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- Go to the Games Library, right click Hearts of Iron IV, and select Properties. Click the Local Files tab. Click Verify Integrity of Game Cache. Customize Performance Options. NVIDIA Control Panel enables changing multimedia, display and application settings without even leaving Windows or needing to reboot it. Open the NVIDIA Control Panel.
- Hearts of Iron 4 won't launch. So far the only work around is to go into your C drive, program files, steam, steamapps, common, and launching the hoi4.exe manually.
Hi Edward,
Running hearts of iron in full screen in windows 8 I am noticing that a number of games I used to run perfectly in windows 7 are now performing badly in windows 8 They are slow to close, slow to load and when they do load they are slightly jerky.
Thank you for choosing Windows 8 and thanks for providing us an opportunity to assist you.
As per the description, you are unable to play Running hearts of Iron and some games in Windows 7.
I have included methods to make the game compatible in Windows 8 operating system.
Method 1:
Make older programs compatible with this version of Windows
Method 2: Install the game in Windows 7 compatibility mode:
a) Download the Game
b) Right-click on the Game and click on ‘properties’.
c) Click on the ‘compatibility’ tab and check the box ‘Run this program in compatibility mode for’ and select Windows 7 operating system from the drop down.
d) Click on ‘Apply’ and click ‘OK’ and run the file to install it.
Please post back if you are still experiencing the issue. I will be glad to provide you with additional options.
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If you upgraded to Windows 8, make sure you have the latest driver for your graphic card, which is very much responsible for performance and hardware-accelerated graphics. This could be the source of the slowness, especially if your computer didn't come with Windows 8 drivers already loaded.
You can get your video card driver from the manufacturer's website.
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I have the last driver of the graphic card (Nvdia GeFroce GTX770) but the game continues to have the same problem...one thing wich I have marked is if I started the game in 'compatibility mode' he is a bit more fluid than before.Did this solve your problem?
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Thanks for that. That was my best guess. Honestly Windows 8 has the same graphics system as Windows 7 so it really 'should' be about the same, or even better considering the newer DirectX and less graphics memory spent rendering transparency for the desktop.
I'm afraid I don't have any other ideas. Before you launch the game, can you open task manager and see if any processes are using more than 1% or so of your CPU resources?
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I noticed that before I launch the game no process are using more than 1 % ( excluding Task Manager itself).Did this solve your problem?
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The game allows you to appoint additional consultants and companies that will significantly increase the research speed of specific technologies and will allow you gain additional modifiers associated with produced units. For each of the following sections the panel offers a single slot. In some cases you won't have multiple choices and the only available one will be to simply fill the slot, or wait with making the decision.
Tanks
In this case you don't really have a choice. If you are focusing on developing armored units you should fill this slot as quickly as possible, so that your tanks are better and the research speed is increased. It all depends on your own vision of your army and whether armored units are a key aspect of the 'puzzle'.
Tank manufacturer
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Icon | Description | Commentary |
Tank research time -10% Armorer units - reliability +5% Cost: 150 | A standard political power cost in exchange for a reduced research time of new types of tanks. Note that the tanks manufactured when the deal is active will increase the reliability of tanks. |
Navy
Similarly to the armored units, navy does not give you any choice when it comes to this position. If your country has access to the sea and you are interested in developing your own powerful fleet, you should think about cooperating with this manufacturer as quickly as possible. You can, of course, postpone it in time as the producer doesn't give you anything other than reduced research times. It all depends on the amount of research teams you have at your disposal and if you are planning on constructing new ships.
Navy manufacturer
Icon | Description | Commentary |
Navy research time -10% Cost: 150 | A very weak point of the government. You would be expecting more from a navy manufacturer (especially in comparison to the tank one), while the developers prepared a single bonus of reduced research time. This can be useful if you are planning on severely expanding your fleet, but otherwise it's not worth the price. |
Air
The first group of research and production that gives you some alternatives. In the case of new unit projects it all depends on which units are you planning to use in combat. Depending on which group of units you are most interested in, you should hire one of the following designers. You won't really be able to make a decision during the early stages of the game (and you shouldn't focus on that either). Wait until you've used all of the unit types in combat and then make your decision about the type of designer you want to use.
Light plane designer
Icon | Description | Additional |
Air research time -10% Cost: 150 | Fighter: Agility +10% Maximum speed +10% |
Commentary: If you decide to manufacture light planes you should definitely use the services of this designer. By doing so your planes will gain increases stats. The benefits your units will get won't tilt the balance of the battle, but having them definitely won't hurt you either.
Medium plane designer
Icon | Description | Additional |
Air research time -10% Cost: 150 | Heavy Fighter: Reliability +20% Tactical Bomber: Reliability +20% |
Commentary: In this case your units gain increased reliability. The size of the bonus can make a significant difference, especially because it affects two types of planes. This is one of the universal solutions that concerns the development of both fighters and bombers. It all depends on whether you will use those units in combat.
Heavy plane designer
Icon | Description | Additional |
Air research time -10% Cost: 150 | Strategic Bomber: Bombardment +10% |
Commentary: an option focusing solely on bombers. Increased damage caused by bombardment are definitely going to be useful and they will increase the chances of destroying defensive structures before your land units attack. If you want to be able to decrease the enemy advantages, you should definitely use this designer.
Naval planes designer
Icon | Description | Additional |
Air research time -10% Cost: 150 | Naval Bomber: Range +10% Sea attack +10% |
Commentary: in this case there are the following requirements: your country must have a coastline and you must want to focus on developing naval planes. If you aren't interested in naval combat there's no point in wasting political power on this one.
Equipment
As far as the equipment manufacturer goes, you can select from three different specialists. Each one of them offers acceleration in a different branch of units and it all depends on which one you want to use the most. However, you need to wait for a little before starting this, as the game offers access to the basic variants of this equipment - if you want to start researching the following from the beginning of the game, you will be punished with severe penalties.
Icon | Description | Benefits |
Infantry equipment designer Cost: 150 | Research time: Small arms -10% | |
Artillery designer Cost: 160 | Research time: Artillery -10% | |
Vehicle designer Cost: 160 | Research time: Vehicles -10% |
Commentary: Each type of a designer will reduce the time needed to complete a research by 10%. This is not a huge value, but in conjunction with other bonuses provided from different fields it can significantly decrease the total time of a research. If you are focused on developing infantry you should start by selecting the designer associated with it. Later on you can add artillery and mechanized units to the infantry. During the game you should swap designers in accordance of your current needs.
Industry
The game allows you to decrease the time needed to manufacture inventions associated with enginery and industry. You can assign only a single slot, which is why you should constantly change them in accordance to your needs. Depending on your current needs you should change corporations, but remember that each change will cost you.
Icon | Description | Benefits |
Industrial Conglomerate Cost: 150 | Research time: Industry -10% | |
Electronical Conglomerate Cost: 160 | Research time: Electronics -10% |
Commentary: at the first glance you should take advantage of the industry bonus, as this is the only way you will be able to develop a solid foundation for future military actions. Electronics are also important, but it's primarily situational, which is why you won't gain significant benefits from it during the early game.
Military Theorist
A single slot in the panel can be used for a military theorist. His job concentrates on development of a specific group of units. Thanks to every single one of them you will gain a passive military experience and research time reduction bonus associated with specific doctrines.
Description | Benefits |
Military Theorist Cost: 150 | Army experience+0,05 /day Land doctrine research time -7% |
Navy Theorist Cost: 150 | Navy experience+0,05 /day Navy doctrine research time -7% |
Air Theorist Cost: 150 | Air experience+0,05 /day Air doctrine research time -7% |
Commentary: at the beginning of the game you will have access to a large amount of land units, which is why you should focus on the military theorist. You should create army as quickly as possible and start recruiting units. By doing so you will generate army experience from the very beginning of the game and you will be able to focus on selection of other types of units. You shouldn't make this decision at the beginning of the game, but about a year before the military conflict, when you've decided that types of units you will be focusing on.