GAME MANUAL - Steam

HEARTS OF IRON DARKEST HOUR2. Sliders that effects country's ideology.lower costs for conductingdiplomatic activities but aregenerally poorer at smoothingover any diplomatic blunders.They are very likely to createor join alliances. Isolationistnations incur higher costswhen they engage indiplomatic activities, and insome cases, they may not beable to engage in them at all.A strongly isolationist nationwill refuse to join an allianceand cannot even be invited,cannot create an alliance, andcannot guarantee anothernation’s independence, thoughsuch nations are generallygood at maintaining andrepairing poor relationships.The position of this slider willalso partially determine thenecessary level of belligerencethat another nationmust have before you will beallowed to declare war onthem. The more of aninterventionist you are, theless provocation will berequired before you mayinterpose and the less upsetyour public will be when youact on it.GovernmentThe position of the first twodomestic policy slidersdetermines the type ofgovernment that is in power ina nation, as well as theministers who are available tohelp rule it. Each governmenttype imposes certainrestrictions on the possibleranges of some of the othersliders.There are ten distinct formsof government in DarkestHour:NSNational SocialismAuthoritarian &Far Right:This government is adept atmaintaining good internationalrelations, but tends to favourcentral planning over a freemarket. You will be restrictedto policies that lean verystrongly towards centralplanning and a closed society.FAFascismAuthoritarian &Somewhat Right:Similar to the above, a Fascistgovernment may be slightlymore open and free with itstrade if it wishes.PAPaternal AutocratAuthoritarian &Slightly Right:This government enjoysmodest internationalrelationships with slightly lesscentral planning. This permitsfurther policy flexibility fortrade and the openness of itssociety.69