The 3D World
Warzone 2100 features a 3D world that greatly adds to the game playing experience. To really bring the 3D to life, warzone 2100 lets you dynamically tilt and rotate the world and allows you to track units with the camera.
Rotating and Tilting the world. Hold down and the right mouse button and drag the view to rotate and tilt the game world. To reset the the view to its default setting, press "5" on the numeric keypad. The arrows on the numpad will also tilt the or rotate the camera.
Zooming the World On the numeric keypad use the + key to zoom into the world and the - key to zoom out again
The Track Camera By pressing the spacebar when you have a unit or group of units selected, you set the camera to automatically track them. As the units move, the camera moves with them. Hit the spacebar again or right click in empty terrain to cancel the track camera.
Using the mouse You can perform the majority of your actions using your mouse.
Left click : use this to select menu options, units and to give them orders. Holding down the CTRL while left clicking on an unselected unit will add that unit to the group of units that are currently selected. left clicking on the minimap will move the selected units to the desired location.
Right click :Right clicking on a unit opens its command console (explained later). Right clicking in empty terrain cancels the current selections and turns off the track camera. Right clicking on the radar minimap will move the camera to the desired location.
Drag and select : To drag and select, hold down the left mouse button and drag the selection box that appears over the screen. When you release the the left mouse button, the units within the selection box are selected. Holding down CTRL while creating a selection box adds those newly selected units to the previously selected group.
Selected units: selection highlights appear on the unit.
Selected structures: The structure itself highlights. |