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Hex of Steel

Also known as Hex of Steel, hex of steel, hex-of-steel

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16 May 2026

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v8.4.48.4.4

ADDED Sd. Kfz. 7-1 flakvierling 38 to: Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria. CHANGED Capturing a victory point will now trigger a refresh of borders + land ownership (without full FOW clearing however). Rommel’s Offensive campaig…

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v8.4.311d agoPatch notesCHANGED Units movement pathfinding will now prioritize going across tiles that are not in the FOW, and if there's a tie, it will prioritize moving across owned territory that is in FOW rather than enemy territory inside…Patch notesImpact 704 changes
v8.4.215d agoPatch notesADDED New US tanks: Sherman M4 75mm, Sherman M4 105mm, Sherman M4A1 75mm, Sherman M4A1 76mm, Sherman M4A2 75mm, Sherman M4A3 75mm, Sherman M4A3 76mm, Sherman M4A3 105mm, Sherman M4A4 75mm. CHANGED Entrenchment damage mo…Patch notesImpact 707 changes
v8.4.117d agoPatch notesADDED Brand new Europe 1940 standalone scenario (with new leaderboard entries). Two new French commanders: Pierre Héring, Charles Huntziger. Marmon–Herrington Mk I, Marmon–Herrington Mk II, Marmon–Herrington Mk VI, Crui…Patch notesImpact 6012 changes
v8.4.023d agoSecurityWarning: the multiplayer server will be updated within the next 48h and will require any version equal or above 8.4.0 to access online services. CHANGED Scenario Generator has been reworked from the ground up. New terra…SecurityImpact 958 changes
v8.3.1427d agoPatch notesCHANGED AI is a bit more careful with its attacks/targets when sitting on its own major VP. AI will be purchasing AA/AT units more consistently now. AI SPAA / SPAT units purchase chance has been increased. Operation Ove…Patch notesImpact 705 changes
v8.3.1329d agoPatch notesADDED Reinstated the Sd. Kfz. 7-1 flakvierling 38 New German SPAAG: Sd. Kfz. 6-2 FlaK 3.7 cm New German SPAAG: Sd. Kfz. 8 FlaK 18 8.8 cm (prototype) CHANGED Buildings no longer can be redeployed. Was exploited and makes…Patch notesImpact 605 changes
v8.3.1221 Apr 2026Patch notesCHANGED Rebalanced Leningrad 41 Axis campaign scenario. Occupied VPs now provide 25% less supplies. Land units in transport ships no longer apply any supply penalty to land units. Optimized a little bit the supply path…Patch notesImpact 604 changes
v8.3.1118 Apr 2026Patch notesADDED Smooth fog of war uncovering when moving units. Smooth VP ownership change when a VP is captured (short animation). Deathblow icon on damage preview to see at a glance whether a unit dies during the engagement. Sh…Patch notesImpact 704 changes
v8.3.1016 Apr 2026Patch notesADDED New movement inertia on units is now optional (setting, default to ON). CHANGED Reduced clouds opacity when zooming in/closer to the map. Reduced GPU load with new clouds system (they no longer have any performanc…Patch notesImpact 658 changes
v8.3.915 Apr 2026Patch notesADDED Brand new Eastern Front 1942 standalone scenario. Leaderboard entry (steam) for new Eastern Front 1942 scenario. Supply plane to Japan. Slight inertia to units when they move. Smooth lerp for unit swap movement. C…Patch notesImpact 8516 changes
v8.3.812 Apr 2026StoreADDED New unit property: AvailabilityOption. This new property replaces the old isRemoved property, it now allows you to control who this unit is available to (Everyone, No one, AI only, Humans only). Move or Attack rul…StoreImpact 7510 changes
v8.3.711 Apr 2026Patch notesADDED Missing unit properties fields to the CSV file generation (units editor). CHANGED Morale damage modifier has been smoothed between states, preventing hard morale modifier based on pure raw morale state. Previously…Patch notesImpact 7516 changes
v8.3.606 Apr 2026StoreADDED Drazki-class torpedo boat and Lurssen F1 class torpedo boat to Bulgaria. Tooltip for cost of unit redeployment on UI. Ship names in all missing UI menus: store, reserve, order of battle. CHANGED Redeploy button is…StoreImpact 657 changes
v8.3.501 Apr 2026SecurityCHANGES Bumped multiplayer compat version to 8.3.5 Terrain modifier UI icon has been updated to something clearer than a bunker icon. Upgrading/Downgrading a unit (from itself to another unit) will now remove 1 level of…SecurityImpact 807 changes
v8.3.430 Mar 2026StoreCHANGED Research time has been tweaked to take into account the amount of time that goes by every turn. Underlying code has been reworked to also improve modding with Harmony. Rules for transportation modes (Horse-towed…StoreImpact 657 changes
v8.3.323 Mar 2026Patch notesADDITIONS Auto recognition of more ship classes: Frigate, Corvette, Minesweeper, torpedo boat, escort destroyer. CHANGES Significantly reduced core units upkeep when in reserve on campaign scenarios only (from 50% to 10…Patch notesImpact 757 changes
v8.3.218 Mar 2026Patch notesFIXES AI not deploying its units properly. Operation Unthinkable wrong side assigned in campaign. Panzer III Hs were present originally on the Battle of France 1940 scenario even though this model was not produced yet h…Patch notes
v8.3.111 Mar 2026Patch notesADDED AI nations now guard their borders during peacetime, evaluating nearby threats and reinforcing the most dangerous frontiers. Hurja class gunboat to Finland. Prezidentas Smetona gunboat to Lithuania. Ronis class su…Patch notesImpact 605 changes
v8.3.004 Mar 2026EventCHANGED All ships graphics have been updated and their style has been unified. All ships counters have been updated to a new design. All plane counters have been updated to fit the new design (tinted instead of full out…EventImpact 658 changes