Did they fix things yet?

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Hey Everyone
I purchased Hearts of Iron sometime before christmas. I really enjoyed the short time I played it, however after only 2 games I had beaten the computer at Very Hard/Very agressive in the 1936-48 campaign. Kinda boring. He didn't even make an attempt to stop me other than with those annoying bombers. I had everything from france to vietnam by early 1941.

So I shelved the game, hoping for some patching to fix the AI. I am in other words not too well read up on the games current state. The last patch I played I think was 1.01. Has the game changed any? Is the AI any smarter than it was back in my days?

Thanks

 

[Jon Shafer]

1.02 has been released, and 1.03 is expected in early February.

Both have some major fixes... 1.03 should be a lot more difficult than before especially.

 

[jdrou]

The combination of 1.02 + Bolt's mod is much better than 1.01 but still has some major issues (especially naval). Trip's AI mod is supposed to be good too (haven't tried it yet) and he is now a beta tester. You should probably at least give 1.02 a try with one or more of the mods.

 

[Minodrin]

And if you are a true fighter, try playing multiplayer.
If you thought bombers, infantry, tanks, cruisers and battleships was hard, wait until you face a real challenge. Crashes, Bugs, Failed loading of savegames, another crash, lag, and a minor bug to add on that. Plus design flaws as a bonus (Once you join an MP game there is no going back... literally, as the back button doesn't work in the MP game lobby).

PS. Multiplayers isn't recommended for others than Ironmen who have lots of time on their hands and nothing against the fact that players tend to vanish and that it takes c. 30 minutes to load and start a saved game (failed downloades, lost players etc.)

 

[GLENN]

Please do not listen to Minodrin. Mp is great, challenging and fun.
The host needs to send saved game file to players when you want to continue playing after you save. He can zip it to make it smaller too!
Only major bug is bombing, but fixed in 1.03

 

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I believe stability is slightly better and some minor tweaks have been made, but generally there is alot missing and it far from being a good game... yet.