games-pc empire earth Manuel D’Utilisation
Empire Earth
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Training/Creating Units
Adding to you civilisation's population is a simple matter. To train a
soldier or civilian or to create a weapon, click on the appropriate build-
ing and then click on the Training/Creation button that corresponds to
the unit you want to produce. For example, to create a Citizen, click the
Citizen button at a Town Centre or Capital. Resources are deducted
from your reserves as soon as you click the Training/Creation button.
soldier or civilian or to create a weapon, click on the appropriate build-
ing and then click on the Training/Creation button that corresponds to
the unit you want to produce. For example, to create a Citizen, click the
Citizen button at a Town Centre or Capital. Resources are deducted
from your reserves as soon as you click the Training/Creation button.
To produce several units one after the other, continue to click on the
Training/Creation button. This is known as “queuing up” units. A num-
ber in the upper left-hand corner of the Training/Creation button tells you how many of that
unit are currently in the building’s production queue. You may add different types of units to
the queue by clicking on any other Training/Creation buttons you wish. The units will be pro-
duced in the order you queued them.
Training/Creation button. This is known as “queuing up” units. A num-
ber in the upper left-hand corner of the Training/Creation button tells you how many of that
unit are currently in the building’s production queue. You may add different types of units to
the queue by clicking on any other Training/Creation buttons you wish. The units will be pro-
duced in the order you queued them.
To remove units of any type from the queue, right-click on the appropriate Training/Creation
button and the number will decrease accordingly. The status of the unit currently being pro-
duced is shown as a status bar on the building’s portrait in the Unit Information and
Improvement area. You can click or right-click on the status bar to cancel the unit currently
being produced.
button and the number will decrease accordingly. The status of the unit currently being pro-
duced is shown as a status bar on the building’s portrait in the Unit Information and
Improvement area. You can click or right-click on the status bar to cancel the unit currently
being produced.
Rally Points
As a building produces units, you can have those units assemble at a rally point. To set a
rally point, select the building for which you want to set a rally point and then click the Place
Rally Point button. Then, right-click on the map where you want to place the rally point.
Alternately, you can select the building and simply right-click on the map to set that build-
ing’s rally point. You may also right-click on the Mini-map. For a Town Centre or Capital,
the rally point can be used to set a goal for newly produced Citizens. For example, if you set
the rally point on a resource site, new Citizens will automatically go there to gather that
resource.
rally point, select the building for which you want to set a rally point and then click the Place
Rally Point button. Then, right-click on the map where you want to place the rally point.
Alternately, you can select the building and simply right-click on the map to set that build-
ing’s rally point. You may also right-click on the Mini-map. For a Town Centre or Capital,
the rally point can be used to set a goal for newly produced Citizens. For example, if you set
the rally point on a resource site, new Citizens will automatically go there to gather that
resource.
NOTE: Airports have several special kinds of Rally Point buttons, which are
explained in Chapter VIII in the section about aircraft.
explained in Chapter VIII in the section about aircraft.
TIP: Hold down the Shift key and click on a Training/Creation button to
instantly queue five of that unit.
instantly queue five of that unit.