Hearts of Iron IV

Hearts of Iron IV

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The Great Sandbox Mod
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21 Apr, 2023 @ 11:58pm
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The Great Sandbox Mod

Description
Welcome to the Great Sandbox Mod!

This is an alternative history, or rather sandbox, mod with all nations in the world balkanized into smaller or larger states. However, the names are merely placeholders for the nations they represent, as all history, context, events etc. have been scrapped in favor of a "clean slate" type of world. And you know what, screw it, there's no massive essay of new sweaty lore you have to learn to be able to play this mod. The design philosophy is very simple - just plug and play, for this world is your oyster! Make up your own backstory or view the mod for what it truly is - a great sandbox mode for HoI4. All over the mod you'll also find enhancements of vanilla features, many of which are previewed in the pictures on this mod page or down below in the features list.

Feel free to leave a like and comment if you enjoy this mod! It gives me a kick of dopamine and keeps me motivated.

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Features
  • Two custom made scenarios for you to play - one with 215 smaller nations, the other with 115 larger nations.
  • New Generic Focus Tree for all nations.
  • Expanded Tech Tree (WIP)
  • Total laws and advisor system rework.
  • Unit models.
  • Plenty of custom game rule options - Make sure to check these out when playing, as this is a sandbox and therefore supposed to be played the way you want it.
  • Sub-Ideology Icons.
  • Ammunition production/consumption system.
  • Dynamic flag system depending on your sub-ideology and country.
  • Company expansion Decision System - Upgrade your equipment designers for greater bonuses.
  • Military Academy Decision System - Train your military advisors from specialists to experts and geniuses.
  • State Integration Decision System
  • State Claiming Decision System
  • Border Skirmish Decision System
  • Equipment Variants
  • More devestating nukes and nuclear sanitation.
  • No AI puppet division spam as overlord.
  • Some building changes.
  • Slightly increased naval production.
Okay, so I realize I might be forgetting about half of the stuff that I've implemented, but this list will suffice for now as it contains the most significant features...

Compatability
This mod is large and edits many vanilla files. Compatability is severely limited. I do however recommed playing with whatever the latest version of the Toolpack mod is, as well as the State Transfer Tool. I guess it's also worth mentioning that I only playtest the mod with all DLCs activated.

Credits
Many ideas, art and concepts etc. are not mine from the start. Either partly or completely, elements from the following mods have been used:

Check out my other mods!
Popular Discussions View All (8)
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23 Mar @ 10:27am
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28 Aug, 2024 @ 1:02pm
How many countries can be formed? (i.e Canada, Mexico, so on)
AncientElixier10
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19 Mar, 2024 @ 12:00pm
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695 Comments
Bebranutii⁴² 7 Jul @ 9:17am 
i updated mod to the newest version and fix midnight freeze bug https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3458139104
RaiderLeader666 13 Jun @ 2:11am 
Hope it gets updated this year
Shame it is not updated =(
Shadowmoon 4 May @ 6:11am 
@Risu, actually it's not that complicated once you've played a couple of times + you can always turn the political system on casual mode and forget about it even existing.
RISU 3 May @ 4:56pm 
I was gonna install this mod, but as I looked through the screenshots I got less interested cuz of how many decisions and complicated extra mechanics added in
The 2fort Gatling Gun 6 Apr @ 2:02pm 
Are the DLCs absolutely mandatory for this to work? Or am i getting map loading errors because of some other bollocks?
Skrinop 6 Apr @ 1:13pm 
Delete XYZ.txt in "\common\ai_strategy" to resolve the midnight freeze issues, no idea if there are going to be any crashes or other issues such as the ai not functioning
Shadowmoon 31 Mar @ 7:25pm 
The greatest and my favourite mod for HoI4 ever (I haven't played vanilla since trying this out). I hope there will be an update soon (especially for midnight freeze fix, as it completely ruins the gameplay and motivates me to abandon this game for now) , nevertheless, author, take your time to make it better. Wish you luck.
Chiseled 27 Mar @ 9:23am 
can't load the mod, it says map error
what do i do?
Hexon_Boi 23 Mar @ 2:17pm 
if u know how to code in hoi4 u can suggest a helping hand to the dev of this mod, maybe updates will come more often, i suppose he is working on this alone and as a side hobby, so don't expect updates every week, i want this mod alive but can't help dev unfortunately