With the machine advances during the last decade this gives us the biggest benefits in development when it comes to gameplay and AI." The biggest advantage from going 3d though was the ability to offload more to the GPU. "Going 3d meant we could do another type of architecture where we could support more screen resolutions, and develop our maps in a quicker way. Changing to 3D graphics helped improve other areas, as Andersson explained: The AI can also remember and compare strategic possibilities as circumstances change. The game's artificial intelligence (AI) was designed to be able to achieve strategic objectives and control forces delegated to it, including whole theatres of operation. Īlthough happy with the scope of Hearts of Iron II, lead designer Johan Andersson wanted to improve upon every aspect of the game, starting again with a new engine. Paradox released a series of developer diaries and video showcases. The first trailer from the Games Convention in Leipzig showed new features such as 3D graphics.
The scope of military organisation ranges from brigades to entire theatres of operation. The first three are required for industrial production, while oil is converted to fuel for vehicles, planes and ships. Resources found in the game include: energy, metal, rare materials, and oil. Nations are more likely to side with those with similar ideology. All other nations can slowly align with one of the factions. The game centres around three factions: the Axis (Germany and its allies), the Allies (Britain and the Commonwealth, as well as the French empire), and the Comintern (the Soviet Union and its allies).
A variety of decisions regarding the armed forces, production, research, diplomacy, politics and espionage is the focus of the game. Hearts of Iron 3 allows the player to take control of almost any nation that existed or even plausibly could have existed during the period of 1936–1948, guiding it through World War II.
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