Faction
A faction is a coalition of nation states that are allied to each other.
Contents
- 1 Rules
- 2 Faction leader
- 3 Allies
- 4 Axis
- 5 Comintern
- 6 Chinese United Front
- 7 Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
- 8 Other possible factions
- 9 Factions added in Together for Victory
- 10 Factions added in Death or Dishonor
- 11 Factions added in Waking the Tiger
- 12 Factions added in Man the Guns
- 12.1 Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance
- 12.2 Anglo-Italian Pact
- 12.3 British Communist Alternative
- 12.4 Commonwealth of Nations
- 12.5 The Coalition
- 12.6 Coalition of Free Commonwealth States
- 12.7 Hispanic Alliance
- 12.8 Bolivarian Alliance
- 12.9 4th International
- 12.10 Community of Nations
- 12.11 Benelux
- 12.12 European Union
- 13 Factions added in La Résistance
- 14 Factions added in Battle for the Bosporus
- 15 Generic faction names
Rules[edit]
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A country may only create a new faction if the respective country rule is enabled. At the start of the game the three existing faction leaders Germany, the
United Kingdom and the
Soviet Union, along with the
United States, have this rule. Other nations gain the capability to form their own factions through their national focus trees.
Joining a faction is again limited by country rules. Depending on ideology and national spirits, countries need various amounts of world tension before they can join or ask someone to join a faction.
Faction members share military access with one another and see accurate intelligence in the diplomacy screen of their allies.
Factions rules can amend some country rules such as the ability to justify war goals on other countries of the same ideology or which actions are allowed in peace conferences.
Faction members can choose to leave a faction, but this causes a significant relations modifier faction traitor (-75 relations). A faction member cannot leave while fighting a war on the side of other members. The faction leader may kick another country out even while at war or disband the faction altogether if it contains no other members than themselves and their subjects. If the faction leader ceases to exist, the largest remaining member takes over.
If a country fights alongside major allies, it will only surrender once all of the majors in the faction have capitulated. For instance if Poland joined the Allies, it will not surrender before the United Kingdom and France capitulate, and will instead continue on as a government-in-exile.
Faction leader[edit]
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A faction leader in HOI4 is the leader of a faction. The default faction leaders in-game are the United Kingdom leading the Allies,
German Reich leading the Axis and the
Soviet Union leading the Comintern. They are usually joined by
Japan leading the Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere, and
China leading the Chinese United Front.
If the faction leader ceases to exist, the largest remaining member takes over.
Diplomatic Actions[edit]
The faction leader may kick another country out even while at war or disband the faction altogether if it contains no other members than themselves and their subjects.
Assuming Leadership[edit]
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To be able to take over leadership in the faction they are in, a country must:
- Have more than twice the deployed manpower of the faction leader (subjects count, but at varying strength depending on autonomy)
- Have more than 150% of the factories of the faction leader
- Be in every war the faction leader is currently in
- Not having capitulated already
After paying 200 Political Power, the country can become faction leader, with all the benefits it entails.
Allies[edit]
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The Allies are the main democratic faction, led by the United Kingdom.
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Axis[edit]
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The Axis are the main fascist faction, led by Germany.
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Comintern[edit]
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The Third Communist International, abbreviated as the Comintern, is the main communist faction, led by the Soviet Union.
1936 | 1939 | Possible Members |
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Chinese United Front[edit]
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The Chinese United Front is a smaller faction that may be formed by Nationalist China in order to unite the Chinese against the Japanese invaders. Note that it does not exist in the 1936 start date. The United Front will be formed by China, which will annex the Warlords states (except Sinkiang) and
People's Republic of China will annex
Shanxi. With
Waking the Tiger, the Chinese United front can be formed by
China with the focus 'United Front' and the Warlord cliques (
Shanxi,
Xibei San Ma,
Yunnan,
Guangxi Clique
Sinkiang) and
Communist China all then will join.
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Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere[edit]
The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere (formerly known as Daitoa Kyoeiken) is a faction formed by Japan by doing the focus of the same name. It's formed with the objective of creating a Pan-Asian bloc led by Japan.
- Starting members
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Other possible factions[edit]
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All countries (except the British Raj with
Together for Victory) can acquire the ability to create factions through their national focus tree. In general, these have no default name, with the player choosing a name when inviting the first member. Several specific factions, inspired by counterfactual history, do have pre-set names, however, and are listed below.
Novus Imperium Romanum[edit]
The Novus Imperium Romanum (a mistranslation of 'New Roman Empire') is a faction that may be formed by Italy after taking the national focus 'Italy First'.
- Possible members
Italy (automatic)
Bulgaria (automatic)
Romania
Japan
Manchukuo
Mengkukuo
Nationalist Spain
Portugal
Kingdom of Greece
Turkey
Yugoslavia
The Berlin-Moscow Axis[edit]
Can be created by the German Reich after the National Focus 'Alliance with the USSR', this alliance will be comprised of Germany and the
Soviet Union.
- Possible members
Germany (automatic)
Soviet Union (automatic)
Italy
Slovakia
Kingdom of Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Vichy France
Nationalist Spain
Turkey
Anti-Soviet Pact[edit]
If the Soviet Union attacks a signatory of the Anti-Soviet Pact, Germany can create a faction of the same name.
- Possible members
Little Entente[edit]
The Little Entente is a faction that can be formed by France with the 'Strengthen the Little Entente' National Focus. When this faction is formed, France won't join the Allies. Based on the pre-WW2 alliance with the objective of preventing Hungary rearming and/or a Habsburg restoration in Austria.
- Possible members
France (automatic)
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Romania
Poland
United Kingdom
Dominion of Canada
South Africa
British Raj
British Malaya
Australia
New Zealand
Stresa Front[edit]
If France chooses the focus 'Ratify the Stresa Front', they can form the alliance with
Italy and potentially the
United Kingdom.
- Possible members
Międzymorze[edit]
Active with Poland's unique focus tree available through the free DLC with the 'The Between the Seas Concept' focus. It will be formed by Poland and can be expanded to include the Baltic states. The faction has bases on the historical idea of the Intermarium, in Polish Międzymorze, a plan created by politician Józef Piłsudski in which the Eastern European countries that broke free from Russian control would create a federation between the Baltic and Black seas. In the game, however, the Międzymorze is only a military alliance.
- Possible members
Factions added in Together for Victory[edit]
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Northern Sovereignty Coalition[edit]
If the Dominion of Canada chooses to become independent from the
United Kingdom and become fascist it can either join the Axis or support fascism in
Mexico and create this faction with the focus 'Skewer the Eagle'. Doing this can give a favorable outcome in a war with the
United States.
- Possible members
North-American Alliance[edit]
If the Dominion of Canada remains democratic but becomes independent and leaves the Allies, it can form this faction with the focus of the same name and invite the
United States.
- Possible members
Canada (automatic)
United States
Philippines
The South-West Pacific Initiative[edit]
An independent, democratic Australia can form this faction with the focus of the same name and invite the
United States.
- Possible members
Australia (automatic)
Dutch East Indies
United States
Philippines
Western Pacific Sphere[edit]
An independent, fascist Australia can form this faction with the focus 'A Deal With Japan' and invite
Japan (if not in a faction).
- Possible members
Daitoa Kyoeiken[edit]
An independent, fascist New Zealand can form this faction with the focus 'Befriend Japan' and invite
Japan (if not in a faction).
- Possible members
New Zealand (automatic)
Japan
Manchukuo
Mengkukuo
African People's Union[edit]
An independent, communist South Africa can form this faction with the focus 'Union of the African People'. It has no default members and will have only South Africa at the game start, however, they can conquer colonies from
Portugal,
Belgium and the
United Kingdom to create puppets or free faction members.
- Possible members
South Africa (automatic)
Kenya
Botswana
Zimbabwe
Angola
Mozambique
Zaire
Ethiopia
Factions added in Death or Dishonor[edit]
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Balkan Defence League[edit]
If Yugoslavia chooses to disunite, they can form this alliance with their former territories with the focus 'Yugoslav Defence League'.
- Possible members
Serbia (automatic)
Montenegro (automatic)
Kosovo (automatic)
Macedonia (automatic)
Slovenia (automatic)
Kingdom of Croatia (automatic)
Bosnia (automatic)
Dalmatia
Herzegovina
Vojvodina
Principality of Transylvania
Pan-Slavic Worker's Congress[edit]
If Yugoslavia becomes communist, it can invite fellow Slavic neighbors into this faction with the focus of the same name.
- Possible members
Yugoslavia (automatic)
Bulgaria
Albania
Greater Balkan Worker’s Congress[edit]
Communist Yugoslavia can turn the Pan-Slavic Worker’s Congress into this with the focus 'Pan-Balkan Initiative' and invite all Balkan countries.
- Possible members
Yugoslavia (automatic)
Bulgaria (automatic)
Albania (automatic)
Romania
Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Greece
Turkey
Union of Communist Soviets[edit]
If the Kingdom of Hungary takes the focus 'The Revolutionary Council', they will form this faction.
- Possible members
Kingdom of Hungary (automatic)
Czech Entente[edit]
An independent, democratic Czechoslovakia can form this faction with the focus 'An Entente of Our Own' and invite
Romania,
Yugoslavia, and
Kingdom of Hungary.
Czechoslovakia (automatic)
Romania
Yugoslavia
Kingdom of Hungary
Pact of Rome[edit]
An independent, fascist Kingdom of Hungary can invite
Austria and
Italy into this faction with the focus 'Alliance with Italy'. However, it is important to note that
Italy will still be able to form its own faction.
- Possible members
Kingdom of Hungary (automatic)
Italy
Austria
Cordon Sanitaire[edit]
When Romania chooses the focus of the same name, this faction will form, with
Poland and
Czechoslovakia being invited.
- Possible members
Romania (automatic)
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Kingdom of Greece
Balkan Entente[edit]
If Romania doesn't accept the Hungarian Rearmament they can create the Balkan Entente with
Czechoslovakia and
Yugoslavia.
- Possible members
Romania (automatic)
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Balkan Pact[edit]
The Kingdom of Hungary can create this faction by taking the focus of the same name and later invite
Romania.
- Possible members
Kingdom of Hungary (automatic)
Romania
House Bernadotte[edit]
If Hungary takes the focus 'Elect a Democratic King' and becomes democratic, they or
Sweden will get the option to form a faction if the other one is at war.
- Possible members
Kingdom of Hungary (automatic)
Sweden (automatic)
Bucharest Accords[edit]
Romania can create this faction after taking the focus 'Align Hungary' if they refuse submission.
- Possible members
Romania (automatic)
Kingdom of Hungary
Factions added in Waking the Tiger[edit]
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Central European Alliance[edit]
If the German Reich chooses to oppose Hitler and reestablish democratic elections, it will eventually create the Central European Alliance with the focus of the same name in opposition to the Soviets and eventually offer membership to a number of non-fascist, non-communist countries across Europe.
Anti-Communist Bloc[edit]
The German Reich can take the focus 'Tackle the Communist Threat' to create this faction.
- Possible members
German Reich (automatic)
Central Powers[edit]
If the German Reich chooses to oppose Hitler and reestablish the German monarchy, then it can form this faction with the focus of the same name and attempt to restore
Austria-Hungary and reestablish monarchy in
Italy.
Asian Communist Solidarity[edit]
Can be created by Japan with the focus of the same name.
- Possible members
Japan (automatic)
Communist China
Mutual Assistance Bloc[edit]
If Communist China decides to complete the focus 'Marxism With Chinese Characteristics',they will create this faction. Potential members are any communist nation in China, like
Sinkiang.
- Possible members
Communist China (automatic)
Sinkiang
Government of National Defense[edit]
If Communist China takes the focus 'Government of National Defense', they can form this faction with main China.
- Possible members
Communist China (automatic)
China
The New International[edit]
If after Japan completes the focus 'Join Comintern' the
Soviet Union is not in a faction or not communist, Japan will form this faction.
- Possible members
Japan (automatic)
Soviet Union
The Old Alliance[edit]
If after Japan completes the focus 'Rekindle the Old Alliance' the
United Kingdom is not in a faction or not democratic,
Japan will form this faction and invite the
United Kingdom.
- Possible members
Japan (automatic)
United Kingdom
Dominion of Canada
South Africa
British Raj
British Malaya
Australia
New Zealand
Korea
The People's Front[edit]
If the Soviet Union decides to support a warlord, and
Communist China doesn't accept defeat and they are separated by another country (typically
Xibei San Ma), that country may support
Communist China and form this faction.
- Possible members
Communist China (automatic)
Xibei San Ma
Shanxi
Yunnan
Guangxi Clique
West Pacific Treaty Organization[edit]
If Japan takes the focus of the same name, they will form this faction.
- Possible members
Factions added in Man the Guns[edit]
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Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance[edit]
If the United States takes the focus 'Hemisphere Defense', they will form this faction and automatically invite all Latin American nations of its ideology into it.
- Possible members
United States (automatic)
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Ecuador
Haiti
Honduras
Panama
Philippines
Uruguay
Anglo-Italian Pact[edit]
If the United Kingdom becomes fascist, they can invite
Italy to this faction with the focus 'Secure the Italian Alliance' if the
United Kingdom isn’t already in an alliance.
- Possible members
United Kingdom (automatic)
British Malaya (automatic)
Italy (automatic)
British Communist Alternative[edit]
If the United Kingdom becomes communist but doesn't align with the Soviet Union, they can form this faction with the focus of the same name.
- Possible members
United Kingdom (automatic)
British Malaya (automatic)
Commonwealth of Nations[edit]
Canada automatically creates and invites
Australia,
New Zealand and to this faction if the
United Kingdom becomes fascist, communist or non-aligned.
- Possible members
Canada (automatic)
Australia (automatic)
New Zealand (automatic)
The Coalition[edit]
Canada can create this faction if the
United States becomes fascist and threatens British Columbia. It will invite friendly countries, especially those that are at war with the United States.
- Possible members
Canada (automatic)
Coalition of Free Commonwealth States[edit]
If the United Kingdom decides to decolonize but is at war alongside its former colonies against a common enemy, then one of its colonies (priority given to
Canada) may create this faction and possibly invite former colonies to it.
- Possible members
Canada (automatic)
Australia (automatic)
British Raj (automatic)
South Africa (automatic)
New Zealand (automatic)
Hispanic Alliance[edit]
If Mexico becomes fascist under the Gold Shirts, it can invite Latin American countries to this faction with the focus under the same name.
- Possible members
Bolivarian Alliance[edit]
If Mexico becomes communist, it can invite Latin American countries to this faction with the focus of the same name.
- Possible members
4th International[edit]
If Mexico becomes communist and take the focus 'Smash the Bureaucrats', they can form this faction.
- Possible members
Mexico (automatic)
Communist China
Sinkiang
Paraguay
Community of Nations[edit]
If Mexico becomes democratic and decides to take the focus of the same name, they can form this faction with the
United Kingdom if the
United Kingdom is not already in a faction.
- Possible members
Mexico (automatic)
United Kingdom (automatic)
Dominion of Canada (automatic)
South Africa (automatic)
British Raj (automatic)
British Malaya (automatic)
Australia (automatic)
New Zealand (automatic)
Benelux[edit]
If the Netherlands chooses to become democratic but doesn't align with Britain, it can form this alliance with the focus 'Form the Benelux' and invite
Belgium and
Luxembourg to this faction.
- Possible members
Netherlands (automatic)
Belgium
Luxembourg
European Union[edit]
If the Netherlands chooses to become democratic but doesn't align with Britain, it can form this faction with the focus 'Foundations for a European Union' and invite all democratic nations in Europe to this faction.
- Possible members
Netherlands (automatic)
Belgium
Luxembourg
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
Ireland
Factions added in La Résistance[edit]
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Latin Entente[edit]
France can form this alliance with the focus of the same name if they go fascist.
- Possible members
France (Automatic)
Italy
Spain /
Nationalist Spain
Portugal
Confédération du Rhin[edit]
France under Napoleon VI can form an alliance with the German states with the focus 'Disunite Germany'
- Possible members
France (Automatic)
Kingdom of Wurtemberg (Automatic)
Kingdom of Bavaria (Automatic)
Kingdom of Westphalia (Automatic)
Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein (Automatic)
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg (Automatic)
Kingdom of Saxony (Automatic)
Kingdom of Prussia (Automatic)
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Legitimist Alliance[edit]
France, after restoring the legitimate heir to the throne, can create this alliance with
Carlist Spain if he is also king of them.
- Possible members
France (Automatic)
Carlist Spain (Automatic)
Anti-Fascist Bloc[edit]
Orleanist France can form this alliance with the focus 'No Further Humiliations'
- Possible members
France (Automatic)
Anti-Fascist Coalition[edit]
Communist France can form this alliance with the focus of the same name if there is no Democratic or Communist faction in the world, inviting every democratic or communist country bordering them if they are not in factions.
- Possible members
France (Automatic)
Belgium
Luxembourg
Switzerland
Spain
United Kingdom
Dominion of Canada
South Africa
British Raj
British Malaya
Australia
New Zealand
Liberia
Netherlands
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Yugoslavia
Paris Accords[edit]
Communist France can form this alliance with the focus 'Loyalty to the Cause' and then can spread the revolution around them
- Possible members
France (Automatic)
Latin Bloc[edit]
Nationalist Spain can form this alliance with the focus of the same name and invite all latin countries
- Possible members
Nationalist Spain (Automatic)
Portugal
Vichy France
Italy
International Bureau of Revolutionary Socialist Unity[edit]
Anti-Stalinist Spain can form this faction with the focus 'Unify the London Bureau'
- Possible members
Popular Front Bloc[edit]
Portugal under communism can for this alliance with the focus under the same name, inviting every communist county in Europe to the faction.
- Possible members
Portugal (Automatic)
Royal Iberian Alliance[edit]
Portugal after completing the focus of the same name and
Carlist Spain agreeing, you can form this alliance.
- Possible members
Portugal (Automatic)
Carlist Spain (Automatic)
Factions added in Battle for the Bosporus[edit]
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Corfu Cooperative[edit]
A communist Greece can form this faction by completing the focus 'Ally Tito', triggering a civil war in
Yugoslavia.
- Possible members
Kingdom of Greece (automatic)
Yugoslavia (automatic)
Argos Alliance[edit]
Monarchist Greece will form this alliance with
Austria-Hungary if the
German Reich hasn't restore the Kaiserreich.
- Possible members
Kingdom of Greece (automatic)
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
Bulgaria
Balkan Federation of Socialist Republics[edit]
Communist Bulgaria can form this alliance with the focus with the same name as a precursor to the 24px United Balkan Federation.
- Possible members
Bulgaria (automatic)
Yugoslavia
League of Balkan Confederacies[edit]
Democratic Bulgaria can form this alliance with the focus 'A Balkan Confederation' as a precursor to the 24px United Balkan Federation.
- Possible members
Bulgaria (automatic)
Kingdom of Greece
Romania
Greater Bulgarian Federation[edit]
Bulgaria can form this alliance with the focus 'The Fate of the Balkans'.
- Possible members
Bulgaria (automatic)
Saadabad Concordat[edit]
The Ottoman Empire can form this alliance with the focus 'Expand the Saadabad Pact'.
- Possible members
Ottoman Empire (automatic)
Iraq
Iran
Afghanistan
Anti-Bolshevik Accord[edit]
Turkey can form this alliance through the focus 'The Anti-Bolshevik Mediterranean Bloc'.
Republican Spain joins if not in the Comintern already.
- Possible members
Covenant of the Mediterranean[edit]
Turkey can form this alliance with the focus 'The Mediterranean Entente'.
- Possible members
Turkey (automatic)
Italy
Bulgaria
Kingdom of Greece
Portugal
Nationalist Spain
Balkan Entente[edit]
Turkey can form this alliance with the focus 'Reform the Balkan Pact'.
- Possible members
Turkey (automatic)
Bulgaria
Greece
Romania
Yugoslavia
Generic faction names[edit]
The following names are used by AI countries when creating ad-hoc factions and have no particular historical background:
Democratic[edit]
- The <continent> Association
- The <continent> Entente
- The <faction leader> Concordat
- The <faction leader> Union
- <continent> Coalition
- <continent> Federation
Communist[edit]
- The <faction leader> Compact
- <continent> Syndicate
- The <continent> Combine
- The <continent> Pact
- The <faction leader> Bloc
Fascist[edit]
- Brotherhood of <continent>
- <continent> Group
- The <continent> League
- The <continent> Confederacy
- <continent> Confederation
Non-aligned[edit]
- <continent> Defense League
- The <faction leader> Congress
- The <continent> Alliance
- Confederate <continent> Nations
- The <faction leader> Coalition
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