What is Hearts of Iron IV?Hearts of Iron IV is a World War II grand strategy game set between 1936 and 1950. It is produced by Paradox interactive, a video game company based in Stockholm, Sweden. There are two starting dates in the game, 1936, which allows the player to be able to build up prior to World War II, while the 1939 start date sends you straight into the conflict and prove your skills as an online commander. HOI4 allows the player to control five major aspects of nations in the WWII period, industry, economics, military, consumer goods and politics. You can build factories (civilian or military), control economic laws, build up your armed forces, control consumer good production and even what type of government your nation has. Is Hearts of Iron IV worth the buyI do believe that Hearts of Iron IV is worth the buy. One major pro is that it allows you to control so many aspects of a country, not just one. To show the consensus Luke Plunkett of Kotaku.com said "This goes way beyond the mere movement of your fleets, armies and air forces. You’re also in charge of diplomacy, research, recruitment and, most importantly, production. Not for a base, not for a region, but for the entire war." This shows that HOI4 lets the player control a nation's war effort and prewar buildup. Overall, I do believe that despite a few pitfalls like the cost of DLC's, HOI4 is still a very good game and I would recommend it to anyone who likes World War II or strategy games. Gameplay ImageTo sum it up...
References“r/hoi4 - This Is about as hoi4 as It Can Get.” Reddit, www.reddit.com/r/hoi4/comments/60x7fu/this_is_about_as_hoi4_as_it_can_get/.
Plunkett, Luke. “Hearts Of Iron IV: The Kotaku Review.” Kotaku, Kotaku, 6 July 2016, kotaku.com/hearts-of-iron-iv-the-kotaku-review-1780258434. “Hearts of Iron IV.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 18 May 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearts_of_Iron_IV.
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What is this rumor?Until now it has been only a rumor that a Playstation 5, but as of recent we have been confirmed that yes, it is coming soon. This is proven by Marc Cerney, the mastermind of the Playstation where lays down the potential features of the new gaming outlet. It is rumored to come with a price tag of 500 bucks. According to Cerney, the new playstation will support 8K graphics and will have ray-tracing capabilities that will also greatly improve on the groundwork set by various earlier Playstation models. The console is set to be powered by the AMD Ryzen processor and is supposed to be powered by 3D audio, which is basically stereo audio, but it surrounds the user with the sound. Another new feature is that it will fully embrace the SSD technology that is widely known, but not widely embraced by the major tech companies. Overall, this new playstation could very likely be set to be the very first of it's kind. What are my thoughts on it?Overall, I am very impressed by what Sony has done, even though that I personally use XBOX instead of Playstation. This is proven by when Cerney says "it's been a little bit of a frustration that audio did not change too much between PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. With the next console the dream is to show how dramatically different the audio experience can be when we apply significant amounts of hardware horsepower to it.” This proves that this new Playstation could be groundbreaking in many fields and will likely have a huge gap in between it and the PS4. To sum it up, I am very pleased by what Sony has done To sum it up...
References“Robot?” Are You a Human?, www.gamecrate.com/sony-shares-first-official-details-about-playstation-5/22772.
Have my thoughts on 3D Modeling changed?For the better. As of late, we have been doing more interesting and complicated items than we did in the beginning of the fourth quarter and this is showcased by the use of subobjects, splines and the material editor which allows you to do so much more than what we did in the beginning of the unit. In addition, as of late I have found this quite easy, as watching the videos has really helped me on assignments even if it is like the space scene one where we had to make an Earth and make it appear seemless, but it wasn't even that hard. I thought that making it seemless meant a lot of trial and error, but it really was not that bad when I got down to the nitty-gritty, and I wasnt even sure if I did good. The same could be said for my mushroom scene. Overall, my thoughts on 3D modeling have improved since last time. How have my skills grown?My skills since learning of 3DS Max in late March have grown exponentially. This is proven by how I started with only the basic and rudimentary knowledge of standard primitives, such that even making a simple snowman proved to be daunting. However I could now do that task in five minutes. In addition, I have learned to do so many new things including but not limited to texturing and subobjects. To sum it all up, I have grown alot in 3D modeling since late March when we started Example of New SkillsTo sum it up...
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