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==Notes==
|- style="font-weight:bold; color:darkgoldenrod; background-color:#182a5b; vertical-align:bottom;"
* Many HotA{{-wh}} icons are subtly different. The ones shown here are the noticeable changes.
* All adventure map movement icons show the number of turns to arrive. Example:{{-}}[[File:Cursor Adven Arrive Land.png]]{{-}}[[File:Cursor Adven Arrive Land2.png]]{{-}}[[File:Cursor Adven Arrive Land3.png]]{{-}}[[File:Cursor Adven Arrive Land4.png]]
{| class="wikitable" style="max-width:700px;"
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! colspan=2 | General Cursors
 
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| [[File:Cursor Normal.png]]
| The normal selection arrow.
 
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| [[File:Cursor Wait.png]]
| Waiting for an action to complete.
 
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| [[File:Cursor Adven Scroll Map.png]]
| Arrow for map scrolling. The cursor can point in any of the cardinal or ordinal directions (N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW).
 
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{| class="wikitable" style="max-width:700px;"
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! colspan=2 | Adventure Map Cursors
! colspan=2 | Adventure Map Cursors


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| [[File:Movement cursor.png]]
| [[File:Cursor Adven Move Land.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.)
| 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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| [[File:Cursor Adven Arrive Land.png]]
| Appears when the cursor moves over an adventure location, like a building or mine, the current hero can visit.
| Appears when the cursor moves over an adventure location, like a building or mine, the current hero can visit.


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| width="60" | [[File:Cursor Adven Move Sea.png]]<br>[[File:Cursor Adven Move Sea (HotA).png]]{{-wh}}
| If the current hero is on land, and this cursor appears over a boat, then the hero may enter the boat.
| 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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| [[File:Cursor Adven Arrive Sea.png]]<br>[[File:Cursor Adven Arrive Sea (HotA).png]]{{-wh}}
| Appears over a water location a hero on a boat may visit.
| Appears over a water location a hero on a boat may visit.
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| [[File:Cursor Adven Move Air (HotA).png]]{{-wh}}
| Allow a hero to fly over any tiles on an airship.


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| [[File:Cursor Adven Disembark.png]]
| Indicates a shore location where a hero may land a boat and disembark.
| Indicates a shore location where a hero may land a boat and disembark.


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| [[File:Cursor Adven Move Atk.png]]
| Indicates wandering monsters, enemy towns, enemy garrisons, and enemy heroes a hero may attack.
| Indicates wandering monsters, enemy towns, enemy garrisons, and enemy heroes a hero may attack.


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| [[File:Cursor Adven Move Trade.png]]
| Appears over heroes the current hero may trade with. When the hero is reached, the Hero Trading screen is displayed.
| Appears over heroes the current hero may trade with. When the hero is reached, the Hero Trading screen is displayed.


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| [[File:Cursor Adven DD.png]]
| 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.
| 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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| [[File:Cursor Adven DD Atk (HotA).png]]{{-wh}}
| Appears when casting Dimension Door would also cause a hero to attack a wandering monster.
 
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| [[File:Cursor Adven Hero.png]]
| 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.
| 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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| [[File:Cursor Adven Town.png]]
| Appears over your towns. Clicking selects the current town or, if the town is already selected, displays the Town Screen.
| Appears over your towns. Clicking selects the current town or, if the town is already selected, displays the Town Screen.


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| [[File:Cursor Adven Scuttle.png]]<br>[[File:Cursor Adven Scuttle (HotA).png]]{{-wh}}
| Appears when you cast the Scuttle Boat spell. Click on the boat you wish to cast the spell on.
| Appears when you cast the Scuttle Boat spell. Click on the boat you wish to cast the spell on.
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{| class="wikitable" style="max-width:700px;"
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! colspan=2 | Combat Screen Cursors
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| [[File:Cursor Combat Move Walk.gif]]
| Click to move the highlighted walking or teleporting troop to this location.
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| [[File:Cursor Combat Move Fly.gif]]
| Click to move the highlighted flying troop to this location.
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| [[File:Cursor Combat Atk.gif]]
| 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. The cursor can point in any of the cardinal or ordinal directions (N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW).
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| [[File:Cursor Combat Shot Good.gif]]
| Click on this enemy troop to have the highlighted troop perform a ranged attack.
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| [[File:Cursor Combat Shot Bad.png]]
| Click on this enemy troop to have the highlighted troop perform a hampered ranged attack. Attacks can be hampered by [[Range penalty]] or [[Obstacle penalty]] and do reduced damage.
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| [[File:Cursor Combat Spell.gif]]
| Click to cast a selected spell at this target.
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| [[File:Cursor Combat Sacrifice.png]]
| When you cast the Sacrifice spell, this cursor appears over a valid target troop.
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| [[File:Cursor Combat Atk Wall.png]]
| If you have control of the Catapult during siege combat, this cursor appears over valid Catapult targets.
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| [[File:Cursor Combat First Aid.png]]
| If you have control of the First Aid Tent, choose its target with this icon.
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| [[File:Cursor Adven DD.png]]
| Appears when you cast the Teleport spell. To teleport the target to the new location, click the destination hex.
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| [[File:Cursor Adven Hero.png]]
| Appears when the cursor passes over a hero.
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| [[File:Cursor Combat Info.png]]
| Appears over a creature troop to get more information about the troop.
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| [[File:Cursor Combat Invalid.png]]
| Indicates an invalid target for a spell, or the highlighted creature cannot move to the desired location.
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| [[File:Cursor Combat Fireball (HotA).png]]{{-wh}}
| Ground-targeted Fireball attack by a [[Magog]]
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| [[File:Cursor Combat Death Cloud (HotA).png]]{{-wh}}
| Ground-targeted Death cloud attack by a [[Lich]] or [[Power Lich]]
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| [[File:Cursor Combat Repair (HotA).png]]{{-wh}}
| Click on the friendly mechanical troop to have the [[Mechanic]]/[[Engineer]] [[repair]] it. Note: As you move the cursor around the troop, the wrench points towards the troop. The wrench's base sits in the hex where the [[Mechanic]]/[[Engineer]] will stand as it [[repair]]s. The cursor can point in any of the cardinal or ordinal directions (N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW).
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| width="55" | [[File:Cursor Combat Devour (HotA).png]]{{-wh}}
| Devour a corpse with a [[Sandworm]] or [[Olgoi-Khorkhoi]]
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| [[File:CRCOMBATA031.png]]{{-wh}}
| Use the [[Heat stroke]] ability with a [[Dreadnought]] or [[Juggernaut]]


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Latest revision as of 15:43, 30 April 2024

Notes[edit]

  • Many HotA Horn of the Abyss icons are subtly different. The ones shown here are the noticeable changes.
  • All adventure map movement icons show the number of turns to arrive. Example:    
General Cursors
The normal selection arrow.
Waiting for an action to complete.
Arrow for map scrolling. The cursor can point in any of the cardinal or ordinal directions (N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW).
Adventure Map Cursors
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.)
Appears when the cursor moves over an adventure location, like a building or mine, the current hero can visit.

 Horn of the Abyss 		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.

 Horn of the Abyss 		Appears over a water location a hero on a boat may visit.
 Horn of the Abyss Allow a hero to fly over any tiles on an airship.
Indicates a shore location where a hero may land a boat and disembark.
Indicates wandering monsters, enemy towns, enemy garrisons, and enemy heroes a hero may attack.
Appears over heroes the current hero may trade with. When the hero is reached, the Hero Trading screen is displayed.
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.


 Horn of the Abyss Appears when casting Dimension Door would also cause a hero to attack a wandering monster.
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.
Appears over your towns. Clicking selects the current town or, if the town is already selected, displays the Town Screen.

 Horn of the Abyss 		Appears when you cast the Scuttle Boat spell. Click on the boat you wish to cast the spell on.
Combat Screen Cursors
Click to move the highlighted walking or teleporting troop to this location.
Click to move the highlighted flying troop to this location.
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. The cursor can point in any of the cardinal or ordinal directions (N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW).
Click on this enemy troop to have the highlighted troop perform a ranged attack.
Click on this enemy troop to have the highlighted troop perform a hampered ranged attack. Attacks can be hampered by Range penalty or Obstacle penalty and do reduced damage.
Click to cast a selected spell at this target.
When you cast the Sacrifice spell, this cursor appears over a valid target troop.
If you have control of the Catapult during siege combat, this cursor appears over valid Catapult targets.
If you have control of the First Aid Tent, choose its target with this icon.
Appears when you cast the Teleport spell. To teleport the target to the new location, click the destination hex.
Appears when the cursor passes over a hero.
Appears over a creature troop to get more information about the troop.
Indicates an invalid target for a spell, or the highlighted creature cannot move to the desired location.
 Horn of the Abyss Ground-targeted Fireball attack by a Magog
 Horn of the Abyss Ground-targeted Death cloud attack by a Lich or Power Lich
 Horn of the Abyss Click on the friendly mechanical troop to have the Mechanic/Engineer repair it. Note: As you move the cursor around the troop, the wrench points towards the troop. The wrench's base sits in the hex where the Mechanic/Engineer will stand as it repairs. The cursor can point in any of the cardinal or ordinal directions (N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW).
 Horn of the Abyss Devour a corpse with a Sandworm or Olgoi-Khorkhoi
 Horn of the Abyss Use the Heat stroke ability with a Dreadnought or Juggernaut

See Also[edit]

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