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Hearts of Iron IV

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Hearts of Iron IV

Developer: Paradox Development Studio
Publisher: Paradox Interactive
Platform: Windows
Released internationally: June 6, 2016


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<Sanky> please suggest an unused sprite with a clock or something
This game is still under active development.
Be aware that any unused content you find may become used or removed in the future. Please only add things to the article that are unlikely to ever be used, or went unused for some time. If they do get used, please remove them from the page and specify in the edit summary!

Hearts of Iron IV is the fourth installment in the Hearts of Iron series.

Hearts of Iron IV

Unused Portraits

HoI4 Portrait Norway Vidkun Quisling.png A portrait for unused Norwegian leader Vidkun Quisling. He will appears in Arms Against Tyranny Expansion Pack with another portrait.
HoI4 Portrait Soviet Victor Baydalakov.png A portrait for unused Soviet leader Viktor Baydalakov. He was a Russian politician emigrant in the real history.
HoI4 Portrait Denmark Erik Scavenius.png A portrait for unused Danish leader Viktor Erik Scavenius. Both a portrait and a leader will appear in Arms Against Tyranny Expansion Pack.

Text for Goal mechanics

The goal mechanics was used before the focus mechanics added. Texts for this mechanic still exist in final game (Hearts of Iron IV\localisation\english\goals_l_english_txt). These texts translated on other languages including Simple Chinese added later.

File is including strings for names, descriptions, shorts descriptions and, optional, successes of goals.

Choosing a goal, a player should make some action to get a result (unlike focuses which you just have to choose and wait to get a result).

Condemning action

condemn_japan:0 "Condemn Japan"
condemn_japan_desc:0 "The Japanese war of aggression against China is an outrage against civility and liberty, as well as an endangerment to American lives, rights and economic interests in China! Japan must cease their attacks or face the repercussions."
condemn_japan_short_desc:0 "§LCondemn the Japanese war of aggression on China.§!"

Mentioned action of condemning doesn't exist in final game.

Embargo action

embargo_japan:0 "Embargo Japan"
embargo_japan_desc:0 "Japan's attacks on China have continued despite our warning. The time has come to embargo all trade with Japan."
embargo_japan_short_desc:0 "§LEmbargo all trade with Japan in retaliation to their attacks on China.§!"

Mentioned action of embargo doesn't exist in final game. It will be added in By Blood Alone Expansion Pack.

Developer Comments

There is comments in Soviet characters file (Hearts of Iron IV\common\characters\SOV.txt). They added in No Step Back update.

# Aleksandra Kollontay has an unsed portrait
# Viktor Baydalakov has an unused portrait

These comments point to really unused portraits for unused leaders.

Death or Dishonor Expansion Pack

HoI4 portrait konstantin von neurath.png Portrait for unused Czechoslovakian leader Konstantin von Neurath. He was a head of occupation administration of Bohemia and Moravia in the real history.

No Step Back Expansion Pack

Unused Graphics

Unused Portraits

HoI4 vsevolod ivanovich.png Portrait of unused Russian leader Vsevolod Ivanovich Romanov. He was a heir of Russian throne in the real history. Vladimir Kirillovich Romanov is the leader of the Russian Empire in the final game.
HoI4 alexandra kollontay.png Portrait of unused Soviet leader Alexandra Kollontay. She was an revolutioner and diplomat in the real history.
HoI4 alexandra kollontay old.png "Old" version of Alexandra Kollontay portrait.
HoI4 hans frank.png Portrait of unused leader Hans Frank related to unused country tag GGV. He was a head of German occupation administration in Poland in the real history.
HoI4 portrait SOV tsar stalin.png Portrait of unused variation of Iosif Stalin as tsar.

Icon of Align the Zinovyevites focus

There is old version of Align the Zinovyevites focus icon.

Unused Current
HoI4 focus SOV ally zinovyevists.png HoI4 focus SOV zinovyevists.png

Icon of Align the Bukharinists focus

HoI4 focus SOV ally bukharinists.png

There is unused focus icon. A focus with same title doesn't exist in final game.

Unused Soviet Focus

HoI4 unused Soviet focus.png

There are unused focuses titled "Regional Staff" in the file. All focuses are commented. These focuses haven't names and descriptions.

Focuses related to Exiles path but their coordinates are incorrect. Some focuses add infrastructure and industrial complexes, others haven't effects.

The list of unused focuses:

  • SOV_consolidate_power
  • SOV_consolidate_the_caucasus
  • SOV_consolidate_the_west
  • SOV_consolidate_the_east
  • SOV_sufi_stronghold (effect of focus related to empty idea SOV_multi_religious_empire)
  • SOV_independent_synod
  • SOV_educate_the_masses_caucasus
  • SOV_transcaucasian_republic (effect of focus related to missing event NSB_Soviet_puppeting.1)
  • SOV_independent_synod_west
  • SOV_educate_the_masses_west
  • SOV_free_rutenia (effect of focus related to missing event NSB_Soviet_puppeting.2)
  • SOV_friendship_of_nations_university
  • SOV_independent_koranic_school (effect of focus related to empty idea SOV_multi_religious_empire)
  • SOV_educate_the_masses_east
  • SOV_free_bukharan_republic (effect of focus related to missing event NSB_Soviet_puppeting.3)
HoI4 focus SOV free Rutenia.png focus_SOV_free_Rutenia
HoI4 focus SOV transcaucasian republic.png focus_SOV_transcaucasian_republic
HoI4 focus SOV bukharan republic.png focus_SOV_bukharan_republic

So some of these focuses have unique icons.