Defending against a bad iron tax collector.
Odd realm combat composes of melee and ranged fighting. Settlers can be equipped with tools or weapons to increase their close combat damage significantly or equip them with a Bow to enable them to fight at a distance.
A settlement can create their own tools, gears and weapons by Crafting, but weapons and gears can be looted from enemies that have been defeated.
Tools, weapons and gears can then be Equipped through the Entity Information window by selecting a settler and then pressing the Character Info button or its shortcut key [T].
See Equipping page for more information.
Settlers can then be assigned to Control Groups to enable quick selection of troops or settler in case of an attack or when you just want to find you favorite settler.
See Control Groups page for more information.
Attacking[]
Attack order button and its shortcut key.
Once you are confident enough about the capabilities of your warrior or archers, your equipped and control group assigned soldiers will be able to defend your settlement from attacks.
To attack enemies simply select your soldiers by their assigned group or drag and select a group of settlers, once they are highlighted you can then press the Attack order at the bottom bar or directly right click enemies to direct them to attack.
Fight Job:[]
A settler with Permissions set for Melee or Ranged fighting will be able to engage in combat once enemies are nearby or present in the map.
Room Information:[]
The Barracks is where Archers and Warriors will train and increase their levels by destroying training dummies.
Profession Information:[]
The Archer profession and Warrior professions handle combat and guard duty for your settlement, their perks are built to be able to eliminate enemies swiftly or be able to survive ordeals from bandits.