Playing Hearts of Iron IV for the First Time...

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We've all gotta start somewhere!

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[KimHarikOff]

As one friend said: "It's faster to take over the whole world than to learn how to play HOI 4"

[someonethatlikesyou]

just imagined all this being real and you just casually seeing your ruler making the most braindead moves while you sitting there thinking about your existence until the enemy shows up because its the first time playing hoi4💀

[simpicusmaximus]

Demanding sudentenland and losing to Czechoslovkia in a war after being denied was a learning experience for sure

[JamesTrifolium]

I had to look up a walkthrough for the fucking tutorial.

[Coldtea]

Probably would help if the tutorial had been updated since the games release

[Konstantin]

Forgot to add the part where you get railed by a minor nation

Edit: thanks for all the likes, proves that I'm not the only one that suffered when I began my HOI journey

[bizmasterTheSlav]

The first time I played HOI4 was as Poland, and I didn't even know how to move units, so I just sat there and watched Germany devour me

[Brex_]

What if the game had a tutorial that explained every single feature thoroughly? Crazy idea, i know.

[TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs]

Playing Japan is tough let alone for someone playing HOI4 for the first time :D
Island hopping and naval management is tough at the best of times and not helped with the limited fuel Japan has

[southernlegends]

My first game as Germany led to me ramming into the Maginite Line over and over until finally I broke through (with starting division templates). Then I invaded Belgium

[GoingForth]

Literally me when I play HOI4 for the first time lol

[_Amplified]

Japan is one of the hardest nations to play when you are just starting the game

[edman]

“Design your own vehicles!”

Fuck me.

[Oropher]

Reminds me of my first game as Italy and lost and became a puppet to Switzerland 💀

[scifidino]

Certified Paradox classic



I do remember how I needed several hours before I realized that construction time was a thing and factories, in fact, weren't instantly built after clicking on the state.

[the_beanzer]

When the game takes you 10 minutes to get ready before you even start playing

[tuureluotonen]

Finland tip: Never let the soviets past Karelia, otherwise they're unstoppable.

[Kirikaze]

i did what no gamer would, and took the tutorial, i can say proudly it did absolutely nothing to help me

[DamianGonzalez-vctt]

I still remember when I played Hoi4 for the first time... I’ve been playing since the first version back to 2016, as maybe the only cuban teenager in the whole country back then... I struggled so many times trying to learn how to play this wonderful game... since in those years we did not had the chance to download any kind of YouTube video to help me understand better the game, I had a tough time indeed, but my will to play the game was far stronger

I have something to confess too Paradox... since in my country I don’t have the chance to buy your games directly I only Can play it trough pirate versions, I have played every dlc using that method, just waiting it to be available in illegal video games shops here.

But I promise that, when I move to a democratic country, I’ll always buy your new DLC with the same joy that all those years has been in my heart. 🥺🙏

[SublimeSoundwaves]

The confusion is the fun part and core part of this entire franchise