Camera Control
When you enter the game, first familiarize yourself with camera control:
| Input | Effect |
|---|---|
| Mouse wheel | Zoom in/out |
| WASD / Arrow keys | Pan camera |
| Middle mouse drag | Rotate camera angle |
| Q / Left-click drag (build mode) | Rotate building orientation |
Time System
The game has its own time-flow system. You can control the speed:
| Speed | Description |
|---|---|
| Pause | Stops time for planning and building |
| Normal | Time flows normally |
| 1× | Time accelerated |
| 4× | 4× speed |
| 12× | 12× speed (fastest) |
The time display at the top of the screen shows the current year, month, day, and time-of-day segment. A game year has 12 months, each with 28 days.
Key Hotkeys
Free-draw formation: Select a unit, then hold right-click and draw a line at the target location. The unit will move and form up along the line. When drawing for multiple units, each forms a square column to march, then transforms into the drawn formation near the target — smooth and stutter-free.
Road width & curvature: Hold Shift + scroll to adjust. Roads can be upgraded — upgraded roads let laborers move faster.
Batch pickup: Select map objects (material piles, corpses) to enter batch-pickup mode. The entry is at the bottom-left of the UI. Shift+drag removes items from the selection's priority haul. Relay-station and idle laborers prioritize hauling to warehouses.
Rename building: Select a building, click the button next to its name to rename it.
Quick search: Press Enter or click the Search button. Type initials, Chinese characters, or pinyin for fuzzy building search. Press Tab to switch to item search — highlights all warehouses storing that item with their stock counts.