The HOI4 Podcast - By Hygge Gaming

So there is a lot of new fun stuff coming out, ship captains, regimental support and more, quite a lot of fun stuff for being a spring DLC which usually dont change up the game all that much usually. So we are stoked to check this out :) //Boppus Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the second of a three part series tier listing (and partly explaining) navy stats in HOI4. We go through all the base stats for navy. i.e. what you'll find in the ship designer (we might do a bonus series regarding all around stats later). In this second episode, we will go through: Torpedo Attack Anti-Air Max Range Naval Dominance Organization HP Fuel Usage Supply Use Jump aboard the fail...

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In our third and most controversial part of Tier listing land stats, we go through the ones most never even consider, might overlook or bluntly just ignore. I Think we both enjoyed making this third part the most, as it's not as obvious as the previous ones. So hopefully you're not just entertained, but also learn something new :) Join us for a laugh, learn something new and enjoy our very well or...

#hoi4 #heartsofiron4 We continue our hotly debated tier listing of land stats, by throwing ourselves into part 2 and uncover the epicness of the stat "weight". Ok. Jokes aside, that is F tiered. But, what we will discuss in this part are a lot of interesting ones: In this one, we will go through: Join us for a laugh, learn something new and enjoy our very well organized (not) run down of the land...

In our most debated topic so far, we will guide you through the most important land stats in a tier list format! How should you prioritize when designing your templates or picking your advisors? What we thought would be a quick 10 minutes ended up as a 3-part series discussing all the land battle stats and putting them in a tier list. In the first one, we will go through the most fundamental ones,...

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n this vodcast/guide we will go through our top 6 Micro Mistakes! It's a lot of fun with mistakes, especially when it's Boppus making them..! ;) Join us as for a laugh and hopefully learn something new, as we go through our top 3 micro mistakes each. What about frontline excercise leading to disaster? or failing to pull out from a harbor? As you can hear, there's plenty to point finger and laugh a...

In our most finger pointing and regretful episode so far, we walk down memory lane and list our guides that deserved more! Without any self-reflection and a lot of laugh, we talk about mechanics and guides that we put a lot of research into and found really great findings, just to see it killed almost any views or minutes watched. We talk about NAVY mechanics, supply grace, day/night cycles, hidde...

In our most noob-friendly episode/guide/vodcast so far, we will go through a long list of fails most new players do! We've all seen it, we've all done it, and it hurts so much every time xD And to be fair, when we say new to HOI4, you're pretty much under 200 hours playing to game ;) We talk about how not to ruin your combat stats with: no supply, no fuel or no strength. We also talk about entrenc...

A lot of players can learn or follow a good build, but one thing that really puts you apart from the rest, is how good your micro is.  In this guide we will go through - according to us - the top 6 most important land battle micro mechanics. We'll cover everything from the multiplayer oriented: PING PING PING!! to well planned attacks and the supply system. We really do hope you'll enjoy the...

n this New Year's Special we will go through the highlights of Hygge Gaming for 2025; Which Guides did we enjoy the most of 2025? Which was the most important mechanic we learned? Which MP game did we enjoy the most? Which Country did we enjoy the most to play? Which vodcast episode were we the happiest with? etc. etc! The perfect Hygge experience to round off the year! We really do hope you enjoy...

Friends, elves and tomtenissar! In this episode we will go through the what we have learned after one more year of playing HOI4 in multiplayer. New strategies, what haven't worked and what do we take with us in 2026. In the studio you have Badger and Boppus, long time HOI4 veterans who enjoys a good laugh, beer and some banter. If you like what we do and want more guides, check out our patreon: ht...

Friends! In this episode we will go through the 6 most important Air Mechanics you need to know playing HOI4! We will be rather brief on each, going through the basics of - for example - Air efficiency, air superiority's effect on land battles, air support/ground support, CAS range, detection... In the studio as always you have Badger and Boppus, long time HOI4 veterans who enjoys a good laugh and...

Fiends! In this episode we will go through strategies for playing a minor in different scenarios: 1. You play a minor country in a single player scenario and just sandbox/paint the map. 2. You play a minor in a historical timeline singe player scenario, where you join a faction. 3. You play a minor in a historical timeline scenario but in competitive multiplayer. This is a very special episode, an...

In this 25 minutes Badger will talk about terrain modifiers, naval hit chance/visibility and anti-air, while Boppus will talk about recon, escort & disruption and attrition! Join us for a laugh and good time talking about HOI4 :) Ps. Sorry for the bade sound! We've had some issues with the recording. We really hope you'll enjoy it! SHOUT-OUT to all our patreons. You are the reason we make the...

So we are a month away from the next DLC where a long overdue overhaul of the Doctrine system is announced. Both me and Badger is really looking forward to this, listen in and get to know why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There is a lot of mechanics and things you could know about in HOI4 and im pretty sure noone knows them all :) With this episode you will learn about 6+2, a total of 8 mechanics that will help you win in this game :) A diclamer, we had a lot of problems with Badgers sound with this one, we got it to an OK level but sorry for the inconvenience. On the good side, im usually the one talking about imp...

In this vodcast episode we will go through "HOW TO" micro on the eastern front, both from an Axis and Comitern (or Soviet) perspective.  We (Boppus and Badger) each bring our top 3 favorites (sneaky) micro plays to the table and go through them one at a time. We will go through everything from Para-dropping supply hubs to epic encirclements and out-of-supply traps.  And like always, we'l...

In our most micro-intense podcast episode so far, we go through and discuss our favorite micro plays that you can pull out of your hat in the European theatre. We (Boppus and Badger) each bring our top 3 favorites to the table and go through them one at a time. Hear about Boppus' "epic" ways to cap Poland, how to bust through the maginot or trap the entire Axis army in Sicily! This is 6 plays stra...

What are the most fun builds we have seen in our multiplayer games you might think..... or have never thought :) As we play for fun it opens up for experimentation and new takes on old metas, so here we present some of the best things we have seen so far in our games :) And... If you really really like what we do and want to support us, please check out our patreon below. https://www.patreon.com/H...

In this Podcast we will go through our top 6 tactical mistakes in HOI4!  We (Badger & Boppus) have listed three common mistakes each and go through and discuss them one at a time. Although it can be hilarious with big mistakes, it's usually not as fun to experience them first hand. So, hopefully you can learn from our mistakes here :) This is basically the big "this-is-not-how-you-should-...

In this Podcast we will go through our top 6 strategic mistakes!  We (Badger & Boppus) have listed three devastating mistakes each and go through and discuss them one at a time. Although it can be hilarious with big mistakes, it's usually not as fun to experience them first hand. So, hopefully you can learn from our mistakes here :) We will go through everything from economy, to logistics...

Coal, coal and coal, finally we have news coming to the economy side of the game. Badger also mentioned something about Navy and we also have factions :) This is our breakdown on what we know so far and our take on it. Hope you'll enjoy it :) You can also find us on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@hyggegaming And if you havent already, check out our Patreon for more guides, discord and bonus cont...

In this guide and vodcast we go through how to build and level up your tank generals AND field marshal. How do you prioritize between different traits? what stats are to be prioritized and if you could chose, what stats would you like when you level up? (spoiler, certain personality traits give weighted stats on level up). How to combine field marshal and generals for the optimal tank line-up? Thi...