👍 💀✊

[@jirkavirag7787]

As major power I always go for concentrated industry. But as minor, or just smaller nation I pick the other one…

[@БисеркаСимеонова-ш9е]

Finally the country I live in

[@theleader4620]

Rush to Danzig, looks very doable and it will keep poland from capitulating

[@viclorenzo5016]

18:10 Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't it make more sense to click on "Ban Fascism" after Italy completes its focus to increase fascism in Bulgaria, rather than before? If I remember correctly, clicking on "Ban Fascism" after Italy completes its focus would remove the national spirit.

[@Bitt3rSteel]

It would, I just absolutely didn't realize it removed the national spirit

[@maciejkozak9515]

One hour ago I`m done WC as Ferdinand. Bulgaria STRONK!

[@JDothan]

18:34 not sure if something changed, but immediately banning fascism after the event made it disappear entirely for me. Could have been bc I had 100% non aligned support