【CA-MOD】German Focus and AI
### German AI Enhancements
* AI Germany will now design tanks much more intelligently (including Self-Propelled Guns and Tank Destroyers)
* AI Germany will now design aircraft much more intelligently (including Light Fighters, Heavy Fighters, and CAS)
* AI Germany will now design and deploy submarines much more intelligently
* Optimized national focus order for AI Germany (historical national focus path only)
* Optimized division templates for AI Germany
* Optimized Political Power (PP) usage for AI Germany (no longer mindlessly spending PP on improving relations)
* Optimized research priority for AI Germany
* AI Germany will no longer mindlessly switch conscription laws (will not switch to the 10% Service Law before Operation Barbarossa)
* AI Germany will now show a stronger preference for Total Mobilization
* AI Germany will no longer declare war on the Soviet Union across Poland and Lithuania
* AI Germany will not declare war on the Soviet Union prematurely
* AI Germany will establish its Intelligence Agency much faster
* AI Germany will now create Collaboration Governments in the Soviet Union
* AI Germany will now place greater emphasis on Stability and War Support
* Optimized Army Spirit selection for AI Germany
* AI Germany will now more actively attempt naval invasions of the United Kingdom
* AI Germany will prioritize seizing factories from occupied territories (fascist ideology only)
* AI Germany will now select general traits more intelligently, prioritizing powerful combat traits over adaptability traits
* AI Germany will be more inclined to build additional Radar Stations
* AI Germany will now utilize Military-Industrial Organizations (MIOs) more intelligently
* AI’s Operation Barbarossa will receive different buffs depending on the difficulty level
### German Changes
* Added Germany-exclusive SS Special Doctrine
* Added Germany-exclusive officer ability "Blitzkrieg Tactics"
* Added a Wehrmacht-SS Power Balance system, along with exclusive SS units
* Added exclusive traits for German MIOs
* Added Germany-exclusive Medals
* Added Germany-exclusive Army Spirits
* Added the German General Staff Plan, which allows you to consume a set amount of Army, Navy, and Air Force experience to gain corresponding buffs
* Added the German Army Spirit "Prussian Legacy", which provides combat bonuses but will change under specific conditions
* Exclusive SS unit skins
* STG44 weapon model
* Upon completing the "Loyalty to the Führer" national focus, the number of available Inner Circle slots will be increased by 1, with a corresponding UI change
* Revised the trigger conditions for the "Autarky" national focus, which will now calculate resource output from both Germany itself and its puppet states
* German aircraft will now correctly match their corresponding icons and 3D models
* German tanks will now correctly match their corresponding icons and 3D models
* German battalion-level units will now have the "Wehrmacht" prefix, with more immersive naming for all other units
* Exclusive easter egg for the fascist (black) path – Apocalypse Mode
* Exclusive easter egg for the communist (red) path – Stalin
### Other Changes
* Optimized national focuses for Austria’s historical path
* Buffed national focuses for Czechoslovakia
* Significantly increased the number of advisors available for Czechoslovakia
* AI Finland will perform better in historical mode
* AI Finland’s division templates will be more optimized and powerful
* AI Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria will deliver better overall performance; for example, Romania will complete its oil field national focuses as quickly as possible
* AI Austria, Belgium, and the Netherlands will prioritize industrial and resource branch national focuses faster (historical mode only)
### Bug Fixes
* Fixed an issue where the trigger condition "Has forced 2 major nations to capitulate" for the Supreme Leader national focus could not fire correctly (may cause issues on AMD CPUs)
* Fixed the vanilla game bug where the completion duration of the "Strengthen the SS" and "SS Supremacy" national focuses did not match the actual in-game time
### Upcoming Plans
* Dynamic icons for German national focuses
For Germany Expansion & AI Enhancement:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2903237467
For Italy AI Enhancement:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2966642980
For USSR AI Enhancement:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2803543445
For Commonwealth Rework:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2830875215
For France National Focus Enhancement:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2761221925
For China National Focus Expansion & AI Enhancement:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2941104866
For Japan National Focus Expansion & AI Enhancement:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3249811077
For UK AI Enhancement:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3025967517
For US AI Enhancement:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3619247929
Vanilla-style NATO Unit Icons (compatible version, including German SS and Soviet Guards):
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2945134089
Required DLC:
These DLC should be installed in order to use this item.
Hearts of Iron IV: Together for Victory
Hearts of Iron IV: Death or Dishonor
Hearts of Iron IV: Waking the Tiger
Hearts of Iron IV: Man the Guns
Hearts of Iron IV: La Ru00e9sistance
Hearts of Iron IV: No Step Back
Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone
Hearts of Iron IV: Arms Against Tyranny
Country Pack - Hearts of Iron IV: Trial of Allegiance
Revisions:
Old revisions of this mod are available below. Click the link to download.