How to use the tutorial

[wojtekpolska]

I just bought the game, started the tutorial, it just opened a window saying how to use the mouse, and below a button to game wiki (which doesn't have the tutorial). only other button is to close the window

not helpful at all, i dont know anything about this game

[Garrett]

Dont use the tutorial, look up youtube videos as they explain 500x better.

[AdmiralPiett]

DO NOT PLAY THE TUTORIAL! IT'S SO BAD! Watch guides on YT it's SO much more helpful. Italy is absolutely terrible in this game. The HOI4 tutorial is almost as bad as the CKII tutorial in this respect.

[wojtekpolska]

Originally posted by edawg2001:

DO NOT PLAY THE TUTORIAL! IT'S SO BAD! Watch guides on YT it's SO much more helpful. Italy is absolutely terrible in this game. The HOI4 tutorial is almost as bad as the CKII tutorial in this respect.

ok but i'd still like to know how to use it, so i can at least understand the menus n stuff

[AdmiralPiett]

The tutorial does an ok job of explaining the menus, but you kind of have to follow the instructions given pretty carefully. Before you close the first window, did it say what to click on next after you close it?

[wojtekpolska]

Originally posted by edawg2001:

The tutorial does an ok job of explaining the menus, but you kind of have to follow the instructions given pretty carefully. Before you close the first window, did it say what to click on next after you close it?

nope, it said how tow to move around with mouse. also it said to "look at the menu at the top of the screen" but there are like 30 buttons there

[AdmiralPiett]

Originally posted by wojtekpolska:

Originally posted by edawg2001:

The tutorial does an ok job of explaining the menus, but you kind of have to follow the instructions given pretty carefully. Before you close the first window, did it say what to click on next after you close it?

nope, it said how tow to move around with mouse. also it said to "look at the menu at the top of the screen" but there are like 30 buttons there

Yeah, and when you click them, new windows pop up explaining what they do

[wojtekpolska]

Originally posted by edawg2001:

Originally posted by wojtekpolska:

nope, it said how tow to move around with mouse. also it said to "look at the menu at the top of the screen" but there are like 30 buttons there

Yeah, and when you click them, new windows pop up explaining what they do

ehh i dont get any of that. what tutorial u recommend on YT (prefferably not too long)
if that doesnt work i guess i;ll just refund the game

[AdmiralPiett]

Originally posted by wojtekpolska:

Originally posted by edawg2001:

Yeah, and when you click them, new windows pop up explaining what they do

ehh i dont get any of that. what tutorial u recommend on YT
if that doesnt work i guess i;ll just refund the game

Ok that's a little weird but here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYaFvH0cTNw
Alex the Rambler is probably the most famous and well-regarded HOI4 player on YT.

[MURZYN277747 ✡]

wojtek nie rób trgo bo to chuj

[Trygger]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_uCwrt-LkA I found Quil-18's tutorial series the only one that "Clicked" for me. Very accessible for people who are going on completely blind since he explains the UI and how to accomplish certain tasks.

DO NOTE this is without any expansions, just the base game. (Although the stuff added in expansions is stuff you don't interact with too much.)

Also note this video is slightly outdated, he doesn't cover occupation but it changed since this tutorial series released, however the change to occupation is extremely new-player-friendly since the game handles most of the stuff automatically.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnEY4xEKoqE

Here's a video explaining the updated occupation mechanics. Just select a garrison template (I like the "Big Chungus" maxed out Cavalry template with military police) and occupation law and you're done.

I also suggest playing Germany for new players. Italy is also ok but you have to worry about Africa (So multiple fronts. Germany also has multiple fronts but it's not across different continents) and manage your navy (Something I find hard) vs the British Navy who easily outgun you. Germany also has stronger industry and build up at the beginning while Italy is considered possibly the weakest Major Power in the game. (It's hard to tell. Japan has to deal with a ton of stuff too like the war in China but they're spared the wrath of the Allies for a considerable length of time, at least until Germany is taken care of.)

[wojtekpolska]

Originally posted by Trygger:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_uCwrt-LkA I found Quil-18's tutorial series the only one that "Clicked" for me. Very accessible for people who are going on completely blind since he explains the UI and how to accomplish certain tasks.

DO NOTE this is without any expansions, just the base game. (Although the stuff added in expansions is stuff you don't interact with too much.)

Also note this video is slightly outdated, he doesn't cover occupation but it changed since this tutorial series released, however the change to occupation is extremely new-player-friendly since the game handles most of the stuff automatically.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnEY4xEKoqE

Here's a video explaining the updated occupation mechanics. Just select a garrison template (I like the "Big Chungus" maxed out Cavalry template with military police) and occupation law and you're done.

I also suggest playing Germany for new players. Italy is also ok but you have to worry about Africa (So multiple fronts. Germany also has multiple fronts but it's not across different continents) and manage your navy (Something I find hard) vs the British Navy who easily outgun you. Germany also has stronger industry and build up at the beginning while Italy is considered possibly the weakest Major Power in the game. (It's hard to tell. Japan has to deal with a ton of stuff too like the war in China but they're spared the wrath of the Allies for a considerable length of time, at least until Germany is taken care of.)

i dont know about that, i just want to know *THE BASICS* of the game, i have no idea about nothing, so there is no point trying to teach me some end game mechanics

[wojtekpolska]

Originally posted by edawg2001:

Originally posted by wojtekpolska:

ehh i dont get any of that. what tutorial u recommend on YT
if that doesnt work i guess i;ll just refund the game

Ok that's a little weird but here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYaFvH0cTNw
Alex the Rambler is probably the most famous and well-regarded HOI4 player on YT.

i've watched this tutorial but it's not helpfull at all. all he does is say "im going to do this and this" without saying anything about why and what that even does

Edit: also he is just blazing trough the menus + there are many cuts so i dont even know what he's doing

[wojtekpolska]

Just to qualify since most peoples dont seem to get it

I bought this game 2 hours ago!

[AdmiralPiett]

Originally posted by wojtekpolska:

Originally posted by edawg2001:

Ok that's a little weird but here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYaFvH0cTNw
Alex the Rambler is probably the most famous and well-regarded HOI4 player on YT.

i've watched this tutorial but it's not helpfull at all. all he does is say "im going to do this and this" without saying anything about why and what that even does

Edit: also he is just blazing trough the menus + there are many cuts so i dont even know what he's doing

Ok in general the point of the game is to build equipment and research tech so that you can build divisions and make an army powerful enough to do what you want with it. You need factories to build equipment and other things, and your divisions, air wings, and navys all need to be physically built to be deployed into action. Are you just not getting the premise of the game?

[wojtekpolska]

Originally posted by edawg2001:

Originally posted by wojtekpolska:

i've watched this tutorial but it's not helpfull at all. all he does is say "im going to do this and this" without saying anything about why and what that even does

Edit: also he is just blazing trough the menus + there are many cuts so i dont even know what he's doing

Ok in general the point of the game is to build equipment and research tech so that you can build divisions and make an army powerful enough to do what you want with it. You need factories to build equipment and other things, and your divisions, air wings, and navys all need to be physically built to be deployed into action. Are you just not getting the premise of the game?

i dont rly know. i tried to play and did some things but for example when i try to train soldiers they are not training, and it says that they dont have enough equippment, while im producing rifles for them and have these factories and all resources are above 0

i setup to pruduce and train them at start of the game and after 2 years no new soldiers were made (i also choose the policy to get peoples into military and have human resources)