User Guide

In the early days of your civilization, while most of the map is still unknown,
the world window is of little help in showing where you are
located in relation to other islands and continents.
Because this window centers on the map display, if
most of the world is hidden you cannot know
where the polar caps are or even what hemisphere
you occupy. You may be quite near one of the
polar caps but not know it. After some exploration,
you can better judge your location and that of your
rivals.
Map Scrolling: You can use the world window to
speed the scrolling of the map display. Place the
mouse pointer in the world window on the part of the world that you wish to
center in the map window and click the LMB. The world window shifts and the
map window scrolls to center on the position you pointed to.
Menu Bar
The menu bar is found across the top of the map display. From here orders may
be passed to units and various reports from advisors may be summoned. There
are five menus available for the IBM/DOS version: Game, Orders, Advisors,
World, and Civilopedia. For the Windows version, there are eight menus: File,
Edit, Orders, Advisors, World, City, Civilopedia, and Help. For the Mac there are
seven - (Same as windows, but without “Help”).
The Orders menu lists any special commands that can be given to the unit
waiting for orders, in addition to normal movement commands. Refer to the
manual section Additional Orders for a description of the commands possible.
The Advisors and World menus contain special reports that can be requested
from your various advisors. Refer to the manual section Advisors/World Reports,
page 100, for a description of these reports.
The City menu is available only for the Windows and Macintosh versions. The
options listed on this menu are discussed in Chapter 2. The Edit menu is also available
only for these versions. The only options that function in the game apply to the world
window and status window. Selecting these options hides or opens these windows. If
you close these windows they can only be opened again from the Edit menu.
Mysticism
(Ceremonial Burial)
Oracle
Scroll the Map: Scroll around the world to change the part visible in the map
window. Click the LMB on any visible map square and the map scrolls, centering
on the square you selected. For the Windows version, the map window scroll bars
work normally except for one feature. The horizontal slider (the box on the
horizontal scroll bar) always resets to the middle of the scroll bar. This happens
because the world wraps continuously to the left and right and the map is always
centered in the window relative to the box. See the section below about the
World Window for another way to quickly scroll the map.
Center on Unit: Press the C key to center the map on the unit now waiting for
orders (blinking), regardless of where it is in the world. Even if the waiting unit is
not visible, the map scrolls so that it appears centered. For the Macintosh version
press the CMD + J keys. For Windows, press the J key.
Find City: You can center the map on any known city in the world. For the
IBM/DOS version, choose the option “Find City” from the Game menu or press
the Shift + ? keys. For the Windows version, choose the option “Find City” from
the File men or press the Ctrl +F keys. For the Macintosh version press the CMD
+ ? keys. For all three versions, type in the name of the city and press the Enter
key. You need not type in the entire name of the city, just enough letters to
distinguish it from any other city in the world. The map scrolls and centers on the
city. If you have not yet discovered the location of a city, it cannot be found using
this method.
World Window
This window in the top left of
the display shows a map of the
entire world. It is centered on
the part of the world currently
shown in the map window. A
box is positioned on this world
map (colored white in the IBM
versions) to show what part is
now visible in the map window.
The Map Display (Windows Version)
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