This support AI is a good match for a competent player, able to hold down one side of the fort while you focus on the bit you’re into. It's useful if you can’t be bothered recruiting new troops, for example. From production to diplomacy, a skilled player can craft a well-balanced nation with careful planning and a few fat history books.įor the less brave, Hearts III has an AI toggle, handing control of sections of your nation’s interests to your PC.
Developers Paradox Interactive have split nation management into detailed menu screens, each covering an element of statecraft. Displaying both macro and micro views of the world, the game’s scope is dizzying: everything down to brigade level has to be planned for and requisitioned.