GAME MANUAL - Steam

HEARTS OF IRON DARKEST HOURThe Main MapFolderOverviewThis is the default startingscreen and the folder that youwill use most often. It is herethat you will view the map ofthe world, see your troops andthat of your your enemy,deploy your units, issue ordersto your armed forces, monitorongoing battles, surveyprovincial defences andresources, and much, muchmore. You can access themain map view by clicking onthe View Map folder tab on theTop Bar. The main mapinterface screen is divided intoseveral important sections:The Main Map: The1largest area of thescreen, this is where you willsee a portion of the world mapand be able to view and selectyour provinces and units.2 The Hot Buttons: This isa set of seven buttonsthat give you quick andconvenient access to yourprovinces, decisions, troops,active battles and deploymentqueue.3 The Information Panel:The information displayed inthis area will changedepending on what you aredoing. Most actions in theMain Map inter-face involveviewing and often changingsomething in this panel.4The Mini Map: This is asmall clickable map thatdisplays the entire globe andgives an approximategraphical representation ofthe current local time of day.It can also be useful forlocating your forces aroundthe world.5The MapmodeButtons: This is a setof ten small buttons that youwill click to change theinformation displayed on themain map. Some will causea fairly drastic change of themap display, while others actmore as filters.6The History Log: Thisis a scrollable runninglog of game messages andevents.Since the main map andaccompanying contextsensitiveinformation panelplaces just about everythingyou’ll need at your fingertipsduring the course of basicplay, it is important to knowhow to navigate it, and howto interpret the informationyou see there.54321630