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The menubar obviously contains the menu. It contains the submenus
Game, View, Orders, Report and Colopedia, at the left hand of the
screen, as well as a status area at the right hand of the screen. The
status area tells you about your score, the amount of gold you
possess, your current tax rate and the current turn.
The game menuGame Menu allows you to:
- start a new game
- open a savegame
- save the current game
- change your preferences
- reconnect to the server
- chat with another player
- declare independence
- end your turn
- quit
The view menuView Menu allows you to:
- turn the minimap and the info panel on or off
- turn the display of tile names on or off
- turn the display of tile owners on or off
- turn the map grid on or off
- switch between the unit view and the terrain view
- switch to the Europe panel
The orders menuOrders Menu enables you to give orders
to the currently selected unit:
- wait until other units have moved
- switch to sentry mode
- fortify
- go to a destination you select
- build a colony
- plow the tile the unit is on (requires 20 tools)
- build a road on the tile the unit is on (requires 20 tools)
- unload all goods and units on board
- continue towards a selected destination
- skip this turn
- switch to a different unit on the same tile
- forget current orders
- change the unit's name
- disband the unit
Note that not all orders are available at all times. The unload order
is only available if the unit is a carrier and is in a colony, for
example, and the build colony order is only available if the unit is
able to build colonies and the tile it is on will support a colony.
The reports menuReports Menu provides access to
various reports on the current state of your colonies. In these
reports, icons as well as text strings of a greyish-brown colour link
to the places they refer to. If you click on the name of a colony, for
example, the colony panelColony Panel will be opened.
- The Religious AdvisorReligious Advisor tells you how many crosses your
colonies produce, and how many crosses are required in order to
recruit the next emigrant in Europe.
- The Labour AdvisorLabour Advisor tells you which types of colonists
have emigrated to the New World or are waiting in Europe. If you can
not remember where you sent your only Expert Ore Miner, for example,
you can use this report to locate him.
- The Colony AdvisorColony Advisor tells you which units are present in
each of your colonies, what each colony is producing, which buildings
have already been built, and which building is currently being built.
- The Foreign Affairs AdvisorForeign Affairs Advisor tells you about your
relations with foreign powers, the number of colonies and units they
possess, as well as their relative naval and military strength, and
the amount of gold they possess. As soon as Jan de
WittJan de Witt has joined the Continental
CongressContinental Congress, you are also informed about the
number of Founding Fathers, the current tax and the current Sons of
Liberty membership of your opponents.
- The Indian AdvisorIndian Advisor tells you about your relations with
the various Indian nations, and the number of settlements they
possess.
- The Continental Congress AdvisorContinental Congress Advisor tells you which
Founding Fathers are already present in the Continental
CongressContinental Congress and which Founding Father is currently
being elected. It also tells you how many Liberty Bells each of your
colonies is producing, and whether they have already built the
Printing PressPrinting Press and the
NewspaperNewspaper.
- The Military AdvisorMilitary Advisor informs you of the deployment of
your military units, as well as the strength of the Royal
Expeditionary ForceRoyal Expeditionary Force.
- The Naval AdvisorNaval Advisor informs you of the whereabouts of
your naval units, as well as the strength of the Royal
Expeditionary ForceRoyal Expeditionary Force.
- The Trade AdvisorTrade Advisor details the current market prices of
all goods, the profits before and after taxes you have made, as well
as the amount of goods present in each of your colonies. Colonies that
have already built the Custom HouseCustom House are
highlighted, as are all goods that are currently being automatically
exported from these colonies.
- The Turn ReportTurn Report presents a summary of various events
that have occurred during the current turn. If no such events have
occurred, the Turn Report will not open.
- The Requirements ReportRequirements Report gives an account of how well
certain requirements of your colonies are met. It tells you which
colonies require expert units and where these units can be obtained or
trained, for example. It also tells you which colonies require raw
materials in order to increase their production of manufactured goods,
and which colonies produce a surplus of these materials.
The colopedia menuColopedia Menu provides access to
the online game help, which is divided into six sections:
- The terrain section contains information on all the different
types of terrain you may encounter in the New World.
- The unit section provides details on various types of units,
your own as well native units and units of the Royal Expeditionary
Force.
- The goods section gives on overview of all the types of goods in
the game.
- The building section provides information on the various
constructions you may build in your colonies.
- The Founding Father section can be used to look up information
on the various Founding Fathers you may elect to the Continental
Congress.
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2007-10-04