Overseer Mode

Overseer mode gives you an RTS-like top-down view. Pan the camera freely, select units, and issue commands to manage your colony.

Camera Controls

Action	Input
Pan	W W W A A A S S S D D D or Arrow keys
Free pan	Middle mouse drag
Change z-level	Scroll wheel
Jump z-level	PageUp PageUp PageUp / PageDown PageDown PageDown

The camera is detached from the player — you can scroll freely across the map and through z-levels.

Unit Selection

Action	Input
Select single unit	Left click on unit
Box select	Left click + drag
Add to selection	Shift Shift Shift + left click
Deselect all	Left click on empty space

Selected units are highlighted and ready to receive commands.

Issuing Commands

Right-click to issue a smart command to all selected units. The action depends on what’s under the cursor:

Priority	Condition	Action
1	Item on tile	Pick up
2	Solid block	Demolish
3	Hotbar has block item	Build
4	Default	Move to

Command colors: green = move, blue = build, red = demolish, yellow = pickup.

Hold Shift Shift Shift + right-click to queue a command (append to the unit’s command queue instead of replacing it).

Press Escape Escape Escape to reset the tool mode to Auto.

Tool Modes

Override the smart action with a forced tool mode:

Mode	Effect
Auto	Smart action resolution (default)
Force Build	Always build at cursor
Force Demolish	Always demolish at cursor
Force Pickup	Always pick up at cursor
Force Cancel	Cancel commands at cursor

Task System

Commands issued to units are backed by a global TaskQueue. Tasks have types:

Task	Description
Build	Place a block at a tile
Demolish	Remove a block at a tile
Pickup	Pick up an entity

Idle units with the Colony faction automatically pick up pending tasks from the queue. Units pathfind to the target using A* and execute the command on arrival.

Zone Operations

For large-scale operations, use kinswardctl zone commands to issue bulk build/demolish orders across rectangular areas.

Switching Back

Press B B B to return to Adventure Mode.