games-pc empire earth Manuel D’Utilisation

Quick walkthrough

You’ll notice that areas of the world that you have explored remain visible on the screen, even
when you have no units there.  These explored areas are shrouded by the “fog of war,” which
prevents you from seeing changes that take place in the world when no one is there to observe
them.  For example, an opponent may cut down trees or construct a building somewhere you
have already been.  You will see these changes only if one of your units revisits that area.

Early in the game you are exploring primarily to find natural resources.  You will need to
gather several resources as you build your civilisation, but the one you should collect first is

food.  Food is needed mainly to produce new Citizens and

military units, but it has other important uses too.

When exploring, look for wild vegetation and

animals, which are sources of food.

Once you find a source of food, order one

or more of your Citizens to gather it.

Citizens will forage or hunt an animal

(depending on the food source) and then

carry as much food as they can back to the

Capital (or the nearest drop-off building).  After

they deposit their load, they will automatically go

back to the source to get more food.

TIP: Be careful when hunting animals.  Some will defend themselves, so it is 
best to have several Citizens hunt an animal together.  In later Epochs, you can

build fishing boats to catch fish, and farms to harvest crops.

INSTRUCTION
To have a Citizen gather food (or any resource), click on the Citizen and then right-
click on the resource.  To pick vegetables, for example, select one or more Citizens
and then right-click on a forage patch.  Note that only 6 Citizens at a time can for-
age from a single forage site (or a mine).