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Full Hearts of Iron IV update
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Repeated intro
Greetings all,
What changed
- Gameplay
- UI and audio
- Maps
- Balance
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 - Added Armoured Engineer Company - Added Assault Engineer Company - Added Super-Heavy Artillery Companies - Added Land Cruiser Support Company - Added Super-Heavy railway gun
################################## # Feature ##################################
- Research Tab was enriched with Scientists, Experimental Facilities and Special Projects. - Added 15 new Special Projects - Added 2 Special Projects to the No Step Back expansion - Added new historical German focus tree paths "- Reworked Land and Coastal Forts - their maximum buildable level is now capped by the province terrain type. Those caps can be increased primarily by researching new Fortification Technologies " - Added numerous new technologies associated with or unlocked by Special Projects - Added a variety of horse colours for cavalry units - Added focus shortcut system showcased in the German national focus tree - added raids system for launching nuclear bombs
################################## # Balance ##################################
"- Rebalanced Norwegian advisor traits - Added Rolf Jørgen Fuglesang, Eivind Blehr, Eivind Heiberg, Christopher Hornsrud and Kirsten Hansteen as new advisors for Norway." - Updated a few Czechoslovak focuses to be a bit better or faster. Also added more flavour to many of the names of the Czechoslovak focuses. - A few faction-joining focuses in the Spanish and Portuguese trees have now been made into 35 days focuses. - Updated the French focus and national spirit "Fortification Focus" to additionally grant +1 max level for land and coastal forts. - Updated the Czech "Fortification Studies" and "Sudetenland Fortifications" focuses to grant additional max fort levels, to accommodate for the new fort system. - The Turkish AI shouldn't start WW3 with historical focuses on "- Fixed an issue with the French decisions to reorganize the various Air Force MIOs so that they no longer get the same name duplicated. Also rebalanced the decisions to be more worth taking. - Added the Société Française Radio-Électrique asa new electronics concern for France. - The French focuses “Latin Entente” and “Towards a New Europe” now don’t only change the country leader, but also change the name of the leading political party to match the leader you gain. - The French Focus “Bring Home Quebec” now also gives claims on all Quebec cores. - Fixed an issue where the French focus “Grow the Empire” didn’t account for the new Congolese states added in BBA. - The French focuses “Reach Out To Spain” and “Invite Portugal” have been made into 35 day focuses. - The French focus “The Natural Borders of France” now also gives claims on the target states. - The French focuses “Celebrate the Commune” and “Legal Equality” have been made into 35
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