

Why beta patch and should you download it:

Spoiler: Click for details - Launcher - Added a button (and a checkbox in crash report window), that offers to backup and delete all files that can potentially cause the stability problems.

- Optimized ai processing of upgrades, should remove much of 1940+ performance spikes

- A fix for a trade modifier not applied correctly if not bought the DLC.

- Fix for RAJ Famine removal not really needing corruption squashing

- Fix for Mexico Civil War inconsistencies

- Fix for missing SAF factories from focus

- Fix for missing INS convoys causing issues with trade/resource system

- Fix for missing event in CAN focus tree

- Fix for RAJ being able to pick ideology pushers without picking a path

- Fix for South Africa releasing African countries as not communist in the anti-colonialist crusade

- Fixed modifier capped 0-1, so you could never lower tension for sending volunteers for a country.

- Fixed script that used values outside the intended range

- Added port to Lesser Sundra Islands.

Patchlog:

Spoiler: Click for details - Garrison order should now be more stable and not reassign units quite as much on changing priorities

- Allied AI now more hesitant to naval invade Germany and italy early on

- Fixed some bugs restricting AI from template updates

- Improved some target templates for AI

- Reduced AI tendency to suicide attack into enemy lines

- Fixed a problem in AI where front priorities would sometimes fluctuate wildly leading to a lot of front flip-flopping

- AI now considers distance a bit more so wont pull most of its army vs ethiopia back early on

- AI for observed country is no longer blocked from diplo responding when using human_ai

- Improved AIs ability to prepare against enemies that they only have an ally sharing border with

- Spearhead order no longer so concerned about protecting its flanks

- When a Spearhed front is split, all units stay on the front that has the spearhed order attached to it

- Fixed some event picture issues

- Made the focus "Burn the royal portraits" available if South Africa has already broken free

- Fixed some setup issues with NZL tech setup in 1939

- added cosmetic tag for Soviet-controlled Finland

- changed national focus to Test the USSR for Japan to account for Manchukuo existing

- Fixed a CTD in peace conferences

- Fixed an issue with map stripe coloring not updating in peace conferences

- Fixed some issues with credits

- Shortcut for spearhead order is now Shift+X rather than B which was conflicting with strategic redeployment

- CTD Fix: Launcher no longer has msaa and anisotropic filtering that could cause crashes.

- CTD Fix: if player deleted a mod while launcher was running, and then selected it

- CTD Fix: Should no longer crash in GUI if a modder deletes the vanilla window component

- CTD Fix: Sometimes when hotjoining using manual server ID

- CTD Fix: When using old saves or incompatible mods due to naval base positioning

- CTD Fix: Tooltiping lend lease as it finishes could cause crashes

- Fixed a crash on load with invalid mods, NOT a complete fix, its something we are looking into more for future update to help players clear their document folder of invalid cache files and corruption.

So how do I get this?

Hello! We have a few fixes that didn't make it for release and also a few crashes people have run into for 1.3 Release so we wanted to put out a public opt-in beta for those willing to help out. Public testing is very useful to us so thank you in advanceWe do open beta patches to make sure we get a lot of testing and catch new issues before a patch goes live.So, if you know how to use beta patches and dare to live a little dangerously (I wouldnt attempt ironman on this build tbh in case it ruins your save), and would love to help then check this out. I am not going to promote this patch outside the forum because, well, its beta and not fully supported. If you run into problems, just roll back to default version.Note that just because a reported issue isn't listed below doesn't mean its forgotten or that we aren't prioritizing it. Just that it hasn't gotten a fix yet. If everything seems fine you will likely see it become a real patch next week. If it introduced new problems it can take longer.Updated 20/121. In steam right click the game in the list of games and pick Properties2. Go to the Betas tab3. in the drop-down select 1.3.1_beta (if it doesnt appear you might have to restart steam)4. Close Properties. Steam should now queue up an update and will display the game in the list as Hearts of Iron IV [1.3.1_beta]5. if all went well the last bit of the version number in launcher should display "()" which should be the correct checksum6. Once we go official you can just remove the beta branch and go back to main by doing this again and selecting NONE.Enjoy!