New Mod for Arsenal of Democracy: Irön Fist

[Czarina Julie]

If you want, you should join the 1.13 team. It would get you an dev release if you're willing to test it. Just let us know

 

[boulvard]

If you want, you should join the 1.13 team. It would get you an dev release if you're willing to test it. Just let us know

Hi Julie
For me it is always a great pleasure to hear from you.
Thank you for the invitation, I am very, very busy here in Italy, but I am very pleased to receive this invitation.
I can try the new version but starting next month.
The biggest risk, as happened for 1.12, is that the balance of the game will be upset.
I'll have to try it anyway.

 

[Czarina Julie]

Well, whenever you want to join, just let us know. Did fix some keyboard issue in the code in addition to 15 new division types and many other things.

Glad to hear you're alright, been watching the news here in the US about Italy's elections and new government.

 

[boulvard]

Hi everyone!

Irön Fist version 1.238 is now available for download.
Bugs found by the beta tester for the American player and events related to the episodes of "The bruma road" have been corrected again.
Also fixed various incorrect text strings.

I am happy to announce that I am preparing the complete translations for the French, German, Spanish and Russian languages.
The French and German translations are almost complete.
They will probably all be available early next year.

Anticipation of changes:

Version 1.238
21 October 2022

-- Improved trigger conditions for event 440011, "Only one American plane in the sky" in the "Japan_desperate_war.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 440013, "Surrender or not surrender?" in the "Japan_desperate_war.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 440017, "Fat Man fell on Nagasaky" in the "Japan_desperate_war.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 440018, "Only one American plane in the sky" in the "Japan_desperate_war.txt" file.
-- Added new text of the choice option for the event 960 "The Opening of the Burma Road" in the "hoi2.txt".
-- Added new text of the choice option for the event 961 "The Burma Road has been closed!" in the "hoi2.txt".
-- Added new text strings "desc = EVT_460000_DESC" in all not AI events in the file "Independence_1.txt".
-- Added new text strings "desc = EVT_460000_DESC" in all not AI events in the file "Independence_2.txt".
-- Added new text strings "desc = EVT_460000_DESC" in all not AI events in the file "Independence_3.txt".
-- Added new text strings "name = ABONDON_OK" in all not AI events in the file "Independence_1.txt".
-- Added new text strings "name = ABONDON_OK" in all not AI events in the file "Independence_2.txt".
-- Added new text strings "name = ABONDON_OK" in all not AI events in the file "Independence_3.txt".

Have fun.


Boulvard.

April 21, 1945 near Bautzen, East Germany.

Hasso von Manteuffel: << But are you perhaps crazy? trying to stop the Russians at the gates of Bautzen will be like going to hell! >>

Lukas von Mazzückler: << Is not hell the place where people like us have to stay? >>

After the battle, no one ever saw him again.

 

[boulvard]

Hi everyone!

Irön Fist version 1.240 is now available for download.
Anticipated and improved the event that communicates to the human player the deactivation of the escort fighter aggregate brigade.

Anticipation of changes:

Version 1.240
29 October 2022

-- Added new command line in Event 1000005, "Initial Notes - Read carefully (pt.5)" in the "start_game_message.txt" file, now the Human event "Escort fighters deactivated" are triggered by last initial notes message.
-- Modified event 1000045, "Escort fighters deactivated (Human Player)" in the "events_for_all.txt" file, for trigger directly from the last message of the opening notes.

Have fun.


Boulvard.

 

[deadmanhope]

THANK YOU for the update and hard work...as soon as i have the time will try it out....really like the older version i was able to play...nice to see you still working on it...take care

 

[boulvard]

THANK YOU for the update and hard work...as soon as i have the time will try it out....really like the older version i was able to play...nice to see you still working on it...take care

Thanks so much!
The game is almost perfect, almost no bugs and errors, very playable, everything works at 100% what I wanted to reproduce.
Early next year, probably version 1.244 with full translation for German, French, Spanish and Russian languages.

I am in contact with people who play it constantly and give me feedback, it is very nice to know that my efforts are greatly appreciated.
I am a perfectionist.

 

[boulvard]

THANK YOU for the update and hard work...as soon as i have the time will try it out....really like the older version i was able to play...nice to see you still working on it...take care

The beta tester ...my uncle, he can't detox, he plays with it almost every day.
He is a passionate Soviet lover, he always thanks me for all the thousands of hours of fun I gave him and for how I made the Soviet, well-kept and historical.
I am a German lover instead (The officer of the panzer waffe that I always put with an image at the end of many posts, it's me, a photo taken in 2012 with a real tanker uniform), before Christmas I will start a game, the third since the game was completed.
I'm also writing a novel that the game inspired.

 

[boulvard]

Hi everyone!

Irön Fist version 1.283 is now available for download.

Fixed some minor bugs found when playing as the nation germany.
Many events improved in development conditions.
Also fixed various incorrect text strings.

I am happy to announce that I am preparing the complete translations for the French, German, Spanish and Russian languages.
The French and German translations are almost complete.
They will probably all be available early next year.

Anticipation of changes:

Version 1.283
23 December 2022

-- Fixed error in trigger conditions for Germany event 379939, "SS Unit Formation (SS-Division Wiking)" in the
"waffen_SS.txt" file.
-- For german nation, added new name for interceptor and multirole fighters units in file "unitnames.csv".
-- Fixed error in Germany event 3136205, "Create the Vlassov mechanized corps" in the "germany.txt" file.
-- Fixed error in Germany event 3136080, "DAK/Luftwaffe Fliegerführer 'Gabes' in Tripoli" in the
"Deutsche_Afrika_Korps.txt" file.
-- Fixed error in description text for Soviet event 3183460 "Earned some Guards titles" in file "USSR_Elite.txt".
-- Added new event for Germany 3236201, "Booty of war" in the the "NOE.txt" file, in case of total victory against
soviet union.
-- Modified german event 3236034, "Victory in the east (With purges)" in the "NOE.txt" file, Set flag for development
event "Booty of war" in case of total victory against soviet union.
-- Modified german event 3236200, "Victory in the east (Without purges)" in the "NOE.txt" file, Set flag for development
event "Booty of war" in case of total victory against soviet union.
-- Modified soviet event 3283054, "USSR asks for terms (with no purges)" in the "NOE.txt" file, Set flag for development
event "Booty of war" in case germany gets a total victory against soviet union.
-- Modified soviet event 3183080, "USSR asks for terms (with purges)" in the "NOE.txt" file, Set flag for development
event "Booty of war" in case germany gets a total victory against soviet union.
-- Modified german event 3236053, "USSR asks for terms" in the "NOE.txt" file, Set flag for development event
"Booty of war" in case of total victory against soviet union.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 31361780, "The End of the Romania recruitment for the end war with USSR"
in the "germany.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 31361790, "The End of the Bulgaria recruitment for the end war with USSR"
in the "germany.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 31361800, "The End of the Cossacks recruitment for the end war with USSR"
in the "germany.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 31361810, "The End of the Finland recruitment for the end war with USSR"
in the "germany.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 31361820, "The End of the Luxemburg recruitment for the end war with USSR"
in the "germany.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 31361830, "The End of the Slovenia recruitment for the end war with USSR"
in the "germany.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 31361870, "The End of the United Kingdom recruitment for the end war with USSR"
in the "germany.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 31361910, "The End of the Lithuania recruitment for the end war with USSR"
in the "germany.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 31361920, "The End of the Czechoslovakia recruitment for the end war with USSR"
in the "germany.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 31361930, "The End of the Bohemia and Moravia recruitment for the end war with
USSR" in the "germany.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 3798700, "The End of the Norway recruitment for the end war with USSR"
in the "waffen_SS.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 3798710, "The End of the Denmark recruitment for the end war with USSR"
in the "waffen_SS.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 3798720, "The End of the Holland recruitment for the end war with USSR"
in the "waffen_SS.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 3798730, "The End of the Belgium recruitment for the end war with USSR"
in the "waffen_SS.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 3798740, "The End of the France recruitment for the end war with USSR"
in the "waffen_SS.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 3798750, "The End of the Hungary recruitment for the end war with USSR"
in the "waffen_SS.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 3798760, "The End of the Serbia recruitment for the end war with USSR"
in the "waffen_SS.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 3798770, "The End of the Croatia recruitment for the end war with USSR"
in the "waffen_SS.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 3798780, "The End of the Albania recruitment for the end war with USSR"
in the "waffen_SS.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 3798790, "The End of the Galicia recruitment for the end war with USSR"
in the "waffen_SS.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 3798800, "The End of the Latvia recruitment for the end war with USSR"
in the "waffen_SS.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 3798810, "The End of the Estonia recruitment for the end war with USSR"
in the "waffen_SS.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 3798820, "The End of the Russians recruitment for the end war with USSR"
in the "waffen_SS.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 3798830, "The End of the Italy recruitment for the end war with USSR"
in the "waffen_SS.txt" file.
-- Fixed error in action text "ACTIONNAME2036B" in text file "event_text.csv", Shortened too long text.
-- Fixed error in action text for event 3798780 "The End of the Albania recruitment for the end war with USSR"
in file "waffen_SS.txt".
-- Added new event 1000047 "Turbojet engine Practical development" in file "evnts_for_all.txt", this event partially
corrects the big delay that often happens in the unlocking of the 'Practical Turbojet Engine' technology.
-- Modified event 2982018, "End of Lend Lease for USSR" in the "Lend_Lease.txt" file, to prevent the Soviet player
from cheating the game dynamics and to keep the aid of 50 IC granted by the USA even when Germany is almost defeated.
-- Deactivate command lines "type = wakeleader which =..." in action_a in event 379903 "Crusade Against Bolshevism"
in file "waffen_SS.txt", SS commanders arrive for specific events at the birth of the SS divisions.
-- Added new text strings "name = ACTIONNAME32760A # We accept the alliance with Germany" in event 3236033,
"Alliance with germany (AI event)" in the file "NOE.txt".
-- Added new text strings "name = ACTIONNAME32760A # We accept the alliance with Germany" in event 3236106,
"Alliance with germany (AI event)" in the file "NOE.txt".
-- Added new text strings "name = ACTIONNAME32760A # We accept the alliance with Germany" in event 3236108,
"Alliance with germany (AI event)" in the file "NOE.txt".


Have fun and merry Christmas to all of you
...may you spend a happy and peaceful Christmas in the company of your loved ones.



Boulvard.

April 21, 1945 near Bautzen, East Germany.

Hasso von Manteuffel: << But are you perhaps crazy? trying to stop the Russians at the gates of Bautzen will be like going to hell! >>

Lukas von Mazzückler: << Is not hell the place where people like us have to stay? >>

After the battle, no one ever saw him again.

 

[deadmanhope]

HIO....just want to say thanks for the update....HAPPY NEW YEAR

 

[boulvard]

HIO....just want to say thanks for the update....HAPPY NEW YEAR

Many thanks to you who have the passion to play Iron Fist

I'm playing a very good match, unfortunately I find some mistakes every now and then, luckily now they are minor mistakes.
Only one major error I found, nothing major, but I'm fixing it along with a huge improvement patch of many events.
The player for Germany who chooses to search for infantry divisions based on 1944 strength (12,700 men), then fails to update those infantry to the new models.
I fixed it yesterday by also adding a much clearer event text.

I apologize to everyone even if two years after the release of Iron Fist, I still find mistakes every now and then.
I wish Iron Fist was perfect, but the reality is very different, due to time constraints I've only played 2 games since I released it and I only have one beta tester who always plays with the Soviet nation.
Unfortunately, I have no feedback and I don't know where to intervene.

In a few days another big corrective and improvement patch will come out.

I wish you all a happy and gift-filled 2023.

 

[boulvard]

HIO....just want to say thanks for the update....HAPPY NEW YEAR

A lot of progress has been made with Iron Fist since that distant first November 2019.
I well remember the day I surprise published it to the astonishment of many.

They will be wondering:
Bouvard? And where does this come from? who is? ...a new MOD for HOI 2!!!! Let's hope it works well...

Unfortunately there were many errors, but now it is tested and very playable.

 

[Wide Boy]

A lot of progress has been made with Iron Fist since that distant first November 2019.
I well remember the day I surprise published it to the astonishment of many.

They will be wondering:
Bouvard? And where does this come from? who is? ...a new MOD for HOI II!!!! Let's hope it works well...

Unfortunately there were many errors, but now it is tested and very playable.

Hi Boulvard. Enjoying your mod very much! Thank you for your hard work.

One small obersarvation and not sure if its an error but the UK start with a SUB VIII in Alexandria called 2nd Submarine Flotilla. They can also build this level sub which I think should be a level 3 in 1936 as level 8 is about 5 levels higher than all other nations.
I've attached a screenshot

 

[boulvard]

Hi Boulvard. Enjoying your mod very much! Thank you for your hard work.

One small obersarvation and not sure if its an error but the UK start with a SUB VIII in Alexandria called 2nd Submarine Flotilla. They can also build this level sub which I think should be a level 3 in 1936 as level 8 is about 5 levels higher than all other nations.
I've attached a screenshot

Ciao!

Thank you so much for finding and reporting the error.
I'll correct that immediately.
The bug will be corrected in the next game update in a few days.

The game is always being improved all the time, my aim is to bring it to perfection.

I am very happy to hear that you play with the Iron Fist MOD.
May I know which nation you usually play with?

 

[boulvard]

Hello everybody!

Iron Fist version 1.453 is now available for download.

Fixed various minor bugs encountered when playing as the nation Germany.
Improved the conditions for developing many events.
Bugs also found and fixed for events in Nationalist Spain and Portugal.
Fixed German divisions on the 1944 model not developing to the 1945, 1947 and 1951 model.

Anticipation of changes:

Version 1.453
07 January 2023

-- Fixed error in trigger conditions for Portugal event 802049, "The Iberian Pact" in the "Portugal.txt" file.
-- Fixed error in trigger conditions for Nationalist Spain event 3173013, "The 'Blue Division'" in the
"nationalist_spain.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for USA event 470029, "Partisan Rock" in the "USA_desperate_war.txt" file.
-- Fixed error for tech research "Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM)" added missing conditions for development.
-- Added new event 1000048 "Flying Bomb development" in file "evnts_for_all.txt", this event partially corrects
the big delay that often happens in the unlocking of the 'Flying Bomb development' in secret weapons
technology.
-- Added new event 1000049 "Flying Rocket development" in file "evnts_for_all.txt", this event partially corrects
the big delay that often happens in the unlocking of the 'Flying Rocket development' in secret weapons
technology.
-- Added new event 1000050 "Nuclear Waste Bomb development" in file "evnts_for_all.txt", this event partially
corrects the big delay that often happens in the unlocking of the 'Nuclear Waste Bomb development' in secret
weapons technology.
-- Added new event 1000051 "Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) development" in file "evnts_for_all.txt", this event
partially corrects the big delay that often happens in the unlocking of the 'Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM)
development' in secret weapons technology.
-- Correct in the scenario file "usa.inc" the model of 17th Submarine Division, inserted the correct model of the
2nd type instead of the incorrect model of the 7th type.
-- Correct in the scenario file "uk.inc" the model of 2nd Submarine Flotilla, inserted the correct model of the
2nd type instead of the incorrect model of the 7th type. (Very thanks to Wilde Boy for bug report).
-- Fixed error in trigger conditions for Soviet event 51960, "New Borders - Eastern Poland" in the
"Postwar.txt" file.
-- Fixed error in trigger conditions for Soviet event 52060, "New Borders - Kaliningrad" in the
"Postwar.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 1000031, "WAR!" in the "events_for_all.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 1000032, "Japan attack United States!" in the "events_for_all.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 1000033, "The war in Europe is end" in the "events_for_all.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 1000034, "Atomic Bomb on Hiroscima" in the "events_for_all.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 1000035, "Atomic Bomb on Nagasaky" in the "events_for_all.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 1000036, "Germany attack Soviet Union!" in the "events_for_all.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for event 1000037, "The war in Pacific is end" in the "events_for_all.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for USA event 3730, "Establishing Further Lend Lease Shipments" in the
"USA.txt" file.
-- Improved description text for german event 3136500, "Reorganizing infantry divisions in the model 1944?"
in file "Germany_desperate_war.txt".
-- Improved description text for german event 3136501, "Infanterie-Division model 44" in file
"Germany_desperate_war.txt".
-- Fixed error for Germany in event invention 8079, "Infanterie-Division model 1944" in
"Required_tech_events.txt" file.
-- Fixed error for Germany in event 3136501, "Infanterie-Division model 44" in "Germany_desperate_war.txt" file.
-- Fixed error for Germany in event 3136503, "Infanterie-Division model 47" in "Germany_desperate_war.txt" file.
-- Fixed error for Germany in event 3136503, "Infanterie-Division model 47" in "Germany_desperate_war.txt" file.
-- Fixed error for Germany in event 3136504 "Infanterie-Division model 51" in "Germany_desperate_war.txt" file.
-- Added a new event for Germany with the recruitment of new volunteers in case the soviet union no longer exists
and the english island is occupied by german. Event 3236202, "The ultimate effort" in the file "NOE.txt".
-- Added a new event for Germany to finish the arrival of volunteers. Event 3236203, "We have no more human
reserves" in the file "NOE.txt".
-- Replaced all end of event development dates of 29 December 1963, with 29 December 1999.
-- Fixed error in start date to trigger conditions for Germany event 379973, "SS Unit Formation
(30. Waffen-Grenadier-Div. der SS, Weissruthenische 1)" in the "waffen_SS.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for Germany event 3136001, "The enemy near fatherland" in the
"Germany_desperate_war.txt" file.
-- Improved trigger conditions for Germany event 3136002, "Desperate War" in the "Germany_desperate_war.txt" file.
-- Added new AI (only for Germany puppets) event 3136600 "Infanterie-Division model 45 (AI event)" for the puppet
nations of Germany in case they decide to produce infantry division 45 based on model 44. Added in
"Germany_desperate_war.txt" file.
-- Added new AI (only for Germany puppets) event 3136601 "Infanterie-Division model 47 (AI event)" for the puppet
nations of Germany in case they decide to produce infantry division 45 based on model 44. Added in
"Germany_desperate_war.txt" file.
-- Added new AI (only for Germany puppets) event 3136602 "Infanterie-Division model 51 (AI event)" for the puppet
nations of Germany in case they decide to produce infantry division 45 based on model 44. Added in
"Germany_desperate_war.txt" file.
-- x 112 times -- Fixed error in all events "xxx system units and doctrines" in files "Indipendence_1.txt",
"Indipendence_2.txt" and "Indipendence_3.txt"file. Fixed the possibility that Germany's puppet nations could
research the 1944 infantry division model.

Have fun and happy 2023 to all of you.

Boulvard.

April 21, 1945 near Bautzen, East Germany.

Hasso von Manteuffel: << But are you perhaps crazy? trying to stop the Russians at the gates of Bautzen will be like going to hell! >>

Lukas von Mazzückler: << Is not hell the place where people like us have to stay? >>

After the battle, no one ever saw him again.

 

[Paradise Lost]

hi,
I tried to install ''iron fist'' following the instructions but it crashes at startup,
I have the steam version automatically updated to the latest version, can I try another way? like copy the extracted files of ''iron first'' directly into the folder ''arsenal of democracy''?

ciao,
ho provato ad installare ''iron fist'' seguendo le istruzioni ma mi si blocca all'avvio,
ho la versione steam aggiornata in automatico all'ultima versione, posso provare in un altro modo? tipo copiare i file estratti di ''iron first'' direttamente nella cartella ''arsenal of democracy''? mi diresti pero' la sequenza esatta?

 

[boulvard]

I tried to install ''iron fist'' following the instructions but it crashes at startup,

Hello.

Thanks for playing iron fist.
The game works well, the latest improvement patch has been tested for about 10 days by me and the beta tester.
You probably have a problem external to Iron Fist.
Usually, in my experience, some mistakes are made in its installation.

I advise you to be patient and start by trying the following tips:

1) before installing the patch with John Soft Enebler, remove any additional patches or mods installed, you need the base game.
2) Delete or move to another folder all old game saves, including autosave and old autosave.
3) Try again following all instructions in the README.txt file to the letter

After trying as I described, let me know if you still have problems.
I have windows 10, the game works perfectly also for windows 7 and XP.
With other windows versions I don't know how it works.

 

[Blecky]

hi,
I tried to install ''iron fist'' following the instructions but it crashes at startup,
I have the steam version automatically updated to the latest version, can I try another way? like copy the extracted files of ''iron first'' directly into the folder ''arsenal of democracy''?

ciao,
ho provato ad installare ''iron fist'' seguendo le istruzioni ma mi si blocca all'avvio,
ho la versione steam aggiornata in automatico all'ultima versione, posso provare in un altro modo? tipo copiare i file estratti di ''iron first'' direttamente nella cartella ''arsenal of democracy''? mi diresti pero' la sequenza esatta?

I have the same problem. The intro video works fine and then the game crashes. The main problem seems to be the launcher; the Italian version for some reason does not work with my installation; I can tick "no intro", but I am unable to select any resolution and the game crashes at pressing the start (avvio?) button. I gave up after an hour.

 

[Wide Boy]

I have the same problem. The intro video works fine and then the game crashes. The main problem seems to be the launcher; the Italian version for some reason does not work with my installation; I can tick "no intro", but I am unable to select any resolution and the game crashes at pressing the start (avvio?) button. I gave up after an hour.

I was having the same issue, for me it seemed to be using some non standard resolutions. I found that manually modifiiying the settings.cfg file with notepad++ and change the details to a resoluton it likes. Takes bit of experimenting. This works for me:

0 #LANGUAGE (0=english, 1 = French, 2 = Italian, 3 = Spanish, 4 = German, 5 = Polish, 6 = Portuguese, 7 = Russian)
1 #MUSIC (1 for on)
0 #WINDOWED MODE (1 for on)
europa.valkyrienet.com
2560 #Width
1080 #Height
1 # Enabled intro

by changing 0 to 1 at the bottom it skips the intro video. 0 for english language but obviously change to your language and your monitor resolution.
2560 x 1080 is my widescreen monitor resolution

 

[Blecky]

I was having the same issue, for me it seemed to be using some non standard resolutions. I found that manually modifiiying the settings.cfg file with notepad++ and change the details to a resoluton it likes. Takes bit of experimenting. This works for me:

0 #LANGUAGE (0=english, 1 = French, 2 = Italian, 3 = Spanish, 4 = German, 5 = Polish, 6 = Portuguese, 7 = Russian)
1 #MUSIC (1 for on)
0 #WINDOWED MODE (1 for on)
europa.valkyrienet.com
2560 #Width
1080 #Height
1 # Enabled intro

by changing 0 to 1 at the bottom it skips the intro video. 0 for english language but obviously change to your language and your monitor resolution.
2560 x 1080 is my widescreen monitor resolution

Yes, thank you! I knew I had forgotten something. It´s been so long since I installed AoD that I missed out on this one. Will try again.