CORE · CBT / PBT · Invite-code gated

HOI4 modding in your browser

hagane.works · completely free

WHERE WE ARE

Roadmap · 4 phases to public release

Each phase has explicit KPI gates. The timeline is conservative. We surface the current phase so you know exactly what's gated and what's open.

PHASE 0 · DONE
Internal Alpha

Core workbench + AI cascade + ZIP export. Burnt-in with hand-picked mod authors.

PHASE 1 · NOW
CBT · invite-code only

Closed beta. Sign in with Google or Discord, redeem invite. Wiki public, workbench gated.

PHASE 2
PBT · public beta

Open sign-ups. Free. BYOK for AI providers. Steam Workshop / Paradox Mods publish stays user's choice.

PHASE 3
Official launch

Stable platform. Multi-project workspaces. Team workflows for mod studios.

WHERE WE LIVE

Find us · talk to us

Discord is the home base — BETA invites, bug reports, release notes, everything funnels back there.

PRIMARY · BETA HOME

Discord · hagane.works

BETA invite requests, bug reports, screenshot dumps, release notes.

discord.gg/hagane (link soon)
GITHUB

Open source bits

Cwtools rules, parser tools.

github (link soon)
EMAIL

scharnhorst@hagane.works

BETA requests, press, partnerships.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Before you ask

Q.Which LLMs do you use?

BYOK · bring your own key. Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT, DeepSeek, Qwen — pick what you trust. The AI cascade runs through our gateway so we never see your raw key.

Q.Is it free?

Free during BETA. Later, to cover running costs, we may open crowdfunding or rate-limit AI gateway usage.

Q.Data privacy?

OAuth-only sign-in. Per-user project isolation in storage. We don't sell, share, or train on your mod content. LLM API keys you bring stay yours.