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This AAR is a strategy guide for small countries, and will be a one-shot posting that allows for comments.

The title is SF Advanced Small Country Strategy Guide

This AAR is primarily for the '36 and '38 scenerios of HIO3 SF

Here's a link to the AAR:
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum...ry-Strategy-Guide-PDF&p=12067091#post12067091

This guide is for un-modded games (You can MOD, but you can't HIDE)

The guide is written in narrative format with sections for:

Politics
Diplomacy
Manpower
Intellegence
Armed Forces
Leaders and Officers
Production
Resources
Research


Game Spec: HOI3 v2.03b at "Normal" difficulty. These are vanilla games and do not employ any mods or cheats (so strategies can be employed in multi-player). Saves were every six months. Run on AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual Core Processor 4800+964MHz 1.00GB
RAM; XP Pro v2002 SP3.

This guide is for both single-player and multi-player

Small country play has evolved in HOI3 to become one of the bigger challenges, and the goal of this guide is to inform players of all the little things that need to be learned along the way.

Start date of this post was 06FEB11
 
I have just begun Kriegsgefahr, an experimental scenario where Germany will try to avoid being drawn into war, but will prepare to defend herself if need be.

Nation: German Reich
Title: Kriegsgefahr (Impending War)
Start Date: Jan 1936
Style: Gameplay
Version: HoI SF 2.03c with Historical Plausibility Project (HPP) mod version 1.8.1
 
I started an AAR called "Fortress Holland".

Nation: The Netherlands
Title: "Fortress Holland"
Start Date: 1936 scenario
Style: Narrative
Version: Vanilla HOI3 SF 2.04d
Real-life starting date: 10-2-2011

The goal will be to hold off the Germans and possibly grab some land for myself once my manpower situation allows it.
 
I started an AAR called: The Governator - A 'Hearts of Iron 3' Germany AAR

Nation: Germany
Title: The Governator - A 'Hearts of Iron 3' Germany AAR
Start date: 1936 scenario
Style: A mixture between narrative and gamepley, all with a comical relief.
Version: HOI3 SF 2.04 with the Combined Weapons of WW2 mod
Real Life starting date: 25-02-2011
Goal: To survive the war at normal difficulty, and maybe even conquer some land.
 
I started an AAR called: A socialist Germany

Nation: Germany
Title: A socialist Germany
Start date: 1936 scenario
Style: A mixture between narrative and gameplay.
Version: HOI3 SF 2.04 with didays 3.3.3. version of his mod
Real Life starting date: 01-04-2011
Goal: To change history and become an ally of the U.S.S.R.
 
Spanning the Globe: UK AAR by a new player

Hello.

HOI3-SF, no mods.
I'm playing as the UK from the 1936 scenario.
I started on or about 03April'11.

My style was to initially ask questions of more experienced players, and tell a story as I played the game. Hopefully, I'll add in some "witty banter" between what happens in the game and the historical record.

My thread on the main page is: http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?529545-UK-game-by-a-new-player

(So now what do I do? and how do I get to hyperlink my text to a URL, so that it doesn't look like what is above, but looks cool like @HecNev's right above my post):D (and since I'm asking, please direct me to "how to post screen shots", I can't find it.)
WK
 
Heya!
HOI3 Mods installed: Magrathea
I am Australia starting at the 1936 Scenario, my goal is to create a Australian Superpower with nuclear supremacy by the end of the game. Its told by the viewpoint of a Diplomat, but also jumps to points of others at times applicable, such as switching to the presidents perspective when there is a emergency or something like that. I have started on 4/16/11. Waltzing Matilda, a Australian AAR
 
I am starting Locarno, following a realistic alternate history where Mussolini's Italy remains opposed to Adolf Hitler and his radical form of Fascism, and works in concert with France and the Allies to contain Hitler's militarism and Germany's expansion.

Nation: Imperial Italy
Title: Locarno
Start Date: Jan 1936
Style: Gameplay
Version: HoI SF 2.03c with Historical Plausibility Project (HPP) mod version 1.8.1
 
Nation: Italy

Title: L'Italia Da Sola -- A non-Axis Italian '36 SF AAR

Start Date: 1936

Link: Link

Version: Vanilla Semper Fi HoI3 v2.04d

Players: Single Player

Mods: None

Style: Combination of Role Playing, History Book and Game Play

Description: This AAR tells the alternate history story of an Italia that refuses to be Hitler's poodle. Mussolini, instead of a bombastic blowhard, is a shrewd statesman guiding his nation through dangerous times. His objective is to aggrandize his nation for future generations, not to feed his personal sense of megalomania. Italy will try to conquer an empire without relying on the scraps left over by Germany. However, Italy will try to avoid getting entangled in wars it cannot win on its own. Thus, it will avoid becoming an Axis member.

Real Life Start Date: April 13, 2011
 
Nation: Italy

Title: Credere, Obbedire, Combattere - An Italian AAR

Start Date: January 1st, 1936

Link: http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum...edere-Obbedire-Combattere-quot-An-Italian-AAR

Version: Semper Fi HoI3 v2.04d (No mods)

Players: Single Player

Mods: None

Style: History book style with some screenshots, but this may change as I go.

Description: I've been away from HOI3 for quite sometime and never really got too good at it to begin with. I hear that Italy is a good choice for new players and since I am essentially a new player (I've never played with a major nation in the past), I figured it would be a good choice. I looked at trying Japan or Germany, but was totally overwhelmed. Italy is a nice choice with a war with Ethiopia to kick things off and a decent-sized, but manageable army/navy/air force.

I am not too sure of the direction I will take yet, but I figure I will join the Axis as in real life, but I want to be more aggressive than Mussolini was in actuality, attempting to seize a lot of land before Hitler kicks off his antics. I am sure I will make plentiful mistakes, but it is all in good fun.

Real Life Start Date: May 6th, 2011
 
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Nation: Germany

Title: Down With the Bolsheviks - A German AAR

Start Date: January 1st, 1936

Link: http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?536749-Down-With-the-Bolsheviks-A-German-AAR

Version: Semper Fi HoI3 v2.04d (No mods)

Players: Single Player

Mods: None

Style: History book style with some screenshots, but this may change as I go.

Description: I will run this side-by-side with my Italian AAR. I will attempt to change history with Germany as I will focus on the war in the east against the Soviets and will not sign the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.

Real Life Start Date: May 13th, 2011
 
Nation: TBC

Title: Unpredictable - Random HOI3 v1.72c

Start Date: January 1st, 1936

Link: hhttp://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?536999-Unpredictable-Random-HOI3-v1.72c

Version: Semper Fi HoI3 v2.04d

Players: Single Player

Mods: Random HoI3 v1.72c

Style: TBC

Description: Unpredictable, random, I could lose within a day or stand tall above the rest.

Real Life Start Date: May 15th, 2011
 
French Survival 1936 - Semper Fi - Max Difficulty - It Can Be Done

Strategy and tips for researching, building and placing a French Army which can hold the Germans. Will forgo diplomacy on purpose.
 
The Supermacy of the BeAAR - 1946 USSR

1946 Start, single player, Semper Fi 2.04

Started 10-05-2011

A alternate history whereby the Soviet Union achived complete military and political dominance in Europe and Asia following the defeat of the Axis powers.