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Steam Autumn Sale!

by PDX Chakerathe

Generals! The Quartermasters over on Steam have improved the efficiency on their supply lines, allowing us to make massive discounts for their Autumn Sale! Grab something for yourself and complete your collection, or maybe grab something for a friend right before the holidays! The Sale will run until December 4th 2024 19:00 CET BASE GAME Hearts of Iron IV - 70% off Hearts of Iron IV: Starter Edition - 70% off Expansions Hearts of Iron IV: Arms Against Tyranny 20% off Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone 30% off Hearts of Iron IV: No Step Back 30% off Hearts of Iron IV: La Résistance 50% off Hearts of Iron IV: Man the Guns 50% off Country Packs Hearts of Iron IV: Battle for the Bosporus 50% off Music & Unit Packs Hearts of Iron IV: Songs of the Eastern Front 50% off Hearts of Iron IV: Eastern Front Planes 50% off Hearts of Iron IV: Allied Speeches Pack 50% off Hearts of Iron IV: Radio Pack 50% off Hearts of Iron IV: Sabaton Soundtrack 50% off Hearts of Iron IV: Sabaton Soundtrack Vol. 2 50...

Götterdämmerung | Patch 1.15.1 Checksum c86b

by PDX Chakerathe

Generals! It has been a week since the release of Götterdämmerung ​but Command has continued their work in the background, with today's patch rolling out with some much needed bug fixes, some balance passes and a few tweaks to the AI. Make sure to check them out below as we continue to work diligently on more for the future! ################################## Balance ################################## - Reduced the base convoy cost for the Underway Replenishment by ~20%. (From 0.35 per fuel to 0.28 per fuel) - Adding days to the mission "Public Dissent" to give the player more of a fighting chance to avoid the negative fallout of the mission and subsequent event - Fixed an exploit with swapping division templates - Added basic transport plane technology to more countries in 1936 bookmark - Made political power a bit more abundant for the Freedom at Gunpoint/African Union branch for Congo. Also modified some AI chances, and added a version of the liberation decision to liberate subjects...

Complete Advanced Guide to playing HOI with Götterdämmerung

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Generals! Now that you've conquered the Beginner's Guide, its time to take on your next challenge with Götterdämmerung and our Complete Advanced Guide to Hearts of Iron. Join Hammotimee as they bring you up to speed on every HOI DLC and their unique mechanics. Whether you're looking to master Espionage or become the Global Market leader, to the daring new Raids on your enemies and finding the right scientists to unlock your country's full potential, learn it all for your future campaigns! Make sure to check out the video here or the preview below Make sure to check out the Expansion Pass Here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3152810/Hearts_of_Iron_IV_Expansion_Pass_1

Epic WW2 strategy game Hearts of Iron 4 is the biggest it's ever been right now

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When I think of strategy games and WW2, I'm always drawn to Hearts of Iron 4. The grand strategy game transports us to the frontlines of World War II in what's quite easily some of the best historical simulation you can play today. You don't need to just take my word for it either. In the eight years since launch, HoI 4 has earned a staggering 91% positive rating from over 220,000 Steam reviews. If you love Stellaris, Crusader Kings, Europa Universalis and any other Paradox epics, now's the perfect time to give Hearts of Iron 4 a shot. Not only does it have a new DLC and deep sale, but it's also the most popular it's ever been. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Hearts of Iron 4 DLC gives Germany new alternate history paths through WW2 Upcoming Hearts of Iron 4 DLC gives lots of love to a WW2 underdog New Hearts of Iron 4 DLC adds dramatic alternate history opportunities

Last Chance to grab your very own Kaiser of Plusshia!

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Generals! It is soon time for the Ruler of Plusshia to return to his campaign of conquest, but fear not! Makeship has been kind enough to delay his stay until the 27th of November so those of you who have not yet gotten your own. Make sure to get your requisition in before time runs out! Others lack that flair of Discipine, the Gravitas and Authority only this Kaiser can embody. Equipped with their formal regalia and one stylish moustache, this Platypus has unbridled ambitions for global domination... Grab your very own Duck-billed friend here or by clicking the image below {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9948323/ff66f35c29541101713bd587132390e7dd4f3d2e.jpg

New Hearts of Iron IV DLC lets you rewrite German history, pushing player counts up to a new peak

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Paradox Interactive have now released Hearts of Iron IV: Götterdämmerung, a Germany-focused expansion to their popular historical strategy game. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/11/new-hearts-of-iron-iv-dlc-lets-you-rewrite-german-history-pushing-player-counts-up-to-a-new-peak

Götterdämmerung AVAILABLE NOW!

by PDX Chakerathe

Götterdämmerung Available NOW! And finally the time is upon us. If you’re reading this, what are you doing? You could be playing Götterdämmerung this very moment! It’s been a long road, but in your hands is the power of life and death - will you become the guarantor of peace, or a destroyer of worlds? Götterdämmerung brings with it a prodigious array of mega-projects, raids, focus trees and mechanics that the team have been diligently working to provide. As usual around any launch, we’re maintaining an active presence here and around social media to get feedback and provide context. Don’t hesitate to reach out with any queries, otherwise I’ll leave this short and sweet: we sincerely hope you enjoy Götterdämmerung! /Arheo Get your own copy of Götterdämmerung below https://store.steampowered.com/app/3152810/Hearts_of_Iron_IV_Expansion_Pass_1/ Important Information Hi everyone! Katten here, your friendly neighbourhood community manager. I want to share some important information about a p...

Hearts of Iron 4 DLC gives Germany new alternate history paths through WW2

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More than eight years since it launched, Hearts of Iron 4 remains the go-to WW2 strategy game on Steam. The sprawling, in-depth recreation of World War II from Stellaris and Crusader Kings makers Paradox Interactive still pulls more players than its contenders, and it's about to get even bigger. Launching today, new HoI 4 DLC Götterdämmerung focuses on Germany and some of the countries in closest proximity to it, giving you entirely new ways to steer the nations through the globe-spanning conflict. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Upcoming Hearts of Iron 4 DLC gives lots of love to a WW2 underdog New Hearts of Iron 4 DLC adds dramatic alternate history opportunities The biggest WW2 strategy game is free for the weekend and 80% off

Götterdämmerung | Patch Notes

by PDX Chakerathe

Greetings all, With a mere one day to go before the launch of Götterdämmmerung, it is tradition that we leave you with the change log to pore over. The usual disclaimer applies; this list should be comprehensive but omissions may have occurred. Any items we add retroactively will be placed in a separate spoiler underneath the main list. ################################## # Expansion ################################## - Added new German ahistorical focus tree paths - Added full Austrian focus tree - Added full Belgian focus tree - Added full Congo focus tree - Added new Hungarian focus tree - Added over 180 new 3D models, including cool experimental equipment, unit models, cool experimental equipment and landmarks. - Added 11 new music tracks - Added 28 new Special Projects - Added Air, Paratrooper Raids, and targeted missile raids - Added VO for Austria and Belgium - Added Helicopter Brigade - Added Helicopter Logistics - Added Helicopter Medevac - Added Armoured Maintenance Company - ...

Developer Diary | Art & Achievements

by PDX Chakerathe

Hello! And welcome to the last Dev Diary for the DLC Götterdämmerung! I’m CreamGene and I hope you have had a good time reading previous Diaries and are as excited as we are for the release. Since I’m here, I would like to share with you some of the art we on HOI have loved to see the most as well as show off some behind-the-scenes… or WIPs of how some of the features took shape and came to be… as well as a passion project from me that I’m very excited to finally unleash! Features From my point of view, the features took some time to nail down and feel right, and I think it's very important to invest time and effort in that. Here I’ll showcase some of the steps and directions that the Special Projects and Raids went through. I believe that you have already gotten some nice run-throughs from earlier DDs so if you want to refresh your memory, please head to the earlier DDs where our fantastic Content Designers explain the ‘hows and whys’ since I’ll mainly showcase the art journey for the...

Developer Diary | Performance and Modding

by PDX Chakerathe

Hello everyone, it's again the time to give you a glimpse into the fun stuff we've been doing from the tech side. You know, in addition to implementing the new features. This time around, I (PDXen) got the honour to write the Dev Diary. I'm gonna start off with some outdated news from the past: Did you know that we did a performance pass on Trial of Allegiance? I honestly hope that you didn't. Being a country pack, we never intended to improve the performance but we did make improvements to counter the influx of data that happens when we add more content. But I know you don't want to listen to ramblings about the past. So let's get started on what we've done this time. While we've taken time to look at the performance and improve parts of it, we've also added some new generic features that we hope our modders will like. Performance I'm gonna be brutally honest with you from the start: The performance goal of this DLC was to not decay performance. (Un)fortunately, this doesn't mean we c...

Developer Diary | Alt-History Germany

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Hallo, wie geht es dir? video here Stay tuned for tomorrow, Thursday November 7th, that there will be a Dev AMA over on Reddit! Paradox_Danne here one last time to guide you through the final German Dev Diary before Götterdämmerung drops and you can experience all of this first hand. Buckle up, because today we’re diving into German alt-history! Before we get started though, let’s have one last look at the old German Focus Tree and then compare it with the new one. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9948323/a7f84a70eff3c35fd0ec0d80d7c342284418be5e.pngThe Old German Focus Tree has served us well over the years {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9948323/7273a2475b30d20f3c19ca62ecc0c4ab9b0acf89.pngBut it’s time to let a new German Tree sprout As you can see, the new German Focus Tree is something of a behemoth and by far the largest Tree in the game. If you’ve read the previous two Dev Diaries about the Historical branches and the German systems (if not, stop reading this and head over there immediately!) most of you wi...

Developer Diary | Congo

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Hello! My name is MordredViking (Gareth), and I’m joined in this Dev Diary by D3vil (Jonathan). We previously talked about Belgium and now it’s time to talk about Congo! I’ll start talking about a specific part of the focus tree which relies on close Belgian cooperation, then Jonathan will take over and cover the rest of the branches. Why Congo though? I know there was some surprise at their inclusion in this expansion, but there is a good reason for it. Namely, they contributed a lot more to the Second World War than you likely realize, plus they were of course intrinsically linked together with Belgium. It was their gold and diamonds which kept the Belgian Government in Exile solvent, meaning that they did not need any donations or loans from the other Allied nations. Congolese soldiers fought in the Force Publique together with other Allied troops against the Italians in Ethiopia. Congolese rubber production was expanded following the fall of South East Asia to Japan, and other raw ...