Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This guide to HOI 3 Their Finest Hour is designed for beginner or intermediate players who want to have a better understanding of one of the most complex and interesting World War II grand strategy games of all time. I start with the most basics concepts, and will build up to specific strategies in subsequent episodes.

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0:00 Introduction
03:20 About this tutorial
06:05 Start dates and scenarios
08:45 Choosing a country
14:53 Provinces and their resources
15:12 Industrial capacity (IC)
16:10 Leadership
16:32 Manpower
17:36 Energy, metal and rare materials
19:23 Crude Oil
20:00 Money
21:46 Resource map mode
22:55 The Economy ledger tab
23:42 Strategic resources
25:18 Core provinces
28:00 Overseas provinces
28:48 Occupied territory
29:39 Resources: grand strategy
31:10 Foreign provinces
32:17 Upgrades
33:47 Reinforcements
35:00 Supplies and fuel
37:13 Production
37:43 Consumer goods
39:20 Lend lease
40:00 Research
41:44 Spies
42:40 Diplomats
43:36 Officers
44:34 Major Powers and their resources
48:36 Dissent
49:34 National Unity
51:21 The Diplomatic Triangle
52:43 Drift
53:32 Neutrality
54:53 Threat
56:00 Relations
58:16 Theory
59:02 Doctrines
59:20 Practicals
1:00:20 Combat Experience
1:02:50 Tech Difficulty
1:03:27 Researching Ahead of Time