Hearts of Iron IV Dev Tracker

Join Community Manager Josh in our latest weekly stream series! Whether you're a novice or a returning player, this could be the perfect series for you!

In this series we'll explain how to play Germany in single player, with a focus on tips, tricks, what to dos and explaining mechanics! Stuck on a certain aspect of the game? Join us in Twitch chat to ask your questions live!

This series is perfect for those of you wishing to finally take a dive into the Hearts of Iron experience, or for those of you who just want to chill and watch a World War unfold!

This series streams weekly on Wednesdays at 1:30pm CET over on the Paradox Interactive Twitch Channel[pdxint.at]
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Join Community Manager Josh in our latest weekly stream series! Whether you're a novice or a returning player, this could be the perfect series for you!
In this series Josh will explain how he plays Germany in single player, with a focus on tips, tricks, what to dos and explaining mechanics! Stuck on a certain aspect of the game? Join us in Twitch chat to ask your questions live!

This series is perfect for those of you wishing to finally take a dive into the Hearts of Iron experience, or for those of you who just want to chill and watch a World War unfold!


This series streams weekly on Wednesdays at 1:30pm CET over on the {LINK REMOVED}... Read more

Live Broadcast: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/394360/announcements/detail/3028081061125157931]here[/url].

Live Broadcast: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/394360/announcements/detail/3035961090223292809]here[/url].

Midweek Madness is upon us!

Along with this week's Multiplayer Event, we've got a variety of deals and discounts for you to sink your teeth into.



First up, Battle for the Bosporus is on sale for the very first time! We've got a discount of -33% on our latest country pack.

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: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/394360/announcements/detail/3035961090227253592]here[/url].

Rome. Egypt. Byzantium. The Mediterranean has known many masters. Now the great powers of the atomic age look to seize this jewel for themselves.

Join the Hearts of Iron team for a multiplayer clash over who can call themselves truly 'the Masters of the Mediterranean'.

We'll be live 1800-2200 CET on the 10th and 11th March over on our twitch, bringing you all the action as it happens. Make sure you set a reminder for the stream with the button on the right!

In this two-day event, a team of Content Creators will attempt to defend their Mediterranean powerbase at all costs.

Challenging them will be Hearts of Iron developers, coming at them from all corners of the world as some of the most powerful nations.

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Live Broadcast: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/394360/announcements/detail/3038210542029356452]here[/url].

Join us once again on Wednesday for another episode of 'I Swear I'm Not a Byzantophile!'

Having overrun Romania but, inadvertently given parts of Greece to Bulgaria, Josh and Daniel will be looking to take the fight to the major powers in their quest to paint the map purple.

Join us at 13:30 CET tomorrow, Wednesday 10th February over on our twitch[www.twitch.tv]

Remember, you can set a reminder in steam with the button on the right.

Stability & Performance

• Fixed a security flaw in networking where a user could bypass lobby password protection
  
• Added extra checks to block clients with empty or blank username from joining a game
  
• Fixed a security flaw in networking where a user could kick/ban other players without being the host

Hello everyone,

Patch 1.10.4 of the "Collie" update is now live and should be downloading through Steam and Microsoft Store as we speak. The new checksum is 8878.

This update aims to resolve various security issues reported by the multiplayer community.

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- Fixed a security flaw in networking where a user could bypass lobby password protection
- Added extra checks to block clients with empty or blank username from joining a game
- Fixed a security flaw in networking where a user could kick/ban other player... Read more

: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/394360/announcements/detail/3038210353765257025]here[/url].

Live Broadcast: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/394360/announcements/detail/3037083820182118921]here[/url].

It's 2021 and we're back with a new weekly stream series!

Kicking things off in the new year is a playthrough as Greece, for the 'I Swear I'm Not a Byzantophile' achievement. We'll be playing as Greece, reviving the Byzantine Empire and bringing as many former Imperial territories back into the fold as we can.

Join us over on Twitch today at 13:30 CET for the first installment! [www.twitch.tv]

Today's Dev Diary by Podcat [forum.paradoxplaza.com]

2021? Damn, we are in the future now boys and girls!

I wanted to write this diary because it feels like it's been a really long time since we chatted. Well I guess it wasn’t that long actually but 2020 has definitely made everything feel like its taken forever.

2020 has probably been the most challenging year so far for the team since release. The COVID-19 situation really messes with your wellbeing, even if your life normally is chilling inside with your cat and computer games so I hope you are all taking care of yourselves.

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: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/394360/announcements/detail/3041586785450864574]here[/url].

Hello everyone!

This weekend, from today until the 22nd of December, we've created a bundle along with our friends over at World of Warships!


The bundle includes:

• World of Warships (free-to-play)
  
• World of Warships — Exclusive Starter Pack
  
• Hearts of Iron IV
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: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/394360/announcements/detail/5364315219793803226]here[/url].

Live Broadcast: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/394360/announcements/detail/2903096023503842054]here[/url].

World War Wednesday continues!

We'll continue Putting The Band Back Together in tomorrow's stream, live 1330-1500 CET!

With Monarchs safely back on the thrones of Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire, war against the western powers is imminent.
Our hosts' first target will be Italy, with German medium tanks and Austro-Hungarian fighters ready to be unleashed.



Make sure you set a reminder for the stream and tune in at 1330 CET tomorrow! [... Read more