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A Grey Unit Flag indicates the unit is not currently selected.

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A White Unit flag indicates that the unit/s are selected.

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The unit containing your general is denoted on the battlefield by the

same General’s standard displayed on the Unit Flag.

Here is the full list of action indicator icons that you will encounter in battle.

Unit under fire

Unit routing. If the Flag is blinking, the unit is wavering.

Unit firing

Hand to hand combat

Note: Only accessible when mouselook is switched off. 
See Control Options p.71.

Right click, hold and drag to radically alter you viewpoint. The start point of

your click and drag is where the camera will be positioned whilst the point

where you release the button is the centre of the new view.

Note: This is the principle camera option in software mode. When used, the
camera jumps directly to the new view point.

To move your viewpoint directly behind your gathered forces,
double-click on one of the unit flags in the bottom left of the
screen.

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If the units are on-screen, double-click on the unit itself.

To be a great general, you must know your units. To know your units you must

learn their ways. The next section will take you through every aspect of

controlling your warriors in a battlefield scenario.

At the bottom of the screen are the unit flags. These display important

information about the status of each of your units. Use this as a constantly

updated status report to allow you to make the correct decisions for you and

your clan.

Point of the triangle

represents the new

camera position

Flat side represents

the new view

Generals Standard

Unit Energy – More

counters = More

energy

Projectiles

Remaining – 

grey bar = no

projectiles left

Unit Honour

Standard

March

Quick March(Run)

Unit Type

Weapons upgrades

Number of

warriors in unit

Armour rating