" I played as Germany and immediately created spy network. Long story short, after 2k hours I finally looked at my performance monitor and saw some very unpleasant numbers (12 fps at most if you look at your nation closely, for example). lend-lease is the fastest way to reduce the autonomy of puppets. Then pick the second division etc. maybe in some of the mods that delete south america and other parts of the world that don't matter. Finally, invest in a good. Report. CryptoSo if EU4 is sluggish at all game speeds, but doesn't slow down by much more at faster speeds, then expect more or less the same from HOI4; but if EU4 slows down considerably as you increase your game speeds, then expect that slow down as you speed up the game to be worse in HOI4. ⚠️ According to these system requirements, a Mac with integrated graphics should not be able to run it. Increasing your generals' xp levels comes from destroying equipment, so getting encirclements and destroying divisions or getting enemy divisions to attack into you will get XP faster than just grinding against the enemy. I don't have any issues running vanilla HOI4 faster than I can possibly micro. What this mod does/features (for both player and AI): Half the days to stage a coup Double the daily base command power gain Twice as fast construction Better production efficiency (higher base values and double the daily gain) Twice as fast research Half the year (s) ahead penalty Double the daily base political. #hoi4 #performance How to make HOI4 Run fasterHey Just an update I got both the "Brains and Brute Force" and "Finesse is faster" medals gold. Disable everything except 3d units and rivers. Is there anything i can do to run the mod more smooth?I know about the issue with cores, even though hoi4 seems to use my other cores a substantial amount for some reason, but it runs incredibly slow as shown in the video in vanilla, compared to how fast everyone else runs the game with a singular core, so I just need help to fix that, since I used to use one core with other games and it would. 76. HoI4 will ordinarily not run very well late-game even on a great system because the AI division-spam lags out the game. Try running with -opengl, I'm not sure if it works now, it's time to update at least some computer if hoi4 lags :) HOI IV isn't intended for Potatoes, it's most likely gonna lag a lot. Hope it helps. txt in '\\Document\Paradox Interactive\Hearts of Iron IV' and set some or all of the following: draw_trees=no. A high speed CPU is more important than lots of cores as (if I understand it correctly) Paradox games have a main thread that is often the limiting factor in performance, so making this one thread go a little faster can have a big impact. x5 speed isn't a set speed, it's litteraly just how fast your computer can calculate. goto_provinceIf you google hoi4 requirements it's listed from Microsoft, or you can find it through steam but I'm not sure how. Enable the extra division limiter. After 1940: One day goes by "4. In a way that you loose org up to an certain amount when moving. I don't think there is any such mechanic in HoI4. Here are the Hearts of Iron IV System Requirements (Minimum) CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 @ 2. [deleted] • 2 yr. Hotfix with more performance tweaks is coming this weekend so you can wait and see if it helps at all. It happens with the increasing amount of divisions. Try; Lags Never Again. r/hoi4. Idk, learning curve is kinda high. Memory: 4 GB RAM. 5 speed is not gonna happen in vanilla MP with more than 3-4 people. You can do this with vsync if you have a 60hz monitor. I just unplugged the charger. A place to share content, ask questions and/or talk about the grand strategy game Hearts of Iron IV by Paradox Development Studio. Items 1 through 7 are as follows: 1) game version and checksum 2) video display button 3) clear user directory button 4) game play button 5). json", usually located in "C:Usersyour_usernameDocumentsParadox InteractiveHearts of Iron IV" (Windows), "~/. I know it's not the answer that someone learning the game will like, since a novice would still be figuring out how to dominate. Only way to win against them is to do a super fast blitz in France before 1940 and even then it’s questionable if you would have air superiority. Join My Discord Community: german speed run advice. Eliminate all unnessary folders in leader, tech and minister folders. 5: Get better CPU. Avoid running additional mods. Use this link to download alternative 3:2 resolutions. 9. If the real issue is the entire game performing poorly, then i am in a similar boat as you and have yet to. RAM: 4 GB. Bittersteel made a video about this. No step back. Jackpot807 • 12 hr. Avatar Federal Sergeant. ago. 11. A place to share content, ask questions and/or talk about the grand strategy game Hearts of Iron IV by…Changing graphics settings in HOI4 has practically no effect, you can run the game just fine as long as you have a good CPU just about regardless of your GPU. Regardless of if your computer can, the game engine cannot run any faster. And there are many different settings in the “video” tab at least, and lowering/unchecking many of which shows a “restart required” pop-up. EU4 and CK3 both have years worth of expansions and extra features added slowing down the game, whereas HOI4 and Stellaris are brand new. Today_Legitimate • 3 yr. I hope in HoI4 we'll see a better representation of strat redeploy/moving/fighting speed. 3. You have to turn off weather and unit models, but it will run. However the game still runs super slow. Other than getting more dockyards, the only way to output ships more quickly would be puppeting nations with a navy, annexing that puppet, and then either using the crappy navy as-is (preferably with the support of. Open up the division designer and find your smallest unit. Ok so go documents/paradox then delete your hoi4 folder (this will delete all your save games but in my experience that makes the game much faster) also try going to the launcher/ settings and at the bottom you'll see "clear user directory" your gonna want to do that as well should make the game run much faster. I play it on toaster, so I can't say so much. You have to change the PC to use ALL of your cores. From what I know the game will lower the speed to keep the FPS somewhat consistent. This brings back memories. Run steam. This was in the 1860s. I did it as the UK in December 1939, also formed the Commonwealth + USA beforehand, which is the thing that takes the longest. Any particular slow frame of a game is because of either cpu slowness or gpu slowness. An alternative way to fix HOI4 late-game lag is by using CyberGhost VPN. Small submod that makes early game more enjoyable. My assumption is that game would run much faster if rarely relevant. Yeah the CPU is more important than in most types of games. Hoi4 Germany Strategy Provincial Elections Focuses on gaining independence and modifies the debilitating national spirits of the British Raj. When a country has a war goal, it can start a war against the target country. 6K subscribers. g. Of course I won't do it. This thread is archived. bwhite9 • 4 yr. In terms of game file size, you will need at least 2 GB of free disk space. In the laucher will be game settings, you change and give many try as you want. We first need to do some things before we start the game, so lets look at performance enhancing mods. If you decrease the game speed gradually from 5 to 1 you'll see the FPS increase (e. $4. The choice between OpenGL and DirectX in games isn't as common as it once was, but you. (not sure about it, so please correct me if I'm wrong here) I think that units at higher organisation and without supply issues also move faster. 5. Now if you get into mods, that's a whole different story (Looking at you Millennium Dawn). so say 3 (thats being very nice) times say 30 which seems like a fair number of nations. Play audiobooks and excerpts on SoundCloud desktop and mobile. 5 (35 days instead 70) Millennium Dawn: Modern Day Mod. I play it on toaster, so I can't say so much. That's normal tbh. For reference my CPU is i7-7700k 4. This will allow you to hover over the states where these small countries are and find out their ID number. I recently upgrades to a laptop with an i7 core and time literally flies by until the late game. Yeah. debug_smooth weather whatever these commands enable/disable should be the default. thats 90. Then I benchmark seven years in a row and take an average of those figures. but it makes the game go faster at the expense of. ago. In this video you by some methods will be able to improve the perfomance of your computer by changing some settings which you will see on the video. Start by running for 30 seconds at your current pace. r5: Conquered France in 1937, the UK in 1938, the US in 1939 and the USSR in 1940. Another way to look at it is:I am stuck for a year with a laptop very much not optimal for Hoi4, but I crave the new DLC that I preordered right before leaving. I want to play more with Millennium Dawn mod but it's unfortunately painfully slow. Other than that the only thing you can do is get a better computer. Step 1: Mods. A single MIL at 50% efficiency (starting values) can create 4. I don't have any issues running vanilla HOI4 faster than I can possibly micro. This page includes help on how to use the command, argument explanation and examples. It is good for a laptop which can have some problems running the game. The changes and benefits are instantaneous. Use debug_smooth. ago. Warm up and cool down. (necessary to making it look and run nice) Under settings in the Video tab: Fullscreen: On. Method 4: Using Mods. If I good remember, Adolf's face is censured only on German version of HoI IV, 'cuz on Germany is realy big censorship. e. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. GPU has barely any effect on FPS in PDX games(in HoI4 at best it will allow you to run day-night cycle without signifficant framedrops). It only really becomes a problem when you run the game in 1936 like it's 1945. Hearts of Iron IV (HOI4) is a grand strategy game that many players enjoy, but it’s not uncommon for players to experience slow gameplay, especially in the late game. 1. HoI4 decides how long should one day last. Small submod that makes early game more enjoyable. I run HOI4 on Linux on 1080 nvidia and it runs awesome. debug_smooth supposedly helps. The best way to invade UK mainland (in my experience) is to do a paratroop invasion on ports while their planes and troops are still in France before fall of France. To get it more easily, you can follow the guide but DO NOT do the focus "Disband the Blackshirts" instead do the Focus "Foreign Affairs" to unlock the political advisor "Gian Galeazzo Ciano". Try searching around for current optimization or fps map mods, those should be Ironman compatible. Whilst the games ran, they were very slow, so I am going to buy a new Gaming PC for my birthday. To play Hearts of Iron IV, you’ll need a minimum CPU equivalent to an Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400. You need speed. Early game it's fine because there isn't a lot of activity in the game, but late game with all of the countries at war, and moving around units the game slows down A LOT. ago. EU4 has a stackwiüe mechanic of killing enemy armies that have under 1/10 your size, if I remember correctly. Avoid running additional mods. However, OpenGL might offer slightly better performance on older devices. Presenting the latest startdate ever: April 27, 1945, available now. ago. 3K upvotes · 194 comments. exe window first pops up, up to when the menu screen finally pops up and the timer was about 5-6 minutes. The specs of that computer are:. Open the game and open the console (either the ; key below ESC or the § key next to Enter) and type tdebug. . oos: oos: This command makes the client go out of sync. Also, each mod will tell you on. MoparGuy96 • 2 yr. Most mods decrease the game's performance so if you have them enabled try it without them. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. In a way that you loose org up to an certain amount when moving. ago. 3 divisions to the left, 3 to the right, and 4 to the port itself. No, and there's nothing you can do to fix it besides spending a lot of money that I assume you don't have. Its weird that NSB would cause that big a slowdown esp if you could get to 1945 just fine. It actually runs well. Open the game and open the console (either the ; key below ESC or the § key next to Enter) and type tdebug. Once a new expansion comes out you may have to wait a few days, weeks, or even months for bigger mods, until the mod is updated. So is there aby mod. • 2 yr. 2. I'm genuinely curious of how HOI4's performance scales with more CPU cores. If using a torrent download, you will first need to download uTorrent. 15. Now, I don't know how and to what extent HoI4/MTG represents this: that's just technically how it'd work in real life, assuming good recon and weather. my computer from 3 years ago could run hoi4 at 60FPS speed 6 30-50 FPS. angry-mustache • 7 yr. Get app Get the Reddit app Log In Log in to Reddit. Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 @ 2. Try running with -opengl, I'm not sure if it works now, it's time to update at least some computer if hoi4 lags :) HOI IV isn't intended for Potatoes, it's most likely gonna lag a lot. A helpful wiki page. HoI4 will have even more re-playability as you can change so much on the focus tree. This mod changes this part : "how long one day should last", but if your PC can't catch up, than game waits 0ms anyway - it goes instantly to calculate next day. 3K. I just got a new amd 7800x3d processor and days fly by in like half a second. I wish I knew what was going on the the game for it to go real slow but I think there is just something going on. The SSD doesn't do much except maybe speed up loading/saving a bit, but I don't think it does much to the tick rate in game. My best advice is to just restart the game or your computer until it works. For finesse is faster I think you can NOT HAVE 'machine assisted decryption. Imperator Rome: 1 minute to get to art another seconds to get the quote to appear and 5 minutes to get custom cursor and main menu to appear. Keep low all in game settings, disable river, city, 3D buildings, reflections. The game will auto save every so often & anytime you quit the game. For FPS lag, you can download an FPS map mod. And yes the mod is called "FPS map" it's on the steam work shop, I'd send a link but I'm on mobile and can't get to my PC rn. The_Lord_Of_Death_ • 7 mo. Focus on taking quick, light, short steps—as if you're stepping on hot coals. Mine is 4. This will make your fps literally explode. Nov 25, 2017. Reply More posts you may like. Ctrl alt del, find hoi in details, right click change priority to high. Jump to latest Follow Reply. run [file name] File Name. 3. 5-5. In my latest campaign I actually tried making fighting cavalry units with 2 motorized rocket artilleries in the template (20width overall) and they are just incredibly powerful. XP_GAIN_PER_OVERRUN_UNIT = 35. Resolution: 1369x912 (Literally 1/2 Native res so it scales very nicely) Multisample: 0 (A huge performance hog and the game is surprisingly jaggy free) Texture Quality: High. A place to share content, ask questions and/or talk about the grand strategy game Hearts of Iron IV by…They say : The default settings enable all DLCs you own. You probably misclicked and ordered Guderian's panzers to pull out of a fight, and when that happens, it counts as a retreat. Thankfully, HOI4 will give you a warning if you're about to load a mod that isn't up to date. • 4 days ago. In the past I've had very clear experiences (admittedly against the AI) where fast armoured divisions have basically overrun the enemy defences so that after advancing 3 provinces or so there are zero enemy units left across my offensive front and other occasions, with slower divisions, where there are plenty of retreating remnants still. < 1 2 >. How to Make Hoi4 Run Faster Late Game 1) Disable unused mods and DLC. It is a really intensive game on your computer in the late game. CPU and Ram are the most important. 2. Increase Stride Turnover. A lot of people suggest Germany to new starters but I think for someone who is completely new to HOI its often too much too. Finally, the game needs 2 GB of free disk space. The fact people keep mentioning to upgrade your system is interesting, since the minimum requirements to run this game are low. MD is slow, but each update devs are making it better. Nov 25, 2017. No tanks. Best. deltat [speed multiplier] Speed Multiplier. Up-to-date help for the Hearts of Iron IV (PC) command run. Playing on a very low difficulty will probably help since it nerfs the AI’s production but this makes the game, y’know, easier. however it will slow down ALOT, and with hoi4 clock speed over core count. Thats how dumbed down hoi4 is. I have similar specs to OP (use intel cpu instead of amd) and while it makes the game run super fast on 5 speed, you crash a lot if the game lags a bit for peace. Thanks for the offer. There are a few mods in the steam workshop that improve the performance. This page includes help on how to use the command, argument explanation and examples. Since this looks like a laptop (and not like a gaming one) you probably have a very weak hardware. The changes and benefits are instantaneous. Maybe reducing gfx down if you can. Increasing the clock speed on the CPU will stave it off a bit longer before it starts to become bothersome, but no matter what. ago Ok, it’s just that when I look at the paradox New. edit: This really blew up. Open settings. Once the installation is complete, you can now launch the game. Those among you who have problems playing Hearts of Iron 4 have probably been looking for solutions to make the game run faster. At war with the Allies and slowly but steadily pushing them back almost everywhere. a I3 8350K is very good as its cheap 4 core and can get to 5 ghz +. • 27 days ago. So I read here that many people use cavalry early game as mobile units with default weak templates or only for garrison duty. < 1 2 >. If Ironman mode is off, I recommend annexing all of the South American countries into one nation. 1. esculapio Jul 5, 2016 @ 7:02am. I can play a game literally lasting decades and have fun even though it takes forever. Just the auto-save speed and the loading rate. Use the command ”debug_smooth”. 12. You can probably get that FPS map mod. ago. Best. Subscribe. If you run the game on speed five the speed is actually unlimited; or rather limited by the performance of your pc. Like I said, I’ve always assumed i3 < i5 < i7 so I usually just use that as my explanation and it usually suffices. CyberGhost VPN is compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux, so it doesn’t matter where you play the game. So it's running at a seventh of the speed it should be. Firstly, apologies if this has been asked anywhere else recently - I couldn't find it in any of the stickied threads or recent threads. 1) Military factories build military stuff. TL;DR: TURN MULTISAMPLING TO 0 = HOLY FUCK THE GAME IS ACTUALLY RUNS AT 60FPS. I know it's not the answer that someone learning the game will like, since a novice would still be figuring out how to dominate. For 4K if you set 2x scaling the UI will be scaled the same as with Full HD but map and map objects will be of course unscaled 4K and a lot sharper. This mod was requested so here it is! It increases Production Efficiency to always be at 1000% no matter what! -Now you can go more than fullspeed on production with all of your factories! -Every Line will start with 1000% Efficiency! -Efficiency Cap increased from 50% to 1000%! -Changing production to new. We’ve gathered together a list of all cheats and console commands for Hearts of Iron 4. Codes:apR. 4 GB of RAM is required. Currently Supports: 1. Description. If you're looking for a more targeted command then try ' research_on_icon_click ', which again is fairly self explanatory (it researches whatever you click instantly) and gives you a little more flexibility if you're just looking to try out a few late game techs to check them out. You won't have lag spikes and such. Additional comment actions. Ram doesn't matter as long as its more than 8, since it's easy to add more later if needed. deltat [speed multiplier] With this command, players can change the speed of different animations in the game. I'm just asking so I don't have to do all the work that is overclocking only to have no improvement. A better CPU helps (more clock speed, not just more cores), and a new Motherboard with faster RAM clock speed helps as well. debug_crash: debug_crash: This command is a debug tool, when executed it will debug client crashes. making the game run faster. This will allow you to hover over the states where these small countries are and find out their ID number. Last edited by 198xAD ; Aug 16, 2020 @ 5:57pm. Just rush focuses that give you research bonuses for nukes, research slots, and research speed. The AI assigns them into armies and generals to those armies and periodically swaps them. 192. Up to 32 players may play (both competitive and cooperative multiplayer) in one. Help, this appear for some reason after I accidentally clicked on some stuff. The Historical German Portraits DLC is available free for Wehraboos people who want it, outside Germany. r/hoi4. Faster PC less freezing and crashing. However, if you normally run more powerful games than this, that IS unusual. Even with debug_smooth, lowering all graphics to the lowest levels, and everything else in the text book to make the game run faster, it still took like 30 seconds for one day to pass. Add this to launcher options: debug_smooth=no. deleteallunits [Country Tag] This command allows players to delete all armies and fleets of the specified [Country Tag]. If you play at speed 5 the game needs to render god knows how many actions per second. Originally posted by runifoc: You may be able to improve performance by disabling various graphical options. download somerthing like speccy or cpu-z. Sort by: Open comment sort options. Your game looks like someone threw up on your monitor, but it goes faster. Jump to latest Follow Reply. Go to hoi4 r/hoi4 • by mdo_20. There's also a continuous NF that reduces training time. This is not a real time game you can play practically with anything. Also, feel free to tell me how to speed up the game. Reply HaroldSax • Additional comment actions. I recently got hoi4 with the discount alongside a friend (base hoi4 no dlc besides those included in the base game, poland focus tree etc) and we´ve started playing hoi4 multiplayer togther but we can´t access the console to make the game run faster (like making the usa annex most countries or a any neutral do the same, or delete some units from countries early in the game), neither one of. 20 GHz. All of the Mods that don't alter the exact same stat are compatible with each other. In 36 and 37 a weClose running applications. ago. If you lower the strain one way or another you'll free up more processing power, which will then go to making it even faster while still lagging. Yeah the CPU is more important than in most types of games. . OS:. I believe hoi4 will use at most ~4gb of ram at any given time though. I think you might be able to do it in like 1938-39. In hoi4 i get there is single day. CyberGhost VPN is compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux, so it doesn’t matter where you play the game. Likewise, the Ryzen 7 7700 is a good midrange gaming CPU; however, HOI4 isn't optimized for multicore, so a lot of what makes it a good overall gaming CPU doesn't necessarily improve HOI4 performance. The real answer is that no currently available upgrades will "fix" the late game slowdown. I hope in HoI4 we'll see a better representation of strat redeploy/moving/fighting speed. Especially on people running a game AND the open tabs on 16 GB; i. I run it for about 3. Not true. Borderless is more demanding on your graphics card. Take Care and Have Fun!Vary the appearance of icons in HoI4 in order to depict unit strength Describe what words or phrases introduce confusion or ambiguity in HoI4. This helps a lot. Repeat five to eight times, trying to increase your rate each time. Check if the mod is up to date with the most recent patch for HOI4 (Currently 1. and you have to do that for EVERY nation. No seriously. txt in 'DocumentParadox InteractiveHearts of Iron IV' and set some or all of the following: draw_trees=no. Also if you're looking to cheat then there. 40 FPS at speed 3, 60 FPS at speed 1). Especially late game, the days slow down because of how much is going on in the world. Get rid of your virus scanners, they are useless and slow down particularly paradox games to. Im worried because the 1. It is 1945 and it now takes 6 min for 1 month to go by on 5 speed constantly-Someone with a Potato PC#hoi4 #heartsofiron4 #hoi4guide By Blood Alone, BBA, HOI. There's a lot of background calculations that go on in MD so it is slower than other mods in general. That includes combat, giving them mission or orders, or simply moving them. This Paradox title has become notorious among fans for its mid to late. 12). With a collab government, you get 75% of total French military and civillian factories indefinitely, and you also get 100% access to French manpower. Hello guys i am new to hearts of iron 4 and i would like to ask how to reduce lag bcs when i go further into game time is going realy slow is there and. backwardsforwards • 6 yr. 0c. you can blame modern procesors for that. As for recommended OS, it is Mac OS X 10. Under Laws & Government, press the first button with the soldiers. 5. But we can confirm it’s definitely possible. And it is a real time game. Ok here's my specs: rtx 2070 gpu. 24 Feb 2017. It is 1945 and it now takes 6 min for 1 month to go by on 5 speed constantly-Someone with a Potato PC#hoi4 #heartsofiron4 #hoi4guide By Blood Alone, BBA, HOI. Ok, I'll try that. And CK2 with most of the DLCs and some mods works well too. HoI4 decides how long should one day last. As Bernard says, the Wiki is often a good place to look things up - the level of detail covered can vary a bit, but it's got most/all of the key stuff covered. Maybe reducing gfx down if you can. 1. Ahead of time penalties are brutal so if you. This command runs a list of commands in a specified file. It's fantastic. Skeeky • 5 yr. In the next couple of months I will be in the market for a new laptop and I was wondering what the.