Along with this update, I'd like to announce the release of an official mod that I made, inspired by @Den Kuenstler (original mod link: https://steamproxy.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2834273468)

Link to my complete mod featuring all countries in the game: https://steamproxy.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3403266090

• Brand new standalone scenario: Vitebsk–Orsha offensive.
  
• Dedicated NATO cavalry icon.

• Updated/Unified all of the game's counters graphics. Not all had the same shadow/light effect and it disturbed me. They are all the same now (effect wise), and some countries got a refresh too.
  
• Cavalry manpower cost reduced from 15k to 5k manpower.
  
• Adjusted the cost of the veterancy option (store) as it was way too expensive.

• AI ship embarking routine was not properly working.
  
• Clicks went through during upload of mod to the workshop. You could accidentally create a double mod or modify stuff without wanting it.
  
• Some commanders had no graphics (pink icon).

CHANGED

• AI will no longer purchase militia/Volkssturm units unless it has lost a significant amount of its core territory (40+%).
  
• Setting negative terrain modifier in the tiles editor is now possible.

FIXED

• Weather prediction could regenerate itself after loading a save (on turn 1 only).
  
• Loading a save would reset the morale of all units.
  
• AI would send its units into reserve in some cases when it should not have done so (when it had units on the map but no territory. This could affect vanilla scenarios as well as modded ones, such as the Napoleonic Wars mod).
  
• Units in naval transport ships would start with lvl 3 entrenchment on turn 1.
  
• Modded heroes image in unit window would not appear and would show generic medal image.
  
• Some manpower availability issue when disbanding units when nearing max fielded + available total, some manpower would not be refunded.
  
• Units tagged as Missiles (V1s, V2s...) would not be able to attack during bad weather.
  
• Units tagged as Missiles (V1s, V2s...) could get ambushed by bumping into another air unit.
  
• After loading a save, any unit being overstrength (lvl > 1) would see its HP be regenerated to full automatically. (So, a unit with base max HP = 100, let's say it was lvl 2, its new max was 120, current was 110, it would be set back to 120 on save load).
  
• On Europe '45 standalone, 1 snow tile had the 'block season change' property ON and snow there would never melt.
  
• The 'isCarrier' flag would not be updated properly on units (any scenario).

I would like to make a little announcement about the future development of Hex of Steel. I have now switched my workflow to be full time on Beasts of Steel, so expect less frequent updates for Hex of Steel. I am at a point where I need a real break from developing this game because it just took too much of everything from me. The game is now in a good stable state with tons of content, so I am feeling OK dropping updates for a while... It's not like the game got years worth of updates in the span of several months in the first place :p

So, I still will be pushing out updates to fix broken things as you report it back to me, but don't await any content update or any major changes for the foreseeable future. Hope you can understand :)

• Hex of Steel now has trading cards, badges, and wallpapers for your Steam profile!

• Renamed british 'Commando' unit into 'Commandos'.
  
• Max zoom sensitivity has been changed from 5 to 10.
  
• When being neutral and declaring war on someone else, you will automatically be into your own faction (instead of joining the one that would be closer to your ideology). This change was made because when playing for example Sweden, you declare war on Norway, as Sweden you would be placed in the Allies and Norway would be alone. What should have happened is the other way around, you are on your own and Norway is in the Allies.
  
• Retreat mechanics: Since the recent change allowing units to flee with all of their MPs, I have decided to make a small tweak to that. While this is still allowed, instead of allowing a full retreat right away, the game will try to go 1 tile by 1 tile. And so if the unit can flee one tile away, it will, instead of fleeing super far at once. It will retreat far away if that is the only tile it can retreat to.

• Upgrade/Downgrade issue(s) with units marked as paratroopers.
  
• Spawning units in the map editor using the spawn button would create units with 0 morale.
  
• Transport options bug with some AT or artillery units which had no armour set.
  
• AT units would fall under the 'damage reduction over frequency' setting.
  
• Annexation of tiles had the wrong cost applied.
  
• Republic of China was missing Marines counter (for modding).
  
• Some units stats were off.
  
• Supply units could not resupply allies in some cases.
  
• Supply units could destroy tiles in some cases.