"They are attacking my divisions in the winter, and it just doesnt phase them! They are suffering from the same debuffs as mine, I dont understand it! What bonuses do they get?" -Hitler irl in winter of 1941

@danielutriabrooks477

11 күн бұрын

It could also be Stalin in 1939

@Brent-jj6qi

11 күн бұрын

@@danielutriabrooks477the war hadn’t started in 39

@thegalacticempire7104

11 күн бұрын

Could be Stalin in Finland in '39

@danielutriabrooks477

11 күн бұрын

@@Brent-jj6qi It started the 30th of November of '39

@ovuvuevuevueenyetuenwuevue9325

11 күн бұрын

He means the soviet German war​@@danielutriabrooks477

BICE is the most historically accurate mod in HOI4. Not because of its economy and design modules, but because just like in a real war, nobody knows what's going on, how anything works, and there is a perpetual shortage of everything regardless of how many factories you have. But if you're looking for a real challenge, I'd highly recommend BICE USSR. You start off with a phenomenal army and industry, but your doctrine is hopelessly outdated, and you can do nothing but watch in horror as the debuffs make your army and air force virtually incapable of any combat. You desperately try to get all the focuses, catch up on your doctrine, and get your tanks and guns researched, but that summer 1941 is rapidly approaching and your army is nowhere near ready.

@Bitt3rSteel

11 күн бұрын

The Stalin Experience

@michaelfinger6303

11 күн бұрын

BICE is very easy once you give it a shoot, its clear whats going on all the time not sure how people can be confused by BICE that said i play it since HOI3 and without it HOI is just a wannabe 4x arcade game...

@Gustav_Kuriga

11 күн бұрын

@@michaelfinger6303 BICE is the most up its own ass mod I've ever seen, save maybe Kaiserredux. It acts like it's historically accurate, but constantly ignores the circumstances that caused historical events or division composition to occur in.

@LiL_Snack_da_1st

11 күн бұрын

Please play it with me it's like Nickelback everyone hates it but it's actually good​@@michaelfinger6303

@famous1dudew

11 күн бұрын

@@Bitt3rSteel Play with bice difficulty aswell, it will be impossibly hard lol.

Black ice is basically if the board game "The Campaigne for North Africa" was a video game.

@Txm_Dxr_Bxss

11 күн бұрын

Hoi is based on a board game as well.

@LiterallyMe05

11 күн бұрын

​@@Txm_Dxr_Bxss he's not saying it's bad because it's like a board game. The Campaign for North Africa is a notoriously long and complex board game. It takes around 1,500 hours for a single game to finish. That's why it's being compared.

@kickassgreek

11 күн бұрын

@@LiterallyMe05 a game that no one has finished

@esequieltrindade9244

11 күн бұрын

1.5k hours means 2 months and 2 days, so is very fast compared to 2/3 years from the real deal lmao @@LiterallyMe05

@danielutriabrooks477

11 күн бұрын

​@@kickassgreekSuch a length would make quality control impossible, which in turn explains such a lenght

"We've won the air war, the British are almost out of planes" - Luftwaffe, shortly before losing the Battle of Britain

@willywonka6487

11 күн бұрын

They almost did win though. In churchhills book he related an incident where the luftwaffe gave up at the pivotal moment when the RAF was stretched to breaking point and had zero reserves. Sea Lion would have been somewhat possible with air superiority...

@melfice999

11 күн бұрын

@@willywonka6487 And then Churchill targetted German Civilians with a bombing campaign so that Germans would do the same and start the Blitz... which gave RAF the time needed to breath at the cost of London. Meanwhile Churchill went on holiday to his country estate away from the bombing.

@systemerror7857

11 күн бұрын

​@@willywonka6487Thank fuck they did give up then.

@graustreifbrombeerkralle1078

11 күн бұрын

@@willywonka6487 Yesn't. The RAF was under great pressure, but Sealion wouldn't have worked. Not at all.

@Electricfox

11 күн бұрын

Here come the last fifty Spitfires again.

BICE, still trying to turn HOI4 into a MILSIM

@Bitt3rSteel

12 күн бұрын

Felt like Factorio, but Hoi4 at times

@azlanadil3646

11 күн бұрын

@@Bitt3rSteel That’s about how war works in real life.

@datboi1546

11 күн бұрын

🅱️ICE

@rettillanri4reisiii28ieie6

11 күн бұрын

Post Scriptum but As Nation Leader

@vethenoir

11 күн бұрын

​@@datboi1546 its 2024

They recommend a easy country like Italy or Usa. SO WE WILL OFCOURSE PLAY GERMANY

@Bitt3rSteel

11 күн бұрын

Go big or go home

@Jann.mp4-

11 күн бұрын

@@Bitt3rSteel Think of your family!

@kiefer6568

11 күн бұрын

I love that XD

@HenrykCzarny

11 күн бұрын

Germany is also easy tbh. It's just that time in history that Germany will be always powerfull in any mod.

@Shenaldrac

6 күн бұрын

@@Bitt3rSteel So... you didn't play this at home?

Funny thing for you viewers, I got to hear second-hand Bitt3rSteel's experience in a Discord chat as he tried again and again to beat this. The man was absolutely destroyed making this video.

@alexandercaires5921

10 күн бұрын

I picture that scene from Downfall was being pretty much Bittersteel's thought process, if it was in French.

@clashthegamer4873

10 күн бұрын

Oh hey Pravus. So... when are you going to attempt this? I had a lot of fun hearing BitterSteel suffer.

@NeviusZ

8 күн бұрын

He should release those as specials

@Fallout3131

7 күн бұрын

@@alexandercaires5921LOL

@Aqueox

5 күн бұрын

@@alexandercaires5921 Oh, is Bitter French?

"We will probably be able to seize Leningrad, it is completely cut off from the rest of the Soviet Union" -Bittersteel, 2024 -Hitler, 1941

"They get a positive modifier from the terrain? I don't know how this is working!" - average german commander on the eastern front in 1941

@jammin5563

10 күн бұрын

"HANS why cant I spam tanks in Moscow why did devs buff a random city in the middle of Russia?" -German commander november 1941

How do you produce more Horse transports? "Queue in oversimplified napoleon horse manufacture explanation "

@senatorarmstrong4168

11 күн бұрын

YOU! MAKE MORE HORSES!

@Randomboi863

9 күн бұрын

But I can't make horses!​@@senatorarmstrong4168

@Not_ameco9

6 күн бұрын

@@senatorarmstrong4168i can’t,horses make horses

@elyisusking3603

6 күн бұрын

@@Not_ameco9 EXPLAIN HOW!!!!

@senatorarmstrong4168

6 күн бұрын

@@Not_ameco9 EXPLAIN HOW!

Bitt3rsteel being utterly overwhelmed and uncertain about everything in Black Ice is basically me when I play normal HOI4

Hoi4 players when they realize war in the real world is 90% logistics and economy: "NOOOOOOO"

@MrZauberelefant

9 күн бұрын

I feel like another game than Hoi4 would suit the Production & Logistics crowd better...

@maxk3871

4 күн бұрын

The BICE AI doesn’t suffer supply penalties which is dumb because the player is limited to their supply while AI is unrestricted

@elyisusking3603

4 күн бұрын

​@@maxk3871this also happens in Victoria 2 too

Bitt3rSteel this is an intervention, at one point you had over 130 hours in hoi4 over a two week period. We’re worried about you, this black ice isn’t healthy for you.

@Bitt3rSteel

11 күн бұрын

This... This is why I had 130 hours

@SmithSurfs

11 күн бұрын

@@Bitt3rSteel oh...

@tilli1514

11 күн бұрын

Wow thats 9 hours and a few minutes every day for 14 days

@makarevych

11 күн бұрын

i remember i had 193 hours over two weeks in war thunder... I got from tiger to leopard 2...

@systemerror7857

11 күн бұрын

​@@tilli1514 Actual workday just to understand the game, he has to edit this shit as well. Have to respect the committment.

"My Fuhrer. What is the plan?" "We shall execute Operation Double Wammie. General Bitter Steel shall oversee it."

@dcbadger2

6 күн бұрын

Jodl: My Führer, Steiner...I mean, BitterSteel couldn't mobilize enough men. He wasn't able to carry out his assault.

-plays black ice -naturaly plays hard nation -hates every minute of it

@12gark

11 күн бұрын

Immediately goes for a more difficult nation.

@monkepotato3897

11 күн бұрын

@@12gark hates it even more

@cisarovnajosefina4525

Күн бұрын

>I started BICE with ussr didn't last to '42 >Played again >lost even faster becouse germany started Barbarossa in May >Played USA >Seen navy designer >Came >Unlimited ic >Ez win

Despite all the absurd and ridiculous changes to the game to make it more realistic, Germany still still sea lions the UK in 1941 and used naval invasions willy nilly. I think they just made the game more complicated, without making it more "realistic" at times.

@crunch.dot.73

11 күн бұрын

Exactly

@cr1tikal_arc

11 күн бұрын

exactly, modders need to stop trying to make hoi4 "realistic". because you can't. you just end up with a complete slog of a mod, like this one.

@MrZauberelefant

9 күн бұрын

I tried the complete overhaul mods BICE and Total War, and I left decidedly unimpressed. Needing to produce typewriters for Division Command, or having a Goering's 4 year plan mini game, does nothing for the game.

@friendlyneighborhoodzealot5723

8 күн бұрын

​@@MrZauberelefanttry ultra historical mod

@andreamarino6010

4 күн бұрын

Well if you needed to play really historical you would have to occupy countries and letting them starve because you need food as germany, and even with that your people starve. Also you move your tanks 4 times per year otherwise no fuel. That should be the campaign fro germany, funny? Not really but that's what a game should be: FUNNY

I am so excited to finally watch this after hearing about your endless suffering. I only hope it helps calm my damaged soul after doing historical divisions for so many hours… Edit: oh hey, that’s my name!

Black Ice is the definition of Feature Bloat, also the sound effect for research is Sooooooo annoying. i cant stand hearing bubbles every time I click on core mechanic

37:22 lmfaoo Brazilian men garrisoning Europe but under a German flag and commander 😭🤣

Black Ice: Because fun is historically innacurate

@mrmunchkin2181

11 күн бұрын

Though what if Black Ice is fun for someone?

@nacicomi

11 күн бұрын

​@@mrmunchkin2181 cool for them

@caydenl.4878

10 күн бұрын

​@@mrmunchkin2181i would imagine they must enjoy quantum physics as well

@mrmunchkin2181

9 күн бұрын

@@caydenl.4878 You would be correct, since I do enjoy quantum physics and physics in general.

It’s nice to see that someone looked at the godless amalgamation of UI and micromanagement that is HoI4 and went “Meh. Needs more shit I have to baby sit.”

@TheHuffmanator

11 күн бұрын

Yeah, doesn't take a genius too play the game bub...

@dabbingtoast7743

11 күн бұрын

@@TheHuffmanator No just a couple hundred hours and multiple retries of every nation you try to play to learn its focuses, political decisions, how to build industry, what to research and when, etc etc etc.

@TheHuffmanator

11 күн бұрын

@dabbingtoast7743 Takes about 15 mins to read the focuses. If you can read a pop up book, you can get through it bub.

@cr1tikal_arc

11 күн бұрын

@@TheHuffmanator do you unironically talk like this? you reek of a lack of female attention

@mgrillo2863

11 күн бұрын

@@TheHuffmanator neither of you is wrong but damn you could ease up on the condescension a little

Black ice is the most historically accurate, but if you want some accuracy but still enough Hoi4-ness for it to be enjoyable, i really recommend the Total War mod and World Ablaze mod.

@pocketmarcy6990

11 күн бұрын

Total war is still on 1.12 (hopefully it’ll be updated soon it’s a fun mod)

@potato88872

10 күн бұрын

The world blaze have focus tree that are lock out until something happen.

@swamperino8450

10 күн бұрын

Ultra historical mod feels more historical

@aminhezhabri6914

6 күн бұрын

Some aspects of the Ultra historical mod are nonsense For example it would take 1 year to build a single railway in a tile and The focus trees are limited (at least it was the case in my german playthrough) but in general it is a decent mod with some minor bugs ​@@swamperino8450

I love how they do everything they can to make the game harder and more complicated, except for combat width, which they made simpler because combat width is just annoying lol.

@MrZauberelefant

9 күн бұрын

Tripped over that one, too. Like, yeah, we need different uniforms for different divisions, but all terrain allows for 3 divisions to fight in?

@TheHalofan3

9 күн бұрын

@@MrZauberelefant I think it’s because they modified divisions and division sizes so much they didn’t want the headache of figuring out combat widths for all the new stuff.

This mod looks like an absolute nightmare to play but that tank designer is making me consider playing.

@mickethegoblin7167

10 күн бұрын

Is it?

@darthplayer5333

9 күн бұрын

Honest tip: Don't!

One of the most important things in BICE is the research of radios and distribution of them to your soldiers, without them and specialized research in HQ and organization, your battalions will only walk around with like 10-20 org, not really capable of winning long term battles. Learned that the hard way in an playthrough agains Italy

@boulbahrimahdi5129

10 күн бұрын

Noted

Hey bittersteel! I love this mod for the reason that it makes you take the same drugs that Hitler did to manage everything, but a quick tip is that if you put SS divisions into capitols/major cities in regions, they lower resistance (and also compliance gain), it's like 2x more effective than garrisons too.

@Bitt3rSteel

11 күн бұрын

Really?!

@jammin5563

10 күн бұрын

​​@@Bitt3rSteel"THE SS CAN MANAGE RESISTANCE???" -Britt3rSteel 2024

@ColeMOSauce

7 күн бұрын

But all the ww2 spy movies said otherwise...

The thought alone of downloading black ice keeps me up at night

Attritional containment as Germany is the best option. Manpower is a massive problem and the general solution costs stability and army fighting ability.

BlackICE, the realm of never having anywhere near enough research slots, focus trees so complex the AI can't handle non-historical, and artillery being so necessary and so expensive that minors physically cannot have a viable army. Or at least that was what it was like before the tank designer became mandatory and the past versions broke for some reason.

@DoorstopperDoesntCare

11 күн бұрын

Good days /j

@TheHuffmanator

11 күн бұрын

Wow...like reality, funny how that works...

@alexanderlaveau7819

11 күн бұрын

​@@TheHuffmanator Nobody ever told you that games are supposed to be fun, I'm guessing.

@TheHuffmanator

11 күн бұрын

@@alexanderlaveau7819 Spoken like a true simpleton. It's almost like it's a mod... Which means, if you are too ignorant or stupid for it...well you have your anecdote.

@asherwoodrow7471

10 күн бұрын

@@TheHuffmanator wow, you suck

Fun fact, actual generals would still use those symbols during World War I and World War II. Nito just customize them of the black dot for artillery.

damm, I just explained EU4 to one of my friends, then I hop on youtube to get some brainpower back and I get this

I’m never going to even touch this mod

I’ve found out that BICE AI doesn’t suffer any supply or fuel penalties which allows the AI to pump out tank divisions with no reprocussions, and if you’re fighting somewhere you don’t have supply the AI just wins because they’re constantly at %100 supply.

I would actually enjoy seeing more of this mod. Love your videos btw❤

@Bitt3rSteel

11 күн бұрын

Noted!

Huh, you did a lot better than a lot of YTers in the recent BICE-posting trend. Good job 👍 I would've liked to see more about the focuses vs your argument that it's not a guide: I like just absorbing the info about stuff even if it's not optimal because in my little head I can simulate my own playthrough/different choices (I will not be playing HoI4 further due to lack of DLC LOL).

@Bitt3rSteel

11 күн бұрын

Thanks for the tips!

I cannot play BlackIce, everyone knows Germany spent 25% of their military factories building horse carts. stupid mod.

@Bitt3rSteel

11 күн бұрын

I think I spent that much on garrison equipment, actually

19:40 Adding the SS divisions to a theatre named "OKW" is the ultimate troll against Himmler

I am one of the guys on discord ranting about the pain of this mod. Glad to see you did well.

@Bitt3rSteel

11 күн бұрын

Send help

@JPVignoli

11 күн бұрын

@@Bitt3rSteel i won too, and for me it was even worse since i did sealion in 49 and allies had more than 250 div in britain.

I remember asking you to play BICE a long time ago. BICE is actually my favorite mod, and you did pretty well for your first time, especially playing germany. Industry is key for winning, so finding the perfect balance of your industry (how much energy, engines and specific resources it need) is key. You can make the argument that and 'economy simulator' has no place in HoI4 (a war game), and that's ok, it' not for everyone. For me, I like how it makes 'meme strats' impossible. I get it, they're fun because they are absurd and I enjoy seeing some meme strats/alt history here and there. But for a more serious game, BICE is your pick. You seem to have enjoyed the mod, so may I suggest a challenge? Germany but you build Navy. (not exclusively, of course, or you'll lose, you focus on army and air force as usual but you try to build up a respectable Navy in parallell. for this I reccommend trading Danzig for Slovakia, it'll stave off the War and buy you some time. With luck you can even make the Allies fight the USSR while you help and/or build up in parallell) Other Majors are also pretty cool, Japan, Italy, USSR... I don't enjoy USA and UK much, USA is just too easy (basically sit back and build up) and UK I just don't like. I haven't played the mod in a while, but I heard they've been working on minor powers. Try Brasil, I heard its fun!

9:43 To be exact, the question is "9 small (28cm) guns or 6 big (38cm) guns".

16:36 i see me I am unit in training I see me yay

I like elements of this mod, but altogether, it feels like it is a bit much. I played it few years ago, and it was too much then. They've definitely added quite alot since then.

This is the RLcraft of HOI4

I remember I played about an hour of BICE and very quickly decided that I didn’t want to waste my week playing it

Thanks for the hard work, its appreciated!

Bitt3rSteel gotta try World Ablaze

0:10 Yayy. Aldrahill got mentioned. Raah, what is normal game.

@Aldrahill

11 күн бұрын

Ayyy ;)

I really enjoyed this mod a lot and would love to see you play different nations in this mod in the future

> bosite In English the ore of aluminum is pronounced BOX-ite. Yes, even though it’s named for French village Les Baux which is of course pronounced the way you said it.

im ngl, a "love hate relationship that makes you hate everything yet love it at the challenge and logistical nightmare it brings" is probably the kind of abusive relationship id get with that fucking mod and i both cant wait... and wont ever try to even attempt to tackle that monster cus fucking hell that seems depressingly stressful

Bro made a Bulgaria shaped pocket at 41:28 😂

34:56 "and they are looking very angryyy" had me in tears 😂

love it hopefully to see you play it more time or the zombies mod was awseome

This was very enjoyable to watch. Wouldnt mind seeing more, provided your sanity can take it

NATO icons can be changed in the icons and you click on the "default" button. Finally someone competetive and funny doing BICE!

@swamperino8450

10 күн бұрын

SMH completely skipping over thatguyfromcollege

What aldrahill couldn't pull off as historical, you did it, praise

@Aldrahill

11 күн бұрын

The historical was just too much agony for me xD

@janavnaik5433

11 күн бұрын

@@Aldrahill understandable, the mechanics of this mod are out of this world for anyone

@senatorarmstrong4168

11 күн бұрын

@@Aldrahill now i understand why hitler was on so many drugs...

Extreme cold counts under weather, not terrain, weather penalties are reduced by acclimatization, hence where you cope about it is reduced to -27%, soviets props get some buffs to that if i had to guess

This looks amazing. I'm not near good enough at basic HOI yet for this but I look forward to the day...

great play last days of europe as germany you will love this mod

I will be honest: On the one hand, i like these Black Ice vids. On the other hand ... man, pls think of your health ^^

I don't like how BIce went from HoI3 in HoI4 to an exercise in spite against its players. There are mods that add complexity in better ways for HoI4.

Really love the extensive intro! Now I sort of slightly less don't understand the mod ;)

if you want to change the NATO symbols back to the oryginal ones, you click on the division icons and then select "default symbols". you can then pick any of the base HoI4 symbols for your division

Definitely interesting, might be cool to see more with Black Ice

More of this mod PLEASE

It’s a good day when BitterSteel uploads

I'd really like you to do a Japan video of this mod. For more attritioning in Asia ^^ and a more navally focused gameplay. Anyway thanks for the video. That was amazing.

You should check out the “World Ablaze” mod, it’s similar to black ice in difficulty, but a lot less painful to play imo

Now if only the AI could play the mod instead of ignoring most mechanics.

2:02 when clicking on a symbol in the symbol selection on the top left is a button to turn it into a vanilla symbol.

I'd like to see Bittersleal play World Ablaze. The extra resources and less units per general plus larger industries and economic fatigue making it so you can't just jump to total mobilization without consequences Edit: I think that also do stuff like change the combat width in battles

I would love to see a continuation or series of him taking over the whole world.

4:10 HE SAID THE THING

For "normal" division icons use option "use default" (or something like that). It works at least on older version, not sure about the latest one.

Industry tycoon game, thats what i thought Every diffrent part of this mod is its own game

5 days? Good gravy! We appreciate the video and your dedication!

You should keep playing Germany but in the mods World Ablaze and Ultra, too. Both go updates, and they are more easier than BICE but harder than vanilla. I love them.

@badman3793

4 күн бұрын

There's no way World Ablaze is easier than BICE.

@mariano98ify

4 күн бұрын

@@badman3793 then how the fuck is WA is harder than BICE?

@badman3793

4 күн бұрын

@@mariano98ify Maybe because you cant sealion with Royal Navy still existing and your industry gets devasted by USAF? The WA AI is 100x better.

By the way the reason the soviets seem to be unfazed by the winter is because they get alot of buffs I'm the focus tree for it

Woah Another Bitt3rSteel Upload??? Hell Yeah😁

Having played HOI2 and 3 for years and BI for the last 3 or so before HOI4 came out, your perspective on BI is interesting. My take is that BI took a fairly simplistic game and made it feel more like a complex strategy game with many more WWII realistic traits. I resisted playing HOI4 for years after it came out as I then felt like all of Paradox's other games and to me, lost a LOT of what I thought made HOI3 a good WWII strategy game. I like HOI4 well enough now, but I'm looking at BI as you play it and thinking it's time to dive back into BI. 🙂

@Bitt3rSteel

12 күн бұрын

Oh, I don't blame anyone for liking BICE. I certainly see the appeal. It's just not necessarily something I personally want

@garyjohnson3252

11 күн бұрын

@@Bitt3rSteel Sure, I didn't take it that you're blaming people for liking it, just expressing your own opinion.

@Gustav_Kuriga

11 күн бұрын

Having played since Darkest Hour, BI can go fuck itself. It acts like it's historically accurate, but it's just overly complex while completely ignoring the circumstances that created history.

@mickethegoblin7167

10 күн бұрын

​@@Gustav_Kuriga yeah, this

You could’ve made a 40 minute episode of just setting up with this mod lmao

35:50 integer overflow strikes again

Black ice terrifies me like making eye contact with a woman

Tried to like this mod really nice graphics, units, focus trees and some mechanics. But you have to micro like half a dozen production lines for trucks (light, medium, heavy lorries, horses, Jeeps) four different support equipment and even uniforms (wehrmacht and s s separated lol). It isn't fun anymore, hope someday there will be a light version, also without nato symbols.

@mickethegoblin7167

10 күн бұрын

It's so unnecessary

@swamperino8450

10 күн бұрын

Total War and Ultra Historical have similar tech trees and mechanics but are massively simplified production wise

@nightshade4186

9 күн бұрын

@@swamperino8450 But not the nice graphics and unit art, BICE even has 3D models for the He112 and Fw187

Now you can graduate to Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2

this mod actually looks incredibly sick and I cant wait to play it

Tu turn off NATO icons for the divisions you have to go like if you were to change de icon in regular HOI4 (change to a tank icon, etc.) and it will open a tab with all NATO icons and in the top left you can change it to use default icons.

On one word , suffering.

Maybe you will try world ablaze next time? this mod is also very historical while being also very hard

Black ice reminds me of that one key and peele skit

I would love to see you trying World Ablaze

Just a heads up: Snow, Mud, Extremely Cold and things like that are Weather not Terrain, that's why they had a positive terrain bonus but their weather penalty was -27.20%

Try World Ablaze too, its not a bad mod

I like black ice to play sometime, wish they have tanks, air, ship desinger like in vanilla so everyone can make something, just black ice production, and other things. Wish to see that some day (Never probably) xD

Try World Ablaze next 🙏

I'm really impressed you got the win. BiCE is hard as heck until you really get the economy under control, it's not hard to find you made a mistake 2 years ago that is going to wreck you as Germany.

Uniform research. If the ai went heavy into winter uniform research it can buff the cold weather effects

The HoI4 UI is just not built for those many production lines. Thank you for playing so we don't have to lol

im sorry but you must be broke if you're willing to torture you're self like this XD JK nice video and honestly nice game

so i guess the mod focuses on logistics (economy) aspect a lot. interesting.