By Blood Alone
By Blood Alone is the 5th expansion for Hearts of Iron IV. It was announced on 2022-06-07[1] and was released on 2022-09-27[2]. The expansion coincides with patch 1.12.
Expansion features[edit | edit source]
Build a new empire, resist foreign aggression or explore the limits of neutrality in Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone. This new expansion adds new alternate history options and gameplay variety for three nations, as well as other significant changes.
Features include:
- New
Italian Focus Tree: Follow the historical path of Mussolini’s Italy or rewrite history by restoring power to the monarchy, leading a Communist revolution or promoting democracy. - New
Ethiopian Focus Tree: Defy the odds to defeat the Italian invader or resist the conqueror from abroad using unique Government in Exile abilities. - New
Swiss Focus Tree: Surrounded by France, Germany and Italy, the mountain nation of Switzerland finds strength in its neutrality, balancing competing factions and overtures from the great powers. - New Peace Conference Options: Demilitarize zones of the map or entire nations, bid on the capital ships of defeated powers, or claim control of enemy resources or factories as reparations.
- Aircraft Designer: Design and build your own planes, from nimble interceptors that prioritize speed to durable bombers crafted to unload tons of destruction from high above.
- Unit Medals: A log of each division’s accomplishments lets you track their performance, and even allows you to award unique medals to division commanders for their actions in the field.
- Embargo Interaction: Embargo your enemies with a new diplomatic interaction, preventing them from trading with you if they have generated enough world tension.
- New Unit Models: Over 20 new unit models for Italy, Ethiopia, and Switzerland.
- New Plane Models: 67 new plane models.
- 12 New Music Tracks.
Free patch features[edit | edit source]
- 74 new states on the map in Switzerland, France, Italy, Canada, Australia, Ethiopia, Austria, Siam, all over African colonies and the Soviet Union.
- Modders can find the new provinces listed in
definitions.csvbetween the numbers 13236 and 13256.
- Modders can find the new provinces listed in
- New puppet names for major countries, such as occupation zones in puppeted Germany for the Big 4, or new Reichkommisariats for Germany.
Videos[edit | edit source]
Cinematic trailers[edit | edit source]
Video diaries[edit | edit source]
Devs play[edit | edit source]
Developer diaries[edit | edit source]
- Main article: Developer diaries
All developer diaries about the By Blood Alone expansion and patch 1.12 (aka Avalanche).
- Patch 1.12 (Avalanche)
| No. | Title and Link | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Post-Release | Post-Release graphs and feedback | 2022-10-12 |
| 17 | Release! | Release of the By Blood Alone expansion and patch 1.12 | 2022-09-27 |
| 16 | Art & Achievements | New art and achievements for By Blood Alone | 2022-09-21 |
| 15 | Tech | Updated OS requirements and performance improvements of Avalanche | 2022-09-14 |
| 14 | Modding | Overhauled Career Profile with Playthrough Overviews and (moddable!) in-game Awards | 2022-08-31 |
| 13 | Quality of Life Improvements | Changes to war support, piercing, AI tank strategy, and more | 2022-08-24 |
| 12 | Peace Conference Roundup | Overview of the new peace conference system, including UI and new demand types | 2022-08-17 |
| 11 | Division Commanders & Unit Medals | New field officers and awardable medals for divisions. | 2022-08-10 |
| 10 | Plane Designer | A look at the new plane designer. | 2022-08-03 |
| 9 | Ethiopia #2 | A look at the alternate history branches of the new Ethiopian focus tree. | 2022-07-20 |
| 8 | Switzerland #2 | A look at the alternate history branches of the new Swiss focus tree. | 2022-07-12 |
| 7 | Italy #2 | A look at the alternate history branches of the updated Italian focus tree. | 2022-07-05 |
| 6 | Ethiopia #1 | A look at the common and historical branches of the new Ethiopian focus tree. | 2022-06-29 |
| 5 | Switzerland #1 | A look at the historical branch of the new Swiss focus tree. | 2022-06-22 |
| 4 | Italy #1 | A look at the common and historical branches of the updated Italian focus tree. | 2022-06-15 |
| 3 | Designer Corner: Naval Rebalance | Goals and implementation plans for naval rebalance. | 2022-06-01 |
| 2 | Designer Corner: Air Changes | Open discussion for changes to Air management and combat. | 2022-05-18 |
| 1 | Designer Corner: Peace Conference | Open discussion for changes to peace conferences. | 2022-05-04 |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Forum, Announcement - Hearts of Iron 4: By Blood Alone, 2022-06-07.
- ↑ Forum, Release! Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone, 2022-09-27.
