Hearts of Iron IV News

Hearts of Iron 4 cheats - a guide to the best console commands

Is it time to bust out some Hearts of Iron IV cheats? Grand strategy games provide an amazing strategic sandbox to play around in, but they can also be hard. If you're aiming towards a particular long-term goal, you will often need everything to go exactly according to plan, or your entire run will be ruined.

There are other reasons to play, of course, and there's a wonderfully vibrant Hearts of Iron 4 mods scene that will let you experience the game in new and exciting ways. But if you're wanting to take the vanilla game through its paces, you may need some help in other ways. Like most games, Hearts of Iron IV has a command console that will let you shortcut your way to various outcomes with the help of some console commands.

We've previously rolled out a similar guide for Victoria 2, if you want to read that. We can't take full credit - there is a useful resource in the form of the official Paradox wiki, as well as this handy guide on steam that we've used to help collate the important information. We've not listed every command available, but we've got the most interesting ones for gameplay.

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Hearts of Iron 4 has naval exploits that let you conquer Japan in... 1936?

You may not know this, but Hearts of Iron 4 is (probably) the most popular of Paradox's grand strategy games. There are caveats and exceptions of course - Crusader Kings 3 is a serious contender for that crown given that it's already sold over a million copies. But, generally speaking, more people play Hearts of Iron 4 more consistently than all of the other games.

Free from the railroading of past iterations, HOI4 provides a sandbox where the second world war can take on many forms, and you as the player have many options available to you in terms of how you leave your mark in this historic conflict. It inspires a community that's passionate about tactics, the WW2 setting, Hearts of Iron 4 mods, and finding exploits.

Many of the historical strategy games Paradox creates are prone to exploitation in one form or another. In Crusader Kings, marrying the right person at the right time can inherit you half the world in a single stroke, whereas in EU4 there are plenty of ways to inflate your holdings by grokking one mechanic or another. Hearts of Iron 4 is no stranger to these kinds of tactics, and a new one has surfaced that involves naval invasions.

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Live Stream: I Swear I'm Not a Byzantophile!

Join us once again on Wednesday for another episode of 'I Swear I'm Not a Byzantophile!'

Having overrun Romania but, inadvertently given parts of Greece to Bulgaria, Josh and Daniel will be looking to take the fight to the major powers in their quest to paint the map purple.

Join us at 13:30 CET tomorrow, Wednesday 10th February over on our twitch

Remember, you can set a reminder in steam with the button on the right.

Patch 1.10.4 - Multiplayer Security Fix

Hello everyone,

Patch 1.10.4 of the "Collie" update is now live and should be downloading through Steam and Microsoft Store as we speak. The new checksum is 8878.

This update aims to resolve various security issues reported by the multiplayer community.

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- Fixed a security flaw in networking where a user could bypass lobby password protection
- Added extra checks to block clients with empty or blank username from joining a game
- Fixed a security flaw in networking where a user could kick/ban other players without being the host

Saves made with 1.10.3 are expected to be fully compatible with 1.10.4 and you can continue your previous game.

As always, if you have an older save you can finish it by rolling back to an older patch.

If you discover any bugs in patch 1.10.4, please report them in the bug report forum as usual.

Live Stream: I Swear I'm Not A Byzantophile

It's 2021 and we're back with a new weekly stream series!

Kicking things off in the new year is a playthrough as Greece, for the 'I Swear I'm Not a Byzantophile' achievement. We'll be playing as Greece, reviving the Byzantine Empire and bringing as many former Imperial territories back into the fold as we can.

Join us over on Twitch today at 13:30 CET for the first installment!