How to Survive as Historical Poland in HOI4

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Ай бұрын

In this Hearts of Iron 4 video, I play as Historical Poland and survive against both the USSR and Germany. I also give tips and teach how to play HOI4.
Music Used:
Tweedledee TweedleFun - Aux Jack
36mm - Jobii
Akira - AGST
Black Sunrise - ELFL
Cellar Clefs - Dusty Decks
Does Not Compute - Lofive
Earlybird - HATAMITSUNAMI
Floater - Auxjack
fly on up - Gregory David
Goldo - Jobii
Its All Because of You
Latewood - Dusty Decks
Lilchill - Bonkers Beat Club
Love Arrow - Guustav
Love Switch - Justnormal
Malachite - Sarah, the Illstrumentalist
Mall Toy - Justnormal
Maniamaster - Lupus Nocte
Milk - Cushy
Octadrone VI - ELFL
Picnick - La Boucle
Savings Account - Timothy Infinite
Secret Solitude - Guustavv
Smoke Rings on Your Finger - Matt...
Souls of Seoul - Ecobel
Stutter - [ocean jams]
Sublyme - Guustavv
Tender Fall - Jobii
Turntable Tale - Dusty Decks
videung - bomull
Zero Gravity - ELFL
Vivid View - Dusty Decks

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@GuyFromCanada Ай бұрын

I do appreciate how the main way that Poland wins this scenario (were it to be real) is essentially multiple years of extremely accurate clairvoyance

@PropheticShadeZ Ай бұрын

I think thats the problem with hoi4, if any nation knew what was coming they could have done extreme things that would have made things go very differently I think the focus tree's should be more restrictive to show how these events where every party refusing to believe how bad it could get made sense at every point, and maybe show how no one nation could have prevented this war Germany fell into the darkest period in human history so far just to make themselves feel better about losing a war they made up a straw man, then murdered everyone that made them feel uncomfortable The allies refused to accept that there might be problems internally, and brutally put down political progress, unwilling to confront how evil fascism was and refusing to help those who needed it. Continually affirming might makes right The communists believed in their own system so much they didnt see the monsters they were becoming utterly refusing to see how they could even approach doing wrong with their new way of seeing the world

@Gosciu733 Ай бұрын

Yeah, if you know you're gonna get attacked in 3,5 years and you prepare for it tends to be a lot easier than being invaded basically by a surprise lol On the serious note, it comes down more to game balance than anything. Poland wasn't as weak and Germany wasn't as strong irl. In game German economy and army dwarf French counterparts, which is ahistorical af. But you need Third Reich AI to consistently win against Poland and France in historical focuses, so that's how it is.

@Gachagames-nl4dm Ай бұрын

yo? we have the same prof pic

@Yorkshire88VOR Ай бұрын

@@Gachagames-nl4dmhey Canadian, you have a cool flag hope things for Canada go well

@yepstvesegal Ай бұрын

but they prolly knew in the real world

@sowiwiody3681 Ай бұрын

"the allies are useless" - 1000 years of Poland's history in one sentence

@bradlkelly 24 күн бұрын

too real

@ax23mgh8 20 күн бұрын

With the cherry on top being allies giving away Poland and its neighbours to communists

@C0GST0R135 17 күн бұрын

THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED- oh wait... only Poland shows up to rescue a nation in need...

@ivan200804 15 күн бұрын

What? Until the 1700s, the Poland-Lithuanian commonwealth was a bully of Europe. The largest and strongest state. It took three Germanic rulers banded up to kill Rzechpospolita.

@stumpf_man8791 Ай бұрын

I feel like putting a military factory or even two on trains at the beginning is better than dropping 15% stability to repeatedly commandeer. I don’t know how that stability affects the consumer goods and factory output in the long game, just something worth thinking about since it’s such common part of the game. Love the video!

@thetibbiesshow Ай бұрын

I commandeer around 45 armored trains, which each has an IC of around 105 IC. That’s a total of 5k IC give or take. If I put two military factories on just mili trains, I’d have to wait for the build efficiency to go up, before I was able to really start making some trains, and since they’re so expensive to make in the first place, it’ll take forever to make the amount I need. Putting a couple factories on trains also takes away factories from making guns, anti air, and planes etc etc etc. I’d rather lose the 15% total stability early game and put those factories on guns instead. Much much much more worth it imo.

@stumpf_man8791 Ай бұрын

@@thetibbiesshow Idk I just hate that you lose factory output and consumer goods near permanently because of the decision, stability is so hard to come by on that path in Poland in particular. Obviously that’s just my take though and it’s very nitpicky, it really was a great video, one of the most enjoyable long form hoi videos I’ve watched

@twingo440 Ай бұрын

The pp gain is lesser as well and with that things like worker conditions or xp gain through military staff will kick in later.... imo for "losing" 1 mill that is not worth it. That about a little detail of a nice video xD

@ORGAniZMs Ай бұрын

I think youre wrong, you had like 50+ mil factories when germany attacked you, so -15 factory output from stability loss is like 6 mil factories. The stability is more important the bigger economy is, and Poland economy is big enough where using comandeer trains is a mistake.

@thisisaname5589 Ай бұрын

Agreed, it's basically never worth losing stability for trains.

@parmesancheez6087 Ай бұрын

8:01 I feel like if you're trying to survive as HISTORICAL poland you're allowed to pull out all the stops

@xd_antek5366 25 күн бұрын

you don't need to, you just need to get better

@wojciechgroblicki3922 Ай бұрын

The use of spy for idealogy change in Hugary us one of the coolest use of spy agency I seen in years in HOI4

@thetibbiesshow Ай бұрын

It’s one of my favorite strats to do, and I’ll be helpless when paradox finds out about it and patches it somehow.

@pedrojoao6790 Ай бұрын

@@thetibbiesshow It makes no sense to patch it, that's what the Allies did in the war, use spies and Intelligence.

@Kandall05161 Ай бұрын

It's also possible to lock the US out of nearly their entire focus tree if you can get their democracy support below 95% through spies. It makes them significantly weaker since they're stuck on undisturbed isolation and with the full effect of the great depression for nearly the whole game. They'll still join the allies when Japan attacks them but they'll be absolutely crippled. Those two are the only even mildly interesting strats possible with the spy agency tbh, The old spy system was so much more fun (even if it was a little broken).

@novitrix9671 17 күн бұрын

@@pedrojoao6790 remember, anything ANYTHING effective at its purpose is OP. Anything 'op' = remove it, or pervert it to a shadow of itself.

@placeandthink8728 7 күн бұрын

@@thetibbiesshow using spies to defend international trade seems like a boring and realistic goal

@Tbpoilspill2010 Ай бұрын

ngl my life rn feels synonymous with poland history. Poland is not yet lost. I am not yet lost. If god is with us, then who is against us? life is just one big pierogi it goes better with grilled onion.

@placeholder4107 Ай бұрын

real

@McEldercraftHD Ай бұрын

You offensive divisions should make use of battle plans. I don’t mean executing plans and wait and see but even if you’re attacking manually, your divisions make use of planning bonus, which gets buffed through grand battleplan

@majormissile5596 Ай бұрын

I love the way you play the game. Absolutely tickles my autistic need to make use of every mechanic like spies and navy.

@HeirOfNavarre Ай бұрын

Yes! We need a guide on Carlist Spain, my last strat just don't work since AAT, countries can't lend lease with world tension too low...

@c-onethirty Ай бұрын

love the calming music and commentary, keep it up

@erkanaltduz6144 Ай бұрын

Been waiting for this video and got on my thread just on time. Thanks Tibbies

@dallasosmundson8674 Ай бұрын

"Babe wake up, The Tibbies Show posted again!"... keep up the great work, always a joy watching your HOI playthroughs

@zacreded1369 Ай бұрын

you are back again!!! Love your videos never stop!!!

@wastelander89 Ай бұрын

Thanks for putting out long videos. I really enjoy super long hoi4 videos

@markymark9740 Ай бұрын

I was impressed you were pushing the Germans in East Prussia… without using battle plans. Good division template along the bonuses from spies and countering German air. But seriously, use those battle plans. Not only does it provide bonuses to your troops, but your generals can passively gain a planning trait when they’re fighting (even fighting defensively from my testing) and get the supply consumption trait and/or more planning bonuses when promoted to Field Marshal.

@loganwheaton6189 Ай бұрын

I was just watching the previous poland video then i saw this

@TheRealJoe_ Ай бұрын

Holy shit me too... I watched it 2 days ago and now this is here. It was my first video from him too

@thetibbiesshow Ай бұрын

I hope the sequel is better than the original!

@TheRealJoe_ Ай бұрын

@thetibbiesshow I honestly have no idea what's going on but it's fun to watch 🤣

@user-qk9nk3bx7m Ай бұрын

Good video ideas, coming back after a hiatus. But your still my favorite hoi4 yt videos

@placeholder4107 Ай бұрын

let's go, you're back!

@Thea_Moo Ай бұрын

Love your videos~!

@Sopmod-py1ee Ай бұрын

the grind is REAL

@jessicalindo7977 Ай бұрын

I love the Memel strat, it's SO satisfying to just let the AI crush itself time and time and time again on your ready-to-go troops

@barnsey795 Ай бұрын

love the videos man, keep it up!

@bobmarlej9106 Ай бұрын

great vid mate

@MegaPelmen4ek Ай бұрын

hurray, new video!!

@YeahILoveTea Ай бұрын

underated channel SUBBED

@meuolhaotorres8057 Ай бұрын

hey man, love your videos, especially the one you played sampi and talked about some personal stuff, keep it up mate

@parmesancheez6087 Ай бұрын

I feel bad for your sanity

@rywlkr 20 күн бұрын

“Fun time some time pills” lol. Subbed

@saffronic3026 17 күн бұрын

I like the use of the NCR uniform on the thumbnail

@darkhallwayproductions8627 Ай бұрын

I love small hoi4 creators this video is great

@Restosef Ай бұрын

Awesome that you’re doing it without Memel strat, you’re good !

@chomskysfavefive Ай бұрын

Thanks man! The main reason I got this game was to defend Polska from the Krauts and the Kommies. Its ridiculously hard bro like its not a matter of if they overtake me its a matter of when. 45 hours of just losing as Poland lmao I've been keeping busy with The New Order. I think this might help.

@spiderhouse9809 Ай бұрын

You should always place an offensive arrow even if you don't use it it will allow your troops to build up planning bonus which is hugely helpful especially with grandbattle plan (the whole point of the doctrine)

@thetibbiesshow Ай бұрын

I always forget to do that.

@spiderhouse9809 Ай бұрын

@@thetibbiesshow you could have saved so many polish lives

@sampel3660 Ай бұрын

Didn't realise the change to the dutch east indies having some islands near to british malaya lol nice one

@DrRelientD Ай бұрын

Love the content keep it coming!

@ProbsNotLiam Ай бұрын

May I ask what us the best division template for this? I might use this to troll an equally as meh friend at the game next time we do multiplayer

@LeoL1k3sCats Ай бұрын

oooo new vidoe to watch

@Eesti246 13 күн бұрын

Finally, somebody who plays the REAL HISTORICAL Poland!

@Lazysquid27 Ай бұрын

What music are you using for this video? It’s such a vibe 🦑 Edit: Found it in the description lol. That’s going on the playlist 😎

@JustFloppa1410 Ай бұрын

please make carlist spain video next, it sounds really interesting

@cultofmrozinski368 Ай бұрын

When you described your video ideas I imagined you in a padded room and a straight jacket for some reason.

@rsfhaerdt Ай бұрын

You should try out Czechoslovakia in Road to 56 mod! You get a super nice focus tree and can resist the germans by forming the little entente

@ViralLaughsHub 27 күн бұрын

I instantly died trying this strategy xD, I think I need more experience

@kartav1k Ай бұрын

I can not find any information about it. And I like your videos. So I post my big question here. Maybe you can help me clarify some confusing thing I was trying to beat challenge with Australia in historical focus to conqueror the germany and recover austria empire. What I did: - I made a fascist government. - Joined to germans ally and start declaring war on hungary. - Using cavalry divisions as "blitzkrieg", and german forces to stop hungarians divisions from cutting my cavalry on way to capital get enough win points to make a full hungary puppet state - Right after game started I started making bunkers on capital and proxy region to hungary so I could pass hungariens forces to defend capital from germans - When german declared war I started defending my 2 regions very well - Then just making new troops. Especially adding artillery and anti tank support (it is very important before liberating national regions and conquering germany. But after maybe 1-2 year very successful engaging into german regions my government suddenly became democratic (I restricted all democratic and communistic politic forces in my country, I had 100% war suport and around 80% of stability, full fascism support). And then because I can not start debates with the democratics due to 100% fascism suport (in politic actions tab) I can not peacfully change government by referendum. It always starts civil war. Even then if I start civil war with fascist - allies will immidietly declare war against me. What a heck is going on here. How my government changed? Is some country has kinmda focus on that or is it just a bug? Or There is some shadow mechanic in the game I dont know about. I have already played around 150 hours and this is rediculous. It happened third time in a row I tried almost 20 different tactics from my head. This one was the most successful. But this civil war makes me not mad but confused as f**k P.S. I very like your previous video with historical Poland)

@kickassgreek Ай бұрын

improving the unaligned is not an exploit. you dont have to do anything weird to do it like lots of exploits

@Bal1 Ай бұрын

Just a small suggestion when you want to support an attack, menaing you don't want the units to move to that possition once it is taken, use ctrl+right click, there will be blue arrow, meaing support attack, once the battle is won, only the red arrow guys will move to that tile, blue will remain where they are. :)

@Bal1 Ай бұрын

Also using keyboard like s to split and h to hold helps a lot for the micro, but that depends how you like to play it :)

@Hadesthief Ай бұрын

If you have manpower issues during your offensives you can switch to the non-core manpower advisor and you can request garrison support from the italian puppet, that'll give you several hundred thousand extra manpower.

@Makem12 Ай бұрын

Is there any benefit to building some static anti-air for this strategy?

@thetibbiesshow Ай бұрын

Not that I’ve seen. I’ve tried it and it just seemed like a waste of construction. Same with forts.

@matijamcreeper813 Ай бұрын

hey could u try playing as luxemburg and beat allies and axis? It would be a fun challenege!

@caprimercenary2522 Ай бұрын

Like the guide but why do you get Agrarian Reform ASAP instead of taking some other foci first for factories?

@thetibbiesshow Ай бұрын

I like to just get it out of the way, and it lets me get that bottom industry focus asap which I like.

@CultureCrossed64 Ай бұрын

Please give a carlist spain guide because the RNG breaks my soul ☠️

@Danny-xh5bf Ай бұрын

We are so back lads

@balkanmontero Ай бұрын

Man, love historical strategy gamers picking an underdog nation and fighting an impossible situation just to win. The indomitable human spirit 💪

@Bottle-OBill 7 күн бұрын

Bro, the first day of the Soviet offensive was like the Somme, 30k casualties within hours. Fortress Poland lol

@xd_antek5366 25 күн бұрын

i found a method so that you dont need to pull back and i didnt lose a defensive battle to the germans, but i overattacked by taking vienna through slovakia by november 3rd 1939, but then had some problems with a lack of divisions, overall better

@commandercorl1544 Ай бұрын

28:57 No, wait! You were right the first time!

@mister_dadstersays_hi7372 Ай бұрын

You can core india as England btw, you need to do some focuses but it works.

@ASM-ph4pu Ай бұрын

Also a couple of suggestions. Your production before the war is good, but after it gets fucky, with all the combat losses and attrition, might work to put maintanence companies for that equipmen capture ratio. Another strat that might work is making space marine tanks, I have used it as Poland and Finland since AI doesnt know how to build AT and put it on divisions.

@ASM-ph4pu Ай бұрын

And a bit more cheese. Get a general just for last stands, since the cost of CP is based on number of divisions. So if a unit is about to lose, pop it out, put it on the general, press last stand, and then put it back on the original general when the last stand is over

@ASM-ph4pu Ай бұрын

I would also shuffle production a bit, lower AT, relegate it to be a support battalion, and if you can afford, put 1 arti support battalion, and 1 arti as combat battalion

@ASM-ph4pu Ай бұрын

you might have given up on navy too fast as well. Keep the subs, maybe build a bit more, and convoy raid prussia, it would be easier to close the pocket if they get reduced supply

@ASM-ph4pu Ай бұрын

On some occasions as well, if you cant afford to lose a tile, attack the divisions that are attacking you from the adjacent tiles so they are in double combat and they bleed organisation, so they will have to stop the attack

@ASM-ph4pu Ай бұрын

Finally, i dont think the production of AT is justified on single player. The tank pushes are not concentrated at all, so for the occasional tank battle against unoptimized tanks, the IC investment in AT ain't worth it chief, better stack more soft attack on the divions. Didn't get the rangers either which also boost the artillery of your divs... Thats it, sorry for the backseating

@LotharMeyer Ай бұрын

In Carlist Spain the second "S" is silent

@F1reF0x411 Ай бұрын

10/10

@ratwithglasses1495 Ай бұрын

Why spend so much pp on danzig integration but not have enough garisson? Just the 75 pp descision and garrison are enough

@cmc4448 Ай бұрын

BREAKING NEWS: local man travels back in time to help poland survive more than a few months in WW2

@user-ry7tq6bc8c Ай бұрын

I love historical nerdery

@Ben..... 29 күн бұрын

That Hungary thing isn't an exploit it is game mechanics

@phonenamone6858 28 күн бұрын

Atfer getting lend-lease at 44:30, in 2 hours (from 01:00 to 03:00) - I think a few german divisions despawned from east prussia. Look carefully, there were 7 division on the southern park, after the cut it was only 4 and a gap in the frontline was created. Am I insane or did he use console to tag germany and delete these divisions?

@thetibbiesshow 28 күн бұрын

Can’t use console in Ironman mode. Check the top right hand corner, if you see the “achievements available” emblem is turned on, then you know the run is legit. It’ll be greyed out if it isn’t legit Also, lastly, if it cheat, I’ll tell ya I cheated. Check out my Soviet and Germany game, I cheated at the end and said I did. Same thing with my millennium dawn vid. I cheated, but same as before, I said I did it in the end of the vid when I had to cheat due to AI shenanigans.

@phonenamone6858 28 күн бұрын

@@thetibbiesshow thanks for the response. I am indeed insane.

@SpaceFH 17 күн бұрын

Czechoslovakia is actually pretty easy to do., you just get like no prep time.

@MatJan86 Ай бұрын

If you survive as Poland you don't play historical Poland

@captainsierra8611 Ай бұрын

Is that the ncr on the thumbnail as poland lol

@bright9329 Ай бұрын

How was the beef??? You can't just leave us hanging

@sydryi3086 Ай бұрын

so basically if you put modern Poland day back in 1939.

@shorunqualtec2070 28 күн бұрын

Do the memmel strat, NO APPEASEMENT!

@leonkrzem1226 5 күн бұрын

for me its just deploying as much divisions as you can

@otten5666 Ай бұрын

Should have put down attack orders to get a bonus in combat.

@insaneedits420 Ай бұрын

Polish community loves u thanks to this video

@sahilhossain8204 Ай бұрын

Lore of How to Survive as Historical Poland in HOI4 momentum 100

@CPSPD Ай бұрын

polish guy here watching for the first time and yooo i appreciate ditching "sanitation" and saying "sanation" instead!! its such a common mistake.

@Grand-Wizard-Of-Cheese Ай бұрын

press S to select half press H to hold

@muhammadahmadi8652 Ай бұрын

How about reviving Persian Empire ?

@jodon2271 Ай бұрын

Howd you cook that beef? Roast or crock pot or what? Dont leave us with such a cliffhanger!

@thetibbiesshow Ай бұрын

Crockpot beef because it’s so easy to make when I’m recording videos. It was an old beef chunk I found in the freezer, so I was shocked it smelled as good as it did when cooking. Thank god it tasted like it smelled.

@jodon2271 Ай бұрын

@@thetibbiesshow I suspected as much. So easy and tasty. With some onions, celery, potatoes, carrots mmm. Anyway, loved the vid and thanks for the reply.

@P0PG03S Ай бұрын

Something is wrong; I can feel it. Why didn't Soviet absorb the Baltic states? Usually they do it by mid-1940.

@thetibbiesshow Ай бұрын

Like you said, they usually do, but sometimes don’t. Imo, the moment mol-rib doesn’t happen, the game kinda go weird. If you want to see this happen, play as historical Czech and say no to the sud demand. In the video I’m working on right now, Germany justified and declared war on both hungry and Romania. Hoi4 is weird man, especially when you as the player do something the game doesn’t think will happen.

@RussianNationalist 15 күн бұрын

Dude said polish-Lithuanian commonwealth but didnt take Ukraine, a part of it

@Bottle-OBill 7 күн бұрын

"The French are sending troops!" Viva la France! Viva la Poland!

@RumblySalt 25 күн бұрын

Don't feel bad about 'Sanitation" - the word "Sanacja" was meant to suggest a "cleansing of corruption". Might as well be sanitation 😆

@CrunchyNorbert Ай бұрын

true story; half of the reason the Bismarck was sunk was because a polish-crewed destroyer serving with the royal navy went against orders and sailed right into small gun range and drew most of its ammunition before the heavier british ships caught up and finally took her down. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ORP_Piorun_(G65)#Bismarck_action

@gingerzip9505 8 күн бұрын

Bro plays against the nation that starts with one of the highest aircraft counts and says " I'm actually gonna do condensed industry" like bro wth

@thetibbiesshow 8 күн бұрын

Germany doesn’t factory bomb. They’ll logi bomb but not factory.

@flameguy3416 Ай бұрын

Lay mines with boats and ruin German supply? Good or Bad strat?

@thetibbiesshow Ай бұрын

Horrible strat. I’ve tried it because I thought it’d be awesome, but your ships get sunk quickly, not even getting like 10% mine coverage. Maybe if you held the ships back until the allies send some ships into the straight, but imo, don’t waste the industry and time.

@Glassius89 Ай бұрын

@@thetibbiesshowthe trick is to lay mines with submarines, just like Poland historically did. I am never getting naval invaded thanks to that :)

@randomdalmascan314 25 күн бұрын

West is left east is right.

@C0GST0R135 17 күн бұрын

West? Left. East is right.

@placeandthink8728 7 күн бұрын

47:54 Your KDR is 3.55

@lordyoda607 Ай бұрын

please use a planning bonus next time.

@RocketHarry865 Ай бұрын

should have made the decision to reform the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth to end the video

@ttvcragz548 Ай бұрын

THE TIDDIES SHOW

@wishfulstinker8327 Ай бұрын

Hungary Political tooling is meta gaming not an exploit.

@yepstvesegal Ай бұрын

with the soviet union being the weakest i often go mobile agnst them and bassicaly flee from the germans as long as u can

@jakedavidheilemann1208 Ай бұрын

apologizes for his pronounciation before saying "ponzen" instead of poznan

@NDScalio Ай бұрын

"The easiest faction to beat in the game are the Soviets" Isn't it France actually? Since they've got that bastard of a nation spirit lmao

@zwinnytygrys9865 20 күн бұрын

2:08 I don't really care

@pc_suffering6941 Ай бұрын

1. Give up Danzig, destroy communism 2. Come back for it later

@bepis9174 Ай бұрын

GRAAHHHH POLAND MENTIONED!!!! WHAT THE FUCK ARE BORDERS!?!?!?

@yepstvesegal Ай бұрын

i wish i could see more people loosing in these games its refreshing makes more sense from the ganeplay perspective if you cringe when they getting it wrong u a looser

@james2529 Ай бұрын

Yikes you really want to tank your stability for trains that the Germans will immediately bomb? I don't think so. Also I cannot understand why you didn't pick dispersed industry and a research slot asap.

@thetibbiesshow Ай бұрын

Yikes huh? 1: I didn’t tank my stability for trains the Germans will immediately bomb. I lowered my stability slightly (15% over 3 years whilst also getting 15% stability from pol loyalty, 10% doing worker conditions twice in 3 years, and also your focus tree gives you a ton of stability. Also armored trains are phenomenal at shooting down enemy cas and not getting destroyed themselves and saving my logi. 2: concentrated is better than dispersed in a few select situations. If you don’t plan on changing your production lines around too much and if you aren’t going to get factory bombed a ton (Germany and the sovs don’t factory bomb that well due to having a trash Air Force), then concentrated is better. It gives you like 20% more production efficiency at the expense of retention but it’s very worth it imo, especially as historical china, or Poland. 3: for the research slot, it’s 50\50 if you should rush it. Extra research is amazing, BUT so is factories. You can get that research spot if you want asap, but personally, I want more factories first.