钢铁雄心4（Hearts of Iron IV，缩写为HOI4）是一款Paradox Interactive发行的大战略游戏，为钢铁雄心3的续作。时间跨度为1936至1948年，聚焦于第二次世界大战的形成与进行。
钢铁雄心4于2014年1月23日的Paradox Forums上公布，在D-Day 2016（2016年6月6日）正式发布[1]。
基本信息
宣传内容
- 全面战略战争
- 这场战争不仅在陆地，海洋和空中赢得了胜利，而且在实验室、工厂、后院、国际贸易以及每个人的心中都赢得了胜利。
- 最真实的实时战争模拟
- 让第二次世界大战的最高统帅们用当时的武器与您作战。坦克、飞机、轮船、枪支和新发现的大规模毁灭性武器。
- 在有史以来最严重的人类冲突中作为任意国家战斗
- 您可以从争夺胜利的大国中选择，也可以从试图抵抗风暴的小国中选择。
开发组
The game is being developed by a core team of six, augmented by drop-in support from the rest of Paradox Development Studios.
- Podcat (lead/design/programming)
- Darkrenown (script/research/design)
- TomaszKowalczyk (programmer)
- Guraan (programmer)
- Sideburnout (2D art)
- larre (3D art/map)
扩展包
Together for Victory released on 15 Dec 2016.
Death or Dishonor released on 14 Jun 2017.
Waking the Tiger released on 08 Mar 2018.
Man the Guns released on 28 Feb 2019.
La Resistance released on 25 Feb 2020.
系统要求
最低配置
- Operating System: Windows 7 (32-bit) / 8/10 (latest service pack) with DirectX 9.0c/ Ubuntu 14.04 LTS x32 / Mac OS X 10.10 or better.
- Processor: AMD Athlon II X4 640 3.0 GHz or Intel Core 2 Quad 9400 with 2.66 Ghz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD HD 5770 or NVIDIA GTX 460 with 1024MB VRAM or better
- Hard Drive Space: 4 GB free Hard Drive Space: 4 GB free
- Internet connection required for multiplayer mode
- Steam registration / account required to be an Internet connection is required.
推荐配置
- Operating System: Windows 7 (64-bit) / 8/10 (latest service pack) with DirectX 9.0c
- Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 850 with 3.3 Ghz or Intel i3 2100 3.1 GHz
- Graphics: AMD HD 6850 or Nvidia GTX 560Ti with 1024MB VRAM or better
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Internet connection required for multiplayer mode
- Steam registration / account required to be an Internet connection is required.
开发日志
All developer diaries about Hearts of Iron IV (base game).
| No. | Title and Link | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Our Vision | Design goals | 2014-02-07 |
| 2 | The Tools of War | Equipment, production and research | 2014-03-07 |
| 3 | Bringing WWII to the mainstream | Dogs! | 2014-04-01 |
| 4 | Land Doctrines | Doctrine paths | 2014-04-11 |
| 5 | Production Lines | How things get built | 2014-05-09 |
| 6 | Division Design | Division planner, division template | 2014-06-13 |
| 7 | Air Combat | Air war | 2014-07-11 |
| 8 | Experience and Variants | Production | 2014-08-08 |
| 9 | Vacation and Air tech | Air technology tree | 2014-09-12 |
| 10 | Naval Combat | Naval gameplay | 2014-10-10 |
| 11 | Map & Graphics | Visual aesthetics of the game | 2014-11-07 |
| 12 | Internal Politics | Internal affairs of a country | 2015-01-16 |
| 13 | Conscription & Training | Manpower, recruitment, training | 2015-02-20 |
| 14 | National Focuses | National focuses | 2015-03-20 |
| 15 | On the high seas | Naval battles | 2015-04-11 |
| 16 | World Tension | World tension, war justifications | 2015-05-08 |
| 17 | Johan Invades Germany | Barely a dev diary | 2015-06-12 |
| 18 | Army Planner | Creating and deploying units | 2015-06-26 |
| 19 | Equipment | How equipment works | 2015-07-03 |
| 20 | Soviet Union and Communism | Soviet Union and Communism | 2015-08-14 |
| 21 | Land Combat | Land combat mechanics | 2015-08-21 |
| 22 | Support Companies | List of support companies | 2015-08-28 |
| 23 | Industrial Capacity | How factories function | 2015-09-04 |
| 24 | Trade and Resources | Overview of international trading | 2015-09-11 |
| 25 | Laws and Politics | How to manage government | 2015-09-18 |
| 26 | The Navy | Naval doctrines and naval technology | 2015-09-25 |
| 27 | Italy | Italy's situation in the game | 2015-10-02 |
| 28 | Weather & Terrain | How weather and terrain function | 2015-10-09 |
| 29 | Factions & Wargoals | How factions and wargoals function | 2015-10-16 |
| 30 | France | Overview of France | 2015-10-23 |
| 31 | Peace Conferences | Ending wars | 2015-10-30 |
| 32 | The USA | Overview of USA | 2015-11-06 |
| 33 | Supply | The supply system and supply areas. | 2015-11-13 |
| 34 | Civil Wars | Civil Wars and Coups. | 2015-11-20 |
| 35 | Germany | Overview of Germany | 2015-11-27 |
| 36 | Helping out in other wars | Helping out in other countries wars without directly getting involved | 2015-12-04 |
| 37 | Carrier Warfare | How aircraft carriers work. | 2015-12-11 |
| 38 | Submarines | How submarines work | 2015-12-18 |
| 39 | The Radio | Radios, reinforce chance and radar stations. | 2016-01-08 |
| 40 | Changes to the game | Completely revised factory slots mechanic, World Tension.. | 2016-01-15 |
| 41 | Order of Command | OOC and Commander traits | 2016-01-22 |
| 42 | Japan | Overview of Japan | 2016-01-29 |
| 43 | Diplomacy and other options | Diplomacy, Factions, War Goals, ... also: HOI4 is now in BETA | 2016-02-05 |
| 44 | Occupation and Resistance | Managing occupied territory | 2016-02-12 |
| 45 | Battle Plans | How battle plans work | 2016-02-19 |
| 46 | United Kingdom | Overview of UK | 2016-02-26 |
| 47 | China | Overview of China | 2016-03-04 |
| 48 | Naval Invasions | How naval invasions work | 2016-03-11 |
| 49 | Nukes! | Atomic bomb - Research and requirements for production and use | 2016-03-18 |
| 50 | Generic Focus Trees | Generic Focus trees and DDR mat support | 2016-04-01 |
| 51 | Sound & Music | Music & Sound Design in Hearts of Iron IV | 2016-04-08 |
| 52 | Modding | A look at the improved modding support in Hearts of Iron IV | 2016-04-15 |
| 53 | 2D art | Sideburnout talks about the 2D graphics of Hearts of Iron IV | 2016-04-22 |
| 54 | AI | SteelVolt speaks of the topic no one wants to touch, but everyone wants to know about | 2016-04-29 |
| 55 | QA | A closer look into the QA process when developing Hearts of Iron IV | 2016-05-06 |
| 56 | Bits & Pieces | Mopping up a bunch of smaller topics not covered in other Development Diaries | 2016-05-13 |
| 57 | Poland: United and Ready | About the free DLC shipped with all copies of Hearts of Iron IV | 2016-05-20 |
| 58 | Tutorial, Wiki & Browser | A look at the tools we provide to help you learn how to play Hearts of Iron IV | 2016-05-27 |
| 59 | D-day | A short, final message from Podcat before we release | 2016-06-03 |
All developer diaries about the post-release patches, patch 1.1 (aka Red Ball Express) and patch 1.2 (aka Sunflower).
- Patch 1.2 (Sunflower)
| No. | Title and Link | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Back from Vacation | AI changes and MP hotjoin in 1.2, aka 'Sunflower' | 2016-08-05 |
| 5 | Custom Difficulty Settings | AI improvements and implantation of custom difficulty settings at game setup | 2016-08-12 |
| 6 | Sunflower (patch 1.2) | Port Strikes and AI improvements to upgrading templates and naval missions coming in Sunflower | 2016-08-19 |
| 7 | New Releasable Nations | A look at new releaseable nations and more of the AI improvements coming in Sunflower (patch 1.2) | 2016-08-26 |
| 8 | Sunflower Improvements | Sunflower updates: GUI improvements, naval balance, focus trees | 2016-09-02 |
| 9 | Bugs and Stats | Readying Sunflower for release and sharing some gameplay stats | 2016-09-09 |
| 10 | Sunflower is Live | Patch 1.2 is out live, next patch is 1.3 aka "Torch" | 2016-09-16 |
- Patch 1.1 (Red Ball Express)
| No. | Title and Link | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Release and Future | Podcat shares his thoughts on the release, as well as discussing the near future patches | 2016-06-10 |
| 2 | Red Ball Express | Tweaks to access to allied territory, peace conferences, invasions and naval bombers along with new battle plan modes upcoming in 'Red Ball Express' | 2016-06-17 |
| 3 | Summer Vacation | The team is going on a well deserved summer vacation | 2016-07-01 |
参考资料
- ↑ Twitter, D-day release, 2016-06-06