User Guide
Caesar
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GAME mANUAL
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City level, where you can begin to build your capital city. Good luck!
Keyboard Commands
Caesar can be controlled entirely through the keyboard; however, we recommend
using a mouse. Most commands are reached through the keyboard by simulating
the mouse; the cursor keys move the mouse pointer, while the semicolon (;) key
acts the left mouse button and the <ENTER> key acts as the right button.
In addition to simulating the mouse, the following hot-keys have been added to
speed gameplay for both mouse and keyboard users. These hot-keys are accessi-
ble from the City Level and Provincial Level displays. Note: Do not use the
toolbar hot-keys while the mouse pointer is over the toolbar.
View Selection Toolbar Selection
F1 Map of Empire 1 Main City Level Toolbar (City Levelonly)
F2 Province Level 2 Infrastructure Toolbar (City Level only)
F3 City Level 3 Construction Toolbar (City Level only)
Pausing the Game
T Enters scroll mode and pauses the game right-click the mouse or
<ENTER> to unpause
Other Commands
space Cycle through three City Level toolbars
F Go to Forum
G Maps Panel (Graphs)
P Toggle Position Indicator on/off
R Administrative Advisor (Ratings)
S Tribune of the Plebs screen
Alt-X Exit to DOS
Start Options
Upon running the game, you are presented with a panel of options. The choices
available here are:
Initial Funding This limits the amount of money you have when starting
your first province. The game becomes much harder when you are short on cash;
when you cannot afford to destroy and rebuild after a mistake, each building and
plan must be chosen with greater care. Click on the two arrow buttons to raise or
lower your initial funding, which can be as high as 8,000 Denarii or as low as 500
Dn.
Skill Level This sets the games difficulty to one of three levels: Easy, Medium
and Hard. A harder game increases the number of plebs you need to maintain
the city, increases the frequency of barbarian attacks and shortens the number of
years you have as grace, before barbarians start to attack.
Choose Name Your Governor can be personalized with this command.
Clicking on this button displays a new panel; either click on the up and down
arrows to change the letters in your name, or type in a new name with the key-
board. The cursor (a small line under one of the letters) can be moved by either
using the left and right arrow keys, or by clicking the mouse on one of the letters.
Simple text editing can be done with the Backspace and Delete keys. Click any-
where with the right button to exit the panel.
Load a Game If you wish to resume a game you started earlier, you can use
this option to load it immediately. Clicking on this button displays the Load
Game panel; a filename can be selected by using the procedures explained in
Choose Name, above, or by clicking on a filename in the directory window at the
bottom of the panel. Once you have selected a filename, click on OK to load it
or Cancel Disk Operation to cancel.
OK Click here to begin a new game with the options chosen.
Your First Province
When the game starts, you will be presented with a map of Europe. The
Emperor chooses a Province for you to govern. Above it will be a standard, which
is the Roman equivalent of a flag. Observe the shape of the province, as that will
be represented on the Provincial level of the game. You will be able to view this
map at any time from the Forum. After a few moments, you will be sent to the