Hearts of Iron IV Dev Tracker

In 1.6, naval combat has been completely reworked, with two distinct phases to each battle.

If you’re still ‘all at sea’ when it comes to understanding the interface for the new battles, this tutorial might help!

See all the tutorials here:

Now live!

Just a few minutes to go until today's stream, where @Pdx_Da9L and @ceeebie will be running through all the changes in 1.6.1 in a bit more detail.

Tune in at 16:00 CET:

With the release of patch 1.6.1, in today’s Dev Diary @podcat_paradox looks ahead to 1.6.2, and gives us a glimpse into some statistics on Man the Guns.

Without looking, can you guess which new focus tree is the most popular?

Check it out here:

Who loves bar graphs? check out todays @HOI_Game dev diary thats about the patch and statistics

Patch 1.6.1 is here!

We’ve just pushed the button on the first sizeable update for Man the Guns.

1.6.1 brings UI improvements, bugfixes, balance adjustments and more!

All the info you need:

Ever wondered how the music for Hearts of Iron gets made? 🤔

Well wonder no more, here’s a great video from our composer @composerandreas of a live recording of our main theme:

At the start of Hearts of Iron, the veteran battleship is stationed in California, awaiting your commands.

A fine ship to use for naval invasion support!

Texas was heavily involved in escorting convoys across the Atlantic, as well as providing fire support for naval invasions across the globe, including D-Day and Okinawa.

The USS Texas is a New York class battleship, commissioned in 1914, that saw service across the globe during both world wars.

Armed with a fearsome battery of ten 14-inch (356mm) guns, she possessed a fearsome broadside.

Today is Commonwealth day!

To celebrate, why not create your own, rather more centralised, ‘Commonwealth of Nations’ in Man the Guns?

To do this you will need to take the 'Imperial Federation focus' as a democratic Britain

Question is: can you accomplish it before 1940? 🤔

Mines can be an excellent way to dominate sea zones, whether defending your own coastline from naval invasions or bottling your enemy’s fleet up in port.

Find out how to make the best use of them with this tutorial

See all of our 1.6 tutorials here:

It’s the weekend, and time for an achievement challenge!

'Bevrijding' requires you to play as the Netherlands, re-locate your government to the East Indies, and then return to liberate your lands, taking the 'Liberation' focus.

What do you think is the best way to do this?

error dog is with us in cake form as we celebrate MTG today in the office kitchen :D

One of the most fundamental new mechanics in the 1.6 update is the interaction between Patrols and Strike Forces.

If you're a bit unsure how to deploy your fleets, this video tutorial might help!

See all the tutorials here:

Today is the one-year anniversary of the release of Waking the Tiger!

What was your favourite experience playing with this expansion?

Tell us about those epic China vs Japan games, or the new Kaiserreich you founded!

@quill18: You asked for it, and it's finally here.... a NON-ANGRY tutorial for @HOI_Game! This is pure vanilla (no DLC/expansions) and m…

just got my copy of @UbootBoardGame kickstarter. looking forward to some more physical sub warfare too :)