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Hello everybody,

https://twitter.com/quill18

So, apparently you can start your own custom faction once the world tension gets high enough. #HOI4PressEvent

and later:

So Sweden/Norway/Denmark/Finland are going to create the "Nordic Lights" faction. #HOI4PressEvent

Opinion on this? We will be able to create custom factions with a leader and get other countries in it? Could he be confusing this for something else?
 
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This is really just more of an step back to HoI2. You could always create your own alliances outside of the big three, even in HoI3, the change here is rather that this seems to be the only faction system there is. No more special snowflake gameplay and rules for Allies, Axis and Comintern as in HoI3, which makes for more open dynamic gameplay and less railroading (which is more provided by the alliance options as part of the national focuses).
 
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what i REALLY want to know is how these factions work. are they all like allies-NATO/axis/comintern-Warsaw Pact? or can they be used like trade organizations, cooperation, or as a pathway to merging into a single powerful country.
 
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This is really just more of an step back to HoI2. You could always create your own alliances outside of the big three, even in HoI3, the change here is rather that this seems to be the only faction system there is. No more special snowflake gameplay and rules for Allies, Axis and Comintern as in HoI3, which makes for more open dynamic gameplay and less railroading (which is more provided by the alliance options as part of the national focuses).

They still get special rules depending on creator
 
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I imagine that this might be the topic of the next dev diary, if not the one after that.

Also, I'm curious if custom factions can influence other nations to join them like the core factions can, and also if they can "win" the war.
 

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I imagine that either a South/Central American or Balkan faction could be an interesting faction.

The issue with either the Balkans or Scandinavian pacts would be that you are likely to face either the Germans or the Commies. However a combined defence of Finland by Sweden, Norway and Denmark would be interesting.
 

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This sounds like a really great feature, just another example of HoI4's design have really solid and flexible groundwork that can be built on :).
 
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Custom Factions... its nice! Why not "The New World order" or "The neutral Block" or "UN" or "NATO" or... guys you have to see this neverending potential for Modern warfare mods, Cold war mods, continue the game from 1936 till 2015 and always new factions...

I really love it and sure i am excited about this feature.. keep it up @podcat
 
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General Question about Factions. Can you switch between them? For example join the Axis and get quite large with them. After a while betray them and create a own custom faction?
 

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I find that would need to come with severe penalties regarding your national unity, political power and dissent though, if it is possible. I mean, your people just got used to how much success your country is having together with its Axis friends and then you suddenly betray them? Tsk, tsk! That can't be good for your national unity.