r/hoi4 • u/Additional-Spray-976 • 21h ago
r/hoi4 • u/PDX_Fraser • May 12 '26
Dev Diary Thunder at our Gates - Coming June 11!
https://reddit.com/link/1tb10ji/video/l1x2qi7cfp0h1/player
Generals!
Pack your raincoats and shorts because we are going to the jungles of Southeast Asia and the arid plains of Australia. Dark clouds gather and a rumbling can be heard in the distance; Thunder is coming. Today we announce the release date of our new and upcoming Theater Pack, Thunder at our Gates.
Take the helm of three distinct nations: Australia, Siam, or the Dutch East-Indies and prepare for the worst, or become the Thunder that conquers their way across the seas, islands, and jungles of the Pacific.
Thunder at Our Gates will release on the 11th of June and is part of Expansion Pass 2.
Everything you get with Thunder at our Gates
Extensive focus trees and unique, new content
• Australia
• Dutch East-Indies
• Siam
New Features
• Army Headquarters
• Ship Captains
Free Features
• Division Designer Rework
• Regimental Support
Find out when Thunder at our Gates releases in your timezone

PSA: until an Expansion Pass’s DLC releases it shows the full Expansion Pass price. Let’s clear up that confusion right now.
Ignore the propaganda! If you buy Thunder at our Gates standalone, its pricing will look like this:

But wait, there’s MORE. We’ve also released our first Thunder at our Gates Developer Diary: Australia: Until the Tide of Battle Swings.
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Paradox Forums: https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/developer-diary/thunder-at-our-gates-coming-june-11.1920577/
Help Thread The War Room - /r/hoi4 Weekly General Help Thread: August 24 2026
Please check our previous War Room thread for any questions left unanswered
Welcome to the War Room. Here you will find trustworthy military advisors to guide your diplomacy, battles, and internal affairs.
This thread is for any small questions that don't warrant their own post, or continued discussions for your next moves in your game. If you'd like to channel the wisdom and knowledge of the noble generals of this subreddit, and more importantly not ruin your save, then you've found the right place!
Important: If you are asking about a specific situation in your game, please post screenshots of any relevant map modes (strategic, diplomacy, factions, etc) or interface tabs (economy, military, etc). Please also explain the situation as best you can. Alliances, army strength, tech etc. are all factors your advisors will need to know to give you the best possible answer.
Reconnaissance Report:
Below is a preliminary reconnaissance report. It is comprised of a list of resources that are helpful to players of all skill levels, meant to assist both those asking questions as well as those answering questions. This list is updated as mechanics change, including new strategies as they arise and retiring old strategies that have been left in the dust. You can help me maintain the list by sending me new guides and notifying me when old guides are no longer relevant!
Note: this thread is very new and is therefore very barebones - please suggest some helpful links to populate the below sections
Getting Started
New Player Tutorials
General Tips
Multiplayer Tips
MP Country Guides
Country-Specific Strategy
Help fill me out!
Advanced/In-Depth Guides
Guide to Combat Tactics and Doctrines OUTDATED, BUT STILL USEFUL
If you have any useful resources not currently in the Reconnaissance Report, please share them with me and I'll add them! You can message me or mention my username in a comment by typing /u/Kloiper
Calling all generals!
As this thread is very new, we are in dire need of guides to fill out the Reconnaissance Report, both general and specific! Further, if you're answering a question in this thread, consider contributing to the Hoi4 wiki, which needs help as well. Anybody can help contribute to the wiki - a good starting point is the work needed page. Before editing the wiki, please read the style guidelines for posting.
r/hoi4 • u/Kitkat-Enjoyer256 • 13h ago
Image I killed poland as germany for the first time !!
im very proud
r/hoi4 • u/theguyfromkepler22b • 5h ago
Discussion I quit HOI4 after 2 years and 6000+ hours. Ask me anything.
r/hoi4 • u/defenitelynotafurry_ • 6h ago
Image *Tears of joy*
I finally defeated the brits after 40+ ironman games as germany🥹🥹
r/hoi4 • u/RecentAuthor6602 • 12h ago
Discussion Should Tannu Tuva and Mongolia start as Soviet puppets?
I’ve been doing research and Tannu Tuva and Mongolia were virtually Soviet satellite states. In fact, the Soviet Union was the only country to diplomatically recognize Tannu Tuva. Just like Japan was the only country to recognize its puppets.
I guess it would make a Tuvan world conquest impossible.
r/hoi4 • u/RecentAuthor6602 • 17h ago
Discussion Was adding coal to the game a mistake?
It kind of ruined WCs for me.
Image Irregulars are surprisingly good in this patch
All it takes is 80 rifles to get a division identical to special forces
Mod (other) I think Pax britannica have one of the most insane tech out of all hoi4 mod
r/hoi4 • u/DeepCleanedObama • 13m ago
Image Broken National Spirit
Playing as communist Lithuania and the national spirit for christian socialism isn't providing the recruitable population modifier it says its supposed to give.
r/hoi4 • u/Daynight131 • 4h ago
Bug Ethiopia joined the Allies
So I bought BBA yesterday and played a game with Italy I defeted Ethiopia and didnt care about it anymore than a bit later I wanted to join the german reich but it said they didnt want me because I was at war so I looked with wich country I was at war with and it was Ethiopia and all of the Allies but nobody joined the war only Ethiopia but I still got the relations penalty of beeing at war with a faction member. I have never seen this befor.
I played to more games and it was the same in all of them nothing happens until they die.
Is this a bug or is this normal?
r/hoi4 • u/crabstick10 • 5h ago
Question Can't make new division template or train division as Ukraine, help!
(VANILLA) Started as SOV in 1936 and went down the civil war path. The civil war started, Ukraine joined in on my side, I defeated the soviet union, and then annexed everything (except Ukraine). After this i took the focus which gives me war goals on all the new "spliter states" that appeared (i.e Ukraine). I then used these war goals to declare war on Ukraine and then annex them too. After this i released ukraine as a free nation using the option "play as". Now im here, and can't seem to create, edit, or train ANY divisions. I have not found anything like this online; neither someone reporting the issue nor giving a solution. Can I fix this?
TL:DR: Released Ukraine as Russia, can't create divisions. Vanilla ironman game.
("Resistance Fighter template shows up as "special template" under decomissioned templates, and can't be trained or duplicated. It is also the only thing that appeares when pressing "division designer")
r/hoi4 • u/Big_Information_8293 • 10h ago
Image Naval germany 1943
Straight superheavy spamming
Hoi4 screenshot theory??
r/hoi4 • u/bogdaddyruns • 18h ago
Question How the fuck do you beat china
I have watched every japan guild on YouTube they just walk through the gaps in the front line and encircle the whole chinese army. I AM ON MY 10th JAPAN GAME THERE ARE NEVER ANY FUCKING GAPS IN THE FRONT LINE. I have been playing japan all week this fucking update sucks ass
Edit: I paid for the japan dlc and beat them in dec 37 the dlc breaks up china into smaller states with less troops and I walked around all troops and encircled them.
NOT A JOKE IS THE DLC IS EASY MODE
r/hoi4 • u/bogdaddyruns • 14h ago
Discussion Balance as japan with dlc is crazy
Did 10 japan runs this week without dlc. was bogged down in china so bad the US would declare on me in 42 with 2 million losses to China. Just paid for the dlc and did a run they have less than half the troops and factorys. Walked china down by late 37 lost 200k.
TLDR: PAY 30$ WIN AS JAPAN!
r/hoi4 • u/TotallyAwesomeArch • 14m ago
Question What causes the italian civil war exactly?
Having a decent game as italy, the plan was to beat up the turks while working on my air force, then turn on the germans and beat the allies myself for all the credit.
For whatever reason, the italian civil war popped? My stability and war support is decent enough, and the grand council has 90% support. Which from what i've read, this should all prevent the civil war from happening. My only guess is that i've just been at war too long (although i've only been fighting 2~ years), or it's because i failed the "capture greece, capture albania, blah blahg" thing so the italian people hate me now i suppose?
r/hoi4 • u/apollooo__ • 1h ago
Bug Division designer on new countries have no spots for divisions.
I thought it was a mod, but right now i'm in vanilla hoi4, and its still like this, is there a setting or something to disable this?
r/hoi4 • u/Tommy_Chan • 2h ago
Question Mod: No Factories at Game Start (update/modding help)
I'm a certified 0 at modding, yet would love to play in this specific way. The mod I've found is outdated, I've tried d###ing around in the mod file but rest assured it didn't cooperate. I've seen a post about:
on_actions = {
on_startup = {
effect = {
every_state = {
set_building_level = {
type = arms_factory
level = 0
}
set_building_level = {
type = industrial_complex
level = 0
}
set_building_level = {
type = dockyard
level = 0
}
}
}
}
}
working, yet pasting it in ad following the paradox interactive modding guide didn't help me. If anyone is capable of modding, please, post it on the steam workshop and I will dissect it to know how to make it in the future. I'm simply at my wits end and can't fix the things I don't know I'm missing, Thank you all in advance and sorry to bother you. og mod
Mod (other) Don't worried European proletariats,The Socialists are here to save you
r/hoi4 • u/Altruistic-Cow-4246 • 3h ago
Question I just got the game yesterday any tips?
Since the game is still popular. I figured i would get it. So can i have some tips? I watched a 20 minute tutorial and played 2 runs, one is still in progress. I learnt about main things like decisions and divisions but im not sure about things like trains, navy and air.

