games-pc empire earth Manuel D’Utilisation
Playing Empire Earth
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Using Buildings
Selecting Buildings
You select buildings in exactly the same way as units, including double-clicking to select
multiple buildings. The only difference is that you cannot lasso multiple buildings at once.
multiple buildings. The only difference is that you cannot lasso multiple buildings at once.
NOTE: You can give an order to an individual unit even if it is part of a
Control Group.
Control Group.
Control Groups
Control Groups are ideal for organizing your forces into more-permanent squads or
divisions. You can have up to 10 Control Groups set at any one time. There are two
interchangeable ways to create and use a Control Group: with the Control Group
buttons or with the keyboard.
divisions. You can have up to 10 Control Groups set at any one time. There are two
interchangeable ways to create and use a Control Group: with the Control Group
buttons or with the keyboard.
At the bottom-right of the game screen are ten Control Groups buttons. To create a
Control Group using these buttons, select a group of units on the Main Map and
then click on an “empty” Control Group button. The unit most represented in the
group becomes the Control Group button’s portrait. You can then select the Control
Group by clicking on its button, or double-click to select and centre the view on the
group. To add more units to an existing Control Group, select the units on the Main
Map and then hold down the Shift key while clicking on the appropriate Control
Group button. To disband a Control Group, right-click on its button.
Control Group using these buttons, select a group of units on the Main Map and
then click on an “empty” Control Group button. The unit most represented in the
group becomes the Control Group button’s portrait. You can then select the Control
Group by clicking on its button, or double-click to select and centre the view on the
group. To add more units to an existing Control Group, select the units on the Main
Map and then hold down the Shift key while clicking on the appropriate Control
Group button. To disband a Control Group, right-click on its button.
To turn a selected group of units into a Control Group via the keyboard, hold down
the Ctrl key and press a number key. This assigns the group to one of the ten
Control Group slots. For example, to assign a group to Control Group 3, select the
group and then press the Ctrl and 3 keys (for group ten, use 0). From then on, just
press the 3 key to select that group or quickly press 3 twice to select and center the
Main Map on them. To add units to the Control Group, press 3 on the keyboard and
then, while holding in the Shift key, select additional units. Now press the Ctrl and
3 keys again.
the Ctrl key and press a number key. This assigns the group to one of the ten
Control Group slots. For example, to assign a group to Control Group 3, select the
group and then press the Ctrl and 3 keys (for group ten, use 0). From then on, just
press the 3 key to select that group or quickly press 3 twice to select and center the
Main Map on them. To add units to the Control Group, press 3 on the keyboard and
then, while holding in the Shift key, select additional units. Now press the Ctrl and
3 keys again.
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