Destroyers now receive light AA, light cruisers and escort carriers have light and medium AA, while all heavier ships have light, medium and heavy AA. Ships are also given better anti-air in general. Carrier armor increases armor but decreases CAG size, while hangers have the opposite effect. Navalmod also allows for players to model different types of aircraft carriers by researching carrier armor or researching hangers. The Combat Air Group size is increase to three for carriers, but is still one for escort carriers. They generally favor ships, and the changes arguably make naval vessels more realistic than they are in the standard game.Ĭarriers now can carry Carrier Fighters, Divebombers and Torpedo Bomber wings. There are not any huge changes in terms of gameplay mechanics, but some very significant changes in the ways ships work. NavalmodĪs the title suggests, the purpose of Navalmod is to add even more detail and texture to the naval units than is already in the game. There are many mods in development, but some mods stand out from the crowd in their scope, quality and originality. This has resulted in a vibrant modding community centered around the game. For extreme customization, however, Hearts of Iron 3 was set up to be easy to modify. Hearts of Iron 3 is an incredibly complex game with many settings to fiddle with.
