War Effort - Operation Capital [1.12.8 OPEN BETA]

[Sunsteel]

when unused tsar Vsevolod, tsar Stalin and Aleksandra kollontay content since they had been unused in the game for quite some time alongside things assigned to the white exiles and whatever kuban and don Cossack republic leader?

The cossack leader is used by two realsables if you put the Cossack-king in charge of Poland

 

[HmJ_JP]

Thanks for the continuous improvements/fine tuning (tanks welcome), but I was hoping to see more updates on Focus trees. I'm still looking for minor updates to France's in particular (better logic behind French Union, more bypass after Free France episode...).

 

[Hehehu]

Good stuff overall, but since you are reviewing the tank designer I would like to bring attention to this suggestion I made some time ago regardin the module slots:

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/tank-air-designers-module-slots.1549006/

 

[pdstanbridge]

Just doing a run through as Poland. Tried the Romanian path, and became very powerful - certainly able to hold the front line against Germany. Also tried a Commonwealth run and that isn't quite as good. The problem remains, and I'm not sure it's a bug, but it's annoying none the less. The Soviets justify against the territory that the baltic states own, even if they don't exist. Germany justifies again Slovakian territory, even if that doesn't exist. It means that Poland is always facing a losing battle on two fronts - and I know people will say that you can take Germany early etc etc, but I don't like to play that way.

 

[OneTrueRevan]

Thanks for the continuous improvements/fine tuning (tanks welcome), but I was hoping to see more updates on Focus trees. I'm still looking for minor updates to France's in particular (better logic behind French Union, more bypass after Free France episode...).

Please don’t forget about how half of France’s generals are *still* generics.
Even old Charles Maurras still uses a generic!

 

[Kommunist Fried Chicken]

When can you realize sloped armor and the armor type are the same modifier type with upgrade? even the new sloped armor only equivalent to 3 armor level. Do you think this worth 10% cost?
BTW Soviet focus is really shitty, there's nothing worthy for me to risk myself to go on the five year plan. And other focus problem, too many and too weak

 

[HmJ_JP]

Please don’t forget about how half of France’s generals are *still* generics.
Even old Charles Maurras still uses a generic!

I don't remember too generic generals, they seemed to me quite historical. But I have all DLC, maybe we don't have same content.

 

[Xerberous]

The frequency of the 12.x patches is great, keep on the good work!

 

[Swamperino]

BTW Soviet focus is really shitty, there's nothing worthy for me to risk myself to go on the five year plan. And other focus problem, too many and too weak

Through the left side of the tree, you can get 1943 tools by late 40/early 41. The third five year plan is what turns the Soviets into a true powerhouse.

 

[OneTrueRevan]

I don't remember too generic generals, they seemed to me quite historical. But I have all DLC, maybe we don't have same content.

You have these four from when France was updated.

 

[HmJ_JP]

You have these four from when France was updated. View attachment 932126

Yes, but these one were historical, with Olry a contested personality, to say the least. Not so generic considering their traits.

 

[OneTrueRevan]

Yes, but these one were historical, with Olry a contested personality, to say the least. Not so generic considering their traits.

Yes, I am not saying they are made-up.
The problem is that we're getting on to the game's SEVENTH year, and a major country, still have generic *portraits*.

 

[HmJ_JP]

Yes, I am not saying they are made-up.
The problem is that we're getting on to the game's SEVENTH year, and a major country, still have generic *portraits*.

Of the 4 officiers portraits you mentioned in your post, all the pictures are genuine (save maybe Freydenberg: can't find a portrait yet on google images).

 

[Kommunist Fried Chicken]

Through the left side of the tree, you can get 1943 tools by late 40/early 41. The third five year plan is what turns the Soviets into a true powerhouse.

You mean the powerhouse with +5% consumer goods? Come on, the really big prizes are the focuses after fourth five year plan. But you HAVE TO end a great war to get access to it, even you finished third five year plan peacefully. Does Soviet need a war to get enough undead to push fourth five year plan?
And Soviet have to spend a lot of time on political tree and military tree to get rid of the horrible debuffs. Most of them take standard time(70 days). What's more, many of them are really... pointless. Like (+5% org &+10% training time),(+5% cavalry attack & speed),(+5% production efficiency cap & -5% efficiency growth),(-10% efficiency retention & -5% efficiency growth & +5% efficiency cap),(+5% org &+3% core attack & +50 cp & -10% org recovery). They are either useless or it's hard to say they can bring positive effects.

But that's not my point, as long as i play other country, the focus tree can't bother me any more. However, I can't ignore tank designer in the whole game whatever I play. You reminded me, heavy tank chassises are as expensive as Joseph Stalin drives every IS-2 in person. And why fixed turrent's price is near the common one? They still need rotation mechanism?

 

[HugsAndSnuggles]

- Fixed not considering manpower casualties in the air combat.

You mean it's actually a thing now? How much manpower loss per plane then? All allocated?

Dunno when you last played, but a bunch has changed regarding resistance fairly recently. The rule I follow is "enact the most lenient (IE: compliance-generating) law that keeps resistance at 10% or less".

The rule the AI follows is "Local Police Force, no matter the casualties"

But are casualties with local police force actually that bad? Sure, with 30% resistance you get 3 times as much damage compared to 10%, but it also gets a pretty large reduction compared to harsher laws.

 

[SpitzeDerKlinge]

Fixed issue where Democratic Unrest National Spirit in Switzerland wouldn't be removed when declaring the Alpine Protectorate.

Thanks for making this fix- now I can finish my couple of shelved Switzerland runs before New Years ( I hope).

I just ran a quick game as Italy, and I can confirm that the opinion modifiers from Improve Relations are now working as they used to before the BBA patches.

What an unexpected gift getting a new beta patch on Dec 22... like when a long delayed present arrives just in time for Xmas morning!

I second that.

Having painted the map gray hundreds of times over the years, well decades, of HOI, I appreciate how very re-playable the game is because of the continued work in modeling interesting historical/near-historical situations with these minor nations. While we're quick to point out issues we find as a community, the devs should take heart in the fact that we're all playing so many hours of their game, a much better indicator of how their work is valued/appreciated.

Time once again to unify the world under the benevolent rule of the Alpine Protectorate ...

 

[eastcoastceojam]

Not sure if this has always been there, but I found a bug with a focus on Ethiopia's Communist path.

The focus "In the Name of the People" promises to create 5 elite units upon completion, but the units that show up are only at the "Trained" level of experience, not Elite.

I looked at focuses on other trees that do actually deliver units, and I think I found a typo. Here's the code for a similar focus ("Royal Hussars") on the Poland Habsburg tree:

Spoiler: Poland Royal Hussars focus code

    focus = {
        id = POL_royal_hussars
        ...
       completion_reward = {
            add_ideas = { POL_royal_hussars_idea }
            division_template = {
                name = "Królewska Dywizja Husarii"
                priority = 2
                division_names_group = POL_CAV_01
                regiments = {
                    cavalry = { x = 0 y = 0 }
                    cavalry = { x = 0 y = 1 }
                    cavalry = { x = 0 y = 2 }
     
                    cavalry = { x = 1 y = 0 }
                    cavalry = { x = 1 y = 1 }
                    cavalry = { x = 1 y = 2 }
     
                    cavalry = { x = 2 y = 0 }
                    cavalry = { x = 2 y = 1 }
                    cavalry = { x = 2 y = 2 }
                }
            }
            random_owned_controlled_state = {
                limit = { ROOT = { has_full_control_of_state = PREV } }
                prioritize = { 94 }
                create_unit = {
                    division = "name = \"1 Królewska Dywizja Husarii\" division_template = \"Królewska Dywizja Husarii\" start_experience_factor = 1.0"
                    owner = POL
                }
            }

This code creates the unit with start_experience_factor = 1.0, and the units are spawned at the Elite experience level. The similar code on Ethiopia's "In the Name of the People" focus have this code instead: start_experience_factor = 0.1 Full focus code is below:

Spoiler: Ethiopia In the Name of the People focus

    focus = {
        id = ETH_in_the_name_of_the_people
...
        completion_reward = {
            country_event = {
                    hours = 1
                    id = BBA_ethiopia_communist_events.05
            }
            division_template = {
                name = "Black Lions"
                is_locked = yes
                priority = 2
                template_counter = 60
                regiments = {
                    infantry = { x = 0 y = 0 }
                    infantry = { x = 0 y = 1 }
                    infantry = { x = 0 y = 2 }
                    infantry = { x = 1 y = 0 }
                    infantry = { x = 1 y = 1 }
                    #infantry = { x = 1 y = 2 }
                }            
            }
            custom_effect_tooltip = EHT_in_the_name_of_the_people_tt
            hidden_effect = {
                random_owned_controlled_state = {
                    limit = {
                        is_capital = yes
                    }
                    create_unit = {
                        division = "name = \"Black Lions Division\" division_template = \"Black Lions\" start_experience_factor = 0.1 start_equipment_factor = 1 start_manpower_factor = 1"
                        owner = ROOT
                    }

Here's what the units look like once the focus completes. They are only trained, not Elite as promised:

I created a bug report. Please upvote if this is an issue that you think needs fixing. Thanks!

HoI 4 - "Elite" units from Communist Ethiopia's "Name of the People" focus are not elite [1.12.8.31c5] [32be]

Description of issue "Elite" units from Communist Ethiopia's "Name of the People" focus are not elite [1.12.8.31c5] [32be] What platform do you play on? Steam Game Version [1.12.8.31c5] [32be] Open Beta Enabled DLC Together for Victory, Death...

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[billcorr]

Hello there Generals!

We have begun the final preparations for Operation Capital, and we now reveal our plans for you all! Below you will find a set of patch notes that are now live on an open beta branch. Feel free to give us feedback on these planned changes in this thread, or in our Discord!

View attachment 930996​

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# Balance
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- Tank Design: Radio modules curve slightly changed, overall efficacy of radios reduced slightly
- Tank Design: Close Support Gun now has 10 piercing, from 12.
- Tank Design: Heavy Machine Gun now has 8 soft attack from 5, and 6 piercing from 10
- Tank Design: Secondary Cannon and HMG now have fewer drawbacks but higher production cost. HMG soft attack now 4, from 3, but hard attack removed
- Tank Design: Additional Machineguns soft attack reduced to 1, from 2
- Tank Design: Easy Maintenance module now reduces total build cost by 5%, but requires 30 XP, from 10
- Tank Design: Expanded Fuel Tanks now cost 1 IC, from 2
- Tank Design: Sloped Armor now increases armor by 25%, from 20
- Tank Design: Medium One-Man Turret now has 8 breakthrough, from 10, and reduces soft and hard attack by 10%, from 25%
- Tank Design: Three-Man Turret now has 24 breakthrough, from 20
- Tank Design: Torsion Bar now grants 15% reliability, from 10%
- Tank Design: Interleaved Road Wheels no longer reduces reliability, but has doubled production cost
- Tank Design: Welded armor reduced to 30% armor, from 40%


/Katten

Thanks for the improvements in armor.

Well done, team!

Another thing for the game designers to possibly take a look at is the bug with Heavy Armor breakthrough.

Credit to @PorkchopSandwiches247 for pointing out the following math error (numbers error) with heavy armor breakthrough:

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/[URL unfurl="true"]https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/goto/post?id=28696720[/URL]

"Heavy tanks...have enormous problems in terms of balance. They're just so bad. At least the 1934 versions."

The purpose of this thread is to discuss the thesis, Heavy tanks on the other hand I think have enormous problems in terms of balance. Theyre just so bad. At least the 1934 versions. I dont think they even have more armor than mediums. This...

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Again, credit to the team for their improvements with various armor variables.
There is certainly a lot going on with tanks and lots of opportunities to make tank design and tank gameplay even better.

 

[XselenS]

I'm guessing the sprites bug that has been confirmed by the Devs via dozens of bug reports will never be fixed...

 

[SRhistory]

happy to see these release and bug solving. Still waiting on https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...sed-nation-still-bugged-v1-11-5-7e1e.1508507/ without this I can't get the achievement for Egypt. Really hope it will be include in one of the next fixes. (this is still present in 12.x and I hope people can up vote it.)