The Future of Hearts of Iron

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  • čas přidán 31. 03. 2023
  • Join Game Director Peter Nicholson and the development team as they detail the future developments of the Hearts of Iron franchise. This was an April fools!
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Komentáře • 743

  • @ParadoxGrandStrategy
    @ParadoxGrandStrategy  Před 11 měsíci +10

    Find us over on our new channel here: pdxint.at/HOICZcams

  • @Bitt3rSteel
    @Bitt3rSteel Před rokem +2176

    Finally, family games I can actually win

  • @tuturg7454
    @tuturg7454 Před rokem +2121

    I can't stop laughing after "does he have a moustache ? No ? It's Wojtek ! "

    • @manius1222
      @manius1222 Před rokem +30

      "Braghk!"

    • @nocharge7189
      @nocharge7189 Před rokem +35

      Doesn't he technically have a moustache that spans over his entire body?

  • @spritemon98
    @spritemon98 Před rokem +1918

    These games better be real because I want them!!!

    • @MrDalek2150
      @MrDalek2150 Před rokem +81

      I would unironically play them.

    • @kyasvpa
      @kyasvpa Před rokem +12

      april fools bro

    • @latiottmoment
      @latiottmoment Před rokem +3

      Check the date bro

    • @spritemon98
      @spritemon98 Před rokem +16

      @@latiottmoment I know

    • @teaser6089
      @teaser6089 Před rokem +6

      @@MrDalek2150 Actually you would ironically have to play it cause it's hearts of iron obviously

  • @kwoktszhin1
    @kwoktszhin1 Před rokem +730

    "What the most powerful officer in the game?"
    "The console commander"
    i laugh so hard on this

  • @_MrOtto
    @_MrOtto Před rokem +640

    after they said they'd bring it beyond the pixels i half expected them to say they're starting a real war now that they have infinite data on the most realistic war simulator of all time.

    • @Bleilock1
      @Bleilock1 Před rokem +15

      Hoi4 is when it comes to simulations more on the arcadey side, and less realistic, at least when it comes to the market
      But nice try!

    • @_MrOtto
      @_MrOtto Před rokem +45

      @@Bleilock1 it was a joke. i obviously know it's not an actual war simulator

    • @LavitosExodius
      @LavitosExodius Před rokem +5

      They were going to say that but then realized that would allow Feedbackgaming to breaks the rules of all reality and they haven't figured out how to patch him yet.

    • @kharathos4121
      @kharathos4121 Před rokem +4

      I thought so too, proclaiming the Paradox congressional monarchy

  • @timesnewlogan2032
    @timesnewlogan2032 Před rokem +171

    “We’re finally ready to march beyond pixels and text.” I thought he was going to announce Paradox was declaring an actual war, and the “features” would be about their bombing campaign of Denmark.

    • @ParadoxGrandStrategy
      @ParadoxGrandStrategy  Před rokem +115

      Hm, not a bad idea.

    • @timesnewlogan2032
      @timesnewlogan2032 Před rokem +82

      @@ParadoxGrandStrategy “To celebrate our upcoming ‘Northern Lights’ DLC, we will be attempting to recreate the Kalmar Union in real life. Join us in 24 hours, as we bomb Copenhagen into the Baltic Sea.”

    • @armbi4202
      @armbi4202 Před rokem +2

      We need something like "Modern Day" mod game! Just look at actual war in Ukraine - there coud me great politic mechanics it would be awesome, not another IIWW DLC...

    • @sillycritic9649
      @sillycritic9649 Před rokem +3

      ​@@armbi4202 That's never happening and when has politics ever been fun. Just find a mod.

    • @theEWDSDS
      @theEWDSDS Před rokem +2

      ​@@armbi4202 like, its own game? That's actually a really good idea!

  • @-.blake.-
    @-.blake.- Před rokem +372

    Loved the “Tannu what…?” reference that was great how they snuck it in there

  • @TheNonStopNick
    @TheNonStopNick Před rokem +610

    Interesting they mention a Luxembourg focus tree. Even if it’s a joke makes me think if it could be in the next DLC

    • @Bleilock1
      @Bleilock1 Před rokem +3

      Reminda me of pirate malta dlc april fools joke

    • @drixtrix
      @drixtrix Před rokem +42

      if they did i could totally see it with belgium and a historical german rework, who knows!

    • @crudecloud6483
      @crudecloud6483 Před rokem +3

      I swear to god if they make a luxembourd focus tree they better make it OP as fuck

    • @EvilEgg331
      @EvilEgg331 Před rokem +18

      The guy did mention a way to unlock the tree, I wonder if it works?

    • @lucasmello1821
      @lucasmello1821 Před rokem

      @@EvilEgg331 holy mama i just tried it, IT LEGIT WORKED

  • @flipgalaxy711
    @flipgalaxy711 Před rokem +853

    Superb, I can't wait to get my hands on them; I think I'll buy it when Hoi5 comes out!

    • @sneedtzsche
      @sneedtzsche Před rokem +6

      great comment

    • @phantomnat2002
      @phantomnat2002 Před rokem +9

      Imagine they make console version of hoi5 😮

    • @sneedtzsche
      @sneedtzsche Před rokem +1

      @@phantomnat2002 lmao and how would you play it?

    • @phantomnat2002
      @phantomnat2002 Před rokem +8

      @@sneedtzsche simple

    • @Bleilock1
      @Bleilock1 Před rokem

      @@sneedtzsche same as you can play ck3 on consoles and tablets
      I think there is tablet version for hoi4 too
      Its actually very old news and they are doing it for a long time now
      Vic3 is getting console and mobile devices release later this year
      You figure it out "how" you will play it
      They are dumbing down their games anyways

  • @februarywhiskeys
    @februarywhiskeys Před rokem +219

    I can't wait for EUNO, honestly

  • @notthefbi8707
    @notthefbi8707 Před rokem +338

    Imagine Hoi5 using an actual AI to make nations actually react to your nation in realistic ways.

  • @ulfjohnsen6203
    @ulfjohnsen6203 Před rokem +134

    Damn, when he said tactile experience, I was sure we would get either HOI 4 VR, or they were revealing their plans for world domination using the leagons of trained strategic minds in the commynity...

    • @thundersoul6795
      @thundersoul6795 Před rokem +12

      Oh... Oh no... Inform France, we need to evacuate Paris NOW!

    • @stanislavkos3723
      @stanislavkos3723 Před rokem +8

      They don't need the community for world domination. They would just write annex all in the console.

    • @ulfjohnsen6203
      @ulfjohnsen6203 Před rokem +5

      @@stanislavkos3723 Then they wouldn't get the feeling of achivememt inherit in doing something w/o cheat codes and while running ironman...

  • @Rockstone1969
    @Rockstone1969 Před rokem +300

    Very nicely done. Reminds me that Swedish humor is underrated a lot of the times.
    And it serves as good warning that I have to be careful today...

  • @TylerNPTOfficial
    @TylerNPTOfficial Před rokem +235

    NO FRICKIN WAY THERE'S NO WAY THEY ACTUALLY RELEASED A GUESS WHO HOI4 VERSION

  • @youtuberobbedmeofmyname
    @youtuberobbedmeofmyname Před rokem +17

    I actually tried the Luxembourg focus tree code and it worked guys. They really added it.

    • @ParadoxGrandStrategy
      @ParadoxGrandStrategy  Před rokem +10

      It took to long for all of you to figure it out, so we just told you how to do it!

  • @evilsnowball
    @evilsnowball Před rokem +58

    I love the Paradox sense of humour.

  • @what-hn1od
    @what-hn1od Před rokem +31

    We're excited to announce that for the next installment in the Hearts Of Iron franchise, we've decided to go one step beyond and make something really special!
    In collaboration with the governments of the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China, we will bring Hearts of Iron to real life!

    • @mezeidavid9086
      @mezeidavid9086 Před rokem

      @Russian Occupant i cant put it into words how brilliant this is

    • @ThatVillain-the-Gamer
      @ThatVillain-the-Gamer Před rokem

      Allowing ordinary civilians to coup governments probably lead by other coup-makers by this point so that said ordinary citizens can finally...
      promote other people because they want to see action and forgot switching to fascism or communism probably means death

  • @tommylerberg2258
    @tommylerberg2258 Před rokem +43

    i fell for it. i am sad now

    • @unofficial_ai
      @unofficial_ai Před rokem +4

      Yeah. I’m in bed, trying to fall asleep, get the notification and get super excited… then realize it’s April 1st after I’m a third in.

  • @bigpoppa1234
    @bigpoppa1234 Před rokem +20

    I knew it was a joke when Paradox said they're going to invest in fixing the AI and refusing to release DLC until they're thoroughly tested.

    • @trapical
      @trapical Před rokem +4

      There was an extra joke in there where they said they bug tested it "for several hours" (when that process should normally take multiple weeks)

  • @doyouevenpraise189
    @doyouevenpraise189 Před rokem +35

    Peter ready to be in the next Hitman game

  • @foxanard
    @foxanard Před rokem +181

    The real joke here is that's it not a joke. Expect this games in your local stores in a few months! By the way, Paradox, I'm still waiting for the Malta Update you've promised.

  • @alfarizqijustin9881
    @alfarizqijustin9881 Před rokem +58

    Woohoo, can't wait to get my hands on all of these and all of the DLC's that will eventually come out even though they are board games!!!!

  • @jonnejaaskelainen
    @jonnejaaskelainen Před rokem +23

    I used to wonder why Arheo never smiles on camera.
    Now I know why.

  • @grigorstoyanovich988
    @grigorstoyanovich988 Před rokem +90

    Yes! This is the Hearts of Iron expansion I've been dreaming of for so long.

  • @themaskedhungarian5156
    @themaskedhungarian5156 Před rokem +7

    I can't stop laughing when they draw the Sudetenland and they still keep shouting " Its Memel! Its definitly Memel!"

  • @stuarthawkes1382
    @stuarthawkes1382 Před rokem +3

    Frickin' love you guys, thank you for making me smile as well as bringing hours of enjoyment from 'World Domination'. I salute you!

  • @geriimester22
    @geriimester22 Před rokem +23

    I would unironicly love to play a Cloudo Trotsky version

  • @msternlist9398
    @msternlist9398 Před rokem +2

    2:35 Imagine how many people after watching this video went to HOI4 and checked if it works lol

    • @kxmapper
      @kxmapper Před rokem

      I tried and now I have a big ass focus tree!
      There're so many paths! Democracy (both aggressive and neutral), Fascism, even Communism is here!
      The industrial branch is also cool af. There's even a nuclear bomb focus!
      But the strange thing is that Luxembourg is never mentioned in these focuses. Idk, maybe this is just a designer idea.

  • @luxembourg7682
    @luxembourg7682 Před rokem +3

    2:36 Wait! Luxembourg finally got a focus tree! I can now annex the world!

    • @noahplaysgames3748
      @noahplaysgames3748 Před rokem +1

      you just have to enter "↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ space enter delete" in that order.

  • @CosyGrave
    @CosyGrave Před rokem +5

    THE HIDDEN LUXEMBOURG FOCUS TREE THO 😭😭😭

  • @Pmp_258
    @Pmp_258 Před rokem +5

    Sweden's Funniest 1st April joke

  • @lemonynora
    @lemonynora Před rokem +9

    Charles xavier did a great job with this one!

  • @ElladanKenet
    @ElladanKenet Před rokem +7

    Ah, yes, Trotsky with the ice pick. Classic Hearts of Iron moment. Almost as memorable as Amelia Earhart managing to circumnavigate the globe and enlist in the Army Airforce.

  • @dimitriosdrossidis9633
    @dimitriosdrossidis9633 Před rokem +10

    Gotta be honest, didn't know what I was expecting, but I still came out with a smirk.
    Thank you all

  • @whr6d
    @whr6d Před rokem +6

    What no Hearts of Iron Battleship weve been robbed

  • @FeZe1997
    @FeZe1997 Před rokem +3

    I was about to rant about how slow the development was but then I remembered what day is today

  • @fsfrancesco1539
    @fsfrancesco1539 Před rokem +2

    "But we are finally ready to march beyond pixels and text"
    Paradox made World War 2 real?!

    • @ParadoxGrandStrategy
      @ParadoxGrandStrategy  Před rokem +3

      Us going back to increase interest in our WW2 game, thus creating WW2, but without WW2, our game wouldnt exist. Now wouldnt you call that a Paradox ;)

  • @Simply_Dark47
    @Simply_Dark47 Před rokem +5

    I was confused until I noticed it’s 1 April

  • @maglizor_ua
    @maglizor_ua Před rokem +21

    At first I thought that HOI would finally become optimised and stuff, but then I saw this and remembered that it's the 1st of April D:

    • @Tom-oj7si
      @Tom-oj7si Před rokem +4

      For a minute you thought it'd finally be made into a good game but no

  • @lisynski6040
    @lisynski6040 Před rokem +3

    So excited for the coming months! Glad to see they're really expanding the franchise in all the right avenues.

  • @user-lt6by1dd4u
    @user-lt6by1dd4u Před rokem +6

    it would be absolutely nice if in the game you could choose the appearance of tank planes and soldiers regardless of the country

  • @Natogoon
    @Natogoon Před rokem

    Thanks for the update Hitman

  • @homefront1999
    @homefront1999 Před rokem +8

    Unironically, I would love if we could get something like a "Collectors edition" release. Like something that us as fans can get. Something cool. Like an empty steelbook case for HOI4. Would love to see how the design is done, especially with all the different DLC artwork done. I'd like to imagine a cool Steelbook exclusive art piece. A bit more extreme but could be cool if you could a Steelbook of all the different artwork for the DLC's.
    I could also see something like getting an actual "Guess Whoi?" game in there. Like maybe have 4 different boards in total. Each with a color and slight theme correlating to the 4 main government types in the game. Capitalist is blue, flashy, and looks "expensive" while Fascisim has a darker color to it, with an imposing design, Communist will be the cliche of plain and minimalistic, either in depressing brown, or dark red, while Monarchy will be more regal, and in Purple. In all honesty this can be as simple as the plastic have some little changes to it. Different colors and so on. Would also really love to actually get pictures of HOI4 leaders, generals, and admirals.
    But I most definately think the coolest thing to do would be an actual trivia game about HOI4. Obviously not just about history. But about the game and the jokes and memes made throughout the history of the game. Like
    " What countries will Hitler escape to in this rare event" With the answers being all the secret Hitler's you can find after the German Civil War"
    " What famous WW2 leader can be found under a new identity in other countries"
    " What are the main 4 ideologies found in the game "
    "What DLC introduced border conflicts"
    "What if the name of the event that starts a border conflict between Russia and Japan"
    "What DLC redid the American Focus Tree"
    " How many nations have had their Focus Tree changed/altered more then once from DLC's"
    "What is the Queen's cabinet staffed with?"
    "What is known as the hardest achievement in the game?"
    "How many different political pathways leading to new leaders does Poland have?
    Depending if you wanted, I could also see something like questions about some of the most popular mods for the game. But I really do think it would be cool to see something like this. Probably more meant for the big fans. But would love to have na official " HOI4 Steelbook" to add to my collection, or have some type of fun little board or trivia game relating to HOI4 to do. Though if we ever did get something like this. I'd hope the box that it comes in is cool. Not just a plain box.

    • @counterdom
      @counterdom Před rokem

      im not reading allthat :D

    • @donpollo3154
      @donpollo3154 Před rokem +3

      @@counterdom TLDR: collector's edition with art book, guess whoi with ideology colours, hoi trivia quiz

  • @Endlave
    @Endlave Před rokem +3

    Oh right, it's April 1st again. Time sure flies. Felt like yesterday was still February.

  • @Chrispy_Jones
    @Chrispy_Jones Před rokem +8

    Checks date, ah I get it

  • @Elongated_Muskrat
    @Elongated_Muskrat Před rokem +3

    Cluedo: Trotsky Edition, where everyone wins… except Trotsky

  • @legendaryziggs
    @legendaryziggs Před rokem +2

    This is a good start to April :)

  • @Nachoto
    @Nachoto Před rokem +1

    Knowing how the modding community already made tic tac toe, minesweeper and lootboxes, they will definitely make mods for Guess WHOI, HOIctionary and Hearts of Trivia

  • @SanderDoesThings
    @SanderDoesThings Před rokem +1

    "What's the capital of Tannu Tuva?"
    "Tannu what?"
    I see what you did there, sneaky!

  • @sansho5325
    @sansho5325 Před rokem

    Nice to see devs actually listening to what the community wanted all along!
    And I love the thumbnail lol

  • @DaveFeedBackGaming
    @DaveFeedBackGaming Před rokem +4

    😫

  • @_Devil
    @_Devil Před rokem

    "Does he have a mustache?" "No" *flips down every tile*

  • @KvaGram
    @KvaGram Před rokem +6

    This game just keeps getting better and better. :D
    ...some modders might actually implement these features ingame. Because off course they will.

  • @pujanshah7868
    @pujanshah7868 Před rokem +3

    0:40 the biggest lie in all of HOI 4

  • @niekolejarz
    @niekolejarz Před rokem +12

    To be honest I'd buy it

    • @spritemon98
      @spritemon98 Před rokem +3

      Same

    • @ParadoxGrandStrategy
      @ParadoxGrandStrategy  Před rokem +15

      @@spritemon98 Writing down business proposals intensely over here 👀

    • @spritemon98
      @spritemon98 Před rokem

      @@ParadoxGrandStrategy good because I'll buy it if you guys produce these boardgame's

    • @tjlazer6631
      @tjlazer6631 Před rokem

      I will crack it too

  • @commemorative
    @commemorative Před rokem +3

    "We've always listened to what the fans have asked for." Great April fools joke

  • @LewisGingerman
    @LewisGingerman Před rokem +2

    This is really good
    But I'm gonna try the Luxembourg focus tree anyway

  • @geldart5358
    @geldart5358 Před rokem +1

    I almost forgot that we are the 1st April. Thx paradox :)

  • @xjnpng
    @xjnpng Před rokem +4

    Cluedo: the Trotsky edition LMAO

  • @Occycat
    @Occycat Před rokem +3

    I didn’t even know paradox had a youtube channel until this video

  • @romanlegionary1890
    @romanlegionary1890 Před rokem +4

    I'm very thrilled in seeing what Paradox is doing. XD I'll happily acquire the who Hoi4 boardgame. It will be so much fun. Keep up the awesome and great development for Hearts of Iron IV.

    • @mininoble2253
      @mininoble2253 Před rokem +1

      Play Rise and Decline of the Third Reich while you're at it, it's a GSG board game that is in some ways very similar to Hoi and may have been its inspiration or at least a major influence on it, I hear. Fair warning though it's very long and has a massive board.

    • @mininoble2253
      @mininoble2253 Před rokem +1

      To be clear I'm saying that Rise and Decline may have inspired Hoi, Rise and Decline is an Avalon hill game from 1974.

    • @romanlegionary1890
      @romanlegionary1890 Před rokem +1

      Dang... Now that you mention it, I remember browsing through Steam the previous Hoi games before (out of curiosity) and seeing those tiles in the image examples. I remember my brother did mention a game like this being large and requiring a lot of dedication while debriefing of what potential WW2 boardgames to buy for the future. Would like to try Rise and Decline one day. Thank you for the info, man.

  • @kijangberburu5991
    @kijangberburu5991 Před rokem +1

    00:15, bro that literally scare me 💀

  • @svitii
    @svitii Před rokem

    I expected big content updates yeah. But tbh, the swedish humor caught me so off guard that im literally in tears, well done! We NEED more of those Videos!

  • @ijnfleetadmiral
    @ijnfleetadmiral Před rokem +2

    Props for when the "good boy" was revealed to be a Corgi. Corgis are very good dogs.

  • @seanmcloughlin5983
    @seanmcloughlin5983 Před rokem

    You should 100% get some of these for next PDXcon

  • @Firefocus-fz2we
    @Firefocus-fz2we Před rokem

    Nice one PDX

  • @dennispashin4393
    @dennispashin4393 Před rokem +1

    "The future of" made me feel ominous for some reason... if you know, you know.

  • @thehumanian634
    @thehumanian634 Před rokem

    It took me until the last minute to remember what day it is

  • @ruukinen
    @ruukinen Před rokem

    "The future of...." messaging is pretty scary as a Total War fan with how they ended support for Three Kingdoms early using that line.

  • @terrawolff2206
    @terrawolff2206 Před rokem +5

    I am a simple man, I see Paradox I buy.

  • @Ratich
    @Ratich Před rokem

    0:48 that is what true insanity looks like

  • @Alex_FRD
    @Alex_FRD Před rokem +2

    Outrageous! How can Paradox focus all their effort into board games instead of adding the one feature everyone has been clamoring for since launch:
    Zombie Mayan alien invasion mode!

  • @Sir_Humphrey_Appleby
    @Sir_Humphrey_Appleby Před rokem +15

    Finally something to play with sleepy Molotov.

  • @truwu8177
    @truwu8177 Před rokem +1

    Superb presentation

  • @imdinosaur5995
    @imdinosaur5995 Před rokem +1

    After a few years of rereleasing these new board games with new features and patches. I’m sure I would love to play them.

  • @JackoffnaDon
    @JackoffnaDon Před rokem

    Thanks you team

  • @ttvcragz548
    @ttvcragz548 Před rokem

    it took a while, good one

  • @myhistory1666
    @myhistory1666 Před rokem

    Good job you guys doing great

  • @mighty_spirit8532
    @mighty_spirit8532 Před rokem

    Would you mind telling us when these things release, or atleast when the pre-order starts?

  • @Mestrecker
    @Mestrecker Před rokem +1

    Cant wait for the mods for it

  • @johnolsen8772
    @johnolsen8772 Před rokem

    "In the library, with the ice pick!" Got me so hard

  • @pablodg6259
    @pablodg6259 Před rokem +1

    Im so excited i cannot express my emotins right now
    Yay

  • @jakengegen8699
    @jakengegen8699 Před rokem +1

    If they actually release them they would get a day 1 anime mod.

  • @Bacegun
    @Bacegun Před rokem +1

    For everyone who wants the Luxemburg Focus tree, Push Up, down, up, down, Space, Enter, delete

  • @realhawaii5o
    @realhawaii5o Před rokem +1

    I'd buy Cluedo - Trotsky Edition : A Hearts of Iron Game.

  • @teetasse4012
    @teetasse4012 Před rokem

    I knew Something was off when he said "We ballanced it so percfectly everyone has a chance to glory"

  • @Avohaj
    @Avohaj Před rokem

    The video direction is the funniest bit in the video.

  • @jaggames2943
    @jaggames2943 Před rokem

    I just noticed they posted this today I got my hopes up

  • @rovinslov4911
    @rovinslov4911 Před rokem +1

    I’m still waiting for the South America DLC

  • @Kristaliorn
    @Kristaliorn Před rokem

    After following Peter through Imperator Rome, the start of this really got me, I actually LOL'd...
    GG Peter and team.

  • @pablokullick2138
    @pablokullick2138 Před rokem

    0:55 "we flipped everything there is to flip"
    CZcamsrs ten miliseconds after the new patch update:
    BREAKING THE GAME WITH THE NEW PARAGUYAN FOCUS TREE!!!

  • @rebelsj2159
    @rebelsj2159 Před rokem

    “Appear excited” lmaoo peter ily

  • @Ren3gaid
    @Ren3gaid Před rokem

    0:02
    Veterans know this picture: Hoi3 and btw., 2:30 "the console commander" :D that's a nice one

  • @Gweb52
    @Gweb52 Před rokem

    Good job getting lex Luther to do the video btw

  • @AnonYmous-gg9oq
    @AnonYmous-gg9oq Před rokem

    the green screen glare is perfect

  • @quedtion_marks_kirby_modding

    2:27 My favorite evemt response.

  • @soviettrooper7660
    @soviettrooper7660 Před rokem

    2:36 GUYS IT WORKS I REALLY OPENED LUXEMBOURG FOCUS TREE!!

  • @averageyoutubeenjoyer1902

    I know it's April 1st but they have to sell this as merch

  • @Aldrahill
    @Aldrahill Před rokem

    Oh my god, so legally distinct, it’s so defensible in court!