age of wonders iii newbie friendly class

When unexplored hexes come within the sight range of your units or structures, they become explored hexes and the clouds disappear.

Unexplored Hexes are covered by a thick layer of clouds. State of Vision: Unexplored Hexes At the start of the game a large portion of the strategic map is unexplored. When in an alliance with another Leader, you share vision with them, meaning you can see their current state of vision as well as their explored hexes covered in Fog of War. You have no information on any units that might be present in the area however. Fog of War appears darker than visible hexes, but the terrain and structures on those hexes are still visible to you. State of Vision: Fog of War Hexes covered in Fog of War are hexes that have been explored, but are currently not in sight range of your units or structures. Additionally, armies from players that are in an alliance with either side will also participate in combat. Adjacent Hex Rule When your army engages in combat with another army, the combat will include armies from both parties that are located on a hex adjacent to the hex on which the combat was initiated. Note that Machines and Elementals are not influced by terrain/clime happiness penalty/bonus. Clime can also be changed with certain skills. Terrain within your domain can be converted to a different type by using terraforming skills. Some types of terrain cannot be crossed easily like mountains or water and some types cannot be crossed at all like walls and impassable mountains. Hex Each hex on the strategic map has a terrain type that influences its movement point cost and a clime that influences the morale or happiness of your units and cities.

Each hex on the Strategic map can contain one army of six units, terrain, a single structure and a sack of items Zooming out with the zoom keys reveals the overview map, essentialy a bigger version of the mini-map.īoth the Tactical and Strategic map are divided into hexagonal tiles, known as hexes. This map can be used to navigate the strategic map more easily. The Strategic Map is also represented on the mini-map on the bottom right of the screen. The player can reveal the map by exploring with armies, and by collecting Cartographer's Tents or capturing Watchtowers or Reflective Pools. When the game starts, the Strategic Map is mostly unexplored, which is indicated by the clouds hanging over the area. The Strategic Map will usually look like this at the start of a game. It is here that the player founds and manages his or hers cities, and plans out strategies to conquer enemies. Intro The Strategic Map shows the world which the player must explore and conquer.

Age of wonders iii newbie friendly class