Deciding Germany's Fate: Building Infrastructure First In Hoi4

In this video we will see which is better: building infrastructure first or civilian factories first as Germany in Hearts of Iron IV. Stick to the end because I think the results may surprise you. If you enjoy this HOI4 Germany guide, please consider subscribing for more content. Cheers!
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[@ESG1]

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[@henryhudson2340]

I max out the infra in one area then max the civs in the same one and keep doing that in the resource rich areas until I have around 100 civs. More infra means less trade to get resources too so you keep more of the civs.

[@ESG1]

It has been suggested that u do this in the 60% areas that have the most slots. That way u can maximize your return on investment. The areas typically only have steel which is not a constraint.

[@Mitsch93]

This is the way.

[@ypsirc]

@1:56 Install the specific version („Beta“) of the game to roll it back completely, alternatively use -allowoldsaves as starting option (might lead to issues, especially regarding the map)

[@ESG1]

Thanks for the answer. I tried rolling back the Beta with no success. I'll try the second option you suggest.

[@JDothan]

Dude, thanks for looking into this!

[@ESG1]

Any time!

[@thepatrickcrab]

Don't build all of the infra right away. Build civs in 80% areas, then when you run out infra a 60% and fill it with buildings and move on to the next. Building all the infra up front is a waste of earlier time you could be building civs in 80% slots.

[@burritolopr]

Max infra in the area where a focus can give us free infra before taking the focus ✅✅✅

[@IliyanStoychev]

As Germany I always build mills from the start in rhinelands and bavaria, build agency, put willhelm kanaris in the government and max out idle spy protection + army, get three spies and start to make 3 collabs in poland first, and after, 2 in france(after demolishing france, prepare 3 collabs in USSR always), rush industry and the herman goring werke and kdf wagen, . at the end of 38' research the autobahn and build 3 refineries there, after that smashing poland, france, britain and ussr in that order. always works for me on normal difficulty, iron mode. basically, I don't touch civs, I get my civs from poland, france, austria, czechoslovakia, and later yugoslavia. 500 factories before barbarossa.

[@pillbox2079]

Nice new intro!

[@ESG1]

Thanks!

[@historyLJ]

i dont know how infrastructure works why its so important

[@ESG1]

It allows you to get more resources out of a province and u build things faster, the higher the level of infrastructure.

[@historyLJ]

@@ESG1 ty for the tips bro