What changed in Hearts of Iron IV in 2022

Fixed issue where Democratic Unrest National Spirit in Switzerland wouldn't be removed when declaring the Alpine Protectorate.

Now makes more sense with a better split between political advisors & research bureaus.

Less deterministic selection.

Fixed tooltip function when used in country scope or all_character/any_character.

Admirals can no longer erroneously gain the politically_connected general trait.

Italian AI should no longer release puppets in Balkans on historical via decisions.

Fix all events related to Soviet Paranoia (value was always 0).

No longer valid for naval bombers, increased naval targeting from dive brakes from 4 to 6.

Fixed issue where variants created through focuses etc. would get unexpected modules and upgrades.

Fixes to how AI selects target templates for upgrading.

Combat log tooltip now shows correct naming for losses breakdown.

Added country dynamic variables: country_leader, theorist, army_chief, navy_chief, air_chief, political_advisor, high_command.

Now reduces total build cost by 5%, but requires 30 XP, from 10.

Fixed not considering manpower casualties in the air combat.

Reduced to 30% armor, down from 40%.

Overall efficacy of radios reduced slightly.

Now has 8 soft attack from 5, and 6 piercing from 10.

Fixed Thrust/Weight issues in some plane designs after latest air rebalance.

Now has 24 breakthrough, up from 20.

Fix the way character variables in script are stored.

Added portraits for political advisors in Spain and Portugal.

Fixed issue where 'No Councilor' mission would complete right away.

Now increases armor by 25%, up from 20%.

Added property allow_without_tech to create_equipment_variant.

Fewer drawbacks but higher production cost; HMG soft attack now 4, from 3, hard attack removed.

Now grants 15% reliability, up from 10%.

Will dismiss currently appointed advisor before hiring the new one.

Now 1938 tech, amphibious tank now unlocked only by 1936 light.

Fix bug with usage of pc_is_state_outside_influence_for trigger in ai desires.

Fixed the manpower exploit by repeated splitting & merging of airwings.

Any trigger or effect requiring a country scope used in character scope will not work anymore.

Fixed Chinese general showing up with blank portrait when Nationalist China integrates Guanxi Clique army.

Earlier planes should be a little cheaper on the whole.

Stop showing a diff in stats when there is no design company attached.

Fixed issue where researching a new hull, chassis or airframe would not create the default variant if any variant of that type already existed.

No longer reduces reliability, but has doubled production cost.

Italian Fiat 3000 and Fiat 3000B inter-war tanks will now show proper inter-war tank 2D icon.

Soft attack reduced to 1, from 2.

AI no longer forgets top-most production line when reducing excessive factories.

Unite Polynesia decision category now shows the appropriate decision category picture.

Cruiser Submarine icon will now be properly shown on the researched technology pop-up.

Will not disappear after loading a save anymore.

Now has 10 piercing, down from 12.

Now costs 1 IC, down from 2.

No longer desires to be best buddies with Romania despite being instructed to ignore them for a while.

Now has 14 naval strike attack from 12, -12 agility from -15, and 6 targeting from 5.

Now has 8 breakthrough, down from 10, and reduces soft and hard attack by 10%, down from 25%.

New variants received from auto-upgrades, focuses, events etc. are now highlighted in the production tab.

Stalinist AI should now be more inclined to kill Trotsky.

Reduced naval strike detection chance from 0.7 to 0.5, reduced carrier disruption factor from 0.8 to 0.6.

Engine 2 speed reduced to 480/450, from 530/480.

Now grants -10% infantry equipment build cost in addition to civilian factory conversion speed.

Taking occupied states in peace conferences is now considerably cheaper.

Decreased likelihood Switzerland will join the Allies or Axis late war.

Fixed issue where Switzerland would not take focuses that required less than Full Cantonal Power.

Italian decisions Expand Regional Control in Ethiopian states no longer require any Ethiopian legitimacy value.

Australia gains an additional shipyard focus that unlocks naval designers.

Warscore from capturing a province for the first time increased to 4, while IC damage warscore reduced by 20%.

Added a Hungarian Focus for restarting the shipping industry, adding 3 dockyards.

Aid Ethiopian Communists now shows proper localization.

Random seed for the outcome of NKVD decision to assassinate Stalin is now dynamic.

Fix checking if a country is at war with someone in your faction.

Mengkukuo now has a starting core on Ordos.

Values rebalanced to align with new transport planes supply capabilities.

Fixed bug where AI gave super high score to certain modifiers while hiring advisors.

AI now prioritizes advisor competence over cost.

Fixed wrong value for Mobilization Speed in the Italian Communist side of the Balance of Power.

Ships transferred during Peace Conferences now have crew excluded, reducing ship experience to 25%.

Will no longer add Armoured Cars to division templates if La Resistance is not active.

Now grants 2 Civilian Factories, up from 1.

You can now choose to retain states upon which you have cores.

Several triggers made neutral to not impact outcomes in modding.

Now takes 35 days, down from 70.

Fixed issue with unlocalized armoured car technologies when researched via script.

Now grants 5% core defence factor (up from 3%) and 10% naval experience gain.

Balanced between Transdanubia and Northern Hungary with an added excavation decision.

Fascist Canada can now offer concessions to the UK for Labrador and Newfoundland, with improved acceptance chances.

Now grants a national spirit with -33% political advisor cost.

Canadian focuses that grant army experience now grant significantly more of it.

Added approximately 40% more German and 20% more English random name possibilities.

Now grants 2 military factories, up from 1.

Now grants 4 dockyards, up from 3.

Adds 2 signal company research bonuses and a decryption bonus if La Resistance is owned.

Fix for mod achievements in case of long texts.

Added a new Hungarian Focus to construct a new flagship.

All Australian focuses granting army experience now grant between 5 and 10 times more.

Added a late-game resource prospecting decision for tapping the Derna oilfield.

Fixed typo in tooltip when there are no modifiers applied.

Now grants 4% industrial and dockyard output, up from 3%.

Warscore contribution from lend leasing fuel and equipment roughly tripled.

New divisions spawned by Italian decision Train Irregulars will now spawn when the decision finishes.

Manchukuo focus 'Hoankyoku' now grants a free Spy Agency if unbuilt, and a national focus granting +1 free operative slot.

Added pc_turn trigger for peace conferences.

Former Presidents of the Swiss Confederation are now available as Councilors again after 1950.

Fix crash when putting the focus on an Edit text box and closing the screen by using the Escape key.

Romanian focuses 'Invest in the IAR' and 'MALAXA' now grant 3 of their respective factory types, from 2.

Forming the Ottoman Empire without BftB now grants a core on Cairo.

Constantinople and Amasya are now cored by the Form Persia decision.

Forming Byzantium without BftB will now appropriately grant cores on Constantinople and Amasya.

Garrison Manpower lost per resistance attack reduced slightly.

Several Indian focuses have had their bonuses and experience grants adjusted.

Cairo is now required to form Arabia, and is appropriately cored by the same decision.

Fixed inconsistencies with BoP impact in Italy when losing/retaking core states.

Hungarian spirit 'Invite Foreign Investors' now grants 10% research speed in addition to previous effects.

Slightly reduced manpower requirements again for lower tier occupation laws.

Warscore from taking a province for the first time increased by 50%.

Soviet NKVD advisors are no longer omniscient beings - enemy spy detection chance reduced to 0.2% base from 5% base.

One new focus added to Romanian air section: 'White Squadron'.

AI contesting other AIs in peace conferences should now resolve their conflicts based on a combination of relative power and map aesthetics.

You are once again able to click and shift-click to set the priority on production line elements.

Italy can no longer claim territory or the subjugation through decisions of a Balkan country if they are in the same faction.

Ticino is now cored by the HRE decision.

Cost to invite to executive council reduced to 100pp from 150, cost to integrate is now 3% stability, from 150pp.

Improved air role ratios for countries AI.

Default occupation law is now set to Military Governor, from Civilian Oversight.

Hovered state highlighting is now used in construction and deployment mapmodes.

Decision alert should now show again if available decisions are present.

Timed peace stackables now only cancel when at war with the receiver.

Gave the AI an extra layer of thought process behind taking states in peace conferences.

Herzegovina is now transferred to Croatia if the appropriate event option is selected by Germany.

Czech focuses have had various adjustments to bonuses and penalties.

Indian civil war will no longer give you 0 units if you complete a civil war focus while Free.

If Italy tries to join the Stresa Front and has any wargoals on a faction member, they will be removed before Italy can join the faction.

Switzerland now correctly updates best democratic allies when another country changes governments.

Hungary's Support Urbanization focus now grants one civilian factory in addition to the three building slots.

Prevent CTD for observer when someone hotjoins.

Several Italian focuses have had their research bonuses adjusted, generally reduced.

AI is somewhat less likely to blow the suez canal without reasons.

Air supply mission cp cost has been reduced by 75%.

Hungary now receives 2 uses of the 25% doctrine cost reduction from the 'Mobile Corps' spirit, from 1.

The USA now has a significant peace cost reduction for puppeting Japan.

If Czechoslovakia is at war with Germany, Germany should now wait a while before declaring war on Poland.

Non-strategic materials module now decreases production cost of airframes by 7.5%.

Two new one-use war support decisions added, which simulate the effects of radio and film industry propaganda.

AI will now pick somewhat more interesting military spirits.

Several ai modifiers have been added to the 'Protect Czechoslovakia' triggered event in the Hungarian focus tree.

India now has access to a new focus and series of lengthy decisions which allow the offset of the Agrarian Society national spirit.

Forming Macedonia now requires and grants cores on Istanbul, Amasya, Van, and Cairo.

Imperial Associates can now become spymaster of their faction.

Slightly adjusted thresholds for AI using occupation laws, towards a more severe approach.

Truce period after kicking a country from faction increased to 60 days from 30.

Small Bomb Bay now has -15 agility, from -20.

Manchukuo focus 'The Two Emperors' now reduces the Low Legitimacy malus by 20% war support and stability.

World Threat will now correctly build and decay from the fabrication of claims.

Generic versions of Switzerland generated through Peace Conferences don't inherit Switzerland's systems or Focus Tree anymore.

Hungarian spirit 'Invite Foreign Investors' now grants 10% research speed in addition to previous effects.

Manchukuo focus 'Hoankyoku' now grants a free Spy Agency if unbuilt, and a national focus granting +1 free operative slot.

Warscore from taking a province for the first time increased by 50%.

One new focus added to Romanian air section: 'White Squadron'.

Cost to invite to executive council reduced to 100pp from 150, cost to integrate is now 3% stability, from 150pp.

Two new one-use war support decisions added, which simulate the effects of radio and film industry propaganda.

Truce period after kicking a country from faction increased to 60 days from 30.

Indian civil war will no longer give you 0 units if you complete a civil war focus while Free.

Imperial Associates can now become spymaster of their faction.

Air supply mission cp cost has been reduced by 75%.

World Threat will now correctly build and decay from the fabrication of claims.

Italy can no longer claim territory or the subjugation through decisions of a Balkan country if they are in the same faction.

Forming Byzantium without BftB will now appropriately grant cores on Constantinople and Amasya.

Soviet NKVD advisors are no longer omniscient beings - enemy spy detection chance reduced to 0.2% base from 5% base.

Hungary now receives 2 uses of the 25% doctrine cost reduction from the 'Mobile Corps' spirit, from 1.

Forming the Ottoman Empire without BftB now grants a core on Cairo.

Switzerland now correctly updates best democratic allies when another country changes governments.

Small Bomb Bay now has -15 agility, from -20.

Cairo is now required to form Arabia, and is appropriately cored by the same decision.

India now has access to a new focus and series of lengthy decisions which allow the offset of the Agrarian Society national spirit.

AI will now pick somewhat more interesting military spirits and adjusted thresholds for occupation laws.

Prevent CTD for observer when someone hotjoins.

Various adjustments to Indian focuses, including 'Rhani of Jhansi' and 'British Army Support'.

Hungary's Support Urbanization focus now grants one civilian factory in addition to the three building slots.

Default occupation law is now set to Military Governor, from Civilian Oversight.

Added pc_turn trigger for peace conferences.

Czech Communist focus 'Communism with a Human Face' now grants 3% Recruitable Population from 2%.

Adjustments to Romanian focuses, including 'Invest in the IAR' and 'Air Superiority'.

Garrison Manpower lost per resistance attack reduced slightly.

Multiple Italian focuses adjusted for research bonuses, including 'Air Innovations', 'Reggianes Exports', and others.

Resolved crash when DLC La Resistance is not activated.

Adjusted limits for light, medium, and large airframes.

Prevented autopause when a hidden event pops up.

Adjusted warscore gains and losses from fuel and equipment IC.

Improved triggers and conditions for Italian focuses.

Lowered the demand of AI nations to build tactical and strategic bombers.

Resolved crash when interacting with Kamikaze module.

Changed from 10 to 0.05.

Adjusted from 0.002 to 0.004.

Changed from 0.3 to 2.0.

Notable increase in players opting for normal difficulty settings since BBA's release.

Changes to how bidding and territory claims work in peace conferences to address player confusion and dissatisfaction.

Plans to clarify the air combat formula to reduce community confusion and erroneous conclusions.

Introduction of Japanese localization, currently used in 2% of games.

Fixes for known AI behavior issues that have been identified as bugs.

Commitment to ongoing monthly patches for maintenance and improvement of BBA.

Prevented decisions from showing if Ethiopia capitulated before going into exile.

Now includes speed base modifiers.

Org loss reduced from 90% to 60%.

Wouldn't disappear after centralizing the country.

Unaligned nations now mostly embrace Empire and take land for themselves.

Should no longer cause issues with control.

A few focuses shortened to 35 days and changed requirements for Develop Shewa focus.

Users are advised to run Windows update.

Improves visibility of the province it's in.

Fixed idle unit recognition for army group orders.

Small adjustments to 'Aktion Nationaler Widerstand' and 'Reduced Training Age'.

Range from drop tanks and armor is now multiplicative.

Adjusted for latest strategic region changes.

Text in description was yellow.

Railway focuses that only give railways should not also give another bonus as compensation.

Game will only load fonts required to display the chosen game language.

Can no longer annex the entirety of the Soviet Union without joining the call to arms.

Now has cores.

AI should now be less willing to perform different actions on the same bucket of states.

Gruppi di Difesa della Donna was removed for no reason if the Spanish civil war was over.

When multiple equipment variants are auto-upgraded.

Fallback for building factories if all building slots are used.

After completing focus Defy the Duce.

Now available regardless of Switzerland winning a defensive or offensive war.

If Germany is already in a faction and not the leader, they shouldn't invite other countries.

Balance multiengine thrust, Improved SE.100 template engine

Transport plane IC cost increased from 4 to 20

Templates no longer transferred to new country when releasing or through peace conferences

Conquer Northern and Southern Ethiopia should no longer fail if Ethiopia is defeated and puppeted

Fixed for several state modifiers

Fixed when same category of bonuses are defined in both the idea and the idea's trait

Not properly removed from Switzerland when Militias are turned into regulars

Base point calculation for winners increased by 10%

Parameter added to start_civil_war effect to keep all characters in target country

Removed from Back channel Negotiations in Switzerland

Now unlocked by advanced rocket tech

And weird UI selection on DX11

Minors and Puppets will now try to support their faction members with warscore

Will no longer cause them to go into exile in Canada

Models did not have an MG weapon with latest infantry equipment tech researched

Now displays the value for a full air-wing

After centralizing Switzerland

Through decisions

Soviet Union now prioritizes upgrading manpower over blowing up railways

From Switzerland in Frankfurter case

Fixed in special cases for armies

Italy's AI strategy adjusted to prevent losing to Yugoslavia

Deducts its cost at the end and not the beginning

In land combat when multiple countries are at war with the country

The latest expansion for Hearts of Iron IV is now live, introducing new content and features.

The game will now default to DirectX11 instead of DirectX9 for new installations and first-time launches.

Several graphical bugs, including white squares on tank models, will be addressed in the Avalanche patch.

Significant improvements made to the rendering of map icons, enhancing FPS and frame time.

Starting with the 1.12.0 release, the minimum OS versions will be macOS 10.14 and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

Flexible Balance of Power system allowing modders to create dynamic gameplay.

New air region tool in imgui for detailed information on wings and their efficacy.

New system allowing mods to define and track their own achievements in-game.

New Friends list in the main menu to view each other's Career Profiles.

New features including more stats, non-ironman achievements, and profile customization.

Unlock Profile Pictures using Career Points earned from medals and ribbons.

Introduction of unit medals that are fully scriptable for modding.

New medals and ribbons as in-game achievements, including mod support.

New stats to track offensive and defensive battles and player playstyle.

Improved scripting standards for peace conferences, focusing on per-state evaluations.

Separate data tracking for games played with mods, including single-player support.

A new overview window in the ESC menu displaying stats and awards for the current playthrough.

A new comparison window for equipment design allows players to compare variants against each other.

New thresholds added for piercing vs armor mechanic in naval combat, affecting critical hit chances.

Players can now view the logistics menu for subjects and faction members through the diplomacy menu.

AI now uses armored divisions more sensibly on frontlines with new situation triggers.

War support now has a scaling negative effect on stability and is affected by casualties and strategic bombing.

Logistics Strike now applies state-level AA disruption effects, balancing its strength.

The piercing vs armor calculation has been reworked to be more realistic, affecting division damage against armored targets.

Armored trains are now vulnerable to damage from Logistics Strike again, but at a reduced rate.

Expansion set to release on September 27th, 2022.

Saves from patch 1.11.12 are fully compatible with 1.11.13, allowing players to continue their previous games.

Players can now engage in multiplayer games across different stores (Steam and Microsoft Store) using Nakama.

Nakama replaces the current network solution (PDX MP) on Microsoft Store, while remaining optional on Steam.

New secondary demands such as Demilitarized Zone, Resource Rights, War Reparations, and Dismantle Military Industry.

Participants can demand enemy capital ships during peace conferences, introducing contested claims for ships.

Removes military factories from the targeted state to slow down re-militarization postwar.

Gives control of local civilian factories in a targeted state for a specified duration.

Introduction of a nearly complete new UI for the Peace Conference system, enhancing usability and presentation.

Grants access to the resources in a targeted state.

Prevents the target nation from placing troops in the selected state.

A new feature allowing players to design multi-role aircraft with various modules and configurations.

Introduction of special modules to optimize planes for various missions, enhancing their capabilities.

New dedicated unit type for long-range naval spotting, built on the Large Airframe.

Players can now create aircraft that serve multiple roles, balancing flexibility and performance.

Weapon modules define aircraft roles and unlock specific missions, allowing for greater customization.

Three size classes of airframes introduced: Small, Medium, and Large, including carrier-capable variants.

Addition of approximately 80 new 3D models and various icons for plane designs.

The total number of techs in the Air tech tree has decreased from 38 to 28.

New mechanics for engine modules determining thrust and weight, affecting design legality and performance.

Unlocks if Italians reject the outreach, locking players into a defensive strategy.

Sets Ethiopia on a path to reject Italian influence and rekindle national pride, leading to potential conflict.

Introduces Italian settlers to Ethiopia, boosting construction and population growth but reducing military effectiveness.

Allows fascist supporters to break away from Ethiopia and become an Italian puppet.

A focus that explores potential support from Italians for a coup against Haile Selassie, introducing three potential leaders.

Provides substantial military advantages against the Italian forces.

Starts the process of rebuilding Ethiopia after the civil war under Italian rule.

Introduced a new focus tree for Ethiopia's fascist path, including options to reach out to Italians and various military and economic strategies.

Gives Ethiopia claims on territory across East-Africa for future conquests.

Allows Ethiopia to regain control over territories ceded to Italy.

Boosts fascism's popularity and provides access to loyalist generals after winning the war.

Allows Ethiopia to reach out to resistance groups in East-Africa for support against Italy.

Introduces multiple ways for Switzerland to join the Allies during the war.

Introduced new alt-history paths for Switzerland, including military and political branches.

Players can choose to devolve power to the Cantons or maintain central authority, affecting gameplay direction.

Players can choose between autocratic or democratic paths to expand Switzerland's territory.

Players can nudge Henri Guisan towards a coup, affecting leadership and military bonuses.

Unlocks focuses for managing resistance in occupied states and enhances military capabilities.

Details on the fascist path including leaders and military industry development.

Focuses allow training of regular troops and upgrading militias into regular infantry.

Consolidates power in the council, providing bonuses like increased War Support and Political Power.

Completing the focus sends an ultimatum to Austria for the region of Vorarlberg.

New branches available after the Italo-Ethiopian War, including rebuilding and expansion options.

Ethiopia's territory has been divided into smaller states for improved gameplay and realism.

Ethiopia starts with a set of national spirits, enhancing gameplay depth.

Introduction of a 'War Escalation' mechanic affecting both Ethiopia and Italy.

Introduction of a new focus tree for Ethiopia, emphasizing survival and modernization.

Focuses available for Haile Selassie when in exile, affecting gameplay options.

Ethiopian army structure updated with regular and irregular forces.

New balance of power system introduced, affecting gameplay dynamics.

Players can choose between establishing a Federal Police Intelligence agency or building spy networks.

A new system that tracks the power dynamics between cantons and the federal council, affecting gameplay decisions.

A branch focusing on Switzerland's defensive strategies and fortifications against potential invasions.

A system that tracks the opinions of neighboring countries and affects Switzerland's neutrality.

The first circular focus tree for Switzerland allows players to navigate between historical and alternate history paths.

A unique recruitment law allowing Switzerland to train militias instead of a standing army, reflecting historical defense strategies.

Unlocks a National Spirit that changes based on the player's historical path choices.

Encounter up to 20 new unit models and associated sound effects.

12 new music tracks added to enhance the gameplay experience.

Comprehensive Plane Designer added alongside 67 new 3D plane models.

Numerous improvements and new functionalities for the intel system.

New demands and actions available during peace conferences.

Resist Italian colonial occupation with an expansive focus tree for Ethiopia.

Grow skills of Divisional Commanders and reward their actions in combat.

Introducing the next milestone in the Hearts of Iron story with new features and content.

Chart the course of Mussolini’s regime or subvert Italy’s historical path.

Balance your situation as Switzerland amidst totalitarian regimes.

Dual purpose guns now branch off the light gun line, starting with certain nations having them researched.

A review of armor values and piercing is planned for future updates.

Changes made to speed, reliability, and production costs of ships.

The naval tech tree has been split into two tabs: one for hulls and one for naval support.

Lower and shorter lived penalties for positioning when joining ongoing battles.

Changes to hit profile calculation to reduce the impact of speed on hit chance.

Spotting is now min capped at 0.01% progress per hour, ensuring task forces are spotted after 10,000 hours.

You can no longer have both medium cruiser and light cruiser guns on the same design.

SUPREMACY_PER_SHIP_BASE has been reduced from 100 to 75 to increase the impact of IC and manpower on naval supremacy.

Adjustments made to submarine visibility to reflect new gameplay mechanics.

Introduction of new modifiers for fire control and radar affecting naval gameplay.

New organizational structure for grouping and selecting multiple air wings across locations for easier management.

Moving to fixed wing sizes to streamline deployment and improve balance, with most wings set to size 100.

Added quick deploy buttons to the air base UI for single-click deployment of air wings.

Ongoing balance adjustments to existing air combat mechanics, focusing on decoupling agility and speed.

Added a mechanic for intercepting planes in regions enroute to their target, enhancing strategic options.

Players can now contest claimed territory during peace conferences, introducing a bidding war mechanic.

A complete rework of the peace conference mechanics to improve functionality and user experience.

Participants will now act simultaneously in peace conferences, with bids evaluated at once to avoid turn order advantages.

Each participant will receive a fixed amount of points based on war participation, affecting the dynamics of the conference.

Adjustments to the overall cost of interactions and participation in peace conferences.

Added missing leader tooltip in Soviet focus 'The Glory of the Red Army'. Pavel Rybalko will become a general after completing the focus.

Turkey no longer gets a wargoal on themselves when refusing Balkan Federation demands.

Naval battles will no longer count towards combat duration for career profile.

Added a bypass to the Free French 'Form the National Committee' Focus to avoid blocking the player if they don't have 90 Legitimacy.

Fixed a problem in British Alternate Strategy Plans when historical focuses are off without a specific strategy plan being selected.

Niche Role will now be correctly set when AI designs ships, also applies to players using 'auto design'.

Japanese puppets should now get the correct name.

Fixed issue where Estonia and Latvia would not follow the historical focuses.

Fixed achievement 'Better than Szent Istvan' being impossible to earn due to an issue with the new character system.

A new Habsburg branch has been added to the Generic focus tree, allowing players to restore the Habsburg dynasty.

Every nation can now join and restore the Holy Roman Empire regardless of their starting position.

An array of historically accurate royal marriage candidates has been included for players to choose from.

Three new realistic continuous focuses have been added to the Habsburg branch.

List of top target nations and provinces for nuclear strikes by players.

Examination of division compositions and their popularity among players.

Discussion on the continuous naval production focus exploit discovered by players.

Observation that only 4% of total designs are made with the auto design feature.

Discussion on the timing of switching from civilian to military factories.

Analysis of player preferences showing Germany as the most played major nation.

An overview of player trends and statistics gathered from telemetry data.

Overview of player designs and preferences in the tank designer feature.

All players will have access to a new Career Profile that tracks gameplay statistics.

Players can now access a subscription model for DLC, including major expansions and cosmetic DLCs.

set_nationality effect will no longer check if the character is 'available' in the target country before transferring them.

Fixed OOS and other subtle issues caused by bad ordering of logistics stockpile in deployment logic.

Fixed CTD with mods that fire leaders without giving AI a proper 7 days notice period.

Fixed dynamic modifiers not returning localized keys when supplied.

Liberal use of diplomatic_relation in script will not longer slowly corrupt memory, triggering random CTD and OOS.

Flattened tank chassis IC cost, raising earlier chassis by 10-20%, up to no change at later chassis.

Transport planes now cost fuel to run.

set_nationality on characters will no longer cause their owning country to reset to their original country on loading savegame. This addresses several CTDs and some unexpected behaviour.

Fixed CTD when clicking on provinces with no owner (mods only).

Reduced truck damage from logistics strike mission by approx 30%, reduced train damage from logistics strike mission by approx 15%.

Enhancing multiplayer experience and social interactions.

Enhancing the impact of military doctrines on unit design.

Progress in No Step Back expansion to guide AI behavior.

Developing more diplomatic tools without disrupting global warfare.

Optional tools to enhance player attachment to campaigns.

Incorporating elements of industrial economy into decision making.

Adding alternate history paths and more options, starting with Italy.

Progress in No Step Back expansion, with more improvements to come.

Adding mechanics to manage army size after conflicts.