Cursors

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  • Many HotA Horn of the Abyss icons are subtly different. The ones shown here are the noticeable changes.
  • All adventure map movement icons show the number of turns to arrive. Example: Cursor Adven Arrive Land.png Cursor Adven Arrive Land2.png Cursor Adven Arrive Land3.png Cursor Adven Arrive Land4.png
General Cursors
Cursor Normal.png The normal selection arrow.
Cursor Wait.png Waiting for an action to complete.
Cursor Adven Scroll Map.png Arrow for map scrolling. The cursor can point in any of the cardinal or ordinal directions (N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW).
Adventure Map Cursors
Cursor Adven Move Land.png The current hero can move to this spot in the number of turns indicated in the lower right. (If no number appears on a movement cursors, the hero can move to the target spot during the current turn.)
Cursor Adven Arrive Land.png Appears when the cursor moves over an adventure location, like a building or mine, the current hero can visit.
Cursor Adven Move Sea.png
Cursor Adven Move Sea (HotA).png Horn of the Abyss
If the current hero is on land, and this cursor appears over a boat, then the hero may enter the boat. This is the same icon as normal movement when a hero is at sea.
Cursor Adven Arrive Sea.png
Cursor Adven Arrive Sea (HotA).png Horn of the Abyss
Appears over a water location a hero on a boat may visit.
Cursor Adven Move Air (HotA).png Horn of the Abyss Allow a hero to fly over any tiles on an airship.
Cursor Adven Disembark.png Indicates a shore location where a hero may land a boat and disembark.
Cursor Adven Move Atk.png Indicates wandering monsters, enemy towns, enemy garrisons, and enemy heroes a hero may attack.
Cursor Adven Move Trade.png Appears over heroes the current hero may trade with. When the hero is reached, the Hero Trading screen is displayed.
Cursor Adven DD.png Appears when you cast the Dimension Door spell. To teleport the casting hero to the new location, click the destination in the Adventure Map Window.


Cursor Adven DD Atk (HotA).png Horn of the Abyss Appears when casting Dimension Door would also cause a hero to attack a wandering monster.
Cursor Adven Hero.png Appears over the current hero or over any of your heroes when a town is selected. Clicking selects the current hero, or displays the Hero Screen if the hero is already selected.
Cursor Adven Town.png Appears over your towns. Clicking selects the current town or, if the town is already selected, displays the Town Screen.
Cursor Adven Scuttle.png
Cursor Adven Scuttle (HotA).png Horn of the Abyss
Appears when you cast the Scuttle Boat spell. Click on the boat you wish to cast the spell on.
Combat Screen Cursors
Cursor Combat Move Walk.gif Click to move the highlighted walking or teleporting troop to this location.
Cursor Combat Move Fly.gif Click to move the highlighted flying troop to this location.
Cursor Combat Atk.gif Click on this enemy troop to have the highlighted troop perform a hand-to-hand attack. Note: As you move the cursor around the enemy, the sword points towards the enemy. The sword's pommel sits in the hex where the attacker will stand as it attacks. The cursor can point in any of the cardinal or ordinal directions (N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW).
Cursor Combat Shot Good.gif Click on this enemy troop to have the highlighted troop perform a ranged attack.
Cursor Combat Shot Bad.png Click on this enemy troop to have the highlighted troop perform a hampered ranged attack. Attacks can be hampered by Range penalty or Obstacle penalty and do reduced damage.
Cursor Combat Spell.gif Click to cast a selected spell at this target.
Cursor Combat Sacrifice.png When you cast the Sacrifice spell, this cursor appears over a valid target troop.
Cursor Combat Atk Wall.png If you have control of the Catapult during siege combat, this cursor appears over valid Catapult targets.
Cursor Combat First Aid.png If you have control of the First Aid Tent, choose its target with this icon.
Cursor Adven DD.png Appears when you cast the Teleport spell. To teleport the target to the new location, click the destination hex.
Cursor Adven Hero.png Appears when the cursor passes over a hero.
Cursor Combat Info.png Appears over a creature troop to get more information about the troop.
Cursor Combat Invalid.png Indicates an invalid target for a spell, or the highlighted creature cannot move to the desired location.
Cursor Combat Fireball (HotA).png Horn of the Abyss Ground-targeted Fireball attack by a Magog
Cursor Combat Death Cloud (HotA).png Horn of the Abyss Ground-targeted Death cloud attack by a Lich or Power Lich
Cursor Combat Repair (HotA).png Horn of the Abyss Click on the friendly mechanical troop to have the Mechanic/Engineer repair it. Note: As you move the cursor around the troop, the wrench points towards the troop. The wrench's base sits in the hex where the Mechanic/Engineer will stand as it repairs. The cursor can point in any of the cardinal or ordinal directions (N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW).
Cursor Combat Devour (HotA).png Horn of the Abyss Devour a corpse with a Sandworm or Olgoi-Khorkhoi
CRCOMBATA031.png Horn of the Abyss Use the Heat stroke ability with a Dreadnought or Juggernaut

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