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.
Before I begin, let me just say that this was the first mod that enabled me to actually play a historically accurate WWII (more or less) as it made the Americans actually get involved in the ETO and Russia doesn't actually fall instantly.
Very well done tech tree requires a good understanding and planning to work through. The annual decisions and the rationing trade offs add a lot to the complexity and strategy of the game. The importance of weather and terrain has really been challenging for me to cope with, but I am very happy to take it on. As are the challenges of properly outfitting a division and sending to overseas to fight. The smart AI is able to conduct overseas invasions, conduct far ranging ASW operations across the Atlantic, and conduct effective tactical air campaigns. A major improvement over the vanilla game.
So, for the challenging difficulty of the mod and its ability to actually recreate history, I give this mod a 9 out of 10.
Great modification effort, breathes new life into the game! Better play balance and period detail. A more accurate military equipment list between belligerents. Air, ground and naval engagements are more realistic.
really great mod, but needs work
while not being perfect, it's about as close as it gets :)
expands greatly the base content of HOI III while improving it at the same time. Why bother with the base game when there's Black Ice?
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a must have mod for hoi3 if you don't mind the slight balance decrease for hundreds of new units, events, tech, flavor etc. There are also some great sub mods for this and I strongly recommend taking a look at their forum if you want to see what other people have added to this amazing mod.
It is best mod ever i have see it.
Really awesome, though some parts like the unnecessary SS units and micromanaging of the OOB when you have command reforms with Germany is so time consuming and trivial.
If the original produced in the same interesting, varied and elaborated, developers would cost to erect a monument. But, as always only modders can bring the game to mind, what a huge thanks!