Hearts of Iron III Expansions & DLCs

Strategy 26 September 2012

Third expansion for Hearts of Iron III, a successful strategy game that takes us to battlefields of World War II. Hearts of Iron III: Their Finest Hour expands on spying system (offering new types of missions, including secret tasks fulfilled on the game’s main map – and introduces a special battle system that allows developing tactical plans and sharing them with friends. Major armies received new elite unites, including those specializing in invading from the sea. Hearts of Iron III: Their Finest Hour offers more strategic options, like ability of supporting distant allies with resources. Commanders became more important, as they can now get special abilities, meaning that giving them appropriate tasks has become more significant for achieving victory. Additionally, new game mode has appeared that does not limit units’ production and technological development before the true gameplay starts. Finally, there are two new scenarios: one for Cold War, and the other for Spanish Civil War.

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Strategy 29 June 2011

The second expansion for the extensive war strategy game, Hearts of Iron III, by Paradox Interactive. The add-on is focused on the Eastern Front of World War II, namely the struggle of the Soviet Union, Nazi Germany, and other countries. The political aspect of the gameplay was subject to major changes, thanks to which players can now stage coups in other countries of fall victims to such. Hearts of Iron III: For the Motherland expands diplomacy, giving warring countries the so-called war goals. Guerilla warfare was enriched with such elements as infiltration of enemy territory or sabotage. Sea warfare in the North Atlantic, in which submarines take part, was also reworked. Hearts of Iron III: For the Motherland enhances the game’s engine and lets it utilize the power of dual-core processors. Moreover, the artificial intelligence was improved, the interface was simplified, and the gameplay speed was increased in order to enable players to finish an entire campaign during one evening.

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Strategy 10 May 2011

A DLC for the third installment of the complicated World War II strategy game series by Paradox Interactive. Hearts of Iron III: Semper Fi - Dies Irae Götterdämmerung requires the vanilla game as well as the Semper Fi expansion in order to work. The said add-on expands the Nazi Germany with new military, economic, and political aspects. The developers introduce a number of new options and historical events, thanks to which the gameplay is much more dynamic and managing the Wehrmacht even more aggressive. In land combat, we can lead historical German units, while at seas and oceans, we have the famous wolf packs at our disposal. The underwater part of the World War II was enriched with an enhanced battle mechanics that takes into account the specifications of U-Boots. The central point of our duties in internal politics is to manage the government in a way that gains us as much resources as possible in order to quickly build a strong army.

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Strategy 06 June 2010

The first expansion for Hearts of Iron III by Paradox Interactive. The add-on gives players more control over military and political aspects of their countries. Hearts of Iron III: Semper Fi allows us to set our own victory conditions that are hidden from our opponents. Diplomacy was expanded in terms of relations with allies, letting us convince them to attack a given target, share our technological inventions, or ask them for reinforcements. Hearts of Iron III: Semper Fi largely improves on artificial intelligence, making the computer-controlled countries defend their land even fiercer, better manage their naval forces, and conduct multiphase invasions. Another highlight of Hearts of Iron III: Semper Fi is a set of several hundred historical events that give the game more realism. Apart from solo gameplay, Hearts of Iron III also offers a multiplayer mode.

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