How does nuking work?

[bawrai]

So, I just bought this game and I wanted to test nuke...as a new player, I used console command by adding Nukes in my game and also before adding the nukes I researched them. However, so some reason it does not work.

Here is what happened.
- I started playing as Poland in 1939
- Germans declared war
- I lost my capital city
- Used cheat to research everything
- added nukes 100 and also debug nuking
- Nukes every single German city
NOTHING HAPPENED TO GERMANY BUT I LOST?

Any tips?

[football5680]

They damage stuff in the state that they are dropped and they used to lower national unity which made it so that you did not have to take as much land from them before they capitulated. National Unity no longer exists so I don't know what they do now.

Regardless, you would still need to take land from them because they aren't going to surrender when they still control their entire country.

[Bvisi0n]

In the new dlc, they still do the damage to provinces where they are dropped and they lower war support of the target nation which makes it so that you have to take less land from them before they surrender. Fascist germany is very stubborn and wil require alot of nukes.

[NOSSSTRILS]

I nuked the Soviet Union constantly as the German Empire and they wouldnt break, I had to go into Siberia for them to capitulate. :'(

[Philokèkos]

Originally posted by Bvisi0n:

Fascist germany is very stubborn and wil require alot of nukes.

As it should be. It took the total occupation of Germany for it to surrender, despite the annihilation of many industrial cities by bombers.

[anarnam]

Buying the game and playing as poland in `39 is hard even on cheats :D

Nukes were always a "meh" for me. Skilled player makes sneaky moves, parachute drops, naval invasions etc.

I think they should add radiation to the area. Many youtubers use spam nukes (drop 20 nukes) on a single province just to remove a huge enemy division stack, after which they safely land, or pass through. Enemy troops die, but yours are completely fine when they land a second after bomb lands. Adding radiation (pretty much killing them a week later) would add some depth to this (I know, I know, imbalance etc...).
Because current model is kinda scum mechanic. Nukes in Modern Day mod is your biggest friend when doing impossible naval invasions or attacking in-between island (red lines between two close-by provinces separated by water). They are your friend also in normal game, but untill the time you develop them, you're either dead or you're extremely OP.

And no... a single nuke won't make a division die - they will only lose some organization... and like I said - dropping 20 nukes on a single province will most likely wipe them out