Beginners should ignore it for simplicity: some advanced players ignore it due to its relatively low impact/benefit.

Using the Intelligence system is not essential for gameplay.

Germany, 1936: 'How the heck do you play this game?!' A simple tutorial AAR.

Some step by step guides have been created to help new players:

As a general rule, trying to reverse history (German or Japanese victory) is more challenging gameplay than a victory with the Allies.

For a start at war, USSR is an excellent choice because it is possible to defeat Germany without much skill.

For a peaceful, simple game of just the basics, Brazil is a good choice.

The Spanish Civil War scenario which is a fun, eventful little package that will introduce you to all the fundamentals.

Battle Scenarios: These are good for limiting complexity, and learning the basics.

Remember that those tutorials have not been adjusted to the expansions and thus may result in errors when playing Doomsday or Armageddon.

Tutorials: These are a good starting point for the real basics.

In order to start on the right foot select a game type that makes the most sense for your learning style. In the Anthology pack, Armageddon is a standalone (and thus does not require any other game version to be installed) while as a separate game it is an add-on for Doomsday and thus requires Doomsday to be installed. It is being developed by the community but with the blessing of Paradox.Īrmageddon is the latest game version and includes all features of the previous two.

Since early 2009, there is a 1.3(beta) patch for Armageddon which fixes all known bugs and introduces a new espionage system. Finally, Armageddon or 'ARMA', is a booster pack for Doomsday that was released in 2007, and has had a series of patches that have ended in version 1.2. Doomsday is a standalone and thus does not require the original HoI2 to be installed. An expansion pack called Doomsday or 'DD' was released in 2006, and also had a series of patches that ended in version 1.3. This game had a series of patches that ended with version 1.3. The original game is referred to as HoI2, or 'vanilla' and was released in 2005.

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