games-pc empire earth Manuel D’Utilisation
Empire Earth
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All messages sent to you, including any you send, are displayed on the upper-left side of the
game screen. Messages are always attributed to the player who sent them, color coded with
the player’s colour, and displayed with the recipients – either “(Allies)”, “(Enemies)”, or
“(Custom)”, or blank for All. Care should be taken to ensure messages do not fall into the
wrong hands and produce undesired results.
game screen. Messages are always attributed to the player who sent them, color coded with
the player’s colour, and displayed with the recipients – either “(Allies)”, “(Enemies)”, or
“(Custom)”, or blank for All. Care should be taken to ensure messages do not fall into the
wrong hands and produce undesired results.
Custom Chat
If you want to send a chat message to specific players, you must first choose the players.
Click the Alliances & Tributes button to enter the Alliances & Tributes screen. Then, select
the players to whom you want to send your chat message by clicking on the appropriate Chat
checkboxes (or click to uncheck the box). Click OK to return to the game and then click the
Chat button (or press Enter). In the Chat box click the Custom button and then type and send
your message. The Custom button remembers the players you selected so you don’t have set
them each time, unless you want to select different players.
Click the Alliances & Tributes button to enter the Alliances & Tributes screen. Then, select
the players to whom you want to send your chat message by clicking on the appropriate Chat
checkboxes (or click to uncheck the box). Click OK to return to the game and then click the
Chat button (or press Enter). In the Chat box click the Custom button and then type and send
your message. The Custom button remembers the players you selected so you don’t have set
them each time, unless you want to select different players.
REFERENCE: Next to each Chat checkbox is an indication of the Player’s
Status (e.g., who is connected, disconnected, defeated, etc.). Player Status is
Status (e.g., who is connected, disconnected, defeated, etc.). Player Status is
explained in Chapter IV.
NOTE: By default, your allies are selected for Custom Chat. Therefore, until
you choose which players your custom messages should go to, Custom sends
you choose which players your custom messages should go to, Custom sends
your messages to your allies.
TIP: Flares can be used to co-ordinate attacks with allies or to call for help at a
specific location. Just click the Flare button, beneath the Mini-map, and then
specific location. Just click the Flare button, beneath the Mini-map, and then
click on the Main Map or the Mini-map where you want the flare to fire. Flares
show up, with an accompanying sound, on the Mini-maps of your allies. You can
also use flares to request assistance from computer player allies, who will send
troops to the location if they have them to spare.
show up, with an accompanying sound, on the Mini-maps of your allies. You can
also use flares to request assistance from computer player allies, who will send
troops to the location if they have them to spare.
TIP: In the Chat Box, you can cut selected text with Shift-Delete and paste
text with Shift-Insert.
text with Shift-Insert.