What changed in Hearts of Iron IV in 2020

Addressed a compatibility issue affecting gameplay on macOS 11.0.

Telemetry data shows a significant increase in players choosing new countries, with Germany's play rate dropping to less than 20%.

Feedback from players will lead to an open beta with bug fixes and changes addressing political issues in the Turkish focus tree.

The new country pack 'Battle for the Bosporus' has been released.

About two thirds of players in Bulgaria decided to give power to the Tsar, showing a preference for monarchy.

Telemetry indicates that 33% of players in Turkey opted to bring back the Sultan, while 48% chose to remain a republic.

The next DLC and patch titled 'Barbarossa' is in development, with more information to come.

73% of players in Greece opted to bring back the exiled republicans, with many compromising with monarchists.

Navigate political divisions and choose paths towards fascism or restoring the Greek Empire.

Added console command Audio.PlayEffect to play a scripted sound effect.

Improved performance of CPoliticalMinister evaluating decisions with an AI factor of zero.

Germany can no longer annex Yugoslavia with a single focus and no input from the Yugoslavian player under certain circumstances.

Yugoslavia will now lose the Anti-German Military spirit if the military has already instigated a coup.

Added the ability to specify a variable referring to an idea for triggers and effects.

Added a series of decisions for Yugoslavia to promote a communist uprising in Bulgaria, Albania, and other Balkan nations.

Updated unit models for enhanced visual representation of Balkan and Turkish forces.

Fixed operative being stuck on rescue mission when there are no operatives left to rescue.

Added support for is_enemy, is_friend, and is_neutral triggers to adjacency rules.

Focus tree reworked for Death or Dishonor expansion.

Added modifiers for navy leader starting levels and attributes.

Rocket sites will now properly delete remaining stock when captured.

Fixed has_dlc trigger to return false when the name of the DLC is not known.

New music tracks to enhance the gameplay experience.

The Heavy Cruiser 3D Asset Pack has been merged into the base game.

Improved performance of national focus GUI when there are focuses with many prerequisites or expensive allowed triggers.

New country pack featuring Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey with unique national focus trees.

Balance factions or reclaim lost territory; choose to ally with Germany or resist.

Yugoslavia may now complete industry focuses if the owner of the province is their subject.

New voice overs to provide a more immersive experience for the three nations.

Banning Communism or Fascism now also removes foreign communist/fascist influence national spirits.

Added support for dollar signs in localization strings.

Added a special infantry model with Pickelhaube for Unaligned Germany.

Naval supremacy is now scaled to a percentage depending on enemy intel level instead of being reduced to 0% at low intel.

The external actor on the losing side of a civil war no longer gets their units wiped if they were in the winner's territory.

Added global.province_controllers game variable array for province controllers.

Starting position for Romania has been tweaked.

Added add_victory_points/set_victory_points effects.

Fixed foreign equipment not showing up under stockpiles UI.

Decide the future of Turkey through reforms, regional protection, or restoring the Sultan.

Added support for dynamic modifiers in tooltips.

Added some missing descriptions of special ship hulls (MtG only).

Added support for nesting localization strings.

Updated focus to start with 65% Non-Aligned support.

Fixed some issues with AI operative assignments that were trying to assign the same operative multiple times.

A number of new releaseable nations have been added to the game.

Integration of short video clips tied to alerts to help new players understand game mechanics better.

The Heavy Cruiser Pack, which includes 3D models for various nations' cruisers, is now available for free to all players.

DLC includes three new music tracks.

Camelry units added for Turkey and other nations that historically used them.

A variety of new achievements related to the expansion.

Introduction of new design companies in the expansion.

Addition of tech icons for the three new nations introduced in the DLC.

Addition of new national spirit icons for the expansion.

Edwin Barclay, President of Liberia, now has his own portrait.

Changes made to focus icons for Yugoslavia based on feedback.

Yugoslavia can now support peasant uprisings in Bulgaria and Albania.

King Peter can marry into various European royal families, affecting alliances.

Players can now choose how to deal with the Ustase uprising in Croatia.

Yugoslavia receives a partial rework of its focus tree, improving options for players.

Modern Balkan borders and historical occupation zones are now reflected in the game.

Constantin Sanatescu is now available as a General with enhanced capabilities.

Yugoslavia can reorganize into the Pan-Balkan Worker’s Congress.

State priorities for building focuses have been updated to avoid infrastructure bonuses in lost territories.

Romania can change sides in the war via a decision after a government coup.

Switched the starting fascist leader to Octavian Goga.

Romania can bid for control over Yugoslav states, leading to unique outcomes.

Romania now starts with the correct political parties and leaders for 1936.

New meaningful choices added to the monarchist focus tree for Yugoslavia.

King Michael's Coup focus has been moved to the bottom of the fascist tree.

Establishing the Banate of Croatia no longer makes it a puppet.

Yugoslavia can grant self-government to its constituent parts, affecting territory control.

New voice overs added for Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey to enrich the gameplay experience.

Preview stream scheduled for September 24th showcasing the new Turkey focus tree.

Addition of new music tracks to enhance gameplay experience.

Turkey has been reworked to enhance gameplay, reflecting its historical context and unique political situation.

Decide Turkey's future with options to continue reforms or restore the Sultan in the new focus tree.

Announcement of the upcoming DLC featuring a new focus tree for Turkey.

State lines and categories have been corrected, with Istanbul now a separate state and provinces restructured for realism.

A new focus tree has been introduced, featuring multiple political paths including non-aligned, fascist, democratic, and communist options.

An event chain starting with the Montreux Convention that involves Turkey, Britain, and the Soviet Union over the Bosporus.

New country pack featuring Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey with unique focus trees.

New modifiers reflecting the internal divisions in Turkey, impacting gameplay based on government alignment.

New mechanics for governing Kurdish areas, allowing for dynamic interactions and resistance management.

Introduction of new 3D unit models for enhanced visual representation of Balkan and Turkish forces.

Navigate political divisions and build relationships with Allies or pursue fascism with Greece's new focus tree.

Balance factions or reclaim territory lost in 1919 with Bulgaria's new focus tree.

Introduction of new National Spirits for Bulgaria, reflecting its historical context and internal conflicts.

Players can choose to condemn or support the IMRO, affecting diplomatic relations and internal stability.

Introduction of an internal factions system allowing players to interact with various Bulgarian factions through cooperation or oppression.

Focuses available to lift military restrictions imposed by the Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine and develop Bulgaria's military industry.

A new focus tree with branches focusing on industry, military, and political affairs has been introduced for Bulgaria.

Players can choose between relying on foreign investors or developing domestic industry for Bulgaria's industrial growth.

Bulgaria is featured as the second country in the upcoming DLC, providing new gameplay mechanics and historical context.

Bulgaria will start with Tsar Boris as the country leader, offering bonuses for non-aligned support and a penalty to war support.

The Country Pack will be accompanied by a patch to fix existing bugs.

New industrial paths allow Greece to modernize its economy and manage debt.

Players can choose political paths affecting Greece's governance and alliances.

Greece can field a smaller, professional army with modifiers to enhance defense.

Greece starts with national spirits reflecting political instability and economic challenges.

New focus trees for Greece are being developed as part of the upcoming Country Pack.

Greece's economic situation is represented by a national spirit related to its debt.

Focus tree mechanics will allow players to navigate Greece's political and economic challenges.

The winning achievement from the community contest, requiring players to conquer all of the Soviet Union as Finland without joining a faction.

Prevented crash when responding to faction invites from non-existing factions.

Fixed multiple OOS issues related to technologies and mission resets.

Updated the forum link in the main menu to match the new forum.

Made tech investments into submarines more expensive and capital ships cheaper.

Increased retreat speed bonuses and implemented a cooldown system for transports to avoid stun-locking.

Buffed targeting and power of bigger guns; light guns made slightly worse.

Includes 45 armored vehicles for USA, UK, France, and Soviets, plus 32 tanks from the Colonel Edition.

Carrier planes no longer take area coverage penalties on targeted missions; weather penalties reduced.

Added 70 minutes of speeches from allied leaders and commanders triggered by in-game events.

Added play_song and scoped_play_song effects for modding.

Fixed an issue with Carlist Spain losing its 3D models after reinstating the monarchy.

Added basic land and naval combat details to hourly OOS checks.

Spain will not get resistance from the states until the SCW is completely over.

Removed a unlocalized debug tooltip when planning operations.

Fixed a CTD related to clearing strategic air data.

The Bell Tolls for Us achievement should now trigger when winning the civil war.

Lowered boost resistance operation duration to 50 days from 60.

Fixed OOS caused by a client that has been kicked from their last game.

Fixed OOS when a player asks an AI for a lend lease.

Fixed operative resuming their mission after an operation.

Tech stealing text now matches what you always get rather than sometimes being random.

Tech stealing can no longer unlock mutually exclusive techs.

Fixed OOS caused by differing names of airbase airwings in naval combat.

Fixed an issue where the British Raj could end up with no recruitable manpower.

Increased weights for equipment unlocks a bit from tech stealing operation.

Reduced cost increase for repeating sabotage operation on a target.

Sabotage operation now also increases damage done rather than just aiding in targeting.

Both outcomes on civilian tech stealing no longer give max bonus.

Fixed issue with cores and resistance during and after SCW.

Enabled the abort on map error for when game files are modified.

Capture cypher operation now gives between 30-50% decrypt and requires a bit lower network.

Fixed issues with coordinated strike making them with naval bombings.

Lowered chance for agent capture and increased chance for harm and hiding.

The coordinated strike operation now has proper effect descriptions.

Fixed save game formatting of AI strategies for managing production.

French guarantees on Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia are now cancelled if France goes with Britain.

Countries should no longer leave the Latin Bloc formed by Spain after a day.

AI Spanish Factions will now surrender if they do not control any state in the Iberian Peninsula.

Hinder NKVD Interference focus will be canceled if The Stalinist Doctrine is completed.

Fixed an issue with the Spanish unique 3D tank model not appearing correctly.

Reduced cost increase for repeating tech steal operation from a target.

Lowered operation duration for infiltrate Army/Navy/Air from 90 to 75.

Fixed OOS related to different language settings between the host and client.

Fix end of civil war events no longer firing.

It is now possible to recruit local agents in countries occupied by a third party.

The bonuses for collaboration governments are no longer reversed.

Fixed OOS when joining a MP that has not LaR with a client that has LaR enabled.

Achievement now correctly checks if 5 coups have been done.

Fixed AI constantly cancelling sending expeditionary units.

Fixed CTD when showing the leaderboard before going back to the main menu.

Carrier planes no longer suffer the range coverage penalty during coordinated strikes.

Added military factory to China that was incorrectly set up in 1.9.1.

Fixed OOS due to differing ship name in combat result.

Korea should now correctly be released if Manchukuo breaks free from Japan.

AI Japan will no longer make Marianas a collaboration regime.

Fixed a crash that could happen when assigning operatives to an operation.

Reduced the hourly tick cost of checking for out-of-syncs.

Fixed OOS in naval combat when convoys are sunk with different language settings.

Fixed an issue with the Iberian union not getting the correct 3D model.

French guarantees on Yugoslavia will be removed if France backs down during the Sudeten Crisis.

Lowered duration on targeted sabotage from 120 to 90 days.

Fixed an issue with army training XP generation.

Soviet now retains the old behavior of sending volunteers to Spain.

Fixed crash to desktop related to clearing strategic air data and processing air activity.

Fixed crash to desktop when showing the leaderboard before returning to the main menu.

Enabled the abort on map error for modified game files in the installation directory.

Soviet now retains the old behaviour of sending volunteers to Spain.

Basic land and naval combat details added to hourly out of sync checks.

Military factory that was incorrectly set up in 1.9.1 has been added to China.

Fixed out of sync issue caused by differing ship names in combat results.

Fixed save game formatting of AI strategies for managing production of army roles.

Fixed OOS when joining a multiplayer game with different LaR settings.

Fixed out of sync issues related to different language settings between host and client.

End of civil war events no longer firing, initially reported on German Civil War.

Numerous bugs from previous versions addressed.

Various balance adjustments made to improve gameplay.

Introduced new releasable nations in the game.

Enhancements made to improve game performance.

ITA now no longer invades NOR until FRA falls.

Fixed bugs that were changing resistance country not working.

Airwing duplication now also copies missions as well as the 'auto turn off' training setting.

Spanish Election of 1936 events will now get the current Spanish leader, Niceto Alcala-Zamora.

Impassable terrains no longer have resistance.

Fixed a crash that happens when saving when a border war ordergroup is invalid.

Fixed missing portrait for Spanish general in vanilla.

Germany and Soviet air volunteers can now fight each other in the civil war.

Fixed some issues with resources that were causing inconsistencies with the last added resource type.

The UK will now prioritize giving Gibraltar to SPD, then SPA, then SPB, and only if no other Spanish tag exists, to SPC.

Fix sound effect for light armour fire. Now it has more DAKKA.

Updated BLR division names to use Belarusian instead of Russian.

Fixed unlocalized option in one of the Spanish civil war news events.

The US should now declare war on Vichy France closer to the historical date.

Added in decision category art for generic formable nations.

Added 'lack of fuel' icon for combat view for divisions that are lacking fuel.

Fixed China uprising decision not working in some cases.

Fixed a CTD that happens during peace conference when the game tries getting tooltip for a deleted action.

Added new 3D models for the various Spanish sides and Portuguese units in La Résistance.

Added support for highlight_state_targets for decisions which improves performance.

Vichy France is now informed if any colonial territories are taken over by Free France.

France should no longer abandon all bonds of fellowship by leaving their faction if they decide to support the Czechs.

The EU should now correctly gain cores on Belgium and the Netherlands.

Enabled 3D mesh lookup based on a country's cosmetic tag before checking its true tag.

Fixed a CTD that can happen when loading a save that has GIE with units in naval transfer.

If Britain or France abandon Czechoslovakia or Yugoslavia, any guarantees made to those countries are revoked.

Neutral government can do collaborations now.

Evade Blockade decisions will now be properly removed after a country capitulates.

Fixed civil war flags not being cleared when a country is annexed by an effect, causing script issues.

Decision scripted GUIs now support dirty var as well.

Fixed a CTD that happens when you have invalid color characters.

Fixed an issue where France would start out with too low war support if Man The Guns was not active.

Fixed a bug that was leaking memory in decision scripted GUIs.

Several new Spanish advisors are now at the service of the different Spanish factions.

Brazilian Fascist party will become an Anti-Monarchist Coalition when Portugal completes the focus Monarchist Uprising in Brazil.

Fixed some occupation modifiers wrongly being applied after loading a save game.

Fixed a case where carrier combat disruption was not working.

Soviets are discouraged from sending volunteers to western Europe.

Neutral AI countries won't create collaborations unless it is past 1944 and they are at peace.

Added army_ledger, navy_ledger, air_ledger, civilian_ledger tokens for parent_window_token scripted GUI entries.

Added general Jose Asensio Torrado to the Spanish roster.

Gibraltar will not generate resistance to any Spanish nation if it is transferred during the SCW.

Added text-to-speech (Win/Mac) and speech-to-text (Win) to the multiplayer chat.

Added is_impassable trigger.

Added large font support and visual message notification to the multiplayer chat.

Added state modifiers for building & repair speed for specific building types.

'Give up Baleares' and 'Refuse to Give up Baleares' events are now fired to Italy instead of Spain.

AI will not create single state collaborations.

Event effects now accept variables as its duration entries.

Fixed overflow of resource icons in the state view.

Weakens Anarchist Spain's starting position.

Simulates collapse of morale in Spanish Civil War.

Addressed various issues experienced in the 1.9 update.

Players can now choose whether an airwing should be reinforced by older aircraft, newer aircraft, or no aircraft at all.

The beta will receive updates weekly before the patch goes live.

Players can now duplicate selected air wings and set reinforcement rules for air wings in the reorganization window.

An open opt-in beta for patch 1.9.1 is available, with updates planned until mid-April.

Detailed statistics on player choices for Portugal, France, and Spain during playthroughs.

Decrypt enemy communications for short-term battlefield advantages.

Players can assist allied resistance movements with resources to damage the enemy.

New National Focuses for Republican and Nationalist Spain, including an expanded Spanish Civil War.

Includes new National Focuses for Free France and the Vichy Regime, with an option to restore the old French Monarchy.

Scout planes and armored cars introduced for reconnaissance and suppressing resistance activities.

Train spies for information warfare and conduct special operations or develop passive resistance.

Prepare collaborators to fill the void in conquered territories.

The newest expansion for Hearts of Iron IV introduces new gameplay features and mechanics.

New focus tree for Portugal to restore naval power, strengthen the empire, or intervene in the Civil War.

The La Résistance expansion for Hearts of Iron IV will be available on February 25, 2020.

Scout planes and armored cars to gather information and suppress resistance activities.

New focus tree for Portugal to restore naval power and strengthen the overseas empire.

The release of the La Resistance expansion for Hearts of Iron IV.

Decrypt enemy communications for battlefield advantages.

New National Focuses for Free France and the Vichy Regime, with an option to restore the old French Monarchy.

Assist allied resistance movements with resources to damage the enemy.

Expansion includes new music tracks for enhanced gameplay experience.

Players can train spies and send them on special operations or develop passive resistance to enemy espionage.

New National Focuses for Republican and Nationalist Spain, including an expanded Spanish Civil War.

Prepare collaborators to fill the void after conquering a target.

Allowed the addition of custom modifiers using the scripting language.

Implemented a scoring system in the scripting language for better AI decision-making.

Operations system is now more scriptable, allowing extensive modding.

A tool to observe AI gameplay is now available for public use.

Enhanced crash logging to provide more information on script execution failures.

Added an aliasing system for country tags to enhance modding capabilities.

Added new effects, triggers, and game variables, including support for storing tokens as variables.

Added new strategies to modify AI behavior for better gameplay.

Game speed can now be modified for multiplayer mods.

Introduced an Outlook indicator to assess risks and rewards for espionage operations.

Revised focus tree for Portugal with new focuses and adjustments to existing mechanics.

Added new ministers, including Alan Turing for the UK, enhancing agency capabilities.

Introduced a new sub-branch for Salazar to strengthen his regime and improve Portugal's power.

Adjusted stability penalties and bonuses for Portugal's National Spirit and leader traits.

Fixed issues in AI invasion logic that affected performance and troop management.

Enhanced AI logic for troop deployment and invasion strategies, particularly for the USA and Germany.

Operative recruitment now tied to available slots instead of a timer, improving clarity.

Renamed and clarified political focuses related to the Spanish Civil War.

Reworked resistance mechanics to better challenge Germany without direct nerfs.

Added new focuses to enhance military capabilities and research bonuses.

Resolved a security issue tied to the way LUA libraries were loaded for mods.

20 new achievements added for players to unlock, featuring various challenges related to espionage and historical events.

Introduction of new light tank and plane models for Spain.

Schedule for upcoming dev diaries leading to the release, including topics like achievements and AI changes.

Four new tracks added: 'Imperterrita', 'A Storm Coming', 'Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité', and 'Cloak and Dagger'.

Introduction of famous agents like Otto Skorzeny, Jeannie Rousseau, Dusko Popov, Josephine Baker, and Nancy Wake.

New portraits for generals, admirals, political leaders, and spies focusing on France, Spain, and Portugal.

Added releasable tags for Catalonia, Basque Country, and Galicia in Iberia.

Improved interactions for the British Raj, allowing it to pursue its focus tree even if forced into independence.

Players can now form Polynesia by uniting certain Pacific nations, including Hawaii and New Zealand.

Updated fragmentation game options to better reflect colonial territories and their independence.

North African countries can now form the historical state of Al-Andalus by occupying parts of Spain and Portugal.

Added 6 new releasable tags in Oceania including Hawaii, Tahiti, Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Solomon Islands, and Mariana Federation.

Notification numbers for decisions and espionage agency are now more visible, with a right-click option to reset the available count.

Players can now opt out or back in for MEFO bills at any point during each cycle.

New alerts for allied naval invasions have been added to help players react to enemy landings.

Exercises can now automatically stop when hitting max level, reducing the need for constant monitoring.

New factory constructions will now be placed just below the last non-repair entry in the construction queue.

UI improvements for filtering focus trees have been made, enhancing the search functionality.

AI will now wait a short while to activate its plans during civil wars, allowing players time to organize.