Cursors
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The normal selection arrow |
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Waiting for an action to complete |
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Arrow for map scrolling |
| Adventure Map Cursors | |
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| File:Movement cursor.png | The current hero can move to this spot in the number of turns indicated in the lower right. (If no number appears on a movement cursors, the hero can move to the target spot during the current turn.) |
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Appears when the cursor moves over an adventure location, like a building or mine, the current hero can visit. |
  
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If the current hero is on land, and this cursor appears over a boat, then the hero may enter the boat. This is the same icon as normal movement when a hero is at sea. |
 
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Appears over a water location a hero on a boat may visit. |
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Indicates a shore location where a hero may land a boat and disembark. |
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Indicates wandering monsters, enemy towns, enemy garrisons, and enemy heroes a hero may attack. |
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Appears over heroes the current hero may trade with. When the hero is reached, the Hero Trading screen is displayed. |
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Appears when you cast the Dimension Door spell. To teleport the casting hero to the new location, click the destination in the Adventure Map Window. |
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Appears over the current hero or over any of your heroes when a town is selected. Clicking selects the current hero, or displays the Hero Screen if the hero is already selected. |
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Appears over your towns. Clicking selects the current town or, if the town is already selected, displays the Town Screen. |
 
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Appears when you cast the Scuttle Boat spell. Click on the boat you wish to cast the spell on. |
| Combat Screen Cursors | |
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Click to move the highlighted walking or teleporting troop to this location. |
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Click to move the highlighted flying troop to this location. |
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Click on this enemy troop to have the highlighted troop perform a hand-to-hand attack. Note: as you move the cursor around the enemy, the sword points towards the enemy. The sword's pommel sits in the hex where the attacker will stand as it attacks. |
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Click on this enemy troop to have the highlighted troop perform a ranged attack. |
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Click on this enemy troop to have the highlighted troop perform a hampered ranged attack. Attacks are hampered by intervening walls and do half damage. |
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Click to cast a selected spell at this target. |
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When you cast the Sacrifice spell, this cursor appears over a valid target troop. |
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If you have control of the Catapult during siege combat, this cursor appears over valid Catapult targets. |
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If you have control of the First Aid Tent, choose its target with this icon. |
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Appears when you cast the Teleport spell. To teleport the target to the new location, click the destination hex. |
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Appears when the cursor passes over a hero. |
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Appears over a creature troop to get more information about the troop. |
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Indicates an invalid target for a spell, or the highlighted creature cannot move to the desired location. |
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Ground-targeted Fireball attack by a Magog |
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Ground-targeted Death cloud attack by a Lich or Power Lich |