Gameplay mechanics

This page is the index of the systems that make up a match of Dawn of Embers. Each system has its own page. All of them describe the current development build, and details can change.

Economy

• Resources: wood, food, stone, gold, and the byproducts fibre and leather.
• Gathering: how villagers collect resources and carry them to a drop-off.
• Population and housing: the population limit, and how houses raise it.
• Market: trading one resource for another.
• Naval: docks, fishing and ships.

Your kingdom's strengths

• Callings: the specialisation chosen for each match.
• Disciplines: points spent across six categories.

Fighting

• Combat: how damage, armour and attack speed work, and how units fight buildings.
• Damage types: what the damage-type label on a unit means today.
• Stances and formations: how units behave when enemies come near, and how groups move.
• Magic: the four schools of mages.
• Pillars: the Points of Power that rise during a match, and how mages charge them.

The match

• Maps and map sizes: the map sizes, the player counts and the biomes.
• Fog of war: what each side can see.
• Victory conditions: how a match is won or lost.
• AI difficulty: what each computer opponent level does.
• Controls: the default keys and mouse.

See also

• Units
• Buildings
• Game modes
• Glossary