games-pc empire earth Manuel D’Utilisation

Playing Empire Earth

When you select your civilisation's buildings or people, portraits of them are shown in the
Unit/Cargo Display area at the bottom-left of the screen.  If you select an Airport, Fortress,
Aircraft Carrier, or any kind of transport, the Unit/Cargo Display area shows what’s inside of
it.  You can select an individual unit by clicking on its portrait.  Clicking on an individual
plane inside an Airport or Aircraft Carrier causes it to “Scramble” (take-off).  Clicking on a
unit in a Fortress causes the unit to exit the building (if you are currently under your pop cap).

The Mini-map, as its name implies, is a small version of the entire game world.  Unexplored
areas of the world appear black on the Mini-map, just as they do on the Main Map.  Parts of
the map that are not currently within the line of sight of any of your units are under the “fog
of war” and appear grayed.

Any units or buildings visible on the Main Map appear on the Mini-map as dots.  The colour
of each dot corresponds to the unit’s player colour.  Resources, such as trees and gold, are
also shown on the Mini-map in their own unique colours.

REFERENCE: The other uses of the Alliances & Tributes screen are described
in Chapter IX.

Resources: Dark green
area is a forest, other
resources are dots

Unit (lighter area shows
Line of Sight)

Unexplored areas are
Black

Elevations: Hills and cliffs
appear as “raised” land

Camera: The white trape-
zoid shows your approxi-
mate view

Water: In the game,
water is shown blue

Mini-Map