Player Guide

Complete reference for playing Pharaoh with the Akhenaten engine.

Full reference for all building types — cost, workers, size, resources produced, and desirability effects.

The on-screen interface — top menu bar, minimap, build buttons, overlays, advisors, ratings, and game-speed controls.

Worker pool (OG and Fixed ratio), staffing display, and how Fixed differs from Global labour.

Optional Enhanced feature: freeze invaders at the gates and resolve by army strength (default OFF).

Optional Enhanced feature: seal floodplain farms with dikes for better post-flood yields (default OFF).

Optional Enhanced feature: bazaars fill food variety first; Food Mill stages mixed foods for buyers (default OFF).

Optional Enhanced building: mothball or resume nearby workshops from one office (papyrus + scribes; default OFF).

Optional Enhanced QoL: faster understaffed respawn and citizen walk speed without raising game speed (default OFF).

Optional Enhanced local cults (altar/oracle) and seasonal calendar rites (default OFF).

All housing types from crude hovels to palatial estates — upgrade requirements, population capacity, and goods consumed at each tier.

All food types, raw materials, and goods — what produces them, who consumes them, and trade values.

Campaign mission list with objectives, starting conditions, available resources, and completion tips.