Game UI

We remind you that the game is in its early stages. All details are subject to change.

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The User Interface is separated in a few parts:

* Main Menu
	+ Game Settings
	+ Single Player
	+ Multiplayer
* In Game Menu
* In Game UI
	+ Top Menu
	+ Bottom Menu
	+ Left Side Info Bar
	+ Right Side Screen
		- Science Technology Button
		- House Upgrade Button
		- Quests Overview
		- City Home and Overview Button
* Laborers Warning Icons
* Game Statistics UI's
* Menu Windows Explaned

>> This section is still under constructions. <<

## Main Menu

### Game Settings

#### Graphic Settings

Adjust the view of the game that fits your PC performances. If you have problems, try to lower some of the settings.

#### Audio Settings

Adjust the volume of the game. You can also set the volume for separate sound elements.

 Name Option
 Master Volume
 Music Volume
 Effects Volume
 Ambient Volume

#### Input Settings

Adjust the sensitivity of the mouse.

 Name Option
 Mouse Zoom Scroll Speed
 Middle Mouse Rotate Speed

#### Other Settings

Other gameplay options.

 Name Option
 Autosave
 Language
 Multithreaded Mesh Generation
 Force Clickthrough

### Single Player

* **New Game** - Create a new generated world to start a new Game in.
* **Load Game** - To load an existing Saved Game
* **Back** - Go back to Main Menu

### Multiplayer

This menu is called "Lobby List" as you can join or create multiplayer games

* **Refresh** - Refreshing the Lobby List. You use this button when you not see your Host in this list
* **Join** - If you select one of the "Hosts" that are in this list, you can click on Join Game. Keep in mind that you may need a Password to Enter the game
* **Load Game** - To load an existing Multiplayer Saved Game | *read "Continuing Multiplayer Game"*
* **Create Game** - Create a new generated world to start a Multiplayer Game with.
* **Back** - Go back to Main Menu

## In Game Menu

*On multiplayer games the **[ESC]** key will NOT pause the game!*
When playing the Game you can hit the **[ESC]** key. When you do the game will be Paused and shows you the menu:

* **Resume Game** - Close the menu and resume the game
* **Save Game** - Save the current progress of the game
* **Load Game** - Load an existing Saved Game
* **Settings** - Open the Settings window
* **Exit to Main Menu** - Exit the Game and return to Main Menu
* **Exit to Desktop** - Exit the Game and return to Windows Desktop.

On the "Load Game" and "Exit to ..." buttons, the game will NOT automatically saved, Therefore you will lose the progress you made in the game. If you have Autosave on, then you will lose the progress from the moment of the last autosave!

## In Game UI

#### Top Menu

 This row of buttons has the following functions:

• **Pause Button**

On multiplayer games, only the Host (Game Leader) can use this button.

• **Game Speed Buttons**

On multiplayer games, only the Host (Game Leader) can use this button.

• **Overlay View Button**

• **Game Menu Button**

• **Help and Tutorial Button**

#### Bottom Menu

This row of buttons has the following functions:

• **Demolition Button**

• **Gathering Button**

• **Building Button**

• **Card Hand, Draw Card and Card Timer**

• **Speed Boost Button**

#### Left Side Info Bar

The Left Side Info Bar is divided in 4 pats, and each part contains:

• **Season, Year, Temperature and Citizen Info**

The following Info will be showed in this view part.

• **Living-space, Storage-Slots and Income Overview**

• **Most important Goods Overview**

The folloing list of goods will be placed in this Overview:

• **Raw Material, Build Materials, Food and Luxury Goods Overview**

This is the bottom section that is divided in 3 sections:

* Raw and build materials (excluding the 5 important goods).
* Food Amount and the food products.
* Tier 1 to 3 Luxury products.

#### Right Side Screen

• **Science Technology Button**

* When clicking on this part will open the Science Technology Window where you can choice several technologies you need to use in game. Read the chapter Science Technology Window for more information.

• **House Upgrade Button**

* When clicking on this part will open the House Upgrades Overview to see what you can unlock and already have unlocked. Read the chapter House Upgrades Overview for more information.

• **Quests Overview**

• **Multiplayer Chat Screen**

• **City Home and Overview Button**

* Player Name and your amount of Citizens
* Opponent Name(s) and there amount of Citizens
* The City Overview Button

This info screen/button will shows you Name and your Opponent Name(s)
After all the player name(s) is the amount of citizens the player(s) have. If you click on your name (or using the [H] key) you will return to your Townhall. By clicking on the Opponent Name, you will go to there Townhall.

The City's Overview button opens the City's Statistic Screen. See for more information City Statistics.

## Laborers Warning Icons

*This part will be filled in when we have the popper icons.*

## Game Statistics UI

The following chappers will be explained on other pages within this wiki:

* Statistics UI (UI from the Statistics Bureau building)
* Building Statistics (Mouse hovering on buildings)

## Menu Windows Explaned

Save Game window

On the right hand table of this Save Game window you see the names of all saves you have made with this game, along with the autoseve saves files if you haven't set that off in "Other Settings - Autosave".

On the left hand table you see the game's info what the Saved Game contains:

* The Name given to the save *(The game will shorten the name, and add the date and your time to it)*
* Date you Saved the Game *(yyyy/mm/dd)*
* Time you Saved the Game
* Seed Name/Number used in the saved game
* What Season and Year it is in that Save
* How many population the Save has.

**Saving the Game**

* Select the name given on the left hand table, change the name *(if you want)* and click on "Save Game".

**Overwrite Save Files**

* Select a name in the right hand table, and click on "Save Game" and confirm your choice.

**Deleting** a save can also through this screen.

* Select the name you want to delete, click on the "Delete" button and confirm your choice.

**Load Game window** *and "Continuing Multiplayer Game"*

On the left hand table of this Load Game window you see the names of all saves you have made with this game, along with the autoseve saves files if you haven't set that off in "Other Settings - Autosave".

On the right hand table you see the game's info what the Saved Game contains:

* Date you Saved the Game *(yyyy/mm/dd)*
* Time you Saved the Game
* Seed Name/Number used in the saved game
* What Season and Year it is in that Save
* How many population the Save has.

**Loading a Save**

* Select a save in the left hand table and click on "Load Game".

**Deleting** a save can also through this screen.

* Select the name you want to delete, click on the 'Delete' button and confirm your choice.

Continuing a Multiplayer Game

* **Hosts:** Load the Saved Game, when load is successfully you will return to the lobby
* **Others:** When the lobby shows the HOST, you can join the game. The saved game then will be downloaded by the game to your computer. When this is completed, you can click the "Ready" button.

If all players are ready, the Host will click the "Start Game" button and the game will start after 10 sec.

The Lobby List window

On the Left hand you will see the available Game Hosts by there Players Name.

On the right hand you see the Players that are joined the game.

To continue a Multiplayer game, the HOST you had, must load the save game and then you can join again.
 If you where the HOST, then Load the saved game and the players you had before can now join the game again.

Do you not see the Host Player you looking for, use the "Refresh" button and see if your Host Player is ready and is in the Lobby.

**Additional Information:**

Multiplayer and Game Region

Multiplayer and Game Version

Ground Overlay window

The Ground Overlay is made to let you see what the best spots are for Placing Farms, Houses and Hunter Lodges. Also you can Hide the trees and show the Province Information as Area Lines,  Income and the  Upkeep

 Fertility
 Hide Trees/Bushes
 Province Overlay

Gathering Menu

## Gathering Menu

 Stone
 Trees (Wood)
 Non-Fruit Trees

## Cancel Gathering

To cancel the Gathering action, select what you want to cancel for gathering under the "Cancel Gather" menu.
To cancel the action 'Non-Fruit Trees' you must select the 'Trees (Wood)'.

When you use Cancel Gather Action(s), it can happen that the laborers still gather some of the Gather Action(s) you made.