鋼鐵雄心4（Hearts of Iron IV，縮寫為HOI 4），是一款Paradox Interactive發行的大戰略遊戲，為鋼鐵雄心3的續作。時間跨度為1936至1948年，聚焦於第二次世界大戰的形成與進行。
鋼鐵雄心4於2014年1月23日的Paradox Forums上公布，在2016年的D日（D-Day，2016年6月6日）正式發布[1]。
基本信息
宣傳內容
- 全面戰略戰爭
- 這場戰爭不僅在陸地，海洋和空中贏得了勝利，而且在實驗室、工廠、後院、國際貿易以及每個人的心中都贏得了勝利。
- 最真實的實時戰爭模擬
- 讓第二次世界大戰的最高統帥們用當時的武器與您作戰——坦克、飛機、輪船、槍枝和新發現的大規模毀滅性武器。
- 在有史以來最嚴重的人類衝突中作為任意國家戰鬥
- 您可以從二戰前夕 1936劇本中選擇，也可以從閃電戰 1939劇本中選擇。
開發組
該遊戲由六人組成的核心團隊開發，並獲得了Paradox Development Studios其他成員的大力支持。
- Podcat （主管/設計/編程）
- Darkrenown （（腳本/研究/設計））
- TomaszKowalczyk （程序設計員）
- Guraan （程序設計員）
- Sideburnout （2D美術製作）
- larre （3D美術/地圖製作）
擴展包
共赴勝利 發布於2016年12月15日。
玉碎瓦全 發布於2017年6月14日。
喚醒勇虎 發布於2018年3月8日。
炮手就位 發布於2019年2月28日。
抵抗運動 發布於2020年2月25日。
博斯普魯斯之戰發布於2020年10月15日。- 唯有浴血發布於2021年11月23日。
- 寸步不退發布於2022年9月28日。
系統要求
最低配置
- 作業系統：Windows 7（32位）/8/10（最新Service Pack），帶有DirectX 9.0c/Ubuntu 14.04 LTS x32/Mac OS X 10.10或更高版本。
- 處理器：AMD Athlon II X4 640 3.0 GHz或Intel Core 2 Quad 9400 with 2.66 Ghz。
- 內存：2 GB RAM。
- 圖形：AMD HD 5770或NVIDIA GTX 460，具有1024MB VRAM或更高。
- 硬碟空間：4GB可用硬碟空間：4GB可用。
- 多人遊戲模式需要網際網路連接。
- 需要註冊並登錄Steam才能連接網際網路。
推薦配置
- 作業系統：帶有DirectX 9.0c的Windows 7（64位）/8/10（最新Service Pack）。
- 處理器：AMD Phenom II X4 850（3.3 GHz）或Intel i3 2100 3.1 GHz。
- 圖形：AMD HD 6850或具有1024MB VRAM或更佳的Nvidia GTX 560Ti。
- 內存：4GB RAM。
- 多人遊戲模式需要網際網路連接。
- 需要註冊並登錄Steam才能連接網際網路。
開發者日誌
- 主條目：開發者日誌
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 |
參考資料
- ↑ 推特（Twitter）， D-day release, 2016年6月6日