CONTROLS
Left Click
Select unit/city, move, attack
Right Click
Deselect current selection
Space / Enter
End turn
Tab
Cycle to next unit with moves
ESC
Deselect / Pause menu
1-6
Quick production (with city selected)
H / ?
Toggle this help screen
Mouse Drag
Pan the camera
RESOURCES
Manage three resources to build your empire:
FOOD
Required for all units. Starting: 10
WOOD
Required for settlers and ages. Starting: 10
STONE
Required for advanced units. Starting: 10
INCOME
Cities generate per turn: +5 Food, +2 Wood, +1 Stone
IMPROVEMENTS
Built by Settlers. Cost: 30 Food + 10 Wood each.
Farm
(Grass)
+10 Food/turn
Lumberyard
(Forest)
+10 Wood/turn
Quarry
(Hills)
+10 Stone/turn
UNITS
Scout
Neolithic
10F
3
10
1
1
Warrior
Neolithic
20F
2
20
5
1
Settler
Neolithic
30F 10W
2
10
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-
Horseman
Classical
40F
3
25
7
1
Rifleman
Industrial
30F 20S
2
20
8
3
Mech
Near-Future
50F 40S
2
50
15
1
Settlers can convert neutral settlements to cities and build improvements.
AGES
Advance through four ages to unlock new units:
NEOLITHIC
Starting age - Scout, Warrior, Settler
CLASSICAL
Requires: 2 cities + 50F / 30W / 20S
Unlocks: Horseman
INDUSTRIAL
Requires: 3 cities + 100F / 60W / 40S
Unlocks: Rifleman
NEAR-FUTURE
Requires: 4 cities + 200F / 120W / 80S
Unlocks: Mech
Click "ADVANCE AGE" button to spend resources and progress.
COMBAT
ATTACKING
Click a unit, then click an enemy in range (highlighted in red).
COUNTER-ATTACKS
Melee units counter-attack at 50% damage when attacked.
Ranged units (Rifleman) do not trigger counter-attacks.
CITY CAPTURE
Occupy an enemy city for 3 consecutive turns to capture it.
Neutral settlements are captured instantly by any unit.
TERRAIN
Water tiles are impassable. All other terrain costs 1 movement.
VICTORY CONDITIONS
MILITARY VICTORY
Destroy all enemy units while keeping at least one of your own.
DOMINATION VICTORY
Control all settlements and cities on the map.
DEFEAT
You lose if all your units are destroyed or the enemy achieves domination.
TIPS
- Use Scouts to explore and reveal the map quickly
- Settlers are key - capture settlements to grow your empire
- Build improvements early for resource advantage
- Advance ages to unlock stronger units