Hearts of Iron IV Dev Tracker

Hello everyone!

Patch 1.10.3 of the "Collie" update is now live and should be downloading through Steam and Microsoft Store as we speak. The new checksum is aa89.

This update aims to address a compatibility issue with the recent release of macOS 11.0 "Big Sur".

Saves made with 1.10.0, 1.10.1 and 1.10.2 are expected to be fully compatible with 1.10.3 and you can continue your previous game without risk.

Should you still have an older saved game (from 1.9 "Husky" or 1.8 "Fork"), it will not be compatible with 1.10.3, even if the game does not report it as such. This is sadly an issue we could not fix in this patch without painful side effects (see the known issues[forum.paradoxplaza.com] page).

As always, if you have an older save you can... Read more

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The Weekly Streams Return!

Yes we're back with a new weekly stream series- for the next five or so weeks, we'll be 'Putting The Band Back Together'; reforming the central powers of Imperial Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire, with a view to avenging defeat in the Great War.

We'll be streaming for 90 minutes each week, from 1330-1500 CET on Wednesday's, starting tomorrow 18th November!

We've got Community Manager Josh, Game Designer Robert and our resident salt king Da9L taking on the world together.

Be sure to set a reminder over on the right and tune in over on our twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/paradoxinteractive

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Hello everyone!

Patch 1.10.2 of the "Collie" update is now live and should be downloading through Steam and Microsoft Store as we speak. The new checksum is f82d.
This update brings a number of bug fixes and balance changes to the 1.10.1 release of last month (see changelog below for details).

Saves made with 1.10.1 are expected to be fully compatible with 1.10.2 and you can continue your previous game without risk.

Should you still have an older saved game (from 1.9 "Husky" or 1.8 "Fork"), it will not be compatible with 1.10.2, even if the game does not report it as such. This is sadly an issue we could not fix in this patch without painful side effects (... Read more

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Hello all, and welcome back to another DevDiary! Last week, we released Battle for the Bosporus (some of you may remember it). Given that we took the number 1 top-seller spot on steam within an hour of launch, and without pre-orders, I daresay that the idea of a country pack has been a success.

Now, let’s look at some Telemetry we got from the first couple of days after release!

For starters, we are seeing a big increase in people playing the new countries that is not at all surprising. After release, Germany still leads the list of most-played countries, but it’s overall margin has shrunk quite a bit over the years. After the game’s initial release, some 40% of games were played as Germany, now it is less than 20%. In second place is, unsurprisingly, Turkey with 16%, followed by Greece at just under 10% and the Soviet Union at 7.4 %. Bulgaria comes in a hair below it at 7% of total games played.

Next, let’s look at the focuses everyone has been picking!
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Steer Your Path Through Dangerous Waters in Battle for the Bosporus
STOCKHOLM - 15 October 2020 - The fascist powers are to the west. The Russian bear to the north. And the coasts of Egypt and the Levant belong to France and Britain. The independent nations of the eastern Mediterranean live in a dangerous neighborhood . What can Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey do to secure their own safety while the world around them is at war? Seize the reins of power in Hearts of Iron IV: Battle for the Bosporus, available now.

Battle for the Bosporus is a new country pack for Paradox Development Studio’s best-selling strategy wargame about World War II. Armchair generals will find new national focus trees for three nations that border the strategic waterways of the Black and Aegean Seas. Pursue alternate histories alongside major powers in a strong faction, or control your own destiny, free from meddling imperial giants.

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Hello everyone!

Release 1.10.1 "Collie" is now live with its new features and bugfixes. The patch should be downloading through Steam as we speak. The expected checksum is dd56.

If you wonder if you missed patch 1.10.0, don't worry, you didn't! It was only released internally and to our beta testers, but the timetable allowed us to skip ahead and go live with 1.10.1 directly which includes a few fixes for issues found during beta.

Please note that 1.10 will not be save game compatible with 1.9.3. If you want to finish off any ongoing ironman games, please remain on 1.9.3 for now. Here are instructions on how you revert patch levels[forum.paradoxplaza.com].

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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/2903092217422367989]here[/url].

Make sure you join us for the release stream of Battle for the Bosporus, at 1300 CEST tomorrow, 15th October!

Count down the minutes with us and be the very first to know when the Country Pack is live.

You can set a reminder for the stream with the button on the right, and while you're waiting why not check out today's Dev Diary?

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As release is almost upon us tomorrow, I want to say that I hope you will enjoy Battle for the Bosporus! Today I will be showing the changelog, mention some cool stuff we are giving out for free and also talk about an onboarding experiment we will be running soon… so lets jump in!

Changelog
Click here to view the full changelog for the 1.10 Update[forum.paradoxplaza.com]

Heavy Cruiser Pack now free for all!



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Hello, and welcome back to another Dev Diary for Battle for the Bosporus. We are coming up on the home stretch, and this week we are going to talk about the art, music and achievements for Battle for the Bosporus and the free update 1.10 Collie.



In my personal and entirely unbiased opinion, the art department has really outdone themselves in this expansion. See for yourself:

National Spirit Icons:



Design Companies:

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Hello and welcome to a developer diary for the 1.10 Collie patch!

This is the patch that will be released alongside Battle for the Bosporus. Today we’re going to be focusing on some content coming with the patch that will add new content for owners of the Death or Dishonor expansion. Everything that follows will be accessible to DoD owners and will not be unlocked by purchasing Battle for the Bosporus. Some of you may already know this from the leaked screenshot on the Steam store, but Yugoslavia will be getting a light rework coming free with the patch for any owners of Death or Dishonor.



When I originally joined full-time on the project, I was given a list of common ... Read more

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