User Guide

CAESAR II
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nationality will have its own battle style; some will be
as disciplined as your Roman soldiers, while others
may take the chaotic but vicious approach. You will
gain a sense of the various fighting styles with
experience.
Warning: Not all enemies that look alike will fight
alike!
When your force meets its enemy, a panel will appear,
showing you a statistical overview of both armies and
giving you the choice to either take control of the
battle or to have the results calculated automatically. If
you decline to take control, the computer will calculate
the results instantly, based on numbers, types of
soldiers, and morale, and notify you of the results.
If you choose to take control, it will be up to you to
command your forces through the course of the battle:
The Battle Screen consists of a battlefield where the
two armies face each other, and a control panel. If you
are unsure of which troops are yours, just click on the
soldiers’ heads with your mouse. Map squares beneath
your units will highlight to indicate that they are
selected, while the squares beneath enemy units will not
highlight. You may use the Zoom buttons on the
control panel to zoom in and out for a better view of
the battle field (there are three magnification levels),
and you may rotate your view using the rotate arrows.
Note: When zoomed out, time is automatically paused
and you cannot give orders to your troops.
COMBAT