For example, you command a party of up to ten characters, but you cannot select a group of them by dragging a box around them, in standard RTS tradition. In fact, the mouse doesn't even produce a box when dragged, you have to use the old shift-click for multiple selects. You can't assign hotkeys to groups, either. The somewhat annoying part, however, is that your character doesn't walk quite as fast as the screen scrolls, causing you to constantly scroll a little and then wait for him to walk far enough to scroll some more. And you can only use the mouse pointer to scroll, forcing an annoying amount of mouse movement.
Conversations are primarily text based.
The manual is minimal, but still manages to adequately get the job done since the control system in Konung is quite simple. There is a tutorial level, however, you have to go looking for it. It is not referenced at all in the game's main menu but, rather, accessed through a separate icon hidden away in the game directory. The tutorial is, once again, basic but helpful. This is no more evident than in the tutorial.