What is C.O.R.E. ?

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The purpose of the C.O.R.E. mod is to expand and improve the Hearts of Iron 2 gaming experience, providing a balanced and historical modification to the base game. The mod makes use of events to provide a stronger historical framework as the game unfolds and provides a greater variety of unit models, technologies, scenarios etc to provide greater replayability.

Development of the mod is guided by player feedback and relies on player contributions. If you feel something should be changed, then post your suggestions (or finished work!) for comment. This goes for everything from graphics files to events.

A few facts about C.O.R.E. :

• The original C.O.R.E. for HoI 1 was a runaway success, with thousands of players downloading it and more than a hundred people actively participating in the development. It's currently at version 0.91, with a download size of 33MB and still being developed. The mod changes almost every aspect of the game. It was distributed freely over the web and was also part of the Hearts of Iron Platinum edition release.
• Development is done using a variety of tools such as ProjectForum software (similar to a wiki), Mantis bug tracker, forums at Paradox and at coremod.org as well as various stand-alone tools such as text editors, Beyond Compare, Astrum InstallWizard and Actual Search and Replace.
• C.O.R.E. is and will always remain a free download. Donations are welcome and will be used to meet hosting costs for the coremod.org website.
• Generally speaking the mod is focused on the same time period as the base game, ie '36 to '47. It does not attempt to cover 1914-1918, the interwar period or any Cold War or modern era campaigns. BattleScenarios may fall outside the '36 to '47 time period.
• C.O.R.E. uses moddir functionality which leaves original game files unchanged and allows you to install more than one mod on the same HoI 2 installation.