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Operation Brainstorm | Prototype Vehicles Available Now!

Generals!

Welcome to Operation Brainstorm - File .: 1.16.6 :.

This is the release of the final part of Expansion Pass 1: Prototype Vehicles. All of these models were either blueprints or early prototypes that were created or designed during the war, but ended up never getting used, or even manufactured. Also, they’re all entirely optional to use. Everything in this Unit Pack is intended to add some flavor and doesn’t affect gameplay.

To facilitate and accompany this release we have included a smaller War Effort patch, tweaking some balance, as well as fixing a bunch of issues.

I hope you enjoy this release! Our current plan is to be back in just a few weeks to give all of you more insight into what we are, and have been, up to.

- @PDX_Gorion


Prototype Vehicles pack
  • New 3D models added for prototype vehicles for Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Japan, Poland, Soviet Union, and USA.
    (Also, have a look here!)

Balance
  • Non-NSB Improved Medium Tank, Advanced Medium Tank, Improved Medium Tank Destroyer and Advanced Medium Tank Destroyers now have hardness value of 90%
  • Close support gun soft attack reduced to 22 from 25
  • Self-Propelled Anti-Air brigades now have a baseline +15% air attack modifier
  • Self-Propelled Artillery brigades now have a +15% baseline soft attack value
  • Tank Destroyer brigades now have a +15% baseline piercing modifier
  • Tank Designer: Anti-Air cannon 2 now has 32 Air Attack from 36, and 18 piercing from 20
  • Anti-Air cannon 3 now has 24 piercing from 30
  • Auto-Loader reduced to 1.5 IC cost from 2.5
  • Dozer blade IC cost reduced to 1 from 2
  • Easy Maintenance module increased to a 10% cost reduction, from 5%
  • Upgrading MIO on equipment no longer costs XP. Choosing to upgrade equipment via the checkbox or by using the MIO queue will automatically update any production lines producing said equipment for no additional cost or production efficiency loss.
  • Easy maintenance reduced to -7.5% from 10% cost reduction

UI
  • The redundant words "Chassis", "Airframe", and "Hull" have been removed from most instances of equipment designer templates. These classifications were already implied.


Bugfixes
  • Fixed gfx issue where airplanes crashing into ground would remain for a while
  • Fixed leader portrait not updating correctly in naval combat window
  • Fixed state tooltip showing buildings under construction
  • Fixed equipment design discount disappearing when saving and re-loading
  • Advisor portrait will be colored if available but not affordable
  • Fixed issue with 3D model selector for helicopters
  • PZL P.23 now has a proper GFX icon assigned to it
  • Fix issue where the AI would automatically deplete its stockpile of missiles
  • Fixed empty string in land lease notification window
  • Germany's Communist Influence spirit that it can apply to other countries will no longer cause a civil war when timed out if the amount of communist support in the country is insufficient
  • Fixed a crash when deleting units that would get reassigned to a fallback order
  • It is now possible to get the Shaken Not Stirred achievement
  • Construct Aircraft Carrier focus can be started without MtG
  • Ispettorato dei Mezzi Antisommergibili focus can be started without MTG
  • Grosskampfschiff Construction focus can be started without MtG
  • Soviet: Fixed spelling of acclimatization for adaptable army
  • Command power above define_max+1advisor will no longer be removed upon loading a savegame
  • Partial fix for RK resistance management and compliance: RKs now correctly get their intended 25% compliance as part of the leader installation event after they're created.
  • Integrating the Volkskommissariat now correctly adds compliance
  • Niche will now rest to the default niche for the chassis when loading an equipment design
  • India: Fixed the partition event triggering incorrectly when going down the Loyalty Branch
  • Fix equipment icon selection buttons sometimes not displaying correctly
  • Iraq now sticks closer to the actual dates for historical events (such as breaking the treaty)

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Introducing the Expansion Pass 1 Last Chance (Dynamic) Bundle​

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Contents include:
  • 20% Discount
  • Hearts of Iron IV Base Game
  • Götterdämmerung
  • Graveyard of Empires
  • Prototype Vehicles
Because this is now a Dynamic Bundle you can get the entire package, but only pay for content you don’t already own. (If you don’t see any difference, make sure you’re logged in to Steam)

Please note: the Instant Unlock bonuses are not included

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Also introducing: The Hearts of Iron IV: Bonus Songs Pack​

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The Bonus Songs Pack includes:
  • March of the Eagles
  • Katyusha
  • Bella Ciao
  • Säkkijärven Polkka
  • Carnaval Do Brasil
  • Ride of the Valkyries

The Bonus Song pack is designed for those that wish to grab some more optional content they may have missed out on earlier to add to their collection, with it being priced at $4.99/€4.99/£4.29 respectively.

Of note: this bundle is not dynamic
Prototype Vehicles & Countries
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CountryVehicles
AST
  • Grasshopper Light Tank
  • Modra Revolving Light Tank
BEL
  • Mk.VI 47 mm
CAN
  • Cobra LCCCV
  • OQF 3.7″ AA on Ram Mounting
CZE
  • Skoda SK 13
ENG
  • Alecto (SPG)
  • Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52
  • FV4005 – Centaur
  • OQF 3.7″ AA on Ram Mounting
  • Praying Mantis
FRA
  • AMX Chasseur de char de 90 mm (1946)
  • FCM 12t
  • Giacomini Tank
  • Jacquet Assault Train
  • Perrinelle-Dumay Amphibious Heavy Tank
GER
  • Bachem Ba 349 Natter
  • Blohm and voss Bv 141
  • Flakpanzer 341
  • Flakpanzer 8,8 cm PaK 43 Steyr Waffenträger
  • Skoda SK 13
HOL
  • Marmon-Herrington MTLS-1GI4
ITA
  • Semovente Moto-Guzzi
  • Biemmi Naval Tank
  • Culqualber and Uolchefit Tanks
JAP
  • So-to
  • Type 97 Chi-Ha with Bangalore Torpedo rocket system
POL
  • Automobile Gun Carriage
SOV
  • GAZ-68 / KSP-77
  • SMK
  • Gremyakin’s Medium Tank (STG)
  • 2B1 Oka
  • Belyayev db-lk
  • Bolkhovitinov S (Sparka)
USA
  • T82 howitzer motor carriage
  • 3 inch gun motor carriage t1
  • T43E1
  • M-V-Yoh
  • T52 Multiple Gun motor carriage
  • Northrop XB-35
  • Cobra LCCCV


Have a great day!
 
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Dozer blades nerfed, while easy maintenance is buffed????? Am I taking crazy pills?????

Other than that patch notes seem fine except for omission of other balance issues

Edit: corrected by later comment, and also I should at least say that no xp for MIO updates is a fantastic change.
 
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PDX_Per said:
  • New 3D models added for prototype vehicles for Czech Republic
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  • Skoda SK 13
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Czech- What?

EDIT: Steam announcement says 'Czechoslovakia' in the table so...
(Also has 'England' in the table)
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Non-NSB Improved Medium Tank, Advanced Medium Tank, Improved Medium Tank Destroyer and Advanced Medium Tank Destroyers now have hardness value of 90%
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Wonder why they were set to 85% hardness in the first place...
 
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Upgrading MIO on equipment no longer costs XP. Choosing to upgrade equipment via the checkbox or by using the MIO queue will automatically update any production lines producing said equipment for no additional cost or production efficiency loss.
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Incredible change
 
PDX_Per said:
All of these models were either blueprints or early prototypes that were created or designed during the war, but ended up never getting used, or even manufactured.
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This is not correct.

The SMK was used in the Winter War, knocked out by the Finns who couldn't tow it from the battlefield due to a lack of heavy-duty towing vehicles, and then recovered by the Russians two months later.

The Ba 349 Natter is also worth mentioning in the context of this post: preparations to use the aircraft operationally were underway but the Americans overran the launchpads for the aircraft before they could be completed and the Natters deployed.

There may be others that saw use or were about to see use, but those two stuck out to me.

EDIT: Here's a photo of the knocked out SMK at the Summa sector of the Mannerheim Line.

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SOV
  • Bolkhovitinov S (Sparka)
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If I haven't overlooked something, this is the sole unit that wasn't featured in the Unit Pack dev diary?
 
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  • Upgrading MIO on equipment no longer costs XP. Choosing to upgrade equipment via the checkbox or by using the MIO queue will automatically update any production lines producing said equipment for no additional cost or production efficiency loss.
Okay this has revolutionalized the game for me. I love this so much, I cannot put it into words. Thank you so much.
 
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Metz said:
Yes please allow to upgrade ships while they are still being built. Ship upgrading gets tedious if you are playing a naval game.

Maybe even add a ship refitting tech as there already is an equipment refitting one. Or have the equipment one also give you a boost in ship refitting.
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It would be nice to have ships build in stages. Build first the hull. Then build the engines. Then big Guns and the last all the rest. Then it would be easier to change plans during the building phase… but could the AI use that… possible. Possibly… But maybe not for hoi4… maybe more like hoi5 stuff.
During the ww2 it was guite common that there were changes during the building phase. But it was much harder after certain parts were allready been done. So buiding ships in phases could help in that.
 
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hannibal_pjv said:
It would be nice to have ships build in stages. Build first the hull. The build the engines. Then big Guns and the last all the rest. Then it would be easier to change planes during the building phase… but could the AI use that… possible. Possibly… But maybe not for hoi4… maybe more like hoi5 stuff.
During the ww2 it was guite common that there were changes during the building phase. But it was much harder after certain parts were allready been done. So buiding ships in phases could help in that.
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They could allow you to just build the chasis/frame/hull and then you convert them to what you want when your technologies are ready.
 
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Metz said:
They could allow you to just build the chasis/frame/hull and then you convert them to what you want when your technologies are ready.
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Well, it's kinda possible already if you want to exploit the system. Building a ship with just the engine and a single gun, then add the rest once the hull is finished. Massive resource savings on capital ships with lots of guns or deck space, but quite annoying and clearly not how retrofitting was intended (which pre-dates the equipment designers).

Atm you're paying double for resource-demanding modules, since they increase both the daily resource cost and the time spent in production.
 
We need more practical uses in singleplayer for anti tank equipment/guns as the AI doesn’t seem to build too many tanks.

As for SP AA, maybe it could get more soft attack and defense?
 
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hannibal_pjv said:
It would be nice to have ships build in stages. Build first the hull. Then build the engines. Then big Guns and the last all the rest. Then it would be easier to change plans during the building phase…
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That would also help ensure those half-finished ships at the game start can be adapted mid-build into something more useful.
 
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Thank yall so much for doing the bonus song pack I have wanted them for years, I hope that the other games do similar things for the preorder/ expansion pass bonuses
 
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Eruth said:
Highlight of the patch notes: upgrading equipment with MIO bonuses doesn’t cost XP & it automatically updates the production line
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What about cheapening the cost to design a division, cut everything to 20%, when you've finally researched what you wanna stick in your tank division having to spaff out like 150 xp takes the piss
 
To my comment on airborne armored vehicles. The A25 E2 Alecto that you have in the models was supposed to be used in conjunction with the Baynes Bat glider. And also on the basis of the A25 E2 Alecto, there were developments Mk.I - armed with a 95-mm howitzer Ordnance Q.F. 3.7-inch Howitzer, Mk.II - armed with a 57-mm cannon Ordnance Q.F. 6-pounder, Alecto Dozer and also Alecto APC all still within the framework of air transportability. Well, I see excellent special projects.
 
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Kind of disappointed the prototype vehicles pack is pure art, with a little scripting maybe for the saved designs. I know, gives the artists something to do. One small change that has been suggested before which would go a long way here is to display the name of equipment the model or 2D card is supposed to represent in the designer, instead of having to guess what "Tank #3" is.. even the biggest WW2 equipment buffs on this forum would be hard pressed to identify them all, much less some casual player.

Less having to spend xp and click around upgrading MIO is good, but I'm still concerned for the naming schemes. You fixed "Mark 0" but there are still strange results and inconsistencies when I upgrade equipment.
 
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