Less fleshed-out are the peripheral focuses (I would like to see how the main path of each branch looks before adding additional focuses), but they will mostly give bonuses for there being more countries with Communist governments, which makes it a better choice if the German Revolution succeeds. This takes the form of 5 levels of preparation and a focus to try and initiate a revolution, which can be done at any level of preparation (though your chances increase dramatically the more you prepare). After choosing whether to focus on Europe, Asia, or Latin America, the player will be able to help out the Communist movement in one of four countries at a time (one of which is more susceptible than normal, another which is less susceptible, and two which are average).

“Encourage Revolution Internationally”: the main part of this branch will be the focuses to increase Communist support in various countries. There are three branches of this tree: “Encourage Revolution Internationally,” “Develop Soviet Industry,” and “Continue with State Capitalism.” Though the names are relatively descriptive in and of themselves, let me flesh out what each entails.

The leadership tree allows the player to choose the broad path forward taken by the USSR. The Soviet focus tree is currently divided into 2 branches: leadership and policy. I’m rather happy with the current plan, but as always it is subject to change. Over the past few days, I’ve been working on planning out the Soviet focus tree and thinking about how best to model it.

Soviet focus tree hoi4