Games PC THE SETTLERS IV User Manual

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1. An Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2. Guide to Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

3. Quick Start! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

3.1 So What’s THE SETTLERS IV All About?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

3.1.1 The Construction Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

3.1.2 Mines and Miners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

3.1.3 Food Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

3.1.4 Tool and Weapon Production. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

3.1.5 Widening Your Horizons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

3.1.6 Acquiring New Settlers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

3.1.7 The Military . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

3.1.8 Magic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3.2 Changes Since THE SETTLERS III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3.2.1 The Military . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3.2.2 Specialists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3.2.3 Technical Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3.2.4 General Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

4. Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

4.1 Tutorial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

4.2 Single-player. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

4.2.1 The Three Races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

4.2.2 The Dark Tribe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

4.2.3 Free Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

4.3 Multiplayer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

4.3.1 Multiplayer Game via LAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

4.3.2 Multiplayer Game on the Blue Byte Game Channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

4.4 Modes of Play in THE SETTLERS IV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

4.4.1 Conflict Mode (single-player and multiplayer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

4.4.2 Ranking List Games (multiplayer only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

4.4.3 Cooperation Mode (multiplayer only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

4.4.4 Economic Mode (multiplayer only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

4.4.5 Settlefest (multiplayer only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

4.4.6 Free Settle Mode (single-player only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

4.5 Electronic Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

4.6 Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

4.7 Load Game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

4.8 Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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12. Metal Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

13. The Military . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

13.1 Directing Soldiers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

13.2 Types of Soldiers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

13.2.1 The Swordsman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

13.2.2 The Bowman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

13.2.3 The Squad Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

13.2.4 The Special Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

13.2.5 Priests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

13.2.6 Instruments of War: War Machines and Warships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

14. Eyecatchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

15. Alcohol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

15.1 Romans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

15.2 Vikings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

15.3 Mayans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

16. Magic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

17. Transport and Trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

17.1 Transportation over Land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

17.2 Transportation by Sea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

17.3 Trade (Multiplayer only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

18. The Dark Tribe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

19. The Differences Between the Three Races. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

19.1 Constructing Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

19.2 Alcohol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

19.3 Military Special Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

19.4 Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

19.5 Ships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

19.6 Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

19.7 Meat Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

19.8 Magic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

19.8.1 Romans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

19.8.2 Mayans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

19.8.3 Vikings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

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5. The Command Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

5.1 The Upper Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

5.1.1 The OPTIONS menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

5.1.2 The EXTRAS Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

5.1.3 The Overview Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

5.2 The Lower Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

5.2.1 The BUILD Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

5.2.2 The SETTLERS Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

5.2.3 The PRODUCTION Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

5.2.4 The STATISTICS menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

5.3 The Context Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

5.3.1 The Context Menu for Building Sites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

5.3.2 The Context Menu for Production Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

5.3.3 The Context Menu for the Castle and Towers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

5.3.4 The Context Menus for Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

6. Meeting Your First Settlers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

6.1 Basic Occupations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

6.2 Other Occupations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

6.3 Specialists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

6.4 The Military . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

7. Constructing Your First New Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

8. Expanding Your Settlement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

9. Increasing the Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

10. Special Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

10.1 Pioneers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

10.2 Geologists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

10.3 Thieves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

10.4 Gardeners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

10.5 Saboteurs (multiplayer only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

11. Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

11.1 Bread Production. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

11.2 Meat Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

11.3 Fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

11.4 Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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1. An Overview

A very warm welcome to THE SETTLERS IV world! You’ve arrived in a wondrous place populated
with Romans, Vikings and Mayans competing or cooperating to reach a variety of goals. These
goals include occupying land, ensuring the supply of raw materials, or simply trying to create the
most beautiful settlement. There is more than one path which leads to success – you can engage in
trade, forge alliances, or lead your army into battle.

THE SETTLERS IV, like its predecessors, is a combination of a civilization simulation and strategy game
where your decisions and skill in managing and protecting your settlement will determine its fate.

A wide variety of tasks await you. Wood and stone will be needed for constructing new buildings,
Residences will be needed to increase the population of your settlement, Farms and Ranches will
have to be built to produce food for your Miners and alcohol for currying the favor of the gods.
Mines and Smelting Works will be necessary for manufacturing tools and weapons. Donkey caravans
and trade ships will be needed for transporting goods by land and sea.

You will not only be the chief planner and coordinator of your settlement, you will also command
forces to ensure its safety, repelling enemy attacks with soldiers, war machines and warships. You
should also find time to make your settlement as attractive as possible, constructing beautiful orna­ments, which not only fulfill their primary function but also inspire your troops to greater heights on
foreign soil. Your Priests should be given every opportunity to use their spiritual powers to your set­tlement’s advantage. But watch out for your opponents – conflict may not be far away as they pur­sue their own aims.

THE SETTLERS IV offers a range of modes of play. You can try your hand at the exciting missions for
each race, lining up on your own against one or more computer-controlled opponents. As for multi­player games, you can play with or against friends and colleagues via a Local Area Network (LAN)
or against players from across the world on the Blue Byte Game Channel (BBGC).

With the exception of the missions, you can continue to determine victory conditions yourself, thus
allowing you to concentrate on the specific aspects of THE SETTLERS IV that you enjoy most. So if
aggressive settling is your style, you can aim to conquer your opponent’s territory. If, on the other
hand, you feel that settling is more about establishing the most magnificent settlement, then you
can compete against other players in doing just that. Or you may prefer to play as part of a team –
again, this is no problem in THE SETTLERS IV.

In addition to the three races available for you to control, a special fourth race – the ominous Dark
Tribe, controlled by the computer – will greatly add to the richness of your gameplay. Morbus, the
god of the Dark Tribe, is set on ridding the earth of everything green and transforming it into a gray
and monotonous place. You must do everything in your power to thwart him in this quest!

Take a look around the world of THE SETTLERS IV and get to know the game’s main functions in the
extensive tutorial missions. Choose the level of difficulty that brings you the most enjoyment, and
make the most of the extended tool tips to put you in the picture wherever you are in the game.

We're sure that you’ll soon find a place in your heart for all your little settlers and that you’ll take
great pleasure in watching them building, baking, farming, fishing and doing everything that settlers
do. Enjoy!

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20. Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

20.1 Buildings and Construction Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

20.2 Occupations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

20.3 Ships and Vehicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

20.4 Tools and Weapons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

20.5 Goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

20.6 THE SETTLERS IV: Keyboard/Mouse Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

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3. Quick Start!

This chapter is intended for all those impatient SETTLERS players who don’t want to spend time
browsing through the handbook, but instead want to get straight into the game. It contains a gen­eral overview of the basic principles in THE SETTLERS IV. Obviously, it's not possible to cover all the
aspects of this complex game in one chapter alone, so we do advise you to take a closer look at
the entire handbook as soon as you have time.

For the many Settlers veterans among you, the main changes made since THE SETTLERS III are
listed in section 3.2 below.

3.1 So What’s THE SETTLERS IV All About?

It is your job to build up a thriving settlement with a healthy economy and defenses which can
withstand all attacks from outside your frontiers. This involves obtaining raw materials, occupying
land to provide space for your buildings and establishing a series of production chains. You will
need to form military units as well, either for attacking your enemies or to protect your own settle­ment. The strength of these units will depend on how effectively you have built up your settlement
and paid attention to the economic relationships within it. To put it bluntly, you won't be able to
create the sort of soldiers who can take on more powerful enemies without first establishing a pro­ductive economy. The more you put into getting your economy into shape, the greater the chance
of showing your enemies who's boss!

Read on for a brief overview of the game’s most important areas.

3.1.1 The Construction Industry

One of the basic principles of THE SETTLERS IV is that in order to build up a settlement you must
have a productive and efficient construction industry. This is because the main method of building
up your economy is to construct buildings. What this means in practice is that you don't give your
settlers the command, “Chop down a tree", but instead you construct a Woodcutter's Hut. Once
the Hut is finished, one of your settlers will grab an axe and move in. Now you have a Woodcutter
in your settlement who will automatically cut down all the trees in his working area. In the same
way, you always need to construct buildings for all of the raw materials that you require.

Let’s take a brief look at the other main buildings needed for the construction industry:

• Sawmill: logs are sawn up into planks. Tool: saw

• Stonecutter's Hut: Stonecutters hammer out stones from the lumps of rock scattered around the
map. Tool: pickaxe

• Forester's Hut: Foresters plant new trees. No tool required.

Construction
Industry Buildings

The Basics

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2. Guide to Installation

If Autoplay is enabled on your system, simply put THE SETTLERS IV CD into your CD-Rom drive and
the installation menu will launch automatically. To install the game, simply follow the instructions
on screen.

If your Autoplay function is disabled and THE SETTLERS IV menu does not appear, double-click the
icon for your CD-Rom drive, then click on the file “AUTORUN.EXE” and follow the instructions on
screen.

At the end of the installation process you will be asked to register your copy of the game. We real­ly recommend that you do this, as you will then be entitled to take advantage of our extensive
online support as well as the Blue Byte Hotline.

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3.1.5 Widening Your Horizons

In order to get hold of the raw materials required for all these goods, you're going to have to start
looking further afield and expanding your territory. As Mines can only be constructed in the moun­tains and a Fisherman's Hut that's miles away from water isn't likely to bring in much fish, you'll
need to make sure that your settlement has access to these important natural resources. In any
case, the patch of land that you have at the start of the game will soon be far too small for all the
building activity going on in your settlement.

In order to expand your settlement, you can either build Towers or a Castle, or you can choose to
order your Pioneers to extend your border posts and thus push back the frontiers of your domain.
But do keep in mind that both options are not without difficulties:

1. Every Pioneer requires a shovel. Land occupied by Pioneers is unprotected and can easily be

recaptured by an enemy who builds a Tower of his own.

2. A Tower on its own is not enough to expand your settlement; you need to man it with a

Swordsman or a Bowman. Logically enough, a Swordsman without a sword is not all that scary
to your foes, so you need to ensure that he has this important weapon at his disposal. But if all
your Swordsmen are stuck in their Towers, your defense won't be flexible enough if your settle­ment comes under attack.

Because both options have cost implications, it’s important to ensure that your economy can keep
pace with your plans for capturing new territory.

3.1.6 Acquiring New Settlers

In order to build up a thriving settlement, you need to ensure that there's not just a steady supply
of buildings and sufficient land to construct them, but also that you have enough settlers to get all
the work done. You increase your population by building Residences. These come in three sizes,
which not only differ in price but also in the number of settlers they can house. A Small Residence
accommodates ten, a Medium Residence twenty and a Large Residence accommodates fifty settlers.

Keep in mind that not all settlers require accommodation:

a.) Basic occupations: Carriers, Diggers and Builders all require accommodation.
b.) Other activities: Bakers, Miners and Woodcutters etc. do not require accommodation, as they

live at their place of work.

c.) Military activities: Swordsmen, Bowmen and their comrades in arms do not require accommo-

dation – they bed down in the Barracks.

d.) Specialists: Pioneers, Thieves, Saboteurs, Gardeners and Geologists do not require accommoda-

tion – they sleep out under the stars.

3.1.7 The Military

By now, you've probably gathered that engaging in armed conflict isn't really your first priority
when playing THE SETTLERS IV. Nevertheless, you should still build up a powerful army. As we've
seen, you require soldiers – Swordsmen or Bowmen to be precise – to capture new territory using
Towers and Castles.

Why The Need To
Expand?

How Do I Acquire
More Land?

Residences

Soldiers And
Towers

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A Few Tips:

• Bear in mind that a single Forester can plant enough trees to keep more than one Woodcutter busy.

• Build Woodcutters’ Huts, Foresters’ Huts and Sawmills as close to each other as you can to keep
transportation distances to a minimum.

• The supply of stones, unlike that of wood, is limited.

• Build the Stonecutters’ Huts as close as you can to the rocks.

• If all the stones have been used up, you can demolish the Stonecutters' Huts and get half of the
construction costs back.

3.1.2 Mines and Miners

In case you were wondering, the settlers do have sectors of the economy other than the construc­tion industry. You'll also need metals, coal, food and alcohol. Your settlers use coal and metal from
the Mines to forge their tools and weapons. Alcohol is offered up to the gods in sacrifice, and food
is needed to keep those hungry Miners working.

Metals and coal are both extracted from the Mines, and coal can be used in the form in which it
emerges from below ground. Metals, however, have to be smelted down to ingots in the Iron and
Gold Smelting Works before the Toolsmiths and Weaponsmiths can fashion them into something
useful.

And as for the Miners, they have to be provided with food to keep them hacking away under the
surface. They each have a favorite food depending on what sort of Mine they work in. One portion
of a Miner's favorite nourishment gives him enough energy to go in search of raw material ten times.
If he doesn't get his favorite, he'll only make two attempts at finding the raw material for you.

3.1.3 Food Production

"And where does the bread come from?” you may well ask. First, a Farmer using a scythe grows
grain on a Grain Farm. This grain is then processed into flour in the Grain Mill. Then, in the Bakery,
the flour is mixed with water from the Waterworker's Hut to bake bread.

To obtain meat, you’ll first need to construct a Ranch. Bear in mind that this Ranch needs additional
water from the Waterworker's Hut and grain from the Grain Farm to provide animal feed. The
animals from this Ranch then go to the Slaughterhouse (tool: axe) to meet their maker. To obtain
fish, all that's required is for a Fisherman's Hut to be built near the coast or a river and a fishing
pole provided for the Fisherman to use.

3.1.4 Tool and Weapon Production

At the beginning of the game you're provided with a basic number of goods and tools which will
help you to get your economy off the ground. It is worth thinking very carefully about how these
resources should be used. As we've already discovered, some buildings require a specific tool in
order to begin production. A trusty Toolsmith forges all these tools. You'll only be able to meet your
ever-increasing need for tools if your Toolsmith has a steady supply of raw materials. And what
goes for the Toolsmith also applies to the Weaponsmith, who can only arm your troops if you pro­vide him with enough coal and iron to make the necessary weapons.

Extracting Metals

Food For Miners

Bread

Meat And Fish

Tools And
Weapons

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3.2.2 Specialists

• You can now change special units back into Carriers, though only on your own territory.

• New unit: the Gardener. He alone can rescue land ruined by the Dark Tribe.

• Pioneers now need a shovel, thus making their training more expensive.

• New unit (multiplayer only): the Saboteur. A Saboteur can attack and destroy ALL enemy buildings.

• Geologists now need a hammer.

3.2.3 Technical Changes

• Completely new graphics engine! Seamless zooming (THE SETTLERS IV now supports 3D accel­eration) lets you almost peer over your settlers’ shoulders as they go about their daily business.
You can also zoom out for a bird’s eye view of what’s happening in your settlement.

• Resolution of 800x600 up to 1280x1024.

• Artificial intelligence (AI) has been significantly enhanced.

• More detailed graphics.

• Voice Chat incorporated.

• Rendered cut scenes.

• System messages can now be configured to your preferences.

3.2.4 General Changes

• New occupation: the Hunter. As you would expect, we’ve also included animals for him to pursue.

• The Dark Tribe marks a major new challenge.

• Extended tool tips for more precise in-game help.

• New single-player mode: Free Settling.

• New multiplayer modes: Settlefest and Cooperation Settling.

• Eyecatchers needed to make your settlement more beautiful and to improve your military
strength.

• Colors and start positions can now be selected.

• User Interface completely redesigned.

• Trade with other players in multiplayer mode.

• Donkey Carts for founding a new settlement.

• You can now choose a coat of arms to decorate your Towers and Castles.

• Free Internet gaming on the Blue Byte Game Channel (BBGC), located at www.bluebyte.net.

• You can now say exactly how many Diggers and Carriers you would like to train.

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The other military units at your disposal are as follows:

• Squad Leaders (the same for each race)

• Military special units (specific to each race)

• War machines (specific to each race)

• Warships (specific to each race)
At the start of the game, the military strength of your soldiers is considerably greater on your own

territory than on that of your opponent’s. But remember that the more you put into developing
your settlement, the greater your soldiers' motivation will be. The Eyecatcher monuments will
prove particularly useful in this regard. Although they will cost you a pretty penny to construct and
don’t actually produce anything, they really do look stunning. And if their beauty alone isn't
enough to encourage you to have some of these built, Eyecatchers contribute a value double that
of their construction costs when calculating the military strength of your army. As we’ve mentioned
already, this calculation is based on the value of your settlement – a sound economy will ensure
you possess strong soldiers!

3.1.8 Magic

There is a lot more to discover in the settlers’ world than just building, manufacturing and strength­ening your army. You may not realize it at first, but the settlers are in close contact with the gods,
and this opens up a whole range of exciting opportunities.

You would be unwise to ignore the fact that your Priests have magic powers, as these make all
sorts of weird and wonderful things possible. To use their powers, the Priests must have a certain
amount of manna, an extremely valuable substance bestowed on the settlers by the gods. That's
not to say that the gods are especially generous with the stuff – it may be no surprise to hear that
they expect something in return. If you produce alcohol and offer it up to the gods in a Small Tem­ple, you'll find that the gods are more willing to supply you with really useful quantities of manna.
And once you've built a Large Temple to train the Priests, you'll be ready to work wonders!

3.2 Changes Since THE SETTLERS III

For veterans of THE SETTLERS series, here's a brief overview of the main changes since the third
version. Probably the most significant difference is that THE SETTLERS IV places a greater emphasis
on building up an effective economy rather than on military conflict with the enemy.

3.2.1 The Military

• The military strength of your army is now dependent on the value of your settlement. That
means that you have to pay far more attention to the interdependency of the various parts of your
economy.

• You decide which level your soldiers should have at the training stage, and they can no longer be
promoted under normal circumstances.

• From the very beginning you have military units from levels one to three at your disposal,
though bear in mind that higher-ranking units are more expensive.

• Each race has its own unique special unit.

• You can build warships now.

Military Strength

Manna, Magic And
Alcohol

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4.2.2 The Dark Tribe

The second option takes you to the campaign against the menace of the Dark Tribe. Can you defeat
the mysterious Mushroom Farmers and their leader Morbus in the course of the twelve missions?

4.2.3 Free Maps

The third single-player option involves creating your own map. In order to start a free game, you
have to select a map to play on. On the right-hand side of the screen you can enter which maps
you wish to choose from. You have the choice between ready-made single- or multiplayer maps
and maps which you or other players have created.

Every map in THE SETTLERS IV has its own characteristics – determined by the map designer –
which permit or exclude certain types of game. As every map has up to ten different setups, there
are generally plenty of options to select from.

The individual map features are displayed in a table onscreen and include the following information:

• The map size

• Number of players’ possible

• Possible game types
Beneath the table, you can see a preview of the selected map and a number of boxes for you to

enter your own preferences:

• Game name. Here you can type in a name for the game you are about to play.

• Mode of play. Toggle between the various modes possible for this map.

• Players/teams. You can enter the desired number of players/teams.

• Resources. Select the amount of resources that you would like to have available at the start of
the game by using the setup options. Choose from small, medium and large quantities. Starting
the game with more materials means that you will be able to build up your settlement more
quickly.

• Setup. This option is only for multiplayer maps. Select from the various pre-defined settings.

Once you are happy with your settings, click on the arrow pointing to the right at the bottom of
the screen. A menu will then appear in which you can make the following choices (please note
that not all options are available on every map):

a.) Your starting point
b.) Your team

c.) Your race
d.) Your color in the game

e.) Your flag
The table shows the settings for each player. To start the game, click on the arrow pointing to the

right at the bottom of the screen.

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4. Getting Started

When you start THE SETTLERS IV you will see the main screen at first. This is where you enter your
basic preferences for playing the game – simply left-click on the button required. The following
options are available:

4.1 Tutorial

If you are new to the world of THE SETTLERS IV, it’s a good idea to play through the twelve tutorial
missions, which take you through the game’s functions step by step.

Make sure you give yourself time to get a grasp of the relationships between the various settlers,
the goods and raw materials, the buildings and their environment which all combine to make the
game so rich and enjoyable. You will discover the many and varied opportunities available to
develop your own unique style of play.

Remember that within the game itself you can always make use of the extended tool tips for extra
help and information.

4.2 Single-player

In single-player mode you have three basic game varieties to choose from. Before you make your
choice, you can start by entering the level of difficulty you require.

4.2.1 The Three Races

The first option is “The Three Races”, with three missions available for each race. There's just one
catch, though: to be able to play the second and third missions you’ll have to complete the previ­ous mission successfully.

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• Players/teams. You can enter the desired number of players/teams.

• Resources. Select the amount of resources that you would like to be available at the start of the
game.

• Setup. Select from the various pre-defined settings.

• Password. Enter a password for the game. Players who would like to join you will then require this.

When you are happy with all your choices, click on the arrow pointing to the right at the bottom of
the screen and your personal game will be created.

Now you will see the list of players, containing the names of all players who have logged into the
game. For a detailed description of the functions, see the next section (4.3.2).

b) Joining a multiplayer game

Before you can take part in a multiplayer game you’ll first have to make a few settings (providing
that the host agrees, of course!).

a.) Your starting point b.) Your team
c.) Your race d.) Your color for the game
e.) Your flag

You can see all the players’ choices in the table. The host can also determine how strong any com­puter-controlled opponents should be. A yellow monitor indicates a weaker opponent, a red moni­tor a stronger one. The host can also exclude ("kick”) unwanted players from the game.

4.3.2 Multiplayer Game on the Blue Byte Game Channel

If you click on the Internet button on the left of the screen, your browser will appear and you will
be connected to the Blue Byte Game Channel online. The BBGC has been designed to bring togeth­er Blue Byte gamers from all over the world. Not only can you arrange games with other players,
but you can also get involved in discussion forums, enter online tournaments and register to take
part in online beta testing. Furthermore, the BBGC is the best place to get the very latest informa­tion on all Blue Byte products, not to mention downloads, updates and support. Create a profile for
yourself on the BBGC and you can count yourself part of the online SETTLERS community!

Once you have created a profile for yourself, simply enter your nickname and password.

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4.3 Multiplayer

THE SETTLERS IV provides you with a number of opportunities to put your settlement-building skills
to the test against other players. When you click on the multiplayer option, you will come to a
screen where you have the choice between playing via a Local Area Network (LAN) and on the
Internet on the Blue Byte Game Channel (BBGC) located at www.bluebyte.com.

4.3.1 Multiplayer Game via LAN

If you choose to play using a LAN, a list will be displayed of all games found on the local network.
Simply click on the game that you would like to join. You can also type in the host’s address directly.
Click on the button SEARCH HOST to display a list of the games found. If you would like to create
a game yourself, press the appropriate button at the bottom of the screen. You will then arrive at
the following screen:

a) Creating a multiplayer game

In a multiplayer game there is always a “host", which is the computer on which the game is creat­ed. The settings for the game are also determined on this computer. Other players can only join the
game when these settings have been established.

First of all you need to choose from ready-made single-player, multiplayer or self-made maps using
one of the three icons to the right of the screen. The maps available are then displayed in the table
to the left.

This table shows you the characteristics of the individual maps. You can click on the buttons at the
top of the table to rearrange the order of the maps according to criteria such as map size and the
mode of play.

To help you make your selection, you can see a preview of the map marked in the table in the
lower left of the screen. Please note that the options available vary according to the map selected.
Once you have decided which map you would like to play, you can then enter the following
options for the game:

• Game Name: click in the box and type in a name for the match. We’re sure you’ll think of a
good one.

• Mode of play. Toggle between the various modes possible for this map.

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4.5 Electronic Manual

Clicking on the Manual button will display an electronic version of the document you are now reading.
Please note that because of printing deadlines this document may include some information which
is different from the printed version. You do not need an Internet connection to access this manual.

4.6 Tips

Click here for a few handy hints on managing your settlers.

4.7 Load Game

The Load Game button allows you to return to previous games. All you need to do is to select the
category of the saved game (Dark Tribe mission, Three Races campaign etc.) and a screen will
appear from which you can load the game.

4.8 Exit

If you really, really have to leave the settlers’ world, pressing the exit button will return you to
Windows.

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When you start or join a multiplayer game on the BBGC you basically make the same settings as
on the LAN screens. You should also be aware of these two important differences, however:

a.) The “ping” shows you the connection speed with other players. Green indicates a good connec-

tion, orange means an average one and red a poor quality connection.

b.) The ranking list position. This shows you where other players are in the ranking list, giving you

a rough idea of your opponents' strength.

You can find a description of the other game setup options in section 4.3.1.

4.4 Modes of Play in THE SETTLERS IV

4.4.1 Conflict Mode (single-player and multiplayer)

The players have only got one thing on their minds: victory! It is possible to square up against
each other individually or in teams.

4.4.2 Ranking List Games (multiplayer only)

Play for ranking list points on the BBGC! Ranking list games are only available on specific maps.
The BBGC has ranking lists for clans as well as for individual players.

4.4.3 Cooperation Mode (multiplayer only)

All human players try to achieve a pre-determined goal together against a computer-controlled
opponent.

4.4.4 Economic Mode (multiplayer only)

Settle competitively against other players within a certain time limit. The army’s only function in
this game is to protect your own settlement, as its military strength outside your own territory is a
lot lower than normal. The winner is the player or team that has produced the most units in at
least four out of a total seven goods categories.

4.4.5 Settlefest (multiplayer only)

Settle away on a single-player map where there are no human enemies (you may have a computer
to contend with, though). Your human opponents are also building up a settlement on an identical
map. The winner is either the first player to achieve the game’s objectives (these vary from map to
map), or is decided after a pre-determined time limit has elapsed.

4.4.6 Free Settle Mode (single-player only)

There is no given goal and there are no opponents. The only thing to worry about in this mode of
play is how to build up a really good settlement. And as for how to do just that, read this manual…

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b.) In the Sound menu you can set the desired volume for music, sounds and for voice chat. In

order to save bandwidth in Internet multiplayer gaming, it's a good idea for players with ana­log modems to switch off voice chat. If you would like to make use of the voice chat option,
hold the TAB key down and you can speak to other players.

c.) The third menu allows you to turn the extended tool tips on and off. The extended tool tips can

be found at the bottom right of the screen and provide explanatory information of particular
use to those new to THE SETTLERS. Here you can also see what level of difficulty has been
selected for the current game.

d.) You can use the Message Filter to determine which types of message should actually be dis-

played.

5.1.2 The EXTRAS Menu

This menu contains four submenus:

a.) The first of these can be used to save the game. You can also use this to delete games that are

no longer required.

b.) With the second, you can look at your current scenario briefing with the mission description for

the game.

c.) The third submenu allows you to determine which players you want to swap information with

in a multiplayer game. You have the options of either talking with all of the other players, only
with your opponents or only with allies. You can also make a separate entry for each player as
to whether you wish to have contact with them. In this case it is irrelevant whether this player
is an ally or an opponent. The settings you enter here also apply to voice chat.

d.) Pressing the fourth button allows you to quit the game and return to the start screen.

5.1.3 The Overview Map

The tabs on the right hand side of the overview map are there to turn on/off the following dis­plays on the overview map itself.

• Buildings

• Warriors

• Settlers

• Different colors for the various territories
You have three options for zooming in and out. Your first option is to use the slide bar above the

overview map for seamless zooming. Secondly, if you have a mouse-wheel you can change the
camera distance by simply turning the wheel. Finally, you can keep both the left and right buttons
depressed and move the mouse backwards and forwards to zoom out and in.

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5. The Command Center

When you begin play, you will see that the screen is divided into two parts. The area on the right
of your screen is the playing area, where your settlers construct their buildings, transport goods and
raw materials, engage in battle and generally get on with all the jobs you give them in the game.

In this section, we're going to take a look at the Command Center, which you will find on the left
of your screen. You will guide a significant portion of the development of your settlement from the
Command Center, and you will also have access to information enabling you to make informed
decisions about your economic, military and religious strategies.

5.1 The Upper Section

At the top of the Command Center you will see buttons that adjust the overview map, alongside
the overview map itself and the EXTRAS and Options menus.

5.1.1 The OPTIONS menu

In this menu you will find four submenus with which you can adjust some of the game’s basic settings.

a.) The options in the Graphics menu influence the quality of your view of the game. You can also

use this menu to set the resolution of the game and decide whether it should make use of a
3D accelerator. Some settings can place major demands on your computer. Therefore, depending
on your hardware configuration, not all options may be possible.

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THE COMMAND CENTER

The Overview Map
And Zooming