World Weaver

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Keyboard:
1-3: Terrain
T: Trees
4-6: Tools
Space: Pause
Scroll: Zoom
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Camera:
Arrow Keys: Pan
Home: Center
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🌍 World Weaver Tutorial

🎮 Tools

🌱 Grass (Key: 1)
Paint grass terrain. This is where civilizations can settle and expand.

💧 Water (Key: 2)
Create water bodies. Civilizations cannot settle on water, but it creates natural barriers.

⛰️ Mountain (Key: 3)
Build mountains. These block civilization expansion and create dramatic landscapes.

🌳 Plant Trees (Key: T)
Plant trees on grass. Civilizations need wood from trees to construct buildings!

👥 Spawn Humans (Key: 4)
Click on grass to spawn humans and create a human civilization. Each civilization can only have ONE race!

🧝 Spawn Elves (Key: Ctrl+5)
Click on grass to spawn elves and create an elf civilization. Elves are more intelligent and build faster!

🧔 Spawn Dwarves (Key: Ctrl+6)
Click on grass to spawn dwarves and create a dwarf civilization. Dwarves gather resources faster!

🗡️ Spawn Orcs (Key: Ctrl+7)
Click on grass to spawn orcs and create an orc civilization. Orcs are stronger and more aggressive, often declaring war on humans!

☄️ Meteor Strike (Key: 5 or M)
Drop a meteor to destroy terrain, buildings, and NPCs. Watch civilizations react to catastrophe!

⚔️ Declare War (Key: 6 or W)
Click on a civilization to declare war between them and another random civilization. Both sides will suffer casualties! After 40 seconds, a peace treaty is signed and exclaves are removed.

🌉 Build Bridge (Key: B)
Click on water adjacent to your territory to build a bridge. NPCs can cross bridges to reach new areas and expand your civilization!

⚓ Build Port (Key: P)
Click on water adjacent to your territory to build a port. Ports produce boats that can bombard enemy ports and naval units during war!

🏘️ Build Enclosure (Key: E)
Click on grass to build an enclosure for capturing and raising livestock. Animals in enclosures reproduce and provide food!

🌿 Plant Berry Bush (Key: R)
Click on grass to plant berry bushes. NPCs can gather berries for food!

🏭 Build Mill (Key: L)
Click on grass to build a mill. Mills process grain and increase food production!

⚒️ Build Smithy (Key: Y)
Click on grass to build a smithy. Smithies craft tools and weapons for your civilization!

🗼 Build Watchtower (Key: H)
Click on grass to build a watchtower. Watchtowers provide defense and detect enemy movements!

🏪 Build Market (Key: K)
Click on grass to build a market. Markets enable trade and resource exchange between NPCs!

⛪ Build Temple (Key: C)
Click on grass to build a temple. Temples boost happiness and encourage population growth!

🗿 Build Monument (Key: O)
Click on grass to build a monument. Monuments attract population and boost civilization prestige!

💡 Build Lighthouse (Key: U)
Click on water adjacent to your territory to build a lighthouse. Lighthouses guide boats and improve naval navigation!

⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts

1 - Grass Tool
2 - Water Tool
3 - Mountain Tool
T - Plant Trees
4 - Spawn Humans
Ctrl+5 - Spawn Elves
Ctrl+6 - Spawn Dwarves
Ctrl+7 - Spawn Orcs
8 or M - Meteor Strike
9 or W - Declare War
B - Build Bridge
P - Build Port
E - Build Enclosure
R - Plant Berry Bush
L - Build Mill
Y - Build Smithy
H - Build Watchtower
K - Build Market
C - Build Temple
O - Build Monument
U - Build Lighthouse
Space - Pause/Play
Scroll - Zoom In/Out
↑ ↓ ← → - Pan Camera
Home - Center Camera

🖱️ Mouse & Touch Controls

Click/Tap: Use the selected tool on the map

Middle Mouse / Right Click + Drag: Pan the camera around the world

Scroll Wheel: Zoom in and out (0.5x to 3.0x)

Touch Pinch: Zoom in and out on mobile

Arrow Keys: Pan camera in any direction

Home Key: Center camera on the world

Camera Buttons: Use the directional buttons on the left side to pan or the center button to reset view

🏛️ Civilizations

Each civilization has a unique name and colored territory. They autonomously:

• Start with a warehouse where resources are stored
• Gather resources (wood, stone, iron, gold) and carry them in backpacks
• Deliver resources to the warehouse for storage
• Build houses to grow population
• Build farms to produce food
• Build barracks to recruit soldiers
• Expand territory into neighboring grass
• Reproduce naturally when well-fed and food is abundant
• Wage war when soldiers from different civilizations meet

👑 Kings & Castles

When a civilization grows large enough (50+ population), they will build a Castle and crown their first King!

Kings have special abilities:
• Double Health: Kings are twice as tough as regular NPCs
• Combat Bonus: Soldiers under a king's rule deal 50% more damage
• Leadership: Kings stay near their castle and give orders to their civilization
• Royal Residence: The castle is the king's home and seat of power

If a king falls in battle, the civilization will mourn and eventually crown a new one when they grow strong enough again!

Click the Settings button (⚙️) to adjust:

• Simulation Speed: How fast civilizations grow and act
• Starting Population: How many NPCs spawn with each civilization
• Building Cost: How much food is needed to construct buildings
• Territory Expansion: How aggressively civilizations expand
• War Aggression: How likely civilizations are to declare war
• Meteor Size: How large meteor impacts are

💡 Tips

• Create natural barriers with mountains and water to shape civilization behavior
• Use meteors to reset areas or create dramatic events
• Adjust settings to create different simulation scenarios
• Watch how terrain design affects civilization growth and conflict

🤝 Diplomacy

👑 Kingdoms

🏘️ Villages

🔬 Tech Tree

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