(unofficial) HOI3 FAQ Thread

[unmerged(163187)]

I can´t move my ships to any port or rebase them, what´s wrong

I found that to be a tough one if you are not careful, select the fleet and be careful to right click on the province of the base you want them to rebase to. This should bring up the naval command menu and rebase should be already check then click the execute button and it should work

 

[unmerged(164243)]

That´s the problem, I don´t have the rebase option. It´s grey...

 

[unmerged(53105)]

Picture of units(issue)

I don't know why,but after installing patch v1.2 picture of units in production section (for germany and japan) change to pictures of allied troops,
for example before installing the patch,the picture of heavy armour was a tiger tank now it has been changed to a allied tank,I have this problem with units of japan as well.

 

[unmerged(164243)]

Also transport is grey and I can´t check it.

 

[unmerged(164524)]

Couldn't make a new thread it seems so I figured I could ask here.. Is it worth buying this game? I have seen a lot of bad reviews for it and I'm undecided atm. Therefore I'm asking the people here who play HOI3, is it a good game worth my money? (I am a major fan of strategy games so that wont be a factor.)

 

[Naimshakur]

It is worth ur money. It just needs some patches and fixes. But the core game is excellent.

 

[Naimshakur]

Has anybody played UK in the Barbarossa scenery ?
How do u hold Africa vs the italian ? I cheated everything what was possible but they had like 200 times the troops i had and my troops didnt even get supply.

So whats going wrong ?

And my second very big question is:
How can i tell my airtransports to supply troops ? The option for airsupply is always grey. I dont know what to do to get it clickable. Help please

 

[Palleon]

Couldn't make a new thread it seems so I figured I could ask here.. Is it worth buying this game? I have seen a lot of bad reviews for it and I'm undecided atm. Therefore I'm asking the people here who play HOI3, is it a good game worth my money? (I am a major fan of strategy games so that wont be a factor.)

I'd hold out for another patch or two personally, but if you want to play a game that has a lot of potential but also a lot of flaws and poor design decisions, go ahead and buy it if you think that they'll eventually fix it (I think they will eventually but when that will be is anyones guess).

 

[Qotsa1899]

Ehem... Most of the cheats work for all countries.

 

[unmerged(164524)]

I'd hold out for another patch or two personally, but if you want to play a game that has a lot of potential but also a lot of flaws and poor design decisions, go ahead and buy it if you think that they'll eventually fix it (I think they will eventually but when that will be is anyones guess).

Thanks, I reckon thats what Ill end up doing then.

 

[unmerged(158113)]

What are some of the purchase options for a hardcopy of the game for someone living in Canada? I've been having trouble finding it anywhere and none of the stores have indicated they will ever be getting it in. Amazon.ca doesnt carry it and Amazon.com charges nearly as much as the game costs to have it shipped here.

I'd like to avoid paying $70 CDN for any game.

Did you try WalMart ?? I'm in Ontario, and just recently was in the US visiting the in-laws, happened to be @ Walmart and saw the game and picked it up [made being at the in-laws bearable - spent time reading the manual ]

I was surprised it was at WalMart, but maybe they are stocking here in Canada as well.

If not, I would recommend Impulse to buy it online ... I was going to get it there .... $45cnd. What I like about Impulse is that you can re-download the game anytime (I guess the other onlines are the same?)

cheers

 

[General War]

Partial Demobilization

Is it possible to set the Reserve/Regular status for the units? I would like to partially demobilize after the war, and to be able to choose which units will go to reserve.

 

[unmerged(163187)]

Is it possible to set the Reserve/Regular status for the units? I would like to partially demobilize after the war, and to be able to choose which units will go to reserve.

For all I can tell its no, all or nothing. But that is a good suggestion for future enhancments.

 

[Garyo86]

how do i merge ships into a single fleet, i want to create a new fleet of a couple escort carriers but i can seem to do it, theres a button to create a new fleet from an existing fleet but it only lets me split a single fleet up, not merge ships from different fleets together

 

[Palleon]

how do i merge ships into a single fleet, i want to create a new fleet of a couple escort carriers but i can seem to do it, theres a button to create a new fleet from an existing fleet but it only lets me split a single fleet up, not merge ships from different fleets together

You can't merge fleet/divisions/air units if any of them are under AI control, make sure they're separated from the hierarchy, or that AI is turned off before you try.

 

[unmerged(162164)]

Well, I can't start a new thread and the mod forums are off to un-registered users again so I'll ask my questions here!

1. On another site I read a post by the dev team and it mentions the use of the mod folder, But not how to actually use it? I know I need to make a .mod file with notepad, but what commands am I supposed to place in this file??

2. It also says I could create/edit/merge existing provinces using the province.bmp file, I suspect there's more to it then that! Are there any other files that I would need to edit, besides (provinces/xxxx/xxxx.txt, map/positions.txt)?

3.As for editing province info itself, ie. air base, naval base, infrastructure, is there a specific way these need to be added? I've tried, but there are some provinces I add installations to that don't actually get them, while others do?

4.I've found a few more debug/cheat options that weren't mentioned anywhere else. Is it ok for me to post them here?

 

[dertechie]

how do i merge ships into a single fleet, i want to create a new fleet of a couple escort carriers but i can seem to do it, theres a button to create a new fleet from an existing fleet but it only lets me split a single fleet up, not merge ships from different fleets together

Move them all to the same port, then click and drag to 'lasso' the port to select all units in it. There'll be a merge button at the top of the list of units, but as Palleon noted it only works with AI control off.

Well, I can't start a new thread and the mod forums are off to un-registered users again so I'll ask my questions here!

1. On another site I read a post by the dev team and it mentions the use of the mod folder, But not how to actually use it? I know I need to make a .mod file with notepad, but what commands am I supposed to place in this file??

2. It also says I could create/edit/merge existing provinces using the province.bmp file, I suspect there's more to it then that! Are there any other files that I would need to edit, besides (provinces/xxxx/xxxx.txt, map/positions.txt)?

3.As for editing province info itself, ie. air base, naval base, infrastructure, is there a specific way these need to be added? I've tried, but there are some provinces I add installations to that don't actually get them, while others do?

4.I've found a few more debug/cheat options that weren't mentioned anywhere else. Is it ok for me to post them here?

1. Check this thread. EU3 modding parallels HOI3 modding in many ways, as they use the same engine.

2. Quite a lot more. This is as close as you'll get to a guide.

3. Those are added in the province files themselves, I think. Find a province that has the installations and copy the formatting. Remember to add a newline to the end if you add to the end.

4. Post em, but check the wiki first to see if they're there already.

 

[unmerged(162164)]

thanks dertechie

 

[unmerged(158113)]

Question on Video Options

Finally, last night I had the time to load up HOI3 with 1.2 and begin to try and learn the game (new to the HOI series).

I went into the video options from the main menu, and there was an option there I didn't see referenced in the manual, or the readme

What is the "Counter Dist" slider do?? (I think that the name -->doing this from memory)

cheers

 

[unmerged(158113)]

Finally, last night I had the time to load up HOI3 with 1.2 and begin to try and learn the game (new to the HOI series).

I went into the video options from the main menu, and there was an option there I didn't see referenced in the manual, or the readme

What is the "Counter Dist" slider do?? (I think that the name -->doing this from memory)

cheers

ahhh yes it occurs to me now ... this is the distance where sprites turn into counters I think (new in v1.2)