Preferred Tactics and Strategic Redeployments are now part of HOI IVThe newest Bag of Tricks of the Hearts of Iron series brings us the Strategic Redeployment and Preferred Tactics mechanics. These, while not ground-shaking, are mechanics that will help with overall realism of the game.SEPTEMBER 16
HOI IV allows the USSR to scorch the earth with the new updateToday’s dev diary contains the details of a few smaller features coming to the table in No Step Back. One of those is the addition of scorched earth tactics when applied to railways.SEPTEMBER 16
Crusader Kings 3 Royal Courts will have actual jobs rather than titlesIn the update that will launch alongside the Royal Court expansion, Paradox will introduce Court Positions - which can be seen as an evolution of CK2’s Minor Titles with a number of new improvements.SEPTEMBER 15
Europa Universalis IV revive Songhain in their African expansionHello and welcome to the 2nd Dev Diary for the content of the Sub-Saharan region. Today we will continue with the expansion of West Africa and take a look at Songhai.SEPTEMBER 15
Total War: Warhammer III has been delayed to early 2022Creative Assembly have officially announced that their upcoming strategy title Total War: Warhammer III will now launch in early 2022. The delay will allow devs extra time to fine-tune the game systems.Semir OmerovicSEPTEMBER 13
Surviving Mars: Below & Beyond expansion is getting a hotfix next weekParadox Interactive's newest DLC for Surviving Mars, called Below & Beyond, has hit the live version last week. Now, they announce a hotfix to work out the kinks in the DLC, found by players.SEPTEMBER 11
Radicals and Loyalist will clash in Victoria 3What happens if the ruling body of a country decides not to do by the will of the people? That is how revolutions start, and those are always bloody clashes between Loyalists and Radicals.SEPTEMBER 10
Political Strength in Vic 3 will not be just based on Interest GroupsWhile Interest Groups were are certainly a way to back some political idea, or another, there is also strength amongst the Pops, as well. There is a reason the French Revolution happened, after all.SEPTEMBER 10
Victoria 3 Political Movements will be divided into three basic formsIt’s Thursday again and that means we’re going to continue talking about politics in games! Specifically, we’ll be talking about Political Movements in Victoria 3.SEPTEMBER 10
Each major power will have its own model of a Railway Gun in HOI4Heart of Iron IV are adding the Railway Gun as the game's newest unit. This unit will not stockpile, and will be limited by a number of factories as well as railways, but will bring with it new combat interactions, but, most importantly, models!SEPTEMBER 9
Railway Guns are the newest Unit of Hearts of iron IVIt’s time again to reveal some more secret information that was hinted at in the last dev diary. Specifically, this week will be revolving around the final part of railways and trains.SEPTEMBER 9
Europa Universalis 4 focuses on Sub-Saharan Africa in new Content PackFor now, we start with the presentation of one of the famous realms of Africa - Mali. Mali is a perfect example of the changes which we can expect to see in the future, regarding the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa.SEPTEMBER 8
Crusader Kings 3 is Holding the Court at Court of the Royal CourtAs with any medieval ruler, monarchs in The Royal Court are vain creatures. It’s not enough to control the largest or best-developed realm, you have to have the largest palace, the fanciest food, and so on, and that includes you.SEPTEMBER 8
Hearts of Iron IV changes the Hub to Province Supply DistributionWe have talked about how trains and rails feed the supply hubs, but not so much about how hubs feed divisions in the field. As hubs are fed from the capital province by a rail network, divisions are fed by hubs over land.SEPTEMBER 7
Economy in Victoria 3 will be influenced by the whims of PopsIntroducing new goods into your market will help you diversify your economy and alleviate the demand for crucial industrial goods. It will also give Pop's more choice in their spending of Wealth.SEPTEMBER 3
Political power and Consumption will be based on Pop Wealth in Vic 3A Pop’s Wealth attribute forms the foundation for its Standard of Living. Pops can also gain more intangible boosts or penalties to their Standard of Living from any number of sources.SEPTEMBER 3
Victoria 3 Standard of living affects Pop Natality and LoyaltyHere is yet another walkthrough of some interrelated systems fundamental to Victoria 3’s economic model, specifically the Standard of Living. This system focuses on Pop life choices and what their effect is for your country.SEPTEMBER 3
Hearts of Iron IV introduces changes to TrainsAs indicated in a previous diary, the logistics network that supplies your troops relies on the large-scale relocation of supplies using trucks and trains. Trains make up the backbone of any logistics network, and Paradox are updating them.SEPTEMBER 2
Star Dynasties just got out of Early AccessPawley Games' tale of intrigue and legacy, Star Dynasties is now done with Early Access and fully released on Steam. Star Dynasties is a turn-based, narrative of drama and personal politics.SEPTEMBER 1
Empire of Sin new Fixers have been revealedEven when Doomsday comes knocking, these guys will have the leader's head in a vice by noon, and will be making a profit by dinner time. These are the problem-solvers of your sinful empire.SEPTEMBER 1
Crusader Kings 3 is giving us a Coat of Arms designer toolThis feature lets you edit the coat of arms used for your titles, dynasty, and house in-game and from within the ruler designer to create your own stunning medieval crest, and not much further explanation is needed, to be honest.SEPTEMBER 1
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - Aiko´s Choice gameplay trailerShadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - Aiko´s Choice just got a brand-new gameplay trailer and a release window. The standalone expansion will be available in December.AUGUST 31
Victoria 3 will most likely not have provincial-level gameplayIt seems like a very constant complaint plenty of people have about Victoria 3, that POPs are only on a state level and although players can split states, the devs have confirmed that it will be relatively rare.AUGUST 31
Stellaris updates the Ecumenopolis with QoL changesIn a series of quality of life updates, Stellaris has now updated the Ecumenopolis. Some may say the choice is redundant, with many other balance changes needed, but devs have assured us that those are all part of the Lem update.AUGUST 31