SHARDFALL

Goal. Mine gold shards, build an army, and shatter the enemy crystal core before yours falls.

Economy. Miners walk to crystal nodes, mine shards, and carry them home. More miners, faster income. Switch miners to Repair to mend your core (costs shards).

Army. Train units with the bottom buttons (keys 1–6). Set the army to Hold near your core or Advance on the enemy (Q / E).

Command a hero. Tap or click any of your units to take direct control — WASD/arrows or joystick to move, Space/ATK to strike, Esc to release. Gamepad: left stick moves, A attacks, B releases, Start pauses.

Commanding an archer or mystic. Hold attack to draw the bow (or channel the staff): a dotted arc shows exactly where the shot will fly. Steer the arc with movement, release to loose. A mystic's lob detonates where it lands. Both glide while you move them.

Commanding a miner. Miners get their own work buttons: hold ⛏ MINE (F) beside a crystal node to swing the pick, hold ✚ REPAIR (R) beside your wounded core to mend it, and use attack to fight. Shards deposit automatically when you carry them home.

Camera. Drag or A/D to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, tap the minimap to jump.

Upgrades. Open the War Council (U) to boost damage, health, mining, and training speed.

The Powerhouse. Battles earn ✦ Aether — more for higher difficulties, swift or flawless wins, elite kills, and every survival wave. Spend it in the Powerhouse to unlock and upgrade battlefield powers, then equip up to three per loadout. In battle, unleash them from the buttons above your training row (keys 7–9). Beware: cunning enemy commanders wield powers of their own.