How To Get Better?

[PossibleTango]

I currently have about a little over 250 hours in the game and I hit a stalemate with learning. I'm still pretty terrible at the game but I don't exactly know how to improve on my play. I know what I need to improve but I just don't know how to improve it.

Are there any tutorials for much more advanced things in this game? I can't sit through gameplays as I get way too bored sitting there for hours just watching someone.

 

[Emden1]

Check You Tube for HOIiv vids. Helps a lot. Keep trying

 

[Dalwin]

I concur. Watch some videos.

Then come back here with more specific questions.

 

[Axe99]

Vids are good. Asking specific questions is good, but some general things to keep in mind that tend to be important:

- Supply - affects attrition and combat effectiveness. Watch your bottlenecks and try and keep things 'green'. Look out for 'fuel' icons next to your theatres, they warn you if you've gone over.

- Equipment - units lacking equipment don't fight near as well. Prioritise key equipment and the units that need it most.

- Good division templates - I'm not an authority, but if you're looking at a 20-or-so width INF template, 7 INF, 2 ART and 1 AT (or AT in support) aren't a bad combo, and I personally like to stuff 'em full of support (Engineers and recon at least - although I'm not sure if this is 'optimal' play or not) - but if this is your concern look for some threads on division templates or start a new one.

- Resources - think about what resources you need for your production, and make sure you can get it. If you can't, think about changing what you're building to suit the resources you have. Build synthetic refineries if short of rubber and oil, and if playing an 'offensive' nation, plan conquests to acquire key resources (likewise, if playing a defensive nation, plan defence to protect key resources).

 

[billcorr]

I currently have about a little over 250 hours in the game and I hit a stalemate with learning. I still pretty terrible at the game but I don't exactly know how to improve on my play. I know what I need to improve but I just don't know how to improve it.

Are there any tutorials for much more advanced things in this game? I can't sit through gameplays as I get way too bored sitting there for hours just watching someone.

Your participation in the forums helps improve the game. Especially by providing a perspective of someone who wishes to learn more about the game.

If certain aspects of the game's user interface, artificial intelligence, or rules can be improved, consider making suggestions in the suggestions forum. Your suggestions can act as "votes" for electing which topic should get the developers attention. They already have a priority list of things that they are working on, but who knows...your experiences and insights could make the game better.

 

[Zwirbaum]

I currently have about a little over 250 hours in the game and I hit a stalemate with learning. I'm still pretty terrible at the game but I don't exactly know how to improve on my play. I know what I need to improve but I just don't know how to improve it.

Are there any tutorials for much more advanced things in this game? I can't sit through gameplays as I get way too bored sitting there for hours just watching someone.

What would you like to know the most? What such advanced tutorial should contain in your opinion? Etc?

 

[Dan1109]

Read the WIKI over and over. Understanding the mechanics/rules (especially combat mechanics) is quite important to becoming good at HOI, or any game for that matter. Also, be EXTREMELY observant with tool tip info. Everything is important, as you increase the AI difficulty. With this, you will teach yourself, or atleast giving a reference point to look it up in the WIKI or ask an informed question on the forum.

 

[Zwirbaum]

Read the WIKI over and over. Understanding the mechanics/rules (especially combat mechanics) is quite important to becoming good at HOI, or any game for that matter. Also, be EXTREMELY observant with tool tip info. Everything is important, as you increase the AI difficulty. With this, you will teach yourself, or atleast giving a reference point to look it up in the WIKI or ask an informed question on the forum.

Wiki contains often outdated, unverified or even contains no information on important topics. Sometimes it can be misleading (It was only recently that Wiki finally got edited and that the engineers do not provide (5/15/25/35 entrenchment bonus )

Wiki is good if you need some information to check, but also it is good if you beforehand if such information is correct. As such I do not recommend reading wiki over and over and over.

 

[Dan1109]

Well, if a player is starting from never had reading the wiki, a lot can be learned in the combat mechanics section, which hasn't changed much.

 

[rcbricker33]

wiki and vids are solid suggestions. Wiki is a bit outdated, but the basics are there.

I also suggest the achievements. These will help you focus on different avenues of success in the game. Some are really hard but start with the easy ones and you understanding of what needs to be done to achieve the objectives will get better. Once you understand what you need to do you can look here or at vids to see how to accomplish those goals.

 

[jura28]

I recommend to study width of divisions (there is good thread on division composition around here, google it) and supply capacity of the provinces. Also make sure you know what all stats mean, these are things I had problems with. When you get familier with all this, you hould be able to see more ways how to impove.

 

[Emden1]

DON"T do what I just did.... LOL.... was not making enough Infantry Equip (A.K.A guns) and my army was stone-walled. One gun per 3 men.... LOL almost lost because of that one little detail ;/ Was able to get it back to par, but sacrificed a lot of industry to get it back to where it needed to be. Lesson Learned (L2) the hard way.... another way to learn.... Create your own L2 notes.