Hearts of Iron IV
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Developers | |
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Paradox Development Studio | |
Publishers | |
Paradox Interactive | |
Engines | |
Clausewitz | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 6, 2016 |
macOS (OS X) | June 6, 2016 |
Linux | June 6, 2016 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 83 |
OpenCritic | 83 |
IGDB | 84 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | DLC, Expansion pack, Subscription |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Genres | Strategy, Wargame |
Series | Hearts of Iron |
Hearts of Iron | |
---|---|
Hearts of Iron | 2002 |
Hearts of Iron II | 2005 |
Hearts of Iron III | 2009 |
Arsenal of Democracy: A Hearts of Iron Game | 2010 |
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game | 2011 |
Hearts of Iron IV | 2016 |
Hearts of Iron IV is a singleplayer and multiplayer strategy and wargame game in the Hearts of Iron series.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | Colonel Edition also available. | |||
Microsoft Store | Xbox Game Pass for PC: Cadet Edition | |||
Steam | Starter Edition also available. | |||
Publisher website (unavailable) | Cadet Edition, Colonel Edition or Field Marshal Edition. |
Version differences
The Starter edition includes the base game, and three expansion packs.
Monetization
Type | Notes |
---|---|
DLC | Smaller DLC consist of Flavour, Immersion and Sound packs that adds to new gameplay elements but instead new visuals and sounds. |
Expansion pack | Many packs have been released that can either add to or alter gameplay, though are typically accompanied with a free update that adds the most major changes to all players. |
Subscription | A monthly subscription is available that grants access to all current and future DLC's.[1] |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
No Step Back | Expansion | |
Battle for the Bosporus | Expansion | |
La Résistance | Expansion | |
Waking the Tiger | Expansion | |
Together for Victory | Expansion | |
No Step Back | Expansion | |
Man the Guns | Expansion | |
Axis Armor Pack | Flavour pack | |
Allied Armor Pack | Flavour pack | |
Allied Speeches Music Pack | Flavour pack | |
Radio Pack | Flavour pack | |
Eastern Front Music Pack | Flavour pack | |
Allied Armor Pack | Flavour pack | |
Eastern Front Planes Pack | Flavour pack | |
Anniversary Pack | Free |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Hearts of Iron IV\ |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Paradox Interactive/Hearts of Iron IV/ |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/Paradox Interactive/Hearts of Iron IV/ |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Hearts of Iron IV\ |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Paradox Interactive/Hearts of Iron IV/ |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/Paradox Interactive/Hearts of Iron IV/ |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud | ||
Xbox Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | [2] | ||
4K Ultra HD | UI does not scale with resolution and is extremely small in 4K. However game have experimental (with some issues) option of UI scaling. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | MSAA. Controlled by "Multisample Level". | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Color blind mode | Use Colourblindness Mod |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Only possible through modding | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Only in Debug Mode to activate Cinematic Mode |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Effects, music and ambient. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Available in Steamworkshop | |||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | ||||
LAN play | 32 | Versus, Co-op |
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Online play | 32 | Versus, Co-op |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues unresolved
Wayland incompatibility
- As of September 30, the game isn't compatible with Wayland.[3][4] To get it working with Wayland, you must bypass the launcher and disable MSAA as a workaround. To bypass the launcher, add "-nolauncher" as a Steam launch option. To disable MSAA, go to ~/.local/share/Paradox Interactive/Hearts of Iron IV/ and set the value for "multi_sampling" to 0 in the "settings.txt" file. Please note that if this workaround is implemented, you may also need to manually set the screen resolution in the "settings.txt" file as well.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 | |
Shader Model support | 3.0 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows | 32-bit no longer supported after update 1.7.0 Hydra | ||
macOS (OS X) | 32-bit no longer supported after update 1.7.0 Hydra | ||
Linux | 32-bit no longer supported after update 1.7.0 Hydra |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 (64 bit) | 8, 8.1, 10 (64 bit) |
Processor (CPU) | AMD Athlon II X4 650 3.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad 9400 2.66 GHz |
AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon HD 5850 Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | ATI Radeon HD 6950 Nvidia GeForce GTX 570 2 GB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX 9.0c compatible |
- Laptop GPU dedicated cards may work if they are on par with their desktop counterparts, but are not officially supported.[5]
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.10 | 10.11 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5 2.6 GHz | Intel Core i5 2.9 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon HD 6970M | AMD Radeon R9 390M Nvidia GeForce GTX 750M 1 GB of VRAM |
- Laptop GPU dedicated cards may work if they are on par with their desktop counterparts, but are not officially supported.[6]
Linux | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 14.04 (32 bit) | Ubuntu 14.04 (64 bit) |
Processor (CPU) | AMD Athlon II X4 650 3.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad 9400 2.66 GHz |
AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon HD 5850 Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 1 GB of VRAM | ATI Radeon HD 6950 Nvidia GeForce GTX 570 2 GB of VRAM |
- Laptop GPU dedicated cards may work if they are on par with their desktop counterparts, but are not officially supported.[7]
References
- ↑ Steam News: HOI4 - Subscription Service and Career Profile Update - last accessed on 2022-03-27
- ↑ Steam Community :: Group :: /r/ultrawidemasterrace Group
- ↑ "Hearts of Iron IV won't launch on Linux (Fedora Linux), game version: 1.4.2". https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/hearts-of-iron-iv-wont-launch-on-linux-fedora-linux-game-version-1-4-2.1044312/. "The game won't run on Wayland, please try it under Xorg."
- ↑ "Can't launch Hearts of Iron IV on Linux (Fedora Linux), details (logs) inside". https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/70ks3t/3_cant_launch_hearts_of_iron_iv_on_linux_fedora/.
- ↑ https://www.paradoxplaza.com/hearts-of-iron-iv
- ↑ https://www.paradoxplaza.com/hearts-of-iron-iv
- ↑ https://www.paradoxplaza.com/hearts-of-iron-iv