For those who dont know about <insert> key

[Yun Dog]

For the guys who havent yet discovered that by selecting a unit and then pressing the <insert> key you can get a soldiers eye view of the battle.

By rolling the mouse wheel you can move forward and backward through the ranks.

Beware of clicking on artillary it will be a laugh following the cannon ball through the sky until impact when your graphics card will explode.

http://members.westnet.com.au/rogun/screenies/Empire01.jpg

http://members.westnet.com.au/rogun/screenies/Empire02.jpg

http://members.westnet.com.au/rogun/screenies/Empire03.jpg
HAZZZARRR!!!

[A Very Super Market]

I use this function to the best of my abilities, or should I say, the best of my graphics card's abilities. Which aren't much.

Hey, you know about how there is a bullet cam as well?

[rossahh]

Well thank you guys very much! I used the delete key to pin the camera to a unit like the old TW games, but I had no idea this was around.

[Hooahguy]

I use this function to the best of my abilities, or should I say, the best of my graphics card's abilities. Which aren't much.

Hey, you know about how there is a bullet cam as well?
yeah the bullet cam is cool. when you press insert and your man shoots his gun, it automatically follows the bullet. its cool, especially when it hits someone.

[Ardri]

Does it just reset your camera if the man you are behind gets killed?

[A Very Super Market]

I would imagine so. I don't think my camera man has died yet...


Edit: The camera followed by dying cavalryman sideways and then on the ground, then switched.

[Yun Dog]

Yes I thinks so,

also when you pan the camera (move the mouse to the screen edge) it flicks you back to the top down view.

[seireikhaan]

Ah, thank you! I was not aware of this function.

[A Very Super Market]

Oh, and it works on ships as well!

[Belgolas]

Oh, and it works on ships as well!

But the ship one needs to be worked on. Cause I wish you could scroll through the view of each cannon or follow troops as they board.

[antisocialmunky]

It would be fun to cam the guys who swing from the rigging to board enemy ships.

[hoom]

Heh, from the title I thought this thread was going to be about a bunch of key commands that I didn't know about :clown:

Anyway, yeah I did know about insert & its one of the way cool little details that can make ETW the best TW ever if all the big bugs are fixed.

That said, if they went to that detail I don't see why we can't have City View back & additionally Army View (where your army would be marching across the map in column or hanging out in camp etc) :smash:

[A Very Super Market]

Well, cities got incredibly huge, so I don't think you could do that. Unless they make in SimCity: Empire.

[Ardri]

Insert works with grenades as well, but it is kind of a let down as you watch them float through the air for 3-4 seconds then it pans out before they start to come down since it is in the same slow motion as bullets. I got a kick out of it while messing around watching different units fire after reading this thread.