GAME MANUAL - Steam

HEARTS OF IRON DARKEST HOURQuick ContentsIntroduction ........................... 6Installation ............................... 6Getting Started ........................ 6The Launcher .......................... 7Keeping Up To Date ................ 8Key Concepts .......................... 8Victory ...................................... 8For HoI2 players,What's New?.......................... 9The Engine of War .................. 9Natural Resources .................. 9Industrial Capacity .................. 9Infrastructure ........................... 11Domestic Policiesand Government .................. 11Dissent and Partisans ............. 12Diplomacy and Trade .............. 12Intelligence .............................. 13Technology .............................. 13Preparation andSupport of the Military ...... 14Supply, Outfitting andTransport Capacity ............... 14Organisation andEnrichment ........................... 15Command, LeadershipAnd Experience .................... 15Manpower, ConscriptionAnd Mobilization ................... 16Level of Militarisation .............. 17Defences andFortifications ......................... 17Naval and Air Basing .............. 18Weather, Terrain andTime of Day .......................... 19Combat ................................... 19Game Options ......................... 21Connection Types ................... 21Events and Decisions ............. 22The Main Menu ...................... 24Multiplayer Games .................. 25Message Settings ................... 25The General Interface ............ 22The Folder Tabs ...................... 22Game ManagementMenu Button ......................... 28Message Boxes....................... 23Tool Tips .................................. 24Right-Click Menus ................... 24The Main Map Folder ............ 30Navigating the Main Map ........ 31Provinces ................................ 32Terrain...................................... 33Weather .................................. 34Provincial Assets .................... 35Hot Buttons ............................ 38Multiple Deployment ............... 40The Mini-Map andMapmode Buttons ................ 41The History Log ....................... 42The Technology Folder ........ 43Research Projects .................. 45The Production Folder ........ 48Production Orders andThe Producton Queue ......... 48National Resources ................ 55Stockpiles ............................... 57Industrial Capacity andIC Allocation ......................... 58National TransportCapacity (TC) ...................... 60International TradeSummary .............................. 61The Diplomacy Folder ..... 65Domestic Policy................... 66Government ........................ 69Dissent & Partisans ............. 72Diplomacy – InternationalAffairs ............................... 74The Intelligence Folder ..... 87Intelligence Missions ........... 89Automatic EspionageSystem .............................. 90The Statistics Folder ........ 93COMBAT SECTION ............ 95Combat – The Art of War .. 96The Land Forces ................ 96Field Command ................. 96Division Types .................... 97Brigade Types .................... 97Division Details .................. 98Field Command Details ..... 100Field Officers ...................... 103Field Officer Traits ............. 104Selecting and OrganisingUnits .................................105Shortcut Keys ..................... 105Deploying Divisions fromThe Force Pool ............. 106Attaching Brigades ........... 107Transport Capacity andSupply Efficiency ..............107Attition ................................ 108Supply Chains ................... 108Overseas Supply .............. 109Air Supply ......................... 109Reinforcement ................... 109Upgrading .......................... 109Disband ............................. 110Basic Army Movement ..... 110Transporting TroopsOn Ships ......................... 110Strategic Redeployment .... 111Transporting Paras ............ 111Basic Land Combat .......... 112Entrenchment – Digging In . 113Province DefensiveStructures ........................ 113Initiating Basic LandCombat............................ 113Timing Your Attack ............. 114Basic CombatResolution ....................... 114Exchanging Fire ................. 116Modifiers That AffectBattle ............................... 118Combat Events .................. 118End of Combat ................... 119Occupation of EnemyTerritory ............................119More Complex LandCombat ............................ 119Special Orders .................. 122Advanced Land Combats .. 124The Naval Forces ............. 127Flotilla Types ..................... 127Naval Brigades ................. 128Carrier Air Group ................ 128Flotilla Details ..................... 129Fleet Details ...................... 130Leadership ......................... 130Leader Traits ..................... 130Ports and Naval Bases ..... 130Naval Supply .................... 131Deploying Flotillas fromThe Force Pool ............... 132Attaching Carrier AirGroups ............................ 132Reinforcement, UpgradingAnd Obsolescence .......... 132Selecting and CombiningFlotillas .......................... 132Basic Naval Movement ...... 133Rebassing a Fleet ............. 133Basic Naval Combat .......... 134Naval Orders ..................... 137Naval Orders Interface ....... 137Advanced NavalStrategies ....................... 140The Air Forces .................. 141Air Force Types ................. 142Air Wing Details ................. 142Squadron Details ............... 143Leadership ..........................144Leader Traits ..................... 144Air Bases ........................... 144Basic Air Movement ............145Air Combat andAir Missions ..................... 146Air Combat ........................ 146Air Combat Modifiers .......... 149Advanced Air Strategies ..... 150Extended Contentsby Chapter ..................... 153