games-pc empire earth Manuel D’Utilisation
Playing Empire Earth
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To forge an empire, your people need direction and supervision. This chapter explains how to
control your Citizens, military forces, and means of production so that you can build the
mightiest empire the Earth has ever seen. The User Interface for Empire Earth is designed to
give you complete control over your civilisation while remaining simple to learn and use.
control your Citizens, military forces, and means of production so that you can build the
mightiest empire the Earth has ever seen. The User Interface for Empire Earth is designed to
give you complete control over your civilisation while remaining simple to learn and use.
The Game Screen
Empire Earth’s game screen is composed of two major parts: the game world – as shown on
the Main Map – and the User Interface. The game world is where the game itself takes place.
The User Interface allows you to control and monitor events in the game world. When you
move the mouse pointer over a button, help text is displayed in the lower-left corner of the
screen. The Epoch your civilisation is currently in is displayed at the top of the screen.
the Main Map – and the User Interface. The game world is where the game itself takes place.
The User Interface allows you to control and monitor events in the game world. When you
move the mouse pointer over a button, help text is displayed in the lower-left corner of the
screen. The Epoch your civilisation is currently in is displayed at the top of the screen.
User Interface
Action Buttons
Your Civilisation’s
Current Epoch
Unit / Cargo Display
Control Group Buttons
Game Options, Alliances & Tributes,
and Civilisation Selections Buttons
Game Speed & Elapsed Game Time
or Frames/Second (F11 toggles)
Main Map
(Game World)
(Game World)
Idle Citizen, Hidden Unit, &
Flare Buttons
Unit Information &
Improvements
Improvements
Mini-map
Previous Messages &
Chat Buttons
(Briefing not shown)
Production Buttons
Resource Inventories Bar