Hearts of Iron IV (Release June 6th)

[ColonicAcid]

But with a small installement of 25 dollars you too can get some random assortment of minor countries with equipment names and special sprites!!!!!!!

 

[gokiller]

But with a small installement of 25 dollars you too can get some random assortment of minor countries with equipment names and special sprites!!!!!!!

Release is nearing! What nations will you pick first?
I was thinking of maybe Italy, but I imagine they'll give it heavy penalties on technology and organization to simulate just how bad their army was. How was it done in HoI 3?

I would probably start off with a major. The Soviet Union preferably. Always loved playing as them on Hoi3, so hopefully it's as enjoyable on Hoi4.

But eh, getting a Taleworlds MP game going could be interesting?

 

[tintontoe]

But eh, getting a Taleworlds MP game going could be interesting?

Possibly, but a TW paradox multiplayer game has only gone well once or maybe twice (both times EU3, a long ass time ago), don't remember. Most others just stopped after the first session. :Þ

 

[Captured Joe]

No, minors' tanks and manufacturers won't be named on launch as they are apparently not significant (Škoda Works and Manfréd Weiss Stahl-und Metallwerke AG are not included whereas MAN AG is in the game. Because Germany. Haha).

I was afraid of that...

Stupid Swedes, they couldn't make any war-worthy tanks themselves. Now I gotta buy the HÖHÖHÖ WE TRICK YUO Axis Minors DLCs...

 

[BenKenobi]

And France DLC.

 

[Úlfheðinn]

As long as they never add any Hungarian tanks I will be happy.

 

[BenKenobi]

Wow! Such rivetophobia. Be ashamed.

 

[Úlfheðinn]

I sent a letter to Johan, telling him that Hungarians suck and we can't have them in the game.

Also no pastatanks or pastaplanes either please. 

 

[Captured Joe]

Silly Swedes, any battle fame your tanks ever got was while serving with the Hungarian Fast Corps. They were so horribly bad (even by minor power standards) the Hungarians had to upgun and uparmor them to even be viable for recon duty.
Also they weren't even riveted all over, for shame!

 

[Úlfheðinn]

After we lose two world wars you can educate us about tanks.

 

[Captured Joe]

B-b-but! My rivets!

 

[Wellenbrecher]

As long as they never add any Hungarian tanks I will be happy.

I happen to know that Hungary will indeed be part of the generic tech tree on launch.

 

[Beny]

Probably Germany to get to grips with it. Then all the other majors before the Albania challenge.

Maybe a cold war DLC for HoI IV is planned later?

No and mods will suck because HOI is a war game not a diplomacy game. A cold war gone hot scenario (ala Wargame) however might work well.

 

[BenKenobi]

No and mods will suck because HOI is a war game not a diplomacy game. A cold war gone hot scenario (ala Wargame) however might work well.

Do you even Kaiserreich, bro?

 

[Wellenbrecher]

What I really really like from the previews I've seen is how they seem to have combined the map-modes.
Zooming in dynamically shrinks the areas of the country that have the well known "country colouring" and gives you the nice pretty textures of the terrain while the border regions are still clearly visibly marked in the various colours.

Because for example in CK2 it always felt silly to install those gorgeous texture mods and such as for me the game becomes really confusing to play when I can't clearly see what kingdom/county/whatever is what.

 

[Jhessail]

It looks like that a lot of things will be done differently than HoI 2 and 3 did things, some things gained more depth while others lost some for the sake of reducing micromanagement. Personally I'm quite excited but how do other HoI veterans feel about the changes?

Some good, some decent, some bad. Not holding my breath. Waiting for the non-Steam version.

 

[Captured Joe]

Why don't you want to use Steam? Do you dislike Valve?

 

[Jhessail]

I prefer to own my games and not lease them from Valve.

 

[LittleJP]

Preorder's out. Apparently there's a season pass thingy in one of the editions, for the first two expansion packs. EEEEEEEH

 

[Captured Joe]

Sounds like a  bit of a rip-off.

Also that preorder trailer, it's more stereotypical than any Red Alert game.