How to play guide for Tooth and Tail

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Keyboard
You move your commander with the WASD keys. The R button is used for you to dig back to your gristmill/base. You can use A and D to pick between which gristmill or campfire you want to dig to.

You use mouse1 and mouse2 and either the scrollwheel or Q and E to rally your troops. mouse1 rallies one set of troops, e.g all your squirrels. Mouse2 rallies your entire army all at once. Pressing one of the buttons once makes the troops attack anything on their way over to where you're standing, while holding the button down makes your troops move right to you. You use the scrollwheel/Q and E buttons to select between which troops you rally.

Q, E, LCTRL and Space are also used to manage your structures. Q and E are used to select which structures you want to build, and you then use the space button to build the structure. You can later on sell the structure by pressing LCTRL while standing right next to the unwanted structure.

Controller
You move your commander with the Left stick. The X button is used for you to dig back to your gristmill/base. You can use the left stick to pick between which gristmill or campfire you want to dig to.

You use the left trigger, right trigger and the Right stick to rally your troops. The left trigger rallies one set of troops, e.g all your squirrels. Right trigger rallies your entire army all at once. Pressing one of the buttons once makes the troops attack anything on their way over to where you're standing, while holding the button down makes your troops move right to you. You use the Right stick to select between which troops you rally.

The right stick, B and A are also used to manage your structures. The right stick is used to select which structures you want to build, and you then use the A button to build the structure. You can later on sell the structure by pressing the B button while standing right next to the unwanted structure.

General strategy

 * Stay alert and defend the gristmill(s)! Those pig farmers won't last long with their pistols, so one should invest in Fortifications early in the game. Machine Gun Nest is very useful and can keep smaller enemies at bay for some time.
 * Build your units.
 * Keep an eye on the gristmill, the farmland around it can get barren and then you don't have any food for the units! Try to find new gristmills so you have enough food. This is important.
 * Find the enemy's gristmills and gather your army. Destroy the gristmill(s) to win the game.

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