The mod is also not particularly fine-tuned for multiplayer, though the BICE discord community still regularly hosts multiplayer games, and we are always looking for more players. BICE does not include many alternate history scenarios or focuses, and the developers generally don’t provide support for bugs in ahistorical games. It is very important to note, however, that unlike the base game, selecting the ahistorical focus setting is very likely to ‘break’ the game by having countries act in unforeseen ways. If you do not have a DLC, some of BICE’s expanded mechanics and features related to or relying on that DLC may be unavailable to you.īICE is designed for singleplayer playthroughs that roughly follow historical events, but still allows for a few alternative choices. BICE incorporates mechanics from many official DLCs, though none are required in order to play the mod. Many influential minor nations also have their own national focus trees, events, and flavor.

All of the major nations have had an extensive makeover, with improved national focus trees, events, technologies, units, and more. Introduction to Black ICEīlack ICE is a total overhaul mod for Hearts of Iron 4 that intends to give the game a more historical feel while keeping to plausible outcomes. This guide contains the more important aspects of the mod that should be understood, as well as country specific mechanics and FAQs. This guide has been developed by the BICE team to help ease in new players coming from the base game. The official Black ICE mod guide for Hearts of Iron 4.

Black ice mod guide