Controlling Units

Unit manipulation
In game, you control units by selecting them and then using the GUI to tell them what to do.

Selecting a unit
In order to select a unit, you must simply click on it. A GUI on the bottom right of your screen should pop up. If this does not happen, then it is probably not your turn, and you should wait for other players to finish their turns.

Once the GUI comes up, you will be met with some information about your unit and some control buttons on the bottom.

Moving your unit
In order to move your unit, click the 'Move' button on the bottom. If you have atleast one action point, you should see the tiles around your unit show up with selection boxes. Click one of these boxes to move your unit to that tile. Moving will consume action points depending on what kind of tile you moved to. If you move to a tile with no improvements, then only one action point will be used. If you move to a tile with improvements, it will probably take up 2 action points.

Embarking your unit
Embarking your unit will enable it to move through water tiles. In order to embark, you must be next to a water tile and then click the 'Embark' button. After this, click on the water tile you would like to embark to. Your unit will change to two little boats and your action points will all be consumed. In the next turn, you can now move your unit around in the water.

Disembarking will changed your embarked unit back into its regular state. In order to disembark your unit, your embarked unit must be next to a land tile. Click 'Disembark' and then click on the land tile you would like to disembark to.

Attacking with your unit
If your unit is a combat unit, it will be able to attack.

You should see a red 'Attack' button on the bottom of the unit GUI. Click this. Depending on what type of unit your combat unit is, you will see nearby tiles with selection boxes. If there are any hostile units in one of these tiles, you are able to attack them. Your Offense power will be subtracted from their health. If their health reaches 0, then they will disappear.

Unit Abilities
If your unit has a special ability, such as the ability to found cities, present in the Founder, you can use them by clicking on the special ability button on the bottom of the unit GUI. The unit will then perform whatever action that is associated with the ability.