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HEARTS OF IRON DARKEST HOURSabotage Tech TeamInstructing your spies to carryout this mission will attempt toset back one of the targetnation’s research teams’progress on a researchproject. If there are severalprojects under way, they willgenerally try to disrupt the onethat is nearest completion,although there is a componentof this selection that is randomso the amount of damage itwill do can vary.for new countries, applydefault country settings to allcountries on Target list,remove all countries fromTarget list, edit country settingand show country information.Add countryThis will add the selectedcountry to the Target list. Onlycountries in the Target list arethe targeted by the AutomatedEspionage System, but theplayer doesn't have hisrestriction and can performmissions on any country.Sabotage IndustryThis is a mission that attemptsto delay an enemy’sproduction. If successful, oneof the orders in the target’sproduction queue will be setback significantly and anygearing bonus it receives willbe reset to zero.Nuclear SabotageIf your enemy possessesnuclear weapons, you may tryto destroy one by orderingyour spies to make a nuclearsabotage attempt. If yousucceed, a random nuclearweapon will be destroyed,though this won’t cause it todetonate in its current location.Note that this does not targetnuclear test facilities, and theoption will be greyed out ifthere is no weapon tosabotage.Fund PartisansThis mission instructs yourspies to supply funding to anydisgruntled civilians in aspecified province in anattempt to spark a localrebellion. You will be asked tospecify the province wherethey should concentrate theirefforts and success will beaffected by the existing level ofdissent and partisanship in thearea.Global ManipulationYour spies will attempt toinfluence the world’s opinion ofthe selected nation, hoping tomake it seem more dangerousthan it really is. If theysucceed, the belligerencevalue of the target willincrease.AutomaticEspionage SystemYou can enable or disable theAutomated Espionage Systemthanks to a checkbox. If youenable it, two morecheckboxes appear, the firstallows you to automaticallyapply changes on any buttonpress while the other open thecountries on Target list in editstate by default. Below thatyou can find the buttons thatallow you to manage thesettings of the automatedsystem: add country to Targetlist, remove country fromTarget list, edit default settingsRemove countryThis will remove the selectedcountry to the Target list, thuserasing its settings andpreventing the AutomatedEspionage System fromperforming missions againstthat country. You will still beable to perform mission evenon countries that are not onTarget list.Edit Default SettingsIn this area you'll be able toset the default priorities for thecountries that you add to theTarget list. You can set defaultpriorities for each mission andalso for the country. TheAutomated Spying System willperform missions based on90