The Open Beta Summer Edition focuses on broad game re-balancing, specifically targeting Regimental Support companies, Line Artillery viability, and naval positioning mechanics.
▲Buffs18
- Regimental Support Companies
- Heavy Weapons Company:Heavy Weapons and Motorized Heavy Weapons Companies now have higher organization.20→30
- Heavy Weapons Company:Heavy Weapons and Motorized Heavy Weapons Companies increased in max strength.0.4→0.6
- Anti-Air Battery:Breakthrough, Soft and Hard Attack penalties for Anti-Air Batteries reduced.-80%→-60% %
- Anti-Tank Battery:Soft Attack penalty for Anti-Tank batteries reduced.-80%→-60% %
- Line Artillery
- Max strength increased for Artillery, Rocket Artillery, and Anti-Air line units.0.6→0.8
- Artillery Equipment I:Slightly increased soft attack for Artillery Equipment I.25→26
- Artillery Equipment I:Breakthrough increased for Artillery Equipment I.6→10
- Artillery Equipment II:Breakthrough increased for Artillery Equipment II.7→13
- Artillery Equipment III:Breakthrough increased for Artillery Equipment III.8→16
- Rocket Artillery Equipment I:Breakthrough increased for Rocket Artillery Equipment I.9→17
- Naval Combat
- Maneuver Skill:Admiral Maneuver Skill now increases naval retreat speed more effectively.1%→2% %
- Naval Bombers:Naval bombers are more likely to target fully screened capital ships.10→15
- Naval Bombers:Naval bombers are significantly more likely to target fully screened carriers.10→25
- Air Force
- Dive Bombing Air Spirit:Dive Bombing Air Spirit now provides mastery gain instead of design cost reduction.cost reduction→+15% %
- Material Destruction Air Spirit:Material Destruction Air Spirit now provides medium aircraft mastery gain.cost reduction→+15% %
- Industrial Destruction Air Spirit:Industrial Destruction Air Spirit now provides heavy aircraft mastery gain.cost reduction→+15% %
- Massed Strike Air Spirit:Air Superiority Effect increased for Massed Strike Air Spirit.5%→10% %
- General GameplayFacilities:Initial cost of Naval, Land, and Air facilities lowered, but scaling cost increased.12000→10000
▼Nerfs13
- Regimental Support Companies
- Infantry Guns / Rocket Battery:Infantry Guns and Rocket Batteries now require more equipment.4→6
- Anti-Air Battery:Anti-Air Battery equipment requirement increased.12→16
- Anti-Air Battery:Anti-Air Battery manpower requirement increased.120→180
- Anti-Tank Battery:Anti-Tank Battery manpower requirement increased.120→180
- TD-RS / SPAA-RS:Tank Destroyer and SPAA Regimental Support now require 15 units instead of 10.10→15
- TD-RS / SPAA-RS:Fuel consumption increased for TD-RS and SPAA-RS.33%→40% %
- TD-RS / SPAA-RS:Armor value significantly reduced for TD-RS and SPAA-RS.-33%→-66% %
- TD-RS / SPAA-RS:Defense lowered for TD-RS and SPAA-RS.-25%→-50% %
- TD-RS / SPAA-RS:Soft attack lowered for TD-RS and SPAA-RS.-33%→-66% %
- Naval Combat
- Superior Tactician:Superior Tactician Admiral Trait now provides less positioning bonus.25%→15% %
- Maneuver Skill:Admiral Maneuver Skill impact on positioning reduced.2.5%→1.5% %
- Air ForceContinuous Strike Air Spirit:Air Support Efficiency bonus reduced for Continuous Strike Air Spirit.25%→15% %
- General GameplayDivision Experience:Combat bonus from division experience decreased to reduce stat bloat.25%→20% %
◆Other changes3
- Regimental Support CompaniesInfantry Guns / Rocket Battery:Defense, Breakthrough, Soft and Hard Attack penalties normalized to -75%.mixed→-75% %
- General Gameplay
- Battalion Adjusters:Battalion Adjusters now scale with the actual equipment and manpower status of the sub-unit.static→Equipment/Manpower
- Self-Propelled Artillery:Combat width for all SP Artillery increased back to 3.2→3
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- →Hotfix 1.19.0.1Jun 12, 2026 · 2mo
Hotfix 1.19.0.1 addresses a specific crash during the Spanish Civil War and a UI bug with DLC icons.
- HOI IV - Open Beta Update VMay 13, 2026 · 3mo
Open Beta Update V focuses on AI naval behavior improvements, stability fixes for large-scale naval battles, and various quality-of-life adjustments to lend-lease and supply tooltips.
+4→ - PEace For Our Time | Patch 1.18.1Apr 29, 2026 · 3mo
A hotfix update focusing on the Czech and Slovak national focus trees, correcting several localization errors, and improving AI behavior for Germany and Slovakia.
+7→ - →Warships of the Pacific - Hotfix, 1.17.5.2Mar 26, 2026 · 4mo
A small hotfix focusing on UI and visual bugs within the division designer and tank pool displays.
- →(Very small) Hotfix - Patch 1.17.4.1Feb 25, 2026 · 5mo
A small hotfix addressing a bug where research bonuses were permanently active instead of being claimed.
- NCNS Patch 1.17.1.1Nov 27, 2025 · 8mo
Patch 1.17.1.1 focuses on bug fixes for Chinese warlords, AI naval taskforce management, and corrections to Italian naval focuses.
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