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See the image below and the related text to understand the basic interface view. | See the image below and the related text to understand the basic interface view. | ||
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− | # | + | # Quick Selection Bar. Idle Constructors, Commander, and your factory's production queue. If some of your constructors are idle, the background stripes will turn yellow. |
− | # | + | # Command Panel. Includes Move, Attack Move, or Fire. This panel has 5 tabs for constructors, allowing you to build factories, Economic structures, Defenses, etc. The right side of this panel shows current unit states. |
− | # | + | # Selected Units Panel. Shows information about the selected unit (like health and build power). |
− | # | + | # Minimap. Units in combat will glow yellow, dying units red. You can issue orders here just as on the main screen. The buttons allow you to change the view (metal view, height view, etc). |
− | # | + | # Player List. An overview of all participants in the game, also spectators. CPU load, Ping and alliance state are shown. Hovering over the list will show current spectators. |
− | # | + | # Chat. Messages, including chat and notifications. |
− | # | + | # Buttons to toggle map overlays, show team colors, and zoom to the last message. Can also place retreat and ferry zones. Not shown, there is also a button to show graphs showing gameplay stats. All these buttons have hotkeys which can be re-bound. |
− | # | + | # Metal (blue) and Energy (yellow) economy bars. The numbers are: current storage, +income, -expenditure. The current amount of storage used compared with total storage is shown by how full the bar is. The >>> symbols show how quickly the storage is being filled or depleted. More economic information is available when hovering the cursor over the metal/energy icons. |
− | # | + | # Buttons to go to the main in-game [[Ingame_Menu|'''F10''' or '''ESC''' menu]], and toggle the main game lobby. There are also controls for sound and music volume. |
− | # | + | # This is the main playing area. Here you see a construction queue made with '''SHIFT'''. |
− | # | + | # This is an info panel that the cursor is hovering over. More information about the unit can be brought up with '''SPACE+click'''. |
== Sharing Resources == | == Sharing Resources == | ||
− | When playing a team game, you can donate to your allies | + | When playing a team game, you can donate metal and energy to your allies, as well as selected units. By default, you also donate excess metal and energy to your team automatically. Hold '''TAB''' to display the following menu. |
<imagemap> | <imagemap> | ||
File:TabMenu_Sharing.jpg | File:TabMenu_Sharing.jpg | ||
− | circle | + | circle 104 215 11 [[Give_units]] |
− | circle | + | circle 127 215 11 [[Give_Metal]] |
− | circle | + | circle 150 215 11 [[Give_Energy]] |
− | circle | + | circle 208 215 11 [[Offense]] |
− | circle | + | circle 259 215 11 [[Defense]] |
− | circle | + | circle 359 215 11 [[Income]] |
</imagemap> | </imagemap> | ||
− | #{{anchor|Give_units}} | + | #{{anchor|Give_units}}Donate the units you currently have selected to the player. |
− | #{{anchor|Give_Metal}}The | + | #{{anchor|Give_Metal}}Donate metal to this player. The amount is determined by holding SHIFT, CTRL and ALT. |
− | + | #{{anchor|Give_Energy}}Donate energy to this player. The amount is determined by holding SHIFT, CTRL and ALT. | |
− | + | #{{anchor|Offense}}Current offensive power per player, gained by building factories and combat units. | |
− | + | #{{anchor|Defense}}Current defensive power per player, gained by building static defenses. | |
− | #{{anchor|Give_Energy}} | + | #{{anchor|Income}}Metal and Energy bars, showing current storage and income. |
− | #{{anchor|Offense}}Current offensive power | ||
− | #{{anchor|Defense}}Current defensive power | ||
− | #{{anchor|Income}}Metal and Energy bars, | ||
== Changing the in-game language == | == Changing the in-game language == |