Build a new empire, resist foreign aggression or explore the limits of neutrality in Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone. This new expansion for Paradox Interactive’s World War II grand strategy wargame adds new alternate history options and gameplay variety for three nations, as well as other significant changes.

Build a new empire, resist foreign aggression or explore the limits of neutrality in Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone. This new expansion for Paradox Interactive’s World War II grand strategy wargame adds new alternate history options and gameplay variety for three nations, as well as other significant changes.

Features of Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone 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 replacing Mussolini with one of a variety of new contenders.

• 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

System: Windows
Minimum: OS: Windows® 7 64 Bit | Windows® 8.1 64 Bit | Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 750 | AMD® FX 4300 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 470 (1.28GB) | AMD® HD 5850 (1GB) | Intel Iris Xe G7 (Tiger Lake) | AMD® Radeon™ RX Vega 11 | Steam Deck DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: Direct X- compatible soundcard Additional Notes: Mouse and keyboard are required. / Latest available WHQL drivers from both manufacturers/ Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer, Up to 32 other players in multiplayer mode.

System: Linux
Minimum: OS: Ubuntu 18.04 Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66 GHz / AMD Athlon II X4 650 @ 3.20 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5850 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX470 (1GB VRAM). Latest available proprietary drivers from both manufacturers Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard, and speakers are required. / Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer, Up to 32 other players in multiplayer mode.

System: Mac
Minimum: OS: macOS 10.11 (El Capitan) Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.60 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 6970M Storage: 2 GB available space

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Supported Languages:
English