It's felt pretty strange to give Paradox the wins I recently have been, but I'm happy to say that trend continues. Götterdämmerung is a good DLC.

Starting with Special Projects, this is a strong addition to the game. I was worried before the DLC's release that the introduction of this DLC that the Special Projects' gameplay would be too much like the Operative System, which I think was waaay too micro, and boring to work with. It wasn't too overbearing, never distracted me too much from the war effort, contributed to the overall gameplay, and boasts a charming UI. Very good.

In terms of our new focus trees for minor nations, the Austrian and Hungarian ones are both welcome additions also. The Austrian one specifically I found fun to work with, and a nice challenge. The only problem with Austria's was the bizarre Danubian/EU path, which is lazy alt-history. Belgium's was boring, and I would've liked that effort put toward something else, like a Vichy rework, or something.

Germany's Inner Circle thing is totally awesome. I love it. The new focus tree for Germany is, in general, fantastic. The Germany experience still is better than anything else in the game, but now it's somehow even more fun. The sense of buildup is great. Good job, PDX. I do have a few criticisms though: The free market Hitler path is bonkers, and that sort of dramatic change from Hitler's historical position should lead to more drastic negative effects for the regime. If you're not going to integrate that into a political path, why have that at all? The focus where Japan gives you all its WW1 conquests is also hilariously dumb. The main thing that peeved me in game is just how fast everything goes by. In a historical Germany run you miss a lot of the stuff in your tree Germany did in real life. I would add a national spirit for early game that lets them accomplish their focuses faster, that expires when the war starts. But these are all nitpicks.

Overall, an 8.5/10 DLC, and probably the best one they've done. I had fun with it, especially when paired with the AI patch.

It's felt pretty strange to give Paradox the wins I recently have been, but I'm happy to say that trend continues. Götterdämmerung is a good DLC. Starting with Special Projects, this is a strong addition to the game. I was worried before the DLC's release that the introduction of this DLC that the Special Projects' gameplay would be too much like the Operative System, which I think was waaay too micro, and boring to work with. It wasn't too overbearing, never distracted me too much from the war effort, contributed to the overall gameplay, and boasts a charming UI. Very good. In terms of our new focus trees for minor nations, the Austrian and Hungarian ones are both welcome additions also. The Austrian one specifically I found fun to work with, and a nice challenge. The only problem with Austria's was the bizarre Danubian/EU path, which is lazy alt-history. Belgium's was boring, and I would've liked that effort put toward something else, like a Vichy rework, or something. Germany's Inner Circle thing is totally awesome. I love it. The new focus tree for Germany is, in general, fantastic. The Germany experience still is better than anything else in the game, but now it's somehow even more fun. The sense of buildup is great. Good job, PDX. I do have a few criticisms though: The free market Hitler path is bonkers, and that sort of dramatic change from Hitler's historical position should lead to more drastic negative effects for the regime. If you're not going to integrate that into a political path, why have that at all? The focus where Japan gives you all its WW1 conquests is also hilariously dumb. The main thing that peeved me in game is just how fast everything goes by. In a historical Germany run you miss a lot of the stuff in your tree Germany did in real life. I would add a national spirit for early game that lets them accomplish their focuses faster, that expires when the war starts. But these are all nitpicks. Overall, an 8.5/10 DLC, and probably the best one they've done. I had fun with it, especially when paired with the AI patch.