User Guide

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Combat screen
The Combat screen is the other basic game screen. This is where combat between heroes and
opponents take place. Overall strategy occurs on the Territory map; combat tactics are performed on
the Combat screen. The Combat screen is similar for both ground combat and ether combat. The
main portion of the Combat screen shows the battlefield terrain and the positions of the combatants and
their summoned creatures; the bottom part of the screen displays the combat panel.
Note: Once in combat, you cannot save or restore the game. The only way to stop combat is to
surrender. Doing so concedes defeat and destroys your hero. To Surrender, press <Esc> to call up
the Options Screen and press the “Surrender” button.
Battlefield
Characters' positions
Opponents are separated by distance on the battlefield and will remain in these positions for the entire
battle. Creatures summoned by spells arrive behind their master and stay there until they receive
"attack" or "block" commands. Creatures who are resting are behind their master; flying creatures rest
on the ground. When ordered to “attack” or “block,” creatures move up to the “attack line,” level with
their master. Creatures who die during combat disappear from the battlefield and are sent to the
Graveyard (see "Game Rules" section of this manual).
Informational messages and characters' parameters
During combat, you'll see certain informational messages on the screen. Once you issue the End of
Phase command, the name of the new combat phase will be displayed in the center of the screen. At
the top of the screen, you'll see the names of spells as both heroes cast them. Spells have their own
visual effects. You can select which information and effects are displayed onscreen in the Combat
Options screen.