Game Controls

Left Click

• No tile selected: Click owned tile to select it, or click enemy/neutral tile to auto-select best source and launch attack
• Tile selected: Click same tile to deselect, adjacent tiles for immediate move, distant tiles to launch pathfinding intent

Right Click

• Select tile without launching intent
• Useful for switching between territories without moving armies

Modifiers

• Alt + Click or Shift + Click: Select tile without launching intent
• Shift + Drag: Pan the camera
• Middle Mouse + Drag: Pan the camera
• Scroll Wheel: Zoom in/out

Movement Keys

• W / ↑: Move armies up
• S / ↓: Move armies down
• A / ←: Move armies left
• D / →: Move armies right
• Spacebar: Cycle through owned tiles (capital → cities → captured capitals)

Touch Gestures

• Tap: Select tile or move armies
• Long Press (500ms): Select tile without launching intent (with haptic feedback)
• Single Finger Drag: Pan the camera
• Two Finger Pinch: Zoom in/out

Mobile-Specific Features

• Initial zoom at 1.2x for comfortable tap size
• Tab bar for switching between Game, Controls, and Chat
• Optimized touch targets (44px minimum)

What is an Intent? An automatic pathfinding system that moves armies toward distant targets over multiple turns.

How It Works

1. Click/tap a non-adjacent visible tile
2. If no source selected or insufficient armies, game auto-selects best source
3. System calculates optimal path avoiding mountains
4. Each turn, armies move one step along the path
5. Intent clears when target reached or path blocked

Auto-Source Selection (NEW!)

The game intelligently finds the best source tile using a scoring system:

• Score = (Distance × 1.0) + (Armies × 0.5)
• Cities get 20% distance bonus
• Prefers farther tiles with more armies
• Falls back to capital if needed

Visual Feedback

• Red dashed border: Shows intent path
• Gold overlay: Selected tile with movable armies
• Gray overlay: Selected tile with only 1 army

Zoom

• Desktop: Scroll wheel (zooms toward cursor)
• Mobile: Pinch gesture
• Range: 0.7x (full map) to 2x (close inspection)
• Initial: Full map on desktop, 1.2x on mobile

Panning

• Desktop: Shift + Drag, Middle Mouse + Drag, or Right Mouse + Drag
• Mobile: Single finger drag (after 10px threshold)
• Auto-follows selected tile near viewport edges (25% margin)

Select Tile

Desktop: Left Click

Mobile: Tap

Move/Attack

Desktop: Click adjacent/distant tile

Mobile: Tap adjacent/distant tile

Select Without Intent

Desktop: Alt/Shift/Right Click

Mobile: Long Press (500ms)

Pan Camera

Desktop: Shift + Drag

Mobile: Single Finger Drag

Zoom

Desktop: Scroll Wheel

Mobile: Pinch Gesture

Cycle Tiles

Desktop: Spacebar

Mobile: Not available