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Getting started
Field controls
Select, move, hold, and find your way home.
Drag to select units; Shift-click adds to the selection. Right-click gives movement or attack orders, or press X and then left-click. WASD and arrows pan, the wheel zooms, and middle-drag or the minimap moves the camera. Q selects field troops, H holds, R recruits, C centers the selected city, F fits the map, and 1–9 selects loyal cities. Space pauses. These shortcuts are inactive while a dialog is open.
Reference people: Military. Starting era: Napoleonic. Compare all peoples and eras. Interactive attack previews and films are available in the in-game encyclopedia.