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Moving Units
To move a unit or group of units, select the unit or group of units, and then
right-click the location on the map where you want them to move. You may
also right-click a location on the minimap to move selected units.
Unit Waypoints
You may move selected units along a defi ned pathway through waypoints.
Set this path by selecting a unit or group of units and then holding SHIFT as
you right-click destinations on the map.
Attacking
To attack an enemy building or unit, select a unit or group of units, and then
right-click the opponent’s units or building you want attacked.
An Attack Move may also be issued when units move to a location, attacking
any enemies encountered along the way. To order an Attack Move, select a
unit or group of units, click the
Attack
button in the Command Palette, and
then click a location on the map or minimap.
All units have strengths against some units and weaknesses against others.
For more information, see the back cover.
Health Bar
The health of a selected unit or building is
indicated by a bar directly above the unit or
building. As a unit or building sustains damage,
the bar will shrink and change color from green
to yellow to red.
R
ESOURCES
Resources let you construct buildings and units as well as research upgrades
and technologies. Every City in your nation brings in a small fi xed income of
Food and Timber, but there are many other ways to increase resource
accumulation.
Common Resources
Common resources are gathered by Citizens in resource-gathering
structures, such as Farms and Mines. Each resource-gathering structure
can hold a certain number of workers. If the resource building still has room,
select a Citizen, and then right-click the building. The Citizen will move to that
building and gather its resource. To determine if a resource-gathering
building can support more workers, move the pointer over the building and
the number of remaining openings will be displayed.
Food
Gather Food by building Farms. Each City can
support a maximum of fi ve Farms. To build a
Farm, select a Citizen, click the
Buildings
button
in the Command Palette, click the
Farm
button,
and then click a location within your City’s radius
(see page 16) where you want the Farm built.
The Citizen will move to that location, build the Farm, and tend it. When
constructed, a Farm produces a one-time bonus of Food. Food may also
be gathered by Fishermen, who are created at a Dock (see page 21). Farm
productivity within a City is boosted by building a Granary in that City
(see page 18).