Hex of Steel News

Along with this update, I'd like to announce the release of an official mod that I made, inspired by @Den Kuenstler (original mod link: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2834273468)

Link to my complete mod featuring all countries in the game: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3403266090

[h3]ADDED[/h3]

• Brand new standalone scenario: Vitebsk–Orsha offensive.
  
• Dedicated NATO cavalry icon.
  

[h3]CHANGED[/h3]

• Updated/Unified all of the game's counters graphics. Not all had the same shadow/light effect and it disturbed me. They are all the same now (effect wise), and some countries got a refresh too.
  
• Cavalry manpower cost reduced from 15k to 5k manpower.
  
• Adjusted the cost of the veterancy option (store) as it was way too expensive.
  

[h3]FIXED[/h3]

• AI ship embarking routine was not properly working.
  
• Clicks went through during upload of mod to the workshop. You could accidentally create a double mod or modify stuff without wanting it.
  
• Some commanders had no graphics (pink icon).
  

[h3]CHANGED:[/h3]

• Updated banned players list (from chat).
  
• Updated multiplayer compatibility version to 7.7.24.
  

[h3]FIXED:[/h3]

• Winter Soldiers policy could end up being free for everyone.
  
• Cavalry units now have a dedicated NATO icon.
  
• Terrain damage modifier breakdown was showing wrong info (UI).
  
• Units having 0 HP when loading a save (when they had close to 0 HP when making the save).
  

CHANGED

• AI will no longer purchase militia/Volkssturm units unless it has lost a significant amount of its core territory (40+%).
  
• Setting negative terrain modifier in the tiles editor is now possible.
  

FIXED

• Weather prediction could regenerate itself after loading a save (on turn 1 only).
  
• Loading a save would reset the morale of all units.
  
• AI would send its units into reserve in some cases when it should not have done so (when it had units on the map but no territory. This could affect vanilla scenarios as well as modded ones, such as the Napoleonic Wars mod).
  
• Units in naval transport ships would start with lvl 3 entrenchment on turn 1.
  
• Modded heroes image in unit window would not appear and would show generic medal image.
  
• Some manpower availability issue when disbanding units when nearing max fielded + available total, some manpower would not be refunded.
  
• Units tagged as Missiles (V1s, V2s...) would not be able to attack during bad weather.
  
• Units tagged as Missiles (V1s, V2s...) could get ambushed by bumping into another air unit.
  
• After loading a save, any unit being overstrength (lvl > 1) would see its HP be regenerated to full automatically. (So, a unit with base max HP = 100, let's say it was lvl 2, its new max was 120, current was 110, it would be set back to 120 on save load).
  
• On Europe '45 standalone, 1 snow tile had the 'block season change' property ON and snow there would never melt.
  
• The 'isCarrier' flag would not be updated properly on units (any scenario).
  

[h3]ADDED[/h3]

• Possibility to playtest a scenario directly from the map editor, and go back to the editor after playtesting it. 2 new buttons have been added to go back and forth.
  
• Brazilian localization.
  

[h3]CHANGED[/h3]

• AI units in landing crafts with less than 60% HP will now go back to heal instead of try harder to land and get destroyed or simply not do anything due to too low damage.
  
• Updated Karelia geography on all Europe standalone scenarios.
  
• Removed all major VPs in Norway for German occupier on all Europe standalone scenarios.
  

[h3]FIXED[/h3]

• AI planes purchase rate. Not buying enough.
  
• Sometimes during ambushes a unit could not deal any damage to the other because it had 0 action points.
  
• Plenty of units first introduction dates were wrong.
  
• Upgrading a unit into paratroopers would not properly set the movement points and autonomy.
  

[h3]ADDED[/h3]

• Nothing so far.
  

[h3]CHANGED[/h3]

• Updated the multiplayer compatibility version.
  
• Updated the game engine.
  
• Updated list of banned players from the online chat.
  
• V-Sync setting has been moved to the Graphics tab in the settings.
  
• Units in transport trains are no longer allowed to move across enemy territory.
  
• AI would not be aggressive enough at choke points (bridges), and even when at 3 v 1 they would not perform attacks.
  

[h3]FIXED[/h3]

• UI and income issue with destroyed (bombed) tiles and the Minimized Destruction policy.
  
• Sometimes, notifications could not be properly created when one than more thing happened on a single hex related to a single unit.
  
• AI turning his ships into landing crafts sometimes (when they were sitting on a harbour).
  
• AA not providing defensive supportive fire when enemy fighters were attacking friendly land units while playing with the 'AA support during air engagements' setting.
  
• AI deploying supply depots at the contact of the enemy.