Go to your Steam Library and select your game of choice.Just open up your game, and go to the Mods section, and click on the mod you just added and there will be a check next to it. Go to Documents > Paradox Interactive > Hearts of Iron IV > then you create a «mod» folder. Germany, because its the most satisfying country and you don’t need to start with colonies. What is the best country to play as in HoI4? The Soviet Union should have a distinct manpower advantage (especially when Barbarossa kicks in), while the USA should be the strongest industrial power in the game, and compete with Japan for the title of strongest naval power, which should be able to go either way in HOI4, obviously depending on the pre-war. Germany- when doing the through the Benelux declare on Netherlands first and take em out, then Belgium and Lux. Italy and Germany are still the two easiest to play as, but I’ve logged some serious hours as Belgium and that’s helped me understand the game better(although I recommend rt56). What is the easiest country to play as in HOI4? Enable desired mods from the launcher and click Play button.Wait until files are downloaded (make sure your Steam app is running and has access to the Internet).Visit mod’s page and click the Subscribe button (you should be logged in).Find the desired mod at Hearts of Iron IV Workshop page.