After East vs West was cancelled I think this might be the only hope for a good Cold War strategy game
Cold War DLC?
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Would go horribly wrong probably. The only thing we´d get would be a build-up to a WWIII.
The Doomsday expansion for HOI2 was pretty playable, though lacking in content. I'd love to see something on the same theme (Allies v. Soviets in a hot war) in a DLC for HOI4.
Well, im sure there will be multiple expansion packs to HoI 4 down the road, lets get the main game out first though 
Ummmmmm.........East V West what what now?
After reading this I tried to find the announcement, I just noticed the forum is no longer there. WTF?
After reading this I tried to find the announcement, I just noticed the forum is no longer there. WTF?
Which still isn´t (and i think i said this atleast twice in the EvW thread) Cold War.
And? Half the buzz around that game was around the prospect of a hot war between the Sovs and NATO anyway, so there is sales potential in a Doomsday II DLC (actually, the original Doomsday proved this anyway).
Doomsday was a fine adittion to push the game till 1953 (Stalin´s death) and I wouldn´t mind something like that. Plus, even if the war does not heat up, you can still play the Korean War or the Birth of Israel.
When MotE came out, I remember a number of us discussed alt. scenario expansions that functioned like total conversion mods. I think that'd be the best option for a cold war expansion.
Trying to allow for post-war gameplay in a game that's going to try really hard to simulate WW2 well is one hell of a challenge. However, that doesn't mean that the underlying mechanics can't be repurposed.
Trying to allow for post-war gameplay in a game that's going to try really hard to simulate WW2 well is one hell of a challenge. However, that doesn't mean that the underlying mechanics can't be repurposed.
Depends what you're trying to do. Anything that can simulate WW2 can simulate an early Allies V. Soviets war easily. It can also simulate historical conflicts (China, Korea, Indochina) with only marginally more difficulty.
The wars are certainly doable, and the trade as well. It's the diplomatic side that would be interesting; although, I suppose that depends on how they handle the factions & alignments.
For HoI3, my experience is that the war(s) is basically inevitable, and that makes sense considering the conditions on the ground. That wouldn't be the case with a historically accurate Cold War game.
But again, a Doomsday DLC makes way more sense than a whole-cold war DLC.
I would love this, but I can see why it would be hard to make. However, adding the needed diplomacy options for the Cold War could benefit the base game as well.
It would be nice, in fact ive been dreaming about a Post ww2 hoi3 mod at least something. The engine is so refined at this point, that it would be nice for modders to get together (not moderators, modders!) on a seperate forum or something and create a Cold war or modern day mod for hoi3, but dont even mention it here on these forums or it will get the thread closed and you will get warned by the evil tooth fairy that your not allowed to even talk of such things on PI forums!!!!!!
The later scenarios in Hearts of Iron are rather bad and imbalanced... I would rather see diplomacy and politics have more impact on the game. Hearts of Iron 3 lacked immersion.
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