Welcome to Hearts of Iron 4: Operation Cockpit Update
Strategy enthusiasts, it's time for a new update in Hearts of Iron 4! With the "Operation Cockpit" update, there is an additional change to the Anschluss focus in Germany, as well as an explanation from game designer C0rax regarding the intention behind the recent balance changes. We have summarized the most important information and patch notes for you, which are now live. Keep reading to learn everything you need to know!
The Intent Behind the Balance Changes
The hit profile changes in ship balance since version 1.12.0 were intended to reduce the influence of speed. This was achieved by halving the influence of speed on the calculation:
- HIT_PROFILE_SPEED_FACTOR reduced from 2 to 0.5 to reduce the influence of ship speed on hit profiles
The final calculation is (Visibility*100) / (Speed*0.5 +20). This means that destroyers are hit about as often as before version 1.12.0, but the influence of slower ships like battleships is significantly reduced.
Changes to Air Accidents
For a long time, air accidents had little consequence, which made reliability modifiers for planes less valuable than desired and air accident advisers less appreciated. Now, accidents occur twice as often and the number of lost planes per incident has doubled. This means that reliability modifiers for planes are even more useful and selecting advisers to reduce air accidents could be a good idea:
- Base chance of air accidents increased from 0.05 to 0.1, accident chance multiplier increased from 0.5 to 1, accident impact multiplier increased from 0.005 to 0.01; chance of pilot death increased from 0.003 to 0.005
- Daily XP gain from training increased from 3 to 7; training experiments adjusted accordingly
- Supply per transport plane increased from 0.002 to 0.01
Overview of Balance Changes and Bug Fixes
In addition to the adjustments mentioned above, there are other balance changes and bug fixes introduced in the "Operation Cockpit" update. Here's a brief overview:
- Canadian focuses "National Steel Car" and "Send in the Zombies" are no longer mutually exclusive. If the Great Depression has already been removed, focuses like "War Fuelled Economy" and "Reactivate the Farmers Unity League" will receive a temporary speed boost when building.
- Canadian focuses for repatriating Newfoundland are now available to the recently added communist path
- Divisional commanders: XP requirements for level thresholds and gaining a trait have been reduced by 20-50%
- Divisional commanders: XP gain from combat increased by 33%
UI Improvements and Bug Fixes
The update also made some improvements to the user interface and localization:
- The tooltips for Discord and Instagram now have correct localization.
- Link to Instagram and Discord added to the in-game menu.
That was our overview of the "Operation Cockpit" update in Hearts of Iron 4. Have fun trying out the new changes and let us know what you think! And if you don't already own the game, check out the Steam Keys on Keyfuchs – there might be a good deal waiting for you!
