NOTICE: Requires the base game Hearts of Iron IV in order to play. Activation key must be used on a valid Steam account. Requires internet connection.
About the game
Years before Europe went to war, Japans imperial ambitions targeted the divided Chinese Republic. Crippled by political paralysis and centuries of fitful development, China is still not a pushover. With vast reserves of manpower and resources, not to mention a giant landmass, the Republic of China and its temporary ally, the Communists under Mao, can withstand another aggressor. There have been, after all, very many.
Waking the Tiger is the newest expansion for Paradox Development Studios celebrated World War II strategy wargame, Hearts of Iron IV. This expansion adds new gameplay options for all players, and has a special focus on the Asian front of the deadliest war in human history.
Key Features
Features in Hearts of Iron IV: Waking the Tiger include:
- National Focus Trees for China: Guide the Chinese Republic or Communist China through the war, guided by your own vision of the future.
- Modified Focus Trees for Germany and Japan: Two major Axis powers now have alternate history paths, including the chance to depose Hitler or restore democracy to Japan.
- Chain of Command and General Traits: Put multiple armies under the direction of a field marshall to coordinate large movements of army groups, using the traits of your generals to take advantage of their unique skills.
- Decisions: Spend your political power on national decisions and missions to strengthen the war effort.
- And more: Scavenge equipment from the battlefield, use Volunteer Air Corps, acclimatizing troops, and other changes.
System Requirements
Windows - Minimum
- OS: Windows 7 64-bit or newer
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66 GHz / AMD Athlon II X4 650 @ 3.20 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5850 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX470 with 1GB VRAM
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card
- DirectX®: 9.0c
- Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers
- Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer
- Multiplayer: Up to 32 other players in multiplayer mode
Windows - Recommended
- OS: Windows 7 64-bit or newer
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66 GHz / AMD Athlon II X4 650 @ 3.20 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5850 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX470 with 1GB VRAM
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card
- DirectX®: 9.0c
- Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers
- Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer
- Multiplayer: Up to 32 other players in multiplayer mode
Supported GPUs at time of release:
AMD GPUs: 5850 series or higher, 6870 series or higher, 7850 or higher, R7 260 or higher
Nvidia GPUs: GTX470 or higher, GTX560 or higher, GTX660 or higher, GTX750 or higher, GTX 950 or higher
Laptop GPU dedicated cards may work if they are on par with their desktop counterparts, but are not officially supported.
Mac - Minimum
- OS: Mac OS X 10.10 or better
- Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.60 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 6970M
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card
- Additional: GLSL 1.3, OpenGL 2.1
- Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers
- Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer
- Multiplayer: Up to 32 other players in multiplayer mode
Mac - Recommended
- OS: Mac OS X 10.11 or better
- Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.90 GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: ATI Radeon R9 390M or NVIDIA GeForce 750M with 1GB VRAM
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card
- Additional: GLSL 1.3, OpenGL 2.1
- Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers
- Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer
- Multiplayer: Up to 32 other players in multiplayer mode
Linux - Minimum
- OS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS x32 or better
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66 GHz / AMD Athlon II X4 650 @ 3.20 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5850 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX470 with 1GB VRAM
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card
Linux - Recommended
- OS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS x64
- Processor: Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.66 GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.20 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 6950 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX570 with 2GB VRAM
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card
Supported GPUs at time of release:
AMD GPUs: 5850 series or higher, 6870 series or higher, 7850 or higher, R7 260 or higher
Nvidia GPUs: GTX470 or higher, GTX560 or higher, GTX660 or higher, GTX750 or higher, GTX 950 or higher
Laptop GPU dedicated cards may work if they are on par with their desktop counterparts, but are not officially supported.