Greetings! It's been a while, hasn't it? Thanks for your patience so far. :)

I am happy to announce that we have solved a large number of the CTD issues that have been haunting the mod since 1.5 - and things should be fairly stable for now. There's a new Tibet tree to replace the old one, and a lot of new art. Plus dozens of other tweaks and bug fixes from our contributors on GitHub.

The Road to 56 has been around for a long time, and as such it has accumulated a lot of deeper and more difficult to solve problems - most of which (thankfully) users are often not exposed to. However, it has become such an ongoing issue on our side that we've decided to completely reboot the mod from scratch. We will be recoding everything from the ground up. To put it mildly, this will be a huge undertaking and won't be finished for months.

From now on our primary efforts will be put into the reboot, which will eventually be released all at once as a megapatch. Don't worry though - there will be ample warning ahead of time so you can finish your games. Also, the live version of the mod will continue to be patched and have new things added to it and we will also keep up to date against whatever crazy things Paradox throws at us.

As always, I really appreciate all the support, feedback, and love / hate that you folks give us. If you have any questions, find one of us on the Discord or here on Steam!

Have a great day, and stay handsome.

Content

• Added new Tibet tree
  
• Added art for various techs
  
• Added art for various leaders, some from TheHistorian94
  
• Added art for a large number of icons

• Fixed CTD in Multiplayer
  
• Fixed CTD in China / Japan war
  
• Fixed CTD in formation of Vichy France
  
• Fixed CTD related to spawning of certain generals
  
• Fixed issue where aluminum mills produced Chromium
  
• Fixed issue where a state targeting script was causing lag to low end pcs
  
• Fixed issue where an equipment transfer event was causing lag for low end pcs
  
• Fixed some missing generals
  
• Fixed duplicate advisers in various countries
  
• Fixed events in many countries

• Further overhauled graphics to reduce modsize
  
• Added an additional level of synthetic rubber
  
• Bookmarks have been cleaned up a little
  
• Updated various focuses in small ways
  
• Colors for many countries have been changed
  
• Flags for a few countries have been changed
  
• AI balance for a large number of events and focuses have been adjusted
  
• Large alterations to Japan / China content
  
• Numerous other adjustments / tweaks / fixes not listed here

This is a quick patch to try and solve some of the CTD issues. Please give feedback and let us know if it worked!

General

• Attempted crash fixes
  
• Removed some events / scripts that might have been causing slowdowns
  
• Optimized a number of graphics to bring the mod's size down again (more will be done later too)
  
• Misc. other small changes from the community

Hello again! Here's the promised patch for May, during which some of our modders got a bit older and also got lost in a sandy resort while being generally inebriated. These things happen, but we all move on.

A limited version of The War at Sea mod by Axe99 & Co. is included, as well as a new tree for Honduras by Zurich899. Additionally there's a lot of new art, and the start of a tech overhaul for the whole game. Oh, and maybe some nuclear missiles.

April also saw a really nice increase in contributions on the git repository, and so a lot of bugs got taken care of as well as a whole bunch of tweaks. The patch notes below only contain some of them. We also removed a number of the less-glamorous trees from the mod. For now, please keep in mind that you might find some placeholder art in the tech trees, and that the new missiles might behave a bit oddly. These and many more issues will be taken care of in the June patch!

Additions

• Added Honduras focus tree and content
  
• New officers added to the game for various countries
  
• Numerous leader portraits have been added or updated
  
• Numerous new focus and idea gfx added to the mod
  
• Added additional techs to Electronics folder
  
• Added Nuclear-enabled ICBMs to the game
  
• Added a limited version of The War at Sea mod

• Afghanistan is now harder to invade
  
• Austria now has its proper advisors
  
• China can no longer form two United Fronts
  
• Czech events now display the proper relevant dates
  
• France should now be even less likely to go Communist (again!)
  
• Italy is less crippled now if it loses against Ethiopia
  
• Removed trees and content for Hungary, Mongolia, Tibet, Lithuania
  
• Small balance changes to numerous countries
  
• Jaeger Unit Art is now centered
  
• Light Carrier and Spanish Ship Art is fixed
  
• Hawker Hurricane image has been fixed
  
• 3D model viewing now available through the tech screen
  
• Fixed issue with missing 3D placeholder
  
• Steel and Aluminum plants now use the new improvement system
  
• Overhauled Electronics Tech flow
  
• Added more accurate descriptions for all resource techs
  
• Buildings should now be properly enhanced by infrastructure
  
• Missing text for various countries added
  
• Fixed broken Army Icon references
  
• Fixed some invalid events
  
• Some traits are now hidden, as intended
  
• Two Mozambiques are no longer able to spawn
  
• Various fixes and tweaks in Ethiopia's focus tree
  
• Various fixes and tweaks in Estonia's focus tree
  
• Various fixes and tweaks in France's focus tree
  
• Various fixes and tweaks in Iran's focus tree
  
• Fixed issues related to Fascism and Dominions
  
• All nations now start with proper war support and stability
  
• Added starting Sniper Techs for Germany and Russia
  
• Added starting Basic Camo to most countries
  
• Added starting Armored Cars tech to some countries
  
• A whole avalanche of other changes not documented here

General

• Fixes for some broken Estonian focuses
  
• Italy can bypass Tyrol focus when they already own the province
  
• Updated Continuous Focus placements for most countries
  
• Fixed various instances of missing art
  
• Revised timing for some USA focuses
  
• Fixed an issue with Italy declaring peace with the Allies
  
• Added additional custom scripts, but use is still limited
  
• Turkey will now demand land from whoever the current owner is
  
• Reichkommisariat focus is used in Germany now
  
• Corrected some text related to plane imports
  
• Added new Italian tank and infantry art
  
• Tweaked name of Brazil to be more accurate
  
• Japan can now properly demand all of indochina
  
• Iraq now gets its proper cores
  
• Updated various portraits
  
• Some additional localisation
  
• Fixed 'Geraud Plan' bug
  
• Cleaned up certain files, removed others
  
• Streamlined bonuses from some German economic ideas
  
• Fixed bad AI in Germany (at least one major oversight anyway)
  
• Motorized units now have variants
  
• Germany should no longer be able to put the squeeze on Yugoslavia even after it's gone
  
• Made it so that Germany doesn't reset on a revolution - and we'll see how it goes in testing
  
• Fixed problems with French naval advisors
  
• Tweaked Greece's transition into becoming the Byzantine Empire
  
• Fixed bad folder reference for Indonesian AI
  
• Fixed political events for France
  
• Made sure that resources and buildings now properly scale with infrastructure
  
• Removed redundant 'Burma Road' decision
  
• Fixed issue that was causing some default icons to be overwritten
  
• Updated various files for 1.5.2
  
• Various small additions by team members that did not submit documentation. :(

Hello! This update finally clears the error logs, including the last of the dreaded 450+ broken focus references that were in the mod. I'm exhausted, and so will be taking a break and then will work on WoD for a while. The patching schedule will go back to a 3-4 week cycle from now on, unless something terrible and awesome happens. New content will be in the next patch, as well as more fixes for the various issues that still exist.

Another very big item that was done recently is that Road to 56 is now on GitHub, and I'm running all development through there. Once I've figured everything out and feel secure with the system, I'll open up submissions to anyone that wants to make contributions both big and small. Road to 56 has always been a community mod, and this is a big step toward continuing that tradition. Plus, I can now see just how lazy all the other team members are and apply sarcastic comments accordingly.

General

• Japan's focus tree layout has been overhauled and some focuses from 1.5 have been added
  
• A small number of focuses have been added to Nationalist China, Communist China, and Manchukuo. Note: These require Waking the Tiger to be used.
  
• Numerous decisions have been enabled, although they still may not work as intended.
  
• Updated many generals to use new stat system. This does not cover all of them, and a much more thorough overhaul will be done later.
  
• National Laws updated with higher res graphics
  
• Replaced various portraits with new ones from 1.5
  
• Redundancies in Czech ministers / companies has been fixed
  
• Removed factory and force ratio checks in Sanity AI scripts as they were not working as intended
  
• Removed bad event call in Soviet focus tree
  
• Fixed the last 80 broken focus references
  
• Fixed 40ish broken government type checks
  
• Fixed 20ish broken war declaration calls
  
• Various other small alterations and updates
  
• Road to 56 development now uses GitHub

This patch solves two major reported issues, and the bulk of the broken focus problems. There are still around 80 focus reference problems left, mostly dealing with China and Japan. These last ones are complicated and are mostly with decisions and conflicting events - and will not be solved for a while yet.

General

• Fixed 300+ broken focus references, resolving numerous small bugs.
  
• Fixed target_is_sane AI check not using factory ratios properly
  
• Temporary fix for Vichy formation CTD while EFR is reworked
  
• Tweaked some Germany focus requirements

Quick patch! Bugs, tweaks, and technologies. You know the drill.

General

• Hawker Hurricane is now back to its default name, because the fate of the universe depends on it. Apparently.
  
• Rebalanced some ideas.
  
• Negative Heat Attrition is now properly applied to all desert techs
  
• Acclimatization Hot / Cold bonuses now applied to extended gear
  
• Rubber synth factories are still separate from oil, but now give +2 per tech instead of requiring additional construction.
  
• Added missing bicycle template
  
• Added Special Forces techs, and two extra levels for post-war years
  
• Fixed Crash from "Assassinate Japanese Officials" focus
  
• Updated Generals for England
  
• Removed Treaty of Trianon
  
• Kure, Mitsubishi, and Aichi designers can now be used in Japan
  
• Removed some redundant ministers and designers in Nationalist and Communist China
  
• Something. What was it? I'll never tell.

This is yet another quick patch. Expect more of these in the future as issues are reported.

General

• Fixed Ministers from Germany, France, Japan, Nationalist China, Communist China, Czechoslovakia, Manchukuo, and Ethiopia
  
• Fixed negative manpower bug in Argentina, Communist China, Nationalist China, Austria, and the Tender Loving Empire
  
• Updated starting generals for France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Communist China, Nationalist China, Soviet Union, and the USA
  
• Implemented German decisions for Barbarossa, Case Anton, Plan Z, Reichskommissariat (series), Dismantle Maginot, Reform Austro-Hungarian Empire (note: These are experimental and may not work as intended yet)
  
• Art fixed for Tillon, Herriot, Reynaud, Moulin and Beria
  
• Fixed some text issues in France
  
• Removed "Fascist Politician" from Czechoslovakia

This is a quick patch to address some issues with the latest update.

General

• Fixed a problem with the construction view not displaying properly
  
• Fixed issue causing units not to display their ranks
  
• Fixed multiple requirements in the German tree

Hello! Greetings! It's so nice to see you here again, after all this time. It's been a while! How have you been?

Here in modland, there are some changes we have to talk about. The 1.5 / Waking The Penguin content from Paradox has come to pass, as foretold in the ancient forum posts. It changes quite a lot of the game, and in good ways. It also reaves an unholy swath through the unsuspecting masses of citizen uploads. It's the digital apocalypse, from which few mods will survive.

Using an arcane ritual that involved an unpronouncable language, my own life force, some duct tape, and a highly motivated gerbil - I was able to get 56 to survive.

This patch is primarily technical changes. Lots of bug fixes, tweaks, and then an innocent single line all the way at the bottom which actually constitutes of the majority of work. Basically, the focus here was to get 56 to run with 1.5 without utterly destroying itself Godzilla style.

We also have a new tree for Indonesia as a small bonus. Additionally, new AI scripts! It's experimental at this point, but I went ahead and applied it to all the warmaking focuses in the game. Expect to see it steadily improved and applied to more and more stuff. I also wrote in some new riot events, which tie into the decision system and stability mechanics. It was more of a demonstration of capabilities, but in time it will grow as well. Lastly, but not leastly, there's a lot of new art - and many tweaks / rebalances. Some of them may involve time travel.

Please keep in mind that this is not a content compatibility patch. In other words, the 1.5 / WTT stuff is very likely to conflict with 56 for a while in terms of events and similar. This will absolutely be patched in the coming days as reports come in.

Thanks again for your patience, care, and good vibrations. Just don't vibrate too hard, or else the resonant frequency will break your computer.

New Content

• Added Indonesian content and focus tree
  
• Created and fully implemented new AI scripts for warmaking focuses
  
• Added new riot events as well as various ways to deal with them through the decision system
  
• Added images for Lavrentiy Beria and some vanilla leaders
  
• Replaced images for Jean Moulin, Edouard Herriot, Charles Tillion, Paul Reynaud, Ataturk, O'Duffy and Cardenas
  
• Updates to Belgium, Congo, France, Axis Minors
  
• Replaced National Character art
  
• Significantly expanded aces and related art
  
• Added Anti-Fascist and Anti-Democratic traits
  
• Daniel Craig can now travel back in time and take over Tibet

• Fixed a bad event target in Nationalist China
  
• Fixed a blank event firing in Nationalist China
  
• Fixed minor faction name issue in East Asia
  
• Fixed a blank event firing for Japan
  
• Japan will no longer be forced into a white peace with the Soviets via an unstoppable event
  
• Trotsky can no longer be assassinated while leading SOV
  
• Fixed a blank event firing for Colombia
  
• France will no longer try to claim the Sudetenland
  
• Finland will no longer form a new alliance if it is already in one
  
• Other countries should no longer get the Revisit Matignon Agreements event ( attempted fix )
  
• Fixed missing "The Fourth Reich" icon
  
• Fixed missing "Total War" icon
  
• Fixed missing text for "Gott Mit Uns"
  
• Fixed requirements for "Reclaim the Kingdom of Aksum"
  
• Fixed missing text for Mexican event
  
• Mexico's "Latin Union" renamed to "Latin Alliance"
  
• Chile's "Latin Union" renamed to "Union of the Americas"
  
• Bulgaria should no longer join or create a faction while already in one
  
• Fascist Sweden can now send volunteers
  
• The States Army is now properly applied to the Netherlands
  
• Missing art in Netherlands focuses fixed
  
• Fixed numerous scope errors found in the mod
  
• Fixed Thinking_Waffle's hanging horrible awful no-good invalid trait
  
• Removed some Chinese high commanders that were causing serious problems

• France is now less likely to go Communist or Fascist
  
• France is now more likely to join an Alliance with Britain than form its own
  
• Finland now has better AI data / historical triggers for major political focuses
  
• PRC is now much more likely to seek a United Front
  
• Renamed "Further Development of Ural Mountain Mining Facilities" to "Ural Mountain Facilities"
  
• "Infiltrate the Manhattan Project" now requires the "The Manhattan Project"
  
• Requirements for Chile's expansionist / alliance focuses have been changed
  
• Various adjustments and improvements in the Mongolian tree
  
• Replaced Palmiro Togliatti with Ferruccio Parri
  
• Klaus Klauser has been replaced with Ernst Rener
  
• Added controls_state requirements to certain German annexation focuses
  
• Removed most instances of has_stability requirements in favor of better AI
  
• Removed need for modded combat tactics.
  
• National Character laws are now partially locked by ideology, and have been generally rebalanced.
  
• Tag for Cingdom of Cat changed from CAT to WAF
  
• Tag for Manchukuo changed from MCK to MAN
  
• Added note to Utopia focus to warn that the USA Communist branch is not yet complete
  
• IRA references now switched to Blueshirts
  
• Image and sounds for debug dog have been replaced
  
• Removed all instances of has_war_with_amount
  
• Updated supplies code
  
• First SRD tech is now is given to all countries by default, research bonus removed
  
• Revised localisation for Sweden's events and focuses
  
• Tweaked and cleaned various UI elements
  
• Rebalanced difficulties to take into account new scale
  
• Added VP and Port to Cambodia
  
• Added VP to Laos
  
• Changed Autark / Technocrat ideas to more clearly show benefits
  
• Overhauled German Focus tree code, fixing various small issues
  
• South Africa, Liberia, and Ethiopia now have different colors
  
• Maurice Thorez now has the Anti-Fascist trait
  
• Removed equipment variant of USA
  
• Reorganized some Chinese unit placements
  
• Jungle Uniforms now modify heat attrition instead of general attrition
  
• Altered 1939 province buildings in East Asia
  
• Cleaned up map and added new provinces
  
• Optimized and cleaned various mod files or removed them entirely
  
• Extensive adjustments, tweaks, edits, drinking and sessions of yelling at the screen to make the mod work with 1.5 / WTT without exploding