User Guide

RESOURCES
Resources are vital to the growth of your kingdom. Without them,
you cannot build town structures, recruit troops, or hire new heroes.
Your current totals for each collected resources are listed in the
Resources section of the Adventure screen. These resources are:
gold, wood, ore, gems, crystal, sulfur, and mercury.
System Menu
The System Menu brings up basic functions of the game such as New
Scenario, New Campaign, Load Game, Save Game and Restart Game.
It also allows you to return to the Main Menu itself, or open the
Game Settings screen.
View Underground/Surface
On maps with two levels, this button switches the Adventure Map
between the surface and underground levels.
Cast Spell
If you want to cast adventure spells like Summon Ship or Mire, this
button accesses your spell book.
Move Army
This button will command an army to move as long as you have
already designated that army’s path. Not available in 800x600
resolution.
Marketplace
This displays the Marketplace screen. Not available in 800x600
resolution.
Kingdom Overvie
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This opens the Kingdom Overview screen where you will be able to
review many details about your kingdom, armies and towns. Not
available in 800x600 resolution.
ARMY/TOWN SELECTORS
On the right, below the Mini-Map, is the Army/Town Selector section
of the Adventure screen. Each list reveals a picture of each active
army or town in your kingdom. When you click on this portrait, the
Adventure Map will centre on that army or town, allowing you to find
them quickly.
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ADVENTURE BUTTONS
Along the right side of the Adventure screen are the Adventure
Buttons that give you access to numerous game functions. They are:
Game Menu
Scenario Information: The Scenario Information screen provides
you with some vital information about the scenario you are playing,
including a brief description, victory conditions, loss conditions,
map difficulty and player difficulty.
Kingdom Overview: The Kingdom Overview screen is a
general-purpose quick reference screen that gives you information
about specific towns, heroes, and armies. It also reveals how much
gold and resources your kingdom earns daily as well as your total
resources.
Quest Log: If you have visited a Quest Hut or Quest Gate, select
this option to view the list of criteria you need in order to complete
each quest.
Marketplace: The Marketplace screen allows you to trade one
resource for another. If you have an overabundance of wood and a
desperate need for gold, you could sell that extra wood here at the
Marketplace.
Thieves Guild: At the Thieves Guild, you can learn the relative
power of your enemies. The Thieves Guild will give every player a
rating for the number of towns they own, the strength of their
armies, and the income of their kingdom. Use the Thieves Guild to
see how you’re doing compared to your opponents.
Trade: The Trade screen allows a player to give resources to another
allied player.
View World: This option brings up a larger version of the
Adventure Map so you can study the map in more detail.
View Puzzle: This option reveals the location of a buried treasure
once you have visited all of the oracles on a given map.
Dig Treasure: When you put together all the pieces of an Oracle’s
puzzle, you will be shown the exact location of a hidden treasure.
Use this button to dig a hole directly beneath your army’s present
location to find your hard-earned buried treasure!
View Caravans: This displays a list of all the Caravans currently
en route from one town to another.
Replay Turn: This option allows you to see a replay of your
opponent’s last turn.
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