Heart of History Update

0.2 ALPHA
24 October 2026
18 changes in this update

Added

7 changes
  • German national focuses: Fate of Czechoslovakia, the creation of Slovakia, the German–Soviet Pact, and Operation Barbarossa.

  • Soviet ultimatums to Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.

  • The Finnish Question and an alternate-history Soviet demand for Transylvania.

  • Player responses to territorial ultimatums.

  • Six new technologies, bringing the total to 25.

  • WORLD NEWS with historical context and an event archive.

  • Automatic camera positioning when selecting a country.

Improved

4 changes
  • AI countries now deploy troops to borders during peacetime and recruit more actively during wars.

  • Improved responsiveness when drawing offensive plans.

  • Optimized infantry and tank models.

  • Spread heavy calculations across frames to reduce stuttering.

Fixed

6 changes
  • Fixed units stopping before reaching their assigned frontline positions.

  • Fixed frontline deployment for reinforcements after loading a save.

  • Fixed research bonuses that previously had no effect.

  • Fixed anti-tank research not affecting combat damage.

  • Fixed incorrect factory capacity bonuses.

  • Fixed territory capture when fighting a country occupying another nation's land.

Removed

1 change
  • Removed Germany's Baltic focus branch. Baltic ultimatums are now part of the Soviet focus tree.