Hearts of Iron IV Dev Tracker

It's just a little over 24 hours before we release the free 1.6 Ironclad update alongside our new expansion: Man the Guns. Let's have a closer look at what this update brings to the game

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One of the biggest changes to the naval game coming in Man the Guns is with the Ship Designer.

This will allow you to customise the kinds of vessels you put to sea to a huge amount of detail.

What kinds of ships will you prioritise?

U-47 is also famous for being the submarine that crept into the heart of Scapa Flow on October 14th 1939, and sunk the British battleship Royal Oak.

It was a deeply embarrassing incident for the Royal Navy, and led to the entire crew of U-47 being awarded the Iron Cross.

Ship Profile: U-47 was a type VIIB U-boat commissioned into the Kriegsmarine in December 1938.

She took part in numerous patrols of the Atlantic for merchant shipping in the early years of the war.

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One of the minor nations getting its own unique focus tree in Man the Guns is the Netherlands, with options varying from escaping to the East Indies to flooding your nation and standing your ground against Germany.

What will you do for your first game with the new Dutch tree?

With just THREE days to go until the release of Man the Guns, the gameplay Youtube and Twitch embargo has now been lifted!

Look out for content from your favourite creators!

@PdxInteractive: But will they escape???? #TenderBeta #LiveStream

It’s time for the last weekend achievement challenge before 21 new ones arrive with 1.6 and Man the Guns.

This week: ‘I Swear I’m Not a Byzantophile’. To do this, you will need to reform the Byzantine Empire as Greece.

What are your strategies for this achievement?

We're almost there! Less than a week to go before the release of Man the Guns on February 28th. In this video, Game Director Dan Lind takes you through some of the key features of the expansion.

In Man the Guns, Admirals will be able to specialise with traits that offer situational bonuses, just like Generals.

One Admiral could be excellent at submarine warfare, another at commanding your main battle fleet.

Read more about Admiral Traits here:

Just did an IAMA together with several people from the team here Was a lot of fun and many good questions!

Our Reddit AMA is about to begin! We'll start answering questions in about 30 minutes - but you can start posting them now

Let’s remind ourselves of a subtle but significant change coming in Man the Guns: Naval Treaties.

These will restrict the sizes of ships that major powers can build… at least until someone violates them.

Check out the Naval Treaties Dev Diary here: