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While playing a game, click the Menubutton or press F10, click Options, and then select the Hotkeystab to display a complete list of the hot keys used in Rise of Nations. Most hot keys are also listed in thein-game rollover Help. The folloing !uick reference lists some of the most common hot keys.

Hold your mouse pointer over any button or interface item in the game. Help te"t automaticallyappears at the loer left of the screen.1.

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5. #se the in-game Help to discover the other available structures, units, and technologies.

6. $eep playing and have fun%

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11. When the &iti'en has completed the ne &ity, tell them to create a Market ()arter research

must be completed before you can do this*.12. +elect the completed Market, and create a &aravan. When finished, the &aravan

automatically begins a trade route beteen your to &ities, increasing your Wealth income.

13. )uild more arms around your ne &ity. ach &ity can contain only f ive arms. f you find

yourself short of Timber, find another patch of oods and build another Woodcutter/s &amp.

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15. 0rder a &iti'en to build a )arracks. +elect the )arracks and create a fe military units todefend your nation. 1ater, you can also upgrade your units.

16. To con!uer an opponent/s &ity, build a +iege actory and create some siege units. +iege

units can reduce a &ity/s defenses, at hich point you can send in foot troops to capture the&ity.

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19. When you have enough food, research the &lassical 2ge at the 1ibrary.

20. When &lassical 2ge research is completed, you can have &iti'ens gather Metal by building

Mines near any mountain ithin your national border. &reate a fe &iti'ens to run the Mines.

21. When you reach the &lassical 2ge, order a &iti'en (create one if your entire population isbusy* to build a #niversity. +elect the #niversity and create +cholars. #niversities (especiallythose populated by +cholars* gather $noledge, hich is necessary for additional 1ibraryresearch.

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23. +elect your &ity &enter, and create to ne &iti'ens.24. +elect a &iti'en, and construct a ne arm. &onstructing a arm gives you a one-time bonus

of food and increases ood income. Repeat ith the other &iti'en.

25. +elect your &ity &enter, and create to more &iti'ens. Right-click the Woodcutter/s &amp to

set the gather point there. When you do so, the ne &iti'ens automatically start orking atthe &amp.

Walkthrough


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The folloing alkthrough of the first fe minutes of a multiplayer or player vs. &3# game is designed toget your first game of Rise of Nations off to a great start. n this game, your goal is to capture youropponent/s capital city, hich is marked ith a star. 4ou start the game ith three arms, manned by&iti'ens, and a Woodcutter/s &amp manned by to &iti'ens, as ell as a 1ibrary and a &ity &enter.

With the Rise of Nations &5 in your &5-R0M drive, click the Startbutton, point to Programs (or

All Programs*, point to Microsoft Games, and then click Rise of ations.

!" Starting Rise of ations

A" #nstalling Rise of ations!" Starting Rise of ations$" Playing Rise of ations%" Getting Help&" 'no(n #ssues

F" %irect) *rou+leshootingG" ,i-eo !oar- *rou+leshootingH" $%.ROM %ri/e *rou+leshooting#" Au-io *rou+leshooting" Multiplayer *rou+leshooting'" Rise of ations #nformation" ,i-eo !oar- ManufacturersM" Rise of ations Support Ser/ices

A" #nstalling Rise of ations

There are several modes in hich you can play Rise of Nations6

4ou can skip the opening animations by clicking on-screen or pressing +32&)2R.

$" Playing Rise of ations

Gameplay Mo-es

A" #nstalling Rise of ations

System Re2uirements

Rise of Nations re!uires a personal computer running either Microsoft Windos 73, Windos 8999,Windos :;, or Windos Millennium dition. t is also re!uired that your computer have a processor

speed of M) video card.

#nstalling Rise of ations

=. nsert the Rise of Nations &5 into your &5-R0M drive.8. f 2uto3lay is enabled, the +etup screen ill appear after a brief pause. When the +etup screen

appears, click nstall and then follo the instructions that appear on the screen.?or?f 2uto3lay is disabled, double-click the My &omputer icon on your desktop, double-click the iconfor your &5-R0M drive, and then double-click the RoN+etup.e"e icon. When the +etup screen


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appears, click nstall, and then follo the instructions that appear on the screen.

System Re2uirements

Rise of Nations re!uires a personal computer running either Microsoft Windos 73, Windos 8999,Windos :;, or Windos Millennium dition. t is also re!uired that your computer have a processorspeed of M) video card.

#nstalling Rise of ations

4ou can play Rise of Nations after you have installed it on your computer. 4ou must have the Rise ofNations &5 in your &5-R0M drive to play.

Starting Rise of ations

1" *utorial3laying the tutorials is a great ay to learn ho to play Rise of Nations. f you are an e"periencedreal-time strategy (RT+* game player, be sure to start ith Tutorial @. The tutorials cover the folloingtopics6

#nit +election and Movement

og of War

&amera Aoom

&ombat

Rollover Help

+tructure )uilding and &ontrol

#nit &reation and &ontrol

Resource Bathering

ResearchCTechnology

&ity &aptureCNational )orders

Modern #nits

3utting t Together

3" Single player /s" $P4This option includes the full variety of map and game types for solo play against the computer.

5" Multiplayer3lay against other people over a netork. The folloing methods are supported6

1ocal 2rea Netork (12N* using Transmission &ontrol 3rotocolCnternet 3rotocol (T&3C3*

nternet using an 3 address

Bame+py matchmaking service

6" $on2uer the Worl-

+elect a nation and maneuver armies on a strategic map to create Rise of Nations scenarios linkedinto a grand campaign% &an you con!uer the entire orld mapD

26. +elect your 1ibrary, and click the first blue, civic technology6 &ity +tate.

27. &reate one more &iti'en, and hen &ity +tate has been researched move this &iti'en to theforard edge of your national border. The border shos the farthest point at hich you canbuild ne buildings. #se this &iti'en to create a ne &ity.

28. While the ne &ity is being built, research the first green, commerce technology at the


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1ibrary6 )arter.

29. When you can, research the first red, military technology6 2rt of War. When 2rt of War has

been researched, you can build )arracks and create troops for your army.

30. When you have enough food, research the &lassical 2ge at the 1ibrary.

31. When &lassical 2ge research is completed, you can have &iti'ens gather Metal by building

Mines near any mountain ithin your national border. &reate a fe &iti'ens to run the Mines.

32. When you reach the &lassical 2ge, order a &iti'en (create one if your entire population isbusy* to build a #niversity. +elect the #niversity and create +cholars. #niversities (especiallythose populated by +cholars* gather $noledge, hich is necessary for additional 1ibraryresearch.

33. 0rder a &iti'en to build a )arracks. +elect the )arracks and create a fe military units to

defend your nation. 1ater, you can also upgrade your units.

34. To con!uer an opponent/s &ity, build a +iege actory and create some siege units. +iege

units can reduce a &ity/s defenses, at hich point you can send in foot troops to capture the&ity.

%" Getting Help

4ou can find out more information about Rise of Nations by using the in-game Help.

%isplaying in.game rollo/er Help

%isplaying the list of key+oar- hot keys

Camera and Status

*o7 %o this7Move (pan* camera Move the pointer to the edge of screen, or press one of the arro( keys.Aoom outCin Roll the mouse heel, or press the 32B #3 or 32B 50WN keys.Eie information on unit &lick it.

Basic Orders

*o7 %o this7Move selected unit(s* Right-click the destination.0rder selected &iti'en tooccupy a gather building

Right-click the building (this order only orks if there are available openings in thebuilding*.

0rder selected &iti'en tobuild

&lick the !uil- button on the panel in the loer-left portion of the screen, and then clickthe desired building category (!uil-ings, Military !uil-ings, Won-ers*. &lick thedesired building, and then click to place it on the map. The building ill turn green henover a valid location.

Creating Units

*o7 %o this7)uild a military unit &lick your )arracks, +table, or orge, and click the button for the desired unit type.

)uild a &iti'en &lick a &ity, then click the $reate $iti8en +utton.

Selecting Units and Buildings

*o7 %o this7+elect a unit &lick it.+elect multiple units &lick and drag to dra a bo" around them.

2dd units to selection Hold don +HT hile selecting additional units.


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+elect ne"t idle &iti'en 3ress (.* 3R05, or click the #-le $iti8en +utton in the loer center screen.+elect all idle &iti'ens +HTF (.* 3R05.+elect all units of onetype on the screen

5ouble-click one of the units.

+elect ne"t &ity 3ress &.+elect ne"t )arracks 3ress $.

+elect ne"t +table 3ress +.+elect ne"t orge 3ress 0.+elect ne"t Market 3ress N.+elect ne"t 1ibrary 3ress 1.+elect ne"t #niversity 3ress #.

Combat

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0rder selected unit(s* toattack enemy unit(s*

Right-click enemy unit(s*.

2ttack move 3ress 2.Gueue multiple orders Hold don +HT hile giving multiple orders.

Grouping

*o7 %o this7Broup selected unit(s* 3ress &TR1 and a number key (9?:*.Recall group 3ress a number key (9?:*.Recall and ump togroup

3ress a number key (9?:* tice !uickly.

&" 'no(n #ssues

Anti./irus soft(are9Having anti-virus softare enabled hile playing Rise of Nations can significantlydegrade game load times and performance.

Opening mo/ie play+ack is slo( un-er Win-o(s :; Gol-9 When playing Rise of Nations on acomputer running the Windos :; Bold operating system, the first time the opening movie runs, it may beslo. +ubse!uent playbacks of the opening movie ill not suffer from any degraded performance.

Opening mo/ie may skip un-er Win-o(s M&9When playing Rise of Nations on a computer runningthe Windos M operating system, the opening movie may play sloly or skip. To resolve this issue it isrecommended that users donload and install Windo Media 3layer : fromhttp6CC.microsoft.comCdonloadsC.

Rise of ations runs too slo(ly94ou can increase the performance Rise of Nations by loering thegame/s graphic settings. To change the settings, select Options < Profiles from the Main Menu, click theGraphicsTab, and select the o(checkbo"es ne"t to individual graphic settings.

imite- 4sers o/er(rite profile files9 3laying as a Windos-limited user (someone that does not havepermission to rite to the hard drive*, does not prevent that user from saving to other userIs profile foldersand overriting their files.

Game crashes cause su+se2uent games to lag9 f a Rise of Nation game crashes or is terminatedthrough the Task Manager, games played after this ill slo don. To resolve this issue the user shouldreboot their computer if a Rise of Nations game crashes before playing another game.


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Har-(are color cursor support an- game resolution9 #f running Rise of Nations on systems ithouthardare color cursor support, you cannot change the bit-depth from the Braphics options panel ithinthe game. To change the bit depth beteen =>- or @8-bit, e"it the game and select +tart, +ettings, and&ontrol 3anel. 5ouble click on the %isplayicon and the click the Settingstab. +elect either @8- or => bitcolor !uality.

Replay of sa/e- games may not function9 #f a Rise of Nations game is saved in the middle of a battle,and the player !uits and subse!uently tries to vie a replay of that game, the replay function may notork. To avoid this issue, do not save games to be played back hen battles are occurring.

F" %irect) *rou+leshooting

Microsoft 5irect7 version :.9 or later must be installed on your computer before you can play Rise ofNations. Rise of Nations +etup should install the correct version of 5irect7 on your computer.

f +etup does not detect 5irect7 properly, you can install 5irect7 manually by running %=setup"e=ein the-irect=folder on the Rise of Nations &5.

f you e"perience sound or video problems using 5irect7, go tohttp9>>support"microsoft"com>support>-irect=> for the latest troubleshooting information.

4ou should also check ith your video or sound card manufacturer for the latest 5irect7-compatibledrivers.

G" ,i-eo !oar- *rou+leshooting

&heck ith your video board manufacturer for the latest 5irect7-compatible drivers. +ee ?" 5.% $ar-%ri/ers an- Manufacturers@ n this document for more information on video board manufacturers.

Some /i-eo -ri/ers may cause the pointer to flicker9To solve this problem, right-click the Rise of

Nations shortcut and click Properties or select Rise of ations from the Start menu right.click an-select Properties" n the *arget bo" type .noh(cursorat the end of the e"isting te"t (e.g. Jrise.e"eK-nohcursor*. &lick Applyand O'"

$reating a Merchant causes the game to crash9This problem may occur on the 5iamond Eiper E


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SiS 51E9+hore effects may appear blocky on game map. To resolve this problem, donload and install

the latest drivers for your specific video board.

S* 'RO9When using video boards based on this chipset, the graphics may be so corrupted that the

game is unplayable. To resolve this problem, donload and install the latest drivers from the

manufacturer.

Specific 5.% graphics accelerator issues

t is usually a good practice (unless otherise noted belo* to alays install the latest certified drivers for

all your hardare.

5-f= ,oo-oo 5 50009Rise of Nations ill not run on computers using this video board,

regardless of operating system. 2fter the program is run, the screen ill briefly flash black before

returning to the desktop. There is no knon solution.

5-f= ,oo-oo E BAGP SeriesC9Earious graphical anomalies occur on ater portions of a Rise of

Nations map hen using this video card on a Windos :;+ operating system. There is no

knon solution.

5-f= ,oo-oo E BAGP SeriesC9Rise of Nations is unplayable hen running the game in @8-bit

mode on a Windos :;+ operating system due to missing te"t, buttons, and other graphic

corruptions. To resolve this issue run Rise of Nations in =>-bit mode. To change from @8- to =>-bit

mode select Options < Profileson the Main Menu, select the Graphics tab, and then set the

resolution to one of the =>-bit resolutions.

AS4S /.5;00 4ltra9Rise of Nations may not run on computers using this video board. To resolve

this problem, donload and install the latest drivers from http6CC.asus.com.

$reati/e Annihilator Pro9The pointer flickers and may cause minor corruption to the gamegraphics. To resolve this problem, update to the latest drivers from the chipset manufacturer.

%iamon- Monster Fusion9 Rise of Nations ill not run on computers using this video board,

regardless of operating system. 2fter the program is run, the screen ill briefly flash black before

returning to the desktop. There is no knon solution.

Guillemot Ma=i Gamer $ougar9 2ttempting to launch Rise of Nations on a system using this

video card may result in a graphical initiali'ation error. To resolve this problem, please update to

the latest driver from the chipset manufacturer at. http6CC.nvidia.com.

Hercules 5% prophet 6E00 BPo(er,R 'yro 11C9 When the Rise of Nations is run ith this video

card at @8-bit resolution on a computer ith a Windos 8999 or Windos 73 operating system,

the mouse cursor ill flicker during the game. To resolve this issue run Rise of Nations in =>-bit

mode. To change from @8- to =>-bit mode select Options < Profileson the Main Menu, select

the Graphics tab, and then choose one of the =>-bit resolutions.

ea-*ek GeForce5 *i 30092 nuclear e"plosion may appear as only as a hite circle. To resolve

this problem, donload and install the latest drivers from http6CC.leadtek.com.


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Matro= Millennium G.6009 )uildings may appear covered ith solid hite patches instead of

color graphics, and some button te"t may not appear. To resolve this problem, donload and

install the latest drivers from http6CC.matro".com.

Matro= Millennium G.EE09When the Rise of Nations is run ith this video card at @8-bit

resolution, the mouse cursor ill flash during the game. To resolve this problem, update to the

latest drivers from http6CC.matro".com.

n,i-ia GeForce3 M) 3009 When using this video board ith the retail drivers on a computer

running the Windos 73 operating system, the pointer may become sluggish andCor ump around

the screen. To resolve this problem, donload to the latest nEidia drivers from

http6CC.nvidia.com.

n,i-ia GeForce3 M) 3009 When using this video board ith the retail drivers on a computer

running the Windos 73 operating system, ater te"tures may not blend smoothly. To resolve

this problem, update to the latest nEidia drivers from http6CC.nvidia.com.

n,i-ia GeForce 3E9 When using this video card and playing Rise of Nations in @8-bit mode, the

cursor may flash. To resolve this issue run Rise of Nations in =>-bit mode. To change from @8- to=>-bit mode select Options < Profileson the Main Menu, select the Graphics tab, and then

choose one of the =>-bit resolutions.

Ra-eon DE009 Bround colors may appear smeared or stretched, or the ground may appear black

hen using a computer ith this video board. To resolve this problem, donload and install the

latest drivers from http6CC.ati.com.

Ra-eon :D009The pointer may not be visible hen using this video board. To resolve this issue

donload and install the latest drivers from http6CC.ati.com.

Ra-eon :D009When using this video board and running Rise of Nations on a computer running

Windos M and Windos 73, graphical corruption may occur in the game after a period of time.

To resolve this problem, donload and install the latest drivers from http6CC.ati.com.

Ra-eon :D009When using this video board ith the :9>8 version driver on a computer running

Windos M or Windos :;, Rise of Nations ill not start. To resolve this problem, donload

and install the latest drivers from http6CC.ati.com.

S*! ,elocity 66009When using this video card ith the retail drivers on a computer running the

Windos M operating system, graphical anomalies may occur ith the in-game tree shados.

To resolve this problem, update to the latest nEidia drivers (version L=9: or better* from

http6CC.nvidia.com.

H. CD-ROM Drive Troubleshooting

Rise of Nations uses SafeDisc encryption technology. Some CD-ROM drives may not be compatible with this

technology as follows!

Acer CD-624a: "f you e#perience problems with this drive when using real-mode drivers install protected-

mode drivers.


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Cybere!ia 2"4: $ou may e#perience problems with this drive. %here are no &nown solutions.

#iteon 426$: $ou may e#perience problems with this drive. %here are no &nown solutions.

Meore% CD-R&2224: $ou may e#perience problems with this drive. %here are no &nown solutions.

'anyo CRD-2$6(: "f you e#perience problems with this drive do not attempt to run Rise of Nations more than

once before restarting your computer. 'lso try e(ecting and reinserting the CD-ROM.

'ony CD)**+ 2,: "f you e#perience problems with this drive ma&e sure it is configured as a master and then

run the game again.

aaha 226+/ 446', an! CDR646': "f you e#perience problems with these drives contact $amaha for a

firmware upgrade. )http!**www.yamahamultimedia.com*+

0. Au!io Troubleshooting

Chec& with your sound board manufacturer for the latest Direct,-compatible drivers.

ollowing are the &nown audio issues and wor&arounds!

Au!io sto1s 1laying: "f some parts of the in-game audio including combat sounds/ stop playing after the game

has been running for a while add the -s3Dsoun!command-line option to the Rise of Nations shortcut. %o doso left-clic& the shortcut and clic& (ro1erties/ and then in the Targetbo# type -s3Dsoun!at the end of the

e#isting te#t. Clic& A11lyand O.

Au!igy 2:0sing an 'udigy 1 sound board may interfere with SafeDisc the encryption technology used to

protect Rise of Nations. %o resolve this issue disable the 'udigy 1 splash screen. 'lso if you play a D2D you

must restart your computer before running Rise of Nations.

Aureal 5orte%:Rise of Nations audio may not function with 'ureal sound cards. %o resolve this issue turn off

the hardware acceleration. rom the 'tartmenu point to 'ettings and then choose Control (anel. Double

clic& 'oun!s an! Au!io Devicesand select the Au!iotab. Clic& the A!vance!button in the 'oun! (laybac

section and then clic& the (er7orancetab. Move the Har!are Accelerationslider to 8oneand clic& A11ly.

'oun!9laster #ive:0sing this sound card when running Rise of Nations on a 3indows ,4 operating system

may degrade game performance. %o resolve this issue turn off the hardware acceleration for this sound card.

rom the Start menu point to Settings and then choose Control 4anel. Double clic& 'oun!s an! Au!io

Devicesand select the Au!iotab. Clic& the A!vance!button in the 'oun! (laybacsection and then clic& the(er7orancetab. Move the Har!are Accelerationslider to 8oneand clic& A11ly.

'oun!9laster #ive &ave: Sound will only come from one spea&er when using the 5.6.1575.8 driver. %o

resolve this issue download and install the latest drivers from http!**www.soundblaster.com.

Onboar! soun!: Some audio hardware included on motherboards is not currently supported.

Direct,: "f you e#perience audio problems using Direct, connect to the Direct, 3eb site for the latest

troubleshooting information as e#plained in the 9Direct, %roubleshooting: section preceding.


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;. Multi1layer Troubleshooting

Recoen! eory 7or ulti1layer gaes o7 $ or ore 1layers:"t is recommended for multiplayer games with

five or more players that each player has more than 15; M< of R'M installed on their computer to prevent latencyproblems.

'ystes ith ore than one 0( a!!ress currently are unable to host ulti1layer gaes:"n order to host agame one "4 address must be removed so the system only has one valid "4 address.

)sing Cannon Tie causes errors in 1laybac o7 recor!e! gae:"f a player uses Cannon %ime the replay of

that game will be out of synch.

,( 0C' 'erver Clients:Clients of ,4 "CS Server cannot (oin internally =osted game either using >'N browser or

Direct "4 without upgrading "CS Server to Service 4ac& 6 S4-6/.

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