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You need at first the ability to create a faction. Some nations have this at start (e.g. GER, UK) and some gain this by some focus. The rest gains it after world tension hits a given threshold, IIRC.
Then you select a potential faction partner, go to diplomatics and click the "Create Faction" option.
/edit: Afaik you cannot just create a faction with just yourself. I might be wrong, though...
I believe you're correct, however; once Japan finishes the 'Greater East-Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere' focus it is in that faction by itself.
is the airbug and suicide transports fixed?
(I uninstalled after 1.5 DLC debacle and have been holding of playing or buying the DLC until they fix the usual release-gamebreaking bugs, lets hope they get fixed this time before they work on next DLC)
Sadly, no.
Does it make sense to use anti tank in infantry against Germany? In my games they always have medium tank armor higher than I can get anti-tank penetration due to spending xp on variants even if I'm one tech ahead. Since the impact is binary (either above or not --- no gradual impact) it seems a waste to get the entire anti-tank artillery line and the anti-tank infantry line of research since I can never outpace their tanks. obviously works against lights, but so does anti-air.
I am playing as SOV using expert ai and it tends to really push mediums so might be different in vanilla.
I am playing as SOV using expert ai and it tends to really push mediums so might be different in vanilla.
I think you have to be a bit more specific than "the airbug" if you want a serious answer to that question
the effect is not entirely binary, if they lost some tanks then the armor level will drop right in the battle (but you cannot see this until the next battle).
One AT even if it doesn't pierce, still give many times hard attack than zero AT.
Since Expert AI use insane armor divisions, your anti tank work is the very hard job! I can suggest these:
- Minimum 1 line AT per 20w division. 2 for 40 width for regular rifle divisions.
- Use the special AT divisions, that use Heavy TD with boosted gun. The TD will take care of piercing. You can add AT into it as a cheaper source of hard attack.
- If you still want the best AT division, then it is Mec+ Heavy TD! Rememeber if MEC is too expensive you can mix with Motorized.
Remember the German will rush research tanks, and boost armor level of tank. So you will need to rush Heavy TD, and AT too.
Are you keeping current with the tech? Even '36 AT with the 1938 upgrade should give you a base piercing of 36 (40% of your highest piercing unit) with a final piercing of more than 40. Early German Panzer divisions start with an armour value in the 30's, which climbs to the high 50's after 1943 when Panthers make up most of the division (this is assuming the AI can keep the unit at full strength). 1940 AT with the three upgrade techs should pierce that if you are also keeping up with Infantry weapon tech.
Maybe EAI uses a more killer template. In vanilla I can (barely) pierce German Medium Tank divisions with AA plus a medium tank battalion in my infantry divisions.
They use 15 tank-5 motorize template, with armor 1943 with max xp boost for armor, in 1941! that's before MtG. MtG may slow down the tech rush.
What are good US armour templates to build, and how many of them should I put in an army?
With all that tungsten it's medium tanks all the way. I play vanilla and go with 10 MOT/4 TK/4 SPART. For multiplayer the meta is 15 TK/5 MOT with no SPART.
Always put Recon and Engineers, most people recommend maintenance and logistics though I never research maintenance as USA. I go with +ENG REC HOS LOG AA
How many? You already have Patton and Hodges as Panzer Leaders, you probably won't need more than 24 playing historically, 48 if you're taking on the rest of the world.
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There initially is a limit of ten total. There are naval techs for landing craft that will raise it, some Advisors/High Command can raise it, there may be other ways I can't recall at the moment.
I have now more or less 500h in the game, but have no clue how the encription/ decription thingy works. when I start a new game, I can see the exact number of divisions from other nations, even enemies. later on this changes and I thought when I research the encription/ decreption techs I could see them again, but apperently not.
Better decryption than the enemy's encryption gives you a bonus in combat. That difference also helps in the accuracy and detail you get in your intelligence when spotting their land units. (How many units, unit composition, etc.) Unit spotting isn't just a function of decryption, however. You also have to have means to spot the enemy. That is, land units in contact (patrols and prisoners from skirmishing, etc), and also radar stations (which also include RDF and radio intercept gear, not just radar, so they help in spotting land units as well as sea and air).
Hm, air superiority may help here as well. (Sorry, I don't remember exactly, but right now am too pressed to crank up the game and check the tooltips.)
Better Encryption and Decryption: check
Air Superiority: check
regular fights: check
only thing I dont have is Radar
Didn't check again. But it looks like this. If Your decode >= their encode. You win 1-0. If your encode > their decode, then you win another 1-0. So, if you won on the score, you have advantage. There is radars effects too, and the more radar cover the better.
