[181017][开发日志] A new Germany

HOI4

Hello everyone, and welcome to a new dev diary for the 1.5 “Cornflakes” update and the as-yet unannounced accompanying DLC.
还大家好，欢迎来到1.5"玉米片"更新以及随之而来还未发布的DLC的开发日志。

For those of you who missed my introduction, I’ll briefly introduce myself. My name is Drikus and, after working briefly on DOD to help out the Content Designers on HOI4 back then, I re-joined the team in the summer to work on the next expansion, working with @Archangel85 and @Havebeard on all that CD goodness. Today I’ll be talking about some of the stuff we’ve been busy with since then.
有些人可能错过了我的自我介绍，首先我先简短的介绍一下自己。我的名字是Drikus，在之前短暂的加入《玉碎瓦全》项目组做内容设计工作后，这次我于今年瞎填再次加入下一个DLC的工作组，与 Archangel85 和 Havebeard 一起工作。今天我会会讲一讲这之后我们一直在忙的事情。

Ever since release it’s become clear that the fanbase's interest in alternate history is far greater than we anticipated. Unfortunately, many of our focus trees for major powers are somewhat lacking in that regard, and it's something we want to change. So, while we will naturally be adding some new focus trees, this time around we will also be revamping two major nations. If this proves popular we plan to keep doing this in future expansions and eventually have all the majors with more options. For now, though, we figured a good start would be the most popular nation in HOI4: Germany!
从发行之日起粉丝对历史假象的热衷程度就一直远超我们的想象。不幸的是，我们对各主要国家的国策树在这方面都比较薄弱，这也是有时候我们想要修改的地方。因此，在我们为新国家添加国策树的同时，这次我们也会重做一些主要国家的国策树。如果结果证明这是大家喜闻乐见，那么我们计划以后的DLC也会添加主要国家的国策树重制并让所有主要国家都有更多的选择。这次的 DLC 我们会针对钢4种最受欢迎的国家——德国！

In the next DLC, Germany will have its focus tree updated to bring it more in line with the new trees of minor nations, especially in terms of alternate history options. Furthermore, even players who do not buy the DLC will see some of these changes. For instance, we made some effort to flesh out the industrial part of the German tree. Initially only being a quick path of 4 focuses, it has now been expanded into a full 16-focus monstrosity, with paths leading into more fortification focuses, more domestic industrial focuses, and more focuses dealing with the ‘economic vassalization’ of Hungary and Romania and other areas of Europe. As a bonus, the 5th research slot is now accessible somewhat earlier, and no longer requires Air Innovations II. These changes do affect industrial balance somewhat, and we will go into how we handle that at the very end of the diary.
在下一个 DLC 中，德国的国策树会重做，添加更多与其他小国互动的支线，尤其是架空历史的内容。 不仅如此，即时没有购买 DLC 的玩家在免费的更新中也能看到这其中一部分的变化。 举例来说，我们让工业线更充实了，会有更多的国内工业焦点以及针对匈牙利与罗马尼亚及欧洲其他地区的 "经济傀儡"。 额外的，第五个研究槽可以更早的开启了，并且不在需要空军创新II了。 这些改变着实影响了工业上的平衡，这篇日志的最末尾会讲一下我们是如何处理平衡问题的

All of the above mentioned will be free in the 1.5 “Cornflakes” update. What comes next, however, will be part of the DLC.
上图中是1.5免费更新"玉米片"的德国国策树升级。之后讲的内容都是 DLC only。

Use the full tree at the end of this dev diary to follow along. :)
文章的最末尾会有完整的国策树内容。

Alternate history paths for Germany beg the question of when and how Hitler could have been stopped. These questions are very controversial, and there usually isn’t much consensus. We, however, have elected to explore the possibility of a concerted Wehrmacht opposition to Hitler, sparked by the Rhineland remilitarization.
德国的空想历史线往往是希特勒什么时候回停下来的问题。而这些问题是非常有争议的，而且通常来讲也很难达成共识。 然而我们受到蓝茵兰非军事区启发，决定是加入国防军一致反对希特勒的可能性。

国防军军官不服希特勒
由于上层决定莱茵兰重武装，对希特勒统治的不满引发了目前的危机。 许多国防军将领团结在著名的奥古斯特·冯·麦肯森元帅的周围。麦肯森元帅做好了充分的计划来罢免希特勒，并将纳粹党清理出德国。
随着德国高层的分裂愈发为众人所知，境外势力决定不对莱茵兰重武装做出反应，他们更加关心德国内部的不稳定。年老的元帅行动迅速，已经组织起临时政府，积聚着对抗纳粹政府的力量。
他们的军事实力也不容小觑。
选项： 将纳粹杂碎赶出我们的国家！

A new path has been added, mutually exclusive with the Rhineland focus. It sparks a civil war led by the legendary August von Mackensen. Once won, the path splits, allowing the player to choose between reviving the old Kaiserreich (renaming the country to “German Empire”) and lifting Kaiser Wilhelm II’s exile in the Netherlands, or reinstating democratic elections and establishing a constitutional monarchy as a ‘compromise’ for the rather royalist (and powerful) Wehrmacht officers. In this path, Wilhelm II’s son will take the throne as Wilhelm III as a figurehead. In addition, there is a small 4-focus shared path focusing on the rebuilding of Germany after the Civil War, leading up to the German continental role as a “Bulwark against Bolshevism”.
国策树中添加了一条与莱茵兰互斥的新线。这会激起由传奇奥古斯特·冯·麦肯森领导的内战。 胜利之后这条线又会产生分歧， 玩家可以选择重建德意志第二帝国(国家名会修正为"德意志帝国")并且将流亡的凯撒·威廉二世从荷兰召回进行帝制，或是对国防军军官中的保皇派分子妥协，重建民主选举并建立君主立宪制。 在这条线中，威廉二世的儿子威廉三世将会担任傀儡皇帝。不仅如此，还会有一条较短的但是四线共享的国策路线来在内战后重建德国，让德意志地区变成"反对布尔什维主义的舷墙"。

Who wouldn’t want this guy leading their country?
谁不想让他来领导他们的国家呢？

In the Imperial branch, the player now gets the choice of either avenging the Great War, or letting bygones be bygones and focusing on the Communist threat. The former leads to Germany once again asserting its right of a ‘place in the sun’ (bullying China or Japan for the return of Tsingtao), focusing heavily on rebuilding its High Seas Fleet to challenge Britain (including some nice bonuses to battleship production and research), and then taking the fight to the British and French for their colonies. To this end, a new very powerful late-game focus has been added that will flip a significant amount of the country’s military production to naval production, in case the Soviet Union has been defeated and the player wishes to focus on the West (also available to fascists, if the player owns the DLC). The branch also enables the recreation of the Central powers via stimulating imperial sentiment in the Austro-Hungarian successor states and the assassination of Mussolini in favor of King Victor Emmanuel III.
在帝国分支中，玩家可以选择对一战的结果进行复仇，也可以将一战的阴影放在一边专心应对共产主义的威胁。 前者让德国宣称"阳光下的地盘(殖民地)" (对中国或是日本施压，要求索取青岛)，同时聚焦重建公海舰队来挑战不列颠的海洋霸权 (会给可观的战列舰研究以及建造奖励)， 之后武力夺取英法的殖民地。 在这条线的最后，一个游戏末期的焦点允许德国将大部分的军工厂改修成海军造船厂， 假设苏联已经投降，玩家的注意力已经聚集到西方 (法西斯线也可选，当然前提是你买了 DLC)。 帝国支线还允许玩家通过刺激"奥匈帝国合法继承人"的说法以及为了维克多·伊曼纽尔三世暗杀墨索里尼来重建中央集权。

Can never have enough Pickelhaube...
这个头盔永远都不够

The second Imperial path focuses on forgiving the British and giving up all dreams of an Imperial Navy. In return for accepting British naval supremacy, it is possible to form an alliance with them and stand together against the threat of Communism all over Europe. A punitive war with (Communist) France over Alsace-Lorraine can lead to an expulsion of the republicans from Iberia, as well as eventually taking the war directly to the Soviets, themselves. I minor shared branch, available for both the British alliance and the colonial route, allows for Germany to protect its eastern borders, retaking Memel, trading Danzig for military guarantees against the Soviets, and aiding the Baltics and the Finns with guarantees and some military support.
第二条帝国线会决定对英国认怂，放弃公海舰队的建设。 作为承认英国海上霸权的回报，现在可以与英国一起对抗共产主义在欧洲大陆的威胁。一个通过阿尔萨斯洛林针对法国(公社)的惩罚性战争可以彻底将共产革命赶出伊比利亚半岛，并最终将矛头直指苏联。无论选择对抗共产主义还是挑战英国的海上霸权，有一条线是这两条共有的，让德国保护他东部的国界，索取梅梅尔，用但泽换取针对苏联的军事保障，并给予波罗的海国家以及芬兰独立保障和军备支持。

Can you taste that sweet Tsingtao beer? Ahhh, come to fatherland...
要来点甜的青岛啤酒吗？来祖国吧！

The Democratic path involves some sneaky diplomatic maneuvering, scaring the other nations in Europe into your sphere of influence by speaking up strongly against the Soviets and demonizing them. This leads to creating a Central European Alliance, in which most minor nations in Europe can be invited through various focuses, allowing for democratic Germany to challenge the historic French continental leadership role by creating its own power block. This course of action will likely result in the Soviet Union posturing threateningly, though, and gaining various bonuses to prepare them against what they perceive to be a threat to their sphere of influence. The end result of this mutual and intentional escalation is likely that it will not be possible to invite all nations you could potentially invite before the Soviets invade them. Eventually, Germany can take the fight to the Soviets, leading Europe in a war against the source of communism. In addition, it is possible for Democratic Germany to get a 6th research slot, and to strengthen their alliance through tech sharing and other cooperation.
民主线则设计许外交小伎俩，比如通过妖魔化苏联来吓唬欧洲的其他国家加入你的同盟。这会建立欧洲中部同盟，可以通过国策邀请绝大部分欧洲的小国加入，让民主德国建立自己的势力圈挑战历史上法国的陆权霸主。这样做当然会引起苏联的胁迫，不过你也会得到许多对抗苏联的奖励。 双方以及国际形势的计划最终会导致不能在苏联前邀请所有本可以邀请的国家加入。最终，德国可以与苏联交战，重燃欧洲的战火，不过这次目标是共产主义。不仅如此，民主德国可以得到第六个研究槽，并且可以与他的同盟共享科研协议以及其他合作。

Unleash the Swarm!
发挥人数优势！

In addition, we have adjusted focuses like “Operation Weserübung” to give the player better control over the timetable of their invasions once the ball starts rolling. We’ve slightly buffed the naval parts of the core tree, adding an additional naval build-up focus or two, and adding some dockyards to Plan Z. In light of the significant improvements to Germany’s economic build-up in the new industrial tree, we are also revisiting the start-of-game balance of the nation. The intention is to make Germany initially weaker, but also quicker in building up, especially before any war has broken out. To that end, we have added a new idea upon startup. MEFO Bills will reduce the consumer goods by 20% (resulting in virtually no consumer good requirements at all), but have to be extended every three months. The price of extending these will progressively increase, as will the penalty that must be paid if these are not extended. Paying off these bills can be delayed by going to war, in which case the payment will be deferred until after the war’s conclusion (so be sure you can afford it by that point!). And finally, just as with the industrial segment of the tree, everything that was mentioned in this paragraph will be available without owning the DLC.
还有，我们还调整了比如"维瑟堡行动"来让玩家更好的控制激起世界大战的时间。国策树的核心部分也加强了原有的海军建设，添加了一至两个海军建设的焦点，并给Z计划添加了几个海军造船厂。根据德国新的工业焦点内强化过的经济建设焦点，开局参数也为了平衡性重新调整了。总而言之就是德国开局更弱了，但是会以更快的速度变强，尤其是在战争开始前。在开局德国还会有一个新的国家理念，MEFO bills (Metallurgische Forschungsgesellschaft bills) 会让消费品需求减少20% (也就是说完全不需要生产任何消费品)，但是需要没三个月续一次。每次续的花费都会比之前更高，并且不续的话还会有惩罚。可以通过开展来拖延账单的支付(不知道是惩罚还是续的花费)，只有战争结束后才会需要偿还( 确保在那时你付的起！)。最终，就像国策树工业部分中的一样，这段话中的所有内容不需要购买 DLC 也可以玩的到。

And finally, in its full glory:
最后是完整的国策树

Don’t forget to check out the World War Wednesday stream later today, where @Da9L and @podcat will go through this dev diary while the rest of us get our asses handed to us by the Allies in South America. We look forward to showing you more cool stuff next week! :)