Download the Starfire Historical Hearts of Iron Mod Here

Warning: Back up your Original Install of Hearts of Iron

This modification is designed only for the 1936 scenario! (Now named "Starfire Historical 1936")

Note: this is a single zip file. Unzip it maintaining the directory structures. Copy all the modified directories to a copy of Hearts of Iron (over version 1.06). As of our version 1.00 this modification is designed for HoI v1.06. Please make sure you have a clean install of v1.06 before installing the Starfire Historical Mod.

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Version B5

Note: Mexico is used to trigger our "timer" events (every three months), this doesn't impact Mexico's gameplay other than having to click "ok" every three months.

Note: Costa Rica has a couple events coded in to automatically pause the game during our testing.

Temporary Notes:

• Polish "Danzig" event short circuited for historical testing so that Poland never ceeds Danzig.

Coming Soon:

Version B5:

• German Naval OOB tweaked to more accurately represent 1936-38 submarines
• German sub techs taken away to more accurately represent sub technology circa 1936
• Subs sea attack reduced by one and given +1 with tech 5101 (Basic Torpedoe)
• Czechoslovakia fortifications adjusted to reflect historical fortification development
• Adjusted build times (and costs) for Italian battleships Littorio and Veneto to be more historically accurate

Version B4:

• Croatia event provinces modified for more playability
• Submarine surface attack ratings reduced one point
• "Panther" (Advanced Med 70mm Tanks) made 30 days faster to research

Version B3:

• Fixed bug of missing transport capability on transport aircraft.

Version B2:

• After the creation of Vichy historical forces are given back to Vichy so they aren't undefended.
• Significant adjustment to tactical attack ratings of air units.

Version B1:

• Air Unit ratings completely revised.
• Night Air combat improved dramatically.
• Most AI files temporarily fixed for the v1.06 river/withdraw_odds variable bug.
• Pilot Training techs added to Air Doctrines
• Air Doctrine levels spread out more (take longer to research) to cover a longer section of the war
• Events tweaked to avoid excessive industry gain
• Low infrastructure province values adjusted
• Minor tweaks to Finland

Version A9:

• Paratroops made more expensive
• Fixed major glitch in tech gains effecting the economy (France, UK, USA, Australia) and Soviet military.

Version A8:

• Several AI files tweaked to produce more historic force mixes.
• Added a pre-war AI file for UK (which allows better settings for the British Expeditionary Force for France). Also UK AI files enhanced for better force mix building and garrison settings.
• Adjustments to war economy events for France and UK.
• 1936 French airforce adjusted to be more historic (fewer bombers)
• Engineer Brigade values adjusted
• Vichy event restored basically to it's v1.05c form to avoid weird problems with Vichy being invaded.

Version A7:

• USA leader Lee, traits fixed.
• Resources reworked again to account for democracies getting 75% resources from colonies while others only get 50%.

Version A6:

• Movement penalties reduced significantly. This helps avoid an attack into unfavorable terrain and/or unfavorable weather becoming an absolute disaster. It's still a serious penalty but not quite as disasterous as vanilla v1.06.
• Economic trades reworked based on study of the AI's limited ability to cope with the need to stockpile supplies.
• All movement rates increased by 1 (Infantry now back to the same as vanilla v1.06)
• Sphere of influence events toned down.

Version A5:

• All minor country AI files reworked (some changes are significant!).

Version A4:

• Major work on numerous AI files
• Artillery techs more expensive

Version A3:

• Minor.ai (used by 25 countries!) dramatically improved.
• AI files not being used have been deleted (clean up).
• Italian & Japanese AI improved

Version A2: (Note: most AI files are still in need of major attention)

• Colony resource values fixed for the v1.06 changes
• Massive fix to AI files for evaluation of the value of a division

Version A1: (Note: this is intended for testing only!)

• Note: most of the AI files still need to be reworked. All of the Starfire specific AI files are not included!
• Czechoslovakia manpower corrected
• All aircraft are intended to represent 50% more aircraft than vanilla v1.06. This means you should be building fewer aircraft.
• Manpower usage of Strategic bombers reduced (4 to 3); manpower usage of fighters increased (1 to 2); manpower of dive bombers, tactical bombers, torpedo bombers standardized at 2.
• Note: v1.06 fixed "ground_def_eff" so raising it now reduces the casualties a nation takes (it used to impact the enemy's ground defence).
• Ethiopia Campaign: Population (manpower) and geography of Ethiopia adjusted to far more historic values; Italian forces more historically deployed; Italian supply stockpile made in Asmara; Ethiopian commanders ratings adjusted more reasonably. Ethiopia AI (defensive.ai) tweaked specifically for Ethiopia.

Note: starting with Starfire version A1 this mod is designed for Paradox HoI v1.06.

Version 0.99q:

• Manpower penalties for Germany conquering Balkan "allies" increased significantly
• Portugal trades Tungsten (steel) to Germany
• Soviet manpower boosted in reaction to Barbarossa
• Visibility and detection adjusted for surface naval vessels
• Province manpower values adjusted more historically (for mostly Russia).
• Josef Wirmer changed from "Man of the People" to "Silent Lawyer".

Archive of changes made for version 1.05c (Note: most of these changes apply to the Starfire Historical Mod for v1.06 too.)

The following file just provides some alternate start up screens to remind you that you are playing with the Starfire enhanced version of HoI:

Graphics (not necessary)