Yeah, I bought the game last night and spent a good portion of the time since searching for a proper manual.The pdf in the directory is at least more helpful then the in-game Hiergamenon, but still leaves a bit to be desired.
Even though I'm something of an "old salty" when it comes to 4x games, and have already figured out most of the basics, I would really, really appreciate a proper manual, at least a pdf included w/ the download. A short anecdote, when I bought Civ4, I knew all the basics already, but I still read that nice, thick manual that came with it which enlightened me to minute details that weren't explained anywhere else, and it made the game much more enjoyable, and me a much better player as I had a thorough understanding of everything,...the point? Even though most things can be figured out just by playing through the campaign, games as deep as this NEED a manual to explain all the minutiae that aren't otherwise explained.
Please Stardock, if this wasn't just an oversight, and you simply forgot to include/release the manual, can you please make one up and release it?
PS: Awesome, awesome game so far. I'm really diggin it
