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Steam News11 March 20264mo ago

8.3.1

ADDED 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.

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addedADDEDAdded new army supplies state visualization map, bound to F9 key (can be rebound).
changedCHANGEDShips counters have been reworked to resolve the visibility/readability issues.
changedCHANGEDUpdated NATO ships icons (cleaner).
changedFIXEDAI pathfinding edge case.
changedFIXEDAI had inclusive check on end availability year for units when purchasing.

Hex of Steel changes

addedAdded new army supplies state visualization map, bound to F9 key (can be rebound).
changedShips counters have been reworked to resolve the visibility/readability issues.
changedUpdated NATO ships icons (cleaner).
changedAI pathfinding edge case.
changedAI had inclusive check on end availability year for units when purchasing.

ADDED

  • 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 submarine and Virsaitis gunboat to Latvia.

  • Kalev class submarine, Novik class destroyer, Sulev gunboat to Estonia.

  • Garrison unit to Mongolia.

  • Total supplies cost in the income breakdown.

  • MipMaps to all units textures to improve with pixelated/visual glitches.

  • Added new army supplies state visualization map, bound to F9 key (can be rebound).

CHANGED

  • Ships counters have been reworked to resolve the visibility/readability issues.

  • Core units are now properly and clearly indicated in both the reserve menu and the order of battle menu.

  • Updated NATO ships icons (cleaner).

  • Harmony modders: AI.cs has been refactored significantly.

  • Harmony modders: ResearchMenu.cs has been refactored significantly to improve its moddability.

FIXED

  • AI pathfinding edge case.

  • AI had inclusive check on end availability year for units when purchasing.

REMOVED

  • Ronis class submarine from the USSR.

Source

Steam News / 11 March 2026

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