Basic Interaction

• Left-Click on map to place selected element.
• Left-Click on Beacon, Settlement, Army, or Cave to open its Config pop-up.
• Right-Click on an element to remove/delete it.
• Hold (1 sec) & Drag any element to move it.
• Double Middle-Click on any element to cycle its Faction.
• Hold Middle-Click & Drag to pan map (or rotate Armies).
• Caves Connection: Click on cave icon to assign a number to form connection lines.

Shortcuts & Buttons

• "O" Key: Toggle Cinematic Mode (hides all UI overlays).
• "Z" Key / Ctrl+Z: Undo last whiteboard drawing.
• Measure (M): Toggle Measure Ruler mode.
• Map Switch: Change the map art.
• Screenshot: High-resolution map snapshot.

Timeframes & Animation

• 🎞️ Filmstrip: Click top-right button to toggle Timeframes panel.
• Empty Slots: Click an empty slot to save the current map layout.
• Drag & Drop: Drag slots by their handles to reorder sequence.
• Export/Import: Save/load your timeline sequence to/from a JSON file locally.

Anvil Empires is developed by Siege Camp.

Source code is here