Complete Guide to Songs of Conquest for Mac

After launching the game, select “Campaign” or “Custom Game” from the main menu.

• Create New Campaign: Choose a faction (such as the Knights of Baria, the Rana Merchants’ Guild, etc.) and an Exarch, then click “Start”.
• Load Save: Click “Load Game” and select from the save list. Shortcut: There is no specific shortcut in the main menu, but in-game you can press Command + L to quickly open the load screen.

Once the game begins, you control an Exarch and an initial squad.

1. Move the Exarch: Left-click the target location with the mouse, or hold the right button to drag the map. After selecting a unit, its movement range will be highlighted.
2. Interact with Map Elements: Move to resource points (such as gold mines and wood piles) to collect automatically; move to neutral buildings to occupy or visit them; move to enemy locations to trigger combat.
3. Manage Strongholds: Move to your own or neutral strongholds and click on the stronghold to enter the management interface. Here you can:
   • Construct buildings to increase resource output, recruit new troops, or enhance defense.
   • Recruit troops: Click on an empty troop slot, select from unlocked units, and spend resources to recruit them.
4. End Turn: After completing all actions, click the “End Turn” button in the lower right corner of the screen or press the shortcut key Spacebar.

When the player’s troops come into contact with the enemy, the combat deployment interface opens.

1. Deployment Phase: Place your combat units within the designated area. Press the R key to rotate the facing direction of a unit.
2. Combat Phase:
   • Move Units: Select a unit and click on the target position within the highlighted grid.
   • Attack: After selecting a unit, a sword icon will appear on enemies that can be attacked; click it to attack.
   • Use Mantras: The mantra bar in the lower right corner of the screen displays currently available mantras. Click and select a target to cast. Mantras consume the “Essence” resource.
   • Health/Defense: On the right side of the unit action bar, there are shield (defense) and hourglass (health) icons; click them or use the shortcut keys.
3. Auto Battle: If you do not want to control units manually, click the “Auto Battle” button and let AI quickly decide the outcome.

Repeat Steps 2–3 to carry out multiple rounds of strategic operations.

• Level Up Operators: After gaining experience and leveling up, click the “Level Up” button on the operator panel to open the skill tree and allocate points.
• Build Multiple Squads: Recruit new operators or troops at strongholds to enable multi-front combat capabilities.
• Meet Victory Conditions: Depending on the map settings, you usually need to defeat all enemy operators or capture specific objectives. You can check this in the “Objectives” section of the game menu.

The game does not have a traditional “export” file, but you can save and load progress.

• Save Game: Press Command + S or click the menu icon in the upper-right corner of the screen and select “Save Game.” Enter a save name and confirm.
• Auto Save: The game automatically saves at the start of each round.
• Save Location: Save files are usually located in the ~/Library/Application Support/Songs of Conquest/Saves directory, which can be used for backups or transferring between different Macs (by replacing the files).