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If your total power is currently low, then the green bar fills slowly as new power is generated and allocated to it. In situations of low power, it is best to closely monitor your factories and research facilities. If all of them are drawing power at the same time, each one waits until it has drawn sufficient power. This results in long periods of inactivity. When your power is low, concentrate on routing the power to only one factory and/or research facility.


THE ORDER RETICULE


The Order Reticule allows you to build, research, manufacture, design, consult intelligence reports and control your commanders. Each icon in the reticule only appears if you have the required structure built, or if the technology required for it is present. Only the intelligence and build displays are available at the start of the game.


 

 

Reticule Controls

 

1 Manufacture

Opens Factory List

2 Research

Opens Research List

3 Build Opens Build List
4 Design Opens Design Screen
5 Intelligence Opens Intelligence Display
6 Commanders Opens Command Display
7 Close Closes all menus

 

Pop-Up Menu


Select items from this menu to build, research, or manufacture.


Units and structures that appear in the Pop-Up Menus have their name displayed in a ToolTip and their power cost or research time is displayed as a yellow bar in the lower left hand corner of their boxes.