Every game end in an endless stalemate

[in all thy sons command]

I've been playing HOI4 intermittently for nearly a decade. I’m no strategy genius and my only playstyle is simply to outproduce the enemy and win through attrition. But lately, every single game ends in an infuriating stalemate, and it seems like the AIs always have endless manpower and equipment and fuel. It’s gotten to the point where in every war, once the initial push is stopped, grinds to a halt and drags on till 1948, at which point I just stopped playing

In my last game: the Romanian-Hungary war dragged on from '39 without any faction involvement, with Hungary perpetually on the brink of capitulation. No movement in the frontline until I stopped paying attention post-1945. Or the Peru-Chile war, stuck in the same deadlock. And the Soviets, after steamrolling two Baltic countries, got stuck in Estonia, lost 1.5 million troops without any shift in the frontlines until Germany declared war on them.

And my preferred war of attrition strategy? Completely impossible. I’ve used console commands to check on AIs. At ’45, Germany have 4million available manpower, 350k infantry equipment in stockpile, producing 3000 a week. Japan: 1.8million manpower, 130k infantry equipment. I edit the save file to delete all their equipment, check on Germany again 6months later: 150k infantry equipment in stockpile , keep in mind, this isn't even accounting for the equipment they used for reinforcements. No matter whether I play as a major power or simply observe, the war just drags on endlessly. I’ve never seen the game goes like what in the timelapse videos.
Is this just I have unrealistic expectations on this game or some mechanics of the game is fundamentally broken.

[Bishop-Six]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από in all thy sons command:

Guys, you still don't get it. I'm not asking how YOU will beat the AI. I'm asking how let AIs finished the fight. I want to setup the stage and let AIs play, I will just sit back and enjoy. Like in those HOI4 timelapse video.

Well this game is coded and focused on the human player and their actions.

Imagine this game would be like you say, it doesnt make sense.

[Bored Peon]

That "mysterious amount of equipment" has two sources, Lend Lease and Capitulated stockpiles. The lend leasing came come from anyone willing to send it.

[Mack]

The AI will get stuck in dead supply deathstacks. It's just not smart enough to not get into that situation when the initial push bogs down and both sides are matched close enough.

I once had a Germany vs Soviets stalemate that lasted 10 years while I cleaned up the rest of the planet.

If you can lend-lease them equipment that can help, especially if it's planes.

If you can build supply in them, then do that too.

[in all thy sons command]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Bishop-Six:

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από in all thy sons command:

Guys, you still don't get it. I'm not asking how YOU will beat the AI. I'm asking how let AIs finished the fight. I want to setup the stage and let AIs play, I will just sit back and enjoy. Like in those HOI4 timelapse video.

Well this game is coded and focused on the human player and their actions.

Imagine this game would be like you say, it doesnt make sense.

There is an entire genre of HoI4 contents focus on timelapse video with different setup. Claim this doesn't make sense is just disingenuous.

[Dusty Dimmadome]

At this point my approach in any game is to just go after Germany first if I'm ever going to end up being against them. Ever since they added the 20% desired divisions factor to shmitler I've found every "Historical" game plays out exactly the same no matter my approach. The allies never D-Day and the Soviets get steamrolled and never end up mounting a defense, even though their focus tree is literally geared towards that eventual defense.

[coltdug]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από in all thy sons command:

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Bishop-Six:

Well this game is coded and focused on the human player and their actions.

Imagine this game would be like you say, it doesnt make sense.

There is an entire genre of HoI4 contents focus on timelapse video with different setup. Claim this doesn't make sense is just disingenuous.

Change their div templates and available manpower with cheat commands. Make super op special forces for the side you want to be pushing and trash units for the defenders. You can also give one side very good technology like 1944 guns and all the bonuses as well as use cheats to research all the doctrines to make their soldiers superior.