How to create a puppet state?

[mastaflex]

Can we create a puppet state from conquered territory?

[scrolper gosh'malard]

heres what you can do, if you release the nation then declare war on it you can puppet them when you beat them

[Lukkyb]

if you want to relase as pupet you need TFV to do it

[Hazard]

Wait, then how come Germany can puppet part of France (Vichy, ofc), as well as Slovakia without peace conferences? I'm playing in vanilla hoi4. Can AI-controlled countries puppet states without limitations? I looked at the German focus tree and there doesn't seem to be any focus that allows for the puppeting of these countries. While there might be an explanation for Vichy I don't see one for Slovakia.

[Operation Iraqi Freikorps]

Opprinnelig skrevet av Hazard:

Wait, then how come Germany can puppet part of France (Vichy, ofc), as well as Slovakia without peace conferences? I'm playing in vanilla hoi4. Can AI-controlled countries puppet states without limitations? I looked at the German focus tree and there doesn't seem to be any focus that allows for the puppeting of these countries. While there might be an explanation for Vichy I don't see one for Slovakia.

Vichy is a decision after conquering France, Slovakia is part of occupying Czechoslovakia and Germany has a few choices on what to do with them.

[D3st]

You can create puppet with some nation if you do it before world tension reach 40%.Otherwise ,nation you will declare war will join faction and then you gotta wait until the war is over to make more puppet.That being said,the main purpose of puppet,is manpower.When you puppet state,100% of the manpower will be available when you create division using they manpower.Not every nation worth puppeting,nation with a lot of manpower and low ressource(india,china,russia,brazil ect..)will worth it because you will have like infinit manpower.Once you puppet them you can see the manpower available by 2 way.One you click on the state they own and under population you will be able to see how much pop left to use in your army.The other way is via diplomatic screen.As the war go on,the puppet state will change recruiting law nor focus to increase manpower.For example,playing as japan and puppeting china will grant you around 16m manpower and that without your manpower pool ;).Hopefully its help you guys.

[Cogli]

In order to release as a puppet, you need the together for victory DLC.

[shiggies713]

Can you even create a puppet as a democracy or non-aligned? I've only ever really played aggressively as fascist or communist and never had a problem.

For the world tension thingy its 50% for democracies, 100% non-aligned, fascist and communist states seem random but will usually join a faction if attacked.

didnt see the thread necro above sorry.

[Mikey]

There are 3 ways to get puppets

1. Peace conference. Select a nation and use satellite (for nations they have puppeted or can release) or puppet (for them)
2. By event or focus. Some nations have events and/or focuses that will let you puppet someone.
3. Releasing as puppet. Any nation you have previously annexed can be released as a puppet (might need TfV for this)

[Chthonic Guardian]

I am surprised at all the different answers, and nobody seemingly has it nailed down, including me.

They may not be called puppets, but once an occupied nation gets a high compliance etc you get a message saying they are ready for next step and will you give your blessing for them to form a new government that is collaborative. (If you chose "they are not ready" you can always go into politcal decisions later and chose to do it. I think it is free.)
If you do it, you get % of factories for your use and you can do sweet trade deals to get resources - like 80 iron for 1 civ etc. but they are basically a puppet and have their own military etc.
I view it the same as a puppet at this point, not sure the entire difference.
Anyway this starts their journey toward independence and you can control that through the manage subjects button.
As they rise through the next 2 levels they get more independent. You can force them back down to annex by lend leasing them a bunch of stuff until they hit a certain threshhold, or you can let them send you all their resources and they will gain independence over time. Keep an eye on that bar if you don't want them to get independent where you lose the factories etc.