Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game Trailer

[juliusengel]

@xn117 yes there is. The tutorial has the full mod. The light mod and vanilla are basically hoi2.

[oddersisadog]

Strong Learning curve if you ask me.

All I need is a good tutorial. Everyone that I find is just bs on top of bs until finally they have basically told me nothing useful.

I can dream can't I? Game looks great though.

[XIronChancellorX]

@oddersisadog It really is great. Personally, I still suck at Darkest Hour since I am use to Hearts of Iron 2 (with mods). I wish they had better tutorials, both in-game and here on youtube. Either way, the way I became decent in HOI2 is just trial and error. Play as Germany to learn most of the military aspects. The US, so you can sit back and just worry about learning how to run a economy. Sooner or later you should become decent.

[Hunkarov]

I have a speed issue, the game seems to slow down over time. When I get into the year 1944 it almost stops. Even when I put it on maximum speed. Is there a fix for this?

[WorstCommenter2008]

I got a issue, whenever i run darkest hour it just says "Stops responding" and throws me back to the desktop.

Do i also need HoI2 or is this more of a... stand alone?

[socue521]

This game is the best HoI in my opinion =D

[mini1gerbel]

whats really different from this and arsenal of democracy?

[carmen510]

@mini1gerbel Mainly the map (which is incredibly awesome; this cannot be overstated) and gameplay speed (no longer lags in the later years). The decisions system is decent, the new tech tree is good, and it includes a WW1 scenario (although interwar years need to be improved dramatically). Oh, and the automated industry works beautifully (no more fiddling with IC sliders).

Overall, there is almost no reason to get the original Hearts of Iron 2 over Darkest Hour.

[darkfist12]

@SciurusVulgarisTV edit the files to make it last longer or download the RDD mod that will have 1914-1999 soon atm it just has 1945-1999 and will soon be updated with the new full map ;)

[NoobSnoopy]

0:47 claim your rightfull territorys

lol suck that ruskies :D

[roguegoliath74]

Hey, whats the difference between hearts of iron 3 and darkest hour?

[Sakkura1]

@roguegoliath74 Darkest Hour is based on hearts of iron (hoi) 2 but with lots of incremental improvements. The gameplay is polished and pretty much everything works as it's supposed to.

Hoi 3 changed a lot compared to hoi 2, but unfortunately it launched in a very crappy state. 2 expansions later it's beginning to come together, but it still has some flaws in the gameplay. But in some areas it is more modern than hoi 2 and darkest hour.

I still enjoy darkest hour more than hoi 3 though.

[Dustin2558]

The reason i like this game is because the map is simple and doesnt lag for my piece of crap laptop

[aszkanfederation28]

Yes i can use the crumbling Ottoman Empire time to change history AHAH

[catzilla16]

I playes HoI2. I've got to weak computer to play HoI3 :( So I'm happy because Darkest Hour working on HoI2 engine and has the same system requirements :)

[hilletehnoob]

victoria 2 map was much cooler

[Redhammer627]

Very good, but my only big complaint is that you cant play from 1914 to 1964. If that little piece was part of the game it would have been much better.

[methos173]

@Redhammer627 that is why i am going to use my impressive set of skills to find a way around that unfortunate face :D

[xn117]

is there a cold war scenario? 

[darkfist12]

@xn117 not yet

[RedDeadAintDead]

there is only one comment on amazon that says it doesnt work

[blinky123abc]

Saw Cold War and got a hard dick.

[2996vans]

how can i play from the scenario that starts in 1914 and through ww2 and into cold war?

[magicyangk]

the part of china is shit

[Anarchizer]

AT LAST POLAND WILL BE PLAYABLE!!! F16 Fighting Falcon in 1975 thats my goal!

[SeitaPerformance]

@Anarchizer Ah Poland, my ever vigilant speed bump on the way to Russia

[uzickimajmunac]

@SeitaPerformance lol dark humor

[HarriboFTW]

Has anyone seen the requirements for this game? Are they real?

[ftorres75]

@HarriboFTW Windows 98/ ME / 2000 / XP / Vista / 7, Pentium III 800 MHz 128 MB RAM, 1 GB Free Hard Drive Space, 4 MB DirectX-compatible Video Card, DirectX-compatible Sound Card, DirectX 9.0 or Higher

[XIronChancellorX]

Total War games are for babies while Paradox's games are for true men.

[MustNotRead]

Conflict of Heroes board game.

[marmin88]

Is this an add-on to HoI3 or an independent game?

Looks extremely promising!! Can't wait for it

[XIronChancellorX]

@marmin88 It's independent though, if I am correct, can be added to HOI2, AoB, and Iron Cross.

[ftorres75]

@XIronChancellorX Darkest Hour is a stand-alone game.

It's released on April 5th. You can pre order it on GamersGate, Impulse or Stardock.

[das81]

When they will release this!?

[XIronChancellorX]

@das81 About April 5th

[1Gabrielsson1]

hope they make the game so it dosnt have so much bugs and crashes, love all the HOI games, BUT there are too many bugs and crashes for them to be really enjoyable. other then that I LOOOVVEEE THE HOI SERIES!!!!!

[cocogloriabz]

The E3 map in the game, wow! :X

[Nightwolfen82]

cool!

[abonandomierda]

shit i can't wait a month it's too much time

[xXRand0mnameXx]

How the hell am i expected to have a life when paradox keeps releasing games!?!?!?!

[opraner]

@xXRand0mnameXx i have the same problem

[ftorres75]

The game will be released on March 29th and will cost only 10 euros.

[ss11955]

Biagiotti --thanks for taking time and effort to comment on my post-----sounds like intelligent well reasoned advocacy . Jim P.S. TonPappa -thank you also for your reply and time and effort.

[biagiotti2006]

I'm deff going to buy this game when it comes out, been dying to play a WW1 top notch version of the HoI series. Now if they could only make something like this for the Napoleonic wars that would complete my gaming requests from paradox.. haha

[Evilfisher]

oh i love hearts of iron.. playing it as i write this lol.

quite lame the nazi flags are banned. i hope you can easliy fix it like in the other versions.

[Ravenitrius]

Ohhhhh I can't wait to get this and play it. Been playing this series since I was in High school. Lol.

[FrizJr]

amawgad! there is one!

[ss11955]

Without tactical immersion a la tpTotal wpWar etc. type games this Hex type game is just lacking excitement. Just my 2 cents worth.

[0jrhindo]

@ss11955 This game will give you strategic immersion, isnt that a good alternative to your tactical immersion?

Also the total war games need ALOT of power to run them, unlike the HoI series.

[Kleptophobia]

@0jrhindo Unlike HoI1-2... 3 gives my laptop quite the run for its money.

[0jrhindo]

@Kleptophobia Funny, since HoI3 is a hex game while HoI1-2 has larger more realistic provinces. I have HoI3 and I was quite dissapointed, prepare to buy more expansions to have a real full game.

[omfg4000]

@0jrhindo Dude have you played HoI? It takes some serious powah to run late game due to the way HoI2 for example handles all previous decisions (stores them endlessly). I hope DH improved on this but iether way the AI has so much to consider in late game it slows down alot :p

[0jrhindo]

@omfg4000 I have an old computer (4-5 years old) and all HoI games run faster than TW games...

[PObserver]

@ss11955 I can't imagine some retard not hitting auto-resolve by turn 200 in a Total War game.

[TonPappa]

@ss11955 thats your opinion of which i disagree. there is almost no tactical immersion in the total war series but common sense and big battles but it does get a tad bit boring. all games have that boring factor but in the Hol games they offer more. i wouldnt mind a Hol game theology with total wars big battles but thats almost impossible and impractical. i could see if this isnt your cup of tea but this has more "tactical immersion" than you can imagine. oh well whatever.

[biagiotti2006]

@ss11955 I use to be a die hard total war fan, I still play them but outside of the tactical battles the games are a joke, unrealistic and sandbox. They are like Hollywood movies, all the money goes into the bang but there isn't much substance. These games aren't that amazing graphically, but being a die hard history buff and lover of all games strategic (Ever since Command and Conquer 1 was first released on the Ps1) these games by Paradox are by far the greatest strategy games i've played. try

[0jrhindo]

@biagiotti2006 Total War games have some great mods to make things more realistic and add more roleplay (especialy for Rome and Medieval 2), theres also fantasy mods too like Lord of The Ring and such! Google twcenter and the forum will be at top.

[ftorres75]

yay

[FilmUkraine]

Looks like this is combining the best of the HoI series plus EU.

[Opalauge88]

@FilmUkraine EU?

[Zirror]

in one "grand campaign" i mean

[0jrhindo]

@Zirror Not at release, but devs did say they plan to add more game content and features in each patch so its a maybe i guess.

[Zirror]

can you actually play from 1914 to 1945+ ?

[MrInnerCircle]

@Zirror

No, but can be modded but don´t expect events between 1919 and 1936 at release

[HarriboFTW]

@Zirror Yes, the game is from 1914 to 1964 I believe. Or that is what it says on Wikipedia.

[tehmightytl]

it's awesome! 33 days of waiting anymore!

[WhiteSlift]

beaufitul. congrats on all the hard work and finally a release date.

[Ardrianer]

nice one!

[MrInnerCircle]

nice work with the trailer tuore

[Tigerace250]

Hey paradox i dont know if you read comment anyway in the campaing

when the battles begins can you make small cinematics?

Like in the trench warfare a little cinematic showing a cavarly charge or maybe in iwo jima a cinematic showing the bunkers.

[ThePrussianPrince]

It looks great!

[tuore]

Finally!

[und33dwarrior]

@tuore i know man waitin for what seems like ages for this

[TeoTheAwesome]

@tuore I love you tuore.

[Tvixer]

cool can't wait

[Olchardwell]

nice