Message Options

You can choose whether to group messages by type, by source, or not at all. The source of the message is a game object, typically a colony or unit, and the type of the message is either the default type, which is always displayed, or one of the following types, which can be turned off:

• Warning messages. These are important and should generally not be turned off.
• Messages about the Sons of Liberty membership in your colonies.
• Messages about the efficiency of the government in your colonies. The efficiency of the government influences the production of all types of goods.
• Messages about the number of goods in your colonies' warehouses.
• Messages about units improving through experience, education or promotion after a battle won.
• Messages about units being demoted after a battle lost.
• Messages about new units, such as colonists born in your colonies.
• Messages about units lost in battle, missing in action or dead of starvation.
• Messages about the completion of buildings in your colonies.
• Foreign diplomatic messages about the declaration of wars and signing of peace treaties.
• Messages about the prices of goods in Europe changing.
• Messages about reduced production due to missing goods.
• Warnings about the suitability of colony sites. These messages are particularly useful for new players. Turn them on if you are unsure where to establish your colonies.
• Messages about the factors that influence combat. Turn them on to learn more about things like the terrain bonus, the ambush bonus, or the ``artillery in the open'' penalty.
• Tutorial messages. These are still a work in progress and thus rather limited.