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Day 1
Prayer Power
0
Alignment
Neutral
Tribute
0
Age
Stone Age
Influence
0
Town
Population
0 / 0
Food
0
Wood
0
Stone
0
Iron
0
Gold
0
Impressiveness
0
Happiness
-
Auto-assign jobs
Objectives
First steps
Build
B
Miracles
M
Creature
C
Army
T
Tribute
U
Stats
I
Menu
Esc
Controls
(H to hide)
Left-drag
on land: pan.
Right-drag
: rotate.
Wheel
: zoom. WASD/QE too.
Shift+drag
or
middle-drag
pans (never grabs).
Ctrl+drag
rotates.
Alt+drag
draws a gesture. Wheel zooms towards the cursor; the screen edges scroll.
Click a building to assign workers with + / − and to upgrade it. Roads can run under buildings.
Creature orders:
K
then click an enemy to attack,
G
then click a spot to guard.
Click
a villager, tree, rock or heap to pick it up. Release to drop; flick to throw.
Drop a villager on a field, house, altar, armoury, construction site, tree or rock to give them that job.
Drop wood/ore/food on your temple to store it. Drop food on your creature to feed it.
Stroke
your creature (hold and move) to reward,
tap
it to punish.
Miracles: number keys or the Miracles tab, then click. Hold Shift to keep casting.
R
rotates a building ghost.
Right-click
cancels.
Space
centres on your temple.
F
finds your creature.
Alt+click
a villager to hurry them.
Alt+drop
one on your altar to sacrifice them.
Gestures: circle Water, V Heal, zigzag Fireball, vertical Lightning, horizontal Shield.
Walls and roads: pick them in Build, then drag a line on the ground.
F5
quick save,
F9
quick load.
P
pause.
Y
photo mode. Click the minimap to jump.
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Shaping the land…