The WORST Focus Tree In HOI4?

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  • Опубліковано 13 лис 2022
  • Today I'm back in Hearts of Iron 4 and see if this is the worst focus tree ever added to HOI4. It might also be the first time I've ever played as New Zealand in a video / ever!
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  • @AlextheRambler
    @AlextheRambler  Рік тому +189

    *Time for NEW ZEALAND to rise!*

  • @will2777
    @will2777 Рік тому +669

    You know what hasn't been done before? Z-A playthrough of all the nations

    • @eli-mi3mh
      @eli-mi3mh Рік тому +14

      Naw n to z then a

    • @AIrfan-cz2kt
      @AIrfan-cz2kt Рік тому +41

      Why not modded A - Z?
      A - Z : Equestria at War edition

    • @pocketmarcy6990
      @pocketmarcy6990 Рік тому +11

      @@AIrfan-cz2kt Kaiserredux A-Z

    • @eli-mi3mh
      @eli-mi3mh Рік тому +12

      @@pocketmarcy6990 old world blues a to z

    • @spunchbop6927
      @spunchbop6927 Рік тому +10

      Millennium Dawn A to Z

  • @sweegzzz7325
    @sweegzzz7325 Рік тому +457

    Who knew the island forgotten on most maps would be forgotten to be updated by Paradox?

    • @kidsrock91
      @kidsrock91 Рік тому +10

      *Actually, Islands*

    • @YourGayOverlord
      @YourGayOverlord Рік тому +26

      Tbf, all the dominions have been a bit forgotten. None of them have been updated since the first DLC "Together for Victory" and are looking painfully out of date

    • @user-vg5zx4lx8m
      @user-vg5zx4lx8m Рік тому +5

      @@kidsrock91 "ackshually, *snorts* islands" - 🤓

    • @banjo3960
      @banjo3960 Рік тому +10

      @@user-vg5zx4lx8m how tf you snort islands

    • @ghilliemcwilly2162
      @ghilliemcwilly2162 Рік тому +2

      @@banjo3960 Crackhead powers

  • @Ausl0vich
    @Ausl0vich Рік тому +76

    My great grandfather served on the HMNZS Leander in WW2 so it’s sad to see that Alex would have killed him in the Battle of Wilhelmshaven

  • @DrinkTheKoolAid62
    @DrinkTheKoolAid62 Рік тому +93

    I am a Kiwi. The focus tree is not broken, this is how our country actually works - and why I have never played as New Zealand

  • @AlreadyTakenTag
    @AlreadyTakenTag Рік тому +164

    Had Paradox given new zealand a better focus tree the game would be unplayable.
    Even one of those kiwi bird divisions can easily cause 1000 soft and hard attack (with basic infantry weapons). On top of the 30 km/h movement speed.

    • @gabrieldossantos1116
      @gabrieldossantos1116 Рік тому +25

      Paradox show add a hidden focus for Australia and New Zealand just for the memes: "conscript the Emus" that spawns insane Emu cavalry divisions. That would boost their gameplay at least for a day or two lmao

    • @eli-mi3mh
      @eli-mi3mh Рік тому +1

      Kiwi miles per hour

  • @bisalwayswright88
    @bisalwayswright88 Рік тому +211

    My favourite part of this video is when Alex the Rambler said “it’s Ramblin’ time” and rambled all over Italy.

  • @herrnein4164
    @herrnein4164 Рік тому +22

    Man, it really is remarkable how the UK AI was so fierce in this game, taking control of Italy and North Africa before pushing further into Europe with absolutely no help at all. That's what the history records of this world told me.

  • @jakekilley9037
    @jakekilley9037 Рік тому +24

    as a kiwi im impressed you went to fix roads immediatley they cant seem to do shit here in real life alex for prime minister XX

    • @daehkcidemos
      @daehkcidemos Рік тому +1

      they’ll do a 2 year plan then quit halfway lmao

  • @ovalgoatkid1340
    @ovalgoatkid1340 Рік тому +27

    New Zealand is just as forgotten in HOI4 as it is in real life

  • @Xeemix
    @Xeemix Рік тому +36

    Wow, so sad, you were one focus away the entire time from forming polynesia, would have really helped with your manpower problem! Great video as always!

  • @Xeemix
    @Xeemix Рік тому +38

    This use to be one of my most played nations when I first started doing random mp online, Its great if you want to be a naval/air focused minor, also really cool that you can form Polynesia as a dominion!

  • @neyneynerinalanenney3331
    @neyneynerinalanenney3331 Рік тому +15

    I would love to see bittersteel play as Bulgaria in that save

  • @ObviouslyNotXenrek
    @ObviouslyNotXenrek Рік тому +35

    I think ISP would love nothing more than to see someone else forced to suffer through the same months-long trauma he endured, all to appease the fickle interests of the omnipotent viewer

  • @CraftsmanOfAwsomenes
    @CraftsmanOfAwsomenes Рік тому +5

    “Does it even matter when you have the royal navy”
    Alex, the royal navy sent 2 flagships to the pacific which promptly sunk; the royal navy in the pacific was a meme if anything New Zealand could only improve on it.

  • @christophero55
    @christophero55 Рік тому

    This was one of the most entertaining Rambler HOI4 videos in quite a while for me. I really enjoyed the narrow focus on the NZ Marines doing their various naval invasions and that contribution to the overall war effort. I was more invested in the story of this little task force than I usually am with giant fronts filled with dozens and dozens of divisions.

  • @thedeaforc
    @thedeaforc Рік тому +6

    I would love to visit New Zealand. To see were the Lord of the Ring was made.

  • @r3dpanda_ea573
    @r3dpanda_ea573 Рік тому +4

    No one has ever done a hoi4 A-Z especially not ISP

  • @douglasyoutube4271
    @douglasyoutube4271 Рік тому +1

    Ssshhh you almost awoke Laser Kiwi, we are running out of worms to appease the kiwi.. But if he his awoken and not given his worms hell go on a rampage!

  • @HistoryTeacherSteve
    @HistoryTeacherSteve Рік тому

    Really enjoyed that! I love minor nations and focusing on specific areas like marines or air force to aid your allies

  • @macintyger2179
    @macintyger2179 4 місяці тому +1

    It’s amazing how Iceland has a cooler tree despite just declaring independence irl.

  • @SachikaRomanova
    @SachikaRomanova Рік тому +4

    The AI has been weird since BBA. I'm still just on NSB and in my last game I did an Austria-Hungary run where Germany declared on me during Sudetenland and... I just rolled over them? I looked at their divisions and they were just packed with units they weren't producing equipment for?

  • @samhudson8071
    @samhudson8071 Рік тому +3

    whenever i play australia or new zealand I like to convert one of the light cruisers into a carrier

  • @smintili
    @smintili Рік тому

    Small tip to help with those weird frontlines that pop up without your input, when that happens (usually after a naval invasion) pause the game, set a garrison order so all other orders get deleted and then set your new frontline so the units don’t start wandering through the map.

  • @haenselundgretel654
    @haenselundgretel654 Рік тому

    Absolutely loved this one!

  • @BlindBiker23
    @BlindBiker23 Рік тому

    I think a series of how to do the achievements or like a Trophy Hunting Series would be really fun

  • @r0cketm4n34
    @r0cketm4n34 Рік тому

    Fun watching Alex just try and build a little country to be the best it can be

  • @flickerdart
    @flickerdart Рік тому +3

    NZ is actually quite a good tree as long as you structure your entire playthrough around Polynesian Federation and then, and this is key, capturing Taiwan. It's a core for you and you will get obscene amounts of manpower.

  • @craig3119
    @craig3119 Рік тому +3

    Would love to see an A-Z hoi4 alex think it would be fun !

  • @gordonproductions284
    @gordonproductions284 Рік тому +1

    I loved the Sofia resistance in the end, i think Steiner moved to Bulgaria

  • @ryanhampson673
    @ryanhampson673 Рік тому

    “If I had to take hell I’d use the Australians to take it and New Zealanders to hold it” Erwin Rommel.

  • @TheAustinWoolShow
    @TheAustinWoolShow Рік тому

    Oh hey it's Alex. I'm so happy right now.

  • @anisplayer9168
    @anisplayer9168 Рік тому +1

    Imagine better steel doing a Desaster save as Bulgaria 💀💀💀

  • @SurfssUP
    @SurfssUP Рік тому

    Does Alex have merch? I was thinking interested in getting some but I couldn’t get a link to any store :(

  • @salmonellis15
    @salmonellis15 Рік тому +16

    Love the vids Alex, although i have to say it's quite refreshing seeing a country other than Germany lol

  • @bulgarian4878
    @bulgarian4878 Рік тому

    Alex the rambler: i think i might start a series to play every country from A to Z. I think no one did that.
    I sorrow productions: ....

  • @mememarine1500
    @mememarine1500 Рік тому

    Michael Joseph Savage goes hard

  • @juliannolastname2442
    @juliannolastname2442 Рік тому

    I've been having a similar issue with the frontlines. Had to quit a playthrough of Germany because micro, especially in Africa, was completely impossible

  • @samuelvozar1937
    @samuelvozar1937 Рік тому +4

    Playing new zealand be like
    /gamemode 3

  • @lufai9462
    @lufai9462 Рік тому +1

    as a NZer myself even i couldnt bring myself to play new zealand in hoi4

  • @syfyguy4276
    @syfyguy4276 Рік тому +3

    Sealand mod when

  • @andrewclark7559
    @andrewclark7559 Рік тому +1

    One of my favorite things to do is release the Polynesian Empire and play as them and try to defeat Japan as a naval empire.

  • @wilkosgaming9224
    @wilkosgaming9224 Рік тому +1

    Hoi4 A to Z yea, that's an amazing, totally original idea! you should really do it, I think it'd do really well!

  • @captaincrazyhat
    @captaincrazyhat Рік тому +1

    I would like to see a bob semple tank play-through. It is the greatest tank ever made after all lol.

  • @RoNPlayer
    @RoNPlayer Рік тому

    Well that Focus Tree was atrocious, but seeing such a dedicated focus on these specific landings and maneuvers was really nice.

  • @captaincapitalis1205
    @captaincapitalis1205 Рік тому

    Honestly I’m a fan of it. Does manpower multipliers and the ability to make the BiG Bob are nice

  • @MechWarrior894
    @MechWarrior894 Рік тому

    “I’m going to go to Oman, so then I can OMAN them in Jibuti!” Alex talking dirty

  • @MikeMaragni
    @MikeMaragni Рік тому

    I do wonder if you TRY to drop the headphones whenever you do an intro, and i do believe it's intentional

  • @LongLivetheEmpire230
    @LongLivetheEmpire230 Рік тому +1

    Hello Alex big shock to me when I first watched your channel because my name is also Alex

  • @kigkenny
    @kigkenny Рік тому

    we need A to Z on every country

  • @RoNPlayer
    @RoNPlayer Рік тому

    Something different to an A-Z of nations could be: Comparing different branches of countries focus trees.
    E.g. ranking the Democratic, Socialist, Monarchist/Non-Aligned and Mustachist branches of a nation's focus trees, based on how good they are. Since some countries have very good trees in one category, but horrible ones in another.

  • @shauncrome7100
    @shauncrome7100 Рік тому

    When you compared France to new Zealand what you should actually remember is that you paid extra to play the NZ tree. France one comes free

  • @mattk101600
    @mattk101600 Рік тому

    Classic paradox

  • @graywolf7237
    @graywolf7237 Рік тому

    "japan got hemmed in to the home islands" I mean that's historically accurate I'm pretty sure, maybe not so much in 43 but still

  • @ClanWiE
    @ClanWiE Рік тому

    Honestly, all of the DLC focus tress from release up until at least WtT need to be redone, especially since all the majors now have something.

  • @DanRefhn
    @DanRefhn Рік тому

    You missed the chance to say "Seduce the Duce" 8:32

  • @user-hp9bi8oc2i
    @user-hp9bi8oc2i Рік тому

    Bulgaria truly carryed the Axis

  • @basedpatriarch
    @basedpatriarch Рік тому

    Poor Kiwi Empire denied the factories and manpower to make any difference.

  • @croonyerzoonyer
    @croonyerzoonyer Рік тому

    Ah yes, Home. It’s that bad yes.

  • @whitezombie10
    @whitezombie10 Рік тому

    Sofia the last bastion of the axis

  • @corvus1374
    @corvus1374 Рік тому

    Is this video in hono(u)r of New Zealand defeating England in the Rugby World Cup?

  • @sahilhossain8204
    @sahilhossain8204 Рік тому

    Hmm yes lore of hoi4 the rise of Polynesia

  • @akramgimmini8165
    @akramgimmini8165 Рік тому +2

    Its just Balance
    Else they would Dominate the world with the Bob Semple !

  • @1650th
    @1650th Рік тому

    Should have asked the Australians to send an emu division

  • @jurajmartincak4383
    @jurajmartincak4383 Рік тому +1

    nice video

  • @afonso1816
    @afonso1816 Рік тому

    Minor nation, minor focus tree. As it should be. The problem was having great powers like italy having a small focus tree

  • @bryant7201
    @bryant7201 Рік тому

    "Game is pretty much over in 43" Well have you looked at WW II history? 193 saw Essex Swarm starting to show in Pacific, Italy collapse and Soviet Union retake most of territory lost in Barbarossa...

  • @pocketmarcy6990
    @pocketmarcy6990 Рік тому

    New Zealand is so forgotten that they’re the only nation with a unique focus that has no country specific achievements

  • @jamietus1012
    @jamietus1012 Рік тому

    Would be sweet for dlcs to be updated to be slightly in line with current dlcs, the dominion focus trees are do shit. Also Australia being about 4 states and therefore having nearly no economy is very frustrating. Also the base game japan tree is possibly even worse

  • @archdukefranzferdinand762
    @archdukefranzferdinand762 Рік тому

    Hi from New zealand Alex!

  • @zMoKeowN
    @zMoKeowN Рік тому

    its not the worst focus tree in the game, u can get 1942(?) submariens in like 1937, 1938, you get a lot of boats and planes for free. its probably the best minor

  • @CrusstySculpture
    @CrusstySculpture Рік тому

    Fun fact: The air force that you start with in HOI4 is more capable than NZ's 2022 air force, because it doesn't have one :D

  • @tobiasburke9495
    @tobiasburke9495 Рік тому +2

    New Zealand is a reeeeeaaaaally interesting country, but not in a military or civilian way

  • @vagabondjacket
    @vagabondjacket Рік тому

    It would be a ton of work but you could go alphabetically by Leader name. Definitely hasn’t been done before at least.

  • @hellojo1252
    @hellojo1252 Рік тому +2

    Playing every nation would be great!!

    • @nimrodvass7274
      @nimrodvass7274 Рік тому

      @@infernostormy2985 Alex should do a2z but artillery only.

  • @beshie1322
    @beshie1322 Рік тому

    Should we disable BBA dlc for now?

  • @nathanmorgan7717
    @nathanmorgan7717 Рік тому

    Ireland could be up there as most forgotten

  • @gamerxplosr2651
    @gamerxplosr2651 Рік тому

    chonk
    chonk

  • @SharpshOOterkil0961
    @SharpshOOterkil0961 Рік тому

    I want a American Non-aligned tree so that I can create a American Monarchy

  • @Onion__Duck
    @Onion__Duck Рік тому +1

    New Zealand going Sub Spam is the best

  • @kachmet1984
    @kachmet1984 Рік тому

    what DLC is that?

  • @viligerm6592
    @viligerm6592 Рік тому

    The good old rambler try

  • @BetzeBert
    @BetzeBert Рік тому

    Alex and Frontlines are no friends 😅😅

  • @philipheng3876
    @philipheng3876 Рік тому

    If I did this, I'd keep the Italian land for myself so that when the civil war happens, I'd get a free major as a puppet

  • @thecbh4685
    @thecbh4685 Рік тому

    Nz focus tree is very accurate

  • @beylethdirons2160
    @beylethdirons2160 Рік тому

    Unplayable? With the Bob Semple "tank"? That's just... silly.

  • @bakantusr8509
    @bakantusr8509 Рік тому

    alex play as sweden in rp56 mp please

  • @yaboinoobo498
    @yaboinoobo498 Рік тому

    There are lots of A-Z playthroughs O_O absolutely a ton.

  • @bakuisimpartialtoemu
    @bakuisimpartialtoemu Рік тому

    Why is there a imaginary country called "New Zealand" I thought Hoi4 was meant to be historical smh.

  • @hunzoldworld
    @hunzoldworld Рік тому

    Conquer the world as Australia?

  • @kaiserboi7411
    @kaiserboi7411 Рік тому +1

    New Zealand focus tree is the best in the game

  • @Matt_Alaric
    @Matt_Alaric Рік тому

    What backwards kind of letter is "zee"? Do you mean zed?

  • @joepaxian1328
    @joepaxian1328 Рік тому

    Actually late games are very buggy i got with au-hun have that issue my general absolutle not responded for orders only just for micro managemant the general let him self fully encirkled its sad just that happend totally wasted my man power, poor ai...

  • @ar-4323
    @ar-4323 Рік тому

    I don’t remember who did it but, I remember Free France has a unique and worse focus.

    • @weskerkings651
      @weskerkings651 Рік тому

      Yes but its only for a short period of time before the reconquest

  • @bartoszmichaek8497
    @bartoszmichaek8497 Рік тому

    Answering question in the title, no. Canadian focus tree is much worse. Not only they need to choose between getting rid of great depression (last step 10% consumer good and some output penalties) and conscript crisis among french canadian (-30% rec. pop factor) but they also have most of their economic focuses locked either by high war tension or being in war, so no eco before 1940 if you stay democratic.

  • @marcus7564
    @marcus7564 Рік тому

    As a kiwi I would find it embarrassing if we where buffed any more than we are in hoi4.

  • @samwill7259
    @samwill7259 Рік тому

    At least the kiwis are enthusiastic
    It is New ZEAL-and

  • @Janek999
    @Janek999 Рік тому

    I love playing new zealand And the others

  • @dannyholwell3273
    @dannyholwell3273 Рік тому +1

    Honestly, I'm not exactly the biggest fan of the Portugal focus tree, most of it is just industry and 70 days. :)

    • @antoniocaputo1473
      @antoniocaputo1473 Рік тому

      The monarchist path is completely overpowered, so definitely not Portugal

    • @dannyholwell3273
      @dannyholwell3273 Рік тому

      @@antoniocaputo1473 That path is extremely overpowered yes which is why it's boring, there's no challenge.

    • @antoniocaputo1473
      @antoniocaputo1473 Рік тому

      @@dannyholwell3273 Bro are you serious look at the German one that one is no challenge

    • @dannyholwell3273
      @dannyholwell3273 Рік тому

      @@antoniocaputo1473 And your point is?

    • @antoniocaputo1473
      @antoniocaputo1473 Рік тому

      @@dannyholwell3273 I think that the worst focus tree is the japanese.

  • @hosh896
    @hosh896 Рік тому

    I don’t know if it is just me but in my hoi4 games I can only put like 6 planes on my carriers. Does that happen for anyone else?