Civilizations at War

Command

• Left click or drag to select. Ctrl click selects that type on screen. Shift adds.
• Right click to move, attack, gather or build. Several squads form a battle line: infantry in front, archers behind, cavalry on the wings.
• Right drag lays the line out along the drag. Its length sets the width of the front.
• F attack move, T stop, H hold ground, R hero ability, . idle worker.
• Z X C V B formations: line, column, wedge, square, loose.
• Ctrl 1 to 9 sets a group, 1 to 9 recalls it, press twice to jump there.
• WASD or screen edges pan, Q E or middle drag rotate, wheel zooms.

Lead in person

• Double click any of your squads or heroes to take the field in third person.
• WASD moves, the mouse aims, left click strikes or shoots, Shift sprints, R uses the hero's ability.
• Your squad follows you in formation and fights around you. You deal more damage and take less, but leading drains energy.
• Esc returns to the general's view.

Tactics

• Spears break cavalry. Cavalry rides down archers. Swords cut through spears and archers.
• Loose order halves arrow and stone damage. Legionaries in square form the testudo.
• Hoplites in a standing line form the phalanx. Cavalry in wedge charge harder.
• Squads gain rank from kills. Temples heal soldiers who rest near them.