Dev Logs
Updates, behind-the-scenes, and roadmap for HOIDESIGNER.
Winds of War
We reached the shore last release. New ground beneath us, every core designer complete, the research, doctrines, spirits, and MIO layers finally in place.
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Coming Ashore
What a journey it's been. We left the shore in May. Since then, we've crossed into naval warfare, charged headfirst into the thunder, and emerged beneath open blue skies with stronger foundations and an Aircraft…
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Open Skies
Last month's release, Into the Thunder, shook the foundations of Hoidesigner. Thunder at our Gates reshaped the division designer's foundations, and I had to rebuild fast: regimental support, an overhauled special…
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Into the Thunder
When Beyond the Shores shipped, I had a clear picture of what was coming next. Fleet compositions on top of the newly released ship designer, and army compositions to link together all the different designs you've…
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Beyond the Shores
Naval warfare in HOI4 has a way of blindsiding you. You don't feel the cracks as they form. You just wake up one morning, your supply routes are severed, your convoys are gone, and you're scrambling to figure out what…
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The Armored Front
When I launched the first devlog back in January, I laid out a roadmap for three pillars: granular research customization, a community catalog, and the final piece for planning land divisions down to the last detail…
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The Arsenal
There's something isolating about building templates alone. No way to see what the community has figured out, no builds to learn from, no sense of whether your approach is sharp or completely off-base.
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The Arms Race
It's been two months since I launched Hoidesigner, and seeing the community use the tool to blueprint and save their favorite templates has been incredible.
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The Blueprint
It's been an incredible first month since launching Hoidesigner. After sharing the tool with the community on Reddit (here and here), the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. Players clearly see the value in a…
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