GAME MANUAL - Steam

HEARTS OF IRON DARKEST HOURdiminish. Allocations to thisslider also generate cashrevenue. You will need thatmoney to fund your researchprojects and for many of yourdiplomatic and intelligenceactivities, so some excessallocation may be neededunless you are sellingresources to another nationand earning enough moneythat way.ProductionThe production slider is usedto allocate IC towards themanufacture of the orders inyour Production Queue.Allocation shortfalls will resultin low priority orders beingplaced on hold until new ICbecomes available and couldresult in the loss of the gearingbonus for an order. Excessallocation of IC to productionis ignored and is displayed inthe summary as “unused IC”.Remember: unused IC doesnot consume resources.SuppliesAs mentioned earlier, it is vitalto ensure that you aresupplying your military with adaily allotment of food andammunition. This is withdrawnfrom your national stockpile ofsupplies and sent out to themalong your supply chains. Youcan trade for supplies withother nations, but it is usuallyfar more efficient to allocate ICto their manufacture. Whateverquantities you manufacturewill be added to yournational stockpile at a rate ofthree units of supplies forevery unit of IC that youallocate, but this rate can beincreased by technology. Bewarned, however: havingsupplies in your nationalstockpile doesn’t mean thatyour armed forces will receivethose supplies. The delivery ofsupplies depends entirely onwhether your supply chainsare intact and unimpeded, andon supply efficiency in theprovinces where your forcesare located. Failure to supplyyour forces will seriouslyhamper their combat ability asthey wll suffer penalties whenengaged in combat. Thisslider’s sole function is tomanufacture and stockpile thenecessary materials.ReinforcementsThis slider allocates industrialcapacity to reinforcements andrepairs. It is used to trainreplacements and repairequipment for units whosestrength has been reduced asa result of combat or attrition.Military forces have a “human”component as well, so as youare reinforcing them you willalso need to have sufficientmanpower available in yournational manpower pool to bewithdrawn to meet thoserequirements.The necessary amountdepends on the originalmanpower cost of the unit andon the percentage of strengththat it has lost. Failing toallocate sufficient IC to thereinforcement slider willreduce the rate at which all ofthese replenishments occur,while any excess allocationswill be ignored and included inyour unused IC total, thus alsoconserving natural resources.UpgradesAs you gainnew militarytechnologies,you will beable to upgradetheabilities ofyour existingland and airunits as wellas the navalbrigadesattached toyour ships (note that navalvessels cannot be upgraded.)This is done by allocating IC tothe upgrades slider and willfrequently require a prolongedinvest-ment of up to severalmonths to complete. Yourforces will continue to operatenormally at their old combatvalues during this time.Insufficient allocation willincrease the length of timethat this upgrade will require,while excess investment isignored and added to yourunused IC total.Air units only upgrade duringthe times when they are idleand at their assigned homebase, and if too many unitsare assigned to the same airbase, this process will take farlonger.NationalTransport Capacity(TC)Although your nation’stransport capacity (TC) is notdisplayed directly in theproduction folder, this issomething that is fullydependent on your nation’sIndustrial Capacity. Transportcapacity is an abstraction thatDarkest Hour uses torepresent your country’soverall ability to move men,equipment and suppliesthroughout each nation. It isthe underlying factor that willdetermine whether you canget the necessary supplies,reinforcements and technologicalupgrades to yourarmed forces in a timelymanner.60