This file will attempt to explain the basics of playing Theocracy
on the PC. Please note that this is a game still in development and
there are still a number of bugs. If you have feedback or comments
on this demo, please send them to:
theocracy@philoslabs.com
I. INTRODUCTION
Is there anyone who never heard of the ancient American civilizations? Never heard of the Olmeks, the Mayas and the Aztecs who built their astounding cities and temples in the deep wilderness of the rainforest?
Similar to us, if you delve deep into the mysteries of Mexico and the Yucatan peninsula, you will also become addicted to this uniquely ravishing, enigmatic but also cruel culture whose unexplainable knowledge of the world is legendary. After becoming familiar with the myths, mighty heroes, priests and fanatic armies of this land, you will join the side of those many who all raise the same question: How could have this world been so easily overrun by the handful army of Cortez?
We gave the question a second thought and agreed that this respectable civilization do deserves a second chance.
We had no intention of depicting the accurate status of land and development in Central America at the time: this would have been an inaccomplishable venture. Theocracy is a fantasy world with its own features and characters, happening after the fall of the Aztecs and Mayas that have long been devoured by the dark holes of history. In the world of Theocracy the art of gods, Magic is still known, feared and rather effective. Sometimes the wings of gigantic flying dragons darken the sky and the darkest nights bring the daemons that are thirsty for human souls. By Playing Theocracy you will be given a chance to save this curious world. A whole folk and a whole century are at your hand to fulfil the mission: save your civilization from the return of the revengeful Feathered Snake...
II. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Minimum Requirements
Pentium (I) 200 MHz,
64 Mbytes RAM,
10x CD-ROM
800x600 high color video card
200 Mbytes free space on Hard Disk
DirectX 6.2 or Linux
Optimum Configuration:
Pentium II 400 MHz,
128 Mbytes RAM
32x CD-ROM
III. INSTALLATION GUIDE
Follow the Install shield instructions.
IV. HOTKEYS
Province
F1 - normal view
F2 - bird view
F3 - strategic view
t - team handler
i - province info
o - game settings
m - mission objective
l - place tent
b - building panel
s - stop
h - hold position
p - patrol
x - spread
c - character info
insert - spell 1
delete - spell 2
home - spell 3
end - spell 4
page up - spell 5
page down - spell 6
Shift+F1 - help
f - focuses on selected unit
Alt+Space - selects all previously selected types of unit
Alt+u - selects all non-working slaves
Alt+s - selects all slaves
Alt+w - selects all workers
Alt+y - selects all scouts
Alt+p - selects all priests
Alt+t - selects all traders and llama masters
Alt+f - selects all fighters
Alt+l - selects all leaders /commanders, heroes/
Alt+m - selects all military units
Alt+j - selects all jaguar masters
Alt+a - selects all people
Alt+h - selects all heroes
Alt+n - selects fighters with less than 50% hp
Alt+i - selects people assigned to a certain building
With pressing SHIFT - more people can be selected
(for example: pressing the alt+d and then a shift+alt+j selects all wonderbows and jaguars)
TAB - jumps on selected men forward
CTRL+TAB - jumps on selected men backward
Ctrl+d - kill the selected character
Ctrl+right click - forced command off
Ctrl+1-9 - selects a team
1-9 - selects the previously selected team
Alt+1-9 - selects more teams at the same time
w - shows the battle in the province
g - group
u - ungroup
F9 - formation 1
F10 - formation 2
F11 - formation 3
F12 - formation 4
= - turning the formation right
- - turning the formation left
Space - side panel
F8 - screenshot
Backspace - pause
ESC - back to Realm View
Realm
p - storage limit
i - province info
o - game settings
l - message history
BNM - timeslider
Backspace - pause
esc - exit
V. USING THE INTERFACE
In the Province:
Back to the Realm - Exit to Realm View
Game Settings - You can set specific parameters of the game
Normal View - It gives the closest possible view
Bird View - Part of the province in middle view
Strategic view - It gives you an overview of the whole province
Province Information - Information about the current province
Teamhandler Panel - You can arrange your military units into formations here
Mission Objective - Short description of the current mission's goal
Place Tent - Placing down a caravan camp
Building Panel - List of the buildings
Date - It shows the actual date
Jewel - The amount of Jewel you owns in all of your provinces
Side Panel - Show or hide Side Panel
Mana - The amount of mana the different spheres own
In the Realm:
Exit - Exit the game
Save - You can save your current game stage
Game Settings - You can set specific parameters of the game
Province Information - Information about the selected province
Storage Limit - Minimizing the amount of resources staying in a province
Diplomacy Panel - Calling Diplomacy Panel
Date - It shows the actual date
Time Scale - You can slow down, speed up or stop time
Jewel - The amount of Jewel you owns in all of your provinces
Mana - The amount of mana the different spheres own
VI. TECH SUPPORT
This demo is released as is, and is not supported by Philos Laboratories or
UBI Soft. Please email compatibility problems to
theocracy@philoslabs.com. By doing so, we can attempt to insure
compatibility with your hardware in the final release.
