All Eyes on Prague in new Focus Pack for Hearts of Iron IV

There are probably world leaders out there right now who could learn a thing or two about global conflicts from playing a few games of Paradox’s grand strategy masterpiece Hearts of Iron IV. As half-baked, cack-handed wars rage, if only some would take a second, press spacebar to pause the game and take a breath to plan the next move.

Ah well, that is not in the position we find ourselves in, friends, so we should play ourselves in case we are ever asked to step up.

Here we have a new Focus Pack for HoI4 called Peace for Our Time, and it is steeped in and around Czechoslovakia – an early target for aggression in the Second World War.

Created in collaboration with veteran modders  Logan ‘Spicy Alfredo’ Calkins, Abbus Fung and Marijn ‘marijn211’ Vroegh, Peace for Our Time is the first Focus Pack to include new National Focus Trees and unique mechanics, presenting a new challenge to experienced desktop generals.

Are you the guy to alter the course of Czechoslovakia’s fortunes? You can find out next week end it launches as DLC on Steam.

Hearts of Iron IV Peace for Our Time highlights

• Democratic National Focus Path: Surrounded by non-democratic nations, safeguard Czechoslovakia’s freedom by forging your own faction, leading a government in exile or pursuing independence as Slovakia.
• Communist National Focus Path: Spark a socialist revolution to replace the failed middle path, joining the Comintern or uniting the region under your own federation; whether through radical struggle or moderate reform. 
• Monarchist and Fascist National Focus Paths: Rally nationalist forces to establish a new kingdom of Bohemia or embrace military dictatorship, expand your influence through allies or subjects, and decide whether to entrench authoritarianism or return to democracy once the crisis has passed.
• Manage your arms industry, become an industrial powerhouse, and shape conflicts across the globe by exporting weapons abroad.
• Engage with the Divided Nation mechanic to solve the challenges of governing a divided democracy.
• Army Readiness Balance of Power forces you to ensure you have the support of the military.
• New Art and Music, including two new music tracks, 3D depictions of the historical Prague Castle and Bojnice Castle, new equipment graphics and new focus icons and character portraits.

The Hearts of Iron IV: Peace for Our Time Focus Pack will be available on 22 April 2026 for the suggested retail price of $5.99 / £4.99 /€5.99 .

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