By Blood Alone
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By Blood Alone is the 5th expansion for Hearts of Iron IV. It was announced on 2022-06-07[1]. 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
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Cinematic trailers[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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Developer Diary | Switzerland #1 | A look at the historical branch of the Swiss focus tree. | 2022-06-22 |
| 5 | Developer Diary | Italy #1 | A look at the common and historical branches of the updated Italian focus tree. | 2022-06-15 |
| 4 | Announcement | Hearts of Iron 4: By Blood Alone | Announcement for the upcoming By Blood Alone expansion, teasing content for Italy, Ethiopia, Switzerland, a plane designer and divisional commanders. | 2022-06-07 |
| 3 | Naval Rebalance | Designer Corner | Goals and implementation plans for naval rebalance. | 2022-06-01 |
| 2 | Air Changes | Developer Corner | 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.
