User Guide

around the battlefield, you will now see
a yellow line appear. Select a target-
this can be either a place or an enemy
soldier. If you select an open area on
the map, your selected company
marches in that direction. If you select
an enemy Noble or soldier to be the tar-
get, when you release the button, you
are presented with a pair of icons like
this:
If you select the ‘man’ icon, your
chosen company will attempt to engage
that target in combat, tracking them
across the battlefield if need be. If you
select the ‘area’ icon, your men move
to the target area.
When you give orders to the whole
battalion through their commanding
Noble, you are given an additional pair
of icons to select from. Select the
Arrow icon if you wish your troops to
advance to the attack. Select the
Shield if you want them to halt in
place immediately.
ey come into range,
your Archers open fire on the enemy.
They have a limited supply of arrows-
once these have gone, they become
spearmen. Your men will also melee
automatically if they come into contact
with enemy troops. Normally, once this
occurs they will be virtually impossible
to control again, and will ignore any
fresh orders you try to give them.
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Review
You can Review which Orders each
unit has been given by clicking on the
Review box in the Menu Bar. Select a
unit. You will see where it has been
ordered to march.
Status
Once the battle begins, you may wish
to see how healthy your forces are.
Select the Status box in the Menu Bar.
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