Land Grab ^TM
Copyright 2001-2003 By 7^th Peak ^L.L.C.
Scottsdale, Arizona
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Allies and Enemies

You can walk up to any parcel of land or expedition that is owned by another colony and offer an alliance with them or declare war on them.  You can also offer alliances and declare war on any colony number by clicking on your ALLIES & ENEMIES button:

HOW TO TOGGLE BETWEEN VIEWING
YOUR ALLIES AND YOUR ENEMIES:
After clicking on the ALLIES & ENEMIES button, you can switch between an Ally screen and Enemy screen by clicking on the button that says VIEW ALLIES or VIEW ENEMIES

ALLIES:
Once you are allied with one or more colonies, you can chat with all of your allies simultaneously from anywhere in the world by simply typing / before your message.  Parcels of land owned by allies will also highlight in a green outline when you move your mouse over the parcel so that you know which land is controlled by your allies.  Another advantage of forming alliances includes the ability to walk through closed fence or wall gates owned by an ally.    Allied expeditions also are color-coded green to make them easy to recognize.  Allies also have the advantage that they can see the number of settlers in all expeditions & ships owned by their allies.  Allies can also form "Wagon Trains" (and ship trains) with their allies to make it easy to move groups of expeditions/ships together at the same time.  Either ally may cancel an alliance at any time.

ENEMIES:
Once you declare war on another colony, and they accept the war declaration, both colonies will be able to freely attack each other even in protected areas (towns).  Both colonies will also have parcels highlight red when they move their mouse over a parcel of land owned by an enemy.  This makes it easy to locate parcels you may wish to attack.  Enemy expeditions also are color-coded red to make them easy to recognize.  Either enemy may cancel the war declaration at any time.

HIGHLIGHTING OPTIONS:
If you click on the GAME SETTINGS button, you can specify whether to highlight ALL allied and/or enemy parcels AT ALL TIMES rather than only highlighting the parcel as you move the mouse over it.

ACCEPTING ALLIANCE OFFERS
OR WAR DECLARATIONS:
After someone offers an alliance with you or declares war on you, nothing actually happens until you click on your ALLIES & ENEMIES button and specifically ACCEPT or DECLINE the offer.  Nobody can unilaterally create a war or alliance without the other colony accepting the offer.  If an offer is made to another Colony and they never respond to the offer, the offer will automatically expire in 5 days.

EASILY DETERMINE IF ANY ALLIES
OR ENEMIES ARE ONLINE:
When you click on the ALLIES & ENEMIES button to view your list of allies or enemies, the names will displayed in color if they are logged in and playing.  If an ally is shown in GREEN, they are logged in.  If an enemy is shown in RED, they are logged in.  If the names are shown in BLACK, they are logged off.  Remember you can toggle back & forth between your list of allies and enemies by clicking on VIEW ALLIES or VIEW ENEMIES buttons.