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- * <F4><C3> THE TOOLBAR
- +
- + <F2><C1>
- +
- + At the top of most screens is a toolbar containing various icons and
- - displays.
- +
- + Time Icons
- + On the left hand side of the bar are four icons that control the flow
- - of time during the game.
- +
- + <C5>Pause Time <C1>
- + The first icon is Pause. This pauses everything in the
- - game apart from you. If you pause the game you are still able to issue
- - orders at your leisure. When the time is started again, any orders
- - you issued will be
- - carried out. You can also pause time by pressing the SPACE bar on the
- - keyboard.
- + <Ppause_time.bmp>
- +
- +
- * <C5>Slow, Normal and Fast Time<C1>
- + The other three icons are, from left to right, Slow, Normal and Fast
- - time. Moving the mouse cursor over the desired icon and left clicking
- - will select the speed of time. You can also change the speed of time
- - by pressing 1, 2 or 3 on the keyboard.
- + <Ptime.bmp>
- +
- +
- + <C5>Credits<C1>
- + Next to the four icons that control time is the amount of money, in
- + credits, your empire currently possesses.
- +
- + <C5>Date<C1>
- + The second figure is the date, shown in standard galactic format
- - (YEAR: MONTH: DAY).
- +
- + <C5>Message Bar<C1>
- + Next to the date is the message bar. This displays important notices
- - regarding the game and notifies you of messages from other people.
- - You can read - messages by moving the mouse cursor over the message
- - bar then left clicking to access the message screen. Moving the mouse
- - cursor over the message bar and right clicking displays the last 5
- - messages you received.
- +
- * <C5>Fast Research<C1>
- + Next to the message bar is the fast research icon. Move the mouse
- - cursor over the fast research icon then left click and hold to
- - display a list researchable items. Yellow items can be researched, grey
- - items cannot. Release the mouse button over the desired item to begin
- - research.
- + <Pfast_res.bmp>
- +
- +
- * <C5>Changing Screens<C1>
- + On the far right of the bar is a small icon, which is used to select the
- - different screens. Move the mouse cursor over the icon then left click
- - and hold to display a list of all the screens in the game that you can access.
- - Screens displayed as yellow can be accessed while screens displayed, as grey
- - cannot. Release the mouse button over the desired screen to access it. If you
- - move the mouse cursor over this icon and right click, you will be taken to the
- - Starmap.
- + <Pmenu.bmp>
- +
- +
- + You can also access the screens using the following keys
- +
- + <C5>F1<C1> = Help
- + <C5>F2<C1> = Starmap
- + <C5>F3<C1> = Colony
- + <C5>F4<C1> = Research
- + <C5>F5<C1> = Design
- + <C5>F6<C1> = Diplomacy
- + <C5>F7<C1> = Spying
- + <C5>F8<C1> = Trade
- + <C5>F9<C1> = Information
- + <C5>F10<C1>= Messages
- + <C5>O<C1> = Options
- + <C5>Esc<C1>= Options
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