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Yikrazuul

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Hello everybody,

after playing several hours HOI3 - DI:G I'd like to try a new mod.

I have played DI:G with FTM (via this beta patch). Having all DLCs from steam I would try out sth with FTM. Thereby, I hope I can superceed the huge suply bugs.

There is some mods like B-ICE, AHOI, this immersion mod etc., however the high grade of detail is confusing me. So you have very big tech trees or detailled units (which is borderline spam or to much micromanagement for production).

Hence I would like to ask you which mod(s) for FTM are advisable. I am looking for sth like DI:G (so more events, hopefully better KI) but not at expense of a too sophisticated detailed setting. In addition, the b/w NATO symobols are quite fine.

Many thanks!



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Hallo zusammen,

habe schon viele Spielstunden mit HOI3 - Dies Irae verbracht und möchte nun einen neuen Mod probieren.

Und zwar lief DI:G ja mit FTM (via Beta-Patch). Da ich alle DLCs von Steam habe, möchte ich nun etwas mit FTM probieren - außerdem hoffe ich dadurch, das riesige Supply-Problem etwas zu entschärfen.

Es gibt nun viele gute Mods: AHOI, B-ICE, Immersion etc. aber was mich auf den ersten Blick immer abschreckt sind die tausende Details - hier ein wahnsinnig ausgebauten Techtree, dort Unter-Unter-Brigaden inkl. Steuerung.

Das schreckt mit etwas ab. Was ich suche ich wie DI:G (da auch mehr Events für GER) etwas eher schlank und rankes, ggf. mit besserer KI. Bei einem hatte ich ehrlich gesagt auch Probleme mit den klickibunten Natosymbolen. Englisch ist kein Problem.

Was ist daher mit FTM empfehlenswert?
Dankeschön!
 
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I would suggest either "August Storm" or "The Fox and the Lion" as possible mods to check out. They're not too complicated in terms of changing the game mechanics, but add a lot of details, events, and alternative possibilities. A few of the other mods I've tried completely change the game, and I find myself playing more against the artificial restrictions than against the other countries: building units and province improvements to get bonuses, rather than because you need them for the war.

I can understand just enough German to make partial sense of your topic title, otherwise I'd have ignored it as a foreign language post in the wrong spot. Obviously your English is a lot better than my German, not that I've had much chance to practice it in the last 30-40 years.
 

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Thx a lot Kovax. By mistake I started the thread in German (wrong sub-forum), but I couldn't find out where to change the topic of this thread - should be: "looking for a mod - not too complex, English would be fine".

I will try out these mods. In addition, I figured out that "Downfall" (https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/mod-hoi3-tfh-4-02-downfall-by-paglia.672686/) seems also pretty suitable for me.
I currently play the Downfall mod and I have to say that it is really to my liking. I really appreciate the slight rebalancing in that mod and also the slightly improved AI performance (at least it feels a bit more competent). But what I absolutely love are those extra units that really are missing in the base game, like mot. Art. and AT.
Also the addition of a lot of flavour events, but also of game play affecting ones is really great.
I don't really see people talking about this mod a lot on this forum, but in my honest opinion, this should be considered as the Vanilla+ mod, as it really polishes the game in my opinion. The only thing I don't really like about the mod is the map when zoomed out to the max. It looks a bit weird in my opinion and I absolutely love the vanilla map.
 

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Thx a lot Kovax. By mistake I started the thread in German (wrong sub-forum), but I couldn't find out where to change the topic of this thread - should be: "looking for a mod - not too complex, English would be fine".

I will try out these mods. In addition, I figured out that "Downfall" (https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/mod-hoi3-tfh-4-02-downfall-by-paglia.672686/) seems also pretty suitable for me.

WOW!

This is an historic moment guys.
Google translate got it right!

"Mod gesucht - nicht zu komplex, kann auch Englisch sein"

"Mod wanted - not too complex, can also be English"

Well, it's close enough to make sense for a change.
 

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