Hearts of Iron IV

Hearts of Iron IV

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BlackICE Historical Immersion Mod
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Sep 17, 2017 @ 6:22am
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BlackICE Historical Immersion Mod

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Description


We aim to bring Hearts of Iron 4 to an all new level, making your game experience more immersive, historical and challenging.
Black ICE completely overhauls most national focus trees, changes game mechanics, adds in tons of events, technologies, units and much more.
While playing ahistorical will work, Black ICE mainly aims at improving the plausible historical experience.



Current BICE version: v9.1.0
Supported HOI4 version: 1.16.5

Supported game language: English ONLY (other languages will produce errors!)
Highly Recommended: Get the Black ICE GFX Add-on here, which adds images to all events.
Make sure to ONLY use Black ICE + Black ICE Gfx, as any other loaded mod most likely will cause issues. Even purely cosmetic mods have been known to cause problems.



- New and improved national focus trees for all majors and most minor nations
- Hundreds of new techs to research, including country-specific armor, aircraft, and ships
- Completely revamped naval system. Customize your ship classes or rely on premade historical designs
- Air War with realistic losses and improved gameplay
- Dozens of new battalion and support unit types
- Extended laws and politics that allow you to fine-tune your strategy
- Immensely detailed, all-new production system, which provides a much more detailed approach to unit equipment
- Events and decisions to completely immerse you in the game and the history it follows
- Improved AI across the board to provide for a more unique challenge



We are proud of our amazing community! Your feedback, praise and constructive criticism drives the project forward, and we are very thankful for it!
Our main hub of activity is our Discord, which currently hosts 10000+ members. Ask questions, be in direct contact with the Devs and coordinate your next BICE Multiplayer game.

BlackICE on Discord[discord.gg]

Paradox Forum Link[forum.paradoxplaza.com]

BlackICE Test Version

BlackICE Official Guide



Of course a project of such scope does not come without bugs, and we are truly thankful for any messages that bring them to our attention, either here or in the Discord.
Please keep in mind that this is a project we are doing in our free time, so keep it civil. Nobody is forcing you to play the mod. (Although we think you should definitely be playing it!).

Alas, a lot of issues and bugs are out of our hands, as they are a result of un-moddable assets from Paradox.

Go here for the official Paradox troubleshooting in case your game doesn't load, or if it crashes.[support.paradoxplaza.com]



Black ICE has and is being worked on by a lot of dedicated people, and many countless hours have gone into it.

Main Developers
Maverick87
Aquillo
ColonialRebel
Elouda
Machotacoman
Dr. Potato
Sol Inherent (Jack)

Honorable Developer
Panzeroo

Junior Developers
*legorin*
Franc007She
Giubbi
salamin
Without Reason

Active Contributors
Cirri, Darthkenson, Timoteo the Meme God, Benni, Falcon, Jaden, Axe, Cyric,
Insano, Jango, Panzerbefehlswagen Tiger Ausf. B, IronMarshal, Warhammer

Honorable mentions
Meridio, Energico, Msslupu, duel_obliteration, yuudachipoi, George Parr, Maulwurf, ryjz, pxroberto, ichatv,
franc sher, erwin78, verenikin, Silvercloud, Stjern, Alkin, Aranax, Artur, atheory, Cassian, HoI4 Modding Coop,
Thedeciderr, Comrademisha, Deadend85, Mackman113, Oumajgad, Timasaurus007,
solfall, Sunwhisper, Wunder wuffle, Xxroxx, Alex Kamal, Spaceraider, Indyclone77, Andret, Grenight
Belgian Panzer, MisterJay, Dramien, Runsondiesel, Yagashura, Polarace, Chemical Art, Darth Kazzaz

Thanks to other mods, whose work we were kindly allowed to use.[justpaste.it]
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Karcsi93 1 hour ago 
Hi! I'm using the latest BlackICE version (May 1, 2024), but I noticed that the Hungarian focus tree seems incomplete.
The Austria-Hungary path (after "War with Austria" and "Hungarian Referendum") is missing completely.
I’ve seen videos from June 2024 where that content is available, with extra focuses and deeper Austria-Hungary mechanics.
I reinstalled the mod, verified everything, but the extra branch still doesn’t appear.
Is this content supposed to be included now, or is it part of another mod or upcoming update?
Thanks in advance, and great work on the mod!
darthkenson  [author] 19 hours ago 
@Howdy Yall. There are no dlcs that render BICE non functional. I should know, since I have them all.

Can you give some details concerning the BICE problem?
Dr3XyL Jun 8 @ 9:26pm 
Howdy Yall.
Ever since i brought Dlc for this game i cannot get BICE working, its a bummer because i wont play the base game without BICE. Which DLC is required? Do any DLC make BICE incompatible? Thank you in advance for any help :)

This is an amazing mod btw :)
Savant Jun 7 @ 9:38pm 
Thank you guys
Antis Jun 7 @ 7:25pm 
@Savant: Do a civ infiltration first and the collab operation will appear.
darthkenson  [author] Jun 7 @ 2:38pm 
You apparently Upgrade the civilian intel branch to gain a civilian asset or two first.
BOLSHEVIK Jun 7 @ 1:13pm 
@Savant I think so yes but you need to upgrade it first.
Savant Jun 7 @ 7:40am 
Help how i do collaboration gov in this mod? there is no collab operation in intelligence
jackbrown164 Jun 7 @ 5:37am 
or will just playing offline be enough
jackbrown164 Jun 7 @ 5:37am 
are there any guides on how of copy the mod folders and descriptors properly