"Currencies" in HoI4: what buys what?

[billcorr]

• What "currencies" can you think of that exist in HoI4?
• How could they be used in alternate ways?

In HoI4, there are several game mechanics that can exchanged for other items. We'll call those "currencies." (if there is a better word, please post your thoughts below).

These might be considered currencies, but I am still studying this issue:

Political Power
National Unity
Lend Leased equipment
Autonomy
Land units
Sea units
Trade influence
Opinion
States (as in "give control of state")
Party popularity
Expeditionary Force
Volunteers
Party Ideology
War participation
Navy/Army/Air experience
Civilian Factories
Military Factories
Naval Dockyards
Resources

Edit (here are some additional "currencies")
Time
Manpower

Studying them might help provide insights that could be useful and give gamers an edge.

Spoiler: Incomplete list of what currencies buy (please add to it and edit)

Political Power buys opinion, Laws&Government, Research&Production, Military Staff, national focus
National Unity buys delayed capitulation
Lend Leased equipment buys increased autonomy (puppet to master with good equipment)
Lend Leased equipment buys increased dependency (master to puppet)
Autonomy buys freedom
Land units buy autonomy (puppet to master, opposite for master to puppet), trade influence
Sea units buy trade influence
Trade influence buys increased number of trade goods
Opinion buys states (as in "give control of state") and expeditionary forces
States (as in "give control of state") buys opinion (not sure...if a player gives a state to an AI nation, does that improve opinion?)
Party popularity buys a coups
Expeditionary Force buys autonomy/dependency
Volunteers buys opinion (need to double check on this)
Party Ideology buys coups
War participation buys opinion (perhaps states, too)
Navy/Army/Air experience buys division templates and political power (with Old Guard)
Civilian Factories buy resources, and factories (of all sorts) and increased dependency (master building in puppet)
Military Factories buy equipment
Naval Dockyards buy naval units
Resources buy Civilian factories and production time

I need a bit of help with the puppet/master autonomy language...I don't quite have a handle on that vocabulary.

Also, the lists could likely be grouped or organized in a more comprehensible manner.

Your thoughts?

 

[Adrized]

Pretty sure that it's confirmed that civilian factories act as the "currency" in hoi4.

 

[billcorr]

Pretty sure that it's confirmed that civilian factories act as the "currency" in hoi4.

Yes, civilian factories "buy" the most stuff. Civilian factories are among the more powerful currencies.

But there are others.

For example, Political Power can be used to purchase items.

War participation scores also can be used to acquire items. For example, I think (but I could be wrong), if one's war participation score is sufficient, an AI ally will grant you territory if you ask for it.

One item that should be added to the list of currencies: Time

 

[Adrized]

Yes, civilian factories "buy" the most stuff. Civilian factories are among the more powerful currencies.

But there are others.

For example, Political Power can be used to purchase items.

War participation scores also can be used to acquire items. For example, I think (but I could be wrong), if one's war participation score is sufficient, an AI ally will grant you territory if you ask for it.

One item that should be added to the list of currencies: Time

You have an interesting definition of currency.

 

[billcorr]

Here is my first attempt to diagram "what buys what" in HoI$. It should get better. Suggestions?

 

[Dalwin]

You have an interesting definition of currency.

You are too hung up on the word and are picturing it only as money. He even said he wasn't sure that was the correct word to use. If you look at the context of what the OP is saying and don't get hung up on semantics it is clear the word he wanted was commodity instead of currency.

 

[Fullarmor]

Interesting, it could be very useful to modders.

 

[billcorr]

Another way to look at "what buys what" is to identify different tiers. The top tier, or level, might be Time and States. A player can trade these two items for other things. Here's the economic cascade from 1st level to 7th level.

There are more interactions between these "tradeable items" that are not reflected in this tiered system. For example:

equipment + manpower + template = land unit
naval dockyards + time = warship
equipment + time = lend lease (not depicted) = autonomy

You could think of others.

Also, you might think of another word instead of "currency." For now, we'll use that word because I think that is the word the computer gaming industry uses.

Feedback and suggestions of all flavors are always welcome.