Hearts of Iron IV: Together for Victory
HoI4 Together for Victory
Hearts of Iron IV Expansion Pack
Release Date: December 15, 2016
Strategy, World War II, RTS, sandbox, war strategy, historical, interwar period, grand strategy, multiplayer, singleplayer, internet, LAN
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The first large expansion for Hearts of Iron IV – the fourth installment of the popular grand strategy game series created by Paradox Interactive. The add-on, called Together for Victory, focuses on introducing new functions connected with British Commonwealth and the countries that were a part of it during World War II.
Hearts of Iron IV: Together for Victory for PC is a large expansion for Hearts of Iron IV. The add-on is not standalone, which means that it requires the base game to run on your machine. Both titles were developed by Paradox Interactive.
Mechanics
Together for Victory focuses on a group of countries that were part of the British Commonwealth during World War II. As a result, the expansion introduces new national development trees for Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and India, complemented by historic characters and companies. The whole add-on was created in such a way as to allow the game to unfold in a historic way, or to create an abnormal, alternative scenario.
A new system of autonomy had been introduced – the player can set various levels of dependency of the subordinate countries, from puppet governments, up to full, self-contained rule. We can now evolve some of the national ideas, which result in trickling bonuses, and new upgrades unlocked throughout the course of the war.
Together for Victory allow weakened governments to ask their allies for the lease of various equipment. Additionally, the Commonwealth nations can receive technologies to quickly reach the level of their dominion – Great Britain. Finally, the developers introduced small changes to battle system, and added the ability to show detailed statistics in the aftermath of each battle.
Last updated on December 27, 2016
Game Debate: 8 / 10 by Stuart Thomas
I do hope that Paradox create more of these DLCs with the focus on minor nations, with interesting new National Focus trees. I like the addition of the autonomy mechanic and the new sprites and leaders. But that's only part of what HOI4 needs. If the next DLC brings more resilient AI, better balanced anti-air and a focus on fixing a few of my peeves with the warscore system, I'll be getting it for that rather than for any deep dives into the soul of a minor nation
GameWatcher: 7.5 / 10 by Joseph Bradford
Hearts of Iron IV: Together for Victory does something that Paradox has been known for: adds compelling new content to an already brilliant title. The new Commonwealth mechanics give you a reason to explore this time period from a different lens, while the combat improvements make planning and executing battle plans easier than ever. However, the performance issues marring the experience, as well as frustrating AI, make Together for Victory one of the most poorly performing game in Paradox’s library.
GameGrin: 6 / 10 by Alex Hamilton
It would be slightly unfair to say that a lot of these changes feel like a user-made mod, but at a price point as high as this, I can’t in good conscience recommend it as a must-buy for players of the base game.
GAMERS Score
Average score from 55 votes.
Hearts of Iron IV: Together for Victory Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows
Developer: Paradox Development Studio
Publisher: Paradox Interactive
Hearts of Iron IV: Together for Victory System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core 2 Quad 9400 2.66 GHz/AMD Athlon II X4 640 3.0 GHz, 2 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce GTX 460/Radeon HD 5770 or better, 2 GB HDD, Windows Vista/7/8
Recommended: Intel Core i3-2100 3.1 GHz/AMD Phenom II X4 850 3.3 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce GTX 560 Ti/Radeon 6850 or better, 2 GB HDD, Windows 7/8 64-bit
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Hearts of Iron IV
Play as The British Dominions in Hearts of Iron IV: Together for Victory DLC, out on December 15
Hearts of Iron IV: Together for Victory is the first DLC for the successful WWII strategy game from Paradox. Focused on The British Dominions, the expansion is coming out next Thursday.
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December 8, 2016