User manual GAMES PC AGE OF EMPIRES III-COLLECTOR S EDITION PLAYER S GUIDE (INTERNATIONAL VERSION)

[. . . ] X11-49555 Safety Warning About Photosensitive Seizures A very small percentage of people may experience a seizure when exposed to certain visual images, including flashing lights or patterns that may appear in video games. Even people who have no history of seizures or epilepsy may have an undiagnosed condition that can cause these "photosensitive epileptic seizures" while watching video games. These seizures may have a variety of symptoms, including lightheadedness, altered vision, eye or face twitching, jerking or shaking of arms or legs, disorientation, confusion, or momentary loss of awareness. Seizures may also cause loss of consciousness or convulsions that can lead to injury from falling down or striking nearby objects. [. . . ] When placing your Town Center, use your Explorer and soldiers, also called an Explorer party, to search out the most strategic location. There are several factors to consider when choosing a site for your Town Center: Are resources readily accessible?Look for access to animals and fishing for Food, timber for Wood, and mines for Coin. Look for natural defenses, including rocky outcroppings or shoreline. Can you develop alliances and conduct trade?Look for nearby settlements and places for Trading Posts. Click your Covered Wagon, which contains all the raw materials needed to set up your Town Center. Place your pointer on the site for your Town Center, and then right-click the location. A Covered Wagon will travel to your site, build your Town Center, unload your villagers and resources, and then disappear. The villagers will immediately stockpile your Food, Wood, and Coin resources. Exploring a Map When you land in a new territory, most of the map is hidden. Your civilian units (villagers, soldiers, and Explorers) must venture into the unknown territory to reveal what's hidden beneath the map's blacked-out areas. You may find units, resources, or be surprised by enemy encampments. Designed for exploring and Treasure gathering, Explorers excel at uncovering resources and discovering enemies. By using your Explorer in this way, you can expand your civilization and gain power. But beware--Explorers are vulnerable to your territory's hidden dangers. Bears, cougars, wolves, and enemy soldiers can damage your Explorer. To explore hidden areas of the map using your Explorer Select your Explorer or an Explorer party, and then right-click the area to explore on your map or Mini Map. 70 71 Fog of War Whenever your Explorer party departs an area, a semitransparent fog--the Fog of War--creeps in, obscuring everything in its path. The fog remains until your unit returns to that area on your map. For example, if your party discovers an enemy building, the Fog of War descends over the building as you depart to conceal all real-time activity at the site. When your unit returns, the fog lifts and you may find all sorts of changes to the site--the building could be more heavily fortified or even destroyed. Gathering Treasure While scouting territory, your Explorer can gather Treasure to increase your stockpiles of Food, Wood, and Coin. Gathering Treasure is tricky because it may be guarded. [. . . ] Fischer Lance Hoke Patrick Hudson Angelo Laudon Dave "Bigdog" Pottinger Chris "Scapegoater" Rippy David Rippy Harter "HarterFaster" Ryan Bruce C. "blues_sherry" Shelley Greg "DeathShrimp" Street PRODUCTION David Rippy - Lead Producer Wallace H. Brian Lemon Timothy R "the InzstaGator" Ruessler Matty "maimin_matty" Scadding INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Roy "Royster" Rabey Dwayne Gravitt Jake "D_Dawg" Dotson ADDITIONAL PLAYTESTING & HELP Tim "Timotron" Deen Robert "Xemu" Fermier Ian M. Fischer Marc Taro Holmes Angelo "Desperado" Laudon Chris "Scapegoater" Rippy ADMINISTRATION Lizette Atkinson Nique Gardner BALANCE Kevin "the Sheriff " Holme Nick "TheMoonGoat" Currie Brian "Vega" Dellinger Brock "Pimp-Sauce" Meade USER EXPERIENCE Alan Theurer - User Experience Manager Brent Metcalfe - Editor Jack Turk - Writer Jon Seal - Editor Heidi Wartelle - Editor Laura Hamilton - Editor LOCALIZATION Virginia Spencer USER RESEARCH John Hopson Randy Pagulayan Marcos Nunes-Ueno Jun Kim ADMINISTRATION Samantha Dougherty-Sindell PSS Greg Frankovic Anthony Walp TNT Scott Miller Matt Gradwohl Chris Lee Marwan Jubran Mike Ruete TEST MANAGEMENT Greg B. [. . . ]