BLACK I.C.E. is an extensive mod of HOI3 under development by Panzeroo and many other members of the Hearts Of Iron 3 forum.
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Installing BlackICE may seem daunting at first, but provided you follow the directions here, you should have a relatively easy time with it. Step 1: After you have downloaded BlackICE, copy the installer to the same directory that as the hoi3game.exe and hoi3_tfh.exe files in it. Generally speaking, this will be somewhere like: • d:\games\Hearts of Iron 3 • c:\games\steam\steamapps\common\Hearts of Iron 3 Step 2: Install Podcat's LAA (Large Address Aware) version of the HOI3 .exe file with BlackICE. This will solve a great many issues with the game crashing as it will take advantage of the larger amounts of memory that newer computers can use. Podcat's LAA .exe file can be found in the Tech Support thread on the PI forum •Overwrite the original hoi3_tfh.exe file with it. Step 3: Run the installer. Do Not Change ANYTHING unless you know what you are doing, just hit next until you see finish. Click on finish.
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Hi,
How to write yellow text in division names?
this is done in event OOBs. You can't change it ingame.
so for example the 1. Panzer Division in the 1936 German OOB
"§Y1. Panzer-Division§W"
Panzeroo. Maybe in the next patch could you make the organisetion dcrease slower amd the casualties bigger to make it more realistic. Also then the reinforcment less iC. I know its **** tons of work but that would be the best thing as now its not realisic when 100000 men clash and only loose 10000 and retreate that wouldn't happen in real life would it so can you make it more realistic please would a do a lot.
Don't agree. Manpower loss is already significant in certain types of battles. The strength loss from combat is already set to be higher then organisation loss. The reason being that we would rather the AI fights for longer before it retreats. Reinforcement IC cost is more complicated and related to a large amount of factors - such as the amount of techs you have researched, the IC cost of your units, the amount of units, and even the terrian the units are in. The cost needs to be significant since from a realistic point of view replacing lost equipment and keeping your units at full strength is expensive.Otherwise you will simply be able to spend more of your IC building more and more units. Now the amount of units you have can become a drain on your IC.
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Hello. I have a problem with this mod. When I try to launch it, it crashes on loading data II. Just says 'unknown error loading files' or something like that. Also I previously had a problem, back when i could get it running on another version, that it would crash when I tried to save the game. Both autosave and manual save.
Really hope you can help.
you need to follow the install instructions. you need podcat's TFh exe. You need at least 8Gb ram, and a 64bit system. You need all the HOI3 expansions patched to 4.02
If you are having save game crash problems delete your blackice logs folder in user/documents/paradox/hoi3/blackice. Make sure its blackice logs and not vanilla.
hi panzeroo, so what's next in BICE.....?? is there further new versions..? or da mod is complete..? just curious mate...? :)
putting the finishing touches to 8.53 version. 8.52 is out on the apradox Blackice forum, but has some bugs in it and never made it here. Hopefully 8.53 will fare better.
We are also slowly starting to set up a post 1945 era for BICE. Techs, units, events which become available once a "cold war" of only two opposing superpower factions are facing off each other ( for example German player vs US AI, Soviet player vs US AI or similar situations.
So r u planning to add the Cold War...? So till which year will the game go on.......??
cold war era techs, events. At this point we havent got an end date in mind ( BICE currently lasts until 1968 in the defines LUA, but we can extend that if needed)
hmmmmmmm............! Alright , keep up da good work. & waiting till da next update. cheers.
Hi! I had install 7.53 of black ice. Now, i have to download first 8.2 and install it or just 8.4?
the versions are standalone. You will need to remove all trace of any previous versions by manually deleting the Blackice folder in TFH/mods as well as the old blackice.exe file in the main directory. basically anything related to the previous version needs to be removed ( including any files generated in user/documents/paradox/hoi3/blackice).
Otherwise you will get file conflicts and a messed up install.
hi i start playing game but some time its stop working like map starting changing its shapes and game working slow then stop working
sounds weird. No one else has this problem. What checksum do you have ?
I try to fix now it's crashing after 2 month or some time before save auto and stop working message coming what is checksum
I used to run into this problem occasionally when I was using a computer that could barely run it at slow speeds (1 to 3 arrows) back when it was 1280x1080 compatible. clearing the cache would work temporarily but black ice is an adventure and if your playing it where u repair your tanks down to the rivets personally spending 1000x more time paused painstakingly rearranging and micromanaging then moving forward 1 hour and restarting the whole damn process across multiple thousand mile fronts then i'd say it isnt worth the investment of the frustrations crashes are going to plague you with over and over on that computer.. playing BIce and wanting to play HoI4 was like 90% of why I finally built a gaming rig instead of investing in a console ^^
I used to run into this problem occasionally when I was using a computer that could barely run it at slow speeds (1 to 3 arrows) back when it was 1280x1080 compatible. clearing the cache would work temporarily but black ice is an adventure and if your playing it where u repair your tanks down to the rivets personally spending 1000x more time paused painstakingly rearranging and micromanaging then moving forward 1 hour and restarting the whole damn process across multiple thousand mile fronts then i'd say it isnt worth the investment of the frustrations crashes are going to plague you with over and over on that computer.. playing BIce and wanting to play HoI4 was like 90% of why I finally built a gaming rig instead of investing in a console ^^
Hi, I was playing the Soviet campaign and had chosen Welded Armor/Gasoline Engine. But I couldn't research any welded armor techs because one of the prerequisite was (Cast Armor construction tech must be lower than 3) but my cast armor construction tech was 3 to begin with. Just a bug you ought to know about.
yes this is a known issue which has been fixed for 8.52 version. Basically the soviets are forced to take the historical cast armor choice.
I play as Germany but my game crash or stop working mostly ever 4 to 5 week after in 1937.and 1938 . I have the exe files replace and also map chase as well but still same it's stop working after few weeks
what checksum do you have ? There are not reports of a crash around that date ( apart from the possible usual HOI3 crashes which tend to occur at random regardless)
The checksum will at least indicate that you have a correct install.
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I have 8 gb ram but this mod crash all time . I am in 1940 now every 20 mints game crash . I have all the house.exe and podcat file what every u said I don . Even I don manual saving and out save game but still same. Feel shame cannot enjoy this mod
what checksum do you have ? If you are using podcat's TFh exe and have the right system requirements and a correct install you should not be having constant crashes. Try running the mod in windowed mode as this can help lower system memory usage significantly.
hey hate to bother you about something stupid (as always) but im having difficulties finding the 8.52 either on the paradox forum/google/wherever the **** i can think to look.. please help :) I was also just about to add after 2 Grand Campaign Darkest Hour playthroughs that you should add some awesome music cause no one minds in a multi gig mod a few extra megs to keep the hundred + hours of a playthru less mundane but you all beat me to it in your supreme and infinite wisdom ^^ also mad kudos to whoever painted the new terrain it looks absolutely beautiful! thanks a ton Pz
the only version I as able to find even after a half hour of trolling through the paradox forums was Marneman's 8.5 beta release post despite you saying it was posted there on here =/ any direction whatsoever would help cause its working like a charm I just don't want to get far into a new playthru without the most recent patch
ignore all previous comments. the 5th time going back thru each forum post I read them all one by one and ran into your's with the spoiler+ with the links =) saved my *** without even trying thanks a ton dude, with HoI4 just around the corner is this going to be the final final version or you guys still have one last hoorah in you for HoI3 before getting to work on the new game the Cold War type version following 8.53? I do recall reading you were planning on 7.5 or so being the last version before HoI4 was delayed for the thousandth time, sadly I likely won't be able to play BIce for HoI4 for a long time as will be going to basic training USMC soon after the release /= will give me something to look forward to instead of waiting daily though ^^
damn u got rid of the easy everytime win-win option for the secretary =/ as well as whether its better to take the IC/production boost national agenda or start early on the manufactories.. everything used to be so clear cut and the perfectionist in me HATES not knowing which will reap the most rewards haha I'll just try a balanced approach first time and spend time doing math on the spreadsheets some other time before a GröFaz playthrough on U.S.S.R. or somethin ig ^^ and honestly I just wanted to reiterate just how stunning the Satellite-esque terrain looks.. I've never played HoI on anything except political and simplified terrain map modes aside from the obligatory peeks at victory points/resources/infrastructure/revolt risk etc but I can easily tell exactly what the terrain type is from the image and it looks beautiful and the borders are all clearly defined and you know exactly where your looking at to those of us that are geopolitically savvy.. I can't say enough how much that improved the aesthetics and realism I feel when looking at it instead of feeling like a guy playing with a souped up riskboard. 100x over props to whoever painted/figured out how to render that. Beautiful.
thanks silent771 ! That is all marneman's doing. he spent alot of time reworking the map terrain. There will be a 8.53 version very soon and we are working on expanding BICE into the cold war era ( new techs, events, units). must admit HOI IV hasnt impressed any of us. It takes the HOI series into a direction which isnt really what we hoped for.Can only hope it improves with time and future DLC. For now though we are staying with HOI3 BICE.
glad to hear it! you've put so much work into making the HoI3 base game a true masterpiece and legend of strategic gaming in the same breath as Gary Grigsby's games (and far more playable and enjoyable in my personal opinion) and although I was looking forward to you all revamping the vanilla mass appeal looking HoI4 into a masterpiece in and of itself I'm extremely excited to see where you guys will take Black Ice! I've been hoping for that 1933 campaign you said you were toying with a while back so maybe in a year or two you could explore the whole "if germany didn't go NaZi" or give you more time to fully tweak and customize your countries buildup, but I understand it's a historical mod and as much as you try to theorycraft possible scenarios it's an endless chain upon chain of "what ifs" that could go on forever any way you slice it, regardless I'm stoked looking forward to the Cold War era after the scrapping of the extremely anticipated East vs West (especially with the implementation of the Victoria 2 economy system [which would have to be revamped like they did with POP's Heart of Darkness but still]) had me dreaming of being able to play a worthwhile complex strategy game of that era.. hopefully the Beta will be done before I head out but if not then I'll have a hell of a grin on my face coming back to a completely new experience fully fleshed out and mastered! Keep up the good work and know the whole community is soo so appreciative of you spending all the countless unpaid hours making a beautiful gaming/strategy experience for other people to enjoy with nothing but a few thankyous in return! All my serious gamer friends love your mod too and always beg to play it when they come and kick it while we have a few drinks.. it's always a bit devastating but exciting for them when a new version comes out or I tell them the cache became corrupted and their save is ****** but hey they could always stop being filthy casual console gamers and buy it ^^
Hello!
I've had Black Ice for about a week now and whenever I try to save my German campaign, it crashes and I can't figure out how to fix it. If anyone could help me that would be greatly appreciated.
90% of the time the way to fix this is by deleting the blackice logs folder in user/documents ( make sure its blackice and not vanilla)
If that doesnt fix it, there is a thread on the paradox hoi3 blackice forum where people have posted their various fixes for save game crashes. It tends to vary for each person depending on their system, so what works for one person doesnt work for another. About half the players have the save game crash problem. No one on the dev team has the issue. So its up to you to find the solution.
Im afraid that didnt solve the problem. I will definitely check the forum though.
Cheers!
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I have this checksum XUVN . And I have deleted my logs file when every I start playing and stick to manually save game . But still game crash . Hoi. Exe stop working or sum le time game closed and automatically . Can u help
take a look at the save game CTD solutions thread on the Blackice paradox HOI3 forums. Different people tend to find different solutions to their problem. unfortunately its related to how your computer system saves the game ( which is the reason why deleting BICE logs works for most people as these are autogenerated by your computer each game start)
basically you have to find your own fix and that thread can offer you ideas. Beyond that there is nothing we can do as noone on the dev team has save game CTD problems.
Hey PANZ, I just had a few quick questions.. With the introduction of the Industrial Zones and provincial AA now costing significant IC/time to build instead of peppering my IC in throughout the entire south eastern german/austrain/czechoslovakian regions I built up the major industrial centers i.e. Nürnberg Dresden Stuttgart etc etc.. yet it seems with allot of decisions such as the four year plan and the IX'th rally at Nürnberg I lost IC as opposed to gaining IC in many locations usually leading to me losing more IC than I gained.. I always leave room for at least 2-3 additional IC to be triggered by events but I'm curious as to if its triggered in as a "set IC to value X" or if that is intentional.. other events also removed other factories/IC that I had improved manually so I'm very curious as to how it works so as in future playthroughs I can either avoid improving these areas and shooting myself in the **** or if it's just the way its supposed to be. Also I have been plagued by FAR more crashes than I commonly get (today I played through October 1937-September 1st 1939 and CTD'd 6 times all off of random changing screens, opening the leaders list, opening the aircraft production screen, etc) have these been reported as common for this patch? My checksum is correct =/ Unfortunately I've already crashed twice on September 1st AFTER I set every single combat order in motion down to the air scrambles.. but I'm about to jump back on the horse after a 4-5 hour break so wish me luck fingers crossed it was flukes ^^
you should find that nothing is actually being removed and that those notifications are tooltip bugs ( which we can't change, so best to treat any tooltip saying a building is being removed as one being added) There is an exception in some cases such as the soviet event which moves alot of IC and buildings to the east when barbarossa begins.
you might be having system ram problems. Things can get abit dicey on full screen ( the HOi3 engine is 7 years old bow and BICE pushes it to the limit) I find playing windowed mode reduces system ram usage significantly, and very few crashes as a result.
whew thats a huge load off my chest! im assuming then that includes the National Focus additions? cause so far I've literally chosen my national focus solely based on which one doesn't say "Tank/armament/aircraft factory changed by -1 in Leipzig" or whatever haha.. and I'm running a 2.5 thousand dollar gaming rig with 16 gb installed ram and the maximum virtual ram on Dual GTX 970's all overclocked around 30% so yikes talk about pushing to limits ^^
The game tooltip sees adding 1 tank factory into a province with 3 tank factories as reducing those factories back to 1, when in actuality its increasing them by 1. Needless to say the tooltip is wrong, its annoying, but we can't fix it.
Your rig isnt the issue here, rather its the game engine itself. Its still an old 32bit system which isnt able to be supported by all your computer power.
Anyone fixed save crash?
I mean... the answer to the question is literally 2 posts above this one? At least read the PAGE sort of before asking the same question as the last 3 guys =/ haha
Hey Panzeroo! I would like to know if the "major defeat" effect will be improved in BI 8.6? its really annoying if you are playing as a large nation and it pops up almost after every battle.
you need to manually retreat your units back to more easily defensible positions i.e. forts/rivers/mountains if your incurring losses like that in a battle... your nation should not suffer more than 3 major defeats in a couple weeks (and that would be the ABSOLUTE highest cause even that shouldnt happen) even in an unwinnable campaign like France/Soviet Union Barbarossa defenses =/ in my opinion at least (: if you have 1 division defending against 3 armored divisions in an open field obviously they are going to get slaughtered
and if your suffering those defeats on an offensive you need to make a breakthrough at a weak point in the enemy line by overloading it with a "spearhead" of armored/motorized divisions and then encircle and exploit that opening just like real military tactics of that day and age utilizing marines and paratroopers to seal off and trap retreating units once they break from lack of supply.. also if your attacking forts/large cities that are heavily defended you need to be prepared to rotate many many divisions into and out of combat to take it or all progress will be lost, the computer won't do that for you effectively so even if you are using AI control (which i dont recommend whatsoever unless its something like the invasion of Poland which really should be your warmup for real offensives) you need to turn ai control off of those specific corps/armys and do it yourself so as not to throw your troops lives away for no gain. I hope that advice helped although I'm sure panzeroo will answer your question himself anyways like the champ he is ^^ "
"Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter." -Sir Winston Churchill
“Generally in war, the best policy is to take a state intact; to ruin it is inferior to this….For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.” Sun Tzu
My game crash on adapting history.Please help me?
do you have podcat's TFH exe ?
when i saving game crashed. what should i do to save without errors?
it happend sometimes
90% of the time the way to fix this is by deleting the blackice logs folder in user/documents ( make sure its blackice and not vanilla)
If that doesnt fix it, there is a thread on the paradox hoi3 blackice forum where people have posted their various fixes for save game crashes. It tends to vary for each person depending on their system, so what works for one person doesnt work for another. About half the players have the save game crash problem. No one on the dev team has the issue. So its up to you to find the solution.