Interface

In the HUD you have access to the most important features.

Number	Name	Description
1	Builders	Builders are responsible for constructing and upgrading buildings. Click on the green + to unlock more builders.
2	Population	This shows your available population.
3	Culture	This shows your available Culture.
4	Culture Bonus	This shows if you have a Culture Bonus and its possible benefits.
5	Knowledge Points	Knowledge Points (KP) are a special kind of currency. They are assembled in this bar. You can acquire them on several occasions and they have many uses.
6	Goods Overview	A list of your available Goods.
7	Other Resources Overview	A list of your Other Resources, including your present Settlement Resources.
8	Coins	Your current amount of Coins.
9	Supplies	Your current amount of Supplies.
10	Diamonds	Your current available Premium currency. Click on the green + to buy more Diamonds.

Number	Name	Description
1	Profile Picture	Click here to edit your profile avatar and your city name.
2	User Name	This is your user name.
3	Ranking	This shows your position in the ranking. Click on it to access all rankings.
4	Messages	Click here to receive and send in-game messages.
5	Notifications	Click here to see notifications about your received Neighborly Help and who has accepted your offers in the Trader.
6	Fellowship	Click here to found your own fellowship or to access your fellowship window.
7	News Window	Click here to see the latest news including Release Notes, Events, Forum Links and more).

Number	Name	Description
1	Logout	By clicking here you can log out of the game.
2	Zoom	This allows you to zoom in and out on your City Map.
3	Full Screen	Click here to access full screen mode.
4	Help	Shortcut to forum and game support.
5	Music	This allows you to turn the background music on and off.
6	Sounds	This allows you to turn sound on and off.
7	Advanced Settings	Here you can turn off the "Diamonds purchase confirmation", define the city and battle graphic quality, redefine your email and password.

Number	Name	Description
1	Show Diamond confirmation	Click here to receive a hint that you are going to spend diamonds after clicking on a blue button.
2	City graphic quality	Can be set to Low, Medium or High: Low: You can lower the graphical effects in the city with this option in case you experience lag in the city. You will see static buildings in your city. Medium:Your city's buildings will be animated, the city's grounds will contain decorations and you will be able to see the Ancient Wonders Counterparts. High: On top of the mentioned above you will also see the citizens walking around the your city.
3	Battle graphic quality	Can be set to Low, Medium or High.
4	Allow automatic movement to a better position	Click here to allow automatic movement of your city to a better position on your world map.
5	Toggle atmospheric effects	Click here to disable the blue mist and cloud shadows over your city. It may speed up some older computers.
6	Email and Password	Click here to validate your email or change your password.
7	Enable HTML5 Client	Allows the game to use HTML5 software for playing audio and video within web pages. (Supported browsers only.)
8	Data Usage Options	Opens a new web page of further game and data options

Opens a new page to handle personal data relating to your game account. Includes:

Receive e-mails about game events, features and offers as well as news about our other games
Receive push notifications on your mobile device about game events, features and offers
Allow social network and advertising partner interaction
Allow third party custom video advertising

Also allows you to begin to delete your account by linking to the "Goodbye Tool".

Number	Name	Description
1	Sell Mode	Most of your Buildings can be sold. Click here to enable the Sell Mode.
2	Move Mode	Clicking the move button and then a building, will attach that building to the mouse cursor. A grid is shown and the building area is highlighted in green if the position is valid for the building and red if not.
3	Buildings Menu	Clicking the buildings button in the bottom menu opens the buildings menu. Buildings are sorted into different categories and you can choose them via tabs.
4	Research Menu	Click here to enter the Research Menu and research new technologies.
5	World Map	Click here to enter the World Map, explore it, collect Relics and visit other players. It will also allow you to enter the tournament provinces.
6	Trader	Click here to access the Trader and trade your Goods with other players.
7	Ancient Wonders' Menu	Click here to access all Ancient Wonders. By hovering this button you will also see the overview of your Rune Shards.
8	Inventory	Here you can access your Enchantments, Instants and any buildings you get from events and special occasions (Summonings).

To speed up some of your actions in Elvenar a few Shortcut Keys are available. Note that the hotkeys won’t work when a text field is in focus.

Shortcut Key	Description
Escape	Close an open window or disable the Sell or Move mode
C	Return to City
W	Go to the World Map
B	Open the Buildings Menu
R	Open the Research Tree
T	Open the Trader window
M	Open the Message Window
N	Open the Notifications window
H	Open the Ranking Window
A	Open the Ancient Wonders' Menu
F	Open the Fellowship Window
I	Open the Inventory window
S	Open the Relic page in the Main Hall
E	Activated the Neighbourly Help
L	Open the confirmation field for Logout
Num. 1-8	In a province, start each encounter, (includes a Tournament province, 1-4)
Num. 1-6	In Workshops, start a production. (Where 1 is the shortest production time and 6 is the longest)
Num. 1-5	In Military Buildings, start training. (Where 1 is the left unit and 5 is the right unit)
Num. 1-4	In Magic Academy, start an Enchantment production. (Where 1 is the left Enchantment and 4 is the right)
Num. 1-4	In Manufactories, start a production. (Where 1 is the shortest production time and 4 is the longest)
Arrows	You can use the arrow keys to navigate around the World Map
Arrows	In windows that have multiple pages, use the Left arrow key to go to the previous page and Right arrow to go to the next page.
Shift+Arrows	In windows that have multiple pages, use Shift+Left arrow to go to the first page and Shift+Right arrow to go to the last page.
Tab key	In windows that have multiple tabs, use the Tab key to jump to the next tab and Shift+Tab to go to the previous tab.
+	You can use + to zoom in your City view
-	You can use - to zoom out your City view

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