German Focus Tree

[Harbaugh]

Is it better to focus on the industrial part of the tree first or should one go for the army innovation line (assuming trying to get panther tanks ASAP) right off the bat?

[PuttBlug]

I find that the best way to dominate the world is to expand as quickly as possible no matter what nation you're playing as. That does not mean you justify on the Soviet Union as Iran though, you always want to expland as quickly as possible provided that your strength allows you to.

So as Germany I prefer the army stuff first which will help you against France. You always have to take out France before they join the Allies.

[The Spanish Inquisition]

I prefer to do the industry focuses first because it strengthens your building capacity ASAP allowing you to build more of... everything. Doing the army focuses first wouldn't hurt but I recommend getting those 10+ civilian factories from the focuses first. Just don't rush Rhineland and expansion focuses in a multiplayer game because that will allow the allies to mobilize faster. I usually do anschluss in early 38.

[kingarthur772]

If you Play against KI / Human and Historical:

- first Rhineland and Second 4-year-Plan (you can use it switched too)
- if you play historically then: Westwall, Autarky, Anti-Comintern Pact, Hermann-Göring-Werke, Army Innovations, Treaty with the USSR, KdF-wagen, Coal Liquidization, Anschluss, Synthetic Rubber, Army Innovations 2, Demand Sudetenland, First Vienna Award, Reassert Eastern Claims, Fate of Czechoslovakia, Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, Danzig or War.

But to get more Industry and more Resources 2 Paths have to be chanced:

1. Coal Liquidization to large ability economy
2. Synthetic Rubber to synchronise Rumania and Hungary (for the Oil and other Resources)
3. instead German War Economy use integrated War Economy (you get 2 more Warfabrics as well as some from Hungary and Rumania)

[kingarthur772]

The Number 2 is equal to have friends if you going to war (I make this in Beginning 1937), because the Bonuses to control Hungary and Rumania in End 1939 / Beginning 1940 is cool. And if you take Number 3 to you get more military economy instead from the Standardpath.

I don´t need a change in Civil / War Factorys. If you integrate Austria, Czech Republic, the lost Eastern Landmark, Sudetenland as normal integration in Hand. As well as Slowakia (Puppet from Event), Hungary (Puppet Nr. 3) and Rumania (Puppet Nr. 3) you get the ressources and a big piece of their Industry too without firing a shot.