Battle interface

The main area of the window is taken up by an overhead, isometric view of the battle map on which your forces are deployed and moved. The main interface controls are along the bottom of the screen. The bottom left side contains controls and information for selected units. The bottom right side contains the play controls and scenario information. The middle section contains map navigation controls and player information.

THE LEFT PANEL

1) Unit name display: The name of the unit type is displayed here.

2) Next unit/previous unit: The two buttons either side of the unit name cycle selection between your units, centring the screen on each selected unit. You can also use the ‘TAB’ key for the next unit.

3) Movement reaction buttons: Set rules of engagement controlling a unit’s movement. The buttons are ‘Continue on sighting’, ‘Halt on Sighting’ and ‘Retreat on Sighting.’

4) Combat reaction buttons: Set rules of engagement controlling a unit’s combat. The buttons are ‘Hold Fire/Attack’ and ‘Fire/Attack at will.’

5) Halt button: Instructs the unit to pause for one second before continuing with further orders.

6) Undo button: Remove the last order for the selected unit. You can also use the ‘U’ key for this.

7) Fire buttons: These switch the fire mode between ‘Direct Fire’, ‘Terrain Fire’ and ‘Opportunity Fire.’

8) Unit display: The unit graphic is shown here with symbols for the unit’s current rules of engagement settings above.

9) Unit time display: This shows the estimated time that the units current orders will take, in seconds.

10) Health and ammo display: These numbers show the current health/original health of the units, and below that the current ammunition/maximum ammunition.

11) Special action buttons: Units that have special abilities will have additional buttons to activate those abilities.

THE RIGHT PANEL

12) Scenario type display: The type of scenario being played.

13) Map name display: The name of the map.

14) Options button: Display the options screen. This screen allows you to set the video and sound options, concede the game, or quit the game.

15) Video controls: These buttons control the play back of turn results or testing orders.

16) Game flow controls: These important controls set the state of the game and end the turn. You can switch between ‘view results’, ‘issue orders’ and ‘test orders’ as much as you like. The ‘end turn’ button sends your orders to the game server.

THE CENTRE PANEL

17) Flat map button: Toggles the map display between a flat map, with all walls and objects flattened, and the nomal mode, with all walls and objects shown as normal.

18) Zoom buttons: There are zoom in and zoom out buttons. The ‘reset’ buttons sets the zoom to the default level.

19) Help button: Access the help screens for the interface and information on the races and units.

20) Player name and score display: The name of each player is shown here, along with their current score.

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